Showing posts with label Lyon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lyon. Show all posts

Monday, December 10, 2012

Monday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Arsenal are interest in Lisandro Lopez, according to the Arsenal de Sarandi defender's agent.



- Arsenal are keen on signing Bayern Munich's Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo, according to the Sunday Mirror.



- Lucas Biglia is set to leave Anderlecht this winter but the Manchester United and Arsenal target appears to be off to Wolfsburg.



- Stewart Downing is frustrated at his limited opportunities at Liverpool but he is in no rush to leave the club.



- Chelsea are set to rival Arsenal for Montpellier captain Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa after Stamford Bridge scouts were sent to monitor the defender last weekend.



- Chelsea interim manager Rafa Benitez could be forced to change his transfer targets after Paulinho indicated his desire to stay at Corinthians.



- Partizan Belgrade have not agreed a deal with Chelsea for Lazar Markovic - according to sporting director Ljubisa Tumbakovic.



- Real Madrid are plotting a staggering £45m move for Chelsea target Radamel Falcao and the club are confident he will turn his back on Atletico Madrid to sign for their bitter rivals.



- AC Milan have made Manchester United target Kevin Strootman their January transfer priority, according to reports in Italy.



- Arsenal target Jose Rodriguez is set to sign a new contract at Real Madrid that will include a £9.6m release clause.



- Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has dismissed speculation linking him with a move back to France with Paris St Germain.



- Manchester City have entered the running to sign Spanish star Pedro Obiang, according to talkSPORT.



- Mario Balotelli refuses to be pushed out of Manchester City in January, despite being on the end of more criticism from manager Roberto Mancini.



- Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given will not be sent out on loan this season, manager Paul Lambert has insisted.



- Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has confirmed he would like to turn Danny Rose's loan move into a permanent deal.



- Tottenham are set to make a £7.5 million bid for River Plate winger Carlos Sanchez in the January transfer window.



- A number of Premier League clubs are in the hunt to sign former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill on loan from New York Red Bulls in January.



- AC Milan forward Robinho has re-opened talk of his potential departure from the Serie A club in January ahead of Thursday's Coppa Italia last-16 clash against Reggina.



- Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is close to agreeing a short-term contract extension with the Italian champions.



- Paris St Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed speculation linking the Ligue 1 club with a January move for Holland midfielder Wesley Sneijder.



- France midfielder Franck Ribery wants to finish his career with current club Bayern Munich - ending the chances of a switch to the Premier League.



- Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has signed a new contract which ties him to the club until 2016.



- Porto striker Jackson Martinez, who has been linked with Chelsea and Liverpool, could be sold next month, according to Metro.



- Marouane Fellaini, who has been linked with Chelsea and Manchester United, has pledged his future to Everton.



- Celtic manager Neil Lennon has played down talk of Georgios Samaras joining Liverpool next month, insisting recent media reports are "just speculation".



- Fulham forward Lauri Dalla Valle has extended his loan spell with Crewe until January 8.



- Reading boss Brian Mcdermott has his staff working hard to unearth potential January signings as he aims to keep his side in the Premier League.



- FC Nordsjaelland goalkeeper Jesper Hansen has welcomed reported interest from West Ham and admits that he wants to leave Denmark in January.



- eports have spread throughout Mexico on Monday that Rafa Márquez is set to return to Mexican football with a supposed two-year deal with Liga MX side Club León close to being signed.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Lloris staying at Lyon unless he puts in transfer request

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has insisted goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will not be moving to Tottenham unless the player asks to leave.





Spurs have been linked with the France captain but the club claim no offer has been made and the Ligue 1 side say they would not welcome one.



"Tottenham made contact through [Lloris'] agent but there has been no concrete offer since," Aulas said. "I don't think they really want him, but we really want to keep him.



"He will stay at Lyon unless he absolutely wants to go. The best present we can give to the fans is finding a way to keep him. We will try to do just that."



Lloris started for Lyon in their Trophee des Champions triumph over Montpellier in New York yesterday.





Saturday, July 28, 2012

Kallstrom to join Spartak from Lyon

Sweden international midfielder Kim Kallstrom will join Russia's nine-time champions from French side Lyon, Moscow club press service announced on Saturday.



Reports said that the clubs have reached the agreement about the transfer move of the 29-year-old central midfielder. Local media reports said that Spartak would pay the French club three million euros for Kallstrom.



Kallstrom will undergo a medical and sign a contract with Russia's most decorated club in the comnig days.



Kalstrom won two Sweden titles and the national cup with Djurgardens before joining French top-flight side Rennes in 2004.



In 2006 he join the French giants Lyon. With Lyon he won two French titles and two French cups.



He has won 95 caps and scored 16 goals with his country's national side.