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Gossip column: Cuadrado, Torres, Adebayor, Destro, Hamsik

By ghanasoccernet.com
Sports News Gossip column: Cuadrado, Torres, Adebayor, Destro, Hamsik
DEC 16, 2014 LISTEN

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is preparing a bid for Fiorentina's Colombia World Cup wide man Juan Cuadrado, 26, who is unhappy in Italy.

(Daily Star)  
Tuesday's Daily Express back page
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 30, has returned to Spurs after compassionate leave but is expected to be farmed out on loan in the January transfer window.

(Daily Mirror)  
Atletico Madrid want to re-sign Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, 30, on loan at Napoli, but only if he comes for free.

(Daily Mail)  
Arsenal are considering a double swoop for Roma striker Mattia Destro, 23, and Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik, 27, in the January transfer window but need to sell first.

(Metro)  
Manchester United and Chelsea midfield target Kevin Strootman, 24, will not be sold by Italian club Roma in January.

(Daily Express)  
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is lining up Norwich keeper John Ruddy, 28, as a replacement for dropped Belgian custodian Simon Mignolet, 26.

(Daily Star)   OTHER GOSSIP
Italian World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso, 36, wants to return to Glasgow to manage Rangers when Ally McCoist leaves the club.

(Daily Mail)  
Tuesday's Daily Mirror back page
Injury-hit Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has become the latest Premier league manager to call for a winter break.

(Manchester Evening News)  
Tottenham's Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, 22, reckons the club's tough new fitness regime under manager Mauricio Pochettino is responsible for their run of dramatic late victories over Hull, Aston Villa and Swansea on Sunday.

(Guardian)  
Ajax manager Frank de Boer has revealed he would be happy to take over from under-fire Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool.

(Daily Express)  
Craig Gardner, West Brom's match-winner against Aston Villa, says under-fire manager Alan Irvine will lead the Baggies up the Premier League table.

(Birmingham Mail)  
Former Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince has urged Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers to get rid of mis-firing striker Mario Balotelli, 24.

(Talksport)   BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Manchester United's injured midfielder Daley Blind has saluted his former club Ajax's award as

Netherlands sports team of the year  
and his own
sportsman of the year of Amsterdam.  
Chelsea full-back Cesar Azpilicueta is looking forward to facing

Paris St-Germain in the Champions League once again  

. And he's looking forward to a similar result. AND FINALLY…

Brazilian striker Neymar has revealed why he turned down Manchester City's repeated transfer bids before joining Spanish giants Barcelona – he did not fancy playing in the English mud.

(Daily Telegraph)  
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