MAVHARIVHARI (Rumours) & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Lionel Messi was a deserving winner of the Golden Ball at the World Cup, according to his Barcelona team-mate Sergi Roberto. • Valencia have cancelled the contract of captain Ricardo Costa a full 11 months before his contract was due to expire. • Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is planning a bid for unattached striker Didier Drogba, 36, who is wanted by former club Chelsea. • Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is preparing to offer Ajax £17m for 24-year-old Netherlands defensive midfielder Daley Blind. United, meanwhile, are also reported to be closing in on a move for Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels, 25, for £16m. • Manchester City are set to offload midfielder Javi Garcia, 27 - who cost £15.8m from Benfica in 2012 - after striker Alvaro Negredo suffered an injury. They planned on selling sell one of them with their Champions League foreign players quota in mind. • Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has insisted he is not going to sign a striker this summer - ending rumours linking him to AC Milans Mario Balotelli, 23. • Portuguese midfielder Tiago Mendes, 33, has rejected a possible return to Chelsea this summer in favour of re-signing with Spanish champions Atletico Madrid for another two years. • PSG will side-step Fifas Financial Fair Play rules by offering Manchester United target Angel Di Maria, the 26-year-old winger, a one-year loan move from Real Madrid. • Leicester are targeting former Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, 34, as they look to strengthen their squad for the Premier League. • Hull summer signing Tom Ince, 22, has revealed he rejected a dream move to Inter Milan in order to work on his game in the Premier League. • Tom Ince turned down Inter Milan for Hull Midfielder Darron Gibson, 26, is expected to end his nine-month spell on the sidelines when Everton face Tranmere Rovers in a friendly on Tuesday night. • Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea all want 15-year-old defender Reece Oxford after he impressed for West Hams youth side last season. • Manager Alan Pardew has dedicated the new season to two Newcastle fans who died in the Malaysian Airlines tragedy. • Chelseas Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah, 22, who signed from Basel for £11m in January, will go on their pre-season camp in Austria after he avoided having to do national service. • Jamie Carragher says there are no natural replacement for Steven Gerrard in the England team, both in terms of his position and his leadership qualities. • Cesar Azpilicueta, 22, enjoyed his dinner at Chelsea, posting a photo of team-mate John Terry and the squad sitting down to eat - and telling new boys Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luis you dont have to sing... yet. • Curtis Davies was pleased after Hulls 1-1 pre-season friendly against North Ferriby United, tweeting: Good to get the first 90 mins under the belt. Performance was decent but main thing is to get the minutes and come out unscathed. • Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany takes an interest in world affairs, tweeting: Gaza/Israel, Ukraine/Russia. Any relevant articles anyone? From any perspective. No debate intended here. Just want a better understanding. • Former Arsenal defender Andre Santos, 31, was attacked by fans of his Brazilian top flight side Flamengo following Sundays 4-0 thrashing by Internacional in what his club called a cowardly act. • Stoke City have agreed to pay the travel bill for fans who use the clubs official supporters coaches for all 19 Premier League fixtures next season. • Frank Lampard, 36, may receive a less than warm welcome if his expected move to New York City FC goes ahead, after one of the citys main newspapers reminded readers of his insensitivity following 9/11.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 04:23:30 +0000
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