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Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to say he is leaving Manchester United after Euro 2008, according to "a close friend". (Daily Mirror) Manchester City are negotiating with Ronaldinho's sponsors, Nike, over signing the Brazilian. (Daily Express) Frank Lampard is at the centre of a "tug-of-war" between former manager Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan and incoming Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari. (The Sun) Liverpool's John Arne Riise is expected to complete a £5m move to Roma this week. (Daily Mail) Sunderland are ready to smash their transfer record with a £10m swoop for Celtic's Aiden McGeady. (The Sun) Wigan are close to signing Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic on a free transfer from Werder Bremen. (Daily Mirror) Aston Villa have made the first move to sign Blackburn's want-away midfielder David Bentley. (Daily Express) Tottenham are hoping to offload right-back Pascal Chimbonda to Aston Villa and defender Younes Kaboul to Portsmouth. (Daily Mirror) Hull are planning to hijack centre-back Anthony Gardner's move from Tottenham to Stoke. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal want Spain and Valencia's Raul Albiol, who can play at centre-back or in defensive midfield. (Daily Express) Aston Villa are set to buy misfit Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell for £5m. (Daily Mail) Oliver Kapo could be on his way out of Birmingham City, with Wigan and Newcastle both interested in signing the midfielder. (The Times) Manchester City's Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson is wanted by Spanish side Atletico Madrid. (Daily Mirror) Portsmouth will make an opening bid of £10m for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch this week. (The Independent) Middlesbrough and Newcastle want to sign Fulham striker Steven Davis, who would prefer to make his loan period at Rangers permanent. (The Times) Sunderland are monitoring striker Carlton Cole's position at Premier League rivals West Ham. (The Times) Newcastle have told Liverpool and Aston Villa they want £9m for winger James Milner. (Daily Mirror) West Brom will bid £4m for Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi after his talks with Stoke stalled. (Daily Mirror) Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is furious with Manchester United's fixture list for 2008/09 as his side face away trips after all six Champions League group games. (The Sun) Uefa will have to spend £157,000 to replace the turf at St Jakob-Park in Basle following last Wednesday's torrential downpour during the Switzerland-Turkey match. (Daily Star)

deja vu from last season...

you seen it like? not speaking for COB but i believe he was speaking about this...

he is shite...

Newcastle eye Zigic deal Valencia striker attracting attention Skysports.com understands Valencia striker Nikola Zigic would be interested in a move to Newcastle. Reports have linked Zigic with a possible summer switch to Tyneside in a swap deal, with Magpies full-back Jose Enrique going to Valencia. Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is believed to be in the market for striking reinforcements, with doubts continuing to surround the future of Michael Owen and the news that both Obafemi Martins and Mark Viduka are set to miss the start of next season through injury. Zigic's future at Valencia looks uncertain with the giant striker failing to make an impact at La Mestalla last season. The Serbian international has been continually linked with a move to England and the player's agent, Milan Calasan, says the big target-man would welcome a move to St James' Park. "Yes Nikola would be interested in a move to Newcastle as he has always wanted to play in England," Calasan told skysports.com. "There are many clubs interested in Nikola including some from Italy, but we are waiting to see what Valencia want to do. "We do not know if Valencia want to keep him or sell him."

my bets are: germany = champions spain = runner-ups gomis = ts scweinsteiger = ts gomez = ts

What else can achieve at ManUre ? more trophies?

Hughes Signs City Deal Manchester City are set to unveil Mark Hughes as their new manager, after he agreed a three-year deal with the club last night… The Sun reports that Hughes met with City executive chairman Gary Cook in London for end-stage contract talks, which proved successful. The Citizens were forced to pay ₤5million compensation to Blackburn Rovers for Hughes and several of his staff, including assistant coach Mark Bowen. he Welshman will succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson at Eastlands, after the former England boss was officially given his marching orders and a ₤1million payout on Monday. The ex-Manchester United striker established himself as one of the most promising managers in England during his time at Blackburn, twice steering them to European qualification. City owner Thaksin Shinawatra will hope Hughes can repeat that record and then some, and will grant the former Chelsea man around ₤35million to work with in the transfer market. Such funds are a significant rise on the ₤11.5million-per-year he was allowed to spend on average at Ewood Park, and he earned a reputation for thrifty purchases, such as strikers Roque Santa Cruz (₤3.5million) and Benni McCarthy (₤2.5million). But failure to impart an immediate and sustained improvement on the Sky Blues could see Hughes go the same way as Eriksson, who was in charge for only a single season despite leading City to their best league finish in years.

Toon in fresh talks over signing Turkish star NEWCASTLE United have held talks with Galatasary over their highly-rated Turkish international midfielder Arda Turan. It is believed preliminary discussions with the Turkish side's president Adnan Polat took place at the end of last season. However, United were informed Galastasary would not accept less than £13m for the 21-year-old. Newcastle are understood to value Turan at around £8.5m. However, with the European Championships due to start on Saturday, and Turan's stock likely to rise even higher if he was to have a successful tournament, Newcastle officials have been back in touch. They had hoped to get an outline agreement on a deal ahead of this weekend's kick-off in Austria and Switzerland, but while sources in Turkey claim the latest talks were more positive than the first, a compromise is still some way off. Newcastle are refusing to be held to ransom but their desire to make Turan the club's first signing of the current transfer window is beginning to show.

Roma manager Luciano Spalletti and Fiorentina boss Cesare Prandelli are the latest Italian names to be linked with the vacant manager's job at Chelsea after Carlo Ancelotti committed his future to AC Milan. (Various) Jose Mourinho has made Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole his top target after becoming the new manager at Inter Milan. (Daily Star) Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he will quit Manchester United within a year to realise his dream of becoming a Real Madrid player. (Various) Arsenal and Tottenham will do battle over Valencia striker David Villa, who has been made available for around £17m. (Daily Telegraph) Striker Dean Ashton is set to sign a new five-year, £50,000 a week contract with West Ham. (The Sun) Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has told Liverpool they will need to pay £8m, plus striker Peter Crouch in exchange for midfielder Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror) Reds boss Rafael Benitez will make an improved offer worth around £15m for the England midfielder. (Daily Mail) Turkey midfielder Arda Turkan is a £7m target for Newcastle. (Daily Mirror) Bolton are ready to battle it out with Newcastle and Aston Villa for Tottenham's £4m-rated defender Michael Dawson. (Various) Honduran striker Carlo Costly is a £2m target for Wigan. (Daily Mirror) Paul Scharner looks set to leave the JJB Stadium with Sunderland joining Fulham in a £3m race for the Austrian. (Daily Star) Sean Davis is close to agreeing a £2m move from Portsmouth to Middlesbrough. (Daily Mail) Hull City want Fulham goalkeeper Antti Niemi and have offered £1.2m for the Finn. (Various) Derby manager Paul Jewell has agreed to pay Sheffield United £1.75m for striker Rob Hulse. (Various) Premier League new boys Hull and Stoke are both chasing highly-rated Danish defender Magnus Troest. (Daily Star) Mark Hughes as agreed a three-year contract worth £9m to take over as manager of Manchester City. (Various) Rick Parry's position as Liverpool chief executive could be under threat after co-owner Tom Hicks approached Man City's Alistair Mackintosh about taking over at the Anfield club. (Various) Arsene Wenger has said Arsenal can win "everything" next season. (Daily Express) West Ham and former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has launched a scathing attack on Wenger, accusing the Gunners boss of making him play while injured and likened his approach to that of the army. (Various) Blackpool boss Simon Grayson is being lined up by Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric to take over as the club's new manager. (Daily Mirror) Wayne Rooney has arrived in Ibiza for a four-day stag do with 16 friends and family and the Manchester United striker has hired a £20,000 villa. Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea, Steven Gerrard and Peter Crouch are thought to be meeting the England star out there along with boxer Ricky Hatton. (Various) A hotel in Manchester is sad to see Sven-Goran Eriksson leave Man City for Mexico after he racked up a £350,000 bill. The Swede had been staying in the £1,250 a night penthouse suite at the city centre hotel since September. (Daily Express)

signed a three year contract with citeh...

named as Mexico's coach today...

one transfer i was hoping would happen... but today he extended his contract til june 2012...

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=720764 Benfica Reject English Mega Offers For Cardozo "Benfica have rejected big money offers for Óscar Cardozo from Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and Manchester City in recent weeks, according to reports in Portugal. The Paraguayan international scored a total of 22 goals for Benfica in his first season in Europe and his performances did not go unnoticed, specially in England. O Jogo reports that Newcastle's coach, Kevin Keegan, was eager to take Cardozo to St. James' Park, but the Portuguese club rejected his offer worth €25m."

signed on with qpr..

and there is photos some where of rio kicking a female steward...

patrice evra and a groundskeeper got into a tussle after the match... i would love to hear more details...

evra...