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SCREAMER LIVE: Wigan sign keeper Stojkovic - plus more football news
Keep up to date with the stories breaking across the football world with Screamer Live - Sportsmail Online's football round-up...[LNB] Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic will join Wigan Athletic on loan till the end of the season when the transfer window opens later this month, his club Sporting Lisbon have announced. [LNB]He will cover for the loss of second-choice stopper Richard Kingson, whowill head to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations next month with Ghana.[LNB]The 26-year-old has struggled to muscle his way into the starting line-up since joining Sporting from Nantes two years ago.[LNB] [LNB]Crocked: Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas[LNB]Cesc Fabregas has again brushed off questions about his long-term Arsenal future to insist he is only focussing on recovering from his hamstring injury.[LNB]The brilliant 22-year-old is unsurprisingly wanted by both Barcelona and Real Madrid, but he told Spanish newspaper Marca: 'There has been talk about (Real and Barca) since the summer and the only thing I am doing is thinking about my club, Arsenal, and seeing how I can help my team-mates.[LNB]'The only thing that concerns me right now is this injury. I want to get over this little muscle problem I have at the moment as soon as possible.[LNB]'I have a cool head, I am very happy at Arsenal and in England and there is still a lot for me to do. That's all I can say to you. I am not thinking about anything else. I am very content and have a good deal still to do in the Premier League.'[LNB] France legend Jean-Pierre Papin will be presented as the new manager of Chateauroux on Thursday. The 46-year-old, who briefly made a playing comeback with amateur side AS Facture-Biganos Boien earlier this year, takes over a side battling to stay in France's second division.[LNB] Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has revealed he is friends with Robert De Niro after bumping into the Hollywood star during a holiday in the Bahamas.[LNB] [LNB]Barcelona are considering a move for Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik, according to reports in Catalonia. The 22-year-old Slovakia international has previously been linked with Chelsea.[LNB] Uruguay legend Alvaro Recoba is returning to his first club Danubio in Montevideo. The 33-year-old former Inter Milan star recently ripped up his contract with Greek side Panionios.[LNB] Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Kameni has been hit with an unusual punishment after arriving back late from his Christmas break - buying a round of drinks for his team-mates. [LNB]The one-time Tottenham Hotspur owner missed Monday's training session due to a problem with a flight connection. Coach Mauricio Pochettino said: 'He'll have to train alone and then buy an aperitif for the squad and the coaching staff.[LNB] Barcelona will take the six trophies they won in 2009 on a three-month tour of Catalonia and southern France to give fans a chance to share in their triumph, the world, European and Spanish champions said on Tuesday.[LNB]The bus will visit 110 towns and villages in the region and the city of Perpignan in France, Barca said on their website, with each destination representing one year in the club's 110-year history.[LNB] Clean sweep: Barcelona stars Sergio Busquets and Xavi (right) celebrate winning the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi earlier this month[LNB] Reports in Belarus say Alexander Metlitskiy is to become the sporting director at Hearts. The 45-year-old former Dynamo Minsk and USSR midfielder, has previously acted as an agent and lives in Austria, where he played for Rapid Vienna and Linz.[LNB] Nice midfielder Kafoumba Coulibaly says he is flattered to be linked with a move to the Barclays Premier League. Fulham, Birmingham City and Hull City have all been linked with a move for the Ivory Coast international.[LNB]'I started the season very well after being out for a long time and it is good to hear there are clubs interested in me,' said the 24-year-old. [LNB]'Fulham are a very good team. I saw them play against Manchester United and they were very good. Why not? But I am open and it all depends on Nice where I am at the moment.'[LNB] Manchester City have have been linked with a move for Bari defender Leonardo Bonucci. Newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport claims City have made an approach for the 22-year-old, who has been scouted by Arsenal.[LNB] Luca Toni says he is 'more than convinced' that he will join Roma from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window. [LNB]The 32-year-old Italy striker, also linked to Chelsea, will have to take a massive pay cut and is yet to agree terms with the Serie A side.[LNB]But he said: 'We hope that things will go as well as they should and to reach a satisfactory conclusion. I am desperate for this. I want this situation to be resolved and in the end this situation has to happen.'[LNB] Javier Garrido has vowed to make the most of being handed a Manchester City lifeline by new manager Roberto Mancini. [LNB]The Spaniard, who barely featured under Mark Hughes, came off the bench to score in Tuesday's 3-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.[LNB]And the 24-year-old said: 'This is an exciting moment for me. The new manager is giving everyone some minutes (on the pitch) and it is a chance to show what I can do.[LNB]'I stay behind after training some days and work at free kicks alongside Carlos Tevez, Craig Bellamy and Robinho and it has paid off.[LNB]'Carlos wanted to take the kick (against Wolves) but I asked him to let me have a try because in that moment I felt so confident I could score. Perhaps the goalkeeper was surprised and was expecting someone else to take the kick but the ball did exactly as I wanted it to and it was an important goal in an important game.[LNB] Portsmouth boss Avram Grant wants his relegation battlers to get nasty in their fight for survival - starting against Barclays Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal on Wednesday night.[LNB]'We play football, but maybe we need to be more aggressive - sometimes we are[LNB]too nice,' said Grant. 'Only one team that has been bottom at Christmas has stayed up, so we need to fight. It will be tough, but we can do it.'[LNB] Stoke City boss Tony Pulis will move to strengthen his squad next month after watching his current crop of strikers fail to score in five of their last six matches.[LNB]'We need a little bit more quality in front of goal, as much as anything else, because we've lost our touch,' said Pulis. [LNB]'(The transfer window) was important last year and it will be important this year. There are one or two areas we need to strengthen. We've been looking for someone to control the midfield for us for a long time.'[LNB] [LNB]
