Daily rumors for 15th Dec

Manchester United’s January transfer plans have been complicated after Zoran Tosic, the Partizan Belgrade winger, reportedly turned down their contract offer. Tosic has been billed as a long-term replacement for Ryan Giggs at United. More…

New Real Madrid boss Juande Ramos is ready to lure Arsenal targets Xabi Alonso and Daniel De Rossi to the Bernabeau according to reports in Spain and Italy. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been following the progress of Daniel De Rossi of Roma, sending Chief Scout Steve Rowley to watch the player on a number of occasions, while the Frenchman has been a keen admirer of Alonso for some time. More…

According to a report in the British tabloid the Daily Mirror, Tottenham Hotpsur manager Harry Redknapp could be set to bid for Liverpool forward Ryan Babel in the January transfer window. It appears that Babel is unhappy at not being considered a regular starter at Anfield after revealing that he asked manager Rafa Benitez for a loan move. More…

Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear is desperate to keep hold of Michael Owen after watching the former Liverpool striker open the scoring in Sunday’s impressive 3-0 victory at Portsmouth. The 29-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with several other Premier League clubs, including a return to Anfield. Owen said of the speculation regarding his future: “I think every back page today links me with a different club but none of it is my doing and I can’t do anything until the club sit down and speak to me. More…

Carlo Ancelotti is glad that David Beckham will arrive at an important time for AC Milan. Gennaro Gattuso is out for the season with knee ligament damage and Ancelotti hopes Beckham can help boost the squad. He said: “At this point, Beckham becomes even more useful and important to us, although he doesn’t have the characteristics of Gattuso.” More…

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has said that his side are fighting to keep their Premier League title dreams alive after dropping another two points at the weekend against Middlesbrough. With a crucial clash against Liverpool coming up, Adebayor warned his team mates they must not go into the game thinking that victory is a given simply because they have already beaten Manchester United and Chelsea this season. More…

Former Celtic and Barcelona star Henrik Larsson has moved to quell rumours linking him with a return to the Premier League after Everton and Aston Villa were strongly linked with bids. Everton, short of any striker at the moment, and John Carew-reliant Aston Villa, managed by Larsson’s old manager Martin O’Neill, are thought to be interested, but the player in question sees no truth in the rumours. More…

Olympique Lyon ace Karim Benzema admits he wants to win the Champions League. Benzema, a target for Manchester United and Real Madrid, says he may quit Lyon if he feels progress cannot be made in Europe’s elite competition. The Frenchman has admitted in the past that he is attracted to playing in the Spanish capital, but he told the French newspaper that he has been misleading people when asked about where he sees himself in the future. More…

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