Football Rumours on Sunday 1st January 2012
2012-01-01 08:55:41
Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Mario Balotelli is set to be the subject of a summer of transfer speculation after reports claimed AC Milan were planning a double raid on Manchester City. Carlos Tevez is also being linked with the Italian club.
(Metro)
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England captain John Terry is believed to be a target for China's top two clubs, Shanghai Shenhua and Guangzhou Evergrande.
(Daily Express)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to sign Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and is considering making a £15m bid for the Dutch international during the January transfer window.
(Caughtoffside)
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Meanwhile, Gunners winger Theo Walcott and the club are believed to be at war over his demand for a new £85,000-a-week, four-year deal.
(Daily Star)
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Germany and FC Cologne striker Lukas Podolski remains Arsenal's top striker target for the January window.
(The Mirror)
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Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock wants to make four signings in January, including one as early as Monday, as he strives to arrest his club's slide down the Premier League table.
(Sky Sports)
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And Qatar-based club Al-Sadd are ready to match QPR's £15m valuation of unhappy midfielder Adel Taarabt.
(The Mirror)
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New Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti could make an ambitious move for Manchester United winger Nani.
(Caughtoffside)
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Meanwhile, United are also in danger of losing teenage attacking sensation Ravel Morrison to Europe's biggest clubs for just £300,000 compensation.
(The Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Manchester United are refusing to comment on speculation that striker Wayne Rooney was dropped from the team that lost to Blackburn on New Year's Eve because of a row with manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
(Daily Mail)
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Arsene Wenger could offer Arsenal legend Thierry Henry the job as his new number two at the Emirates Stadium.
(Daily Star)
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Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned Bolton defender Gary Cahill not to price himself out of a dream move to Stamford Bridge.
(The Sun)
AND FINALLY
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All the talk may be about Thierry Henry's return to Arsenal on a two-month loan, but it was another former Gunners captain who was the main attraction on Saturday, as Tony Adams returned to the Emirates Stadium to admire a statue of himself.
(Metro)