NEWS AT THIS HOUR !!! Manchester United are going ahead with plans to make a £55m bid for Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana, 25, and defender Luke Shaw, 18. Barcelona are set to make a £30m bid for Mesut Ozil, 25, this summer, a year after Arsenal paid Real Madrid £42m for the German midfielder. Everton manager Roberto Martinez is looking to bring in Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, 24, as an eventual replacement for 32- year-old Leon Osman. Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna, 31, will leave the Gunners when his contract expires this summer and is seeking a move to either Manchester United or Manchester City. Midfielder Frank Lampard, 35, is set to sign a new one-year deal with Chelsea in the next 10 days. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 21, has been told to return to Chelsea this summer from his loan spell at Atletico Madrid — and could begin next season as their number one. Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, says he would never force a transfer away from the club following rumoured interest from Manchester United and Arsenal. Napoli defender Pablo Armero, 27, is hoping that his performances on loan at West Ham since January will have persuaded manager Sam Allardyce to sign him on a permanent basis this summer. Forward Gerard Deulofeu, 20, could be set to extend his loan stay at Everton from Barcelona for another season following an impressive spell at Goodison Park. Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is weighing up a £5m bid for 24-year-old Monaco striker Emmanuel Riviere. Chelsea are set to reward Cesar Azpilicueta, 24, for a good season with a new £70,000-a-week contract, despite the clubs interest in signing fellow left-back Shaw, 18, from Southampton as a possible replacement for Ashley Cole. However, the Blues are also said to be looking at Sevillas Alberto Moreno, 21, as a successor to Cole. David Moyess reign as Manchester United manager will have been worth £7m to the Scot in wages and compensation once his settlement is finalised. Moyes is said to feel let down by his predecessor at United Sir Alex Ferguson, who he thinks failed to support him enough in the latter stages of his tenure at Old Trafford. But Ferguson has told a charity lunch he was unhappy with the way the club handled the dismissal of his successor. Ferguson also tried to save his fellow Scot Moyes from the axe, pleading his case to the rest of the Manchester United board. Ferguson interrupted Ryan Giggss first training session with a phone call of support for the United interim boss. Juventus boss Antonio Conte has emerged as a contender for the post of United manager. Martinez has dismissed talk linking him with the vacant post at Old Trafford following his successful season in charge at Everton. Uniteds players are in the firing line after the Glazer family arrived in England yesterday to carry out their own post-mortem following Moyess dismissal. Tottenham players are considering a pre-match handshake snub for Charlie Adam this weekend with the north Londoners having not forgiven the Stoke midfielder for his tackle on Paulinho in December which left the Brazilian out for a month. Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert insists he will not buckle under pressure despite his sides struggles in the Premier League this season. Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre says the club have recovered from being seconds from financial disaster to re-establish themselves at the top of English football. A disgruntled Manchester United fan who had the words Moyes out tattooed on his backside has had the body art updated with the addition of Job complete following the sacking of Moyes.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:33:02 +0000
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