Sunday 6 July 2008

Premier League Gossip and Transfer news

9th July 2008

Tottenham are being linked with Real Mallorca winger Juan Arango, who has admitted he wants to move to England this summer. (Clubcall, 1515 BST)

Liverpool are expected to complete the £3m signing of Palmeiras goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri after sources in Brazil confirmed the player completed his medical on Tuesday and a work permit has been acquired. (Press Association, 1121 BST)

Birmingham have signed veteran striker Kevin Phillips on a free transfer from West Brom. (Various, 1107 BST)

Portsmouth are expected to tie up the signing of Peter Crouch from Liverpool in the next two days after the Liverpool striker agreed personal terms with the club. (BBC Sport, 1025 BST)

Frank Lampard is furious Luiz Felipe Scolari said at his unveiling as Chelsea boss that the England midfielder would be staying at the club. (Various)

Lampard looks to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge as Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has refused to sanction the new five-year deal the midfielder is demanding. (The Sun)

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has boasted to Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal that Cristiano Ronaldo has already signed for the Spanish club. (Various)

AC Milan claim Arsenal have written to them to discuss selling Emmanuel Adebayor, but the fee could still be a stumbling point as the Gunners want £35m for the striker. (The Sun)

Manchester United and Arsenal target Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has ruled out signing a new contract with Ajax as the Amsterdam club want to include a £20m release clause in the new deal. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has demanded £17m plus defender Steve Finnan for Gareth Barry and wants the money to be paid in two instalments over two years. (Daily Mirror)

O'Neill will use the money from the Barry sale to buy Portugal right-back Miguel from Valencia for £11m. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are tracking Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito as David Moyes considers potential replacements for wantaway striker Andy Johnson. (Various)

Wigan are confident of capturing Johnson, who is believed to be unwilling to uproot his family from the north west, for a club record fee of about £11m. (Daily Telegraph)

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has admitted he is resigned to losing Kevin Phillips after the striker rejected Albion's final offer of a new one-year contract. (Various)

Villa and Blackburn are on alert after talks to increase goalkeeper Robert Green's salary at West Ham stalled on Tuesday night. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United will allow Chris Eagles to leave Old Trafford as Burnley boss Owen Coyle wants to sign the midfielder in a £1m-plus deal. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is trying to do a cut-price £6m deal for Real Zaragoza's Argentine forward Pablo Aimar. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn manager Paul Ince hopes to land Birmingham's Swedish midfielder Sebastian Larsson, 23, as a £4.5m replacement for wantaway winger David Bentley. (Various)

Arsenal and Tottenham will battle it out to sign Real Madrid's £15m-rated midfielder Ruben de la Red. (The Sun)

Stoke and Hull are ready to pay Portsmouth £3m for their striker David Nugent. (The Sun)

Wigan manager Steve Bruce will offer Kevin Kilbane to Birmingham City in a player-plus-cash deal for midfielder Olivier Kapo. (Daily Telegraph)

West Brom want to sign West Ham and Wales defender James Collins on loan. (Daily Star)



6th July 2008




Ajax striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar claims Manchester United are "very interested" in signing him. "I love clubs with great history like Ajax, I also love Manchester United," he told Dutch reporters. (Press Association, 1419 BST)

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has said the Italian club have received a "huge" offer from Chelsea for Brazilian playmaker Kaka. (La Stampa, 1342 BST)

Galliani has also revealed that Ronaldinho has rejected an offer from Manchester City, despite the club offering him double what Milan have tabled. (La Stampa, 1024 BST)


Arsenal are ready to launch an £18m bid for Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. (News of the World)

Manchester United chief executive David Gill will tell Real Madrid in person on Monday that Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale at any price. (News of the World)

Arsenal have emerged as favourites to sign Andrei Arshavin after Chelsea ended their interest in the Russian playmaker. (Sunday Telegraph)

Didier Drogba has said he is still desperate to leave Chelsea and he could be replaced at Stamford Bridge by Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. (The Observer)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is preparing a £15m bid for Blackburn midfielder David Bentley. (Mail on Sunday)

Everton manager David Moyes is also keen to launch a bid for Bentley, if they lose Mikel Arteta to Atletico Madrid. (The People)

Sunderland want £10m Everton striker Andrew Johnson after failing in an attempt to sign Darren Bent from Tottenham. (The People)

But Black Cats boss Roy keane has been told he will need to offer £12m for the striker after both they and Wigan had £10m bids rejected by Everton. (News of the World)

Liverpool are willing to offer Irish defender Steve Finnan as well as £15m plus add-ons to secure Gareth Barry from Aston Villa. (News of the World)

The Anfield club are also still interested in Espanyol midfielder Albert Riera despite having a £9.5m bid rejected by the Spanish club. (The People)

New Chelsea signing Deco has pleaded with Frank Lampard to stay at the club so they can form a dangerous midfield partnership. (The People)

Everton have entered the race to sign £10m-rated Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon. (The People)

Newcastle, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Sunderland are all chasing Reading striker Leroy Lita. (News of the World)

Celtic are hoping to sign Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng with 48 hours. (Sunday Mail)

Aston Villa want £2m more from Celtic as the clubs attempt a swap involving Shaun Maloney and Celtic's Lee Naylor. (News of the World)

Shakhtar Donetsk left-back Razvan Rat would consider joining Celtic, but Bologna, Lazio, Newcastle and Sunderland are also interested. (News of the World)

Stoke City are targeting Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson. (Mail on Sunday)

West Ham are interested in signing Man Utd defender Mikael Silvestre but could be put off by his £60,000-a-week wage demands. (The People)

Further doubt has been cast over Joey Barton's Newcastle future after it emerged Kevin Keegan is planning a £5m bid for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. (The People)

West Ham are set to pay £9m for Lazio right-back Valon Behrami of Switzerland. (News of the World)

Portsmouth are lining up a £4m bid for Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher. (The People)

Bolton are prepared to sell Heidar Helguson and Abdoulaye Meite to raise around £4m. (The People)

Sunderland striker Michael Chopra is a £3m target for Wolves. (The People)

Paul Ince has made James McFadden his top target for Blackburn and will offer £5.5m for the Birmingham striker. (News of the World)

Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda could join up with former boss Martin Jol at Hamburg if the German club meet Spurs' £4m valuation of the player. (News of the World)

Kevin Kilbane could be on his way out of Wigan and replaced by £3m-rated Birmingham forward Olivier Kapo. (The People)

Cardiff want unsettled striker Marcus Bent after Wigan pulled out of a permanent deal to sign the 30-year-old. (The People)


Eric Cantona is seriously considering Manchester United's long-standing offer to return to Old Trafford as a coach. (Sunday Express)

Cristiano Ronaldo, who will have surgery on his right ankle in the next 48 hours, could be out of action for up to three months. (The People)

A wealthy construction company run by the family of terrorist Osama bin Laden has emerged as a front-runner to buy Newcastle United. (Mail on Sunday)

Arsene Wenger has said Arsenal need to sell every year and buy less expensive players to replace them in order to pay the club's £24m-a-year bill for the Emirates Stadium. (News of the World)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is resigned to losing assistant coach Carlos Queiroz to Portugal on a deal worth around £1.2m a year. (Sunday Times)

Tottenham have approached MK Dons about using their new stadium if White Lane is revamped. (News of the World)

Blackburn have rejected a £30m bid for the club from property tycoon Nabeel Chowdery and are holding out for £40m. (The People)

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