MAVHARIVHARI (Rumours) & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Manchester United will have to battle Barcelona for the signature of Cristiano Ronaldo next summer after the Catalan side ramped up their interest in the 29-year-old Real Madrid forward. • Gareth Bale has turned down an opportunity to return to the Premier League, rejecting a €185 million (£150m) move to Chelsea. The Welshman is also being tracked by Manchester United but has no intention of leaving Real Madrid. • Tottenham are set to cut their losses on Emmanuel Adebayor and sell the misfiring striker in January. The Togolese frontman has struggled for goals and has just 18 months left on his contract. • Liverpool and Tottenham are said to be planning €30 million bids for Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle as the Germany international and World Cup winner has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. • Arsenal have set their sights on a move for 27-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender. • Liverpool are set to make a £25m bid for Chelseas 24-year-old forward Andre Schurrle, but they face stiff competition from Tottenham. • Manchester United are keen on signing £7.5m Brazilian striker Douglas Coutinho, 20, from Atletico Paranaense. • Arsenal and Manchester United have been handed a boost in their pursuit of West Ham defender Winston Reid, with the Hammers ready to sell the 26-year-old New Zealander if he does not commit to a new deal. • Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Christoph Kramer, 23 admits he is interested in a move to the Premier League, with Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs all credited with an interest. • Out-of-favour West Brom defender Gareth McAuley, 34, admits he is hoping to catch the attention of other clubs with his performances for Northern Ireland in the international window. • Aston Villa defender Enda Stevens, 24, says he wants to make his loan switch to Doncaster Rovers permanent. • Manchester City and Chelsea could miss out on reported target Koke of Atletico Madrid, with Barcelona stepping up their attempts to land the 22-year-old midfielder. • West Brom are prepared to let reserve goalkeeper Luke Daniels, 26, go out on loan. • New Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini is eying January loan moves for a host of Premier League players, including Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic, 21, Spurs defender Vlad Chiriches, 25, and Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah, 22. However, Nastasic has been offered to Arsenal and Tottenham for a cut-price £5m. • Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has advised his rival for the number 1 jersey, Petr Cech, to seek a move away from the club. • Roy Hodgson says Southampton keeper Fraser Forster could put pressure on Joe Hart for the England goalkeepers spot • England manager Roy Hodgson says Joe Harts status as first-choice goalkeeper for the national team is far from guaranteed. • England captain Wayne Rooney says he almost quit football as a teenager. • Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits it kills him to talk about Wayne Rooneys achievements at Manchester United. • QPR goalkeeper Rob Green says he would like to become a football club chief executive when he hangs up his boots. • Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris says the players, not manager Mauricio Pochettino, must take the blame for Spurs poor form. • Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes Wayne Rooney may have cost England their best chance of World Cup success. • West Ham striker Andy Carroll got Newcastle United fans talking after posting a picture of St James Park on his Instagram page. • Stoke City defender Geoff Cameron took to Twitter to encourage American pop star Ariana Grande to produce a Christmas album. • Everton defender John Stones is top of the Premier League when it comes to charity work, according to a new report. • Coventry City were left red-faced after their club shop sold training shirts featuring the branding of rival club Leicester City.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 05:11:02 +0000
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