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Paper Talk - 19 April 2012
Paper Talk: Manc moves for Bilbao duo
Athletic Bilbao duo Oscar de Marcos and Fernando Llorente are being linked with moves to Manchester United and Manchester City respectively.
- Manchester City are close to snapping up Athletic Bilbao hitman Fernando Llorente for £30million.
- Fulham striker Clint Dempsey is back at the top of Roma's wanted list.
- Joe Cole wants to make his loan move to Lille from Liverpool permanent.
- Danny Higginbotham admits he may quit Stoke this summer.
- Gregg Wylde has been cleared by FIFA to play for Bolton.
- Liverpool have beaten Manchester City in the race to sign Crewe wonderkid Dan Smith, 16, for an initial £300,000.
- Ipswich are set to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak.
- Paul Lambert will get all Norwich's spare cash for team strengthening this summer.
- John Madejski insists Reading's new Russian owners are setting their sights on European qualification.
- Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will battle for Edin Dzeko's signature as Manchester City prepare to let the Bosnia striker leave this summer.
- Tottenham are plotting a summer swoop to sign the resurgent Salomon Kalou from neighbours Chelsea.
- Spartak Moscow are ready to revive their interest in Blackburn midfielder Steven Nzonzi.
- Hamburg have joined the chase for Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt.
- Cristian Riveros is to quit Sunderland and join Turkish club Kayserispor in a £500,000 deal.
- Manchester United are red-hot favourites to sign Athletic Bilbao's £26million-rated Oscar de Marcos.
- Rafael van der Vaart has hinted he is ready to quit Tottenham for a move back to Holland.
- Joe Cole is desperate to play in the Olympics - and make his loan move from Liverpool to Lille permanent.
- Reading's prospective new owner Anton Zingarevich has promised to splash the cash to ensure their return to the Premier League is not a fleeting one.
- Gael Kakuta insists he still has a future with Chelsea.
- Fulham are keen on 21-year-old Ipswich midfielder Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
- Leeds United boss Neil Warnock has been given the backing of chairman Ken Bates to go on a major spending spree.
- Manchester United have revived their interest in Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.
- Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta is set to miss the rest of the season.
- Liverpool striker Luis Suarez insists his club can consider this season a roaring success.
- Joe Cole has hinted he would be prepared to take a pay cut to secure a permanent move from Liverpool to Lille.
- Wolves have responded to goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey's injury by recalling Carl Ikeme from his loan at Doncaster.
- Premier League corporate investigators are conducting inquiries into Russian tycoon Anton Zingarevich's takeover of Reading, who have just secured promotion from the Championship.
- Laurent Blanc has suggested he may be prepared to walk away from his position as France manager if talks with the national federation over an extension to his current deal remain at an impasse and an "exceptional challenge" is put to him by a leading club side.
- Brian Kennedy and Paul Murray have re-entered the race to save Rangers.
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Tuesday June 18
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Tuesday June 18
Regional Paper Talk: No bids for Fellaini -
Monday June 17
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Monday June 17
Regional Paper Talk: Swans track Gomis -
Sunday June 16
Paper Talk: Blues close on Sneijder swoop -
Saturday June 15
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Friday June 14
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Friday June 14
Regional Paper Talk: Spurs eye Brazil boys -
Thursday June 13
Paper Talk: Barca set for Torres swoop -
Thursday June 13
Regional Paper Talk: Cardiff lodge Hal bid -
Wednesday June 12
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