MAVHARIVHARI (Rumours) & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Cristiano Ronaldo took the top gong at the LFP awards as La Ligas standout performers from the 2013-14 campaign were revealed on Monday night. • Manchester United must improve defensively if they are to be a force again in the Premier League, according to former striker Andy Cole. • Napoli are ready to open talks to sign Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 24, in January - just months after he arrived on Merseyside from AC Milan. • Southampton are planning a £10m bid for Tottenhams England Under-21 forward Harry Kane, 21. • Arsenal are in pole position to sign Mats Hummels, 25, after Manchester United pulled out of the chase for the Borussia Dortmund and Germany defender. • The Gunners and Newcastle are both on alert after Marseille admitted they might not be able to keep prolific France forward Andre-Pierre Gignac, 28. • Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool have had their hopes of signing Belgian winger Zakaria Bakkali boosted, as the 18-year-old has refused to sign a new contract at PSV Eindhoven. • Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta claims that striker Radamel Falcao, 28, would have rather joined his club than Manchester United on loan from Monaco. • Premier League champions Manchester City have entered the race to sign Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27. • Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs flew to Turkey to watch Ghanas World Cup striker Abdul Majeed Waris, 23, play for Trabzonspor. • Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 29, could miss Sundays Premier League derby against City after injuring his foot in training. • Former Birmingham City manager Lee Clark is the favourite to replace the sacked Jose Riga at Blackpool. • Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says in his new book that Liverpool are in good hands with manager Brendan Rodgers because of his tactical expertise. • Retired Manchester United defender Gary Neville - now a member of Englands coaching staff and a television pundit - says Chelsea have shown a lack of killer instinct by failing to win either of their Premier League games in Manchester this season. • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is facing an injury crisis ahead of Tuesdays Capital One Cup trip to League Two side Shrewsbury. • Defender Connor Goldson, 21, has warned Chelsea that Shrewsbury are full of confidence after winning four games in a row. • Former Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias has told Rangers fans they should be excited about what new shareholder Mike Ashley has in store for the club. • Almost 60% of Crystal Palace fans would welcome a club takeover by American billionaire Josh Harris, according to a poll. • Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 32, believes he and Mario Balotelli, 24, can help each other end their goal droughts. • Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov, 28, has warned his team-mates that they must respect neighbours United or risk defeat in Sundays derby. • Everton captain Phil Jagielka has admitted to being baffled after a statistical analysis claimed he was the Premier Leagues fastest player. This did make me smile, he posted on Twitter. • Former QPR and Manchester City forward Rodney Marsh has criticised the Spanish Football Federations decision to give Zinedine Zidane a three-month coaching ban for taking charge of Real Madrid reserves without the right qualifications, arguing: Best player in the world doesnt need a piece of paper! • Paul Pogba took to Twitter to upload a photograph of himself signing a new contract with Italian champions Juventus. I want to thank the club for the trust and the tifosi for their support, wrote the France midfielder. • Derby midfielder George Thorne has given away a guilty secret. Slowly becoming addicted to Masterchef, he tweeted of the BBC cooking show. • Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has played down claims that Matthew Lowton was involved in an argument with fans after Mondays 2-0 defeat at QPR - by saying that the 25-year-old defender was speaking to his wife.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:30:10 +0000
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