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Granada Sack Anquela

Spanish side Granada have parted company with their coach Juan Antonio Anquela after a poor run of form have seen the club drop into 17th place in La Liga with relegation a serious threat

Granada CF board of directors released a statement confirming the club are working hard of appointing a new manager but did not name any candidates. The club will be without a manager for this weekends game at home to Real Madrid.

QPR Sign Korean Left Back

QPR have completed the signing of South Korean left back Yun Suk-Young on a 3 and half year deal.

The full back was a member of the South Korean Olympic squad that secured a bronze medal in London. He has put pen to paper after an undisclosed fee was agree with his former club Chunnam Dragons of the K League.

Transfer Gossip 30/1/13

Premier League

• Manchester City have set their sights on Barcelona's David Villa after the imminent sale of Mario Balotelli to AC Milan- Daily Mirror
• Arsenal are set to make one last offer to David Villa, after Arsene Wenger and Ivan Gazidis held talks- Daily Mail
• Norwich are hoping to complete the double signing of Celtic's Gary Hooper and Leeds' Luciano Becchio- The Sun
• West Ham are plotting a mvoe for Shakhtar Donetsk  full back Razvan Rat- Sky Sports
• QPR and Stoke are planning a swap deal with Peter Crouch and Jamie Mackie- Daily Mirror
• Harry Redknapp wants to sign former Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder Niko Krancjar
• Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is a target for QPR- Independent
• Fulham are in talks to sign AC Milan winger Urby Emanuelson on loan- Daily Mail
• Birmingham goalkeeper Jack Butland has rejected the chance to sign for Chelsea after his club accepted an offer- Daily Mail
• Tottenham are preparing one last offer for Internacional striker Leandro Damiao- Daily Telegraph
• Stoke are to make a late bid for Aston Villa's Darren Bent, but will need to offload Peter Crouch and Kenwye Jones first- Daily Mirror
• USA Midfielder Brek Shea will complete his move to Stoke from FC Dallas before tomorrow's deadline- Daily Mirror
• Stoke are also interested in signing Galatasary forwad Johan Elmanader and Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak- Daily Mail
• QPR have offered £12m for Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue- The Times
• Philippe Coutinho is expected to complete his move to Liverpool from Inter today- Daily Mirror
• Arsenal and Tottenham target Heung Min Son will only be allowed to leave Hamburg in the summer- The Times
• Reading have made an improved £8m bid for Blackpool's Tom Ince- The Sun
• Newcastle are set to make a summer move for Ajax's Siem de Jong- Daily Mail
• Wigan have been offered former Birmingham forward Christian Benitez- The Times

Serie A

• Fiorentina look likely to complete the signing of PSG midfielder Momo Sissoko- L'Equipe
• Genoa have loaned Mattia Cassani to Fiorentina- La Gazzetta Dello Sport
• Atalanta have signed Argentine Lionel Scaloni on loan from Lazio= Forza Italian Football

Transfer Gossip 29/1/13

Premier League

• Swansea 'keeper Michel Vorm has become a target for Barcelona- talkSPORT
• Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is a summer target for Bayern Munich- Independant
• QPR and Everton will battle for South Korean striker Kin Shin-Wook- talkSPORT
• AZ Alkmaar midfielder Adam Maher has been urged to join Arsenal- Metro
• Wigan are interested in signing Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero from Monarcas Morella- Daily Mail
• Norwich striker Grant Holt could be allowed to leave if the club can sign either Ricky Van Wolfswinkel or Gary Hooper- The Guardian
• Fulham are close to signing Monchengladbach forward Igor de Camargo- Daily Mirror
• Tottenham are planning a late £20m move for Internacional striker Leandro Damiao- Daily Star
• Harry Redknapp wants to bring Stoke forward Peter Crouch to QPR- The Sun
• QPR are set to make a 4th offer for Porto defender Rolando- Daily Mirror

Transfer Gossip 28/1/13

Premier League

• QPR are preparing an improved £3.25m offer for West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie- Daily Telegraph
• Chelsea made a sensational offer to re-sign Didier Drogba but the Ivorian chose to join Galatasaray- The Sun
• Norwich are to offer an improved £7m bid for Celtic striker Gary Hooper- Daily Mail
• Norwich and Fulham are chasing QPR winger Jamie Mackie- Daily Mirror
• Arsenal are set to step up their interest in Barcelona striker David Villa- Metro
• Chelsea are planning to make a late move for Birmingham 'keeper Jack Butland
• Southampton are interested in signing Hoffenheim midfielder Roberto Firmino- Daily Mail
• Manchester City defender Kolo Toure could join Galatasaray- Sky Sports
• Manchester City expect to announce the sale of Mario Balotelli to AC Milan today- The Sun

La Liga Round Up 27/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Real Madrid 4-0 Getafe
Real Madrid today comfortably beat 11th placed Getafe 4-0. Madrid were frustrated in the first half, creating numerous chances, but failing to take any of them. However, Sergio Ramos opened the scoring just after half time, and that seemed to open the floodgates. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 9 minute perfect hat trick to secure the win for Real, as they moved to within 12 points of leaders Barcelona, for a few hours at least.

Rayo Vallecano 3-0 Real Betis
Rayo Vallecano surprisingly eased to victory over 4th placed Real Betis. The home side were awarded a penalty inside 3 minutes, with Piti making no mistake from 12 yards. Andrija Delibasic and Jose Carlos completed the scoring, sending their team up to 5th in La Liga, just one point behind today's opponents.

Barcelona 5-1 Osasuna
The La Liga leaders Barcelona strolled to victory over 10 man Osasuna this evening, with Lionel Messi scoring 4. Messi opened the scoring with his 200th La Liga goal, netting for a La Liga record 11 consecutive game, rounding Andres Fernandes after getting onto the end of Xavi's pass. Osasuna surpsingly found an equaliser when Loe fired home a half-volley from 20 yards, but Barca were then awarded a penalty when Alejandro Arribas handled, resulting in a second yellow card for the defender, with Messi tucking away the spot kick. Pedro made it 3 before half time, after being slipped in by Dani Alves, as Barca started to cruise.

It was quickly 5-1 after the break, when Messi scored his 3rd and 4th inside a minute, but that was the end of the scoring despite creating a number of golden opportunities. Barca restore their 15 point lead over Real, with Osasuna remaining 18th with 18 points.

Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Atletico Madrid
Bilbao completed a shock 3-0 victory at home to 3rd placed Atletico minus star striker Falcao. After a goalless first half the home side took the lead 5 minutes into the second period when Mikel San Jose jumped unchallenged to head home. With just over 10 minutes to go it was 2. Markel Susaeta controlled a through ball well before smashing past Thibaut Courtois. The third came with 5 minute left on the clock when a sweeping counter attacking move was finished off superbly by Marcos.


Mallorca 2-3 Malaga
Mallorca played host to the game of the weekend but were able to get anything out of it with Malaga taking all 3 points. The away side started in a frantic pace and were two goals to the good after just quarter of an hour. Javier Saviola volleyed home the first from a poor defensive header and Isco made it two nil when he was quickest on hand to turn in a deep cross to the back post. Victor got the home side back in the game just before the half hour mark, sliding the ball under goalkeeper Willy after a smart knock down, but Malaga restored their 2 goal cushion on the hour mark when Monreal fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area. Giovani Dos Santos made it a nervy last 20 minutes for Malaga when he bent a free kick into the top corner but Malaga held on for the 3 points.