Napoli are set to rival a host of Premier League clubs for Portos 20- year-old forward Juan Iturbe - the latest in a long line of players to be compared to Barcelonas Lionel Messi. Dnipro president Igor Kolomoyskyi says he is in talks with Tottenham over a deal for 24-year-old Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, who saw a move to Liverpool fall through in January. Sevilla are willing to listen to offers for 21-year-old Spanish full-back Alberto Moreno, who is wanted by Liverpool. Liverpool and Manchester City have lost out to Ajax in the race to sign 17-year-old Richairo Zivkovic. The forward will join the Dutch champions at the end of the season, on a three-year deal. Liverpool are planning a £25m summer move for Benficas 23-year-old striker Rodrigo, the former Spain Under-21 international who had a loan stint at Bolton three seasons ago. Argentina forward Messi, 26, has played down the prospect of a move to Manchester City by stressing that he wants to finish his career at Barcelona. Manchester United could look to make a double raid on Spanish club Atletico Madrid this summer, targeting 25- year-old striker Diego Costa and manager Diego Simeone. Championship promotion chasers Wigan are lining up a loan move for West Ham midfielder Jack Collison, 25. Sunderland boss Gus Poyet wants to keep on-loan Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 22, beyond the end of this season. Manchester United have dismissed reports that manager David Moyes fell out with player-coach Ryan Giggs, 40, after Sundays 3-0 defeat at home by Liverpool. Uniteds board will give Moyes three games to prove he should remain in the Old Trafford dugout. And Moyes stayed away as United suffered another defeat on Monday - with the reserves losing on penalties to Bolton in the quarter-finals of the Lancashire Senior Cup. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 33, wants the clubs American owners to sort out a new contract for manager Brendan Rodgers straight away. Neutral fans want to see Liverpool win this seasons Premier League title as a reward for Gerrards loyalty, according to their former midfielder Jan Molby. Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, should be in Englands World Cup squad despite a dip in form, says his club manager Roberto Martinez. Former Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, 25, says football is still not providing enough defibrillators at football grounds, two years after he suffered a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:56:39 +0000
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