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Bit premature, what with the play off finals still to be played but what the heck :)

What do we think to this? Any chance of the Spanish manager convincing him to come, might give them a chance to keep Berbatov if he can

Tottenham remain favourites to sign Samuel Eto'o after bidding £24m for the Barcelona striker - £8m more than AC and Inter Milan. (London Evening Standard)

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Is Eto worth 24 million tho? I am shocked that bidding for him has got so high.

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I'd say that Eto'o is probably to replace Berbatov rather than partner him. Especially considering Ramos's comments close season. Eto'o unsurprisingly wants to go to Inter.

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Punky - are you a spurs fan? If so would you like Eto'o playing for you next season? I think you will get a temperamental player and wouldnt know which Samuel Eto'o tuns up week in week out.

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I think you can get better players than Eto'o for £24million, i can't see him wanting to go to Spurs instead of one of the Milan clubs anyway to be honest.

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Besides who wants to go to a flash in a pan type of team lol....

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I am a Spurs fan. I'm not sure i'd want Eto'o specifically but I think its good we're at least chasing people of his quality/level. He is temperamental, and you can say that about Berbatov too. I doubt they'd work together. I'm also a fan of signing people who actually want to come to our club (although Hutton hasn't been too bad).

I think £26m is more the fact that we don't want to be left with just Keane and Bent next season, than actual worth.

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Really? I think he is top notch, genuine world class.

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He used to be imo But i've seen him play a few times this season and he's been poor, Champions league against United was a prime example. I'd rather keep Berbatov than get Eto'o to be honest.

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I don't believe him, it's been in to many papers to long not to be true and if it were his agent touting him, I am sure he'd have come up with a more successful and glamorous club than Spurs, more likely Eto'o don't wanna play for them imo

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Hleb to leave Arsenal within days...apparently =(

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Despite Barcelona's form and Eto'o's injuries this season, he scored 16 in 18 league games and was the top scorer in the African Nations Cup with 5 goals. Because you think he didn't shine in the few games you saw, you'd rather not have him? Eto'o is a genuine world class striker and a class above Berbatov.

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Marseille's Samir Nasri to replace him apparently, you can probably expect one or both of Lyon's wonder kids to join as well

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what I've seen of Nasri then hell yeah would love him at Arsenal.... any1 got any offers for Hleb?

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Don't think anyone has made an official offer yet but Inter, Barca & Real are interested.

Seems to be a lack of loyalty from Arsenal players in the past few years.

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Have to agree. Eto'o is a world class player and I think he is worth the 24mil.

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They don't have to make an offer do they? Thought he was buying out the rest of his contract

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Yep and when you consider some of the fees paid, £24 million is a bargain imo

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Read somewhere a week or so ago that he wasn't going to buy out his contract.....but things change so it may still happen.

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Chelsea will continue to pursue the players sacked boss Avram Grant wanted to sign this summer - and will pay up to £50m for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. (Daily Mail)

Grant also wanted AC Milan midfielder Kaka and Chelsea could offer Didier Drogba, Ricardo Carvalho and cash to secure him. (Daily Mail)


Are Chelsea turning into Real Madrid? Just buy all the ready made talent out there and not bother buying or bringing up young players. It wouldn't suprise me if they say they want to buy Ronaldo soon as well.

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The Daily Mirror claims United are set to splash £50 million on Sevilla's Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano, clubmate and countryman Daniel Alves and Manchester City defender Micah Richards.

Real Madrid head coach Bernd Schuster hopes to secure the services of Arsenal's Alexander Hleb after overcoming the initial surprise of his availability.

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Cristiano Ronaldo could make a definitive step in forcing his exit from Manchester United by putting himself on the transfer list. (Spanish sports paper Marca, 0815 BST)

Tut tut, they still won't stop despite the threats, still what goes around comes around I guess :shrug:

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What is it with this Marca newspaper? They just make up story after story trying to unsettle players. I thought the English media was bad but this is something else. Madrid are doing this but behind the name of a newspaper even though Ronaldo has said he's staying, it's pathetic.

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shhhh do not tell anyone but rumour has it more foreign players will be coming over here to play and they will get paid a stupid amount of cash ;)

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Any particular "united" being referred to in the first paragraph?

Or is it more arrogance on the part of some followers of a certain side. ;)

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Nah, there's only one United, your newly-crowned champions of Europe :D

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When did he say that? If he did all the speculation would go away

The comments from both clubs are the latest twists in a story that has rolled on for months, with Ronaldo refusing to state publicly and unequivocally that his future lay with United.

After United's victory in the Champions League final over Chelsea, he told BBC Sport: "I don't promise nothing. I don't promise nothing to my mum, I don't promise nothing to supporters."

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Who told you that, sounds like newspaper talk to me

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He said it after the final in an interview with ITV. The question was 'you can't leave this club now surely?' and he said I stay, i stay here. I've watched the video a million times because it includes the penalty shoot-out lol. He's also said throughout the season he's happy here. Ofcourse he may backtrack and go against his word but anyway it doesn't matter what he says, the club has said he wont be leaving and are not prepared to sell, that should be the end of it. If Ronaldo wants to leave then he will tell United, not Madrid. United will tell Madrid if they are prepared to sell. If he does want to go i hope we refuse to sell to Madrid and sell him to Barca just to **** Calderon off, although thats unlikely. The Marca newspaper is just used by Madrid to unsettle players and it shouldn't be allowed, i would have complained to FIFA long ago because this hasn't happened just this season but the past two or three.

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It never is the end of it when United want a player, what goes around comes around imo

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Exactly. Managers/Clubs are total hypocrites when they talk about other clubs unsettling their players. Indeed, what goes around does come around. Fans always moan about it when someone tries to 'unsettle' one of their own, but I bet if their own club expressed an interest in a player already contracted to another club, there wouldnt be much of a fuss. Whatever channel this 'interest' is expressed through can still be seen as unsettling a player.

At the end of the day it doesnt matter whether a club is bidding for Ronaldo or not. Commeth the hour, it will only be him who can decide if he wants to stay at Utd. You can't blame others for prising him away, if that does happen. I suspect if he was paid 50 grand a week more to play in Spain then he would get at Utd, then he is off. There's only one thing a lot of players are loyal too nowadays, and their current club isn't one of them.

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I've heard man u are getting luis fabiano is it true ?

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Cristiano Ronaldo could make a definitive step in forcing his exit from Manchester United by putting himself on the transfer list.

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Jose Mourinho will raid his former club Chelsea to sign Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho and Didier Drogba when he is confirmed as Inter Milan boss.

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Arsenal have sealed the signing of midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille for £12.5m

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Barcelona are ready to move for Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb.

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Cardiff City have rejected offers from Arsenal and Liverpool for highly-rated teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey

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Chelsea's England wide-man Shaun Wright-Phillips is a £10m target for Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp

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I don't think you can compare what Man United have done in the past to this. There's declaring an intrest in a player and there's what Madrid are doing, which are very different things.

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So Madrid are just expressing an intrest in the player then?? Yeah right, giving him an Audi as a gift and every day putting in their paper that he's defiantely coming and saying he's putting himself on the transfer list etc. Give me some examples of any other club doing the same thing or something similar?

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I thought Jose already said he didnt want Drogba

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Like I said earlier, a club 'expressing' an interest in a player contracted at another club can have just as an unsettling effect. Anyway from what I've heard from Utd fans, Ronaldo doesnt want to go anywhere.

But if he did leave to play at Madrid, would you blame Real for unsettling him or would you see Ronaldo for what he truly was (if he did move that is) - a money grabbing, I dont care about Utd, Im just off for more money, type of player.

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I don't think so, rules are rules, it don't matter how you break them, it's the fact their broken that matters, even if he leaves nothing will be done, do Madrid and they'd have to do every other club in Europe as well, whats the point, get rid of any of them that thinks the grass is greener, no one is bigger than any club, even the lowliest Unibond team will probably still be there long after we are all dead and buried and Ronaldo is no more than an image on screen

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To be honest i don't mind a club expressing an intrest in a player, i think thats acceptable, but what Madrid are doing is not.

I expect Ronaldo to leave, not now though, at the end of next season or the one after that probably. Madrid is a club he's always supported and wanted to play for so i understand why he wants to move there. I don't think he is the money grabbing type of player, i think he deserves the money he gets.

I don't agree with how Madrid are trying to get him to join sooner rather than later, the way they use the Marca newspaper to release comments is unacceptable and shouldn't be allowed. They surely know he will one day move there, there is no need to try and unsettle him and get on bad terms with the club they will have to buy him from.

Maybe in your opinion declaring an intrest in a player is breaking the rules, it isn't for me. Madrid have gone beyond declaring an intrest in a way i can't remember any other club doing. If declaring an intrest is breaking the rules than every club would be guilty so you can't really say what goes around comes around for United.

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Not in my opinion, it's the laws of the games opinion and I can say what goes around comes around because it's not normally United players being unsettled by under hand tactics and press releases but United doing the unsettling, how many times did Spurs and Munich say Carrick and Hargreaves weren't for sale?

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I think the point is that all clubs are guilty of unsettling a player when they express an interest in them. Clubs shouldn't approach players contracted to another club period if they want to be innocent of unsettling them.

Are you saying its ok to unsettle players and clubs doing things one way, but not another?

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But according to some thats ok, because Utd didnt give either of these players cars as gifts, or misquote/quote that they are unsure of what their future is and cant commit to it, on Man Utd TV.

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I think he is trying to say it's alright for one club to do it but no other ;)

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What i'm saying is that a club saying 'we would be intrested in signing Mr.xxxx' is not a problem for me personally, maybe it's against the rules or whatever, but i think thats ok and wouldn't really unsettle a player. Maybe it does unsettle a player and i'm wrong but it's just the way i feel about it. What Madrid are doing is something else though, they are continuously, through their newspaper, making up stories about a player and in a way forcing a player to join their club. Things like giving a player who doesn't play for them but want to sign them a car as a gift are unacceptable in my opinion. I don't think anyone can accuse United or any other club of using the tactics Madrid have been using in the past few weeks.

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When has any other club used the same tactics as Madrid have been. Some examples might be helpful.

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Have they actually given him a car? I though they'd just got one ready for him if he signs.

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They don't have to be the same tactics to be illegal, the effect is quite the same, players leave, against their clubs wishes and I love the way you and Fergie keep calling Marca their newspaper, they aren't, they are independent, in the same way the Manchester evening news is independent

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Oh come on, if its not a problem for you personally but still against the rules then its ok? Most player receiving an interest from a massive club would start feelign unsettled, or at least tempted to tear up his existing contract. And as for Madrid giving Ronaldo a car (I dont know if this is true or not), Carrick must have been rubbing his hands when thinking of the bif fat signing on bonus he was going to receive when Utd said they wanted him. It's all the same, however the business is conducted.

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Oh come on, everyone knows it's their newspaper, it always has been and always will be. They use it to make comments under a different name so they cannot be directly blammed for what they say or do.

Maybe it is, i never said i agree with how United do business, but my point is that i believe Madrid have taken it a step further which is what i disagree with, like when Chelsea met with Ashley Cole when he was at Arsenal. I honestly wouldn't be bothered if Madrid just declared an intrest in Ronaldo, which to my knowledge is all that United have done with players they want to buy, you two may feel it's the same thing as what they are doing now, but i don't, i think theres a difference which is what my point is. I know he's going to leave the club, whether it be now or in a couple of years, i just disagree with the way Madrid are doing their business, if United did the same thing then i would disagree the same, it's not a case of being bias, you may not believe me when i say that but it is the way i would feel.

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You do know that it's a national paper don't you and btw they carry just as much about Athletico as they do Real, in fact the only team they don't cover is Barcalona. The only difference between what they are doing and every one else is that they have to phone one jurno to leak the story, unlike our lot that phone all the tabloids with 'exclusives'

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Arsenal look set to complete their first summer signing by securing a deal for Marseille's Samir Nasri.

The Gunners have been tracking the French international for some time and are believed to be closing in on a £13million transfer.

Looks like that should be a done deal by the start of the Euros.

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On another site it said £12 million think we've got some confussion here ?

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What's a million in football these days, loose change :shrug:

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A million is big money lol :P

aint it wierd chelsea bidding for a human for 150 million i fink

who would wanna do that ?

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David Trezeguet's agent, Antonio Caliendo, has revealed that Barcelona have contacted him to try and sign the Juventus striker. "Barca are interested in David," he said. "They have been for years." (1110, L'Equipe)


TRANSFER RUMOURS
Tottenham have agreed a £12m deal for Barcelona's Mexican 19-year-old wonderkid Giovanni Dos Santos. (The Sun)

Manchester City defender Richard Dunne is also on the brink of signing a £5m deal at Tottenham, a move that could spark a player exodus from Eastlands. (Daily Express)

And Man City midfield playmaker Michael Johnson, 20, is a shock £8m target for Everton. (The Sun)

Wigan striker Emilie Heskey is a surprise transfer target for FA Cup winners Portsmouth. (Daily Star)

But Jermain Defoe is desperate for Liverpool striker and £10m Portsmouth target Peter Crouch to join him at Fratton Park. (Daily Express)

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Ipswich look set to sign Man City striker Emile Mpenza, 28, on a free transfer. (Daily Star)

Norwegian club Stabaek's Ghanaian midfielder Anthony Annan is a £3m target for Blackburn, Bolton and Middlesbrough (The Sun)

Fulham flop Chris Baird is set for a move back to Southampton. (Daily Express)

Arsenal expect to complete the £12.8m signing of Marseille's attacking midfielder Samir Nasri before next week, according to the player's agent Jean-Pierre Bernes. (The Times)

Wigan will have to wait another month before they learn whether they can sign striker Amr Zaki on loan from Egyptian club Zamalek. (The Times)

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hopes that allowing reserve keeper Tom Heaton join Cardiff on-loan will let the champions steal a march in the race to sign the Bluebirds teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey. (Daily Mail)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has put £5m-rated defender Anton Ferdinand up for sale as part of his summer clear-out. Spurs have bid for the 23-year-old in the past. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham want Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood but face competition from Rangers and Stoke. (Daily Mail)

Espanyol have turned down a £9.5m offer from Liverpool for Spanish international Albert Riera. (The Independent)

Sampdoria have moved to the head of the queue to sign Celtic misfit massimo Donati. A bid of £1.5m for the Italian midfielder could tempt the club into selling. (Daily Record)

Northern Ireland midfielder Steve Davis has admitted that he is praying Rangers and Fulham can strike a deal that will make his move to Ibrox permanent. (Daily Record)

Middlesbrough's 31-year-old midfielder George Boateng claims both Celtic and Rangers are vying for his signature. (The Sun)

Hibernian and Aberdeen are competing to take Liverpool winger Adam Hammill on loan. (Various)

Rangers are on the trail of £5m-rated Italian wide player Raffaele Palladino of Juventus. (Daily Star)

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IIRC it's against the sites T&C's to cut and paste whole articles.

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And blooming annoying too.

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arsenal definetly getting nasri

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Interesting :scratch:

Liverpool are officially the best team in Europe. The Anfield club top the official Uefa rankings that are based on European performances over the last five years. AC Milan are a point behind in second, Chelsea make into third while European champions Manchester United only make it to seventh. (Sunday Express)

Oh yes on the transfer front, lets hope this is true

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is set for a £6m move across London to join Tottenham. (Various)

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Because he's crap and you want shot of him or because you need the money? :)

Spurs never seem to short of transfers. Not sure we need another central defender although murmerings are that Kaboul will be out by next season.

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Dawson is for sale as well and Juande don't trust King's fitness. Ferdinand hmm he ain't bad just don't think you are signing anything special, he is probably a bit to old to improve anymore as well, think of him as a classy Titus Bramble rather than the next Rio.

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this year spurs are really buying players :p:

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First i've heard of Dawson being on the transfer list, but it doesn't surprise me. He's been excellent for us, filling King's shoes, including captaincy adeptly, so knowing us we'd sell him. Apparently Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon are set to be transferred before the end of the season :(

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Must have written by a scouser then, because it's wrong. Chelsea, are in fact, top of the list.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/...trank2008.html

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How are Newcastle above Porto, Roma, Valencia and Benfica??

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He isn't on the list, however before the end of the season Juande said he was open to offers for the whole squad except for Woodgate, king, Hutton, Keane and Berbatov, might have been a couple of others as well but deffo Dawson weren't on the list of 'untouchables' and there is a lot of speculation that Dawson only shone because he was alongside King the season before last IIRC

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It wont be a straight swap, that's for sure and Liverpool are supposed to be sniffing about Bentley

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How are Millwall and Southampton on the list but not the Hammers :shocked: :td:

That I could see at any rate

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Apparently the hammers have bid 8 million for Orlando Engelaar, who the hell is he? Apparently Schalke want him as well. All I know is he is Dutch and a centre mid and that we could have got him for 300 grand not so long ago grrrr

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Patrice Evra has agreed a new four-year contract at Manchester United worth £55,000 a week. (Daily Mail, 1312 BST)

I really hope this is true! :)

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Sven to Chelsea, I'd put 50p on it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/7430827.stm

Jose to Inter, who will he take with him? Drogba, Lampard, Carvalleo and most recently Essien have been linked, all 4 would take up his reported £100 million transfer budget, that's for sure

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7431480.stm

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He's about 20/1 at the moment, Rijkaard is still the favourite apparently.

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Mourinho is the new Inter manager and Mark Hughes is in talks with Man city.

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Can't see them going for Rijkaard, they just sacked his mate didn't they?

Manchester United are preparing a £15m bid for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz. (The Sun)

Hmm I don't think he'd be good for United

Tottenham will move to sign Rangers goalkeeper Alan McGregor for £9m. (Daily Express)

Mmm can't see this happening either

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Rumour has it that Rijkaard is more interested in having a break from coaching.

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According to an article on the BBC Chelsea had ruled Rijkaard out as well. They seem to be intrested in Ancelotti although Milan wont let them talk to him. Scolari would be a decent bet as well.

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Manchester United have agreed a fee of around £5 million for Cardiff City's Welsh starlet Aaron Ramsey.

Just seen breaking news on Setanta that Lehmann has signed a one year contract with Stuggart and Blackburn agree compensation deal with Man City so Mark Hughes can leave.

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for the moment hughes is the most favourite for chelsea job ...

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Chelsea deny Ancelotti approach

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Mourinho is also keen to sign Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Essien and Frank Lampard from his old club. (Daily Star)

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Arsenal's pursuit of Samir Nasri has been put on hold until after Euro 2008, despite the Gunners agreeing a £12.5m fee with Marseille. (Daily Telegraph)

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Nicolas Anelka has claimed he should never have left Arsenal to join Real Madrid in 1999 and said he could have spent his entire career with the Gunners. (Daily Star)

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Wonder what effect that will have on his chances of ever managing Man U :scratch:

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Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan aims to snap up Pablo Aimar in a £6.5m summer deal after seeing Real Zaragoza drop out of the Primera Liga.

Would be a good signing for Newcastle but they def need alot more decent players.

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Mourinho is also keen to sign Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Essien and Frank Lampard from his old club. (Daily Star)

Carvalho is still in a long term contract so is Essien. It's Lampard that is the biggest risk. They are selling Drog anyway from what I heard

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I'd rather lose Lampard than Essien, but I am worried about Drogba going, as this would leave us without a world class striker (an in form one that is).

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I agree on Lampard but Essien is not going. They will not let him I think he is tied up until 2012

I'm not too worried about Drogba going as worst case they will just get someone in. There has been stuff going around about a swoop for Torres.

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Yeah, more buying of the ready made talent.

Just because Essien is in a long term contract doesn't mean he will be staying, like whats happening with Ronaldo. If there's one player from Chelsea i think Mourinhio would want it would be Essien and i can see him wanting to go to Inter.

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Buying ready made talent? how much did you pay for Jaap Staam, Ferdy? Owen Hargreaves? Carrick? Rooney? Surely that argument is irrelevant in modern football?

I'd hate to see Essien go to Inter (or any other club) more than any other player.

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Calm down, i never said Chelsea were the only club that do it. But how many of Chelsea's player came up through their youth system or they bought young and developed and didn't have a big reputation before they got there? Maybe one?

I think Chelsea's best player by some distance is Essien, if they lose him they will be in trouble. Maybe being forced to play out of position for some of last season, which was one of Grant's worst tactical decisions, might affect his decision?

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I don't think there will be many cubs going forward that bring most of their players through their own youth system. I get annoyed because its a charge levied at Chelsea more than any other club. Man Utd is probably the only club in recent times that won serious competitions, which struck a good balance in developing their youth players alongside their signings, but even they don't look like continuing that route.

You're right about Essien. I think him and Ballack in midfield work much better than Ballack and Lampard, so I know which one I'd rather let go.

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I think Chelsea have some good youth players, like Ben Sahar and the players who go them to the youth cup final, even though most were not British, it's just whether they will give them the chance or not. United look like they are going to sign Ramsey who looks like a good young player and they have players coming through the youth system like Danny Welbeck and Frazer Campbell, who was at Hull this season, that also look good, but it's whether they will get the opportunity or not.

I would feel the same way if i was a Chelsea fan, i'd rather have Ballack and Essien in midfield than Lampard, although Lampard wouldn't be a bad replacemnt for either of them if one goes.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/7431155.stm

I can't believe he's joined the **** :(

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Liverpool are on the brink of completing the £7m signing of Udinese's Italian full-back Andrea Dossena. The 26-year-old is reported to be in Liverpool having a medical. (Press Association, 1249 BST)

A bit of a coup there, he is supposed to be one of the best defenders in Italy.

If they get Barry and Quasmera (sp) as well, I can see them making a real challange for the title.

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that rules him out as Man Utd boss anytime in the future lol......

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Quaresma transfer a lot more likely now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/7435898.stm

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Why Sparky, why? :no: :(

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Yet more speculation about Ronaldo and another team has shown their hand

Barcelona are to join Real Madrid in the race to sign Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, with Sandro Rosell using a pledge to sign the winger as his main weapon to be voted the next president at the Nou Camp. (Various)

Meanwhile despite claims Real have abandoned attempts to sign him as United don't want to sell

But the Spanish club are prepared to pay Ronaldo £300,000-a-week after tax in a £75m deal over five years to lure him to the Bernabeu. (Daily Express)

300k a week after tax, 300k a week even in the current market, that is jaw dropping

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Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has agreed a deal to move to AC Milan but the asking price from the Gunners could prevent any switch. (Gazzetta dello Sport, 1335 BST)

Hmm

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Not the first time a would be chairman of Barcelona has tried this ploy. Joan Laporta did exactly the same thing in 2003, with David Beckham.

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I remember that, he has to try to get him if elected though doesn't he?

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Tottenham will sign forward Giovani dos Santos from Barcelona, subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms.
The Mexico international will sign a five-year deal in a move which will cost an initial £4.7m and could rise to £8.6m depending on appearances.


He scored a hat trick in Barca's last game of the season, could be a good buy.

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Pretty cheap as well considering his potential, might struggle to get in the team though, considering they have Modric now

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I dont think A. Fergie will let him as he's under contract, b. Real will pay what Fergie will demand.

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Wow about time one of these pampered pre madonas was brought down a peg or two

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ea/7440416.stm

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I know it's the star but i thought this was very strange.

But Ronaldo's mum Dolores Aveiro has told the 23-year-old to stay at Old Trafford. (Star Sport)

I would have thought she would be telling him to go.

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Barcelona have reportedly agreed a fee with Spanish rivals Sevilla to sign in-demand Brazilian full-back Daniel Alves for around £23m.

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Real are ready to spend £75m on the Portugal winger because they believe Ronaldo could be worth as much as half a billion in spin-off cash.

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The Gunners are considering a move for Caen striker Yoan Gouffran even though the France Under-21 international has already agreed to join Bordeaux.

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Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has flown to Italy in an attempt to convince AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti to move to Stamford Bridge for a stunning £8m-a-year contract. (Daily Mirror)

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Should Ronaldo leave Manchester United the club have earmarked Atletico Madrid's Argentine wonderkid Sergio Aguero to replace the winger.