Pepper Insight 24///08/2014

• Mario Balotelli will be offered a £2m carrot to keep his nose clean at Liverpool.
• Lukas Podolski is edging nearer the exit at Arsenal after not being included in the squad to face Everton.
• Samuel Eto'o has signed a one-year deal with Liverpool and could be their back-up if a deal for Mario Balotelli falls through.
• Angel Di Maria has given Manchester United the green light for a big-money deal to move to Old Trafford.
• Alan Pardew is desperate to keep Cheick Tiote but fears a late offer may lure him away from Newcastle.
• Sunderland boss Gus Poyet will look to take Fabio Borini on loan if his £14m permanent switch from Liverpool falls through.
• Leicester are closing in on the £4m signing of Basle's Chilean playmaker Marcelo Diaz.
• Fulham's Elsad Zverotic could join Middlesbrough on a one-year loan.
• Alex McLeish is the new coach of Belgian club KRC Genk.
• Marco van Ginkel has held talks with Chelsea over his future.

• Liverpool are in advanced negotiations with former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o.
• Marcos Rojo will not be available for Manchester United's game this weekend with Sunderland as he does not have a work permit yet.
• Hull are in advanced talks over a £9m deal for Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes.
• Tom Carroll has completed his loan switch from Tottenham to Swansea but the latter's boss Garry Monk says the squad still needs to be bolstered.

• Brendan Rodgers has lined up an insurance deal for Samuel Eto'o in case the Mario Balotelli deal falls through.
• Mark Hughes insists Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is going nowhere before the end of the transfer window.
• Louis van Gaal has said it could take four months for his Manchester United side to settle in.
• Kostas Mitroglu may not play again for Fulham after a fallout with Felix Magath.
• Manchester United will let Danny Welbeck, Tom Cleverley and Wilfried Zaha head out but on loan.
• Fulham are ready to pay £4m for Wigan star James McArthur.
• Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes is ready to sign for Hull in a £12m deal.
• Wolves have lined up a £1m swoop for Sunderland striker Danny Graham.

• Former Manchester United player Paul Pogba has turned his back on a return to Old Trafford.
• Inter Milan's Fredy Guarin is stalling on a move to Zenit St Petersburg as he wants to join Manchester United.
• Barcelona have launched a £48m bid for Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria.
• Both Arsenal and Chelsea wanted to sign Mario Balotelli earlier this summer.
• Manchester United could move for Arsenal and Chelsea target Sami Khedira.
• Louis van Gaal's injury nightmare at Man Utd is getting worse after Ander Herrera picked up an ankle injury in training.
• Sam Allardyce has told West Ham fans to get real.
• Swansea boss Garry Monk feels Burnley will have more bottle than Man Utd.
• Stoke boss Mark Hughes has blocked any late smash-and-grab raid for £15m-rated keeper Asmir Begovic.

• Sunderland boss Gus Poyet admits he is losing patience as negotiations with Liverpool for striker Fabio Borini continue.
• Manchester United are ready to offer Real Madrid £56m for Angel Di Maria.
• Arsenal are favourites to land their former midfielder Alex Song.
• The Gunners are also in the battle for Danny Welbeck after the striker was told he was free to leave Manchester United.
• Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has told Tottenham they will not succeed in their bid to land Morgan Schneiderlin.

• Roy Hodgson believes England can win Euro 2016 in France.
• Louis van Gaal believes he has the right philosophy to transform the club.
• Man Utd have told Danny Welbeck he can leave Old Trafford before the transfer window shuts either permanently or on loan.

• Steve Bruce will let his son Alex go to Blackburn as part of the deal to bring Jordan Rhodes to Hull City.
• Sunderland have withdrawn their £14m offer for Fabio Borini but will pursue the Liverpool striker on loan.
• West Brom have stepped up their interest in Sporting Gijon midfielder Alex Barrera.
• Alfred N'Diaye has agreed a five-year deal with Real Betis and will move from Sunderland for £1.5m, subject to a medical.

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