BBC Sportfootball

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Related BBC sites

Page last updated at 18:02 GMT, Thursday, 4 February 2010

Thursday's gossip column - transfer and rumours

TransfersOther gossipAnd finallyNews image

BREAKING GOSSIP

1745 GMT: Liverpool could miss out on signing Standard Liege forward Milan Jovanovic.

"There are many possibilities," the Serb's agent Zoran Stojadinovic told Spanish newspaper Superdeporte, referring to the interest of other clubs. "The situation will be resolved soon, but he has not signed for any club as yet."

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Barcelona are piling the pressure on Arsenal, with the Spanish giants planning a £40m summer swoop for midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: The Sun

Barcelona are also interested in another Gunners player, midfielder Emmanuel Eboue.
Full story: The Sun

Fulham are to battle it out with Arsenal for QPR's 15-year-old striker Raheem Sterling.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Crisis club Portsmouth face the loss of striker Aruna Dindane in the next week - if French side Lens do not receive the £3.5m owed for his transfer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen will consider his future at the club if he is dropped in favour of new arrival Asmir Begovic on Saturday.
Full story: The Sun

Birmingham midfielder Gary McSheffrey will make his loan move to Leeds permanent if the Elland Road outfit are promoted to the Championship this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United's England Under-20 midfielder Matty James is set to join Preston on loan.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has set a March deadline for deciding his future at the club. Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid have all shown an interest in the winger. (The Times)

Preston defender Sean St Ledger has blasted club chairman Derek Shaw for denying him a dream move to Celtic.
Full story: Daily Record

Liverpool are hoping to bring 14-year-old Danish forward Alexander Jacobsen, who is at FC Copenhagen, into their academy. (Daily Star)

OTHER GOSSIP

England manager Fabio Capello will give Chelsea defender John Terry the chance to quit as England captain following newspaper revelations about his private life.
Full story: The Sun

Capello's hopes of having Owen Hargreaves fit for the World Cup finals have suffered another blow after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson removed the midfielder from his Champions League squad.
Full story: The Times

Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai, who has so far lent Portsmouth £20m, is exercising his right to seize control after the cash-strapped club failed to honour their repayments to him.
Full story: The Sun

Chainrai has taken over the 90% shareholding held by Ali Al Faraj to become Portsmouth's fourth owner in a year.
Full story: The Guardian

Manchester City have rejected Real Madrid's claims that they scuppered a last-minute £16.3m transfer for midfielder Fernando Gago.
Full story: The Independent

AND FINALLY

Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs believes team-mate Wayne Rooney is about to join Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid duo Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo in being seen as the best players in the world.
Full story: Daily Star

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham, who is on loan at AC Milan, has signed up for an Italian cookery course. "It's something I've always wanted to do," said the former England captain. (Daily Star)



Print Sponsor


see also
Transfers - February 2010
02 Feb 10 |  Football
Wednesday's gossip column
03 Feb 10 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
03 Feb 10 |  Scottish Premier
Tuesday's gossip column
02 Feb 10 |  Gossip
Tuesday's Scottish gossip
02 Feb 10 |  Scottish Premier


related internet links:
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites