And now looking AR todays gossip in the news papers MANCHESTER City have balked at the asking price for a British starlet, while Manchester United look to splash the cash on an international star. City have dropped their interest in Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, after being told he will cost a minimum of £50m. (Mirror) Manchester United are close to signing Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 26, for a British-record transfer fee that could be worth up to £56m. (Sky Sports) United have made a second bid for Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, which also includes an unnamed player going the other way. (Star) Mario Balotelli, 24, could become a Liverpool player in a £16m deal tomorrow – but the Reds have ended their interest in former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o, 33. (Liverpool Echo) Eto’o is thought to have demanded £100,000 a week to join Liverpool, but is now understood to be in talks with Everton, although the Toffees could face competition for his services from the Middle East. (Mirror) Daily Star Balotelli will not sign a special code of conduct clause at Anfield. The striker’s representative Mino Raiola claims the contract will be no different to any other future Liverpool deals and says Balotelli’s move should be finalised before Tuesday. (Express) Arsenal are considering Atletico Madrid’s Toby Alderweireld, 25, as replacement for Thomas Vermaelen, who was recently sold to Barcelona. (Star) The Gunners are also tracking Olympiakos defender Kostas Manolas, 23, who featured for Greece at this summer’s World Cup and is also interesting Manchester United. (Express) Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 33, is set to leave the club after losing his place to Thibaut Courtois. (Mail on Sunday) Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants England international James Milner to sign a new deal but the 28-year-old winger will make City wait. (Sun on Sunday – subscription required) Blackburn have rejected a club record bid from Hull in excess of £10m for Jordan Rhodes, 24, insisting they have no intention of selling their star striker. (Lancashire Telegraph) OTHER GOSSIP Louis van Gaal already claims it would take a miracle for his Manchester United side to win the title this season. (Sun on Sunday – subscription required) Caretaker boss Keith Millen believes he can still land the vacant Crystal Palace job despite a “lacklustre” 3-1 Premier League defeat by West Ham. (London Evening Standard) Rangers boss Ally McCoist stresses he had had no contact with Palace over their managerial vacancy. (HeraldScotland) Liverpool skipper Steven Gerard says there is “no more worthy candidate” than Wayne Rooney to replace him as England captain. (Mail on Sunday) Manuel Pellegrini has refused to confirm that striker Alvaro Negredo, 29, will be the man to miss out on a place in Manchester City’s Champions League squad. (Manchester Evening News)
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:30:45 +0000
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