Manchester United winger Nani is set to be heading for the exit doors, with reports linking him with a loan move to Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon. Sporting’ president has welcomed the prospect of signing Nani.(football411)
West Ham have been given hope for completing their second-signing of the window in the form of English defender Joleon Lescott with City manager Mauel Pellegrini casting doubts over the defenders future. (ibtimes)
Chelsea are keen to on selling Juan Mata to Bayern Munich to fund a move for former-Chelsea mid-fielder Nemanja Matic. Matic went to Benfica as a part of the £25 million deal to sign David Luiz. (Mirror) (ibtimes)
Arsenal have been linked with moves for Newcastle United duo of Yohan Cabaye and David Santon. Cabaye was subject to a bid of £18 million in the summer which the Toons rejected. Arsene Wenger is looking to tempt Newcastke into selling the duo for a sum of £36 million. (sportsdirectnews) (football-talk)
Manchester United manager David Moyes was spotted in the stands in the match between Juventus and Cagliari in the weekend, to scout ace mid-fielder Arturo Vidal. Moyes feels that Vidal can help in transforming Manchester United’s season. (sportsdirectnews)
Manchester United have also been linked with a move for another Juventus mid-fielder Claudio Marchisio, who scored the winner for Juventus. With David Moyes in the stands to allegedly witness Vidal, Marchisio definitely was also on Moyes’s mind, who has been linked with a £20 million move to Old Trafford, although Giuseppe Marotta, sporting director of Juventus denied these rumours. (thesportsreview)
Chelsea and Liverpool are set to miss out on Brazilian mid-fielder Jorginho, who is closing in on a move to Napoli. The Brazilian who has impressed for Verona this season, was being scouted by the 2 English clubs. (westlondonsport)
Argentine international Jonas Gutierrez has been heavily linked with a move away from St. James Park to Norwich City. Norwich are willing to loan the player initially with a view to make the deal permanent. Norwich president confirmed interest. (chroniclelive) (skysportssources)
Reports suggest that Arsenal are set to break the bank for another German mid-fielder Julian Draxler, if they table a bid in excess of his €45m buy-out clause, according to German-based agent Jan Aage Fjortoft. (arsenalstation)
