Scottish Mag 3 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 TRANSFER RUMOURS Arsenal have won the £5m race for Cardiff star Aaron Ramsey ahead of Manchester United and Everton, with boss Arsene Wenger proving influential for the 17-year-old. (The Sun) AC Milan are trying to hijack Manchester City's £18m bid for CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Jo. (Daily Star) Real Madrid are preparing a world-record £60m offer for Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo. (The Times) Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie is adamant French midfielder Lassana Diarra will not leave the club, despite rumoured interest from Tottenham in the £10m-rated player. (Daily Telegraph) Aston Villa's Gareth Barry has demanded that boss Martin O'Neill lets him leave the club to sign for Liverpool. (The Sun) Liverpool have opened negotiations with Roma over the possible £5m sale of attacking left-back John Arne Riise. (The Independent) And the Anfield club, frustrated in their attempt to sign Espanyol winger Albert Riera, could now seek to seal a £12m deal for Middlesbrough wide-man Stewart Downing. (Daily Mirror) Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Mattos could be one of Harry Redknapp's first signings for Portsmouth this summer if he attempts to trigger a £6m release clause in the Panathinaikos man's contract. (Daily Express) Everton hope to offload Dutch winger Andy van der Meyde to Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg. (Various) And Goodison Park boss David Moyes is planning a daring raid on Sporting Lisbon to snatch Portugal's £16m-rated Joao Moutinho from under the noses of Manchester United and Arsenal. (The Sun) Zoltan Gera will join Fulham after rejecting another contract with Premier League new boys West Brom. (Various) But West Brom manager Tony Mowbray wants Arsene Wenger to do him a favour by loaning him Arsenal defender Alexandre Song for the season. (Daily Star) Chelsea are facing a £10m tug-of-war with old boss Jose Mourinho - now manager at Inter Milan - for Barcelona's Portugal midfielder Deco. (The Sun) Newcastle have stepped up their pursuit of St Etienne and France forward Bafetimbi Gomis by lodging a £10m offer. Arsenal and Bolton are also interested. (The Times) Newcastle are holding out for £7m from Liverpool for the services of nippy wide midfielder James Milner. (The Times) Derby boss Paul Jewell is ready to make a third bid for Swansea star Ferrie Bodde this week, putting £1m on the table for the young Dutch midfielder. (Daily Star) Leeds want to sign veteran striker Andrew Cole after being rejected by West Brom's Kevin Phillips. (The Sun) With boss Steve bruce struggling to sign Egyptian hitman Amr Zaki, Wigan have been sounded out by Marseille about bringing former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse back to the Premier League. (Daily Mail) New Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is planning to raid his old club Blackburn Rovers for giant defender Christopher Samba. (Daily Mail) Derby boss Paul Jewell is set to bid for Newcastle's teenage striker Andy Carroll. (Daily Mail) OTHER GOSSIP Real Madrid target Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined by Manchester United if he fails to return for pre-season training at Carrington on time. (Daily Mirror) Boss Fabio Capello has warned England's best-known names - including Michael Owen and Frank Lampard - face a fight for their futures and also stressed the need to "fantasy" in his evolving international set-up. (Various) But Capello has also urged Chelsea star Lampard to consider a move to Inter Milan, suggesting it could make him a better player. (Daily Mail) Ex-player Henning Berg has emerged as a front-runner for the vacant manager's job at Blackburn. (The Times) Jailed Joey Barton must decide whether to accept a £30,000-a-week pay cut or face being sacked by Newcastle United. (Daily Mirror) Newcastle have informed clubs of midfielder Joey Barton's availability. (Daily Mail) AND FINALLY Austria's misfiring striker Roland Linz has had to fight off rumours of being distracted by affairs of the heart after failing to score against Croatia in the home nation's opening Euro 2008 fixture. After splitting with swimmer Fabienne Nadarajah, he has been linked in the Viennese press with Miss Styria 2007. "I am not in love with her, I am single," he hit back. "I am angry." (The Guardian) Liverpool's owners have been labelled a "disgrace" by a supporters club after they claimed £1.4m in expenses for just seven months. (The Sun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3640 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 TRANSFER RUMOURS Newcastle are holding out for £7m from Liverpool for the services of nippy wide midfielder James Milner. (The Times) Nippy? Have the twats that write this stuff even see Milner play? Nippy? Maybe if he was stuck out in the cold without a coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 TRANSFER RUMOURS Newcastle are holding out for £7m from Liverpool for the services of nippy wide midfielder James Milner. (The Times) Nippy? Have the twats that write this stuff even see Milner play? Nippy? Maybe if he was stuck out in the cold without a coat. Probably just comparing him to Geremi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 17 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 TRANSFER RUMOURS Newcastle are holding out for £7m from Liverpool for the services of nippy wide midfielder James Milner. (The Times) Nippy? Have the twats that write this stuff even see Milner play? Nippy? Maybe if he was stuck out in the cold without a coat. Probably just comparing him to Geremi. hit the wrong key tbh i think he means dippy wide midfielder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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