Newcastle Step Up Interest In Strikers Bafetimbi Gomis & Andre-Pierre Gignac: Nightly Soccer Report

Lyon’s owner has confirmed that Newcastle United and Aston Villa are in talks with the club to try to sign striker Bafetimbi Gomis, while Newcastle are also reportedly interested in signing Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac.

Bafetimbi Gomis was a target for Newcastle many years ago when Kevin Keegan was manager at the club.

Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Newcastle linked with French strike duo — Shields Gazette
• Vincent Tan: Cardiff City could be debt-free in ‘days’ — BBC News
• Man City set to continue spending spree after €30m bid for Benfica star Eduardo Salvio — Independent
• Luis Suarez owes it to LFC fans and team-mates to stay at Anfield, says Rodgers — Liverpool Echo
• Swansea to give cash-strapped Exeter 100% of gate receipts for friendly — Exeter City
• Manchester United seek Wayne Rooney clear-the-air talks — The Independent
• Manchester United dig in as they plan for Wayne Rooney’s return to action — The Telegraph
• Sports could save the TV business—or destroy it — The Atlantic
• West Ham pull out of deal to sign Dvuan Zapata — The Mail
• Michael Laudrup ‘snubbed Champions League club’ to stay at Swansea — Sky Sports
• Manuel Pellegrini heads home to Chile for family reasons — The Mail
• Michael Laudrup targets another striker – but quashes Franco Di Santo talk — Sky Sports
• How Liverpool’s star signings of 2012/2013 have settled into the squad — Empire Of The Kop
• Inter’s Brazilian ace snubs Sunderland move — Shields Gazette
• Mame Biram Diouf subject of £8million bid from Mark Hughes — The Mirror
• Michael Essien targets fresh success at Chelsea under Jose Mourinho — Sky Sports
• West Ham’s Alou Diarra handed fresh start at Hammers following Gary O’Neil’s departure — The Mirror

Serie A

• Probe opened in Italy over player’s tank prank — Sports Illustrated
• Milan extend Robinho contract until June 2016 — UEFA

Champions League

• Fenerbahce says they will compete in Champions League — Reuters

Liga MX

• Guide to new season of Mexican soccer that kicks off this week — Mediatiempo

US soccer

• D.C. United acquires Conor Doyle from Derby County — Washington Post
• New York Cosmos still spending, but money won’t buy fans — Pro Soccer Talk

Football League

• Sky commits to Football League until 2018 — SportsPro
• Sky Bet comes to the rescue as sponsor of the Football League — The Telegraph
• Queens Park Rangers ready to let Armand Traore go as club cuts its wage bill — The Mirror

International soccer

• England’s women crash out of Euro 2013 with comprehensive defeat to France — The Mirror

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