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England goalkeeper John Ruddy will miss this summer's European Championships, after breaking his finger during a training session.   The Norwich City stopper was a surprise inclusion in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad for the tournament, after an impressive season in the Premier League with the Canaries.   However, as reported by Goal.

A report today on the Mirror Football website has suggested that Sir Alex Ferguson is sizing up what would be an audacious bid for Brazilian midfielder Lucas Rodrigues Moura Da Silva.   Since the summer, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Liverpool have all been strongly linked with a move for the 19 year-old.

  According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is wanted by Barcelona as an understudy to veteran stopper Victor Valdes.     Alongside Brescia’s Nicola Leali and Nikolay Mihailov of FC Twente, 21 year-old Szczesny has been earmarked as a potential addition to Pep Guardiola’s squad.

Liverpool's goalkeeping coach John Achterberg has heaped praise on Reds goalkeeper Pepe Reina as the best number one in English football.   The Spanish stopper moved to Anfield from Villarreal in 2005 and has been a success ever since, firmly establishing himself as Liverpool's first-choice.

Nigel de Jong has cast his Manchester City future into doubt as the midfielder has been reportedly seeking showdown talks with manager Roberto Mancini.   According to the Daily Star, the tough-tackling Dutchman was shocked at being dropped from Mancini's squad for City's 3-2 win over QPR and watched the game from the stands.

Former HTC Highroad rider Alex Rasmussen is hoping that he could yet make the Danish team for the track world championships and give himself the chance of riding in the Olympic Games, despite the possibility that he will receive a ban for three whereabouts violations.

*QPR chairman Tony Fernandes says he and manager Neil Warnock are already planning the players they want to sign in January. * * * QPR are currently 12th in the league after promotion from the Championship this year, and Fernandes insists if his manager wants to sign players to strengthen their squad he’s happy to pay.

Manchester United could lose highly-rated starlet Paul Pogba, after the midfielder refused to sign the latest contract offered to him by the club.   As revealed by Football Spy, the Frenchman is renegading on the new offer, with Italian giants AC Milan and Inter reportedly staking their interest in the 18-year-old.