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Thursday, April 14, 2011

2011-4-14 England

Arsenal
Ahmed Elmohamady is keen to sign a permanent contract at Sunderland this summer despite interest from three other outfits including Arsenal.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa coach Gerard Houllier is reportedly keen to be reunited with Kim Kallstrom, after taking the midfielder to Olympique Lyon in 2006.

Birmingham
Birmingham are hopeful defender Roger Johnson will be fit for their crucial home clash with Sunderland after suffering concussion last weekend.

Blackburn
Striker Nikola Kalinic admitted he will have to look for a new club in the summer if he fails to force his way back into the Blackburn side.

Blackpool
Blackpool defender David Carney confirmed he will miss the rest of the season after he was adviced to undergo surgery for his shoulder injury.

Bolton
Bolton Wanderers striker Ivan Klasnic insists he will not let anyone down if selected to lead the Trotters' FA Cup charge against Stoke City.

Chelsea
Goalkeeper David de Gea, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, has conceded that he would find it difficult to leave Atletico Madrid.

Everton
Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has confirmed that he is 'ready and waiting' to hold talks over a contract extension at Goodison Park.

Fulham
Darlington boss Mark Cooper has denied claims that highly-rated defender Dan Burn has agreed to leave Quakers for Premier League outfit Fulham.

Liverpool
Liverpool are ready to make another attempt to land striker Mario Gomez and will reportedly make an offer worth EUR30 million to Bayern Munich.

Manchester City
Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez has attracted the attention of Man City, who are reportedly preparing a EUR20 million bid for his services.

Manchester United
Goalkeeper David de Gea, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, has conceded that he would find it difficult to leave Atletico.

Newcastle
Alan Pardew has dismissed claims a deal is in place for Jose Enrique to join Liverpool and insisted the left-back could yet stay at Newcastle.

Stoke City
Stoke midfielder Rory Delap is desperate to secure a place in this season's FA Cup final after injury robbed him a place in the 2003 showpiece.

Sunderland
Ahmed Elmohamady is keen to sign a permanent contract at Sunderland this summer despite interest from three other outfits including Arsenal.

Tottenham
Tottenham defender Gareth Bale acknowledged Real had been the better side over both games, and that the defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.

West Brom
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson remains hopeful attacking midfielder Graham Dorrans will return from his ankle injury before the end of the season.

West Ham
Kieron Dyer could make a shock comeback for West Ham Utd against Aston Villa on Saturday following his return from his loan spell at Ipswich.

Wigan
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is yet to decide who will replace left-back Maynor Figueroa in the club's relegation six-pointer at Blackpool.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton head coach Mick McCarthy says all player contract talks are on hold until the club's future in the Premier League is decided.

2011-4-14 Spain

Almeria
Almeria head coach Robert Olabe has doubt on Pablo Piatti available after the striker was forced to leave training after spraining his ankle.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Iturraspe is likely to replace Javier Martinez, who is suspended for their clash against Osasuna this weekend.

Atletico Madrid
Goalkeeper David de Gea, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League, has conceded that he would find it difficult to leave Atletico.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola wished his side could face Real Madrid more often as he hailed the Merengues players as an unstoppable force.

Deportivo
Depor coach Miguel Angel Lotina said his future is still undecided and he is open to all possibility including taking a year off from coaching.

Espanyol
Espanyol head coach Mauricio Pochettino has admitted their draw with Hercules has helped to improve morale and change the dynamic of the team.

Getafe
Good news for Getafe coach Jose Miguel Gonzalez as Pedro Rios is likely to be available for the Sevilla clash despite his recent nose injury.

Hercules
David Trezeguet's agent has revealed that the striker could join a Southern Italy club should Hercules suffer relegation from the Primera Liga.

Levante
Levante midfielder Juanlu is determined to celebrate their Primera Liga safety this weekend but insisted his side are not thinking of Europe.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Jose Luis Garcia believes Real Mallorca's style of football suits his side and will provide them with more rooms to manouvre.

Osasuna
Osasuna announced that Numancia striker Ibrahima Balde has agreed to join the club in the summer after signing a three year deal at Navarra.

Racing Santander
Racing owner Syed Ali's credibility has once again been called into question after failing to pay EUR1.7 million in wages owed to 11 players.

Real Madrid
Jose Mourinho insisted he was right to name a strong team at Tottenham, despite losing Ricardo Carvalho to suspension for the Barcelona clash.

Real Mallorca
Midfielder Gonzalo Castro refused to panic about his future even though it seems unlikely that he will be offered a new deal at Real Mallorca.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad striker Antoine Griezmann warned his side that they must defeat Sporting this weekend, whether they are playing well or badly.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza's Said Boutahar has conceded that their survival hopes lies in Romareda as it is not easy for a lower team to win away from home.

Sevilla
Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute remains a doubt for their clash against Getafe as the striker is still struggling with a hamstring injury.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting coach Preciado still has doubt over Nacho Cases as the youngster has yet to recover from an ankle sprain picked up over the weekend.

Valencia
Valencia have reportedly turned their attention to Radja Nainggolan and are preparing to offer interesting figures for the Cagliari midfielder.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido revealed that he will make very little changes to his squad and promised top performance against Twente.

2011-4-14 Italy

AC Milan
Veteran Milan defender Alessandro Nesta denies that he is retiring next season and assures he is not fighting for a big new Rossoneri contract.

Bari
Bari midfielder Massimo Donati has warned other Serie A teams that the Biancorossi will not give away any points despite their lowly position.

Bologna
Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez has attracted the attention of Man City, who are reportedly preparing a EUR20 million bid for his services.

Brescia
Andrea Caracciolo has let it be known that he plans to save Brescia from relegation and urged his side to have courage and work until the end.

Cagliari
Valencia have reportedly turned their attention to Radja Nainggolan and are preparing to offer interesting figures for the Cagliari midfielder.

Catania
Catania sports director Pietro Lo Monaco stressed that he would not set any targets in order to help his players to remain calm on the pitch.

Cesena
Cesena coach Massimo Ficcadenti is facing with defensive crisis and will have to depend on untested Pellegrino and Benalouane this weekend.

Chievo
Chievo head coach Stefano Pioli has most of his player available in training except Luciano, who is still undergoing his recovery programme.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are looking for young talents this summer and have been linked with a move for Abdoul Karim Yoda, currently tied to Swiss side Sion.

Genoa
Genoa are reportedly monitoring the situation of Saint-Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi, who was previously linked to English side Arsenal.

Inter Milan
Boss Leonardo insists he really did believe in an Inter comeback against Schalke and it is difficult not to feel disappointed about the defeat.

Juventus
Juventus should welcome back Alessandro Del Piero for their trip to Fiorentina but defender Giorgio Chiellini is unlikely to recover in time.

Lazio
Lazio are closing in on making Galatasaray midfielder Lorik Cana their first summer signing and are set to raise their bid to EUR6 million.

Lecce
Veteran Lecce striker Davide Di Michele has promised to save the Selentini this season and stay at the club for the remainder of his career.

Napoli
Napoli are keen to in the services of Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Douglas Costa, who is viewed as an alternative to Ezequiel Lavezzi.

Palermo
AS Roma have reportedly added Abel Hernandez's name to their summer rebuilding programme but the young Palermo striker would not come cheap.

Parma
Parma midfielder Francesco Valiani has stated that his team are looking for revenge and determined to reach their goal of Serie A survival.

Roma
AS Roma have reportedly added Abel Hernandez's name to their summer rebuilding programme but the young Palermo striker would not come cheap.

Sampdoria
Daniele Mannini's agent would not rule out a return to Napoli in the summer but insisted talks will only take place after the season has ended.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin has revealed that it is unlikely that Alexis Sanchez will be able to recover before the clash against Napoli.