International football headlines:by salman femi ahmed

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL HEADLINES
***Napoli are believe to be preparing a €14m
(£12m) bid for Maxime Gonalons in the wake of
Lyon's Champions League exit to Real Sociedad.
The Partenopei have already had one bid rejected
for the French international this summer, but the
club have not given up hope. (TuttoNapoli)
***Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton
has revealed that he has turned down an offer to
sign for Crystal Palace.
***Barcelona on Wednesday night won the
Spanish Super Cup on away goals after an incident-
packed match at the Camp Nou that finished 0-0.
Lionel Messi had a chance to put the result beyond
doubt in the 89th minute but fired his penalty off
the crossbar to finish a forgettable night for the
Argentinian.
***Tottenham Hotspurs manager Andre Villas-
Boas has disclosed that winger Gareth Bale's move
to Real Madrid could happen "very soon" - but
Spurs may fine him for failing to turn up to
training. (SkySports)
***AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has
said that club manager Massimiliano Allegri was
joking when he claimed that he was considering
his future following the Rossoneri's qualification to
the Champions League.
***Liverpool forward Luis Suarez is in line to
make his return from suspension at Old Trafford
after the Anfield giant were drawn away to
Manchester United in the third round of the Capital
One Cup. The match, due to be played the week of
September 23, marks the first time Suarez will be
available for Liverpool since biting the arm of
Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic. (ESPN)
***Celtic reached the Champions League group
stages for the second successive season after
beating Shakhter Karagandy 3-0 in a dramatic play-
off with an injury-time James Forrest goal.
***Real Sociedad coach Jagoba Arrasate said their
progression to the Champions League group stages
for the first time in a decade was 'magic'. A double
from Mexican forward Carlos Vela secured a 2-0
win and a 4-0 aggregate victory for Sociedad over
Ligue 1 outfit Lyon.
***West Brom have confirmed that Nicolas Anelka
will return to club duty on Thursday after deciding
against retirement. (ESPN)
***Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has
thanked United fans for their support during
Monday's 0-0 Premier League draw with Chelsea.
(ESPN)
***Tottenham are close to sealing the signature of
Christian Eriksen, after agreeing a deal with Ajax for
the Denmark playmaker. The Premier League club
have been active in the transfer market so far,
signing Roberto Soldado, Nacer Chadli, Paulinho
and Etienne Capoue, also agreeing a deal with
Roma for Argentina international Erik Lamela.
***Roma signing Gervinho feels former manager
Arsene Wenger did not give him the chance to
reach his full potential at Arsenal.
***Everton boss Roberto Martínez has denied that
Leighton Baines has asked to be allowed to join
Manchester United. (The Independent)
***Liverpool legendary captain Steven Gerrard has
said Liverpool's younger players took their "foot
off the gas" against Notts County but accepts the
entire team is responsible for the groin injury that
threatens to sideline Kolo Touré for a lengthy
period. Touré has made an impressive start to his
Anfield career but is expected to miss Sunday's
visit of Manchester United. (The Independent)
Good Morning Football Lovers. Wishing y'all a
fantastic sing along Thursday.... ⌣»̶·̵̭̌·̵̭̌A.М.A
FT - AC Milan 3 - 0 PSV Eindhoven
FT - Celtic 3 - 0 Shakhter Karagandy
FT - Maribor 0 - 1 Viktoria Plzen
FT - Real Sociedad 2 - 0 Lyon

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