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The top stories from papers and websites - 26 February 2013
Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Unknown

- John Terry and Rafa Benitez had a training ground bust-up yesterday in front of shocked players and staff.
- Manchester United's Nani has been given a take-it-or-leave-it offer on a new contract.
- Swansea are determined to keep hold of manager Michael Laudrup.
- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is eyeing up a £7.5million summer move for Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Sebastian Rode.
- Andreas Weimann has turned down a new Aston Villa deal.
- West Brom boss Steve Clarke fears he could lose up to six players this summer.
- Steve Coppell has emerged as a serious contender to take over at managerless Swindon.


- Manchester United are hoping an amazing breakdown in contract talks between Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid will force him out of Spain and back to Old Trafford.
- Nathan Dyer insists Swansea will not be thrown off course if Michael Laudrup decides to walk away this summer.

- Rafa Benitez was involved in a training ground bust-up with Chelsea's shell-shocked squad yesterday.
- John Toshack last night confirmed that Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is a top candidate to succeed Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.
- Martin Skrtel has paved the way for his departure from Liverpool this summer after hinting at problems with Brendan Rodgers.
- Aston Villa's efforts to extend Andreas Weimann's contract are being hampered by the threat of relegation.
- Chelsea want Luke Shaw to succeed Ashley Cole as their first-choice left back after opening talks over a summer move. The Blues are reported to have had a £10million offer rejected by Southampton in January.
- Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has signed a new long-term deal at Southampton keeping him at the south-coast club until the summer of 2017.

- Gareth Bale smashed home another wonder strike to lift Tottenham into third place in the Premier League.
- Manchester United target Robert Lewandowski is set to quit Borussia Dortmund this summer.
- Edin Dzeko could quit Manchester City this summer after declaring that he will return to Germany one day.
- Nathan Dyer insists Swansea will thrive even if Michael Laudrup is lured away this summer.
- West Brom may be in the chase for Europe, but Steve Clarke reckons up to six players could quit the club this summer.
- Aston Villa are sweating after Andreas Weimann turned down a new contract offer - and alerted a clutch of top clubs.
- Bakary Sako will be offered an escape route away from Wolves to Germany in the summer.

- Swansea's club captain Gary Monk last night called on his manager Michael Laudrup not to quit.
- Stoke manager Tony Pulis insists striker Cameron Jerome is not available for loan.
- Tottenham are tracking prolific Valencia striker Roberto Soldado with a view to making a bid in the summer transfer window.
- Galatasaray are planning to offer Darren Bent an escape route from Aston Villa in the summer.
- Manchester City are planning a double swoop for Sevilla duo Jesus Navas and Geoffrey Kondogbia this summer.

- Rafael Benitez and the Chelsea squad were involved in a frank exchange of views at the club's training ground yesterday in the wake of the 2-0 defeat to Manchester City.
- Martin Skrtel has paved the way for a summer exit from Liverpool after suggesting he has been misled on the reason for his removal from the starting line-up.
- David Moyes admits the next two weeks will define Everton's season and inevitably have repercussions for his future at the club.
- Andreas Weimann could leave Aston Villa at the end of the season after rejecting a new contract offer.
- Robert Lewandowski is expected to trigger a transfer battle between Manchester United and Bayern Munich by confirming his intention to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.
- Arsenal face competition from Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan for Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta.
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