Friday evening round up@ Chelsea in for £40m wonderkid, Gunners chase winger, Inter want England star

Serie A giants Inter Milan are plotting a shock January raid for Bolton and England defender Gary Cahill.
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Chelsea and Inter Milan have entered the race to sign Lille’s £40m-rated winger Eden Hazard. Arsenal are interested in the 20-year-old, while Liverpool and Manchester City are also watching him.

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Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou has hinted at a move away from Stamford Bridge unless he starts getting more playing time.

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Everton are in the running to sign FC Dallas defender George John.
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Marseille are eyeing a move to sign Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh when the January transfer window opens.
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Mick hopes lady luck is with Wolves.

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Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk’s defender Samuel Inkoom says he is on the verge of sealing a shock switch to Liverpool in January.
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The Gunners are also keeping tabs on £12m-rated Nigeria winger Ahmed Musa, who plays for Dutch side VVV Venlo. Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City have made a dramatic climbdown over manager Roberto Mancini’s claims that Carlos Tevez refused to play against Bayern Munich. Mancini’s evidence is believed to show that he is the only person on the bench that night sticking to the story that Tevez refused to play.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney could lead the Great Britain Olympic football team if he does not go to Euro 2012 with England. David Beckham, Michael Owen, Ryan Giggs and Joe Cole are also being mentioned as players who could fill the three over-23 berths in the 18-man squad.
Full story: the Guardian

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has assured Heurelho Gomes that he still has a big part to play at White Hart Lane.

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England manager Fabio Capello has had Joe Cole watched at his last two games for Lille as he considers handing the midfielder an international recall.
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Controversial Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli insists he has turned over a new leaf and his bad-boy days are behind him.
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Liverpool owner John W Henry has held clear-the-air talks with Bolton chairman Phil Gartside in an effort to defuse a row between the clubs which was sparked by Reds managing director Ian Ayre.
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Tottenham defender Danny Rose is willing to go out on loan to gain more first-team experience.
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Defender Branislav Ivanovic says Chelsea’s players never doubted striker Fernando Torres would come good.

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Former Arsenal manager George Graham believes Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin has been a poor buy for the Gunners and has questioned his commitment to Arsene Wenger’s side.
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Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has demanded that his players are up for the fight when they take on West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

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