MAVHARIVHARI (Rumours) & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Arsenal have agreed a deal in principle to sign Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, who is currently playing second fiddle to Thibaut Courtois at Stamford Bridge. • Lionel Messis father Jorge says the prospect of his son leaving Barcelona is not even on the table, after an interview the 27-year-old gave earlier this week prompted speculation about a move away. • Louis van Gaal is expecting either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon dOr but feels one of Germanys World Cup-winning squad would merit the award more. • Adama Traore has expressed his delight after signing a new three-year contract with Barcelona. The striker has scored once in 11 appearances for the B-team so far this season but has yet to appear for the senior side in 2014-15. • Bayern Munich winger and Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri, 23, could be forced to stay with the German champions until the end of the season as he is cup tied in the Champions League. • Jose Mourinho has ordered his scouts to keep tabs on Ipswich defender Tyrone Mings, 21, as a potential long-term replacement for John Terry at Chelsea. • Manchester United are preparing a move for AC Milan defender Adil Rami, 28. • Manchester City are willing to activate 26-year-old Colombia winger Juan Cuadrados £28m release clause to beat rivals Manchester United to his signing. • Manchester United are planning to sell Angel Di Maria, 26, to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer to create funds for a sensational move for either Real Madrids Gareth Bale, 25, or Cristiano Ronaldo, 29. • Southampton will offer England international Nathaniel Clyne a new deal to fend off interest in the 23-year-old right-back from Liverpool. • Borussia Dortmund centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos, 26, is to return to action just two weeks after suffering a broken leg with the German side to face Arsenal in the Champions League next Wednesday. • Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton has described Daniel Sturridges latest injury setback as a major blow for the club - and has warned the Reds will struggle to improve their fortunes in the coming weeks. • QPR manager Harry Redknapp says Chelsea are certainties to win the Premier League title. • Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure tweeted (external) a picture of himself after winning his 100th cap for the Ivory Coast in the 0-0 draw with Cameroon. • Ivory Coast qualified for the African Cup of Nations with a 0-0 draw against Cameron but the match ended in chaos as police had to oversee a pitch invasion in which players such as AS Roma forward Gervinho were caught up.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:45:40 +0000
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