INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Liverpool are interested in signing Argentina winger Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica in the summer. The Portuguese club want at least £16m for the 26-year-old, who is also a transfer target for Manchester United. • Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos, 24 is interested in a move to Manchester United and has discussed a potential transfer to the Premier League with his brother Felix, who plays for Werder Bremen. • Inter Milan could bid for two Premier League strikers when the season ends. The Italian club want Manchester Citys Edin Dzeko, 27, and 28-year-old Dani Osvaldo, who is on loan at Juventus from Southampton. • Tottenham are closing in on a deal to bring Anderlecht midfielder Ismail Azzaoui, 16, to White Hart Lane. The teenager has already rejected a contract to stay with the Belgian club. • Jermaine Jenas wants to commit his long-term future to Queens Park Rangers. The 31-year-old midfielder, who has played 21 times for England, is out of contract at the end of the season. • Freiburg centre-back Matthias Ginter, 20, says he is honoured and excited to be linked with a summer move to Manchester United. • Spain international goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 32, wants to stay at Real Madrid until he is 40. • Montpellier president Louis Nicollin says he will not be selling 23-year-old midfielder Remy Cabella to Newcastle. In January, the Magpies had a bid rejected for the player, who has represented France at under-21 level. • Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has praised team-mate Luis Suarez and called the 27-year-old Uruguayan striker an absolute genius. • Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri, 26, thinks his sides League Cup final victory against Sunderland could help Manuel Pellegrinis team win the Premier League and FA Cup. • England manager Roy Hodgson has been hit by a security concern as opposing teams may be able to watch his side train at their base in Urca during this summers World Cup in Brazil. • Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers Association, has refused to defend Alan Pardew after the Newcastle boss headbutted Hull midfielder David Meyler. Pardew, 52, faces a Football Association disciplinary charge and Bevan called Pardews actions insupportable. • Arsenals Tomas Rosicky will sign a new one-year contract with the Gunners by the end of the week. The 33-year-old Czech midfielders current deal expires in the summer. • Six Manchester City fans turned up at Wembley for their League Cup final win over Sunderland with tickets for the wrong match. The group had tickets for the league game between the two sides that had been scheduled to take place on 12 February, but was cancelled because of poor weather. Four of the supporters managed to get new tickets, but two had to watch the game from a local curry house. • Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Atletico Madrid to knock his former club AC Milan out of the Champions League. • Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara has hit out at his former club Barcelona for not having confidence in his ability.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:34:44 +0000
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