Summer '09 Transfer rumours (and other shite)

[Jaemi]

Good player.
I dunno if his legs are gone tbh.
I just dont think he was asked to use them.

More than good enough for the SPL.

[AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS]

They are.
Lets the ball roll across his body rather than moving forward to put a foot on it....EVERY TIME and got caught out more than I'd care to point out since he made a return to the team.

I love him, but you can see it's not there anymore. Deffo decent use for the SPL.
Would be absolutely gutted if he went to diet scotlands shame.

[Zippy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...rs/8073139.stm

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to throw Manchester United into turmoil and demand a move out of Old Trafford. The 24-year-old forward is a £50m target for Real Madrid.
(Full story: The Sun)

Although Ronaldo will go on holiday before making a decision on his United future.
(Full story: Daily Telegraph)

However the prospect of Ronaldo joining Real Madrid may have receded with the Spanish side opting for the £40m signature of Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery.
(Full story: Independent)

In fact, Real Madrid will reject Ronaldo this summer as club president elect Florentino Perez has targeted Milan forward Kaka and Ribery instead.
(Full story: Daily Express)

Ribery was Chelsea boss-in-waiting Carlo Ancelotti's first-choice summer signing but the Blues have lost out to Real Madrid. Ancelotti may look to CSKA Moscow's Russian left-back Yuri Zhirkov.
(Full story: The Times)

Chelsea have been told they will need to put up £20m for AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo. Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti is keen to take the 30-year-old to Stamford Bridge when he is named Chelsea boss next week.
(Full story: Daily Telegraph)

If Manchester United do not complete the permanent signing of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez this summer they will turn their attentions to Lyon striker Karim Benzema and Wigan's Antonio Valencia.
(Full story: Daily Express)

Manchester City and Liverpool are among five clubs who are willing to meet the £25m price tag for Tevez.
(Full story: The Times)

Tevez said a tearful goodbye to his Manchester United team-mates before leaving Rome alone after the Champions League final.
(Full story: The Sun)

Paul Scholes must decide if the Champions League final is to be his final game for Manchester United. Stoke want the 34-year-old midfielder as a player-coach.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Sir Alex Ferguson may ditch Nani and Ji-Sung Park as the Manchester United boss reshapes his squad while Polish goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak will also leave this summer. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry is holding out for a summer move to Arsenal. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is considering a £12m bid for the 28-year-old.
(Full story: Daily Star)

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson will try to bolster his defence by moving for AC Milan defender Digao, the younger brother of Brazilian forward Kaka. The 23-year-old has been on loan at Standard Liege. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton are lining up a £6m bid for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Portsmouth defender Djimi Traore hopes to make his loan move to Birmingham permanent. (Daily Star)

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has lined up a £2m bid for 20-year-old Manchester City striker Ched Evans. (Daily Express)

Portuguese defender Nuno Valente will leave Everton this summer but the 34-year-old will play on for another year elsewhere.
(Full story: The Times)

Greek side Panathinaikos have bid £1.5m for Sunderland keeper Marton Fulop. (Daily Star)

Birmingham will step up their pursuit of Middelsbrough's David Wheater, 22, after the £6m-rated defender successfully came through a knee operation. (Daily Star)

Burnley boss Owen Coyle wants to sign Middlesbrough right-back Rhys Williams, who was a big hit during a loan spell with the Clarets. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough utility man Matthew Bates will quit the club as the 22-year-old does not want to play in the Championship. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins is being linked with an £8m move to Italian side Fiorentina.
(Full story: Independent)

The Magpies have warned the clubs chasing defender Sebastien Bassong that they will not take anything less than £15m for him.
(Full story: The Sun)

Sheffield United have rejected a £2m bid from Aston Villa for defender Kyle Naughton. The Blades have put a £6m price tag on the full-back. (Daily Express)

West Bromwich Albion winger Chris Brunt is wanted by Rangers in a player-plus-cash deal that could see Barry Ferguson move to the Hawthorns. Brunt, 24, is also being tracked by Fulham.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Huddersfield want to nab Stockport striker Oli Johnson from under the noses of West Brom and Fulham. (Daily Star)

Leeds have joined West Brom, Celtic and Leicester in the battle for Swindon striker Simon Cox. (Daily Star)

Dundee have made a £100,000 take-it-or-leave-it offer for Partick thistle midfielder Gary Harkins. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP

Former England and Mexico boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is favourite to become the new Portsmouth manager.
(Full story: The Times)

Alan Shearer is expected to discover today if he will become the permanent manager of Newcastle United.
(Full story: The Times)

Wigan manager Steve Bruce will be named Sunderland boss in the next 48 hours.
(Full story: Guardian)

The Premier League will test out its strengthened fit-and-proper-persons rules on Portsmouth's new owner Sulaiman Al Fahim.
(Full story: Guardian)

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic wants to be considered for the vacant managerial post at Sunderland. (Daily Star)

AND FINALLY

Everton's Marouane Fellaini believes his lucky hairstyle will help the Toffees defeat Chelsea in the FA Cup final.

The 21-year-old, who cost Everton £15m from Standard Liege last summer, has scored nine goals this season and he's hoping that his Afro-style hair will inspire him to add to that tally on Saturday at Wembley.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

[Westy]

Frank Ribery is an ugly cunt ain't he?

[Jaemi]

Rangers looking to sign another Nothern Ireland "ger".
Funny that.

[Jaemi]

Reports in Austria say that Celtic have signed left back Ronald Gercaliu from Red Bull and are on the verge of signing Mark Janko their striker too.

Some sort of fall out with the board.

[stef4]

i don't care how badly we need a left back, who the fuck is signing players if we don't have a manager?!

[Jaemi]

Same cunt that signed Boruc, I imagine.
The scouting network will have targets identified, if they're good enough they'll be bought.

[Kenny Everett]

i don't care how badly we need a left back, who the fuck is signing players if we don't have a manager?!

I can exclusively reveal that Neil Lennon sneaked home with the key to the biscuit tin

[Jaemi]

http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpu...dseccio_PK=804

Supposedly this is telling us Naka is away to Espanyol..

[Semprini]

http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpu...dseccio_PK=804

Supposedly this is telling us Naka is away to Espanyol..

Ran it through Google's translator, it basically just says that Espanyol are considering a move for him. Nothing more concrete than that.

[Jaemi]

Rumour has it that Jan is away to PSV on a three year deal.

[stef4]

i heard before the january window that he would be off to psv at the end of the seaon too, so there could be truth in that.

[Jaemi]

See to be honest, I dunno how happy I am with your new username.

Just putting that out there.

[Timmy]

I thought that was a new guy.


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