SPORTS AND GAME, GOSSIPS AND TRANSFERS (Thursday)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent has denied the Russian striker wants to quit Tottenham, although Spartak Moscow are believed to be leading the chase for him.
Full story: Daily Mail

Turkish side Galatasaray are keen on Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou and could offer 11m euros for the Ivory Coast international.
Full story: Imscouting.com

Blackburn Rovers have opened negotiations with AZ Alkmaar for their £6m-rated Sweden international midfielder Rasmus Elm.
Full story: Talksport.com

Newcastle face a battle to keep hold of winger Jonas Gutierrez at the end of the season as the Argentine midfielder is a big-money target for Italian club Lazio.
Full story: Talksport.com

Meanwhile, the Magpies have targeted Wolves striker Kevin Doyle as a possible summer replacement for Andy Carroll, who joined Liverpool last month.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Bolton striker Johan Elmander is another forward on Newcastle boss Alan Pardew's wanted list. The Sweden international is available on a free transfer in the summer.
Full story: Metro

Fulham are among the Premier League clubs lining up summer bids for £12.5m-rated Freiburg striker Papiss Demba Cisse.
Full story: Mirror

Championship side Leicester City are have made a fresh attempt to sign Chelsea defender Jeffrey Bruma on loan after missing out on the Dutchman last month.
Full story: Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton is being lined up for a return to management with West Brom, having had talks with club on Wednesday.
Full story: Mirror

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale is a doubt for next week's Champions League last-16 tie against AC Milan at the San Siro stadium after suffering a setback in his rehabilitation from a back injury.
Full story: Guardian

Although Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said Bale is not for sale, the 63-year-old believes the Wales international would be worth at least £50m in the current transfer market.
Full story: Metro

Outgoing Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes Brazilian right-back Rafael is "going to be United's right-back for many years".
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor admits he must overtake new signing Darren Bent to regain his place as an out-and-out striker.
Full story: The Sun

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni believes Darron Gibson should quit Manchester United to further his career.
Full story: Guardian

Young & Victorious

A relatively young England side, missing some of their top class and experienced stars like Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand, overcame Denmark 2-1 with Ashley Young firing in a second-half winner. Daniel Agger and Darren bent traded goals early on in an open affair...

Messi Strikes Down Portugal

The world's two biggest superstars went head-to-head as Lionel Messi's Argentina defeated Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal 2-1 at the Stade de Geneve in a friendly. Messi, who played all 90 minutes, was the star as he set up the opener and then struck the winner from the spot in the dying moments...

French Connection

In a high-profile clash of the titans, a rematch of the 1998 World Cup final, Laurent Blanc's France defeated ten-man Brazil 1-0 at the Stade de France. The often maligned Karim Benzema struck the winner after good work from Jeremy Menez. Earlier, Hernanes had been sent off for a crazy challenge in midfield...

Spain's Silva Lining

Spain took some thrashings in friendlies against Argentina and Portugal at the end of 2010 and were not totally convincing in a 1-0 friendly victory over Colombia on Wednesday night. Man City midfielder David Silva popped up with the winner in the 87th minute of play...

 

Rossi To The Rescue

A late goal from Villarreal hotshot Giuseppe Rossi salvaged a 1-1 draw for Italy in Dortmund against Germany. Veteran Miroslav Klose had opened the scoring after 17 minutes, but the Azzurri leveled matters with 10 minutes remaining in the contest. Click here for more details on the friendly...

Spanish Still Top Rich List

Deloitte’s annual report on European football revenues has been released, and it reveals that once again Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona top the game’s money league. Goal.com run down the Top 20 richest clubs in Europe...

Oranje Stroll Past Austria

2010 World Cup runners-up Netherlands strolled past Austria 3-1 in their friendly at the Philips Stadion on Wednesday. In-form Wesley Sneijder started the goal-scoring, while Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt added to the visitors' miserable evening.