Aston Villa Transfer Rumour: Aston Villa are ready to sign Michael Owen if he decides to leave Newcastle United at the end of the season. Owen has decided to postpone the discussion about his contract extension with the club until they survived in the relegation battle.

It is very unlikely for the England striker to stay though.

Aston Villa plan to partner Owen with Emile Heskey and hopes they can bring their England success to the club level.

If they fail to sign Owen, they will try to sign Tottenham's Darren Bent or Jermaine Defoe.

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Chelsea Transfer Rumour - Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspurs has declared their interests to sign Brazillian winger Michel Bastos. He has showed an impressive performance with Lille in the French League this season. Lyon and Bayern Munich are also keen to sign the winger.

He is the club's top league scorer this season. He has scored 11 goals in 27 appearances.

However, he insisted he is happy in France. He just extended his contract until 2012 and keen to stay at the club as long as possible.

In an interview with L’Equipe, he said, "My head is in Lille and nowhere else. I like to enjoy my game and that’s what I do in Lille. I am respected by all the coaches and the players."

He said that he prefers to play first team football regularly and doesn't want to sit on the bench. "I know that I can play a lot here. It’s no use going elsewhere not to play," he added.

Chelsea are looking for young talents and Bastos might fit the bill. Tottenham are also looking for left winger. If they can offer him first-team football, then he will leave Lille. I think every player's dream is to play for big clubs and Bastos is not excluded from that.

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Newcastle United Transfer Rumour - Newcastle United are looking to sign Sunderland's keeper Craig Gordon. Newcastle wants to add more competition for Steve Harper and are considering to sign Gordon this summer. City's Joe Hart and Coventry City's Kieran Westwood also have been linked with Newcastle.

Newcastle set Gordon as their prime target this summer but are unlikely to offer anything more than £5million.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Newcastle United's defender Sebastian Bassong may leave Newcastle for Arsenal this May. He has performed well since arriving from Metz last summer and managed to impress Arsene Wenger's attention.

The 22-year-old defender haven't agreed on the contract extension yet. He is still thinking about his future, maybe with Arsenal.

In an interview with The Sun, Bassong said, "Newcastle want me to sign a contract extension but nothing has yet been agreed."

He said that he is still thinking the advantages and disadvantages of the deal. He will take his time to make up his mind.

"I heard people talk about Arsenal being interested in me. I’m not too bothered about whether it is fact or fiction," Bassong added.

He did not denied the possibility leaving Newcastle for Arsenal. Bassong said, "I know that there must be something in it, even though this is not the time to talk about it."

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester City and Aston Villa are said interested to sign Michael Owen this summer. Owen has been impressive this season with most of the time out injured. Owen's contract at Newcastle United will expire in the summer and looks definite to leave St James' Park.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Newcastle United will not offer Mark Viduka a new contract. Newcastle United is planning to cut their £73million wage bill this summer and Mark VIduka is said to be the first victim. Viduka's contract with the Premier League side expires this summer and Newcastle is set to let him go.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Stephane M'Bia has denied rumours saying that he has agreed to join a Premier League side this summer. M'Bia is linked with Arsenal, Everton and Newcastle United. Everton set to sign him last summer but his club Rennes insisted to keep him at the club.

In an interview with the French press M'Bia said, "I have not agreed anything. I made myself clear that I wanted to join a club last season but Rennes did not let me so I am still here.

He detremined to play well this season and hopefully can impress the English clubs."I need to finish the season strongly and we will see in the summer," M'Bia added.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Steve Bruce is set to replace Joe Kinner who undergoes heart surgery as Newcastle United's manager. Newcastle United is struggling in Premier League and in need of a manager. Steve Bruce is ready to be the manager.

Bruce has admitted that he would love to manage Newcastle United and regrets turning down their offer when he was younger.

Bruce signed a record fee with Wigan from Birmingham City. Some say that there were doubts about Wigan's future as they sold their stars in the last transfer window and may sell few more this summer. This may give Bruce a reason to quit Wigan.

Appointment of Bruce will please the fans and Newcastle offers Bruce the job, he will definitely take it! There is no doubt about Bruce's managing skill. He is even predicted to replace Alex Ferguson in the future. Its interesting to see what he can do with all aged-stars in Newcastle.

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The big question at the end of the season - Will Michael Owen stay at Newcastle United? Newcastle United wants him to stay and ready to offer a new lucrative offer. Owen was offered a new contract but he refused to make any decision until the end of the season. Owen's contract at Newcastle United ends at the end of the season.

Manchester City, Aston Villa and Everton declared interest to sign Owen. However, Newcastle United refused to give up and plan to discuss with Owen soon.

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