INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Swansea caretaker boss Garry Monk claims the Welsh side have received no bids for Michu and have no interest in cashing in on the 27-year-old Spanish midfielder. • Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott, 31, admits hes now playing to impress potential suitors before his exit in the summer, with West Ham, Fulham and Newcastle all reported to have an interest. • Bayern Munich are monitoring Newcastle United full-back Mathieu Debuchy, 28, with the German clubs boss Pep Guardiola reportedly unimpressed with current right-back Rafinha. • Meanwhile, Newcastle boss Alan Pardew admits his hopes of signing striker Loic Remy permanently from Queens Park Rangers are receding with every goal he scores. The France international, 27, returned from suspension to fire the Magpies to a vital 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday. • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has ruled out making a move for Paris St-Germain strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 32, and Edinson Cavani, 27, as he chases a big-name striker to replace goal-shy duo Fernando Torres and Samuel Etoo. • Manchester United are offering Toni Kroos £250,000 a week to quit Bayern Munich - three times what the 24-year-old midfielder is currently on with the 2013 Champions League winners. • Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino claims he would jump at the chance to leave St Marys for favourite club Paris St-Germain, where he spent three years as a player. • Galatasaray boss Roberto Mancini has backed striker Didier Drogba to knock the strikers beloved Chelsea out of the Champions League in the last 16. • Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes manager David Moyes will be given plenty of time and money to get things right at the champions, as Wayne Rooneys £300,000-a-week contract proves. • Former Arsenal manager George Graham has urged current boss Arsene Wenger to rest stars in the impossible last-16 second leg clash at Bayern Munich and concentrate on title race. • Meanwhile, Wenger is absolutely adamant that Czech playmaker Tomas Rosicky must sign a new deal. The 33-year-old is yet to extend his current deal, which expires this summer. • Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has hinted he would be open to an approach from Tottenham Hotspur after this summers World Cup in Brazil. • Bastian Schweinsteiger is determined to help Bayern Munich retain both their Bundesliga and Champions League titles after making an impressive return to the first team on Sunday.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:09:58 +0000
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