Football transfer gossip (February 23): Sunderland, Manchester United, Reading
Check out latest football transfer gossip around the leagues. Is your favourite player tipped for a move?
Zenit St Petersburg claim they are in negotiations with Arsenal to bring Andrey Arshavin back to the club on loan. “We had [initial] talks with them. Let’s see how they respond now,” the Russian club’s general director, Maxim Mitrofanov, was quoted as saying.
Full story: Sovetsky Sport [In Russian]
Frank Lampard could be set to join ex-Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti at Paris Saint-Germain.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Meanwhile, Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole, 31, is set to leave the club after clashing with manager Andre Villas-Boas.
Full story: The Sun
Arsenal are planning to spend £55m on German pair Mario Gotze and Lukas Podolski in the summer as manager Arsene Wenger looks to reinvigorate his attack.
Full story: Bild [In German]
Juventus are understood to have outlined a four-year contract for Manchester United’s 18-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba.
Full story: Daily Mail
Sunderland face competition from Sevilla and Saint Etienne in the race to land Atalanta midfielder Moussa Kone. The Ivorian has impressed this season while on loan at Serie B outfit Pescara.
Full story: talkSPORT
Al Ain have urged Sunderland to make striker Asamoah Gyan’s loan move permanent in the summer. The UAE-based team paid £6m to get Gyan on a temporary deal, and are prepared to pay another £6m.
Full story: Daily Mirror
AC Milan are set to rival Manchester United in the race to snap up Benfica midfielder Javi Garcia. The Spaniard is believed to be valued at £17m by the Portuguese giants.
Full story: talkSPORT
Reading striker Mathieu Manset is set to join fellow Frenchman Nicolas Anelka at Shanghai Shenhua after the Chinese side made a loan bid for his services.
Full story: Daily Mail
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