paddy 17 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 [[b]quote]England striker Peter Crouch will move to Portsmouth after the south coast club relented over his valuation and had a £10m bid accepted by Liverpool. (Daily Mail) Portsmouth expect to complete an £11m deal for Crouch on Monday. (The Sun) Crouch will join Pompey for £8.75m. (Daily Express) [/b] Real Madrid are set to offer Manchester United £70m for Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday. (Daily Mirror) Manchester United believe they have won the battle to keep Ronaldo at Old Trafford. (Daily Mail) Barcelona are the favourites to land Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor for about £30m. (The Independent) Zenit St Petersburg have told Chelsea and Barcelona they want £20m for Andrei Arshavin, not the £12m the two clubs have offered. (Daily Express) Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins is targeting a move to Arsenal this summer. (The Sun) Atletico Madrid are poised to move in for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta. (The Sun) Manchester City have emerged as favourites to land Turkey's £4m-rated Euro 2008 star Colin Kazam-Richards. (The Sun) Fulham are expected to launch a £1.5m bid for Sweden defender Fredrik Stoor next week. (The Sun) Chelsea are set to sell defender Branislav Ivanovic to Juventus. (Daily Mirror) Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is closing in on a £4m deal for Switzerland midfielder Gokhan Inler. (Daily Mirror) Everton rejected Fulham's £5m bid for Andy Johnson, who is also attracting Wigan boss Steve Bruce. (Daily Mail) Manchester City's hopes of signing Ronaldinho are fading fast as he is 90% certain of joining AC Milan. (Daily Express) Wigan boss Steve Bruce is set to buy Olivier Kapo from his old club Birmingham in a deal worth £3.5m. (Daily Mirror) Wigan are close to finalising a deal for Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic on a free transfer. (Daily Mail) FA Cup hero Kanu is close to agreeing a one-year contract with Portsmouth after going back on his demands for a second year. (Daily Mirror) Galatasaray are interested in West Ham defender Lucas Neil. (Daily Mail) West Brom boss Tony Mowbray expects to find out over the weekend whether veteran striker Kevin Phillips will stay with the club or join Birmingham. (The Independent) West Brom have made an inquiry about Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson. (The Guardian) Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock is ready to sign goalkeeper Graham Stack, who has been freed by Reading. (Daily Mail) Hull boss Phil Brown is weighing up a move for Manchester City reject Emile Mpenza. (Daily Mirror) Brown is also keen on Plymouth winger Peter Halmosi and Manchester City midfielder Geovanni. (Daily Mail) Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is trying to push through a £1.5m deal for Ipswich striker Jon Walters. (Daily Mirror) OTHER GOSSIP Manchester United have been contacted by several leading European clubs, including Barcelona, to make a stand against Real Madrid and resist selling Cristiano Ronaldo. (Daily Mail) Real Madrid's players will revolt in protest if the club signs Ronaldo, saying his arrival could have a negative impact on team spirit. (Daily Express). Back to top re Crouch, its great to see the media are spot on with the fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Toon 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is closing in on a £4m deal for Switzerland midfielder Gokhan Inler. (Daily Mirror) You missed out that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 17 Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is closing in on a £4m deal for Switzerland midfielder Gokhan Inler. (Daily Mirror) You missed out that one. first prize in todays spot the mistake goes to.................OFFSHORE TOON join us same time next week for more of the same, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 ''Quotes'' from Oba : "Arsenal is a big club that everyone wants to play for. I am thrilled and it will be nice to play for such a team," the 23-year-old told The Sun. "But, now that I am a Newcastle player, there is nothing much to say. If it is true, both clubs would have to reach an agreement. "Is Arsenal a good club? Yes. Would I love to play there? Probably, if Newcastle are ready to listen to them. But if Newcastle says no, then it'll be no." Martins, currently on holiday, added: "Because I still have a contract, I expect the club to speak to me when I get back. I am not saying I want to go but, if anything happens, that's football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 ''Quotes'' from Oba : "Arsenal is a big club that everyone wants to play for. I am thrilled and it will be nice to play for such a team," the 23-year-old told The Sun. "But, now that I am a Newcastle player, there is nothing much to say. If it is true, both clubs would have to reach an agreement. "Is Arsenal a good club? Yes. Would I love to play there? Probably, if Newcastle are ready to listen to them. But if Newcastle says no, then it'll be no." Martins, currently on holiday, added: "Because I still have a contract, I expect the club to speak to me when I get back. I am not saying I want to go but, if anything happens, that's football If those quotes are true he's been spending too much time with Owen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Inler confirmed on Tuesday that he met up with Wise this week, but has rejected our offer because he wants to stay in Italy. I really doubt we're "closing in" on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Toon 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 If Oba did say that, then fair enough. We're lucky to have a player that wouldn't throw a hissy fit if we rejected an offer from Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I can't imagine Keegan letting Martins go but I suppose we need to see how the transfer window develops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 If Oba did say that, then fair enough. We're lucky to have a player that wouldn't throw a hissy fit if we rejected an offer from Arsenal. The thing is I don't think Martin's English is that good. Agent anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 He's not that good. Whether we'd get someone better at present is debatable. So is Arsenal's supposed interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 If we got good money for Martins I would let him go. The only thing is the way this transfer window is panning out the fee would be ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I R Toon Fan 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I dont want to see Oba go but if he does then Ashley will have to pull his wallet out to replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 English is the main language in Nigeria like, no idea if it's Martins first language he could just be shy in interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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