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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal have been linked with a January interest for Getafe midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada, who impressed in his first 4 months at the club.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa players failed to score for the third time in five games to register their sixth away draw following the match against Stoke City.

Blackburn
Blackburn manager Steve Kean was delighted that his young side were able to dug deep and steal a point from their clash against Liverpool.

Bolton
Bolton manager Owen Coyle blasted his players for a lack of character after an eighth defeat in nine games following the visit of Newcastle.

Chelsea
Manager Andre Villas-Boas all but conceded the Barclays Premier League title after watching Chelsea drop another two points against Fulham.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes has admitted that the penalty his side won in the draw against Sunderland was wrongly given by referee Howard Webb.

Fulham
Fulham boss Martin Jol admitted gambling on his team selection for the Chelsea clash after Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson pulled out injured.

Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish welcomed back Steven Gerrard to his Liverpool side but was left ruing more missed chances and dropped points against Blackburn.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini said his team will be sorely tested by their fixture schedule following a frustrating draw at West Brom.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson expects Jonny Evans to be out of action for a fortnight after he was forced out of Manchester United's victory over Wigan.

Newcastle United
Newcastle coach Alan Pardew felt the return of Mike Williamson after four months out with an ankle injury was key to their win over Bolton.

Norwich City
New dad Russell Martin is not about to lose any sleep at the prospect of shackling 'on fire' Tottenham wing-back Gareth Bale at Carrow Road.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock admits thought he had signed Danny Graham in the summer only for Swansea City to clinch the deal.

Stoke City
Stoke City players failed to score for the second consecutive match to register their third home draw following the match against Aston Villa.

Sunderland
Sunderland head coach Martin O'Neill has expressed his frustration with the second-half penalty awarded to Everton during the draw at home.

Swansea City
Joe Allen goes into their clash with Queens Park Rangers desperate to gain revenge for the hiding Swansea suffered against them last year.

Tottenham
Tottenham can forget about finishing in the top four unless they perform well over the festive period, striker Emmanuel Adebayor has warned.

West Brom
West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson was proud of his side's diciplined and hard-working performance that secured a point against Manchester City.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic coach Roberto Martinez has claimed the Connor Sammon's red card in their defeat to Manchester United was a shocking decision.

Wolverhampton
Wolves defender Ronald Zubar insists the pressure is on Arsenal and sees no reason why his side cannot play well and secure a positive result.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Aritz Aduriz could return to San Mames as the hitman is not a regular starter at Valencia, who still owe Bilbao EUR2 million for his transfer.

Atletico Madrid
New Atletico boss Diego Pablo Simeone has identified Metalist Kharkiv attacker Jose Sosa as his primary target in the January transfer window.

Barcelona
Gremio have expressed an interest in a permanent signing of Barcelona-owned defender Henrique, who has spent the last 3 years out on loan.

Espanyol
Sergio Garcia is the leading scorer for Espanyol with five goals after making 47 attempts on goal in his 14 appearences so far this season.

Getafe
Arsenal have been linked with a January interest for Getafe midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada, who impressed in his first 4 months at the club.

Granada
Guilherme Siqueira is the leading scorer for Granada with 2 goals after making 9 attempts on goal in his 16 league appearances this season.

Levante
Arouna Kone are one of the leading scorers for Levante with 6 goals after making 28 attempts on goal in his 15 appearences so far this season.

Malaga
Malaga have the third largest budget in the Primera Division, following revelation that the club will spend about EUR150 million this season.

Osasuna
Ibrahima Balde is currently the top scorer for Osasuna with 5 goals after making 13 attempts at goal in his 12 league appearences this season.

Racing Santander
Racing captain Pedro Munitis said the team are united and ready to fight their way out of trouble as the club struggle on and off the pitch.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo striker Andrija Delibasic hopes his team's exit from the Copa del Rey will boost their chances of securing another season in La Liga.

Real Betis
Real Betis coach Pepe Mel believes the team are in their rightful place in the chart and see no reason why his team cannot defeat Sevilla.

Real Madrid
Having enjoyed high praise from the press and head coach Jose Mourinho alike, Real Madrid attacker Angel Di Maria has requested a pay raise.

Real Mallorca
Tomer Hemed is the leading scorer for Mallorca with 5 goals after making 23 attempts in his 13 league appearences for the club this season.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad announced that Xabi Prieto has agreed to renew his contract for another four years to be tied to the Tzurin-urdin until 2017.

Real Zaragoza
It was reported that Real Zaragoza have been given financial approval to fire coach Javier Aguirre and to bring in a new coach for the club.

Sevilla
Juventus are close to completing the deal for Martin Caceres from Sevilla, in a move that will eventually cost the Bianconeri EUR10 million.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manolo Preciado is refusing to talk about his contract renewal and insists he is only focused on keeping the club safe.

Valencia
Galatasaray are keen on Valencia right-back Miguel, who is likely to request a move away, should Gregory van der Wiel arrives at the club.

Villarreal
Villarreal president Fernando Roig has urged fans to have faith in their project as the club search for footballing and financial success.

Serie A

AC Milan
Maxi Lopez's agent believes there is a high chance that the Catania striker will join AC Milan, despite Adriano Galliani's recent statement.

AS Roma
It was reported that Napoli are interested in the services of Roma midfielder Fabio Simplicio, who is desperately looking for more minutes.

Atalanta
It is likely that Atalanta will allow Caserta, Ardemagni and Pettinari to leave in January, while the club looks for a new central defender.

Bologna
Fiorentina have identified the acquisition of Bologna midfielder Gabi Mudingayi as their primary objective during the January transfer window.

Cagliari
Ascoli striker Vito Falconieri could be given another chance to impress in Serie A after Cagliari are reportedly hard at work to bring him in.

Catania
Maxi Lopez's agent believes there is a high chance that the Catania striker will join AC Milan, despite Adriano Galliani's recent statement.

Cesena
Cesena coach Daniele Arrigoni is looking to bring in at least 3 key players to give his side better chances of avoiding relegation this term.

Chievo
It was suggested Chievo could allow either Uribe or Paloschi to leave the club to make a room for the arrival of Andrea Caracciolo from Genoa.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina have identified the acquisition of Bologna midfielder Gabi Mudingayi as their primary objective during the January transfer window.

Genoa
Genoa director Stefano Capozucca has declined to confirm the arrival of Lazio midfielder Juraj Kucka, but would not rule out the possibility.

Inter Milan
Liverpool have been linked with an interest for Inter Milan defender Christian Chivu, as the English side look for Jose Enrique's replacement.

Juventus
Juventus are close to completing the deal for Martin Caceres from Sevilla, in a move that will eventually cost the Bianconeri EUR10 million.

Lazio
Genoa director Stefano Capozucca has declined to confirm the sale of midfielder Juraj Kucka to Lazio, but would not rule out the possibility.

Lecce
Reports are suggesting that Lecce have turned their attention to Roma goalkeeper Gianluca Curci, who is currently third choice at Olimpico.

Napoli
It was reported that Napoli are interested in the services of Roma midfielder Fabio Simplicio, who is desperately looking for more minutes.

Novara
Novara have reportedly intensified their effort to seal the signature of Fiorentina defender Felipe, whose contract is set to expire in 2014.

Palermo
New Palermo signing Franco Vazquez, who is set to arrive in the next few days, is delighted about his new and challenging adventure in Europe.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi has ruled out signing a striker in January because Floccari, Giovinco and Biabiany have recovered their form.

Siena
It was reported that Siena midfielder Gael Genevier, who is currently out on loan at Livorno, could make the switch to Benevento next month.

Udinese
Radnicki 1923 sports director Zarco Pavlovic has revealed that Udinese are amongst several clubs chasing after teenage striker Filip Kostic.