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Football Rumours on Monday 2nd September 2013

last updated Monday 02nd September 2013, 9:18 AM


  • Real Madrid are preparing to follow up their £85.3m world record signing of Gareth Bale by making a £45m swoop for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26.
    ( Metro )


  • Real coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that defender Fabio Coentrao, 25, will be staying at the Bernabeu this summer amid speculation of a possible move to Manchester United.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • But Tottenham want to bring Coentrao in on loan.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Real Madrid forward Kaka, 31, will sign for former club AC Milan on loan, while Arsenal and Manchester United will compete for the signature of playmaker Mesut Ozil, 24, as the Spanish giants try to recoup some of the money they spent on Bale.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • Arsenal will complete the Ozil signing either as a permanent or loan deal, and are also chasing his Real Madrid team-mate, 25-year-old winger Angel di Maria, as well as Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler, 19, and Chelsea's out-of-favour striker Demba Ba, 28.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Arsene Wenger is preparing an £80m spending spree in the final hours of the transfer window, with Arsenal ready to launch bids for Ozil, Di Maria, 25, and 23-year-old Palermo striker Abel Hernandez.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Blackpool winger Tom Ince, 21, is set for a £10m move to Tottenham Hotspur but will remain on loan with the Seasiders until the end of the season.
    ( The Sun )


  • Gabriel Tamas is a target for Crystal Palace, after West Brom coach Steve Clarke tells the 29-year-old central defender he can leave the club.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • Brighton would face fans' revolt if they agree to sell Argentine striker Leonardo Ulloa, 27, to bitter rivals Crystal Palace for a reported £5m.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Harry Redknapp wants to take Spurs duo Emmanuel Adebayor and Benoit Assou-Ekotto, both 29, on loan.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Sunderland hope to finalise a loan deal for Liverpool striker Fabio Borini and have also enquired about a similar deal for Napoli defender Andrea Dossena.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud says the club need to bring in at least one more attacker before the transfer window closes on Monday. The Frenchman, 26, believes Luis Suarez, 26, would have been a great addition.
    ( Telefoot )


  • AS Roma insist midfielder Daniele De Rossi, 30, is not for sale amid reports Manchester United are still targeting the highly-rated midfielder.
    ( Sky Sports Italia )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • West Ham midfielder Joe Cole is expected to be out for six weeks. The 31-year-old suffered a hamstring tear in training which ruled him out of the 1-0 home defeat by Stoke City on Saturday.
    ( Daily Star )



    AND FINALLY

  • Gareth Bale's £85.3m transfer to Real Madrid is the 42nd time the world record has been broken. The first official world record was £100 when Scot Willie Groves moved from West Brom to Aston Villa in 1893.
    ( Daily Mail )





















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