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Manchester United and Manchester City have been alerted by the news in Spain that Cristiano Ronaldo is unhappy at Real Madrid, The Sun claim.

The Portugal international scored a brace in Los Blancos’ win over Granada at the weekend but did not celebrate, revealing after the game that he was sad and unhappy.

“I am sad and the people at the club know about it. It’s about professional issues. I can’t say any more,” he told local reporters after the game.

It is believed that Ronaldo sat down with Madrid president Florentino Perez on Monday, with rumblings that the talented forward has asked to leave the Santiago Bernabeu.

Ronaldo has three years left on his contract in the Spanish capital but is thought to be frustrated that the La Liga champions have not looked to renew his current deal.

Given the quality of Ronaldo and the fact that he may be available, both Manchester clubs are monitoring the situation and ready to make a January offer to bring the Portuguese attacker back to the Premier League.

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By Gareth McKnight

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Arsenal and Chelsea will put both put their unbeaten records on the line this Saturday lunch time.

Chelsea arrive at the Emirates sitting top of the table, whilst Arsenal know a victory for them could see them temporarily climb to second.

Arsenal are set to welcome back their captain Thomas Vermaelen, who missed the draw at Manchester City last weekend with a virus.

He is likely to replace Laurent Koscielny, despite the Frenchman giving an impressive performance at the Ethihad, which also saw him grab the equalising goal.

John Terry is set to captain Chelsea, whilst he and his club decide whether to appeal his 4 match ban for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.

Roberto Di Matteo is likely to make several changes from the side that thrashed Wolves 6-0 in the Capital One cup in midweek, with Daniel Sturridge remaining the only doubt with a hamstring problem.

Arsene Wenger will go into the game looking for his 350th Premier League win, and with no Didier Drogba to contend with for the Gunners, you feel they may find it slightly easier than in recent seasons.

The corresponding fixture last season ended in a goalless draw. The Gunners have looked more solid at the back so far this season than in recent seasons, so expect it to be another tight affair.

Prediction: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea

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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has stated that he is glad that his side’s stadium name has reverted back to St James’ Park.

The Tyneside club have signed a £32million four-year shirt and stadium sponsorship with loan suppliers Wonga.com, who have announced that the original name will be preferred and the Sports Direct Arena will become defunct.

Despite the controversy expressed by locals in deal with a company with a poor reputation, Pardew is glad that the St James’ Park name has been reinstated.

“I’m a romantic. The name change hurt me and it hurt the team. It’s one of those business decisions which you can’t get your head round at times as a football person, so to have it back as St James’ Park is great,” the coach told The Daily Mail.

“The same sign should go back up — not a new one, the old one. I am absolutely overjoyed.”

A Wonga.com spokesman has admitted that the sponsor is eager to win over the club’s fans.

“We saw what matters to the fans. Football is an emotional sport and it is really important to them. That is why we did it,” he concluded.

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Premier League champions Manchester City are set to bolster their squad with a move for Steven Jovetic in the January transfer window.

Liverpool and Chelsea have both been known to have an interest in the Montenegro international and City could land him for £25million.

City boss Roberto Mancini tried to sign the 22-year-old in the summer but proved unsuccessful, but a fresh bid is expected which would see the Italian build his team around the exciting midfielder.

Patrick Viera, the football development executive at Man City was present during Fiorentina’s 2-1 defeat against Inter Milan, and despite failing to shine his talent can’t be doubted.

Mancini hopes to agree a pre-contract agreement with Jovetic, who has scored 28 goals in 89 appearances since joining from Partizan in 2008.

The Montenegro international has a contract until 2016, which gives the Florence club leverage in agreeing a suitable fee for their prize asset.

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Jovetic seemed likely to join Chelsea in the summer before deciding he would stay one more year with the Italian giants to help them push for Europe.

“I stopped those negotiations. By the time they had made their move from England I had already decided that I would stay in Florence,” he told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

and Chelsea’s scouting networks have been busy over the last couple of months, with three talented players arising as transfer targets for the London duo according to Mirror Football.

It is believed that both Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo will look to bolster their squads when the opportunity arises in January, with a number of potential targets on the continent.

The first name to pop up is that of Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Patrick Herrmann, who is also wanted by Inter Milan.

The Germany under-21 box-to-box midfielder impressed last season in helping his side to a third-placed finish in the Bundesliga, but with a number of other leading players leaving Monchengladbach, Herrmann could well be next.

Tottenham are thought to be especially keen on Feyenoord midfielder Jordy Clasie also.

The 21-year-old has made two full international appearances for Netherlands of late, and is part of a younger generation of Dutch players coming through the ranks in Holland.

The defensive midfielder is thought to be available for around £5 million and has been watched by Juventus and Roma also.

Finally, Lazio midfielder Senad Lulic has caught the gaze of Chelsea in particular, and is thought to be available in January after a standoff with the Stadio Olimpico outfit over a new contract.

The Bosnia international has played against Spurs in the Europa League this term, and both the Blues and German powerhouses Bayern Munich are weighing up a bid for the talented eastern European in January.

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Lazio have other options in the centre of the park, and are thought to be responsive to the opportunity of offloading Lulic.

Norwich will be looking to continue their encouraging run of form when they welcome Stoke to Carrow Road on Saturday.

The Canaries go into the game on the back of a dramatic Capital One Cup victory over Tottenham in midweek, and completed a run of three games without defeat.

The run began with a 1-0 win over Arsenal in their last home game, whilst a 1-1 draw against former manager Paul Lambert at Villa Park was another step in the right direction.

Stoke City have been the draw specialists so far, and need a win in order to kick start their season. Last weekend saw them draw 0-0 with Sunderland in a game that was far from memorable.

Norwich defender Russell Martin is making a good recovery from his back injury and could be fit after missing the midweek win against Tottenham.

Andy Wilkinson is set to fill in at left back for Stoke, following the news Marc Wilson is set to miss three months with a fractured fibula picked up in the draw with Sunderland.

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Prediction: Norwich City 1-0 Stoke City

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A huge part of the atmosphere at any football stadium is the noise generated by the home crowd. At once voicing their fervent support for their club, but also doing everything possible to intimidate the visiting team, some grounds are truly notorious for reaching ridiculous decibel levels.

Recently a study was conducted with the aim of finding which Premier League team has the loudest home supporters. “We have taken a series of measurements on the terraces of each club’s home ground and averaged this out across games and the season,” said Michael Dennis, Fan Chants managing director. Fan Chants is a website that allows you to upload your favourite football songs or chants. The study raised some interesting results, placing Wigan Athletic above Tottenham Hotspur in terms of decibel levels reached by supporters at home stadiums. Heavy criticism was aimed at the study, with many critics stating the study did not account for stadium size, how fans are spread out and how stadium shape can transform acoustics. A particular critic asked “Who were the home teams playing at the time? Was it a match that had a bearing on their league or European hopes or aspirations? How many people were in the ground at the time? Were the home team winning or losing when the readings were taken?” I am inclined to agree with these critics – and so decided to put together this poll for FootballFanCast readers to have their voice heard. It’s an incredibly difficult medium to scientifically measure – so putting together real football fans’ opinions on the matter should give us the most accurate result.

For you, which is the noisiest home ground in the Premier League – CAST YOUR VOTE!

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Liverpool FC boss Brendan Rodgers has warned the club’s fans not to expect major signings when the January transfer window opens.

Rodgers took the Reds to his former club Swansea at the weekend as both teams played out a goalless draw on his return to South Wales, despite creating enough chances to return to Merseyside with all three points.

But despite the club’s lack of strikers, the Liverpool boss doesn’t believe that there will be major reinforcements when the Premier League transfer window opens for business, something he attributed to the amount of money spent prior to his arrival.

“I am not so sure it will be in January to be honest. This year the club wanted to balance the books and see where it was at,” Rodgers said.

“There was a big investment in the club and obviously a lot of players went out in the summer and a few came in.

“We will look to do some business in January to help and support the players here, but that is where we are at as a football club and it is something the owners trust me to grow over time. Eventually we will get there.”

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Every Premier League club has always has a player who just isn’t good enough to be playing in the Premier League and, probably as a result, rarely plays or only gets an opportunity when mass injury hits the squad or its a cup game when normal first team players are rested.

This season we’ve seen several poor performances from players from almost every team, especially at the likes of QPR, Reading and Aston Villa who have all struggled in the first half of this season.

To make it as fair as possible, and to ensure this wasn’t a list of the top 20 QPR, Reading and Villa players who aren’t good enough for the Premier League, I have picked just one player from every top-flight side who I believe shouldn’t be playing at the level they currently are.

Click the picture of Titus Bramble to see the Premier League’s worst players.

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