Scottish Mag 3 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 TRANSFER RUMOURS Thierry Henry will be allowed to leave Arsenal in the summer, with Real Madrid or Barcelona likely to pay £25m for his signature. (Sunday Express, Daily Star) Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United is even more uncertain after Barcelona joined Real Madrid in the hunt for the winger. (News of the World) Ronaldo met Madrid officials in a chance meeting during his mid-season break in Dubai. (Sunday Mirror) Rafa Benitez will be given a transfer fund of between £100m and £150m when Americans George Gillett and Tom Hicks take over the club. (Various) Barcelona and Real Madrid are on alert after learning Frank Lampard's contract talks have been delayed. (The People) Portsmouth want Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate. (News of the World) Gabriel Heinze is poised to quit Manchester United this summer to join Italian side Juventus in a £5m deal. (News of the World) Arsenal are chasing teenage Czech defender Ondrej Mazuch, who plays for FC Brno. (News of the World) The Gunners have pipped Liverpool to sign France Under-16 prodigy Gilles Sunu from Chateauroux (Daily Star) Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard has asked the club's fans to lay-off Ronaldinho, who has yet to sign a new contract. (Daily Star) OTHER GOSSIP Sheikh Mohammed will make a £450m takeover move for Arsenal after his Dubai International Capital group pulled out of negotiations for Liverpool this week. (The People) Jerzy Dudek has rejected a new contract at Liverpool. (News of the World) Former Middlesbrough defender Danny Mills says he can understand ex-team-mate Massimo Maccarone's "two-faced" jibe about England boss Steve McClaren. (Independent) Some of West Ham's relegation rivals want the club deducted points if it is found they broke rules in fielding Argentine pair Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez. (The Mail on Sunday) Joey Barton has made his peace with England colleagues Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney but is yet to have showdown talks with Frank Lampard. (People) AND FINALLY... Liverpool sent someone on a top-secret scouting mission to Barcelona ahead of their Champions League last-16 tie, but there's a chance their agent was spotted. The person in question was 6ft 7in striker Peter Crouch. "I had never played there and I had never been to the stadium so we decided to make a visit," he said. (Daily Star on Sunday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Portsmouth want Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate. (News of the World) Woodgate and Campbell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 So Ronaldo, Henry and Lampard all tipped with leaving the Premiership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20853 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 So Ronaldo, Henry and Lampard all tipped with leaving the Premiership If they all leave its not a good day from the Premiership. Imagine if they went to Spain, it would certainley tip La Liga into top spot for best football in Europe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 So Ronaldo, Henry and Lampard all tipped with leaving the Premiership If they all leave its not a good day from the Premiership. Imagine if they went to Spain, it would certainley tip La Liga into top spot for best football in Europe! Is it not already? I think the standard of football in this league is well overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 The overall excitement and unpredictability of the Premiership is unrivalled in my opinion. The quality of football leaves a lot to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3988 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 The overall excitement and unpredictability of the Premiership is unrivalled in my opinion. The quality of football leaves a lot to be desired. Quoted for truthfulnessery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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