TODAY TRANSFER GOSSIP Liverpool have ditched plans to sign Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 32, who is now training with Manchester United. (Liverpool Echo) Valdes arrival at Old Trafford in January on a permanent deal could signal the departure of Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard. (Daily Express) Liverpool are keeping tabs on AC Milan full- back Ignazio Abate, 27, as a potential replacement for Glen Johnson. (Daily Mirror) Real Madrid are keen to complete the permanent signing of Javier Hernandez, 26, from Manchester United, but the Spanish giants want the Red Devils to lower their £17m asking price. (Daily Express) Petr Cech, 32, is in line for shock move to Turkish side Besiktas after losing his first- team place at Stamford Bridge. (Talksport) West Brom are keeping an eye on £2m- rated Bournemouth winger Matt Ritchie, 25, as a target in the January transfer window. (The Sun - subscription required) OTHER GOSSIP Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben says there is not even one per cent of him thinking about a move back to England and a Premier League club. (Daily Telegraph) The Suns back page Luka Modric, 29, says he and his Real Madrid team-mates eased off in the second half of their Champions League win over Liverpool to save themselves for Saturdays El Clasico against Barcelona. (Daily Mail) Per Mertesacker, 30, blames the players attitude in training for Arsenals struggles in the Premier League and the Champions League. (Daily Telegraph) West Ham United striker Andy Carroll could be in line for a long-awaited return to action in just two weeks after tearing ankle ligaments in July. (Daily Mirror) However Hammers manager Sam Allardyce is no nearer being handed a new contract at Upton Park despite his sides rise to the top four of the Premier League. (Daily Star) Former Newcastle midfielder Lee Bowyer says the club risks slipping through the divisions like Wolves if they sack manager Alan Pardew. (Chronicle) Stoke boss Mark Hughes fears Victor Moses, 23, could become a marked man with officials after Swansea counterpart Garry Monk accused the midfielder of diving. (Daily Express) Sunderland boss Gus Poyet says Vito Mannone, 26, will keep his place for this weekends clash against Arsenal despite the Italian goalkeeper conceding eight goals against Southampton. (Sunderland Echo) Daily Mirror back page Poyet says he could have been sacked if he had overseen an 8-0 defeat in any other country. (Daily Mail) Brendan Rodgers says £16m striker Mario Balotelli, 24, may never be good enough for Liverpool. (The Sun - subscription required) Frank Lampard will be able to extend his stay at Manchester City further when parent club New York City hold a pre- season training camp in England at the new Etihad Campus facility . (Daily Mail) Fulham owner Shahid Khan will fly in from America next week to appoint his new manager, with caretaker Kit Symons the leading contender. (Daily Telegraph) Nottingham Forests bid for promotion could be hit by a transfer embargo by the Football League in connection with sanctions over Financial Fair Play. (The Times - subscription required) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Everton fans have been hailing Tony Hibbert as the new Cristiano Ronaldo, after the full-backs showboating during Thursdays Europa League tie with Lille. Erik Lamelas rabona strike for Tottenham against Asteras Tripolis on Thursday is the not the first time the 22-year-old Argentine has produced the party trick. Derby County and England goalkeeper Jack Butland, 21, was not too impressed by Harry Kanes performance when the Tottenham striker replaced Hugo Lloris in goal after the Frenchmans red card against Asteras Tripolis. Im so glad @hkane28 knows how to hit the back of the net - fair play for giving it a go lad! he tweeted. Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 26, is back in the gym as he looks to keep up his fitness levels following his knee ligament injury. AND FINALLY Erik Lamela is no stranger to scoring a goal with a rabona as a video of him playing for River Plates youth team several years ago has revealed. (Daily Mirror) Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown says so many players asked to swap shirts with Thierry Henry that the club threatened to make him pay for the ones he gave away. (Daily Mail)
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:53:05 +0000
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