Tom 14021 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 TRANSFER RUMOURS Chelsea are ready to take advantage of Emmanuel Adebayor's desire to quit Arsenal by making a £30m bid for the striker. (Daily Mirror) Adebayor future remains unclear Arsenal are poised to move for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins - if Emmanuel Adebayor is sold. Nigerian striker Martins has a £13m release clause in his contract if he requests a move. (The Sun) Rafael Benitez will pursue his interest in striker Robbie Keane, despite Tottenham's insistence that their vice-captain is not for sale. The Liverpool manager has proposed a cash-plus-Peter Crouch deal. (The Guardian) New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari is considering a £27m swoop for Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Robinho, who is unhappy at the lack of movement on an improvement on his £30,000-a-week deal at the Bernabeu. (Daily Mail)` Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has told Gareth Barry he can have his dream move to Liverpool - but that the Anfield club will have to splash out £18m to land the midfielder. (The Sun) Seville have turned down a £12.5m offer from Spurs for 20-year-old left winger Diego Capel. (The Times) Motherwell boss Mark McGhee will make another bid for Rangers' Alan Gow after losing Ross McCormack to Cardiff. (Daily Record) Derby have doubled their offer for 22-year-old Stockport striker Liam Dickinson. The Rams are hopeful the League One side will accept £500,000. (The Sun) Everton and Rangers are set to go head-to-head for the signature of Slavia Prague defender Marek Suchy. (Daily Telegraph) Argentinian international Pablo Aimar, who has been tipped to join Portuguese club Benfica, is believed to be holding out for a move to a Premier League club. Newcastle and Everton have been linked with the player. (Daily Telegraph) Swansea are set to sign Spanish defender Albert Serran from Espanyol for £70,000. The 23-year-old has agreed a three-year deal with the Championship new boys. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal are weighing up a move for Werder Bremen's French-born midfielder Amaury Bischoff. (The Sun) Premier League new boys Hull City face a blow in their bid to land French right-back Bernard Mendy, with German giants Werder Bremen moving in on the Paris St Germain player (Daily Mirror) Veteran striker Andy Cole, 36, has been offered £25,000 a week by Nottingham Forest to sign on a free transfer following his release from Sunderland. (Daily Mirror) Dundee boss Alex Rae is running the rule over Northern Ireland defender Sean Webb, former Carlisle man Neale McDermott, and an unnamed Czech midfield player at the club's pre-season training camp in Malta. (Various) Rangers have rejected a £1.5m bid from Stoke City for midfielder Lee McCulloch. (The Sun) Former Celtic winger Anthony McParland is one of a number of players who will be given a trial at Livingston. (Various) Shunsuke Nakamura's agent Tommaso Angelini says the Japanese international is happy at Celtic and has no imminent plans to leave the club. (The Herald/The Scotsman) Hearts are interested in signing freed Manchester United midfielder Ritchie Jones. (Daily Express/Daily Star) Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood wants to sign Chelsea defender Jack Cork on loan and wants to strike permanent deals with Birmingham's Sone Aluko and Middlesbrough's Josh Walker after both had successful loan spells at Pittodrie last season. (The Sun) OTHER GOSSIP Following his winning goal in the Euro 2008 final against Germany, Spain and Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has declared that he wants to become the best player in the world. (Daily Mirror) Former England boss Steve McClaren enjoyed a winning debut as FC Twente manager as his new charges beat a Hengelo select XI 5-0 in a friendly. (Various) Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand insists that being the England captain is not "the be all and end all". (The Sun) AND FINALLY Fifa president Sepp Blatter has admitted for the first time that there is a "plan B" in place for the host nation of the 2010 World Cup, should South Africa not be capable - but only in the event of a "natural catastrophe". (Various) An estimated record 300 million TV viewers worldwide are believed to have watched the Euro 2008 final in which Spain beat Germany 1-0 in Vienna. (Daily Express) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Newcastle hurt by Russian inflation Newcastle are having to change their transfer targets. They had a look and enquired about Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko, but those options are now double the price that Newcastle were quoted before the tournament. There are more teams interested in these players, but many will be dissuaded by their high fees and salaries, so Newcastle will have to be patient and hope that they don’t sign for any one of the high profile clubs that have approached them in the last couple of weeks. Newcastle are looking for players in the 20-24 years age bracket as they have an ageing squad. They have been offered Swiss players (Barnetta, Frei, Behrami) and Russians (Zyrianov, Zhirkov) but some of them are either too old, or have excessive salary demands. A suggestion - considering he is for sale as we mention in another entry- how about Pablo Aimar? http://www.guillembalague.com/rumores_desp.php?id=28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We should be going for the big names that flopped in Euro 2008, like Henry and Toni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaythesouthernmag 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) We should have been in for these players BRFORE the euro`s, anyone with half a brain knows a few half decent performances will result in outrageous transfer/wage demands I will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name let alone hang onto Owen & Oba Does anyone have a clue WTF is going on??? Has Ashley spunked the transfer budget on the stockmarket & in the casino??? Edited June 30, 2008 by jaythesouthernmag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We could do a lot worse than signing Barnetta or Behrami. Not sure about Frei though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We could do a lot worse than signing Barnetta or Behrami. Not sure about Frei though. Agreed, I like Behrami a lot he looked good in the few games I watched him in the Euros and the few times I've seen him for Lazio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We should have been in for these players BRFORE the euro`s, anyone with half a brain knows a few half decent performances will result in outrageous transfer/wage demands I will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name let alone hang onto Owen & Oba Does anyone have a clue WTF is going on??? Has Ashley spunked the transfer budget on the stockmarket & in the casino??? It's hilarious how much stick the previous chairman got for talking us up in the papers at every opportunity, spunking our money on complete bags of shite, paying unproven youngsters ridiculous amounts, borrowing and borrowing to deliver no success, spending nothing on the academy or scouting, not communicating with fans and charging ridiculous amounts for friendlies and cup games. Now the new man has taken positive steps in EVERY one of these areas, the majority are still pissing in their pants because we haven't spent as much as Spurs with 2 months to go until the season starts. As far as I can tell Leazes is the only one that has any right to be complaining, and to his credit he seems to be keeping his opinion to himself until the transfer window has panned itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 It's always crazy season when there's a tournament on during the summer. Two good games and suddenly a players price and demands go into cloud cuckoo land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaythesouthernmag 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We should have been in for these players BRFORE the euro`s, anyone with half a brain knows a few half decent performances will result in outrageous transfer/wage demands I will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name let alone hang onto Owen & Oba Does anyone have a clue WTF is going on??? Has Ashley spunked the transfer budget on the stockmarket & in the casino??? It's hilarious how much stick the previous chairman got for talking us up in the papers at every opportunity, spunking our money on complete bags of shite, paying unproven youngsters ridiculous amounts, borrowing and borrowing to deliver no success, spending nothing on the academy or scouting, not communicating with fans and charging ridiculous amounts for friendlies and cup games. Now the new man has taken positive steps in EVERY one of these areas, the majority are still pissing in their pants because we haven't spent as much as Spurs with 2 months to go until the season starts. As far as I can tell Leazes is the only one that has any right to be complaining, and to his credit he seems to be keeping his opinion to himself until the transfer window has panned itself out. So you are happy then. Well some people are easy to please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Flintoff 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We should have been in for these players BRFORE the euro`s, anyone with half a brain knows a few half decent performances will result in outrageous transfer/wage demands I will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name let alone hang onto Owen & Oba Does anyone have a clue WTF is going on??? Has Ashley spunked the transfer budget on the stockmarket & in the casino??? Why in the name of fuck would anyone agree a transfer for £xm before the Euros, when he could have 2 good games in the Euros and his price go up tenfold? Clubs do NOT sell before major tournaments. Fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We should have been in for these players BRFORE the euro`s, anyone with half a brain knows a few half decent performances will result in outrageous transfer/wage demands I will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name let alone hang onto Owen & Oba Does anyone have a clue WTF is going on??? Has Ashley spunked the transfer budget on the stockmarket & in the casino??? Why in the name of fuck would anyone agree a transfer for £xm before the Euros, when he could have 2 good games in the Euros and his price go up tenfold? Clubs do NOT sell before major tournaments. Fact. Apart from Modric's club anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We should have been in for these players BRFORE the euro`s, anyone with half a brain knows a few half decent performances will result in outrageous transfer/wage demands I will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name let alone hang onto Owen & Oba Does anyone have a clue WTF is going on??? Has Ashley spunked the transfer budget on the stockmarket & in the casino??? Why in the name of fuck would anyone agree a transfer for £xm before the Euros, when he could have 2 good games in the Euros and his price go up tenfold? Clubs do NOT sell before major tournaments. Fact. Apart from Modric's club anyway.... A rather germane example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name Perhaps, but I kinda agree with the clubs new policy. Are we not sick of going for the glam players? (Boumsong? Glam? ), ok, not all Glam but big signings? We get them here by offering OTT packages and then cant shift them when they turn out to be shit? Im happy to sign anyone Ive not heard of so long as KK can get them to play and do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We should have been in for these players BRFORE the euro`s, anyone with half a brain knows a few half decent performances will result in outrageous transfer/wage demands I will be surprised if we sign anyone with a proven name let alone hang onto Owen & Oba Does anyone have a clue WTF is going on??? Has Ashley spunked the transfer budget on the stockmarket & in the casino??? It's hilarious how much stick the previous chairman got for talking us up in the papers at every opportunity, spunking our money on complete bags of shite, paying unproven youngsters ridiculous amounts, borrowing and borrowing to deliver no success, spending nothing on the academy or scouting, not communicating with fans and charging ridiculous amounts for friendlies and cup games. Now the new man has taken positive steps in EVERY one of these areas, the majority are still pissing in their pants because we haven't spent as much as Spurs with 2 months to go until the season starts. As far as I can tell Leazes is the only one that has any right to be complaining, and to his credit he seems to be keeping his opinion to himself until the transfer window has panned itself out. So you are happy then. Well some people are easy to please My username isn't ironic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 296 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Signing guys before the tournament sure worked well in the case of Guivarc'h... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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