Friday, December 7, 2012

Friday's round up of the top transfer stories

- CSKA Moscow playmaker Keisuke Honda is back on Liverpool's radar, according to the Daily Star.



- Paris St Germain have turned their attention from Ashley Cole to Patrice Evra in their search for a new left-back, according to reports in France.



- Manchester United are to bid £8million for Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, according to Dailymail.



- Arsene Wenger is confident Bacary Sagna will sign a new contract with Arsenal but is frustrated by the lack of progress in talks between the club and Theo Walcott.



- Manchester City and Chelsea have been encouraged to make a move for Paraguayan starlet Mauro Caballero after the player's father said he expects the young forward to play in Europe.



- Manchester City are interested in Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral, according to Dailymail.



- Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is pinning all his hopes on confirming Pep Guardiola as his new manager after firing Roberto Di Matteo and seeing an unimpressive start from his successor Rafa Benítez, says The Sun.



- Tottenham could launch a summer move for Italy striker Fabio Quagliarella following reports that he has decided to end his stay at Juventus.



- Newcastle have emerged as leading contenders for West Ham midfielder Momo Diame should he leave in January.



- Nigel Adkins has warned the Premier League big guns to forget about prising teenage sensation Luke Shaw away from Southampton.



- Stoke City are giving a trial to Sporting Kansas City striker Kei Kamara.



- West Ham United are fighting it out with Catania to sign Danish goalkeeper Jesper Hansen, according to sources in Italy.



- Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has rejected suggestions that Darren Bent is up for sale and insists there has been no interest shown in the England striker.



- QPR manager Harry Redknapp has handed a trial to defender Tal Ben Haim.



- Swansea, Wigan, Leeds and Huddersfield are set to do battle for Ryan Fraser in January after the Aberdeen youngster rejected a new contract.



- Thomas Sorensen has admitted he does not want to sit on the bench for the remainder of his Stoke City contract and is keeping his future options open.



- Bayern Munich and Fenerbahce have ruled out making bids for Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder, who is believed to be a January transfer target for Manchester United.



- AC Milan are ready to trump Manchester United and a string of Serie A sides in the race to sign Angelo Ogbonna.



- Fiorentina sporting director Daniele Prade has played down reports linking the club with Southampton's Gaston Ramirez, whilst admitting the player he would most like to sign is Gareth Bale.



- Italian champions Juventus are refusing to give up on signing Didier Drogba.



- Juventus will offer £5m for Arsenal target Fernando Llorente in January, according to reports in Italy.



- Mauro Zarate's agent has insisted the Lazio forward is likely to stay at the club until his contract expires in 2014.



- Ibrahim Afellay says he is enjoying his spell on loan with Schalke but does not expect to find out where his future lies until the end of the season.



- Marcos Rocha has played down talk of an impending move to Newcastle, admitting that he will be staying with Atletico Mineiro until next summer.



- Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia has revealed his dream is to play in Italy but admits he may have to wait for a big move.



- Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway has laid into the press for suggesting that Wilfried Zaha could be on his way to Arsenal.



- Adam Henley has put pen-to-paper on a new long-term deal at Blackburn Rovers.

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