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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Reports suggest that Olympique Lyonnais could sell Arsenal target Yoann Gourcuff in order to fund their move for Miroslav Stoch and Vagner Love.

Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland are battling it out for Aston Villa defender James Collins, who could be sold to raise their winter funds.

Blackburn
Blackburn midfielder Keith Andrews is eyeing a Premier League move this month, but clubs are baulking at his GBP20,000 a-week salary demand.

Bolton
Bolton boss Owen Coyle says Gary Cahill will play as usual against Everton despite the negotiations between the defender's agent and Chelsea.

Chelsea
Olympqiue de Marseille and Olympiakos are reportedly leading the chase for Gael Kakuta, after making their offer for the Chelsea's young winger.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes says Landon Donovan is in good shape, with the American set to be unleashed on English football for a second time.

Fulham
Catania chief executive Pietro Lo Monaco claims the Serie A outfit have received an offer for their Argentine forward Maxi Lopez from Fulham.

Liverpool
Sergio Aguero scored his 14th Premier League goal to condemned Liverpool to their fourth away defeat following the match at Manchester City.

Manchester City
Sergio Aguero scored his 14th Premier League goal as Manchester City registered their 10th home victory following the match against Liverpool.

Manchester United
It was reported that Barcelona and Paris St-Germain are amongst several top European clubs tracking Manchester United hot-shot Ravel Morrison.

Newcastle United
Newcastle coach Alan Pardew has revealed that experienced goalkeeper Steve Harper is considering a loan switch to Championship outfit Hull City.

Norwich City
Canaries winger Anthony Pilkington is in no doubt Norwich's team spirit can help them achieve the collective goal of Premier League survival.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland are battling it out for Aston Villa defender James Collins, who could be sold to raise their winter funds.

Stoke City
Stoke striker Peter Crouch is a relieved man after finally hitting a century of league goals with his match-winning brace against Blackburn.

Sunderland
James McClean scored his first Premier League goal as Sunderland registered their third away victory following the match at Wigan Athletic.

Swansea City
Swansea City have failed in a bid to bring NEC midfielder John Goossens to the Liberty Stadium, after the Dutchman turned down their offer.

Tottenham
Jermain Defoe scored his seventh Premier League goal as Tottenham registered their seventh home victory following the match against West Brom.

West Brom
Jermain Defoe scored his seventh Premier League goal to condemned West Brom to their fourth away defeat following the match against Tottenham.

Wigan Athletic
James McClean scored his first Premier League goal to condemned Wigan Athletic to their fifth home defeat following the match versus Sunderland.

Wolverhampton
Midfielder Karl Henry insisted he is unaware of reported interest from QPR, although he did almost move to Loftus Road earlier in his career.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao failed to get the all-important away goal as they drew against Albacete in their Copa del Rey first leg clash at the Belmonte.

Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone admits Atletico are in a difficult situation concerning Jose Antonio Reyes, but the team are more important than an individual.

Barcelona
Pep Guardiola has played down rumours linking him with Man Utd, as he believes Sir Alex Ferguson will continue to coach for many more years.

Espanyol
Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla said his team are excited about the Copa del Rey because it is the only title that they can really aim for.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Mehdi Lacen believes their January fixtures will determined what the squad will be fighting for for the rest of the campaign.

Granada
Granada president Quique Pina has made it clear that striker Ikechukwu Uche will remain at the club until June, as he is an essential player.

Levante
Miguel Pallardo scored an important away goal as Levante trail Alcorcon by one goal in their Copa del Rey first leg clash at Santo Domingo.

Malaga
Karim Benzema scored as Real Madrid took a slim lead over Malaga in their Copa del Rey first leg clash round of 16 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Osasuna
Asier Riesgo believes it is clear that Osasuna should just 'go for it' against Barcelona and said they have already forgotten the 8-0 defeat.

Racing Santander
Pablo Infante and Martin Tartara scored as Mirandes took a two-goal lead over Racing Santander in their Copa del Rey first leg clash at Anduva.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano midfielder Nestor Susaeta has terminated his contract at the club in order to join Swiss side Lausanne Sport in the coming days.

Real Betis
Real Betis defender Isidoro Gomez has moved to clear up his situation, insisting that the club have yet to contact him about a new contract.

Real Madrid
Karim Benzema scored as Real Madrid took a slim lead over Malaga in their Copa del Rey first leg clash round of 16 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros has told his players that they will have to play well in both legs, if they are to get past Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad striker Diego Ifran has confirmed the interest of Deportivo and Hercules, but believes he will be given more opportunity at Anoeta.

Real Zaragoza
Newly-appointed Real Zaragoza boss Manolo Jimenez has told want-away Leonardo Ponzio he is free to leave the club and return to his homeland.

Sevilla
Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute is a serious doubt for their Copa del Rey clash against Valencia after missing training due to a back problem.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon striker Nacho Novo has stressed that he is not moving away from the club this month, but admitted he has offers for next season.

Valencia
Valencia's veteran midfielder David Albelda insists he is not worried about his contract extension and is focused only on enjoying his football.

Villarreal
Villarreal midfielder Ruben Garcia hopes the arrival of a new coach will bring about a change in mentality as the team have been down lately.

Serie A

AC Milan
It was reported that PSG have allocated EUR61 million for the purpose of reuniting AC Milan's Pato and Real Madrid's Kaka with Carlo Ancelotti.

AS Roma
AS Roma directors have reportedly made Pescara's teenage midfielder Marco Veratti as their first objective during the January transfer window.

Atalanta
Atalanta winger Ezequiel Schelotto expects his side to struggle against Milan this weekend, but declared that they do not fear the Rossoneri.

Bologna
It was reported that Torino are planning to highjack Andrea Mantovani's proposed move to Bologna and by convincing him to go down to Serie B.

Cagliari
Cagliari striker Victor Ibarbo wants to prove that he deserve all the attention he is getting before contemplating a move to a bigger club.

Catania
It was reported that Lazio are set to battle Palermo for the signature of Catania striker Maxi Lopez, who they have been following since Gremio.

Cesena
It was reported that Cesena are set to contact Fiorentina about the possible transfer of midfielder Gianni Munari during the month of January.

Chievo
It was reported that Chievo Verona will turn their attention to Genoa-owned striker Riccardo Meggiorini, once his loan deal at Novara expires.

Fiorentina
It was reported that Cesena are set to contact Fiorentina about the possible transfer of midfielder Gianni Munari during the month of January.

Genoa
Fiorentina head coach Delio Rossi said he did not stop the club from selling Alberto Gilardino because the striker wants to leave for Genoa.

Inter Milan
Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic could consider a transfer to Major League Soccer before his Inter contract expires in the summer of 2014.

Juventus
Juventus coach Antonio Conte has defended the Bianconeri's decision to sign Marco Borriello and compared his arrival to that of Andrea Pirlo.

Lazio
It was reported that Lazio are set to battle Palermo for the signature of Catania striker Maxi Lopez, who they have been following since Gremio.

Lecce
Lecce sporting director Carlo Osti has dismissed claims that they will swap keeper Julio Sergio with Gianluca Curci during the month of January.

Napoli
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has announced that the club have extended the contract of wing-back Christian Maggio until June 2015.

Novara
It was reported that Chievo Verona will turn their attention to Genoa-owned striker Riccardo Meggiorini, once his loan deal at Novara expires.

Palermo
Palermo have confirmed the arrival of striker Agon Mehmeti and midfielder Franco Vazquez, after both players signed a contract until June 2016.

Parma
Parma striker Tommaso Rocchi said he is not worried about the winter market as the club have made clear their intention to retain his services.

Siena
Massimo Maccarone's agent said the veteran striker wants a January return to Siena, but the Tuscan club have not made contact with Sampdoria.

Udinese
Udinese's interest in Michele Pazienza has been confirmed, but the midfielder will not be leaving Juventus in January, according to his agent.