INTERNATIONAL UPDATES - Manchester United are prepared to offer winger Nani, 27, to Sporting Lisbon in a bid for Argentina World Cup defender Marcos Rojo, 24. - Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 25, could yet join Manchester United next summer, according to Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer. - Liverpool remain keen on a deal for Monacos Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, 28, but face competition from Juventus. - Arsenal are targeting a £6m deal to buy Greece defender Kostas Manolas, 23, from Olympiakos. - Tottenham are willing to let Cameroon defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 30, leave for nothing because he has fallen down the pecking order at White Hart Lane. - Former England boss Glenn Hoddle has emerged as a surprise contender to take charge at managerless Crystal Palace. - And Martin Jol - sacked by Fulham last season - is also in the frame to become the new man in charge at Selhurst Park. - Malky Mackay is in pole position to take over after a second round of talks with Palace co-chairman Steve Parish. But according to The Sun Tim Sherwood is set to get the Palace job after holding talks to replace Tony Pulis, who left last week. - West Brom captain Chris Brunt, 29, says the dressing room atmosphere was dead under their former manager Pepe Mel last season. - England goalkeeper Joe Hart, 27, says he is ready to battle with new arrival Willy Caballero, 32, for the right to be first choice at Manchester City. - QPR midfielder Joey Barton, 31, posted an in-depth analysis of his sides 1-0 defeat at home to Hull - with a little help from Opta. He concluded: Would be interesting to see a stat for bad luck eh? - Crystal Palace striker Kwesi Appiah, 24, on loan at League Two side Cambridge United, is a little bemused by the new Ice Bucket Challenge trend, tweeting: Everyone talking like this IceBucketChallenge is a big deal. Been sitting in ice baths for who knows how many years! - Corinthians midfielder Petros, 25, has been punished for shoving a referee from behind during a match - with a six-month ban. - Marcos Rojo is close to a move to Manchester United but the club are still deciding whether to send Nani on loan to Sporting for a season. - Daniel Agger is primed to join Atletico Madrid. The Liga winners will only sign the Dane if Toby Alderweireld leaves this summer though, with plenty of Premier League clubs interested. - Jose Mourinho insists he is keen to keep Petr Cech at Chelsea, despite selecting Thibaut Courtois to start their Premier League opener against Burnley.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:54:35 +0000
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