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London "Chelsea" club officials would like to send young team goalkeeper Ross Turnbull to "Stoke" in exchange for Asmir Begovič ("Daily Mail").
The "Blues" are also prepared to offer £22 million to London "Tottenham" club for defender Gareth Bale ("Caught Offside").
Manchester United goalkeeper coach Eric Steele watched Aalesund's Anders Lindegaard play in Norway on Sunday (sports journalist Vegard Fl. Vaagbo on social media platform "Twitter").
Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing to acquire Roma and Italy national team defender Daniele De Rossi during the upcoming summer transfer window ("Caught Offside").
Manchester United are also targeting Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour and River Plate defender Bruno Montelongo, who is currently on loan to Milan this season ("IM Scouting" and "Sport.co.uk").
London clubs Tottenham and Chelsea are both in a race to acquire Utrecht striker Ricky Van Wolfswinkel ("IM Scouting").
Aston Villa defender Nigel Reo-Coker is expected to be offered a contract extension by team manager Gerard Houllier in the near future ("The Mirror").
Despite reports in the press, Manchester United goalkeeper Michael Carrick claims he had no intention of leaving the club this summer ("ESPN Soccernet").
Arsenal forward Marouane Chamakh, who joined the team this summer, admitted he has not yet tasted English tea ("News of the World").
Tottenham leader Rafael van der Vaart is sending text messages to provoke Inter Milan defender Wesley Sneijder ahead of their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash on October 20 ("Daily Star").
