Fridays Paper Talk

[Scottish Mag 3]

MIRROR

 

Former Spurs goalkeeping coach Hans Segers says Dimitar Berbatov has a bad attitude and is a "big sulker".

 

Chelsea's £31million move for Real Madrid's Robinho is in doubt after Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon blocked the deal.

 

Everton have made a £10million bid for Newcastle winger James Milner.

 

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is aiming to sign two more players before the transfer deadline.

 

Bristol City boss Gary Johnson is lining up a £500,000 bid for Crystal Palace striker James Scowcroft.

 

QPR are close to signing Ben Watson from Crystal Palace.

 

Gokhan Inler has turned down a move to Arsenal and has signed a new deal with Udinese.

 

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is eyeing a bid for Standard Liege's £5million-rated midfielder Marouane Fellaini.

 

Carlton Cole looks poised to be the next player to leave West Ham.

 

THE SUN:

 

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was last night promised £30million for reinforcements.

 

Manchester United have released Chinese star Dong Fangzhou.

 

Boss David Moyes ha made his third Everton signing this week by landing Nigeria star Victor Obinna on loan.

 

Aston Villa are set to win the £12million race for James Milner.

 

Ebbsfleet will decide a transfer deal on the internet.

 

Paul Ince is set to nab Keith Andrews from his ex-club MK Dons for £1.3million.

 

Stoke's Tony Pullis has completed a second raid on relegated Reading by snapping up Ibrahima Sonko.

 

DAILY EXPRESS:

 

Martin O'Neill will step up his £12million pursuit of Newcastle's James Milner today after Aston Villa eased into the UEFA Cup first round.

 

Matthew Upson claims West Ham are paying the price for wasting millions of pounds in the transfer market.

 

Linvoy Primus's loan from Portsmouth to Charlton is back on.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his frustration over the Dimitar Berbatov saga on the eve of what could be D-day in the long-running transfer tug-of-war.

 

DAILY STAR:

 

Real Madrid are sensationally poised to pull the plug on Robinho's £28m move to Chelsea.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson last night admitted he fears he will not sign Dimitar Berbatov.

 

Kevin Keegan was last night closing in on a much-needed transfer breakthrough - providing his Newcastle bosses stump up the cash.

 

Tough-talking Roy Keane is ready to cut his Sunderland squad - but not at any price.

 

Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus, 34, who missed all last season through injury, has agreed to join Charlton on loan after the clubs agreed he can return to Fratton Park in December instead of at the end of the season.

 

Brentford striker Alan Connell, 25, is rejoining Bournemouth as a replacement for Jo Kuffour, 26, who has joined Bristol Rovers for £600,000.

 

Paul Telfer, 36, has agreed a new 12-month contract with Leeds.

 

Ipswich have paid £200,000 to sign Fulham's German right-back Moritz Volz, 25, on loan until the end of the season.

 

Curtis Weston, 21, the youngest FA Cup finalist in 2004, has left Leeds to join Gillingham after a month on laod.

 

West Ham, Fulham and Stoke are in talks to sign former Birmingham striker Walter Pandiani, 32, from Osasuna.

 

Hereford have signed former Luton midfielder and free agent Stephen O'Leary, 23.

 

West Brom full-back Lee Baker, 19, has extended his loan at Blue Square Premier club Kidderminster until January.

 

Baghdad-born keep Shwan Jalal, 25, has left Peterborough to join Bournemouth.

 

Darlington have extended the loan of Ipswich striker Billy Clarke, 20, for a second month.

 

Oldham boss John Sheridan has transfer-listed defender John Thompson, 26.

 

DAILY MAIL:

 

Shaun Wright-Phillips returned to Manchester City yesterday in a £10million move from Chelsea that rewarded manager Mark Hughes for his patient pursuit of the England winger.

 

Carlton Cole is considering his future at West Ham amid fears he will be the next of up to seven players to leave.

 

Leicester City have turned down bids from three clubs for £5million-rated defender Joe Mattock.

 

Henrik Larsson is being linked with a move to Everton or Tottenham after a series of bitter rows with Helsingborg chairman Sten-Inge Fredin.

 

Adam Johnson has sparked a 12-man Championship chase by telling Gareth Southgate he is not prepared for another season on the sidelines at Middlesbrough.

 

MK Dons captain Keith Andrews have finally completed his £1.3million move to Blackburn Rovers after a medical yesterday.

[Park Life 71]

Parky United will hijack the Milner deal with a late bid of £18m. Parky was not available for comment. Daily Shtar. Someone close to the club however confirmed that bids in the region of £12m are paltry for a worldbeater such as Milner.

[2bias 3]

12million...i feel a bit happier bout him going...thats more than enough to find a better replacement for him.

[2bias 3]

Who was last player we sold for 10M+ woodgate???

[JawD 99]

As I keep saying, I can live with him leaving, £8M+ makes it laughably acceptable. He has a great character and a good professional but the facts remain. As a forward he doesnt score enough goals. As a winger he cant cross. He cant beat the first man on corners. But, we MUST replace him due to te size of the squad.

[Guest alex]

Kevin Keegan was last night closing in on a much-needed transfer breakthrough - providing his Newcastle bosses stump up the cash.

Some top info that like.

[Asprilla 96]

Kevin Keegan was last night closing in on a much-needed transfer breakthrough - providing his Newcastle bosses stump up the cash.

Some top info that like.

[Fop 1]

Who was last player we sold for 10M+ woodgate???

 

With the market at the moment, £10M might be undervalued.......... Keane = £20M+

[Guest alex]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

[Fop 1]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

[Guest alex]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

I think both are daft money but Keane might turn out to be good enough to do a job in the CL and he's already shown he's a very good PL player imo. He might not be good enough to take Liverpool to that next level, i.e. competing for the PL - I have my doubts tbf. But Milner is average or worse in every department bar his engine. £12m is unbelievable money for a player like that.

[Park Life 71]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

I think both are daft money but Keane might turn out to be good enough to do a job in the CL and he's already shown he's a very good PL player imo. He might not be good enough to take Liverpool to that next level, i.e. competing for the PL - I have my doubts tbf. But Milner is average or worse in every department bar his engine. £12m is unbelievable money for a player like that.

 

The permanent 'someone just nicked my wallet' look he has after he's lost the ball for the 10th time is worth £10m alone.

[Fop 1]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

I think both are daft money but Keane might turn out to be good enough to do a job in the CL and he's already shown he's a very good PL player imo. He might not be good enough to take Liverpool to that next level, i.e. competing for the PL - I have my doubts tbf. But Milner is average or worse in every department bar his engine. £12m is unbelievable money for a player like that.

 

 

Depends whether you're comparing it to the likes of Gutierrez or Luque. Which is the gamble we're likely to have to take, shame about SWP though, I'd have thought we'd have been in a reasonable position for him for similar money.

[Guest alex]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

I think both are daft money but Keane might turn out to be good enough to do a job in the CL and he's already shown he's a very good PL player imo. He might not be good enough to take Liverpool to that next level, i.e. competing for the PL - I have my doubts tbf. But Milner is average or worse in every department bar his engine. £12m is unbelievable money for a player like that.

 

 

Depends whether you're comparing it to the likes of Gutierrez or Luque. Which is the gamble we're likely to have to take, shame about SWP though, I'd have thought we'd have been in a reasonable position for him for similar money.

I was comparing the Milner transfer with the Keane one. I thought that was obvious.

[Fop 1]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

I think both are daft money but Keane might turn out to be good enough to do a job in the CL and he's already shown he's a very good PL player imo. He might not be good enough to take Liverpool to that next level, i.e. competing for the PL - I have my doubts tbf. But Milner is average or worse in every department bar his engine. £12m is unbelievable money for a player like that.

 

 

Depends whether you're comparing it to the likes of Gutierrez or Luque. Which is the gamble we're likely to have to take, shame about SWP though, I'd have thought we'd have been in a reasonable position for him for similar money.

I was comparing the Milner transfer with the Keane one. I thought that was obvious.

 

Bolded.

[Guest alex]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

I think both are daft money but Keane might turn out to be good enough to do a job in the CL and he's already shown he's a very good PL player imo. He might not be good enough to take Liverpool to that next level, i.e. competing for the PL - I have my doubts tbf. But Milner is average or worse in every department bar his engine. £12m is unbelievable money for a player like that.

 

 

Depends whether you're comparing it to the likes of Gutierrez or Luque. Which is the gamble we're likely to have to take, shame about SWP though, I'd have thought we'd have been in a reasonable position for him for similar money.

I was comparing the Milner transfer with the Keane one. I thought that was obvious.

 

Bolded.

I see what you mean now. It's still unbelievable money for a very ordinary player. The fact we've been shafted in the past doesn't change that. What you see is what you get with Milner though which makes it even more the case. There's very little potential for improvement and he's very experienced. I don't think he's developed much in the time he's been here.

[Fop 1]

Keane for £20m is better value than Milner for £12m.

 

Maybe (or maybe not - we see this season I guess). But both are examples of the silliness of Premiership prices recently.

I think both are daft money but Keane might turn out to be good enough to do a job in the CL and he's already shown he's a very good PL player imo. He might not be good enough to take Liverpool to that next level, i.e. competing for the PL - I have my doubts tbf. But Milner is average or worse in every department bar his engine. £12m is unbelievable money for a player like that.

 

 

Depends whether you're comparing it to the likes of Gutierrez or Luque. Which is the gamble we're likely to have to take, shame about SWP though, I'd have thought we'd have been in a reasonable position for him for similar money.

I was comparing the Milner transfer with the Keane one. I thought that was obvious.

 

Bolded.

I see what you mean now. It's still unbelievable money for a very ordinary player. The fact we've been shafted in the past doesn't change that. What you see is what you get with Milner though which makes it even more the case. There's very little potential for improvement and he's very experienced. I don't think he's developed much in the time he's been here.

 

 

Aye, it'll be interesting to see what O'neill manages with him though (and where he plays him).

 

Still there is the what you see is what you get factor..... which, I guess, goes into issues with non-Premiership players.

[tinofbeans 91]

so far this season, both our non premiership players have done really quite well. I guess we'll know their impact at the end of the season though.