ohhh_yeah 2991 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2991 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Dawson's no better than Taylor. Been linked with him a few times now. We were even linked with him before he went to Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9896 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Dawson's no better than Taylor. Been linked with him a few times now. We were even linked with him before he went to Spurs. A lot of uncreative rehashing of old stories at the moment. Looks like the press is as much or even more clueless about transfers than the fans. I think just like with the Emre deal we will be caught by surprise when the first deal comes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 .com are saying we've made a second enquiry for Ashton today. Will probably be quite expensive though. Seems to have a lot of injuries too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Looks like Nobby's been released by Wist Am too, that was worth him moving down there then wasn't it - still, we got £2m so I'm sure he got a nice sign on fee at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Looks like Nobby's been released by Wist Am too, that was worth him moving down there then wasn't it - still, we got £2m so I'm sure he got a nice sign on fee at the time. Can we have him back in some sort of coaching role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Looks like Nobby's been released by Wist Am too, that was worth him moving down there then wasn't it - still, we got £2m so I'm sure he got a nice sign on fee at the time. Probably did a blood test on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Or plan Z? A local TV station in Valencia has carried an interview with United defender José Enrique, who confirmed that he was enjoying life on Tyneside, but kept his options open when asked about a possible return to Spain. The same player was then mentioned in the Spanish press in connection with a move to his hometown club Valencia - who reputedly value the 22 year-old at the £7m we paid Villarreal last summer for him. Rather than a cash deal, a number of part-exchange options were mooted, including midfield pair Manuel Fernandes (recently loaned to Everton) and David Albelda. Also linked is Valencia's Serbian striker Nikola Žigić, the 27 year-old who is fractionally taller than Peter Crouch. From .com I would take Fernandes, and I've not seen Zigic play, but i think he had an all right season in La Liga before Valencia signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3507 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Looks like Nobby's been released by Wist Am too, that was worth him moving down there then wasn't it - still, we got £2m so I'm sure he got a nice sign on fee at the time. Probably did a blood test on him. But he's Peruvian not Columbian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 .com are saying we've made a second enquiry for Ashton today. Will probably be quite expensive though. Seems to have a lot of injuries too. Ashton is only 24 though. I would take him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty 4 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 .com are saying we've made a second enquiry for Ashton today. Will probably be quite expensive though. Seems to have a lot of injuries too. Ashton is only 24 though. I would take him. Many years of injuries left in him. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 .com are saying we've made a second enquiry for Ashton today. Will probably be quite expensive though. Seems to have a lot of injuries too. Ashton is only 24 though. I would take him. Many years of injuries left in him. Yay. I think he could be okay to be honest. He's done well enough for West Ham and IIRC he has only suffered one serious injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 .com are saying we've made a second enquiry for Ashton today. Will probably be quite expensive though. Seems to have a lot of injuries too. Ashton is only 24 though. I would take him. There's something wrong with one of his legs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I R Toon Fan 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I've heard ALOT of good things about that Turan. Still would be a risk imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4855 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I've heard ALOT of good things about that Turan. Still would be a risk imo. got to take a risk in our situation IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I R Toon Fan 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 What situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4855 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 What situation? the midtable limbo situation, we're not going to attract big names at the moment so the odd risk needs to be taken to get us moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 878 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Here's some gossip: Meanwhile, Ajax forward Albert Luque has been told he can look for another club this summer. The 30-year-old is one of the highest earners at the Amsterdam giants but found first-team opportunities hard to come by last season. Luque signed a three-year contract last August but did not make the best start to his Ajax career. He was involved in an altercation with team-mate Luis Suarez during a match in November for which he was substituted and later fined. The club's technical director Danny Blind told Voetbal International magazine: 'He can still be of use to Ajax but I have told him honestly that we are looking for reinforcements for our attack.' From http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...443&cc=5901 Flop-tastic. at the bolded bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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