#Lunch_Time_Sport With #Andrew_Wamono Coming up: Cameroon and West Ham midfielder Alex Song has retired from international football after his exclusion from his countrys Africa Cup of Nations squad. The Barcelona loanee, 27, will now be available for the Hammers this month after talks with Cameroon about a late call-up broke down. ................... Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has said he would have agreed to stay at the club if he had been offered a new contract in the close season. The 34-year-old announced last week he would leave at the end of this season and move to Major League Soccer in the United States after spending his entire career at the Merseyside club. ................... AFC Wimbledon striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has revealed that he used Sundays FA Cup tie with Liverpool to beg captain Steven Gerrard to stay at the club. However, Akinfenwa, a lifelong Liverpool fan, secured Gerrards jersey at full time and revealed that he begged him to remain at Anfield beyond the summer. ................... Barcelona chief Director of Football Andoni Zubizarreta has been slammed for selling Cesc Fabregas to Chelsea. And the Spanish press has claimed that the move was one of seven deadly sins that cost him his job. Zubizarreta was axed as director of football yesterday after four years at the Nou Camp. ................... Olympiakos Piraeus has parted company with their 51-year-old Spanish coach Michel, the Greek champions said on Tuesday. The 51-year-old had been criticised in the wake of a poor performance at home to struggling Platanias on Sunday in a match they won 2-1 but Michel was expected to stay on after receiving support from organised fan groups. However, the club issued a brief statement saying the former Getafe and Sevilla coach was no longer in charge. ................... Transfer talk ................... Roma remain hopeful of signing Petr Cech from Chelsea despite Jose Mourinho insisting the goalkeeper will not be sold in January. ................... Liverpool has agreed a £10m deal for Bayern Munichs Xherdan Shaqiri. The Reds hope to have beaten off competition from Arsenal and Manchester United for the Swiss star. ................... Arsenal is preparing to make a £64m bid for Real Madrids Isco. The Gunners want to beat Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City to the Spain international with a record bid. ................... Arsenal has had a second bid for Krystian Bielik rejected by Legia Warsaw. Talks are continuing between the two clubs with the Polish side wanting £2.3m for the teenager. ................... Newcastle has warned PSG they will not sell Moussa Sissoko for less than £25m. The Magpies are keen to keep the midfielder until at least the end of the season. ................... Sunderland and West Brom sent scouts to watch Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk in action against Kilmarnock on Monday. The defender is expected to cost £8m. ................... Southampton is keen to sign Porto midfielder Juan Quintero on loan. Ronald Koeman is struggling with injuries and is keen to strengthen in January. ................... Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is targeting a move for Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert. The former Newcastle boss wants to strengthen his attack and has inquired as to Lamberts availability. ................... West Brom have offered Spurs striker Saido Berahino but want Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend in exchange. The Baggies are willing to cash in on the striker but want to overhaul their squad too. ................... Norwegian wonderkid Martin Odegaard has agreed a deal to join Real Madrid. The youngster has pledged his future to the Spanish giants despite interest from Bayern Munich and top Premier League clubs. ................... West Ham United has reportedly added Atletico Madrid midfielder Mario Suarez to a list of potential transfer targets as they look to add to their options this month. ................... Leicester City has beaten Chelsea to the signing of Rijekas 23-year-old Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric after agreeing a club-record fee of £9.7m. ................... Arsenal is continuing their interest in the £25m-rated Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. ................... David Moyes Real Sociedad is in advanced talks to sign 22-year-old Arsenal forward Joel Campbell. ................... Borussia Dortmund appears willing to let Manchester United sign £16m-rated midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 24, this winter. #MULEMBE
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:38:45 +0000
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