Новости за 21.01.2016

Alan Pardew is hoping to attract a "big player" to Crystal Palace and admits former Arsenal forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner fit the bill, reports Sky Sports.

Although he conceded Adebayor and Bendtner are targets, Pardew said the club are not in talks with Swansea over a swap deal between Bafetimbi Gomis and Dwight Gayle.

Manchester United keeper Victor Valdes has sent a farewell message hinting his unhappy time at Old Trafford will shortly end.

The 34-year-old is expected to join Belgian side Standard Liege after a hugely frustrating spell at United, where he has not made a single appearance or even been given a shirt number this season.

Manchester United have dropped into third place in the latest rankings behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, mainly due to last's season Champions League absence.

English clubs dominate the top 30 of the world's richest clubs - no fewer than 17 of the 20 Premier League clubs are ranked in the top 30 - and their position will become even stronger from next season when the huge new Premier League TV deals come on stream.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists Chelsea are still a threat despite the London clubs sitting 13 places apart in the Premier League table.

The two sides meet at Emirates Stadium on Sunday with the Blues languishing just four points above the relegation zone in 14th place after a disastrous campaign to date.

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has dismissed reports that have suggested the Hammers are interested in Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.

When asked whether the Hammers were interested in Sturridge, Bilic said: "That is only a rumour. There's nothing behind it.

Liverpool and Chelsea transfer target Alex Teixeira has suffered an injury which forced him to miss Shakhtar Donetsk's game in the Florida Cup on Wednesday, according to coach Mircea Lucescu, reports the London Evening Standard.

The Shakhtar boss confirmed the news following his side's match with Corinthians as news emerged that Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre flew to the USA to start negotiations with the Ukrainian side over a move for Teixeira.

Fulham want Moussa Dembele to return to Craven Cottage on loan for the rest of the season if they sell him to Tottenham this January.

The 19-year-old forward, valued at £6m, is high on Spurs list of striking targets for this month.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is predicting new signing Charlie Austin is ready to revive his England dream with the Saints.

The £4m signing from QPR is in contention to make his debut at Manchester United this weekend after impressing during his first week of training.

League One Peterborough United have signed left-back Harry Toffolo on loan from Norwich City for the rest of the season.

The 20-year-old, who has made one first-team appearance for the Canaries, played seven times on loan at Rotherham earlier this term.

Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji has joined Werder Bremen on loan until the end of the season.

Djilobodji arrived at Stamford Bridge on deadline day in the summer but has since played just one minute for the Premier League champions.

Shame. There aren't many other words to describe what happened yesterday evening during the match between Inter Milan and Napoli in the Coppa Italia -and what happened between Maurizio Sarri and Roberto Mancini.

As you probably know, the former head coach of Manchester City revealed after the match, that Sarri had abused and heavily insulted him using words like “poof" and “f****t".

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has ruled out a move to England.

Messi has been linked with Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United this season.

Reading have signed Bournemouth striker Yann Kermorgant.

He has signed a contract which runs until the summer of 2017.

Napoli are keen to keep hold of Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah.

Gazzetta dello Sport says Napoli are interested in signing England U21 midfielder Chalobah outright.

Tottenham remain in the hunt for Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez.

Spurs have been in talks with Barca since before Christmas about Sandro.

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard says he'd open to taking up a coaching post with the FA.

Gerrard expects this season with LA Galaxy to be his last in the game.

Arsenal are now the richest matchday club in football.

The Mirror says Deloitte reports the Gunners raked in £101.84million for games at the Emirates last season.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is willing to spend big on the right player this month.

Arsenal brought in Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny from Basel last week but fans hoping for further additions before February 2 are almost certain to be disappointed.

Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe has welcomed new signing Dame N'Doye.

N'Doye signed last week on loan from Trabzonspor until the end of the season.

Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira is delighted taking the New York City job.

Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Vieira is set to embark on his first managerial role after taking charge of MLS outfit New York City FC.

On Wednesday, Theo Walcott marked 10 years of service with the Arsenal Football Club.

Walcott's Gunners teammates and manager Arsene Wenger revelled in the milestone achieved by the 26-year-old who has made the most appearances, scored the most goals and provided the most assists of any player in the current squad.

Eliaquim Mangala could become quite an expensive investment for Manchester City.

A leaked document which appeared online on Football Leaks on Wednesday claims that City paid much more for the 24-year-old than the £32million they initially indicated.

Robert Lewandowski has poured cold water on suggestions he may soon be on his way to the Premier League.

The Polish striker, who has most recently been linked with Manchester United, has hinted that he will not be moving to the UK anytime soon as he believes rich clubs in England cannot compete with Bayern Munich.

Edinson Cavan's camp has reportedly made contact with Manchester United.

According to ESPN, the representatives of the Paris Saint-Germain striker have enquired with the Red Devils regarding their desire to sign the player.

Petr Cech's goalkeeping gloves were mistakenly sent to Chelsea's training ground this week.

The Czech Republic international left the Blues to join Arsenal in the summer but his glove sponsor adidas must have forgotten when sending him a custom-made set ahead of this weekend's clash between the two London clubs.