TRANSFER GOSSIP Chelsea will sign Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, 25, this summer by offering £32m, a fee which will trigger a release clause. Full story: The Sun (subscription required) Manchester United will face competition from local rivals Manchester City for the signature of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The 26-year-old former Arsenal captain is set to fall victim to a summer revamp at the Nou Camp. Full story: Metro Manchester City have also been linked with a £53m bid for Juventuss 21-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba, who joined the Italians from Manchester United in July 2012. Full story: Daily Express Manchester City are close to sealing a £20m deal for Portos defensive midfielder Fernando, 26, whom they pursued in January. Full story: Daily Mirror Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna, 31, is set to open talks with Manchester City after rejecting Arsenals £80,000-a-week contract extension offer. Full story: Daily Mail Everton are lining up a summer move for 22-year-old Celtic winger James Forrest. Manager Roberto Martinez is also keen to bring in 20-year-old Dundee United defender Andrew Robertson. Full story: Daily Record Chelsea have opened talks with Hamburg over 20-year-old attacker Hakan Calhanoglu, although their valuation of £7.5m is £4.5m less than the German sides. Full story: Daily Mail Liverpool striker Iago Aspas, 26, wants a return to former club Celta Vigo after a disappointing debut season on Merseyside. He has made only 14 Premier League appearances, nine as a substitute. Full story: Inside Futbol Stoke City are chasing Besiktas striker Hugo Almeida. The 29-year-old has scored 17 goals in 52 games for Portugal. Full story: Daily Mirror Swansea are close to securing a deal for Valenciennes attacker Mathieu Dossevi. The 26-year-old is available on a free transfer after scoring 10 goals in 82 games for the Ligue 1 club. Full story: Talksport Liverpool will offer unsettled Hatem Ben Arfa a way out of Newcastle with a £6m bid for the 27-year-old attacker. Full story: Metro OTHER GOSSIP Striker Wayne Rooney, 28, was at the centre of an injury mystery on Thursday after he left Manchester Uniteds training session early and was immediately sent for scans. Full story: Daily Mail Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has risked opening up a rift with Louis van Gaal even before he is confirmed as Manchester United manager. Soriano claimed that Van Gaal, who has been heavily linked with the Old Trafford vacancy, alienates players wherever he works. Full story: Daily Mail Manchester City will defy England coach Roy Hodgsons wishes by taking Joe Hart, 27, and James Milner, 28, to Abu Dhabi for an exhibition match at the end of the Premier League season. Full story: Daily Express Manager Alan Pardew, 52, says he will not walk away from his job at Newcastle United as fans plan a mass walk-out during Saturdays final home game of the season, against Cardiff. Full story: Daily Express AND FINALLY Hamburg, five points away from safety in the Bundesliga, have resorted to recruiting a spiritual healer to preserve their status in the German top-flight. Full story: Metro Arsenal and France defender Bacary Sagnas wife Ludivine Kadri has had her Lamborghini covered in a design celebrating the forthcoming World Cup.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 12:57:00 +0000
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