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LONDON - When European footballs January transfer window
opens for business on Wednesday, the market is expected
to have a slow start. In Europe, top teams seem to be
largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1
billion in the off-season. And although English league
clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and
Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with
new strikers. Chasing their first league title in 10
years, the Gunners are reportedly looking for a forward
to add to France international Olivier Giroud, who ended
a seven-match scoring drought with the winner at
Newcastle on Sunday, ensuring that his club starts 2014
at the top. Although Giroud said Arsenal has sufficient
attacking options for the remainder of the season with
himself, Lukas Podolski and Theo Walcott, Arsenal manager
Arsene Wenger hinted he could be tempted to sign a couple
of new players. After failing to lure Luis Suarez, Wenger
wont bid again for the Uruguay striker, who signed a new
deal with Liverpool this month. "We are, as many clubs,
certainly on alert. If something special turns up, we
will not turn it down," Wenger said. "But we are not as
well desperate because we have a big depth in our squad."
Lagging two points behind Arsenal in the standings,
Chelsea could also be looking for extra firepower after
Samuel Etoo, Demba Ba and Fernando Torres scored only six
goals between them in the league so far this season. With
Ba, Juan Mata and Kevin De Bruyne possibly leaving,
British media reported that Chelsea and Liverpool have
held discussions about the possible arrival of Suarez at
Stamford Bridge that could make up for Jose Mourinhos
failure to sign Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney in
the off-season. While a Suarez move to Chelsea looks
highly unlikely, Monaco forward Radamel Falcao is a more
realistic target for Mourinho, with the Colombian
reportedly unhappy in the French league. Xabi Alonso has
also been linked with a move to the Blues. After a shaky
start to the season, defending champion Manchester United
has managed to limit the damages with four consecutive
wins and trails Arsenal by eight points going into the
new year. David Moyes has not been able to replace Paul
Scholes and is in need of a creative midfielder. The Red
Devils manager could make a 50 million pound ($82
million) offer for Everton marvel Ross Barkley. Avoiding
the drop to the second-tier League Championship is
crucial, with topflight teams boosted by increased
revenues. And last-place Sunderland will beef up its
defence with Marcos Alonso, who will join from Fiorentina
until the end of the season. "Marcos is a player that I
have known well for a very long time," Sunderland manager
Gus Poyet said. "He was desperate to come and play for
Sunderland and he is a player I am excited to work with."
Staying among the elite is also vital for West Ham. The
London club is languishing in 19th place after scoring
only 18 goals in 19 matches and signed 18-year-old
striker Jaanai Gordon from Peterborough. Everything looks
relatively quiet in Spain, too. Barcelona seems more
concerned with getting Lionel Messi healthy again for the
second half of the season, and will probably be more than
content to have its star forward playing at full speed
again. The only possible big move would be Barcelona
signing a replacement for goalkeeper Victor Valdes, who
has said he will leave the club when his contract expires
at the end of the season. Atletico Madrid is reportedly
reinforcing its title challenge by bringing in midfielder
Jose Sosa from Metalist. In Germany, Borussia Dortmund
striker Robert Lewandowski is expected to confirm in the
coming days that he will be leaving for Bayern Munich at
the end of the season, while AC Milan has already
announced the arrivals of Adil Rami and Keisuke Honda. In
France, winger Jeremy Menez is lacking playing time at
Paris Saint-Germain and has been linked with a move to
Juventus to boost his chances of making the trip to the
World Cup in Brazil, and Bastia signed former Liverpool
striker Djibril Cisse on an 18-month deal.
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is aiming to win his 21st ATP tournament. Ferrer will
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in another quarterfinal match.PARIS - Amélie Mauresmo was
officially appointed Andy Murrays coach on Sunday as the
British star prepares to embark on the grass-court season
and defend his Wimbledon title. There are a handful of
women coaching players on the ATP Tour, but none with
anywhere close to the profile of Murray, a two-time Grand
Slam winner and Olympic gold medallist. "Amélie is
someone I have always looked up to and admired," Murray
said in a statement. "Shes faced adversity plenty of
times in her career, but was an amazing player." It is
rare for an elite mens player to be mentored by a woman,
especially one who is not related to him. Jimmy Connors
was once coached by his mother. Billie Jean King coached
Tim Mayotte for a short time. Andrei Chesnokov was
coached by Tatiana Naumko. Early in the French Open,
Murray was asked about the possibility of hiring a female
coach and how that may be received by his peers. "For me,
I dont care," said Murray, who had been without a coach
since parting ways with Ivan Lendl in March. "I dont
really care whether some of the other male players like
it or not. Thats not something that really bothers me. I
was coached by my mum for a long time. I have had her
around at tournaments for a long time. There has been ex-
players and stuff that have said, Oh, your mom shouldnt
be around, or, She shouldnt come and support you or come
to watch. You know, its silly. "Everyone is entitled to
have the team around them that they want. Everyone works
very differently. You know, some men might not work well
with a female. Some men might work well with a female
coach. Its just whatever your preference is and whatever
your needs are. Thats basically it." Judy Murray, Andys
mum, weighed in on Twitter saying, "Love it," in response
to the news. Mauresmo, a former world No. 1, who won
Wimbledon and the Australian Open, held a news conference
in Paris just moments before the start of the mens French
Open championship match between Rafael Nadal, coach by
his Uncle Toni, and Novak Djokovic, who is coached by
Boris Becker. The following is a transcript of Mauresmos
exchange with reporters: Q. What was the moment when you
thought that you would take over as coach of Andy Murray?
What is it about the job that is fascinating to you?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: Andy contacted me a few weeks ago and
we started to talk about this possibility to work, to be
working together. Its not really something that I was
thinking doing when I stopped being a tennis player. Then
we talked again a little bit more about how to do the
things maybe about his game, about different things. We
came up with the will from both sides to, yeah, to give
it a shot. Q. Could you talk a bit about the fact
obviously youre a woman, hes a man. Do you consider that
of any relevance, or do you see it possibly as a positive
advantage for you? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: I would say that,
yeah, I mean, its probably something that have to you ask
him at some point why he made this choice. We all know
his mother was a big part of his tennis career. I think
hes maybe looking for something different, about emotions
and sensitive things. Its not really interesting for me,
this part of the story, to be honest. All Im interested
in is to be able to help him in his goals. Thats about
it. The rest is the story for you to write, I guess.
But, yeah, for me its a challenge. I want to take it. Q.
Can you tell us what areas of Andys game you believe you
can be the most help to him in? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: I dont
think Im going to go into these details right now. I
think we really get to know each other, really get to
start, and actually start working together. Well maybe
talk about iit at some point.dddddddddddd Q. He had
obviously choices and people to consider. When he
contacted you the first time, did he say, Amélie, the
reason I decided that you would be the right person is
because you could bring me this or this that? Did he
give you a reason why he thought of you? AMÉLIE MAURESMO:
Yeah, he did. Q. Can you tell us what it is? AMÉLIE
MAURESMO: Not really (Laughter). Not really. I mean,
maybe he will tell you at some point. Q. Have you watched
his game much over the years? Did you have any sort of
relationship with him? Were you surprised when he rang?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: We didnt really talk to each other more
than just greeting each other and stuff. I have watched
him play, yes, many times. Again, we have talked a little
bit already about his game. We definitely going to get
more into this very soon, I guess. Q. Were you surprised
when he rang? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: It was a little bit of a
surprise, yes. To be honest, yes. Q. This will obviously
get a lot of attention because you are a woman going to
be coaching a top man. Do you think it is an important
step for mens sport for somebody to make this decision?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: Again, I mean, I guess it is a big story
to write on and a step forward. But honestly, its not my
big concern right now. Im happy about this new
challenge. I want to help Andy. Its the only thing that
I have in mind right now. Q. I think the reason why Andy
stopped working with Ivan Lendl is Ivan said he didnt
have enough time to spend with him. You will be
available to travel with Andy throughout the year, will
you? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: We have already, yes, talked about
this. Yeah, not the whole year, not as fulltime, but,
yes, significant amount of weeks that we have agreed on
and should be good for everyone. Q. From your point of
view, what do you expect to achieve with Andy and what
would make the job a success for you? AMÉLIE MAURESMO:
Well, its quite easy for me to answer this, and hes very
open on this. He wants to win more Grand Slam or Grand
Slams, so I guess thats what it is. Q. You were in a
comfortable position as a TV consultant. AMÉLIE MAURESMO:
Yeah, I was sitting. Now I will be... Q. You will have
almost the same pressure as Andy. The expectations will
be high. So what was the reason for you to accept such a
tough challenge? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: First of all, I think
he has the most pressure. Thats for sure when youre a
player, and I know what it is. You have huge pressure on
your shoulders. This will remain this way. Yes, it will
change a little bit my life and my retirement, lets say.
But Im passionate. Im passionate about this sport. I
love challenges. I dont know, I guess I like to put
myself on the line at some point and see what I can do.
Q. We all know that since Billie Jean, a big part of the
WTA, has been about the empowerment of women and
opportunities. We all know also its extremely difficult
for WTA players. What were your thoughts that Ernests
Gulbis made the other day that he would not want his
sisters to go into tennis and that its very tough and
they should be focusing on families? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: I
know him a little bit. I think you guys also know him
quite a lot. Hes provocative at some point. Im not sure
he was really thinking this way. He explained a little
bit later why he said this. Im not really Im not shocked
by this because I know him. I know how he is. Q. How
long is your commitment with Andy? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: We
are going to do the grass court season and we will talk
after that.
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