The Gossip: March

contact with two Italian clubs. Juventus are forwarded as one of the Serie A sides interested in signing the Reds striker.

26/3/2012: Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has been speaking to the Evening Standard about the rumours regarding Nathaniel Clyne and United with Metro previously stating a deal had already been done between the two clubs. " We haven't agreed anything with anybody and we still have a contract offer on the table for Nathaniel," said Parish. "We have a good relationship with both him and his agent and I think he is enjoying his football here and can see the club are going forward. But if there is a deal to be done with Manchester United, it would be hard to stand in the kid's way. If our young players are to leave, then at least we want them to go onto something bigger and better - and Manchester United are who they are.

26/3/2012: Tuttosport are adamant that the Reds are definitely in the hunt for Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, with €28million the figure being bandied about in the Italian publication.