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Premier League rivals Manchester United and Chelsea look set to miss out on signing a promising young player in Danish forward Viktor Fischer for the time being at the very least. Fischer, whose market value has risen in the wake of his recent performances, has attracted attention of a number of clubs, most notably Manchester United, Chelsea, AC Milan and Bayern Munich, for a potential transfer this summer. Chelsea all but confirmed their place in the Top Four with a come from behind 2-1 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park thanks to a brace from the record-setting Frank Lampard. The day could have ended very differently for Rafa Benitez’s side had Lampard not found the two goals that took him to the top of Chelsea’s goal-scoring charts as Villa had taken a 14th minute lead through Christian Benteke and they were good value for their lead until a 2nd half collapse. Two red cards dominated the proceedings as Ramires was sent off for picking up a 2nd yellow card on the stroke of half-time but Benteke was sent off just before the hour for a similarly poor challenge on John Terry as both sides were reduced to ten-men. Then came the Lampard show as the veteran first equalized on 61 minutes with a curling effort before netting the winner on 88 minutes from close range to hand Chelsea a classic smash-and-grab.The Blues are now five clear of Arsenal in 4th and six points above Tottenham, who have a much inferior goal difference. Paul Lambert stayed true to his troops despite Aston Villa reaching safety as the impressive front three of Gabriel Agbonlahor, Christian Benteke and Andrea Weimann started together. The midfield three of Fabian Delph, Westwood and Sylla continued while Eric Lichaj’s introduction for the injured Matt Lowton was the only change at the back.
Top News Turkish delight being offered to Terry and Berbatov Galatasaray’s latest transfer policy of recruiting aging stars is set to continue over the summer as the Mirror report that the Turkish giants are trying to lure Chelsea captain John Terry and even Fulham’s Dimitar Berbatov. Terry’s role of bench-warmer under Rafa Benitez has prompted these rumours, with Galatasaray ready to offer the 32 year old a whopping £1500k-a-week three-year deal. Arsenal confident of landing Jovetic for a bargain Arsene Wenger has relentlessly chased Fiorentina star Stevan Jovetic and there could finally be a breakthrough as the Metro reports that the Gunners are confident of landing the 23 year old for only £15m. The Italian outfit have demanded in excess of £25m for the Montenegrin but Arsenal feel they can negotiate a deal which falls within their transfer fee region. One of Europe’s hottest young talents, Roma’s 23 year old playmaker Miralem Pjanic has caught the attention of a number of top Premier League clubs. The exciting young prospect is being linked to clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham for a possible transfer this summer. The young midfielder, who joined Roma from Lyon in 2011 for a fee of £9.5million, has seen his price soar to £20million, in the wake of his recent prodigious performances.
Arsenal are reported to be considering a bid for Borussia Dortmund right back Lukasz Piszczek. The Polish international thus becomes yet another Dortmund player to have come under the radar of a top club for a potential transfer this summer, following the likes of Gotze, Lewandowski and Gundogan. The Gunners have been troubled with inconsistent performances by their players all along this season, which has nearly cost them a Champions League qualification spot for the next year. Struggling with defending woes for a major chunk of this season, Arsene Wenger is looking for a replacement for the contract rebel Bacary Sagna. Carl Jenkinson is presently the only other proper right back in the squad, but his game time has diminished considerably since the turn of the year. Top News Moyes to lead Man United next season Filling the shoes of Sir Alex Ferguson is a huge task for anyone in world football but Manchester United have decided to go for David Moyes to take over the reins at Old Trafford from his fellow Scot. Nicknamed ‘The Chosen One’, Everton manager David Moyes was yesterday announced as the new Manchester United who will start his 6-year spell from July 1. United’s official website quotes Ferguson talking about his successor, “When we discussed the candidates that we felt had the right attributes we unanimously agreed on David Moyes. David is a man of great integrity with a strong work ethic. I've admired his work for a long time and approached him as far back as 1998 to discuss the position of Assistant Manager here. He was a young man then at the start of his career and has since gone on to do a magnificent job at Everton. There is no question he has all the qualities we expect of a manager at this Club.” While announcing his decision to hang up his coaching boots, Sir Alex told the media how he was planning to leave Manchester United in the finest shape possible. Though the statement appeared cryptic at the time, he might have, in all probability, been talking about his former player, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Daily Mail reported that David Gill, the outgoing chief executive at the club, flew to Madrid and met Jorge Mendes, Ronaldo's agent. Following this revelation, it has been reported that Manchester United are confident in securing the Portuguese’s return to Old Trafford. |