TRANSFER GOSSIP *Manchester United want to buy Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, from Fiorentina but fear the Italian club may raise the asking price beyond their offer of £29m. *The Old Trafford clubs interest in Juventuss Arturo Vidal, 27, may wane over concerns about the Chilean midfielders knee problems. *England goalkeeper Fraser Forster, 26, will leave Celtic for Southampton in an £8m move if the Scottish side fail to overturn their 4-1 deficit to Legia Warsaw and are knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday. *West Ham have had a £7m offer for Bosnia-Hercegovina striker Vedad Ibisevic, 29, rejected by German club Stuttgart as manager Sam Allardyce seeks back-up for injured forward Andy Carroll. *Nottingham Forest manager Stuart Pearce is determined to keep Burnley midfield target Henri Lansbury, 23 at the County Ground. t *Middlesbrough are poised to sign midfielder Adam Clayton, 25, from Championship rivals Huddersfield Town. *Sheffield Wednesday have made a bid for St Johnstone striker Stevie May in an effort to beat South Yorkshire rivals Rotherham to the signing of the 21-year-old. *Arsenal are preparing to make a bid to buy Liverpools 29-year-old defender Daniel Agger. *Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger insists midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, and striker Jay Rodriguez, 25, will be staying at St Marys, with the summer sales at the south coast club now over. *UAE club Al Jazira have rejected talk of a bid for AC Milans former Manchester City and Brazil striker Robinho, 30. *Barcelona made their initial approach for Luis Suarez, 27, before the Liverpool strikers biting incident at the World Cup, which ended with him moving to the Nou Camp. *Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, 24, is determined to re-establish himself in the starting line-up at Old Trafford under new manager Louis van Gaal after getting booed by fans last season. Midfielder Jack Rodwell, 23, hopes his move from Manchester City to Sunderland will help to resurrect his England career. *Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned his Manchester United counterpart Van Gaal he is in for a shock because the Premier League is superior to the leagues in which the Dutchman has previously managed. *Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback, 24, is unconcerned about the prospect of a backlash from Sunderland fans after his move to St James Park from the Stadium of Light. *New Millwall striker Ricardo Fuller, 34, says he has invited friend and fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt, the six-time Olympic champion, to watch a game at The Den. *New Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna, 31, delighted dozens of the clubs fans by posing for photos while joining them on a tour of Etihad Stadium. *Sepp Blatter, president of governing body Fifa, claims it is difficult to find places for women in senior roles because football is such a macho sport. *Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino says new signings are not allowed to stay in a certain hotel in the city because the establishments colour scheme is purple, a colour he believes is bad luck.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 08:55:14 +0000
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