SATURDAYS TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN Manchester City are weighing up a move for Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, next summer with Evertons Ross Barkley another option. Arsenal will look to meet Schalke winger Julian Draxlers £37m release clause in January. The Gunners want to sign the 21-year-old after growing frustrated with his Germany international team-mate Mesut Ozil, 25. Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder could leave Galatasaray and move to the Premier League as the Turkish club have failed to pay his wages. The 30-year-old could join Manchester United and link up with former national coach Louis van Gaal. Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot is set to join Roma in January for 10 million euros. Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, 37, could return to his native France, with Paris St-Germain and Monaco interested in signing him in January after his contract with Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls expires. Italian side Roma want to buy Manchester City and England midfielder James Milner, 28, for £10m. Tottenham are prepared to pay £15m to buy West Broms England Under-21 striker Saido Berahino, 21. Chelsea reject Fulhams bid to bring 42-year-old Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer back to Craven Cottage on a season-long loan. Championship teams Derby, Huddersfield, Brighton and Charlton are all monitoring Dutch central defender Nick Kuipers, 22, who plays for second-tier side MVV Maastricht. Despite the summer signing of Keylor Navas, Real Madrid is interested in acquiring Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, who would displace Iker Casillas for club and country. Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino could face a misconduct charge from the Football League that could threaten his future at Elland Road. Tottenham and Liverpool are interested in 19-year-old midfielder Julian Weigl, who has already served as captain of German side 1860 Munich. England right-back Glen Johnson, 30, says he is ready to fight to win back his starting place at Liverpool. Johnson had been recently linked with a move to Italian side Juventus. Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes Louis van Gaal can guide the club to multiple trophies during his time at Old Trafford. QPR manager Harry Redknapp says Premier League clubs are losing faith in British managers. Redknapp believes Hull boss Steve Bruce should have been interviewed in the summer for the vacant Manchester United managers job. Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini warns Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers he needs to sort out Mario Balotellis brain if he is to get the 24-year-old striker playing well. England midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25, says he is motivated to prove his critics wrong during his spell at Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United. Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 23, tells manager Brendan Rodgers he should partner fellow Italian Mario Balotelli, 24, up front for the Reds. England forward Danny Welbeck says the national side can remain unbeaten throughout their Euro 2016 qualification campaign. Former Tottenham defender Ledley King believes Mauricio Pochettino is the right man to take Spurs back into the Champions League - but admits they might not make the top four this season. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says the mix of Arsenal and Liverpool players in the current England squad is helping the team gel together. Dougie Freedman is wanted by League One Leyton Orient just a week after he was sacked as manager of Championship side Bolton Wanderers. Hamburg will sign on-loan Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby to a permanent deal, with the club saving money by not renewing the contracts of Rafael van der Vaart, Marcell Jansen and Artjoms Rudnevs. The official Twitter page of the Football Association of Ireland confirms that assistant manager Roy Keane has shaved off his beard. They tweet: We can confirm #RIPtheBeard! Roy has decided to shave the night before our first home qualifier. Hull and Nigeria striker Sone Aluko posts a video on Instagram of the Nigerian players being mobbed by fans when they arrived at 5.45am in Khartoum, Sudan for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie on Saturday. I guess some of the local Nigerians in Sudan dont sleep! Some welcome...cannot but feel the love, says Aluko. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher forgets he has retired from professional football as he turns up at his old clubs training ground. He tweets: Anyone ever drive to their previous employment without thinking? Ive just drove to Melwood. Supposed to be going the gym! AND FINALLY Luis Suarez made his first Uruguay appearance since biting Italys Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup, but found himself having to ask the referees permission to leave the pitch in the match against Saudi Arabia in Jeddah so he could answer the call of nature. Staff at Manchester Uniteds megastore have made a blunder trying to print out Angel Di Maria shirts, managing to misspell the former Real Madrid stars name.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:42:35 +0000
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