sports barazza Tuesday 6 jan 2015 Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers believes an FA Cup birthday present would be the perfect send-off for Steven Gerrard. Lukas Podolski has joined Inter Milan from Arsenal on loan for the remainder of the season, the Gunners have announced on their official website. The 29-year-old, who joined the Gunners from Cologne in the summer of 2012, had become frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities, often used as an impact player from the bench by manager Arsene Wenger. Rangers International Football Club has rejected a possible £18m takeover offer from American Robert Sarver, saying it undervalues the Ibrox outfit. Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman has been persistently linked with a move to Manchester United in recent months, but his current boss believes he has a huge role to play with his current employers in the second half of this season. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce expects Winston Reid to leave Upton Park when his contract expires in June. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce would not be surprised to learn that Winston Reid already has a verbal agreement with a new club. Steven Gerrard demonstrated the quality and leadership Liverpool will miss when he leaves Anfield as he inspired them to an FA Cup third-round victory at AFC Wimbledon. Javier Hernandez will be sold by Manchester United at the end of the season when the 26-year-olds loan deal at Real Madrid ends. Chelseas pursuit of Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric is set to end in disappointment with the 23year-old choosing Leicester City instead of the Blues. The Blues have beaten Arsenal and Liverpool in the race to sign Saint-Etiennes young midfielder Rayan Souici, 16, who has been dubbed the new Paul Pogba. Sunderland could pay Celtic as much as £8m for defender Virgil van Dijk, 23. Wilfried Bony has told Swansea City he would be interested in moving to a Champions League club this month. The 26-year-old, who will be part of Ivory Coasts Africa Cup of Nations bid in January, has interested Premier League champions Manchester City. Manchester City could lose Micah Richards to Chelsea this summer. The defender, 26, is on loan at Fiorentina but is out of contract at the end of the season. Inter Milan have beaten Liverpool to the signature of 23-year-old Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri. Southampton are considering a move for Porto defender Bruno Martins Indi. The 22-year-old was a target for Saints boss Ronald Koeman in the summer. Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed the club are interested in signing midfielder Wesley Sneijder, 30, from Galatasaray. Leeds United have offered 17-year-old midfielder Lewis Cook a new contract to fend off interest from Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham. Former Mainz manager Thomas Tuchel topped a vote of all candidates for the vacant Newcastle managerial position in the Newcastle Chronicle. The 41-year-old got 20% of the votes and the paper believes Glenn Hoddle, Real Madrid coach Paul Clement and Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe are under consideration. Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has been fined £20,000 for smoking in the showers after the New Years Day defeat at ¬Southampton. Jamie Carragher was quick to point out the significance of Steven Gerrards FA Cup brace against AFC Wimbledon Johann Cruyff has told Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal to stop moaning about the lack of a winter break in England. Van Gaal voiced his displeasure as United were forced to play twice in under 48 hours between Christmas and New Year. Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez could replace Brendan Rodgers at the end of the season, admitting he has offers on the table and is unsure of his future at current club Napoli. Lionel Messi is fed up with Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, and feels his boss does not listen to colleagues. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was quick to highlight Steven Gerrards contribution in the Reds FA Cup win over AFC Wimbledon. Gerrard scored twice in a 2-1 victory less than a week after announcing he will leave the club this summer. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi fuelled rumours of a potential £200m move to Chelsea by following the Premier League leaders and some of their players on Instagram. The four-time world player of the year, 27, followed ex-Barcelona team-mate Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis, while his girlfriend followed the Blues on Twitter. It would appear ex-Newcastle forward Hatem Ben Arfa is glad to be back in France. After signing an 18-month deal at Nice following the termination of his contract at St James Park, he began life at his new home by doing a bit for local tourism. Discover the city at night to finish the day, tweeted the club along with a vine of Ben Arfa on a Ferris wheel. Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey sent a good-luck wish to Lukas Podolski, who completed a loan move to Inter Milan on Monday. Podolski moves to the San Siro until the end of the season. Ramsey tweeted: Changing room will be a bit quieter without him in it! Good luck Lukas Podolski with your loan move at Inter, going to be missed. Manchester City centre-back Martin Demichelis has been filmed scoring a stunning volley which former Netherlands striker Marco van Basten would be proud of. Serie A side Sampdoria adopted an unusual kick-off routine in their 3-0 defeat at Lazio on Monday, when nine players lined up along the halfway line. Shevchenko: Neuer for Ballon dOr The former AC Milan striker hopes the Germany goalkeeper wins the prize, while revealing his fondest memories of Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti Transfer Talk: Man City set up Messi bid With Barcelona suffering problems off the pitch, reports claim City could look to capitalise on that uncertainty with a move for the Argentina star Rodgers relieved after Wimbledon scare The Reds boss says his side should have scored two or three more goals in the second half but was full of praise for Neil Ardleys men after their cup clash at Kingsmeadow Barcelona dont have strong players - Busquets The midfielder has confessed he and his team-mates are struggling to defend set-pieces after conceding from another corner-kick on Sunday My learning curve is over - Lucas Moura The winger says he is fully adapted to life in Paris after scoring in their cup win over Montpellier on Monday night I expected a Manchester United mutiny - Van Gaal The Dutchman had been the target of whistles and white handkerchiefs at some of his former clubs, and was expecting Old Trafford to rise up against him following a poor start Sneijder would boost Juventus - Allegri The midfielder is one of the clubs top transfer targets in January as the Bianconeri bid to add a playmaker to their squad Zubizarreta was never good enough, but Barcelonas problems run right to the top : The sporting director was ousted from his post on Monday and leaves after a troublesome tenure, but there are plenty of other things wrong at Camp Nou Aguero closing in on Manchester City return The Argentina international has been out of action since injuring a knee against Everton at the start of December but has confirmed he has returned to light training Montella bitterly disappointed at Neto decision The Brazilian goalkeepers current deal expires at the end of the season and he has opted not to extend his contract Manchester United to face Cambridge - FA Cup fourth round draw in full The League Two club started out in the first round and are the lowest-ranked side still in the competition. Elsewhere, holders Arsenal will face Brighton and Hove Albion • I would have chosen Nice over Real Madrid - Ben Arfa Nice announced the signing of the 27-year-old on Monday, and he stated that not even an offer from the European champions could have changed his mind Transfer Talk: Juventus closing in on Sneijder deal The Netherlands international is close to making a return to Serie A from Galatasaray, though Southampton are also interested in his signature Roma are the best in Italy - Stramaccioni With Udinese hosting Roma in Serie A on Tuesday, the Zebrette coach has revealed his belief that the Giallorossi are the nations top side Watch Jackson Martinezs record-breaking, top-corner stunner for Porto The Colombian broke Hulks scoring record for the Portuguese side with a sublime curling goal from range Alaba returns to Bayern training The 22-year-old has been out since November following a knee ligament tear, but made his return to practice early alongside some other recovering team-mates Official: Arsenal forward Podolski joins Inter on loan The World Cup winner has been vocal about his desire to either play more this season or leave and has secured a chance to try his hand in Serie A under Roberto Mancini Puyol leaves Barcelona The former Spain centre-back has quit his post following the sacking of sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta earlier on Monday Manchester City striker Guidetti nears permanent Celtic move The Swede has been on loan with the Scottish champions, for whom he has scored 11 goals so far this season, and could join them for good in a €3.8 million (£3m) deal The Man Utd reject & AC Milan misfit on an Asian Cup mission Goal examines three key players carrying Japans hopes at the tournament, with Maya Yoshida joining the AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund men in the spotlight Liverpool in pole position if Milner quits Manchester City The Reds are huge admirers of the midfielder whose contract expires this summer, although the Premier League champions remain optimistic of agreeing a new deal Boateng: Bayern aiming for Champions League final The World Cup-winning defender has disclosed that Pep Guardiolas man are eager for a return to the showpiece event, which will be held in Berlin, having missed out last season Manchester City target Barkley wont be sold in January - Roberto Martinez The Everton midfielder is a long-term target for Manuel Pellegrinis side but the Spaniard is adamant that he will keep his best players at least until the end of the season • Enzo Perez revels in dream Valencia debut The 28-year-old was pleased to have made his debut for los Che in Sundays victory over Real Madrid and praised the fans for their support following his move from Benfica Barcelona terminate Zubizarreta contract The clubs former goalkeeper has been sacked as sporting director after more than four years in the role Tevez might stay at Juventus, says Allegri The coach feels that the striker could go back on his recent comments in which he suggested he would not extend his contract in Turin beyond next summer Leicester swoop to hijack Chelseas Kramaric move Nigel Pearsons side have agreed a deal worth €11.9 million (£9.3m) for the Croatia international forward, who is set to undergo a medical and finalise personal terms on Tuesday El Shaarawys Real Madrid performance must become the norm - Inzaghi The Rossoneri coach has confidence that the 22-year-old can build upon his two-goal display against los Blancos and begin to perform to a high level with frequency Fletcher backs Di Maria to be key for Manchester United The Argentina international came off the bench to score a fine goal against Yeovil Town on Sunday and his team-mate believes that he will have a big impact in 2015 • Manchester City continue Nastasic talks with Schalke The 21-year-old defender has been frozen out of the first team this season but an agreement to take him to Gelsenkirchen could hinge on a compromise over the structure of the deal • Im a sucker for a hopeless cause, Australia coach Ange Postecoglou In one of his most candid interviews ever, Goal goes one-on-one with the Socceroos coach as he prepares to lead the men in green and gold on home soil Tottenham deny mischief making Lloris sale report The 28-year-old was linked with a big-money move to Real Madrid in overnight reports but the club have rejected the idea of cashing in on one of their star players Hes a boy I want to keep - Blanc keen for Rabiot stay The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder has been heavily linked with a loan move to Tottenham but the ex-Manchester United defender wants to retain the services of the 19-year-old Ronaldo names his all-time greatest XI The former Selecao striker has chosen the players he regards as the best to have graced the game Udinese - Roma Betting: Back Garcias men to march on in Tuesdays tussle The visitors can maintain their title challenge with a win over Andrea Stramaccionis side and our tipster is backing Rudi Garcias men to pick up maximum points on their travels Oh no, what is this? - Liverpool wont be able to deal with me, declares Akinfenwa The 16-and-a-half-stone striker, who is regularly referred to as the worlds strongest footballer, hopes to write his name into Wimbledon and FA Cup legend on Monday Messi misses training with stomach illness The Argentine, who did not start Sundays defeat to Real Sociedad, missed Mondays session with the first team along with Rafinha Mancini confirms interest in Shaqiri The Inter boss is keen to bolster his squad in January and has not ruled out a move for the versatile Switzerland international Who is Salon dOr judge Daniel Johnson? 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