Scottish Mag 3 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 TRANSFER RUMOURS West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is planning an £18m raid for Argentine striker Mauro Zarate. The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Birmingham from Al-Sadd in Qatar. (The Sun) Newcastle are keeping tabs on £10m-rated Germany defender Christoph Metzelder. The 6ft 4in centre back has made just 11 appearances for Real Madrid this season. (Daily Star) Chelsea's £4m-rated teenage striker Scott Sinclair will be at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war this summer between FA Cup finalists Portsmouth and Roy Keane's Sunderland. (Daily Mirror) Wigan manager Steve Bruce has warned Manchester City it will take a lot more than £5m to land winger Antonio Valencia. "When I heard about this supposed £5m interest in Valencia, I laughed," he said. (The Sun) Austria's Red Bull Salzburg are planning a summer swoop for Wolves skipper Karl Henry - and hope to lure him with the prospect of European football. (Daily Mirror) Steven Pienaar wants a firm contract offer from Everton - or he'll leave. The winger, on loan from Borussia Dortmund, is available for £2.4m. (The Sun) Liverpool reject Florent Sinama-Pongolle - now with Recreativo de Huelva - is a £7.2m target for Valencia and Atletico Madrid. (Daily Mirror) Sunderland are believed to be interested in £2.5m-rated Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard, especially so if the west London club are to lose their battle to avoid relegation. (Daily Express) Aston Villa are interested in Bayern Munich's £1.5m-rated right-back Willy Sagnol. (Daily Mail) OTHER GOSSIP Angry Bolton fans are organising a petition and protests to get rid of manager Gary Megson and chairman Phil Gartside. (Daily Mirror) Fulham have denied that manager Roy Hodgson was going to be replaced by former midfielder John Collins. (Daily Telegraph) Bolton, meanwhile, have refuted suggestions that Nigeria Under-23 coach Samson Siasia is being lined up to replace Gary Megson. (Daily Telegraph) Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech could be playing in two weeks after having 50 stitches in a face wound courtesy of an accidental collision with team-mate Tal Ben Haim... And he's likely to be donning a face guard to go with the scrumcap he already wears. (The Independent) American billionaire George Soros could complete his takeover of Roma by the end of the week, according to reports in Italy. (Daily Telegraph) Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has assured winger Damien Duff that he still has a future at St James' Park. (The Independent) Jean-Claude Darcheville's agent has revealed that the 32-year-old striker hopes to end his playing career at Ibrox. (Daily Record) AND FINALLY Roma boss Luciano Spalletti has admitted his players were wrong to accuse Cristiano Ronaldo of showboating. "Sometimes we may say things that we normally would not and that is what happened," he said. (Daily Star) QPR manager Luigi Di Canio was left bruised and shaken after being mugged just hours before his side's Championship clash with Preston. The Italian was believed to have been robbed in west London after going out for a meal and was up until 3am reporting the incident at a police station. (Daily Mirror) David Beckham has again topped football's rich list with France Football magazine estimating his annual fortune at a staggering £24.7m, a figure which helps LA Galaxy's Englishman reclaim top spot from Ronaldinho.(Various) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10017 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 10m for Metzelder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 10m for Metzelder? Signs of the Boumsong deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 All though is he actually any good Isegrim, or just not worth 10million after going for free less than a year ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10017 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 All though is he actually any good Isegrim, or just not worth 10million after going for free less than a year ago? He's been quite good for the national team after he nearly had to retire early. But he has hardly played this season mostly for injury reasons, did not cost Madrid anything and if they want to get rid of him they hardly will demand an exorbitant fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 It is from the Daily Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1280 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Sunderland are believed to be interested in £2.5m-rated Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard, especially so if the west London club are to lose their battle to avoid relegation. (Daily Express) Wouldn't mind seeing us go in for Bullard. He's always impressed me whenever I've seen him, he's constantly involved in the game, he's good on the ball and has a cracking dig. He's not the massive signing we are hoping for in the summer but he's better than what we have at the moment and for a couple of million would be at least a cracking squad player. He would be an excellent signing for the scum if they are really interested in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10017 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 It is from the Daily Star The Jorman press agencies reported that story was in several Italian and Spanish newspapers yesterday. Those are as credible as the Daily Star though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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