Craig 6670 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 TRANSFER GOSSIP AC Milan star Kaka will only move to Manchester City if he is given a series of get-out clauses as part of a world record £175m deal. (The Sun) If he joins City, the Brazilian star wants written guarantees in his contract that Sheikh Mansour remains the club's owner and continues to invest heavily, that City qualify for the Champions League within two years, that Robinho stays at the club and also that he retains control of his image rights. If any of those clauses are broken, Kaka would be allowed to leave for a predetermined transfer fee. (The Sun) City will offer Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti the chance to take charge at Eastlands in the summer in a bid to improve their chances of signing Kaka. (Daily Star) Kaka is committed to the Rossoneri but will listen to City if there is any indication that the Italian club are willing to accept the £100m on offer by the Eastlands club. (The Sun) Milan are willing to sell Kaka but a deal will only be sanctioned if he wishes to leave the San Siro. (Daily Telegraph) Kaka's father and closest adviser Bosco Leite is flying in from Brazil to enter the negotiations. (The Sun) City will present their proposal to Kaka's representatives before the end of this week but Bosco Leite holds the key to whether the deal will go through. (Daily Mirror) Kaka wants to meet Sheikh Mansour before he decides on his future. (Daily Mail) City will renew their efforts to sign Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon or AC Milan goalkeeper Dida in an attempt to convince Kaka of their ambitions. (Daily Telegraph) Manchester City used Kaka's compatriot Robinho, who joined them from Real Madrid for £32.5m in August, to try to persuade the 26-year-old midfielder to swap the San Siro for Eastlands. (The Guardian) Robinho has been in regular telephone contact with Kaka and has told City boss Mark Hughes that his Brazil team-mate is ready to move to Manchester. (Daily Mail) But Robinho is himself unsettled in Manchester after becoming alarmed by City's poor results and he has started to question manager Mark Hughes' methods. (The Guardian) Chelsea defender John Terry has emerged as another audacious target for City in the January transfer window. (Daily Star) Manchester United are planning a £14m bid for Wigan midfielder Wilson Palacios after the Latics rejected a £10m offer from Tottenham for the Honduras star. (The Sun) Liverpool's hopes of securing defender Daniel Agger on a new long-term contract are fading after the Danish international's agent travelled to Italy for talks with AC Milan. (The Guardian) AC Milan are set to make a £7.5m bid for Agger, who is believed to have a clause in his contract allowing him to leave Anfield at the end of the season. (The Times) Chelsea will sell striker Didier Drogba in the summer and are confident of signing Seville's Luis Fabiano to replace him. (Daily Star) Arsenal target Modibo Diakite will not be leaving Lazio this month, according to the French defender's agent. (Daily Express) Hull City are in talks with Espanyol's former Liverpool defender Steve Finnan and could bring him back to the Premier League in a cut-price £1m deal. (Daily Mirror) Luis Boa Morte's proposed £1m move from West Ham to Hull City has fallen through after the forward failed to agree personal terms. (Daily Express) Portsmouth boss Tony Adams wants to sign Real Madrid striker Javier Saviola on loan for the rest of the season. (The Sun) Saviola has already been offered to Wigan when Real tried to sign Latics winger Antonio Valencia but the Argentine was reluctant to join the Latics. (The Sun) On-loan Sunderland striker Djibril Cisse - who has recently opened a clothes shop in Newcastle - is ready to commit his long-term future to the Black Cats and has rejected the chance of a move back to his parent club Marseille to ease the French side's injury crisis. (Daily Star) West Ham have rejected a new bid for Wales striker Craig Bellamy from Manchester City and have also turned down the offer of a straight swap for Darren Bent from Tottenham. (The Independent) Spurs are set to make a £14m offer for Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones after their move for Inter Milan forward Adriano was scuppered by the Brazilian's wage demands. (Daily Express) Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants Derby goalkeeper Roy Carroll as a back-up to Heurelho Gomes and could sign him for £250,000. (Daily Mirror) Blackburn are set to bring in Marseille defender Gael Givet on loan until the end of the season. (The Sun) Rovers boss Sam Allardyce will also make a £4m move for Red Bull Salzburg striker Marc Janko if Roque Santa Cruz leaves Ewood Park for Manchester City. (Daily Mirror) Blackburn are holding out for £25m for Santa Cruz, who has told Allardyce that he wants to join City. (The Times) Blackburn and Stoke are battling for the signature of Nancy defender Jean Calve, who is up for grabs at £1m. (Daily Star) Portsmouth striker David Nugent is poised to join Sheffield United in a £3.5m deal. (The Sun) Blades boss Kevin Blackwell has made a £400,000 offer for Chesterfield striker Jamie Ward. (Daily Star) Bolton and Blackburn both want Pompey defender Lauren, who is also a target of Turkish side Fenerbahce and Greek side AEK Athens. (Daily Mirror) Fulham have told Bolton that it will cost them £6m to sign England midfielder Jimmy Bullard. (Daily Star) Wanderers boss Gary Megson has offered Fulham £5.75m and full-back Nicky Hunt in exchange for Bullard. (Daily Telegraph) Bolton could hijack West Brom's bid to sign Benfica striker Ariza Makukula on loan for the rest of the season. (Daily Star) Tottenham have given a trial to Spartak Moscow's former Arsenal striker Quincy Owusu-Aberyie. (The Guardian) Newcastle midfielder Geremi is in talks with Turkish side Besiktas after being told he can leave the Magpies for £1.5m. (The Times) Stoke City hope to sign Charlton striker Andy Gray on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Mirror) Cardiff City have told centre-back Darren Purse that he can leave on a free transfer and he is set to join either Charlton or Leeds United. (Daily Mirror) Burnley boss Owen Coyle hopes to bring in Middlesbrough right-back Tony McMahon on loan in time to face Preston on Saturday. (Daily Mirror) Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson is lining up a £100,000 offer for highly-rated Bury striker Andy Bishop. (Daily Star) Hibernian hope to beat neighbours Hearts to the signing of Hungary midfielder Denes Rosa, and have handed him a week's trial at Easter Road. (Daily Record) Celtic's hopes of signing Hungary winger Szabolcs Huszti have been hit after his German club Hannover 96 announced they would be opening talks with him over a new contract. (Daily Record) Liverpool are set to send scouts to watch St Johnstone's teenage right-back Paul Hanlon. (The Guardian) Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has urged Celtic to pay the £3m for NK Rijeka midfielder Anas Sharbini because his true market value is £15m. (Scottish Daily Express) Hearts are set to make an official approach to Motherwell to speak to goal ace Chris Porter in the next 24 hours. (Scottish Daily Express) OTHER FOOTBALL GOSSIP Disney-owned American broadcaster ESPN could enter the battle for live Premier League TV rights when bids start for the next contract, which runs from 2010 to 2013. (The Guardian) Former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd and ex-Blackburn boss Paul Ince are the favourites to take charge at Norwich after Glenn Roeder was sacked on Wednesday. (The Sun) Former Canaries boss Bruce Rioch, Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson, ex-Derby boss Paul Jewell and former Norwich players Darren Huckerby and Dion Dublin are also in the frame for the Carrow Road job. (The Sun) Rotherham manager Mark Robins, who played up front for Norwich for three years between 1992 and 1995, has also been linked with the vacant Canaries post. (Daily Star) Manchester City's assistant boss Mark Bowen, another Norwich old-boy, is another contender for the job. (Daily Mail) The Canaries want their former boss Nigel Worthington to become their interim manager and combine his duties as Northern Ireland boss for the rest of the season. (Daily Mirror) Chelsea captain John Terry says Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari was right to criticise his squad for their recent displays. The England defender admits: "We have been under-performing". (Daily Mirror) Rangers chairman Sir David Murray insists he will not walk away from Ibrox despite calls from fans for him to stand down. (Daily Record) Fans want change by Rangers board Top English referee Howard Webb insists the Football Association's 'Respect' campaign is working despite some high-profile incidents of dissent this season. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp says he could return to the club in a coaching capacity in the future. (Daily Telegraph) AND FINALLY Newcastle United have signed the new Gazza - former Magpies and England star Paul Gascoigne's seven-year-old nephew Cameron Gascoigne, who has been snapped up after scoring 22 goals in a 30-minute junior match. (Daily Star) Former Chester City defender Martyn Lancaster, who was living in the United States and was without a club, earned a deal with Scottish side Queen of the South after his wife posted a 10-minute highlights package of his career on the internet. (Daily Record) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6670 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 As for this.... If he (Kaka) joins City, the Brazilian star wants written guarantees in his contract that Sheikh Mansour remains the club's owner and continues to invest heavily, that City qualify for the Champions League within two years, that Robinho stays at the club and also that he retains control of his image rights. If any of those clauses are broken, Kaka would be allowed to leave for a predetermined transfer fee. (The Sun) Whatever happened to no one man being bigger than a football club? Fucking ludicrous that his contract should stipulate that the club owner remains for the duration of his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3788 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 As for this.... If he (Kaka) joins City, the Brazilian star wants written guarantees in his contract that Sheikh Mansour remains the club's owner and continues to invest heavily, that City qualify for the Champions League within two years, that Robinho stays at the club and also that he retains control of his image rights. If any of those clauses are broken, Kaka would be allowed to leave for a predetermined transfer fee. (The Sun) Whatever happened to no one man being bigger than a football club? Fucking ludicrous that his contract should stipulate that the club owner remains for the duration of his contract. You dont want to move to a second rate club on the understanding the man in charge is going to spend just to find out the man in charge ditches it. I can understand where he is coming from. Look at where Man City are in the league. I imagine he would have a ridiculously low get out clause for if they get relegated too. Which would be fucking hilarious if they spent hundreds of millions in Jan. Fancy Man City bringing about the end of a Saudi prince lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6670 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I can understand it from Kaka's POV... I don't understand it from Citeh's. Desperation tbh - they're a million miles off qualifying for the CL this season and I'd say it was touch and go for next season to. Then what? Clause broken and away he'll go. Fruitloops! As for the fans who were on the TV claiming he's not just going there for the money.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9676 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I can understand it from Kaka's POV... I don't understand it from Citeh's. Desperation tbh - they're a million miles off qualifying for the CL this season and I'd say it was touch and go for next season to. Then what? Clause broken and away he'll go. Fruitloops! As for the fans who were on the TV claiming he's not just going there for the money.... Giving these stupid speculations some credence for the argument's sake: Do you think the owner would really give a toss about the effects of such kind of clauses in case he wants to get rid of the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Buffon to Dida? Dida? Fuck off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6670 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I can understand it from Kaka's POV... I don't understand it from Citeh's. Desperation tbh - they're a million miles off qualifying for the CL this season and I'd say it was touch and go for next season to. Then what? Clause broken and away he'll go. Fruitloops! As for the fans who were on the TV claiming he's not just going there for the money.... Giving these stupid speculations some credence for the argument's sake: Do you think the owner would really give a toss about the effects of such kind of clauses in case he wants to get rid of the club? Very true, wasn't thinking of it from that aspect tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Big Cameron Gazza Lets hope he doesn't take advice from Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I heard he only listens to his seven year old mate, Jimmy two bellies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 am i the only one here who's incredibly jealous of city? i wish we could be taken over by a bunch of rich arabs with more money than sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin sane 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I find this one hard to believe but who knows, the footballing world looks to have gone crazy. 11th hour Arsenal bid for Magpies ace? http://www.fansfc.com/story/4841.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin sane 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hope there's no truth in this one 'cos i don't want to see Shay leave. Manchester City duo wanted at Newcastle http://www.fansfc.com/NewcastleUnited/story/4650/14.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 866 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Fans FC is probably even less reliable than the lies that bubble forth from Kinnear's spoon-fed lips. I really don't think Kaka is going to City, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 am i the only one here who's incredibly jealous of city? i wish we could be taken over by a bunch of rich arabs with more money than sense. They allegedly went for us before City, Mike wanted too much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6670 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 am i the only one here who's incredibly jealous of city? i wish we could be taken over by a bunch of rich arabs with more money than sense. How times change, eh? http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...00&p=461614 http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...20&p=329567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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