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18.12.2014 Sports News

Gossip column: Cole, Sneijder, Hazard, Di Maria, Ward

By ghanasoccernet.com
Gossip column: Cole, Sneijder, Hazard, Di Maria, Ward
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Roma's former England defender Ashley Cole, 33, has dismissed reports linking him with a return to the Premier League with Crystal Palace.

(Daily Express)  
But Palace manager Neil Warnock has confirmed his interest in signing Cole.

(Daily Star)  
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is trying to sign Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder, 30.

(Daily Mirror)  
Queens Park Rangers midfielder Adel Taarabt, 25, has attracted interest from Italian club Atalanta.

(Talksport)   OTHER GOSSIP
Midfielder Eden Hazard, 23, is close to finalising his new £200,000-a-week Chelsea deal, which would make him the club's highest-paid player.

(Daily Telegraph)  
Former Aston Villa assistant manager Roy Keane blamed midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25,

for stories alleging he had a bust-up with Villa's players.

(The Sun – subscription required)  
Defender Joel Ward, 25, has verbally agreed a new deal with Crystal Palace.

(Daily Express)  
Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria, 26, has been voted Argentina's foreign-based player of the year by the country's sports journalists.

(Daily Mail)  
Manager Jose Mourinho has no plans to bolster his Chelsea squad during the forthcoming transfer window.

(Daily Mail)  
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has warned of “panic and heart attacks” at the club unless owner Ellis Short buys him some “quality players” in January.

(Daily Mirror)  
Former Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas says “promises were not kept” during his time at White Hart Lane, resulting in the club signing players who “did not fit the profile” he wanted.

(London's Evening Standard)  
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says striker Sergio Aguero, 26, is winning his battle to be fit for the club's Premier League match against Chelsea next month.

(Manchester Evening News)   BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
“It was an honour to have played with you @ThierryHenry,”

tweeted  
former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie following the Frenchman's retirement. “Thanks for all you have given to football. What you have achieved will live on for many years. A true football man, a Legend!” AND FINALLY…

More Liverpool fans voted for ex-Manchester United right-back Gary Neville than former Reds defender Jamie Carragher in a poll to discover their favourite pundit.

(Metro)  
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