INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Arsenal have moved ahead of Manchester United in the race for Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 25, as they prepare a £32m bid. • Arsene Wenger will have a transfer budget of about £20m in the Januarys transfer window even after a record summer spending spree at Arsenal which saw Alexis Sanchez, Calum Chambers, Mathieu Debuchy, David Ospina and Danny Welbeck join the Gunners. • Unhappy forward Lukas Podolski has insisted his status at Arsenal has to change and is open to leaving the club in January. • Chelsea are ready to offer 27-year-old Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, who is in the last year of his contract at the Bernabeu, a pre-contract in January. • Ryan Giggs believes Louis van Gaal has embraced the philosophy of Manchester United by nurturing youngsters like Tyler Blackett. • Frank Lampard insists he is still preparing to leave Manchester City when his loan deal ends in January, despite speculation the 36-year-old former England midfielder would extend his stay with the Premier League champions. • Midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25, could yet return to Manchester United when his season-long loan at Aston Villa ends, Uniteds academy director Brian McClair has said. • QPR are thought to be considering replacing manager Harry Redknapp with another former Tottenham boss, Tim Sherwood. • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will ask Lille to terminate Divock Origis loan so the 19-year-old striker can return to Anfield in January. • Goalkeeper Steve Harper, 39, has put aside thoughts of retirement as he aims to make the most of a Premier League swansong with Hull. • The Express have an interview with Sam Allardyce in which he says he still hopes to be England manager. • Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard, 23, claims public criticism from Jose Mourinho is making him a better player but insists they get on really well. • Forward Theo Walcott, 25, is in line to play his first match in more than nine months for the Arsenal Under-21s against Blackburn Rovers on Friday. • Burnley boss Sean Dyche is doing a fantastic job at Turf Moor, according to former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson. • Centre-back Sylvain Distin, 36, has reached make-or-break time in his hopes of extending his Everton career beyond this season, believes former Blues defender Derek Mountfield. • Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 34, posted a youthful-looking picture of himself ad on Instagram: He wrote: 11 years ago today I became the captain of my boyhood team one of the proudest days of my career. Its a huge honour to captain this great club
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 06:01:05 +0000
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