Pardew confident Tiote will stay at Newcastle Newcastle United Manager Alan Pardew has dismissed rumours that Ivorian midfielder Cheikh Tiote could be leaving the Magpies to join Arsenal this summer. Pardew declared that Newcastle had received a couple of derisory bids for the 28 year old midfielder and told the Daily Telegraph, “I’m confident Cheick will stillbehere next month. We’ve not really entertained any serious thought of him leaving. I’ve had no indication from him that he wants to go.” Podolski happy in London The Daily Express reports that Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski could be the subject of a summer bid from Galatasaray, with the players agent confirming interest in his man, but Podolskis agent Nassim Touihri was also quick to add that the 29 year old German international may not leave Arsenal anytime soon. Touihri said, There have always been questions. Now we have a concrete interest of some teams but Lukas feels good in London. PSG want £24m for Rabiot PSG have rather quickly changed their tune on young midfielder Adrien Rabiot with his asking price having jumped from a credible 5.6m to an atrocious £24m according to the Daily Star. Laurent Blanc though has admitted the possibility of the 19 year old leaving the club, saying, “I want Adrien Rabiot to remain in Paris. The decision is not mine, he might leave the club. But he has had an offer to extend his contract with PSG.” Wenger met with Reus to discuss transfer Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus could be close to a move to Arsenal after the Metro revealed that the Gunners had held transfer talks with the German international. Reus is reported to have a release clause of £21.6m and Arsenal are rumoured to be very much interested in signing the dynamic superstar. Alderweireld and Reid on Arsenal radar Arsenal continue to need a centre-back to fill the void left by Thomas Vermaelens departure for Barcelona, and the Gunners have reportedly turned their attention towards Toby Alderweireld and Winston Reid. The Daily Star reports that the Gunners are closing in on the 25 year old Belgian, while the slightly more reliable DailyMirror hints at a move for the West Ham United defender. Bayern could beat Arsenal and Chelsea to Khedira Bayern Munich legend Franz Beckenbauer has told the Bild that he thinks Sami Khedira should sign for the German champions. The Kaiser was quoted saying, Khedira would be good in any team. He would be excellent at Bayern. He is extremely talented in the No 6 role. He could play alongside Schweinsteiger or Lahm. He would be very good. Destro agent confirms Chelsea interest The agent of Roma striker Mattia Destro has confirmed that Chelsea are indeed interested in signing his man, but also said there is no chance of a swap deal happening between Destro and Fernando Torres, and the Blues can only move for the Italian striker if they are able to sell the Spaniard first. Destro’s representative Renzo Contratto is quoted in the Metro as having said, ‘It’s true that Chelsea are interested in Mattia. But the reports regarding a swap deal have no foundation, it’s all speculation. If Chelsea sell Torres, maybe it’s possible they make an offer for Mattia. Otherwise no [a deal cannot happen]. Loan move for Cech Chelsea are unlikely to sell veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech this summer with the Daily Mail reporting that the 32 year old shotstopper is instead likely to head out on a season long loan with Paris St. Germain and Monaco his most likely destinations. A recall clause is likely to be placed in Cechs contract giving the Blues the option of bringing him back to Stamford Bridge in January should Courtois suffer an injury or fail to hit top form. Liverpool agree £16m fee with AC Milan Liverpool are poised to complete the signing of Italian striker Mario Balotelli in the next 24 hours after having a £16m fee accepted by AC Milan for the former Manchester City starlet. Balotelli is certain to excite the English media with his return, but many fans question the wisdom of replacing one trouble maker with another. Man United frontrunners in Di Maria pursuit The Daily Star believes that Manchester United are leading the race to sign Argentine winger Angel di Maria after rivals Paris St. Germain hinted very strongly that they will not be able to afford the Real Madrid star due to their financial fairplay obligations. PSG Coach Laurent Blanc was quoted as having said, “There are many clubs interested in Di Maria. PSG cannot do what we want. It’s a difficult case.” United set to rid themselves of Anderson After having finally rid themselves of Nani, Manchester United are looking to complete a key midfield double by palming Brazilian midfielder Anderson off to a Portuguese club too. The Daily Express reports that Sporting Lisbon are ready with a £5.5m offer for the player with the Daily Mail adding that his former club Porto also want to bring him on board. Man City to reject offers for Jovetic The Daily Mirror believes that Juventus and Valencia are monitoring Stevan Jovetics situation at Premier League champions Manchester City and are keen on signing the £20 million rated Montenegrin forward should the Citizens be open to offers. However, with Alvaro Negredo injured for the start of the new season, City are unlikely to listen to any offers before January. Tottenham interested in signing Fazio After having made little progress in their pursuit of Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio this summer, Tottenham Hotspur have turned their attention to the considerably cheaper Sevilla defender Federico Fazio according to reports in the Daily Express. Fazio will cost Spurs just £8m, less than half of what they are believed to have offered Villarreal for Musacchio. Tottenham not likely to land Schneiderlin The London Evening Standard believes that Tottenhams hopes of landing French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin are all but over this summer after Southampton Manager Ronald Koeman dismissed all talk of a transfer for the wantaway 24 year old. He showed his qualitieslast Sunday and we are happy to have him in our squad, Koeman said. Nothing depends on offers (for Schneiderlin) because he will stay in Southampton. Southampton look to turn the tables on Spurs In the same interview Koeman has also admitted an interest in signing Tottenham winger Andros Townsend. The 23 year old England international continues to be the subject of intense speculation with Koeman saying, Everything is possible, when quizzed about a move for Townsend. Sandro and Chiriches on the chopping block The Daily Mirror reports that Napoli are keen on signing Tottenham midfielder Sandro, while Romanian centre-back Vlad Chiriches is a target for Roma as a possible replacement for transfer rumour victim Mehdi Benatia. Done Deal Vargas completes QPR move Queens Park Rangers have beaten competition from Arsenal to sign Chilean forward Eduardo Vargas on loan from Napoli.
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