Young Arsenal midfielder set to join Wolves on loan
December 31, 2011
Wolverhampton Wanderers are all set to land young Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong on loan. The 19 year old will stay at Molineux till the end of the season and Wolves sources have confirmed that the transfer is all but done and will be officially announced when the window opens. Frimpong reportedly had a choice between Villa and Wolves but chose Mick McCarthy’s side and has already undergone a medical.
Frimpong is thus poised to become Wolverhampton’s second signing of the January transfer window after Eggert Jonsson. Mick McCarthy opted to swoop for him after Jamie O’Hara was sidelined with a hernia problem.
Ghana born Frimpong has been with Arsenal since 2001 and is expected to make his Wolves debut on Monday against Arsenal’s London rivals Chelsea.

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Scotland defender Wilson joins Blackpool on loan
December 31, 2011
Scottish defender Danny Wilson has joined Championship outfit Blackpool on loan till the end of the season. The youngster, who was signed by Liverpool from Rangers, has been loaned out to the Seasiders to garner valuable first team experience. Wilson is not the first Liverpool player to go on loan to Blackpool- Jonjo Shelvey had a similar spell before he was recalled to Anfield.
Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam was also an acquisition from Blackpool.
Wilson could make his debut for the Seasiders when they take on Middlesbrough in their first league fixture of 2012. Wilson, who can play as both left and centre half, has made only nine appearances since his arrival at Liverpool.

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Owen Coyle- Chelsea have agreed a fee with Bolton for Gary Cahill
December 30, 2011
Chelsea have moved one step closer to the acquisition of Gary Cahill from Bolton Wanderers after Trotters manager Owen Coyle revealed that the Blues had officially agreed a fee with the Lancashire club for the defender’s transfer. Chelsea have now been given permission to discuss personal terms with Cahill, who seems set to become their first signing of the January window.
Cahill is out of contract at the end of the season and the Blues are therefore expected to land the England international for a bargain £7m, instead of the £15-20m figures that were being bandied about at the beginning of the season when he was the subject of interest from many top clubs.

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QPR move in for Jelavic
December 30, 2011
Queens Park Rangers are set to land Croatian forward Nikica Jelavic from Rangers in the winter transfer window. The Hoops have reportedly tabled a £7m bid to Rangers for the services of the striker, who joined the Glasgow outfit from Austrian side Rapid Vienna last year for £4m.
Jelavic has been pretty prolific in Scotland, netting 28 times in 43 appearances for Ally McCoist’s side. McCoist confirmed that an offer had been made for Jelavic, but refused to provide any further information. West Brom, Everton and Sunderland are also reported to be among the other clubs tailing Jelavic, with Baggies boss Roy Hodgson and Toffees manager David Moyes both present to watch him at Wednesday night’s Old Firm game, which Rangers lost 1-0.
Rangers have reportedly set Jelavic’s asking fee at £10m.

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Olympiakos express interest in Arsenal’s “Little Mozart”
December 29, 2011
Greek giants Olympiakos are said to be interested in securing the services of Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky. The Czech star is currently a bits and pieces player at the Emirates, having never quite regained the swagger of old after a hamstring tendon injury forced him to miss competitive football for eighteen months.
Olympiakos face competition from Bundesliga outfit VfL Wolfsburg, whose coach Felix Magath has also openly spoke of his admiration for the Czech playmaker.
Rosicky knows the Bundesliga well, having represented Borussia Dortmund prior to his transfer to Arsenal in 2006.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger doesn’t exactly want to sell Rosicky yet, but may be willing to let the Czech star leave the Emirates if a suitable offer comes in.

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Arsenal offer Henry two month loan deal
December 29, 2011
Arsenal are said to have inched closer to the signing of former legend Thierry Henry after offering the French striker a two month loan deal. According to widespread reports, Arsene Wenger made the offer to Henry in order to bolster his striking departments, which will be severely weakened by the departure of Marouane Chamakh and Gervinho to the 2012 African Cup of Nations.
Arsenal have almost been a one man show upfront this season, with Dutch forward Robin Van Persie shouldering the vast majority of the striking burden. South Korean Park Chu-Young is also available, but Wenger has not yet deemed him ready for regular first team action.
Henry is currently contracted to the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

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Pardew rules out signing Ba replacement in January
December 28, 2011
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has ruled out signing a replacement for prolific Senegalese forward Demba Ba when the latter leaves Tyneside for the African Cup of Nations next month. Ba has already netted fourteen times for Newcastle this season and along with Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie, is seen as the Premier League’s in form striker at this moment.
But despite Ba picking up a majority of Newcastle’s goals, Pardew has ruled out signing an attacking replacement. The Tyneside outfit were widely linked with Sochaux frontman Modibo Maiga, but his proposed six million pound transfer across the Channel has broken down to medical problems.
However Pardew has said that he will work towards bringing in a defender next month to St.James’ Park.

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City eyeing United youngsters Pogba and Morrison
December 28, 2011
According to reports, Manchester City are mulling over signing youngsters Paul Pogba and Ravel Morrison from rivals Manchester United. Both the players are out of contract at United soon and City boss Roberto Mancini feels that they could be part of the Citizens’ squad given the right exposure and development.
City, who have not too recently acquired Man Utd players in the form of Owen Hargreaves and Carlos Tevez, will however be liable to pay United compensation costs due to an existing FIFA ruling, despite the move being technically a free transfer.
Pogba has reportedly hired Mino Raiola, who also manages City star Mario Balotelli, as he prepares to negotiate fresh terms in 2012 with United.

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Madrid ready to take massive hit on Kaka
December 27, 2011
Real Madrid are ready to write off more than £30m in losses on Brazilian midfielder Kaka after manager Jose Mourinho indicated his willingness to allow the playmaker forward to leave in the forthcoming January transfer window. Kaka joined Real from AC Milan for a whopping £55m in 2009 but hasn’t quite had the same impact as fellow marquee signing Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu.
Injuries have not helped the mercurial forward’s cause and Mourinho is reportedly ready to allow him to go because he has plenty of cover in midfield.
Kaka’s reported £20m + asking price will interest several known admirers, with Chelsea, French moneybags Paris Saint-Germain and his former club AC Milan leading the race to offer him an exit route from the Bernabeu.

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Sporting, Roma target Savic
December 27, 2011
Sporting Lisbon and AS Roma are being quoted as possible winter destinations for Manchester City defender Stefan Savic. The young Montenegrin has struggled for playing time at Eastlands since arriving in the summer and is prepared to move out on loan in order to fulfill his ambitions.
Portuguese outfit Sporting were interested in securing Savic’s services on a permanent basis before he opted for City and remain hopeful of getting him down south to Lisbon.
But Sporting face competition from Italian giants Roma, where Luis Enrique is quietly going about his job of making the Giallorossi a formidable European force.
Savic’s agent has already confirmed that his client will leave the Etihad on a short team deal next month.




