Sunday Football gist... And Transfer Updates

Liverpool last night clinched the signing of
Internazionale midfield star Philippe Coutinho for
£8.7million

Milan will finally make concrete their desire to bring
Mario Balotelli back to Italy with a £17m bid

Newcastle are closing in on a £12million transfer of
Vitesse and Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony

Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are
believed to be preparing offers for Aston's Villa's
Belgium forward Christian Benteke after his brilliant
start to life in England

Manchester United are to follow the aquisition of
Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace with bids for
Benfica's Ezequiel Garay and Angelo Ogbonna

Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has set his heart on a
summer move to Manchester United, but Arsenal and
Liverpool are also interested

United and England midfielder Michael Carrick is in line
for a fresh 12-month contract at Old Trafford when his
£80,000 a week deal ends this year

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is set to offload
Stephen Warnock to West Ham United on a free
transfer with the 31-year-old due to hold talks today

Reading are plotting to hijack Tom Ince's return to
Liverpool with a shock £8million bid

Peter Odemwingie is facing a £70,000 fine, two weeks'
wages, for his criticism of current club West Brom after
they rejected his transfer request

Tottenham winger David Bentley, 28, is desperate to go
out on loan after returning from a spell with FC Rostov,
with Blackburn and Reading interested

Stoke winger Jermaine Pennant wants to move to the
MLS when his Britannia Stadium deal expires in the
summer

Rafa Benitez has told owner Roman Abramovich that
he wants to stay on as Chelsea manager



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