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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26, has fuelled speculation linking him to Bayern Munich ahead of Pep Guardiola's arrival as the German side's manager by admitting he would not "automatically" reject an offer. Guardiola's brother Pere represents the Uruguay international.

Luis Suarez
Suarez has scored 18 Premier League goals for Liverpool this season

Tottenham have rejected a bid from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala to take 27-year-old defender Younes Kaboul on loan until the end of the season. Anzhi are searching for a replacement for Christopher Samba, who left for QPR in January.

Full story: the Guardianexternal-link

West Brom manager Steve Clarke wants to keep on-loan Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 19, at The Hawthorns for another season.

Full story: the Sunexternal-link

Manchester City's hopes of buying Napoli striker Edinson Cavani are looking increasingly thin with Real Madrid ready to offer significant competition in the race for his signature. The Uruguayan has been earmarked as a summer replacement for Mario Balotelli by the Premier League champions, but Spanish side Real have already opened talks with the 26-year-old's representatives.

Full story: Daily Mailexternal-link

Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is keen on signing Bolton's Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso. Pulis watched the 22-year-old defender in Bolton's 1-0 win against Peterborough on Tuesday.

Full story: Daily Mirrorexternal-link

Cardiff City striker Robert Earnshaw, 31, is in talks to sign for MLS club Toronto on loan. He had a spell earlier in the season on loan in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Full story: Daily Starexternal-link

GLOBAL GOSSIP

(Sourced by BBC Monitoring)

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness says his side have regained "the dominant place in German football" after Wednesday night's 1-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final of the domestic cup. Hoeness thanked his opponents, who won last season's league and cup double, for forcing his team to reach "another level".

Full story: Die Welt external-link

Uefa president Michel Platini has called on the governments of Serbia and Croatia to address the problem of football violence. The two countries are scheduled to meet in a World Cup qualifier in Zagreb on 22 March.

Full story: Tuttosportexternal-link

OTHER GOSSIP

Paolo di Canio
Di Canio played for West Ham between 1999 and 2003

Paolo Di Canio's claim that his next managerial job will be in the Premier League has raised speculation that West Ham might be interested in his services. The Italian resigned as Swindon boss earlier this month.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)external-link

Arsenal are ready to relax their wage structure to strengthen their squad. No player earns more than £100,000 a week but that figure could be broken as Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is interested in Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic, 23, and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze, 20.

Full story: Daily Telegraphexternal-link

AND FINALLY

Chelsea have brought in lawyers in a bid to get a billboard poking fun at struggling striker Fernando Torres, 28, removed from a site opposite Stamford Bridge.

Full story: Daily Mailexternal-link

Reports in Italy suggest AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has commissioned an artist to make a statue of him in the "muscleman" pose he struck during Euro 2012.

Full story: 606 newsletter

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  • Comment posted by QPR4Me, at 00:15 28 Feb 2013

    What is it with CFC? Calling in the lawyers because a certain bookmaker is poking a bit of fun is plain stupid. Obviously the club is in need of a sense of humour injection.

  • Comment posted by U14466058, at 00:05 28 Feb 2013

    Balotelli is AC Milan striker, not Inter.

  • Comment posted by eraticfox, at 01:06 28 Feb 2013

    ‘Fernando, we’ve got an onion bag you can actually find. It’s in the burger van mate. Get your hair net on'

  • Comment posted by U15514855, at 08:05 28 Feb 2013

    Who says West Ham are going to be a prem team next year anyhow?

  • Comment posted by U15507942, at 08:58 28 Feb 2013

    @22 We might not have won the league for 23 years mate,but we've still won plenty of cups and got to finals during this time.We won't win the title next season and we probably won't even be in Europe either and "yes man" BR will sell Saurez if the Yanks tell him to.We are not deluded or live in the past and until Anfield holds 60,000+we won't compete but we have a rich history 2nd to none lad!

  • Comment posted by manutdrthebest, at 08:46 28 Feb 2013

    I don't blame Benitez at all for his rant, his record speaks for itself, he will be gone today without doubt. Why would anyone want a job with all the hassle he is getting, after all, I doubt he needs the money.This unrest does the club no good at all, its about time Abramovich looked at the best club in the world to see what stability does.

  • Comment posted by U15628034, at 08:05 28 Feb 2013

    Shouldn't Chelsea be trying to help Torres on the pitch and not off it? Then maybe Abramovich could fill the billboard himself "Short term temporary managers position available, maybe 6 months, 6 weeks, who knows, apply inside"

  • Comment posted by U15631203, at 02:12 28 Feb 2013

    @2. Come on! Don't just try and find reasons to put the BBC down! This is there gossip section and they even provide you a link to the full story in the Metro! Not there story, not there journalism!

  • Comment posted by s2i, at 01:19 28 Feb 2013

    Inter Milan yeah? Typical poor editing! I think youll find that Mario is in the Rossoneri shirt!

  • Comment posted by Dave, at 14:49 28 Feb 2013

    Doolie - you're not saying that your example is true but it is sufficiently robust to infer that my logic is incorrect?

    Are you being deliberately ironic?

    For your assertion to be true 75,000 MU fans come from 50 miles of OT, whereas 39,600 (90% of 44,000) of Liverpool fans live in Anfield, whereas the remaining 4,400 come from France?

  • Comment posted by mekon3, at 14:42 28 Feb 2013

    Desperate Dan #61

    Roman got rid of DiMatteo because he couldn't rid the club of the player control. AVB was brought in to do it but when the players ensured he got the sack, Roberto came in to make sure CL football was available. Yes they won it but it was atrocious football. Not what Roman wanted.

  • Comment posted by mekon3, at 13:28 28 Feb 2013

    The solution? Let JT manage the club. That way when he inevitably messes up (as he always does) he will go the way of the previous 10 managers. Good luck to Benitez. He said what he had to and he is 100% right.

  • Comment posted by mekon3, at 13:07 28 Feb 2013

    Granted the fans have a right to be heard but when their vitriol is constant it inevitably will affect the players who then rise up against the manager. Look at how Spurs are playing under AVB. Chelsea have a better squad and are so set on self preservation they refuse to play the way the manager wants.

  • Comment posted by zougathefist, at 10:14 28 Feb 2013

    I'm surprised by the lack of a Gareth bale to Real Madrid for £40M/£60M/£80M story - I thought they were obligatory these days.

    Have to laugh at the scousers talking about ManU AGAIN - concentrate on the real reasons for your decline and stop trying to blame a fictitious conspiracy organised by Fergie, Opus Dei, the Masons and Rupert Murdoch

  • Comment posted by Laurence Todd, at 09:27 28 Feb 2013

    For all the talk about whether Liverpool will ever again rise to become a dominant force in the league ( no bad thing if they do ), the real tragedy is that possibly the greatest player in Premiership history, Steve Gerrard, is likely to end his career without a premiership winners medal .. and when you think of some of the poor players who've won such medals, that Gerrard hasn't got one is unreal

  • Comment posted by U15357596, at 08:47 28 Feb 2013

    @4
    really? so if a banner was right next to the stadium taunting your club or your players you would be fine with it?
    i personally wouldnt care if it was somewhere in the city, but right next to the stadium is clearly trying to provoke the club which they have done

  • Comment posted by bilbo, at 08:33 28 Feb 2013

    @23 It was quite late last night and a lot of early editions would have gone to press already.

    As for the Suarez story....Metro are full of these kind of stories about any number of players....not saying he won't leave just i would like to get it from a more reliablre source.

    @22 Where did you see the Man United conspiricy theory?

  • Comment posted by Brereton, at 08:32 28 Feb 2013

    Balotelli plays for AC Milan not Inter:

    Reports in Italy suggest Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli has commissioned an artist to make a statue of him in the "muscleman" pose he struck during Euro 2012.

  • Comment posted by Give_Me_A_Break, at 07:22 28 Feb 2013

    #15. Is the first of the "next year is our year" posts in 2013 from Liverpool fans?? Ha Ha. Good luck!

  • Comment posted by Dave, at 17:23 28 Feb 2013

    80 - Dirty - no offence Matey, but you conclusions say everything about your limited ability to understand statistical analysis rather than an accurate summary of the data.

    76 - Mark - your call Matey - the truth or the Liverpool spin.

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