INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL HEADLINES
***Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas
fancies a move to Old Trafford,
if Barcelona want to sell him. Manchester
United tabled a £26million
offer for the Barcelona midfielder on
Monday and Fabregas, 26, would
relish the switch. (The Sun)
***Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis
says the price Paris Saint-
Germain are willing to pay for striker
Edinson Cavani is 'absurd'. PSG are
expected to announce the signing of
Cavani on Tuesday, with the reigning
Ligue 1 champions reported to be willing
to meet Cavani's €63 million
buy-out clause.
***Chelsea boss Mourinho gave a hint that
England veteran Frank
Lampard will not be stepping into the
shade just yet. Jose Mourinho
appears to be giving a clear signal that the
Stamford Bridge legend will be
in the starting line-up for Wednesday’s
friendly against Singha All Stars in
Bangkok. (The Sun)
***Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sven
Bender believes striker Robert
Lewandowski is fully committed to the
German club, despite doubts
surrounding his future.
***Sevilla have secured a season-long loan
deal for Reading midfielder
Daniel Carrico, with a view to a permanent
deal. The former Portugal
Under-21 international moved to the
Madejski Stadium in January from
Sporting Lisbon, but only made three
appearances as the Berkshire club
were relegated from the Premier League.
***Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre
says it is the club's job to
'convince' Luis Suarez to stay at Anfield.
(SkySports)
***Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has
disclosed that Wayne Rooney
would be a "brilliant signing" for Chelsea
and would welcome him at
Stamford Bridge. (SkySports)
***Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta says it
is about time Arsene Wenger
joined the last of the big spenders. The
Arsenal boss has promised he is
going to break the habit of a lifetime and
launch a major assault on the
transfer market this summer. And Arteta
cannot wait to welcome the
world-class signings he believes the club
need to compete for the title.
***Liverpool have confirmed on Monday
that captain Steven Gerrard has
signed an extension to his contract which
will keep him at Anfield for the
next two seasons at least. (SkySports)
***Former Barcelona striker David Villa is
confident that he has the
ability to replace Radamel Falcao's goals for
new club Atletico Madrid.
The Spain international secured a
€5.1million move to the Estadio Vicente
Calderon after three years at Camp Nou, in
which he netted 48 goals in
116 games.
***Manchester City have told Serbian
defender Aleksandar Kolarov he is
not for sale. New boss Manuel Pellegrini is
unwilling to lose another full-
back after agreeing Maicon’s sale to Roma
amid a purge. (The Sun)
***Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 20,
revealed he is determined to fight
for his place at Stamford Bridge after
spending last season on loan at
West Brom.
***Belgium striker Christian Benteke
wants Spurs to step up their pursuit
of him - because he doesn't want to go
back to Aston Villa this week. (The
Mirror)
***Liverpool are bracing themselves for
Real Madrid to launch a move
this week for Luis Suarez. Spanish giants
Real have been linked with
Uruguay striker Suarez for most of the
summer. (The Mirror)
***Reports coming out from Italy says
Roma have tabled a fresh £6.92m
offer for Arsenal forward Gervinho, as boss
Rudi Garcia looks for a
reunion with the Ivorian striker.
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