Barcelona have nothing more to offer Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas to woo him away from the gunners, says Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger, the Gunners boss, has claimed that the Spain star would stay with his team for another five years.
Dusan Pernis’s plate is full, with Fulham and West Ham showing consuming interest in the Dundee United goalkeeper.
Standard Liege’s Belgium international midfielder Steven Defour could soon be richer by £10 million, with Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson about to offer him the sum, to replace Javier Mascherano. The Argentine has gone public with his desire to leave Liverpool.
Mascherano himself is set to receive twice that amount from European champions Inter Milan. Curiously, the Italian club have a former Liverpudlian, Rafael Benitez, at the helm.
Manchester City want Aston Villa’s midfielder James Milner but the sides have different perceptions on the right fee. Villa want City to up their offer from £24 million to £30 million.
Carlton Cole will not leave West Ham for Stoke after the club have rejected the £9 million offering by Stoke for the 26-year-old striker.
31-year-old striker Craig Bellamy could soon succumb to Fulham boss Mark Hughes’s persuasion to join the team at Craven Cottage. Manchester City’s Bellamy has been contemplating a counter-offer from Tottenham.
Mesut Ozil declaration of his «love» for Spain could mean bad news for Manchester United and Arsenal; both clubs are chasing the young German star of the World Cup. Real Madrid could get the lion’s share of that love. Ozil has a year to go with Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
Barcelona could lose Aleksandr Hleb to the Premier League; Hleb is set to swallow the bait from one of many English clubs fishing for the the former Arsenal midfielder.