Monday 22 September 2008

Premier League transfer news and gossip

24th Sept 2008

New West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola could be forced to sell some of his star players like Dean Ashton and Rob Green to pay Sheffield United compensation over the Carlos Tevez affair. (Daily Star)

West Ham insist Zola will not have to sell players in the January transfer window to raise funds to pay the Blades. (Daily Express)

The Hammers may have to pay out as much as £30m but the two clubs are likely to thrash out a compromise deal in the region of £15m. (Daily Star)

West Ham will approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) about appealing against the Football Association arbitration panel's ruling on the Tevez affair. (The Times)

The East London club are actively considering appeals to Fifa or Cas over the ruling. (Independent)

Hammers owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson will not walk away from the club and intends to pay the bill for the dispute with Sheffield United. (The Times)

Newcastle put finding a new manager on hold last week while the club's owner Mike Ashley was in the Middle East attempting to find new investors. (The Times)

Speculation in banking circles suggests there is fresh interest in Newcastle from China and the United States. (The Independent)

Magpies striker Michael Owen says a successor to ex-boss Kevin Keegan must be appointed as soon as possible to end the club's problems. (The Sun)_

Kevin Keegan is ready to return as Newcastle boss if a Nigerian group succeed in taking over at St James' Park. (The Sun)

Former Magpies boss Kenny Dalglish has ruled himself out of a return to the North East. (Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle's director of football Dennis Wise has not been in contact with the club's players in the fortnight since Keegan left. (Daily Star)


Arsenal and Chelsea are locked in a battle over 14-year-old Barcelona boy wonder Gerard Deulofeu. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is confident of signing Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin in a £15m deal in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince has until January to decide whether to spend £5m to sign on-loan Chile midfielder Carlos Villanueva on a permananent basis from Audax Italiano. (Daily Mail)
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Want-away Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is lining up a sensational return for former manager Kenny Dalglish. The ex-Scotland and Liverpool striker took charge at St James' Park after Kevin Keegan left the club for the first time back in 1997. (Daily Star)

Ashley's "week from hell" continued when he lost £300m after a gamble on faltering HBOS shares went wrong. (Daily Telegraph)

Defender Steven Taylor is the latest player looking for an exit at St James's Park in protest at the treatment of former boss Keegan. (The Sun)

Michael Owen, Alan Smith, Joey Barton, Shay Given, Nicky Butt, Damien Duff, Mark Viduka, Obafemi Martins, Charles N'Zogbia and Shola Ameobi all want to leave as well. (Sun)

A Nigerian businessman says he is leading a bid to buy Newcastle United. "The consortium has raised £350m," said the chief executive of NVA Management Chris Nathaniel. (The Times)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester City's multi-billionaire new owners - who will formally complete their takeover on Tuesday - have pencilled Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez and Lyon's Karim Benzema on their dream shopping list. (Daily Star)

Hull are in talks with Stelios. The Greece midfielder is a free agent after being released by Bolton. (Sun)

Birmingham could take out-of-favour midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng off Tottenham's hands on a loan spell. (Daily Mirror)

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