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Football Rumours on Friday 31st August 2012

last updated Friday 31st August 2012, 10:13 AM


  • Arsenal are planning a move for Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien. Arsene Wenger wants the 29-year-old on loan after he fell down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea will consider loaning out striker Daniel Sturridge, 22, if they can push through the purchase of Bayer Leverkusen's 20-year-old forward Andre Schurrle before the deadline.
    (The Guardian)


  • Liverpool will pursue a loan deal for Sturridge after loaning out fellow striker Andy Carroll, 23, to West Ham.
    (Liverpool Echo)


  • Tottenham's Michael Dawson, 28, could still leave White Hart Lane, despite fellow defender Younes Kaboul likely to be out injured until Christmas.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Porto say Tottenham will have to smash their £16.5m transfer record to land 25-year-old midfielder Joao Moutinho.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Arsenal are ready to send striker Marouane Chamakh, 28, out on loan, with Malaga or Besiktas likely destinations.
    (Metro)


  • Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun, 32, could be set for a deadline-day return to former club West Ham.
    (Daily Express)


  • Aston Villa are aiming to pull off a double swoop for Genk striker Christian Benteke, 21, and Charlton's 22-year-old midfielder Dale Stephens.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Centre-back and defensive midfielder Stephane Mbia, 26, has revealed he is heading for QPR - after snubbing an 11th-hour bid from Fenerbahce.
    (The Sun)


  • Sunderland see Danny Rose, 22, as the ideal replacement for Kieran Richardson and hope to sign Tottenham's left-sided player on loan.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, 24, has been offered to Stoke City in a loan deal but several other clubs are also in contact with his representatives.
    (Stoke Sentinel )


  • Or the Arsenal striker is on his way to Juventus after he appeared keen on a move to the Serie A champions.
    (Metro)


  • Huddersfield are hoping to bring in QPR striker DJ Campbell, 30, and Leicester's Jermaine Beckford, 28, to replace 22-year-old Scotland international Jordan Rhodes, who joined Blackburn on Thursday.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Birmingham have offered Nikola Zigic a free transfer and a big pay-off in a bid to ship the 31-year-old striker off to Real Mallorca.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • West Brom will launch a £3m beat-the-deadline bid for Blackburn's 24-year-old defender Martin Olsson.
    (The Sun)


  • Everton want to sign Blackburn midfielder Steven N'Zonzi after the 23-year-old fell out with Rovers boss Steve Kean.
    (Daily Mirror)



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, 28, is set to be named in United's Champions League squad, despite not playing a competitive game since November.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Andre Villas-Boas has accused Hamburg of disrespecting Tottenham in their attempts to re-sign attacking midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, 29.
    (The Independent)



    AND FINALLY

  • New West Ham loanee Andy Carroll, 23, made a dramatic helicopter dash to complete the move - just as he did when joining Liverpool 18 months ago.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Celtic striker Mohamed Bangura, 23, was given a fond - and unusual - farewell by the Scottish club before he departed on loan to AIK.
    (Metro)




















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