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Football Rumours on Monday 2nd February 2015

last updated Monday 02nd February 2015, 12:29 PM


TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Manchester United are planning deadline-day moves for Wolfsburg's former Chelsea forward Kevin De Bruyne, 23, and Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 26.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 26, who is on loan at Fiorentina, is set to ignore interest from Chelsea and Liverpool and join Italian giants Inter Milan for a reunion with former City manager Roberto Mancini.
    ( Daily Star)


  • Everton want to arrange a loan deal for Manchester United's Belgium international winger Adnan Januzaj, 19, who has struggled to establish himself under Louis van Gaal.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is set to make a deadline-day bid to be reunited with Spurs striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 30, who played under him at Manchester City.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Southampton are hoping to finalise a £5m deal for Feyenoord midfielder Tonny Vilhena, 20.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Newcastle face competition from Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur to sign MK Dons midfielder Dele Alli, 18.
    ( Newcastle Chronicle )


  • Qatari club Al Gharafa have made an improved bid of £5m plus add-ons for West Bromwich Albion striker Brown Ideye, 26.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Crystal Palace are poised to agree a £1m deal for Bolton Wanderers winger Lee Chung-Yong, 26, who is due to get the all-clear to play after a broken leg. Palace boss Alan Pardew is also considering a deadline day move for Middlesbrough's Lee Tomlin, 26,
    ( Daily Mail )


  • West Ham defender Winston Reid, 26, is set to head to Spurs on a lucrative free transfer in the summer after turning down several contract offers at Upton Park.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Darren Fletcher could still leave Manchester United before the transfer deadline, with West Brom ready to resurrect their interest in the 31-year-old midfielder.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Manchester United are still hoping to sign Marquinhos, 20, from Paris St-Germain, despite the French champions turning down a £35m bid for the Brazilian defender on Sunday.
    (Sun)




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • Defender Branislav Ivanovic says the siege mentality at Stamford Bridge is helping Chelsea win games.
    ( Guardian )


  • Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, who returned to action on Saturday, has paid tribute to his team-mate Philippe Coutinho, who he says makes his job easier.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has defended Gareth Bale after the Welsh forward was booed by a section of the Bernabeu crowd during his side's 4-1 victory against David Moyes's Real Sociedad.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Hull City manager Steve Bruce believes new assistant Mike Phelan is the "right man at the right time" and "should give everyone a lift".
    ( Guardian )


  • Bruce does not fear for his job at the KC Stadium despite overseeing a run of 10 defeats in 14 Premier League matches.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • League One leaders Bristol City will seek compensation if West Ham are punished for playing Senegal striker Diafra Sakho in the FA Cup.
    (Sun)


  • Newcastle head coach John Carver says he is not an "interim" manager and believes he has the backing of the players.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Everton captain Phil Jagielka says the team can become "superstars" with a derby win over Liverpool on Saturday.
    ( Liverpool Echo )




  • AND FINALLY

  • A Twitter user bet £10,000 that a football team could not get their snow-covered pitch ready in time for a match - but the club and fans pulled together to prove him wrong.
    (Daily Mirror)






















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