Friday, January 3, 2014

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• Daniele De Rossi: ‘Signing for Man Utd would have been suicide’
• Emmanuel Adebayor frozen out at Spurs over beanie hat
• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho confirms Kevin De Bruyne offers
• Chelsea are not looking for a new striker, says Jose Mourinho
• Photos: Andy Carroll scores in West Ham training
• Spurs’ Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Lewis Holtby return to training ahead of Arsenal clash
• Photo: Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski prepare to face Spurs
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rejects rumours of a move for Fulham’s Dimitar Berbatov
• Chelsea join Arsenal and Man Utd in race for Basel’s Fabian Schar
• Swansea linked with Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling
• Newcastle make £14m move for Man Utd target Remy Cabella
• Chelsea and Man Utd target Luke Shaw says he wants to stay at Southampton
• Hull’s Tom Huddlestone picks a mohican for his new haircut
• Spurs boss Tim Sherwood looking forward to biggest game of the season against Arsenal
• Man Utd set to bag Dinamo Zagreb’s Robert Muric for £300,000
• The door is open if Juan Mata wants to quit Chelsea, says Jose Mourinho

Daniele De Rossi: ‘Signing for Man Utd would have been suicide’ Posted: 03 Jan 2014 06:47 AM PST Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has been celebrating his decision not to join Manchester United in the summer. The Italy international was one of a number of midfielders strongly linked with a move to the champions shortly after David Moyes took charge. De Rossi has made it clear that the option to move to Old […]

Emmanuel Adebayor frozen out at Spurs over beanie hat Posted: 03 Jan 2014 06:37 AM PST Former Tottenham manager Andre Villas Boas dropped Emmanuel Adebayor over a beanie hat, according to reports. The pair fell out after the Togo international refused to remove his headwear for a team meeting, claims the Daily Mail. The reports suggest the striker walked into the meeting wearing a hat at the start of the season. […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho confirms Kevin De Bruyne offers Posted: 03 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Mourinho on De Bruyne: 'I don't want him to leave, but we have a couple of contacts made by other clubs.' #CFC — Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) January 3, 2014 Chelsea have received more than one approach for winger Kevin De Bruyne, according to Jose Mourinho. The Blues boss said he wanted the Belgium international to […]

Chelsea are not looking for a new striker, says Jose Mourinho Posted: 03 Jan 2014 06:16 AM PST Mourinho on acquiring a striker: 'It's not a priority, it's not an option. We have three.' #CFC — Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) January 3, 2014 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he is not planning to sign another striker in this month. The Blues have been linked with the likes of Radamel Falcao, Jackson Martinez and Gonzalo […]

Photos: Andy Carroll scores in West Ham training Posted: 03 Jan 2014 06:09 AM PST PIC: @AndyTCarroll trained with the first team again this morning as he steps up his recovery from injury. #COYI pic.twitter.com/RiezunHeFz — West Ham United FC (@whufc_official) January 3, 2014 Andy Carroll was on target in West Ham training as he returns from a long-term injury layoff. The £15m summer signing has been out of action […]

Spurs’ Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Lewis Holtby return to training ahead of Arsenal clash Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:59 AM PST We'll have full team news ahead of tomorrow's huge FA Cup tie at Arsenal, plus more training photos later today… pic.twitter.com/t7N7Pdp8iO — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 3, 2014 Spurs trio Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Lewis Holtby have all returned to training today. The club confirmed via its official Twitter account that all three players […]

Photo: Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski prepare to face Spurs Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:53 AM PST … and here's @MesutOzil1088 and @Podolski10 at London Colney today. More pictures here: http://t.co/Id7RD7mD91 pic.twitter.com/clbafUXffx — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 3, 2014 Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski looked relaxed as they prepared to face Tottenham in this weekend’s FA Cup third round clash.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rejects rumours of a move for Fulham’s Dimitar Berbatov Posted: 03 Jan 2014 02:53 AM PST Here's the boss in the press conference #AFCvTHFC pic.twitter.com/2XpQ3SXdcZ — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 3, 2014 Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov is not a transfer target for Arsenal, according to Arsene Wenger. Media reports had linked the Gunners with a cut-price move for the Bulgarian star as they seek to bolster their strikeforce for the second […]

Chelsea join Arsenal and Man Utd in race for Basel’s Fabian Schar Posted: 03 Jan 2014 01:23 AM PST Chelsea are the latest Premier League side to join the hunt for FC Basel centre-back Fabian Schar. The highly rated 22-year-old defender is already a target for Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Inter Milan. Blues boss Jose Mourinho saw Schar at close quarters during this season’s Champions League group […]

Swansea linked with Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling Posted: 03 Jan 2014 01:12 AM PST Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling is a target for Swansea. Michael Laudrup’s side hope to bring the England international to the Liberty Stadium on loan if the Reds are successful in signing FC Basel’s Mohamed Salah. It is believed that Brendan Rodgers would be happy to let the 19-year-old leave to get regular first-team action elsewhere […]

Newcastle make £14m move for Man Utd target Remy Cabella Posted: 03 Jan 2014 12:55 AM PST Newcastle have launched a £14m move for Montpellier forward Remy Cabella. An official bid has not yet been lodged, but the Daily Telegraph claims that the Magpies have approached the French side to ask whether they are prepared to part with their star during the current transfer window. The 23-year-old can play on either flank […]

Chelsea and Man Utd target Luke Shaw says he wants to stay at Southampton Posted: 03 Jan 2014 12:34 AM PST Southampton left-back Luke Shaw has told the club he is not interested in a big-money January move. The 18-year-old has been linked with moves to the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United, but he wants to continue his development at St Mary’s, reports the Daily Telegraph. His suitors are still likely to launch bids during […]

Hull’s Tom Huddlestone picks a mohican for his new haircut Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:51 AM PST Tom Huddlestone has revealed his new haircut following his goal for Hull against Fulham. The former Spurs star had vowed not to cut his hair until he found the net – but it ended up taking 55 games for Huddlestone to get on the scoresheet. The midfielder has so far raised £36,000 for Cancer Research […]

Spurs boss Tim Sherwood looking forward to biggest game of the season against Arsenal Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:55 AM PST New Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood says Saturday’s FA Cup clash with north London rivals Arsenal is the biggest game of the season. The neighbours meet in a third round clash this weekend in what will be Sherwood’s first derby as a manager. He said: “Yes, listen, it’s the biggest game of the season, isn’t it? […]

Man Utd set to bag Dinamo Zagreb’s Robert Muric for £300,000 Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:49 AM PST Manchester United are reportedly in talks to sign Dinamo Zagreb youngster Robert Muric for a bargain £300,000. The 17-year-old striker is rated at around £6m, but is involved in a dispute as to whether or not he has signed professional forms with Dinamo. If it is decided that he hasn’t, he could be available at […]

The door is open if Juan Mata wants to quit Chelsea, says Jose Mourinho Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:39 AM PST Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says the door is open if Juan Mata wants to leave the club. The Blues boss says he doesn’t want to sell the Spaniard, but indicated that he wouldn’t stop the playmaker leaving if he is unhappy at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho said: “I don't want him to go, that is my […]

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