MONDAYS GOSSIP COLUMN Former Chelsea winger Salomon Kalou, 28, has revealed he turned down the chance to join Arsenal from his current club Lille in the January transfer window. Full story: Daily Express(external) Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood wants to sign Red Bull Salzburgs Senegalese winger Sadio Mane, 21, but faces competition from Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle. Full story: Daily Mirror(external) Manchester United will be offered the chance to buy Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao for £10m this summer, having come close to signing the 26-year-old Portuguese last year. Full story: Daily Star(external) Inter Milan director Piero Ausilio has denied reports the Serie A club are set to sign Arsenals 31-year-old France defender Bacary Sagna during the summer transfer window. Full story: Evening Standard(external) Bayern Munich have dropped out of the race to sign Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler. The 20-year-old Germany international is believed to be a key summer transfer target for Arsenal. Full story: Guardian(external) OTHER GOSSIP Neil Warnock is in line to take over from Billy Davies as manager of Nottingham Forest after Kuwaiti owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi held talks with the former Leeds United boss. Full story: Daily Telegraph(external) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to drop goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, 23, in favour of 28-year-old Lukasz Fabianski for the visit of Swansea City on Tuesday. Full story: Daily Star(external) Arsenals 20-year-old midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain twice told referee Andre Marriner he had mistakenly sent off Kieran Gibbs, 24, in Saturdays 6-0 Premier League defeat at Chelsea. Full story: Sun (subscription required)(external) Liverpool defender Glen Johnson, 29, believes his sides exciting brand of football makes them the neutrals pick for this seasons Premier League title. Full story: Times (subscription required) (external) Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says Potters striker Peter Crouch, 33, has the international class to make a return to the England squad. Full story: Sun Hughes is also hopeful of convincing midfielder Stephen Ireland, 27, to extend his contract beyond the end of this season. Full story: Sky Sports(external) Manchester United manager David Moyes has hinted that striker Wayne Rooney, 28, will be his captain next season. Full story: Daily Mail(external) Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, 26, feels he is still fighting for his place in the team despite winning his starting spot back from 27- year-old Costel Pantilimon. Full story: Manchester Evening News(external) Manchester Citys Spain midfielder David Silva, 28, says Manchester United have failed to get the best out of his former Valencia team-mate Juan Mata, 25, since he signed from Chelsea for a club-record £37.1m. Full story: Independent(external) Midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, is mature enough for start for England in the World Cup in Brazil, says Everton boss Roberto Martinez. Full story: Daily Mail(external) GLOBAL GOSSIP (FROM BBC MONITORING) Sporting Lisbons 21-year-old midfielder William Carvalho is on the wish-list of several major European clubs, including Real Madrid and Manchester United. Full story: Bild (in German)(external) Juventuss 21-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba says he wants to concentrate on playing and not pay too much attention to growing speculation about him moving to French club Paris St-Germain. Full story: Tuttosport (in Italian) Atletico Madrid striker David Villa, 32, says he would consider a playing future in the United States. Full story: AS (in Spanish)(external) AND FINALLY England captain Steven Gerrard, 33, is leaving his wife Alex and three daughters at home during the World Cup in Brazil because he does not want any distractions, despite boss Roy Hodgson allowing partners to accompany the squad. Full story: Daily Mirror(external)
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:48:00 +0000
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