Thursday Football Gossip Portos Colombia international striker Jackson Martinez is said to be on the verge of completing a transfer to Chelsea. His agent has reportedly travelled to London to discuss the terms of a deal that will cost the Blues around £33m. Chelsea are also thought to be favourites to sign Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic who prefers the Stamford Bridge club to Manchester United and Liverpool, if he chooses to leave Sevilla instead of signing a new contract. Tottenham technical director Fabio Baldini was at Tuesdays Basel-Chelsea match amid reports Spurs are planning a January move for the Swiss clubs £20m-rated Egypt international striker Mohamed Salah. Arsenal are interested in Basel right-back Fabian Schar who was an intern with a Swiss bank a couple of years ago. Manchester United are monitoring Portos Brazilian international left-back Alex Sandro as they continue their search for a replacement for Patrice Evra, who is expected to leave Old Trafford at the end of the season. Liverpool striker Fabio Borini currently on loan at Sunderland, could return to Italy in another loan move. And finally Mathieu Flamini, who upset some Arsenal fans by cutting off the sleeves of his shirt in Tuesdays Champions League match against Marseille, thus going against a long-standing tradition that players should wear the same style of shirt as their captain, has vowed not to repeat the move.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 07:35:06 +0000
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