TUESDAYS TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN Manchester United are prepared to offer £16m and winger Nani, 27, to Sporting Lisbon 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 Italian side Juventus. Arsenal are targeting a £6m deal to buy Greece defender Kostas Manolas, 23, from Olympiakos. Southampton are set to reject a new offer of £17m for France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24. Barcelona are willing to let midfielder Alex Song leave on a season-long loan without receiving any fee. Everton, Manchester United and Tottenham could be interested in the 26-year-old. Tottenham will allow Cameroon defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 30, leave for nothing because he has fallen down the pecking order at White Hart Lane. Chelsea is the latest side to show interest in Sporting midfielder William Carvalho. The Blues are ready to make a 35 million pound offer for the Portugal international, who also has been on the radar of Manchester United and Arsenal. Hull have struggled in their attempts to sign Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck, 23, and Watford forward Troy Deeney, 26, so manager Steve Bruce has switched his attentions to Lorients Vincent Aboubakar, 22, who could cost £9m. With Monaco having lost their first two matches in Ligue 1, rumours suggest Juventus will try to take advantage of the rocky situation by signing Falcao. QPR are close to beating Sunderland to the loan signing of 24-year-old Chile winger Eduardo Vargas from Italian side Napoli. Elche has chosen Swansea man Jose Alberto Canas to replace Carlos Sánchez as the midfielder at Martínez Valero Stadium. The ex-Betis player has an agreement with the Spanish team and will join Elche after the teams first match. Swansea are on the verge of completing the £8m capture of Napoli centre-back Federico Fernandez, 25. Man United is closing in on Angel Di Maria, with Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti having agreed to let the Argentine leave - though the Red Devils will need to fork out more than 80 million euro. Compatriot Marcos Rojo will join him at Old Trafford. 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. ( Manchester Uniteds hopes of landing Angel Di Maria are in doubt, with Paris Saint-Germain still locked in talks to sign the Real Madrid man. PSG wants the Argentine on loan initially, though the clubs are still at odds over the future fee. Malky Mackay is in pole position to take over at Crystal Palace after a second round of talks with co-chairman Steve Parish. 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. Werder Bremen has bid 4 million for Costa Rican forward Bryan Ruiz, and the attacker himself is said to fancy a move to the Bundesliga. However, rumors suggest Fulham have had bigger offers from Turkish clubs. Stoke City goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen, 38, showed off his photography skills during a family day out in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. 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? Reports claim representatives from the German champion are currently in Madrid to negotiate a deal for Diego Godin. The Atletico defender could leave the club if FCB offers 36 million euro for his services. 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! AND FINALLY Corinthians midfielder Petros, 25, has been punished for shoving a referee from behind during a match - with a six-month ban.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:46:50 +0000
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