what is with Man U and only targeting spanish midfielders..
Iniesta.. Cesc.. Thiago.. Mata.. Koke.. Herrera.

Donuts wrote:Didn't Mata grow up supporting Real Madrid??
would be odd seeing him at Atletico Madrid, but I agree that would probably be his best destination.

so was/is Juanfran and he plays for Atleti now

Norwich City midfielder Robert Snodgrass is not thinking about a move to Celtic, despite being linked with the Scottish champions.

The Glasgow-born Scotland international has been a reported target for Neil Lennon's side, despite the Celtic boss dismissing the speculation at the weekend.

Snodgrass has also played down the chances of leaving for Celtic, saying he remains focused on helping Norwich improve the inconsistent form shown of late in the Premier League.

"Glasgow is my home town and when I go back I stay about five seconds away from the Celtic stadium," Snodgrass told reporters.

"So when something like this happens, there are loads of people texting me saying 'What's going on?

"All I can say is that for now I'm at Norwich and I have 18 months left on my contract. I'm just focusing on doing as well as I possibly can for Norwich at this minute."

Difficult indeed to imagine Chelsea sell Mata to United, but money is money and Chelsea seem to be making efforts to comply with the Financial Fair Play rules / trying to limit their losses anyway.

But how's this: If United want Koke, would Chelsea be OK with selling Mata to Atletico then as replacement for Koke? I mean, if Atletico were willing to sell Koke to United only if they can first sign Mata from Chelsea.

isn't Koke's new release clause 60m?

I thought Koke signed a new contract recently.. Would Atletico still sell him if they can get Mata?

Lille interested in Corchia, according to L'Equipe.

Borussia Monchengladbach interested in Kallstrom, according to Bild.

Celtic could bid for Benfica midfielder Djuricic, according to A Bola.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed that Bayern Munich turned down a big-money offer from Chelsea for Franck Ribery in 2008.

The France international was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid at the time, but Rummenigge has made it clear that the Spanish giants were not the only team after Ribery's signature.

"Ribery is a hero with the fans and it's a good thing that we didn't give in when Real Madrid and a few more teams showed an interest in signing him in 2008," the Bayern chairman was quoted as saying by TZ.

"We solved everything like gentlemen with Madrid, although I must stress that there was no official offer. They made an enquiry and we closed the door on a move right away.

"We could have made a lot of money, because we also had an official offer from Chelsea that was utter madness. It was the right thing not to sell him, though.

"That showed all clubs that Bayern are a buying club rather than a selling club. That's the way it works with the big teams. You don't stand a chance if a team like Barcelona or Madrid don't want to sell and the same thing goes for Bayern these days."

Liverpool interested in Estudiantes midfielder Romero, according to A Bola.

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Inter made a €15m bid for Hernanes, however Lazio want €20m, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Valencia to sign Vargas from Napoli on loan for the rest of the season, according to AS.

Cavani could be attracted to a move to Manchester United to play as the focal point there, according to L'Equipe. Sir Alex Ferguson recently called PSG manager Laurent Blanc to see if Cavani could join.

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PSG could offer over €80m for Hazard in the summer, according to France Football.

PSG also interested in Cabaye and Pjanic, according to L'Equipe. They could make a €25m bid for Cabaye soon. PSG have started talks with Roma for Pjanic and Pastore could head to Roma as part of the deal.

Sevilla reject €12m bid for Alberto Moreno, according to Diario de Sevilla. Real Madrid, Manchester United and Napoli are interested in him.

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Napoli interested in Alex Song, according to Sport.

Cavani, Mata, Coentrao   

Reus and Gundogan in the summer

Fergie calling up Blanc to enquire for Cavani, Blanc wouldn't even pick the phone up for Moyes

 

Gus Poyet has told Sky Sports that Sunderland hope to complete the signing of goalkeeper Oscar Ustari later today. He is a 27-year-old Argentinian international.

He is a free agent after he was released by Almeria.

Claudio Marchisio says he has no intention of leaving Juventus this winter amid interest from Manchester United, insisting that he intends to honour his contract with the Serie A champions.

United manager David Moyes travelled to Italy earlier this month to see the 28-year-old in action in Juventus' Serie A win over Cagliari, and the expected arrival of Fredy Guarin from Inter has further fuelled speculation about Marchisio's future.

However, the midfielder has stressed that he will not get distracted by the rumours as he sees his long-term future in Turin.

"Every transfer window things get talked about, but I'm happy about it as I have a long contract at Juventus and I intend to honour it," Marchisio told Rai Sport.

Newcastle interested in Sochaux's Bakambu, according to L'Equipe.

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West Ham interested in Gilardino, according to Corriere dello Sport.

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Liverpool interested in Nigel De Jong, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Liverpool preparing to make a €18m offer for Salah, according to Basellandschaftliche Zeitung.

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Arsenal, Zenit and Valencia interested in Benfica's Rodrigo, who is worth €25m, according to O Jogo.

Guardian reports that Manchester United will not entertain any potential swap deal including Juan Mata and Wayne Rooney.

ESPN FC has been told that the Red Devils have not made a bid for the out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder, and the Guardian's article states David Moyes' side will not be forced into letting the England striker leave for Stamford Bridge even if they do launch a formal bid for Mata.

Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates looks set to secure a six-month loan deal with Nacional in his native Uruguay to complete his recovery from injury, according to Sky Sports.

Pastore has FINALLY started looking decent at CM no less.... no way PSG let him move unless they sign another CM. They can't with Rabiot's injury...

Bayern to move for Rosicky

Bayern Munich are considering a move for Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky whose contract expires at the end of the season.

Source: Evening Standard

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Moyes to scout Herrmann against Bayern

David Moyes will head to Germany to watch Patrick Herrmann in action for Borussia Monchengladbach against Bayern Munich.

Source: Daily Telegraph

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Arsenal reject Napoli approach for Vermaelen

Arsenal have rejected an approach from Napoli for defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Source: The Independent

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Levy wants Berbatov to return to Tottenham

Daniel Levy wants to bring Dimitar Berbatov back to Tottenham however coach Tim Sherwood is reluctant to sign the striker.

Source: Daily Mirror

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Manchester City plan Diego Lopez move

Manchester City are planning a summer move for Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez.

Source: Daily Mail

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Juventus pressing for Nani but United demand too much

Nani wants to leave Manchester United for Juventus, but the Italians will not pay the English side's €20 million (£16.5m) asking price. A deal could be done at around €12m (£10m).

Source: Tuttosport

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PSG ready to make bumper Hazard offer

PSG could make a really huge offer to Chelsea for Eden Hazard during summer transfer window. The Ligue 1 side are ready to offer upwards of €80 million.

Source: France Football

20 Million for Nani

This is not 2009.