INTERNATIONAL LATEST UPDATES • Real Madrid are plotting a January move for striker Luis Suarez, 26, by offering Liverpool £20m plus fellow forward Karim Benzema, 25. • AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, 23, could be reunited with his former Inter boss Jose Mourinho in a shock move to Chelsea. • Chelsea are believed to be targeting a move for Real Madrids former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, 31, when he becomes available for a free transfer next year. • Celtic and Everton are on alert after Spartak Moscow revealed they will listen to offers for Irish winger Aiden McGeady, 27. • Toronto manager Ryan Nelsen, who spent a short spell at Tottenham in the latter stages of his career, has confirmed his interest in bringing Spurs striker Jermain Defoe, 31, to the MLS. • Southampton are ready to keep it in the family by snapping up Victor Wanyamas brother - Inter Milan midfielder McDonald Mariga, 26, in January. • Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs has indicated that he would welcome the chance to sign Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa, 24, and Chelsea attacker Kevin De Bruyne, 22. • Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are in the running for Basel winger Mohamed Salah, 21, but the Swiss club are likely to demand £15m for him in January. • Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, 28, insists he has no plans to leave Anfield despite telling a television channel in his native Denmark he would consider an exit if he does not play. • QPR boss Harry Redknapp says he is undecided about signing former Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, 33, who had been scheduled to have a trial at Loftus Road. • Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen, 21, says they have a genuine chance to win the Premier League for the first time this season. • But Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has admitted the clubs £30m record signing Erik Lamela is struggling to settle into English football. • Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward admits he is disappointed with the clubs summer shopping, and wants to help manager David Moyes bring in more top players. • Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong, 21, is set to be warned over his future conduct after appearing to claim that his omission from Tuesdays Capital One Cup tie against Chelsea was because he is black. • Celtic and England goalkeeper Fraser Forster, 25, has been backed to make the grade at Barcelona by midfield maestro Xavi. • Wales coach Chris Coleman has emerged as a contender to be the new manager of Crystal Palace, for whom played nearly 200 games in the 1990s, after the Londoners went cool on initial first choice Tony Pulis. • Former Stoke boss Pulis is demanding a £1.5m salary from Palace to replace Ian Holloway as manager. • England full-back Ashley Cole, 32, has told Chelsea that he wants to sign a new contract and extend his career at Stamford Bridge. • Newcastle manager Alan Pardew says the club were correct to ban three local newspapers - the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. • Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 25, wants to stay for the next 10 years after celebrating a decade with the club. • Everton keeper Tim Howard credits penalty save against Aston Villa to... his bushy beard. • Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata has suggested he is happy with his bit-part role under Jose Mourinho following his sides 2-0 Capital One Cup win over Arsenal. • Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has been selected as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), joining the campaign against poaching, which he says has affected Elephants in his native Cote D’Ivoire. • Fifa president Sepp Blatter has issued a public apology to Cristiano Ronaldo for disparaging remarks he made about the Real Madrid star. During a debate at Oxford University over the respective merits of the Portugal international and Barcelona ace Lionel Messi, Blatter joked that one spends more time at the hairdressers than the other.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:42:23 +0000
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