Mondays gossip column 27 Oct 2013 TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United are keeping a close eye on how Gareth Bale, 24, adapts to life at Real Madrid with view to a shock move for the Welshman next year. Arsenal, Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund are in competition for Olympiakoss Greek striker Kostas Mitroglou, 25, who has scored 14 goals in 14 games. Chelsea will test Manchester Uniteds desire to keep hold of in-form Wayne Rooney, 28, with a new £35m bid in January. Feyenoord boss Ronald Koeman has admitted that Bruno Martins Indi, 21, may have to be sold amid speculation linking the defender with a move to the Premier League. Manchester United have been linked with a move for Basels Michael Goncalves, with reports in Switzerland suggesting a bid could be made as early as January for the 18-year-old defender. Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have started monitoring Anderlecht attacking midfielders Dennis Praet, 19, and Youri Tielemans, 16, who both played in the Champions League against Paris St-Germain last week. Steve Bruce will look into the option of making on-loan Tottenham midfielder Jake Livermore, 23, a permanent Hull player in January. Manchester United manager David Moyes admits he will consider the possibility of sending winger Wilfried Zaha, 20, out on loan in January. OTHER GOSSIP Crystal Palace hope to appoint former Stoke boss Tony Pulis as Ian Holloways successor this week, but Pulis is understood to have major reservations about taking charge of the Premier Leagues bottom club. Former England manager Terry Venables believes Tottenham winger Andros Townsend is the missing ingredient that can ensure Roy Hodgsons men make an impact at next summers World Cup. Stoke boss Mark Hughes, the former Manchester United striker, believes David Moyes will be manager at Old Trafford for a long time. Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, 24, has claimed his excellent start to the season is partly down to pre-season advice from former Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba. AND FINALLY Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki was at Anfield to watch her favourite team Liverpool beat West Brom on Saturday, saying: I love all the traditions of the club and I know a few guys on the team. I love coming to watch the games. The atmosphere is just amazing.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 03:47:39 +0000
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