Latest Football Transfer Rumours And Titbits

Well its one of those days when the Big clubs refuse to bring out their cheque books, but not to worry we’ve got the Rumours and Speculations making the rounds at this moment courtesy of our man Paul.

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Petr Cech. photo credit chelseafc.com

Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to Skysports sources, Manchester United are set to sign Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria in a deal worth £48million

– Napoli are reigniting their interest in signing Tottenham midfielder Sandro.

– Fulham are reportedly close to signing Hellas Verona goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov.

– Petr Cech would be allowed to leave Chelsea if he wants to, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho as been quoted as referring to Cech in the past tense in a recent interview.

– According to reports, QPR are in advance talks to sign Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Younes Belhanda

– According to reports in Italy,Napoli are interested in signing Arsenal winger Lucas Podolski

– Blackburn Rovers have confirmed they have rejected two Hull City bids for Jordan Rhodes.

– Mario Balotelli will seal his move to Liverpool on Monday,but will not have a good behaviour clause in his contract,according to the striker’s agent

– Leicester City are closing in on Basle midfielder Marcelo Diaz

– According to reports in Italy, Roma will sell Mehdi Benatia to Bayern Munich on Monday.

– Benfica have reportedly made a bid for Parlemo striker Abel Hernandez

– AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani was pictured meeting Roma director Walter Sabatini this afternoon for Mattia Destro

– West Brom have stepped up their interest in Sporting Gijon midfielder Alex Barrera

– Kostas Mitroglou may not play again for Fulham after a fallout with Felix Magath

– Marco van Ginkel has held talks with Chelsea over his future

– Sunderland boss Gus Poyet will look to take Fabio Borini on loan if his £14million permanent switch from Liverpool falls through

– Wolves have line up a £1million swoop for Sunderland striker Danny Graham

– According to reports, Napoli have agreed terms with liverpool for Lucas Leiva on loan

– AC Milan have reportedly inquired about the availability of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao

– QPR will meet with Guingamp striker Mustapha Yatabare’s agent at the beginning of next week over a possible transfer

– Lille striker Salomon Kalou is close to joining German side Wolfsburg

– Manchester United are reportedly planing a final bid of £40million plus Javier Hernandez for Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal

– According to reports in France, Montpellier midfielder Benjamin Stambouli prefers a move to Swansea City.

– According to reports, Samuel Eto’o has completed a medical at Liverpool and will sign a one-year contract

– Arsenal are close to signing Olympiakos midfielder Kostas Manolas

– AC Milan want Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel on season-long loan

– Hull City are on the verge of signing Tottenham defender Michael Dawson

– Sunderland are keen on signing Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck on loan

Angel Di Maria- (AP Photo/Paul White)

Football tit bits:

– Libya has announced they won’t be able to host the African Cup of Nations in 2017 because of security concerns.The Confederation of African Football gave countries interested in hosting in Libya’s place until the end of September to submit their bid

– Shakhtar Donetsk stadium,the Donbass Arena has been hit with two explosions,no casualties have been reported

– Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has apologized for tapping the back of the head of the fourth official during his side’s 1-0 second leg Spanish Super cup win over Real Madrid

– Coach Roy Hogdson believes England can win Euro 2016,despite failing to get out of the group stage at this summer’s World Cup

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

Seems like the entire transfer market buzz today is all about Liverpool bound Mario Ballotelli, well all the other Deals and Speculations have not escaped the Eagle Eyes of our Man Paul Ayorinde.

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so here it is….

Georgios Samaras photo credit wba.co.uk

Done Deals:

– West Bromwich Albion has signed Greece international striker Georgios Samaras on a two-year contract

– Swansea have completed the signing of midfielder Tom Carroll from Tottenham on a season-long loan

– Academica Coimbra have completed the signing of Cameroon international striker Edgar Saili from Nancy on a season-long loan

– Real Betis have confirmed the signing of Alfred N’Diaye from Sunderland on a five-year deal

– Paris Saint-Germain attacker Hervin Ongenda will join Reims on a season-long loan

– PSV Eindhoven winger Memphis Depay have signed a new four-year contract at the club

– Former Lazio and Inter striker Tomasso Rocchi has joined Hungarian side Haladas on free transfer

– Evian have completed the signing of Costa Rican international Yeltsin Tejeda from Saprissa on a four-year contract

– Fulham have completed the signing of defender Tiago Casaola from Boca Juniors

Mario Balotelli. photo credit imageion.net

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Cagliari are keen on signing former AC Milan goalkeeper Marco Amelia

– Fredy Guarin is reportedly open to a move to Zenit St Petersburg,but the Inter man is also waiting for other offers

– Sunderland coach Gus Poyet has admitted he is losing patience in his bid to sign Fabio Borini on a permanent deal

– According to reports,Valenciennes is close to signing midfielder Sigamary Diarra on a two-year deal

– According to reports, Napoli’s Blerim Dzemaili could be on his way to AC Milan for a fee of €3million

– AC Milan have reportedly made a formal offer to Roma for Mattia Destro

– Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal refused to comment on Danny Welbeck’s future with the striker linked with a move away from the club.

– According to reports, Real Madrid are waiting for Manchester United to make a formal bid for Angel Di Maria

– Wolfsburg are keen on signing Arsenal winger Lukas Podolski

– According to reports in Italy, Napoli and AC Milan are keeping tabs on Fabio Borini’s sitaution at Liverpool

– Benfica have reportedly rejected an official bid from Manchester United for Nicolas Gaitan

– According to reports, AC Milan are preparing an offer for Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado as they brace themself for life without Mario Balotelli

– OGC Nice are reportedly close to signing Alassane Plea from Lyon on a season-long loan

– Blackburn Rovers want £12million for Jordan Rhodes after rejecting Hull City’s £8million bid for the Scotland Striker

– According to reports, Tottenham aree willing to sell Michael Dawson and Vlad Chiriches as they close in on Sevilla’s Federico Fazio

– Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is exploring possibility of swapping Fernando Torres with Roma striker Mattia Destro

– Leicester City are interested in Portugal striker Hugo Almeida

– According to reports, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal could pass on signing Angel Di Maria as he doesn’t want to stunt Adnan Januzaj

– Tottenham are lining up a late swoop for QPR striker Loic Remy

– According to reports, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is now working from transfer B-list after seeing his first-choice targets fail to come off

– Arsenal are considering a bid for West ham defender Winston Reid who is out of contract at the end of the season

– Newcastle are confident they will keep Cheik Tiote despite interest from elsewhere

– QPR manager Harry Redknapp says there has been no firm offers for Loic Remy and remains confident the striker will still be at Loftus Road when the transfer window closes

– PSG and Monaco are willing to take Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech on loan for a year

– Celtic boss Ronny Deila confirmed he is interested in signing Serbian ace Stefan Scepovic

– Southampton goalkeeper Artur Boruc wants to leave the club

– Arsenal are monitoring both Sami Khedira and William Carvalho as they wait to discover the extent of captain Mikel Arteta’s injury

Football tit bits:

– Former Republic of Ireland and Birmingham coach Alex McLeish has been appointed coach of Belgian club Genk on a two-year contract

– Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has urged midfielder Jack Wilshere to ignore his critics and let his football do the talking for him this season

– Malky Mackay has issued an official apology for sending offensive text messages during his time as Cardiff manager

– Harry Redknapp has offered Paul Gascoigne a coaching role at QPR,as he voiced his concern for the former England midfielder’s health

– Neymar has been ruled out of Barcelona’s season-opening game against Elche after spraining his ankle in training

Latest Football Transfer Done Deals, Rumours And Titbits

The Transfer market as been busy as ever today and so as our Man Paul Ayorinde, So here are the top football transfer deals, rumours and titbits making the rounds at this moment.

you can follow Paul on twitter: @El_Pauleta on twitter and also follow @NewFanzone and we will follow you right back, lets keep the discussion going.

Marcos Rojo

Done Deals:

– QPR have completed the signing of Leroy Fer from Norwich City on a three-year deal

– Manchester United have completed the signing of Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on five-year contract for €20million

– Swansea City have confirmed the signing of Argentine defender Federico Fernandez from Napoli on a four-year deal

– Edin Dzeko has signed a new four-year contract with Manchester City,keeping him at the Etihad Stadium until 2018

– Luka Modric has signed a new four-year contract with Real Madrid

– Norwich City have announced the signing of former Sunderland defender Carlos Cuellar on a free transfer

– Napoli have completed the signing of midfielder Jonathan De Guzman from Villareal

– Cameron Jerome has joined Norwich City FC from Stoke City

– Italian Mirco Antenucci has joined Leeds United from Ternana

Leroy Fer – photo credit .belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Today’s report and rumours:

– Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta insists Arturo Vidal has never been for sale at any point this summer

– Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini proposed loan move to Napoli could be off after he was pictured on crutches

– AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has confirmed Liverpool has not made any contact regarding a move for Mario Ballotelli

– According to reports, AS Roma are look resigned to losing Mattia Destro,as they have offered €16million for Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luis Adriano

– Swansea have made a second offer for Montpellier midfielder Benjamin Stambouli after their first offer was rejected

– AS Monaco have opened talks wit Stromsgodset for 15-year old starlet Martin Odegaard.

– Juventus are reportedly close to signing PSV winger Memphis Depay for £12million

– According to reports, Manchester United have resurrected their interest in Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan

– Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus turned down a move to Manchester United,according to Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo

– Celtic are closing in on South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-kyung from Cardiff

– According to reports, Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo has emerged as the number one target of new Valencia owner Peter Lim

– According to reports, Geoff Cameron has alerted Stoke City that he wants to leave the club

– West ham have made enquiries about Manchester City defender Micah Richards

– Alan Irvine has conceded that West brom’s final summer signings might not arrive until after the weekend

– According to reports, Petr Cech has trained on his day off in a bid to win No 1 spot back from Thibaut Courtois

– According to reports, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is interested in signing Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso.

– Burnley have reportedly made a new bid for Wigan midfielder James McArthur

– Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has admitted to rejecting a lucrative offer to join Manchester United

– According to reports in France, Liverpool have not yet made an offer for AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao,but are planning to do so.

– According to reports, Evian are close to signing Danish midfielder Casper Sloth.

– Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta has confirmed that talks are underway for the contract extension of Paul Pogba.

– Manchester United will pay Nani’s wages around £4.8million for the duration of his season-long loan to Sporting Lisbon

– Tottenham are reportedly preparing a £24million bid for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez

– QPR are keen on signing Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin

– Arsenal have had a €25million bid for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho rejected

Football Tit Bits:

– Barcelona are appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) after FIFA upheld their transfer embargo until January 2016

– UEFA have confirmed that it is investigating the new president of the Italian football federation(FIGC),Carlo Tavecchio over allegations of racism

-Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo poked fun at former Gunner Cesc Fabregas following his Chelsea debut at Burnley,retweeting Fabregas’s “Once a Gunner,always a Gunner” post from 2011

– Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger have lodged a complaint with UEFA after a water bottle was thrown at me following his side’s 0-0 against Besiktas

– According to Skysports, Malky Mackay will not be appointed as the new Crystal Palace manager after talks broke down amid disagreement over his potential back room staff.

– Thiago Motta has been interviewed by police in Paris after authorities launched a preliminary investigation into Bastia striker Brandao head-butting the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder at the weekend.

– Hull City midfielder Robert Snodgrass will be out for up to six month with a dislocated knee cap,manager Steve Bruce has confirmed.

– A new survey carried out in Germany as revealed that Most German football clubs operate at a profit, Unlike other Football clubs in other European countries.

– 15 year old Martin Odegaard, has been called up by national Norwegian National coach Per-Mathias Hogmo for his side’s friendly against the UAE. The 15 year old is also being chased by most of the top teams in Europe.

Keshi picks Yobo, 22 others for Mexico friendly

Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, has listed Skipper Joseph Yobo in his squad of 23 for the international friendly against Mexico in Atlanta, USA on Wednesday, 5th March.

Yobo, who is back in the keenly-followed English Premiership, this time with Norwich City, on loan from Fenerbahce FC of Turkey, last played for the African champions at the 29th Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, which Nigeria won.

Also returning are Israel-based defender Juwon Oshaniwa, 2014 African Nations Championship Most Valuable Player Ejike Uzoenyi and Canada-based striker Bright Dike.

New faces include former junior internationals Ramon Azeez and Shehu Abdullahi, and Belgium-based strikers Imoh Ezekiel and Michael Uchebo. Centre – back Kunle Odunlami, who made CAF’s list of Best Eleven at the recent African Nations Championship in South Africa, is also called.

Usual suspects like goalkeepers Vincent Enyeama and Austin Ejide, defenders Elderson Echiejile, Efe Ambrose, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe and Kenneth Omeruo, midfielders John Mikel Obi and Ogenyi Onazi, and forwards Ahmed Musa, Shola Ameobi, Victor Moses, Emmanuel Emenike and Obinna Nsofor will also fly to America.

THE FULL SQUAD OF 23

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille FC, France); Austin Ejide (Hapoel
Be’er Sheva, Israel)

Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (Monaco FC, France); Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor, Turkey); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves); Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough FC, England); Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC, Israel); Joseph Yobo (Norwich City, England) Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars)

Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Ramon Azeez (Almeria FC, Spain); Shehu Abdullahi (Kano Pillars); Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United, England); Victor Moses (Liverpool FC, England); Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce FC. Turkey); Obinna Nsofor (Chievo Verona, Italy);
Bright Dike (Toronto FC, Canada), Imoh Ezekiel (Standard Liege, Belgium); Michel Uchebo (Cercle Brugge, Belgium)