INTERNATIONAL UPDATES - Thomas Vermaelen says playing for Barcelona will make him a better player, after the Belgium international completed a switch from Arsenal. - Chelsea are looking to muscle in on Manchester Uniteds £30m move for Roma star Mehdi Benatia, 27. - Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 26, is set to join Juventus on a permanent deal, paving the way for Juve midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, to join United. - Defender Kolo Toure, 33, could be on his way out of Liverpool after agreeing terms with Turkish side Trabzonspor. - Manchester United have been encouraged in their pursuit of Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, after the Italian club admitted they would not be able to refuse an offer of £25m. - Tottenham are in advanced talks with Seattle Sounders right-back DeAndre Yedlin, 21, over a move to White Hart Lane. - QPR are eying a £7m move for Swanseas Dutch midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, 26. - Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is set to launch a ruthless clearout of his squad, with midfield trio Marouane Fellaini, 26, Nani, 27, and Shinji Kagawa, 25, among those earmarked for transfer. - Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is adamant midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin will not be sold, but the 27-year-old Spurs target says he is not in the right frame of mind to play for Saints. - Manchester United are poised to make a £20m bid for Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels. - Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to sign troubled West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 21. - Ajax defender Daley Blind admits it would be hard to turn down the chance to link up with former Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal at Manchester United. - Bradford City are among a host of clubs who want to take Newcastle youngster Rolando Aarons, 18, on loan. - Liverpool have been given a boost in their chase for 25-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, after Bayern Munich dropped out of the race for his signature. - Chelsea striker Samuel Etoo, 33, is in talks with Ajax over a possible move. - Manchester United legend Gary Neville is backing rivals Chelsea to win the Premier League title this season. - Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri, 27, says everything about playing international football for France makes him unhappy. - Arsenal almost signed winger Raheem Sterling, 19, before the winger joined Liverpool. - Footballs governing body Fifa could introduce time-outs and video decision reviews to football after four nations, including England and Germany, gave the plan their backing. - Liverpool legend Terry McDermott believes Jordan Henderson is Steven Gerrards long-term successor. - Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has hit out at Southampton counterpart Ronald Koeman over his public pursuit of defender Ron Vlaar, 29. - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says the clubs stated target of winning five trophies in five seasons is not important to him. - Chelsea made sure not to repeat Manchester Citys mistake with Yaya Toure, by wishing Brazilian birthday boys Willian and Filipe Luis many happy returns via their official Twitter account. - Bookmaker Ladbrokes mocked Bristol City for their green-and-purple away kit by posting a picture of the similarly coloured Barney the Dinosaur. - Barcelona defender Gerard Pique got in trouble after letting off a stink-bomb on the clubs flight to Finland. - Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger asked his childhood hero Paul Scholes to swap shirts at half-time during a pre-season friendly. - Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez is set to join AC Milan after agreeing personal terms with the club.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:43:18 +0000
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