QPR shelve move for Portugal forward Almeida, report claims

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QPR are reported to have shelved a move for Portugal forward Hugo Almeida.

The Daily Mirror recently claimed that Rangers boss Harry Redknapp was interested in the 30-year-old after not signing a striker on deadline day.

Free agents can be signed outside of the transfer window and Almeida is without a club after being released by Besiktas, but QPR have already submitted their 25-man squad to the Premier League.

And TuttoMercatoWeb say Rangers’ supposed interest has been put on hold.

Chelsea are reportedly interested in Barcelona’s former Manchester City youngster Denis Suarez as well as Xavier Simons – an 11-year-old currently with the Catalan club.

Reports in Spain, subsequently picked up by the Daily Star, suggest Blues boss Jose Mourinho wants Suarez, 20, and that Barca are confident of keeping Simons despite Chelsea’s apparent interest.

Midfielder Suarez spent two years at City but did not make a first-team appearance before moving to the Nou Camp last year.

He has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge despite the fact he has just joined Sevilla on a two-year loan deal.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have again been linked with a move for Real Madrid’s former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, this time by the Express.

Talksport say Chelsea want 20-year-old midfielder Mateo Kovacic, who is reportedly about to be offered a new contract by Inter Milan.

And a newspaper report in Eden Hazard’s native Belgium claims Real Madrid tried to sign him from Chelsea during last month’s transfer window.

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