The following
is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet
links.
Bid Rejected
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Lucas Moura |
Manchester
United had a bid of 29.8 million pounds ($47 million) for Sao
Paulo midfielder Lucas Moura rejected by the Brazilian club,
the Daily Mirror reported.
Sao Paulo,
which also turned down United’s opening bid of 25.9 million pounds, is
currently without a sponsor and wants to keep hold of the 19-year-old attacking
midfielder to attract outside investment, the newspaper added.
Oscar’s Medical
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Oscar |
Oscar, another
Brazilian midfielder, had a medical in London yesterday ahead of his
25 million-pound transfer to Chelsea, the Daily Mail reported.
The 20-year-old
will join the European champion from Internacional after playing for Brazil’s
Olympic squad at the London Games, the Mail added.
Carroll Can Go
Liverpool
striker Andy Carroll has been told he can leave, with his former club Newcastle
preparing a new bid of 16 million pounds, the Sun reported.
Carroll’s
advisers spoke with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers yesterday, who told them
the England forward is not part of his plans, the newspaper added.
Dempsey Deal
Rodgers has
agreed to spend 10 million pounds to sign U.S. forward Clint
Dempsey from Fulham, the Mail reported.
Dempsey, 29, is
due on Merseyside in the next few days and Rodgers expects the deal to be
concluded before the end of the week, the newspaper added.
Walcott’s Contract
Arsenal is yet
to open contract talks with Theo Walcott even though the England winger could
leave as a free agent next year, the Guardian reported.
Walcott’s deal
expires June 30, 2013, and were he to leave on a free transfer Arsenal wouldn’t
be entitled to receive anything in development costs because he would be too
old, the Guardian said. Manager Arsene Wenger will try to talk to
Walcott on the club’s pre-season tour to Asia, it added.
Formal Talks
Arsenal
captain Robin van Persie is set for formal talks with Wenger as he
considers his options away from the Gunners, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The Netherlands
striker, whose participation in the Asia tour is still undecided, is interested
in joining Juventus or Manchester United, the Telegraph said, adding
that Manchester City is preparing a 20 million-pound bid for the
player.
Bloomberg
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