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Football Rumours on Saturday 4th August 2012

last updated Saturday 04th August 2012, 10:17 AM


  • Manchester City are set to launch a £20m bid for Roma's Italian international midfielder Daniele De Rossi, 29.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Jose Mourinho has told Arsenal he will not stand in their way as they look to take midfielder Nuri Sahin, 23, on loan from Real Madrid.
    (The Guardian)


  • Manchester United are intent on finishing off a £30m move for Brazil's Lucas Moura, 19, from Sao Paulo.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are both looking at 20-year-old FC Porto winger Christian Atsu, who scored on his debut for Ghana in June.
    (Insidefutbol)


  • Newcastle have made an enquiry for French midfielder Jeremy Toulalan, 28, currently with financially troubled Malaga.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Tottenham look to have missed out on Malaga's Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon after Russian club Rubin Kazan made an offer of £10m.
    (Footy Latest)


  • Cardiff City have opened talks about signing 33-year-old Craig Bellamy from Liverpool, just over a year after his loan spell in south Wales ended.
    (Metro)


  • Steven Pienaar, 30, wants Everton to resist advances from Manchester United for left-back Leighton Baines.
    (The Guardian)


  • Wigan want to take Arsenal's Japanese striker Ryo Miyaichi, 19, on loan as a replacement for Victor Moses, who looks set to join Chelsea.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Manchester United appear to have beaten Chelsea and Juventus to the signature of Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, 23.
    (Footy Latest)


  • Wolves defender Christophe Berra, 27, is a £3m target for Southampton, Stoke City and Leicester City.
    (The Sun)



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Robin van Persie is set for an uncomfortable return to the Arsenal line-up after Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus all cooled their interest in the 28-year-old striker.
    (Metro)


  • Edin Dzeko, 26, is not happy with being used mainly as a substitute by Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini.
    (The Sun)


  • Lee Barnard, Ryan Dickson and Jonathan Forte have all been transfer-listed by Southampton.
    (Daily Star)


  • Martin O'Neill wants to ease the burden on Stephane Sessegnon's shoulders by signing more creative players for Sunderland.
    (Sunderland Echo)



    AND FINALLY

  • Brendan Rodgers has written an open letter to Liverpool fans after his first competitive match in charge, thanking them for their support against Gomel.
    (Daily Mail)




















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