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Thursday, December 15, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
It was reported that Palermo and Arsenal are ready to do battle for Hannover striker Mohammed Abdellaoue, whose market value is EUR5 million.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa assistant manager Peter Grant has shrugged off talks linking Nathan Delfouneso with a reunion with Martin O'Neill at Sunderland.

Blackburn
Scott Dann has urged the Blackburn Rovers squad to stick together during the club's battle to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Bolton
New York Red Bulls sporting director Erik Soler has told Bolton and West Brom to forget any hope they had of signing centre-back Tim Ream.

Chelsea
Chelsea have dismissed reports that they are ready to sell Fernando Torres for GBP20 million in January, by branding the claims as nonsense.

Everton
Everton have joined Swansea in the race to sign Cliftonville's Rory Donnelly and are set to holds talks with his agent in the next 24 hours.

Fulham
Clint Dempsey and Kerim Frei scored but failed to prevent Fulham from being eliminated from the Europa League following the draw with Odense.

Liverpool
Liverpool are reportedly considering a GBP10 million bid for Miralem Sulejmani of Ajax as the Merseyside identify possible striking targets.

Manchester City
President Silvo Berlusconi has told Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez to be ambitious and join Milan, rather than chasing the money at PSG.

Manchester United
PSV director Marcel Brands insists they will not be selling Manchester United target Dries Mertens after just six months joining the club.

Newcastle United
Davide Santon's agent hopes Fiorentina will reignite their interest in the Newcastle defender to give him the chance to play in Italy again.

Norwich City
Norwich City boss Paul Lambert concedes the January transfer window will be 'mayhem' as he hopes to keep the Canaries in the Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR goalkeeper Radek Cerny is aware he will lose his place in the starting line-up if Paddy Kenny is fit to face Manchester United on Sunday.

Stoke City
Ricardo Fuller scored his first Europa League goal but failed to keep Stoke City from registering their only defeat in Group E at Besiktas.

Sunderland
Manager Ian Holloway would be delighted to take David Vaughan back to Blackpool but does not expect Sunderland to loan out the midfielder.

Swansea City
Swansea are closing in on a deal for Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly, but they are not facing competitions from Everton for the teenager.

Tottenham
Spartak Moscow are keen on re-signing Roman Pavlyuchenko, with coach Valery Karpin confirming the club's interest in the Tottenham striker.

West Brom
Defender Jonas Olsson has revealed he has reservations about extending his West Brom contract despite starting negotiations over a new deal.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has stated that Antolin Alcaraz could make a surprise return to action when Latics host Chelsea this weekend.

Wolverhampton
Mick McCarthy says Wolves would not welcome any interest in Steven Fletcher in January, with the in-form striker a key part of their plans.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Jon Aurtenetxe and David Lopez scored but failed to prevent Bilbao from registering their only defeat in Group F against Paris Saint-Germain.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Manzano has blasted the media for blowing every negative situations out of proportion, but never mention their positive side.

Barcelona
Manager Pep Guardiola has denied that Barcelona are ready to sell forward David Villa to the highest bidder in the January transfer window.

Espanyol
Espanyol defender Juan Forlin believes the first leg goalless draw with Celta was a good result, although the tie can still go either way.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia believes his side did not deserve to lose their first leg clash to Malaga and insists they played a superior game.

Granada
Granada coach Fabri Gonzalez was disappointed with their first leg defeat to Sociedad, claiming that the first 10 minutes influenced the game.

Levante
Levante manager Juan Ignacio Martinez said the difference between his team and Deportivo was the quality of their opponents' strike force.

Malaga
Coach Manuel Pellegrini admitted that it was a bad performance for both sides, but was pleased that Malaga did not concede any goal to Getafe.

Osasuna
Dejan Lekic is hoping that his performance against Almeria will change his situation at Osasuna, but will not rule out an exit in January.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Juanjo Gonzalez insisted that his team deserved to take the lead over Rayo, despite admitting their game was a bit 'scattered'.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo coach Sandoval is angry about their first leg defeat to Racing and said it was 'incredible' that his team conceded three goals like that.

Real Betis
Striker Jorge Molina admits it was clear that Real Betis were not good enough against Cordoba, but insists they have not thrown away the Copa.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has described the appointment of Jose Mourinho as coach as his most important decision at the club.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros has underlined that his team had more chances compared to Sporting Gijon, but they just could not score.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez, who has been linked with a switch to Liverpool, insists he is not looking to leave the La Liga club.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza president Agapito Iglesias has revealed that the club will bring in new signings in January to help them escape the drop zone.

Sevilla
Frederic Kanoute has confirmed Russian giants Anzhi have made a bid for his services but insists he will not be leaving Sevilla in January.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manolo Preciado was pleased with the way his team performed against Real Mallorca especially with 3 youths in the squad.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery admits his team need to match Cadiz in terms of attitute when they clash again in the Copa del Rey second leg tie.

Villarreal
Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi is optimistic he will win his race to be fit and available for the Italy national team at the Euro 2012.

Serie A

AC Milan
Italian champions Milan could be without Mario Yepes until March after the club confirmed that he needed surgery to repair his ankle injury.

AS Roma
Napoli are reportedly preparing a loan deal for Marco Borriello, who is looking for a new club after failing to break into AS Roma's plans.

Atalanta
It was reported that Atalanta could consider selling midfielder Massimo Donati to Bari in order to fund their purchase of Simone Tiribocchi.

Bologna
Marco Di Vaio is keen to stress that Bologna do not need to bring striking reinforcements in January, as they already have Robert Acquafresca.

Cagliari
It was reported that Cagliari president Massimo Cellino is preparing a move for Udinese midfielder Diego Fabbrini during the January market.

Catania
Catania director Pietro Lo Monaco has claimed that Milan are not the only team interested in signing Maxi Lopez during the January market.

Cesena
It was reported that Cesena are leading the charge for Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta's signature during the transfer window next month.

Chievo
Chievo striker Sergio Pellissier is annoyed that he is still being labelled as a 'diver' even though the referee already admitted his mistake.

Fiorentina
Davide Santon's agent hopes Fiorentina will reignite their interest in the Newcastle defender to give him the chance to play in Italy again.

Genoa
Genoa boss Alberto Malesani has asked his club to try and get Roma's Fabio Simplicio, who would provide the experience they need in midfield.

Inter Milan
It was reported that Genoa are ready to offer Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu a three-year deal with an annual salary of EUR1.5 million.

Juventus
It was reported that Cesena are leading the charge for Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta's signature during the transfer window next month.

Lazio
Lazio are through to the knockout phase in second place after Libor Kozak scored his first Europa League goal in the match versus Sporting CP.

Lecce
Good news for Lecce coach Serse Cosmi as defender Moris Carrozzieri is back in training again, while Obodo was missing due to knee injury.

Napoli
Napoli are reportedly preparing a loan deal for Marco Borriello, who is looking for a new club after failing to break into AS Roma's plans.

Novara
It was revealed that Novara have made Genoa striker Andrea Caracciolo their main target for January reinforcement, rather than Pippo Inzaghi.

Palermo
It was reported that Palermo and Arsenal are ready to do battle for Hannover striker Mohammed Abdellaoue, whose market value is EUR5 million.

Parma
Parma striker Hernan Crespo has confirmed this will be his last season in Serie A and admitted interest in potential move to Qatar or USA.

Siena
It was reported that Siena striker Marcelo Larrondo required 8 stitches after sustaining a head injury during the Coppa clash with Udinese.

Udinese
It was reported that Cagliari president Massimo Cellino is preparing a move for Udinese midfielder Diego Fabbrini during the January market.