NEWS AT THIS HOUR !! AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, 23, is open to a move to Arsenal after his agent revealed anything is possible this summer. Striker Fernando Torres, 30, says Spain may have to ditch their tiki-taka style if they want to rescue their World Cup dream from disaster. Daniel Sturridges goalscoring World Cup debut came as no surprise to the 24-year-old Liverpool strikers first coach at Cadbury Athletic, Pete Evans, who watched him net 50 goals in a season aged eight. Carlos Velasco Carballo, who sent off Bayern Munichs Bastian Schweinsteiger, 29, after an alleged dive by Rooney in April, has been named as the referee for Englands crunch game against Uruguay. Rubin Kazans France international midfielder Yann MVila, 23, is set to reject Liverpool and Arsenal in favour of a move to Inter Milan. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made £15m- rated Paris St-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, 29, his top transfer target from the World Cup in Brazil. Arsenal and Liverpool also want Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, 28, who is keen to play in the Champions League after becoming a free agent. The agent of Chelsea target Sefa Isci says the 18- year-old Anderlecht defender has rejected the chance of a move to Benfica. Manchester City are unlikely to pursue their former youth-team goalkeeper Keiren Westwood, 29, who left Sunderland at the end of last season. City are looking to provide competition for first-choice Joe Hart after Costel Pantilimon joined the Black Cats. Newcastle United have offered a deal to Hertha Berlins 22-year-old striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga. Manchester United are likely to bid for Sami Khedira, who has also been a target for Arsenal, after Real Madrid told the 27-year-old midfielder he could leave. Another of new United manager Louis van Gaals targets, Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 25, says he is staying with the German club for the immediate future. Everton boss Roberto Martinez is confident he can land Barcelona winger Cristian Tello, 22, on a season-long loan as the Spanish club seem willing to let him out for the campaign, rather than offload him permanently. Crystal Palace are moving closer to a £1.5m deal for former Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, 29, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Anzhi Makhachkala from Spartak Moscow. Middlesbrough are keeping tabs on Sammy Ameobi, with Newcastle open to offers for the 22-year-old forward. Turkish side Besiktas want to take Fulham striker Kostas Mitroglou, 26, on a one-year loan deal. Premier League newcomers Leicester City are interested in Port Vales out-of-contract defender Joe Davis, 20, who has been offered a new deal by the Valiants. Spain national team coach Vicente Del Bosque says the team must be brave and aggressive in their match against Chile on Wednesday. South Korean striker Lee Keun-ho, 29, who scored a crucial goal for his team to earn a draw against Russia, has always been chronically undervalued as a football asset and his goal had a taste of redemption. Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 26, has asked his manager to change the teams formation for the game against Iran, because Iran, like Bosnia, will be quite defensive when they face each other on Saturday. New Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, says he told Barcelona to let him leave, and claims they tried to stop him departing. Stoke boss Mark Hughes has returned from holiday keen to resolve the future of 25-year-old midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who has again hinted at a move. Former Forest Green boss David Hockaday is expected to be named Leeds United head coach. Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini on Twitter, following his sides 2-1 win over Algeria: Well done for the first game. Thanks for your support. You are really amazing. Now focus for the second one German astronaut Alexander Gerst on Facebook: We managed to fit 20 minutes of live #worldcup in between our 10 hours of science experiments. Congrats to the German team from space! Germany striker Thomas Muller dedicated his hat- trick against Portugal to his wife on Facebook. USA striker Clint Dempsey posted a photo on Facebook of himself with American vice- president in the team dressing room following their victory over Ghana. Brazil legend Pele had to listen to the first half of the World Cup hosts 0-0 draw with Mexico on the radio because of traffic jams in Sao Paulo. Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 26, tracked down and had a photo with the mascot whose hand he inadvertently missed shaking before the Bosnia- Hercegovina game. Five-time NBA champion and former most valuable player Kobe Bryant, 35, says football is his favourite sport. Tottenham are willing to listen to offers for striker Emmanuel Adebayor with fellow forward Roberto Soldado also set to be sold. Manchester United have moved into the race to sign rising Holland star Daley Blind, with negotiations to sign Luke Shaw having stalled. Gunners midfielder Santi Cazorla has been linked with a move to La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. Manchester United will rebuff any attempt by Real Madrid to sign Adnan Januzaj. Al Arabi manager Dan Petrescu has claimed Barcelona star Xavi has agreed to join, saying the Spain international has already signed a pre-contract agreement. Manchester City are expected to complete the £1.5million signing of Racing Club midfielder Bruno Zuculini this week, and then loan him out to another Premier League side.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:10:49 +0000
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