World Football Gossip Roundup: Kuyt, Tevez, Mourinho on Chelsea, Giovinco

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Today's gossip roundup is bursting at the seams, and we don't have a moment to waste.

The rumor mill is busy. Dirk Kuyt is out at Liverpool, Carlos Tevez is wanted by Juventus, Jose Mourinho has no faith in Chelsea and Barca apparently want Sebastian Giovinco.

Got all that? There's more where it came from.

Dirk Kuyt to Lead Anfield Exodus?

Liverpool are down to eighth in the Premier League table, and naturally there's been talk of a shakeup at Anfield.

One player reportedly on the way out is Dutchman Dirk Kuyt.

According to the Daily Mail, Maxi Rodriguez and Fabio Aurelio will also leave.

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Kuyt will have 12 months remaining on the contract extension he signed last April at the end of the season but he will not be short of options this summer if, as is likely, he ends a six-year stay on Merseyside that has been  littered with important goals.

Fiorentina have retained a long-standing interest in Kuyt, while Roma would also be keen to take him to Italy. Turkish side Galatasaray are also among his admirers, as are, intriguingly, his old club Feyenoord.

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Kuyt joined Liverpool from Feyenoord in 2006.

Paul Pogba Out? Oscar De Marcos In?

Manchester United's worries over teenage French midfielder Paul Pogba appear to be back.

Maybe their concerns never went away.

Pogba has been linked strongly with a move to Juventus. However, he still hasn't agreed to a new contract with United and Sir Alex Ferguson is becoming increasingly frustrated, according to the Manchester Evening News.

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United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, speaking in March, said: "We want Pogba to stay because we think he's going to be a fantastic Manchester United player and hopefully that's the case."

But no news of agreement on a new contract has been forthcoming and the Daily Mail reports that Ferguson is becoming increasingly exasperated with the situation.

Pogba was on the bench for the 2-0 win at Blackburn on Monday.

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Meanwhile, United are chasing Athletic Bilbao's Oscar de Marcos, according to Mirror Football. De Marcos impressed in Bilbao's two wins over United in the Europa League earlier this season.

His contract reportedly has a release clause of £26 million.

Samir Handanovic to Inter?

According to Italian paper La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan want Udinese keeper Samir Handanovic.

From Goal.com:

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The Nerazzurri are in the market for a new goalkeeper due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the future of Julio Cesar, who has been linked with a return to his native Brazil as well as a move to the Premier League. They Giuseppe Meazza outfit now view the 27-year-old Handanovic as a good replacement should their Brazilian No. 1 leave the club.

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Handanovic joined Udinese in 2004. He is under contract until 2016.

Family Matters

Can't decide what to do with yourself? Leave it to your family.

That's apparently what Raul is doing with regard to his future at German club Schalke.

Raul, who will return to Spain tonight for a Europa League match against Athletic Bilbao, has said he'll let his family decide what to do when his contract with Schalke runs out at the end of the season.

"I have got a good offer from Schalke,” he said, according to Goal.com. “But my family will decide.”

Fair enough, I say.

Jose Mourinho Doesn't Heart Chelsea

Chelsea beat Benfica 2-1 on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League semifinals. The Blues will next face Barcelona, but their former manager says they have no chance.

Jose Mourinho, now Real Madrid manager, told reporters on Wednesday that he thinks Barcelona will eliminate Chelsea.

Per the Guardian:

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"Let me be honest, I don't think the final will be a Real Madrid/Chelsea final," he said. It could be Bayern or Barcelona, I just don't think it will be Real Madrid v Chelsea and we know why."

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Yeah, actually, we kind of do know why.

Sergio Aguero's Sell-on Fee?

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been in the rumor mill a lot lately, with father-in-law Diego Maradona saying Aguero should join Real Madrid, according to talkSport.

If that does happen, City would have to pay Aguero's former team, Atletico Madrid, a sell-on fee of £3 million pounds.

According to Goal.com:

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It is part of the £38million deal agreed between City and Atletico when Aguero moved from Spain last summer.

City paid £35m to land their record signing but there is a clause in the agreement stipulating that the Premier League club have to pay a further £3m to the Spanish team when they sell the Argentine.

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Aguero has scored 24 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions this season for City.

Carlos Tevez to Juventus? Antonio Conte to Tottenham?

Speaking of high-priced Manchester City forwards, Carlos Tevez is back in the rumor mill.

This time, his suitor is Juventus, according to talkSport, and the Italian giants want to splash £40 million for him.

In other Juventus gossip, manager Antonio Conte is being linked with the Spurs job in the Telegraph, should it come open after Harry Redknapp inevitably takes the England position.

Premiership Trio After Crewe Youngster?

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are all after Nick Powell, according to Mirror Football.

Powell is an 18-year-old Crewe midfielder/striker. He's an alumnus of the Crewe youth system that produced players like Dean Ashton, Robbie Savage and Danny Murphy.

Crewe reportedly want £1.5 million for Powell.

Better Than Patrick Vieira?

Former French international midfielder Marcel Desailly apparently has a new job description: Talent evaluator.

According Goal.com, Desailly believes Arsenal should sign French holding midfielder Yann M'Vila no matter the cost.

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I would just say that if I was the chairman of a Premier League club I would just close my eyes and put the figure on the cheque to get him,' Desailly said. 'Because he is really the future. The talent is there. It is obvious.'

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Desailly also said M'Vila will be better than Gunners legend Patrick Vieira.

M'Vila has been linked with Arsenal among other clubs.

Shinji Kagawa "Flirting" with England, Spain?

In today's creepy transfer news, Borussia Dortmund are apparently telling Shinji Kagawa, I know what you're doing this summer.

Citing reports from German newspaper Bild, Goal.com says Kagawa is ready to turn down a large pay-raise and instead move to England or Spain this summer.

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"There should be a decision soon. We would like to extend with him," sporting director Michael Zorc said.

However, he admitted: "The ball is in [Kagawa's] box - Shinji must now decide.

"We know that he is flirting with clubs in England and Spain."

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No, you don't sound like a jealous, jilted boyfriend at all.

Sebastian Giovinvo to Barcelona?

Barcelona want Parma forward Sebastian Giovinco, so says the player's agent.

From ESPN Soccernet:

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Giovinco, 25, is part-owned by Juventus and has been strongly linked with a move away from Parma this summer.

"I know that Barcelona has followed Giovinco for some time,'' Giovinco's agent, Antonio D'Amico, told Sportal.it. That a club like Barcelona shows an interest in him gives us great pleasure.

"Giovinco is an important player, he is talented, technically gifted and it's normal that clubs are interested in him.''

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Giovinco, who has seven caps for Italy, has scored 10 league goals this season for Parma.

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