Peoples Daily WEEKEND SATURDAY 29 — SUNDAY 30, JUNE, 2013
Sports
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wansea has added another Spanish player to its squad by signing centre back Jordi Amat from Espanyol for 2.5 million pounds. The 21-year-old Amat has agreed a four-year deal with the Premier League club and will become its second signing of the summer, after Jose Canas from La Liga side Real Betis, subject to passing a medical examination. Swansea, which is managed by
Denmark great Michael Laudrup, has raided Spain for a host of signings in recent years - notably
Chelsea ponder Lewandowski ...if S Cavani bid fails
Amat joins Swansea from Espanyol
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helsea boss Jose Mourinho is ready to switch his sights back to Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski if Edinson Cavani slips through his fingers. The Londoners still want to land Napoli hitman Cavani, whose future will be addressed properly now his Uruguay side cannot win the Confederations Cup. Despite initial talks between Chelsea and the Italians, Cavani’s desire to move to Real Madrid seems likely to be a decisive factor. Chelsea is reluctant to come close to Lewandowski the 26-year-old’s £53million buy-out forward Fernando clause, but would Torres in partbe willing to give up exchange. If Real end up
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City target Gomez to fill depart Tevez
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anchester City has listed the Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez as one of the four targets as they move rapidly to rebuild their strike force after the departure of Carlos winning the battle to Tevez to Juventus. land Cavani, Chelsea The £20m Gomez will launch an all-out is the most exciting prospect though and open to move from Bayern Munich having fallen down the pecking order following the signature of Mario Mandzukic, with the prospect of a further drop if casts doubt on the Robert Lewandowski long-term future of arrives from Borussia 32-year-old Patrice Evra as Baines, one of
Dortmund, later this summer. The 27-year-old’s three goals at last summer’s European Championship saw him replace Miroslave
Cisse leaves Man Utd swoop QPR for England
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triker Djibril Cisse has left QPR by mutual consent and will become a free agent on 1 July. The 31-year-old scored four goals in 21 appearances last season before spending the second half of the campaign on loan at Qatari outfit Al-Gharafa. The France international joined QPR from Lazio in
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anchester United have had a £12m bid to reunite new manager David Moyes with England defender Leighton Baines rejected by Everton. Moyes has made Baines, 28, one of his top transfer priorities as he prepares to take charge officially at United after his move from Goodison Park. He is almost certain to return with an improved offer to persuade Everton to part with one of their prize assets. New Toffees manager Roberto Martinez made it clear he would like the leftback, who was named in the PFA’s 2012-13 Premier League team of the year, to sign a new contract. Moyes’ move Baines
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Norwich rejects Chelsea £5 million bid for Ruddy
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orwich has rejected a £5 million bid from Chelsea for goalkeeper John Ruddy and would want double to sell him. The paper said returning Blues boss Jose Mourinho wants to bring England international Ruddy, 26, to Stamford Bridge as back-up for first choice Peter Cech. The goalkeeper, who has been a star performer for the Canaries since arriving from Everton for £400,000 when
they were in the Championship three seasons ago, missed around half of last season through injury. He returned to the
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