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Brendan Rodgers has indicated he will speak to Liverpool's forgotten stars Joe Cole and Alberto
Aquilani before deciding on their future.
Rodgers was appointed as the Reds' new manager on Friday and is already running the rule over the
talent at his disposal at Anfield.
Cole spent the season on loan at French club Lille, while Aquilani returned to his native Italy
with AC Milan.
The Merseysiders are on the verge of sealing a £7m deal for the AZ Alkmaar midfielder.
And the Reds hope to have it wrapped up before the highly-rated 24-year-old heads to Euro 2012,
where he will come up against England in Kiev on June 15.
Elm, who also featured for Sweden in the friendly against the Three Lions last November, has been
one of the top performers in Holland this season.
From what Alan Pardew has said today, it seems that he is a big admirer of the Chelsea Football
Club. Roman Abramovich Chelsea owner Alan has spent much of his management career in London,
managing teams like Reading, West Ham and Charlton, and it seems it was convenient for him to visit
Chelsea to [.
Arsenal Target Being Chased By Inter and Bayern
It has been reported by Daily Mail that long-term Arsenal target Yann
M'Vila is also attracting interest from Italian giants Inter Milan and
Champions League finalists Bayern Munich.
Liverpool are reportedly consider moves for Man City duo Adam Johnson and Emmanuel Adebayor as
Kenny Dalglish looks to improve his attacking options after seeing his Anfield side consistently
struggle for goals this term. Having spent over £110m on new signings in the past 15 months the
Scot will hope the club's American owners will be willing to dig deep into their pockets to finance
moves for the Etihad Stadium pair but will also look to sell under-performing players to help fund
any summer deals.
One of the most entertaing matches of La Liga will shortly be kicking off, Barcelona
vs Bilbao at the Camp Nou!
Although this encounter does not embrace the same conflict, emotion and hype which revolves
around an El Clásico, the quality of the 90 minutes will certainly be played at an equal
standard, if not higher.
The Daily Mail have said that Tomas Rosicky turned down big-money moves to Russia and China, and
hose to stay in North London.
"Arsenal let me get to the point where I had just half a year on my contract and could talk
to anyone I wanted. It started to get interesting because I had very lucrative offers.
Tomas Rosicky says it is an honour to sign a new contract with Arsenal. The Czech Republic
captain has committed his future to the Gunners and is delighted to do so.
He said: "It's a great honour to sign a new deal with Arsenal, I love the club and am proud to
wear the Arsenal shirt.
The shopping for and selling of sports memorabilia is large small business and an market that
continues to draw in sports activities fanatics from all over the globe; all of whom are planning
to acquire a bit of sporting background. What ever the sport, what ever the era, sports fanatics
are accustomed to searching substantial and reduced for uncommon collectibles' to incorporate to
prestigious collections.
Lille playmaker Eden Hazard has admitted that in addition to Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur,
Arsenal remain one of his desired destinations in the Barclays Premier League.
Former Gunner Emmanuel Petit, however, does not think the Belgian alone can make a difference at
the Emirates.
Hazard, one of the most highly coveted players in the world at the moment, has made it clear
that playing English football next season is a high priority for him.
These wins aren't to be underestimated. Stoke are a handful and we rarely thrive against them,
but today, despite withstanding a lot of second half pressure, Fulham stood firm and deserved their
points.
New players are traditionally given a time to adjust when signing for a new club, but today
Pavel Pogrebnyak was thrown straight into the deep end.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are waiting in the wings to make a move for Blackburn defender
Scott Dann before the transfer window closes according to skysports.com.
The 24-year-old has made 11 Barclays Premier League starts for Steve Kean's struggling side this
season, prior to picking up a groin injury just before the busy festive period.
Liverpool are reportedly leading the chase for Crystal Palace's highly-rated teenager Wilfried Zaha
with the Daily Mail claiming Kenny Dalglish made a personal call to Dougie Freedman.
The newspaper claims the Reds manager contacted his Palace counterpart to express his interest and
to discuss the 19-year-old's ability and character.
Premier League duo Liverpool and Chelsea are set to go head-to-head for the signature of Partizan
Belgrade starlet Lazar Markovic, according to The People.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish and the clubs director of football Damien Comolli are both said to
be huge fans of the Markovic. Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is also believed to be an admirer of
the 17-year-old.
Our Manchester United fan site, covered the story on Saturday from James Lawton in the
Independent on Saturday, that Manchester United were willing to listen to offers for Rooney. United
immediately denied the story.
Well in Sunday's Mirror, Simon Mullock is reporting that Manchester City are planning to make a
blockbuster £60m offer for the United star.
Our Manchester United fan site, covered the story on Saturday from James Lawton in the
Independent on Saturday, that Manchester United were willing to listen to offers for Rooney. United
immediately denied the story.
Well in Sunday's Mirror, Simon Mullock is reporting that Manchester City are planning to make a
blockbuster £60m offer for the United star.
Wigan forward Victor Moses is being linked with a possible move away from the DW Stadium after the
player's agent revealed that he is yet to sign a new contract.
The former Crystal Palace player initially struggled to make the step up to the Premier League but
this season has rediscovered his best form and has been one of Wigan's best players.
Uruguayan international defender Jorge Fucile has reportedly welcomed interest from both Liverpool
and Chelsea.
The Reds were linked with a move for the player in the summer, and have again emerged on the radar
in the past week as Kenny Dalglish looks to add some strength-in-depth to his defence.
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll could be in line for a shock return to Newcastle on a short-term
loan reports talkSPORT.
The 22-year-old has struggled to rediscover his best form since making his £35million move to
Merseyside last January, and is said to be willing to return to the North East.
Magpies boss Alan Pardew is a huge admirer of the former Newcastle hitman, and has always left the
door open for Carroll to return to St James' Park.
Liverpool is trying to gazump Chelsea's move for Gary Cahill.
The highly-rated Bolton and England defender, 26, had been expected to join the Blues after a
£7milllion transfer fee was agreed this week.
But the bid was threatened by a disagreement over personal terms and Kenny Dalglish is poised to
swoop.
Sir Alex Ferguson has begun his psychological war games. The Manchester United manager has said
that Tottenham are the best team at the moment. Of course Sir Alex Ferguson was talking about
Britain and not Europe, after all, as good as Tottenham are they are probably not quite yet at
Barcelona's level.
FC Porto forward Hulk has once again been linked with a move to London club Chelsea. However
with Kaka and Krasic in the market, his chances of joining the Blues are getting slimmer and
slimmer everyday.
Villas-Boas who knows Hulk from his days as Coach of Porto is known to be a great admirer of the
Brazilian forward, however, with a buyout clause of $130 million dollars, and Chelsea's growing
debt, Hulk is out of reach for even Abramovich's billions.
Old rivals Manchester United and Liverpool are both attempting to land the player dubbed the next
Lionel Messi as they try and convince Xherdan Shaqiri to make the move to the Premier League.
Shaqiri has been one of the stand out performers for Basel this season and was instrumental in
helping the Swiss side knock Manchester United out of the Champions League.
It's about that time again when clubs begin digging into their pockets to bolster their squads
for the Last half of the season. The most famous transfer deal making headlines everyday without a
doubt has to be of want away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
It seems like with every passing day, a new twist emerges rendering the progress made
futile.
New developments are emerging in the Carlos Tevez transfer debacle after PSG sporting director
Leonardo confirms that the club are interested in bringing the Argentine to France.
Truth be said, PSG is the last club Tevez would sign and i don't mean this disrespectfully, but
the French side really competing against some of the best and most successful clubs in the world to
land his signature.
Arsene Wenger has been an admirer of the French international midfielder Yoann Gourcuff for many
years, since he was a youth player at Rennes in fact, but currently the 25 year-old is languishing
on the bench at Lyon and the French press are reporting that Arsenal have arranged a deal with the
French giants to [.
Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho insists he would be happy to stay at Inter Milan, despite
transfer speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool.
Reports in the British media claims Reds boss Kenny Dalglish is a keen admirer of the 19-year-old,
with the club holding a long-standing interest in the player from Rafael Benitez's reign at
Anfield.
Alex Ferguson has always been an admirer of Alan Pardew as a manager, for a long time. A
smiling Alan Pardew last Saturday We knew that when Alan Pardew was surprisingly signed as
Newcastle manager last December, but that didn't stop us at the time from thinking it was a
poor appointment by the Newcastle Board, in fact a disastrous appointment.
Liverpool are the latest club to be linked with a move for in-demand midfielder Kevin Strootman who
has been attracting interest from a number of European clubs are starring for PSV Eindhoven.
The 21-year-old only joined the Dutch club in the summer after coming through the youth system at
Sparta Rotterdam and has so far impressed both for his club and for his country with some assured
displays for Holland.
It seems like Alan Pardew is a big admirer of the two goalkeepers in today's Manchester City
vs Newcastle game at the Eitihad Stadium. Tim Krul - in great form for Newcastle United Alan
Pardew has talked to the local press today about the two International goalkeepers on
display today: "For the neutral, it'll be a good comparison between the two keepers," "They're both
of similar size and have similar attributes.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp insists he is not looking to bring unsettled Man City striker
Carlos Tevez to White Hart Lane, because they wouldn't be able to afford his wages.
Tevez appears on the verge of leaving the Etihad Stadium after being handed a two week
suspension and two week's wages fine for apparently refusing to come on as a substitute in City's
2-0 Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich.
Sven Goran Eriksson is ready to offer Leicester City's teenage wonderkid Jeffrey Schlupp a new deal
in a bid to scare off interest from Stoke and Liverpool reports the Daily Mirror.
The German U19 international has been in impressive form for the Foxes this season, with four goals
to his name already attracting attention from a number of Barclays Premier League scouts.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle has dismissed suggestions that there will be any tension for him at
the Emirates Stadium this weekend when Bolton visit fellow strugglers Arsenal.
Both clubs have performed below their capabilities thus far in the season and while Arsenal
could have done much better with the services of a proven English center-back such as the Trotters'
Gary Cahill, a war of words between the two managers brought an end to the negotiations last
month.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp regrets not beating Liverpool to the signing of Luis Suarez, who he felt
was too similar to Rafael van der Vaart.
The Reds secured Uruguay striker Suarez's signature last January and soon after added Andy Carroll
to their squad following the £50million sale of Fernando Torres to Chelsea.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp regrets not beating Liverpool to the signing of Luis Suarez, who he felt
was too similar to Rafael van der Vaart.
The Reds secured Uruguay striker Suarez's signature last January and soon after added Andy Carroll
to their squad following the £50million sale of Fernando Torres to Chelsea.
New Arsenal signing Mikel Arteta is eagerly awaiting his debut for the club this weekend after
confidently describing Arsene Wenger's side as the best to watch in England.
The Spaniard, who spent six successful years at Everton, has been brought in to replace
countryman Cesc Fabregas who moved to boyhood club FC Barcelona earlier this summer.
New Arsenal signing Mikel Arteta is eagerly awaiting his debut for the club this weekend after
confidently describing Arsene Wenger's side as the best to watch in England.
The Spaniard, who spent six successful years at Everton, has been brought in to replace
countryman Cesc Fabregas who moved to boyhood club FC Barcelona earlier this summer.
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta confessed that he has always been a big admirer of the Gunners as
he is already looking forward to making an impact at the Emirates. Speaking to Arsenal Player, the
Spaniard compared ...
England manager Fabio Capello warned Andy Carroll over his lifestyle here on Monday, saying the
Liverpool striker needed to drink less if he wanted to be a successful footballer.
Carroll, 22, became the most expensive English player in history earlier this year when he moved
from Newcastle to Liverpool in a £35 million ($56.
Being heralded as one of the new signings that will give significant boost to Arsenal this
season, Mikel Arteta, is hoping that he can answer the challenge by hoping to make a quick
adaptation with his new teammates and system that Arsene Wenger creates.
The former Everton star player is very excited about the chance to play with the Gunners and is
currently doing his best to catch up with his old teammates to get the understanding immediately in
place considering Arsenal is not actually in a good condition at the moment.