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Monday, August 8, 2011

EPL

Again sorry for the late post

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is adamant that Jack Wilshere will not play in England's friendly against Holland on Wednesday due to injury.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has confirmed a shoulder injury has forced him to miss England's friendly with the Netherland on Wednesday.

Blackburn
Tottenham's forgotten man David Bentley is reportedly set to be offered the chance to resurrect his career at former club Blackburn Rovers.

Bolton
Bolton boss Owen Coyle has reiterated he will allow Gary Cahill to leave for the right club - but the Trotters have still not received a bid.

Chelsea
Belgium star Romelu Lukaku is in no doubt about joining Chelsea after the Premier League club agreed a deal to sign the Anderlecht striker.

Everton
Everton duo Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines have been named in the England Squad to face Holland for the friendly at Wembley next Wednesday.

Fulham
Fabio Capello has called up Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale for England's friendly versus the Netherlands, but Bobby Zamora has been dropped.

Liverpool
Swansea City are reportedly targeting young Liverpool defender Daniel Ayala, who impressed during his loan stay with Hull City last season.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes his side must learn to control the game better when in the lead following the defeat to United.

Manchester United
Match-winner Nani insists Manchester United never lost belief as they came from 2-0 down to beat rivals City and lift the Community Shield.

Newcastle United
England head coach Fabio Capello believes Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton is too volatile to be considered at international level.

Norwich City
Norwich City midfielder Andrew Crofts has withdrawn from the Wales squad to face Australia in a friendly on Wednesday due to an ankle problem.

Queens Park Rangers
Manager Neil Warnock has acknowledged that Moroccan international Adel Taarabt might leave Queens Park Rangers if he begins the season well.

Stoke City
Former Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate has admitted that he thought his career was over before he agreed a contract to join Stoke City.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce believes Asamoah Gyan can break the 20-goal barrier this season - and says there have been 'no enquiries' for him.

Swansea City
Swansea City are reportedly targeting young Liverpool defender Daniel Ayala, who impressed during his loan stay with Hull City last season.

Tottenham
Peter Crouch hopes Luka Modric's rapturous reception from Spurs fans on Saturday will help persuade him to turn his back on a move to Chelsea.

West Brom
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson was pleased to see out their pre-season campaign with a draw against Parma thanks to Somen Tchoyi's equaliser.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan midfielder James McCarthy is a serious doubt for their season opening game after picking up an injury in the friendly win over Villarreal.

Wolverhampton
Wolves striker Sam Vokes has withdrawn from the Wales squad to face Australia in a friendly in Cardiff on Wednesday due to an ankle problem.

Serie A

Sorry about the late post T_T

AC Milan
Gennaro Gattuso warns Milan they need to bring in Alberto Aquilani or Riccardo Montolivo, someone 'who can get the team moving a bit more'.

Atalanta
All Serie A club captains except Atalanta rogue Cristiano Doni sign open letter declaring without collective contract, season will not start.

Bologna
Andrea Raggi's agent has said the right back is just a step away from returning to Bologna, as he is set to terminate his contract at Palermo.

Cagliari
Cagliari defeated newly-promoted La Liga side Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in a friendly match after Brazilian striker Nene scored twice for the Rossoblu.

Catania
Catania general manager Pietro Lo Monaco denies reports they have signed Boca Juniors star winger Pablo Mouche as the position is well covered.

Cesena
It was reported that Cesena have a very good chance of sealing the signature of defender Guillermo Rodriguez from Uruguayan outfit Penarol.

Chievo
Chievo are reportedly leading Sampdoria in the battle for AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Sergio Romero's signature due to the club's status in Serie A.

Fiorentina
Palermo's Antonio Nocerino has been linked with a transfer to Fiorentina, following Rosanero's preliminary round exit from the Europa League.

Genoa
Midfielder Miguel Veloso is convinced that Genoa have a better team than last season especially with the arrival of goalkeeper Sebastien Frey.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan director Marco Branca opened the door for Wesley Sneijder and Samuel Eto'o, saying that the club would not force any player to stay.

Juventus
It was reported that Juventus have pinpointed Eljero Elia as their ideal winger and will submit a bid worth EUR8 million for the Hamburg star.

Lazio
Simon Kjaer's agent believes Wolfsburg will not accept a straight swap for Lazio's Sergio Floccari as they value the defender at EUR13 million.

Lecce
New signing Juan Cuadrado has sent a signal to Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco that he would prefer playing on the wings due to his speed.

Napoli
Sevilla remain unbeaten in the pre-season following the win over Serie A's Napoli thanks to goals scored by Jorge Andujar and Freddy Kanoute.

Novara
Osasuna ended their 12-day tour of Italy with a dismall draw against Serie A newcomers Novara, after both sides failed to break the deadlock.

Palermo
Palermo's Antonio Nocerino has been linked with a transfer to Fiorentina, following Rosanero's preliminary round exit from the Europa League.

Parma
Parma ended their England tour with a draw against West Brom at The Hawthorns after Somen Tchoyi cancelled out Nicola Sansone's opening goal.

Roma
Roma coahc Luis Enrique is pleased with goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's arrival, but warns this team not to underestimate Slovan Bratislava.

Siena
Siena sports director Giorgio Perinetti expects new development on the proposed arrival of Alessandro Gazzi from Bari in the next 48 hours.

Udinese
It was reported that the Pozzo family are set to meet to discuss Antonio Floro Flores' future and announce their decision in the next 48 hours.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted that his team lost because they failed to read the changes Tottenham made in the second half.

Atletico Madrid
It was reported that Atletico Madrid have made an offer of EUR25 million plus the services of Salvio for the transfer of Porto striker Falcao.

Barcelona
Barcelona will submit a new offer to Arsenal for the transfer of Cesc Fabregas after the last meeting on Friday failed to produce any agreement.

Betis
It was reported that only EUR100,000 separate Cameroonian midfielder Achille Emana from completing his transfer from Real Betis to Al-Hilal.

Espanyol
Espanyol manager Mauricio Pochettino has asked the club to quickly settle the Osvaldo saga in order to start the new season with confidence.

Getafe
It was claimed that Deportivo already knew about Borja Fernandez's injury and are using it as leverage to negotiate his transfer from Getafe.

Granada
Boateng scored in the final minutes for Granada to earn a draw against Almeria in a friendly clash and to remain undefeated in the pre-season.

Levante
Levante are not giving up hopes of landing the services of Real Valladolid striker Javi Guerra, who could leave the outfit for EUR2 million.

Malaga
Malaga defender Nacho Monreal will replace Sergio Ramos in Spain squad for the Italy friendly as the Real Madrid star is currently out injured.

Osasuna
Osasuna ended their 12-day tour of Italy with a dismall draw against Serie A newcomers Novara, after both sides failed to break the deadlock.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander midfielder Adrian Gonzalez is convinced that Racing will match last season's achievement as they have maintained the same core.

Rayo Vallecano
Cagliari defeated newly-promoted La Liga side Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in a friendly match after Brazilian striker Nene scored twice for the Rossoblu.

Real Madrid
The Neymar saga is officially over after Real Madrid agreed to postpone his arrival at the club until after the World Club Cup in December.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are reportedly interested in AIK Solna midfiedler Ibrahim Teteh Bangura, who is valued at EUR3.5 million by the Swedish side.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad will speed up the process of hiring of Abel Aguilar, who is stuck because Hercules have yet to pay for his transfer from Udinese.

Real Zaragoza
Good news for Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre as midfielder Kevin Lacruz has resumed training despite breaking his nose against Wolverhampton.

Sevilla
Sevilla remain unbeaten in the pre-season following the win over Serie A's Napoli thanks to goals scored by Jorge Andujar and Freddy Kanoute.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manuel Preciado was very happy with their win over Celta Vigo and claimed that it was their best game in the pre-season.

Valencia
Valencia are thought to have offered EUR13 million for Torino and Italy defender Angelo Ogbonna, who could be tempted to escape the Serie B.

Villarreal
Villarreal showed plenty of defensive flaws as they went down to Wigan in a friendly match after Victor Moses scored the only goal of the game.