Thursday, July 9, 2009
Football,transfer,epl
Benzema unveiled by Real
French striker presented after passing medical
Karim Benzema has been officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player having completed his 41million euros move from Lyon.
The 21-year-old striker's six-year contract has taken Real's spending to nearly £200million this summer.
Presented as Madrid's latest 'Galactico' on Thursday, Benzema admitted a childhood ambition to play at the Bernabeu.
Delighted with the move, he described Real as the 'best club in the world' in his speech to yet another packed crowd.
Honoured
"I'm absolutely delighted to become a Real Madrid player, the best club in the world," he said.
"I'm delighted to be able to play for the same club as two of my idols played for, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo."
The France international will cost Madrid an initial 35million euros, rising to 41million euros dependant on performances.
Real's medical chief Carlos Diez told the club's official website: "The player is in peak condition to play sport at the highest level.
"He has arrived in very good shape after the summer
WIGAN AGREE SCOTLAND FEE
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Wigan Athletic have agreed to pay £2million for Swansea striker Jason Scotland. Wigan have also offered Scotland a three-year deal.
June 19th, 2009 According to Swansea City’s official website, Burnley have made a bid for Jason Scotland. Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins said,
“Burnley have made an approach for Jason Scotland, but our valuation for a player who has finished as our top scorer for the last two seasons is miles apart.”
“We value Jason very highly; after all he has scored 53 goals in the last two seasons for us.”
June 16th, 2009 According to Tom Kell at Setanta Sports, Burnley and Wigan Athletic are interested in Swansea City striker Jason Scotland. His agent Mike Berry said,
“I’ve heard nothing official but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if [Wigan manager] Roberto [Martinez] came in for Jason because he has had him before.”
“I know that Roberto rates Jason very, very highly and thinks that he can play at the highest level so it’s a case of ‘watch this space’ really.”
“The other interesting one is Owen Coyle at Burnley who I know is very, very interested in Jason having had him before at St Johnstone. Once again, it’s a case of watch this space.
COLE SIGN NEW DEAL
According to Simon Johnson at the London Evening Standard, Chelsea winger Joe Cole is set to sign a new four-year deal with the club
Blackburn are interested in Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones.
Sunderland are currently in the market for another striker and have been linked with Darren Bent of Tottenham and Peter Crouch of Portsmouth.
Middlesbrough Want £20m For Tuncay & DowningJuly 8th, 2009
According to Bill Howell at the Birmingham Post, Aston Villa are interested in Middlesbrough’s Stewart Downing and Tuncay Sanli. However Middlesbrough want £20million for the pair.
It is also reported that Everton made an informal bid for Tuncay that was rejected and Tottenham are also interested in Downing
Stoke City & Liam Lawrence Not Far Apart With New DealJULY 8th, 2009
According to Richard Bailey at Sky Sports News, Stoke City winger Liam Lawrence admitted that he and the club are not far apart in working out a new deal. He said,
“I just want to get signed to stay at Stoke for the next four years … It has been a long, difficult process and could go either way. We are not far apart but the next two days are crunch time.”
Arsenal Board Reject Usmanov’s Proposal To Create FundsJuly 8th, 2009
According to Nick Szczepaniak at TimesOnline, the Arsenal board rejected a proposal from billionaire shareholder Alisher Usmanov to create new shares to raise funds for the transfer window and to reduce the club’s debt.
The reason for the rejection was largely due to the fact “that the plan would require existing shareholders to take up their full allocation of new shares or face their stake being diluted when the process is completed.”
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Tottenham Interested In Bellamy & Possibly DunneJuly 8th, 2009
According to the Manchester Evening News, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is interested in Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy. It is also reported that Redknapp might join in the hunt for defender Richard Dunne.
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Official: Celtic Sign Marc-Antoine FortuneJuly 8th, 2009
According to Celtic’s official website, Celtic have signed Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune. Fortune agreed to a three-year deal with the club. Hull City, West Ham United, and Portsmouth were all linked with the striker.
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Official: Sevilla Agree To Deal For ZokoraJuly 8th, 2009
UPDATE: According to Tottenham’s official website, Sevilla have agreed to a deal for Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora.
June 8th, 2009 According to Laurent Picard at Setanta Sports, Sevilla are interested in Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora but he isn’t their main priority. Sevilla manager Manolo Jimenez said,
“Obviously he [Zokora] is a footballer that we like, but he is not at the top of our list … He is an option. I can tell you for sure that he is not in pole position and to my mind we are searching for a different profile of player.”
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Bolton News: Robinson, Bodde, Greening, FernandesJuly 8th, 2009
According to Sky Sports News, Bolton boss Gary Megson admitted that he has made bids for West Bromwich defender Paul Robinson and Swansea City midfielder Ferrie Bodde.
He also admitted that he is not interested in Manchester City midfielder Gelson Fernandes and West Bromwich midfielder Jonathan Greening. Megson said,
“Paul is a West Brom player at the moment. We have made an offer and we will wait and see what happens with that.”“We have made an offer for Ferrie … We are where we are with that one and if Swansea do want to do business it will be on the price we have last done at.”
“Otherwise we will move on because we have got one or two midfielders here that I am pleased with and every player has their price so we won’t go above what we have offered so far.”
“Fernandes is very similar to a player we have got here so we are not involved in that one … We have not been involved with Jonathan Greening either. We could go on and on because I think we were linked with about 300 players last summer.”
“We’ve brought Sean in and I’d like to get six more players … I don’t want to be a football club like we were last year when we turned up at the Emirates with only two or three subs
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Manchester United have made their third signing of the summer after finalising a deal for Bordeaux's Gabriel Obertan.
The 20-year-old French starlet has signed a four-year contract after an undisclosed transfer fee was agreed for his services.
Obertan becomes Sir Alex Ferguson's latest capture of the summer following the recent additions of Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia.
Ferguson has revealed United have been tracking Obertan for some time and that he is excited to finally bring the player to Old Trafford
"Gabriel is a player we have tracked for a few years now, but because of his educational programme our efforts to get him here have always been delayed," he told the club's official website.
Exciting prospect
"We are delighted to get him now as he is an exciting prospect. We like to get young players and develop them, and we will see that in Gabriel over the next two years."
Obertan has expressed his delight at joining the Premier League champions and he is already looking forward to impressing the club's legion of fans.
"I am very happy to join Manchester United," he told us. "This is a big opportunity for me to play at such a great club. I am very excited to be here and I look forward to proving what I can do."
United have confirmed Obertan is currently carrying a slight injury that will prevent him travelling on their pre-season tour of Asia.
Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has revealed that the club have not given up hope of signing Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.
Valdano recently stated that the Reds' asking price for the midfielder was too high for the ambitious Primera Division club.
Real have already landed Kaka, Raul Albiol and Cristiano Ronaldo while Lyon's Karim Benzema is to be unveiled as a new addition on Thursday.
The Spanish giants remain in the hunt for Alonso but are unlikely to match a reported £35million-plus price tag.
Valdano told Radio Marca: "Everyone knows that Alonso is a player that we have always been interested in.
"He is someone that can organise and is in a phase of his career where he has matured.
"There was a rough figure put forward, but in recent days that has gone up and the price is now too high for our tastes and, therefore, we see the player further away now.
"But everything can be turned back around"
Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora is heading for Sevilla after the two clubs agreed a fee for the midfielder.
Ivory Coast international Zokora has been a long-term target for the Spanish side, but the two clubs were unable to settle on a sum for his services.
With an accord now reached, the 28-year is heading for the White Hart Lane exit after three years in North London.
A statement on Spurs' official website read: "We have reached agreement for the transfer of Didier Zokora to Sevilla.
"The Ivory Coast international joined us from St Etienne in July 2006 and went on to make 134 appearances for the club, including being part of the League Cup-winning side of 2008.
"We thank Didier for his contribution and wish him every success for the future."
Sevilla announced on their website that Zokora has signed a four-year contract.
Zokora said: "I am delighted to join an ambitious club and am looking forward to the Champions League.
"It is a great day for me. I have joined a very good team."
Bayern play down Lucio exit
Bayern Munich have played down reports they have met with Manchester City to discuss a deal for Brazilian defender Lucio.
It had been suggested City dispatched a contingent to Germany recently to thrash out a deal for Lucio after missing out on John Terry.
However, Bayern say they have not met with any club regarding the 31-year-old former Bayer Leverkusen stopper.
No contact
Bayern spokesman Markus Horwick claims no clubs have been in touch regarding Lucio, who is currently away on holiday.
"Bayern have not met with anyone regarding Lucio, there is also no enquiry or phone call concerning a transfer bid," he told Deutsche Presseagentur.
"Lucio is actually on holiday and we hope he has a good time there before returning to pre-season training with us."
The 20-year-old French starlet has signed a four-year contract after an undisclosed transfer fee was agreed for his services.
Obertan becomes Sir Alex Ferguson's latest capture of the summer following the recent additions of Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia.
Ferguson has revealed United have been tracking Obertan for some time and that he is excited to finally bring the player to Old Trafford
"Gabriel is a player we have tracked for a few years now, but because of his educational programme our efforts to get him here have always been delayed," he told the club's official website.
Exciting prospect
"We are delighted to get him now as he is an exciting prospect. We like to get young players and develop them, and we will see that in Gabriel over the next two years."
Obertan has expressed his delight at joining the Premier League champions and he is already looking forward to impressing the club's legion of fans.
"I am very happy to join Manchester United," he told us. "This is a big opportunity for me to play at such a great club. I am very excited to be here and I look forward to proving what I can do."
United have confirmed Obertan is currently carrying a slight injury that will prevent him travelling on their pre-season tour of Asia.
Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has revealed that the club have not given up hope of signing Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.
Valdano recently stated that the Reds' asking price for the midfielder was too high for the ambitious Primera Division club.
Real have already landed Kaka, Raul Albiol and Cristiano Ronaldo while Lyon's Karim Benzema is to be unveiled as a new addition on Thursday.
The Spanish giants remain in the hunt for Alonso but are unlikely to match a reported £35million-plus price tag.
Valdano told Radio Marca: "Everyone knows that Alonso is a player that we have always been interested in.
"He is someone that can organise and is in a phase of his career where he has matured.
"There was a rough figure put forward, but in recent days that has gone up and the price is now too high for our tastes and, therefore, we see the player further away now.
"But everything can be turned back around"
Zokora heading to Sevilla
Spurs agree fee with Spanish side for midfielder
Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora is heading for Sevilla after the two clubs agreed a fee for the midfielder.
Ivory Coast international Zokora has been a long-term target for the Spanish side, but the two clubs were unable to settle on a sum for his services.
With an accord now reached, the 28-year is heading for the White Hart Lane exit after three years in North London.
A statement on Spurs' official website read: "We have reached agreement for the transfer of Didier Zokora to Sevilla.
"The Ivory Coast international joined us from St Etienne in July 2006 and went on to make 134 appearances for the club, including being part of the League Cup-winning side of 2008.
"We thank Didier for his contribution and wish him every success for the future."
Sevilla announced on their website that Zokora has signed a four-year contract.
Zokora said: "I am delighted to join an ambitious club and am looking forward to the Champions League.
"It is a great day for me. I have joined a very good team."
Bayern play down Lucio exit
Brazilian defender staying at the Allianz Arena
Bayern Munich have played down reports they have met with Manchester City to discuss a deal for Brazilian defender Lucio.
It had been suggested City dispatched a contingent to Germany recently to thrash out a deal for Lucio after missing out on John Terry.
However, Bayern say they have not met with any club regarding the 31-year-old former Bayer Leverkusen stopper.
No contact
Bayern spokesman Markus Horwick claims no clubs have been in touch regarding Lucio, who is currently away on holiday.
"Bayern have not met with anyone regarding Lucio, there is also no enquiry or phone call concerning a transfer bid," he told Deutsche Presseagentur.
"Lucio is actually on holiday and we hope he has a good time there before returning to pre-season training with us."
Barca could enter Ribery race
Barca could bid for Frenchman while Real concede defeat
Barcelona vice-president Jaume Ferrer insists the club will join the chase for Franck Ribery if manager Pep Guardiola wants to bring him to the club.
The winger has been linked with a move to rivals Real Madrid all summer and is said to be holding out for a move to the Bernabeu.
However Bayern Munich have been determined to keep hold of their star man throughout the saga and admitted that they rejected a bid from an unnamed club for the Frenchman on Wednesday.
Fans of the Catalan giants are said to be growing restless at the club's lack of transfer activity this summer but Ferrer insists that they will bid for any player who Guardiola feels will improve his treble-winning team.
"If he is the number one option then the club will try and sign him," he told RAC-1.
"I do not know though because this is something that the coaching staff decide, but if that is what they ask for then we will look to deal with it."
Just as Barca contemplate a bid for the 26-year-old it seems that Real have finally given up hope of landing the player, although director general Jorge Valdano refused to rule out a deal in the future.
"With Ribery there is a feeling that he will not leave this season," he told Radio Marca.
"Bayern Munich have found many ways to say no - sometimes exhaustively saying no and sometimes talking about 80million Euros, which is another way of saying no.
"Therefore, we are resigned to waiting for another opportunity to come. The player has two years to fulfil on his contract and, well, life is long."
Possible signing
Elsewhere, Ferrer hinted that a deal to lure Valencia striker David Villa to the club was still on the cards despite the fact the fact that the Spaniard looks odds-on to stay with Los Che.
The cash-strapped club were taken over by a consortium headed by former president Vicente Soriano last week with the group of investors set to wipe out the majority of the club's debt, meaning the sale of star players Villa and David Silva is no longer a necessity.
"He is a great player," Ferrer added. "But at the moment I am not sure who is in charge at Valencia.
"Txiki Begiristain (director of football) is dealing with negotiations and I am confident that everything will turn out the way that the club wants it to in the end.
"Things will be sorted out in the next few days or weeks."
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
JUVE HIJACK MELO FROM ARSENAL
UPDATE: According to Carlo Garganese at Goal.com, Sky Sport Italia is reporting that Juventus have signed Arsenal target and Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo for €20million.
July 4th, 2009 According to James Dall at Sky Sports News, Fiorentina’s official website reported that the club is willing to accept Arsenal defender/winger Emmanuel Eboue + Cash for Felipe Melo. The statement read:
“In case the footballer has already reached an agreement with any club, the release clause fixed with the player himself is €25million. We would not contemplate any exchange, unless it is to the liking of Fiorentina.”
“Arsenal is the only club to have come close to the sum established by the release clause.”
“Fiorentina in turn proposed to the aforementioned club a reduction in the amount set by the release clause by including right-back (Emmanuel) Eboue in the deal.”
Mikel To Sign New Five-Year Deal With ChelseaJuly 7th, 2009
According to ESPN Soccernet, John Obi Mikel is expected to sign a new five-year deal with Chelsea worth about £70,000-a-week. His agent John Shittu said,
“He will sign the deal … Some of the club officials were away but they were expected back last weekend. As soon as everybody is in, we will sign the new contract.
“It is a very good deal for him and would put him on a par with some of the top earners in the club.”
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Stoke City Sign Two YoungstersJuly 7th, 2009
According to Stoke City’s official website, Stoke City have signed Matthew Lund and Ben Marshall to two-year deals. Both came from Crewe Alexandra’s Academy.
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Obertan Undergoing Medical For Manchester UnitedJuly 7th, 2009
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet,
Bordeaux winger Gabriel Obertan is undergoing a physical for Manchester United.
July 6th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, L’Equipe is reporting that Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud admitted that Manchester United are leading the way for midfielder Gabriel Obertan. He said,
“There is a very strong likelihood that the deal will go ahead … Manchester United want to sign him and, for our part, we would be delighted to see Gabriel playing for such a prestigious club.”
“We will make the official announcement when the time is right.”
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Derby County Want Arsenal Youngster On Loan July 7th, 2009
According to the Derby Telegraph, Derby County are interested in signing Arsenal’s 19-year-old midfielder Mark Randall on loan.
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Chelsea Looking For A Marquee Name July 7th, 2009
According to Chelsea’s official website, Chelsea are looking for a “marquee name.” Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck told Chelsea TV,
“We announced [Yuri] Zhirkov, and you know about [Ross] Turnbull and Daniel Sturridge. We are looking for a marquee name but as you know, as you read about it in the papers, most of the big clubs are chasing the same players. We are only going to get one of those top-notch players and there aren’t very many of them.”
“And we are only going to get one of those top-notch players if the price is right and he fits into our team appropriately. But we are looking and we are optimistic.”
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Blackburn Boss Admits He Won’t Get Ruud Or Crouch July 7th, 2009
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce admitted that he will most likely not be able to sign Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy or Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch. He said,
“I think probably Ruud, from a salary point of view, is out of our reach … And I think he is not going to be fit until September, so that is not going to be what we are looking for at the moment … We need someone right now who can join up with the squad as soon as we can.”
“We think he [Peter Crouch] is probably out of our reach and bigger clubs than Blackburn will take him if Portsmouth decide they are going to sell him.
“No-one has said to me from Portsmouth that he is for sale so we haven’t done anything from that point of view.”
June 27th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce admitted that he would like to sign Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who has been linked with Tottenham as well. He said,
”Who’d have thought Bolton would get Nicolas Anelka? Nobody did. But I went out and did it … It would be nice to do it with a Van Nistelrooy.”
”The sort of salary he would be on at Real Madrid may be beyond us. But maybe he wants to come and play in England again and take less of a salary - then we’d be interested … ‘It would be a major coup if I could pull it off.”
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Ben Foster Signs New Deal With United July 7th, 2009
According to Manchester United’s official website, Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2013.
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Blackburn To Negotiate New Deals With Dunn, Reid, Petersen July 6th, 2009
According to ESPN Soccernet, Blackburn are going to begin contract negotiations with midfielders David Dunn, Steven Reid, and Morten Gamst Pedersen. Both are entering the final years of their current contracts. Blackburn chairman John Williams said,
“David and Steven have both got a year left, so we’ll sit down and have a chat with them, … We’ve got David, Steven and Morten in that position.”
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Everton News: Agard, PeterlinJuly 6th, 2009
According to Everton’s official website, 19-year-old striker Kieran Agard signed a new two-year deal with Everton.
According to ESPN Soccernet, Everton are expected to sign 22-year-old American midfielder Anton Peterlin.
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The Times Rumors: Jo, Zamora, CerdanJuly 6th, 2009
According to James Ducker and Gary Jacob at The Times,
Manchester City striker Jo is expected to join Everton once again on a season-long loan.
Hull City have an agreement in place for Fulham striker Bobby Zamora. However the deal is based on whether Fulham can find a replacement.
Blackburn are interested in £2.2 million Le Mans defender Gergory Cerdan.
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Manchester United Look Like They Will Sign ObertanJuly 6th, 2009
According to ESPN Soccernet, L’Equipe is reporting that Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud admitted that Manchester United are leading the way for midfielder Gabriel Obertan. He said,
“There is a very strong likelihood that the deal will go ahead … Manchester United want to sign him and, for our part, we would be delighted to see Gabriel playing for such a prestigious club.”
“We will make the official announcement when the time is right.”
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Benayoun Signs Contract ExtensionJuly 6th, 2009
According to Liverpool’s official website, Liverpool striker Yossi Benayoun has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2013.
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Manchester City Set To Sign Lucio?July 6th, 2009
According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City are set to sign Bayern Munich defender Lucio for around £6million.
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Official: Lee Martin Joins Ipswich TownJuly 6th, 2009
UPDATE: According to Manchester United’s official website, Manchester United have agreed to a deal with Ipswich Town to sell winger Lee Martin. Martin signed a four-year deal with the club.
July 1st, 2009 According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Ipswich are prepared to pay Manchester United £2million for winger/striker Lee Martin.
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Inter Milan Feel There Is No Need To Buy Deco & CarvalhoJuly 6th, 2009
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Inter Milan believe that there is no need a the moment to purchase Chelsea midfielder Deco and defender Ricardo Carvalho. Inter president Massimo Moratti told Gazzetta dello Sport,
“Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don’t feel there’s a need to buy them.”
July 2nd, 2009 According to Adam Scime at Goal.com, the Daily Express is reporting that negotiations between Chelsea and Inter Milan for Deco and Ricardo Carvalho are at a stall. They are reporting that Chelsea want €14million for the pair and Inter Milan don’t want to pay that much.
UPDATE: According to Carlo Garganese at Goal.com, Sky Sport Italia is reporting that Juventus have signed Arsenal target and Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo for €20million.
July 4th, 2009 According to James Dall at Sky Sports News, Fiorentina’s official website reported that the club is willing to accept Arsenal defender/winger Emmanuel Eboue + Cash for Felipe Melo. The statement read:
“In case the footballer has already reached an agreement with any club, the release clause fixed with the player himself is €25million. We would not contemplate any exchange, unless it is to the liking of Fiorentina.”
“Arsenal is the only club to have come close to the sum established by the release clause.”
“Fiorentina in turn proposed to the aforementioned club a reduction in the amount set by the release clause by including right-back (Emmanuel) Eboue in the deal.”
Mikel To Sign New Five-Year Deal With ChelseaJuly 7th, 2009
According to ESPN Soccernet, John Obi Mikel is expected to sign a new five-year deal with Chelsea worth about £70,000-a-week. His agent John Shittu said,
“He will sign the deal … Some of the club officials were away but they were expected back last weekend. As soon as everybody is in, we will sign the new contract.
“It is a very good deal for him and would put him on a par with some of the top earners in the club.”
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Stoke City Sign Two YoungstersJuly 7th, 2009
According to Stoke City’s official website, Stoke City have signed Matthew Lund and Ben Marshall to two-year deals. Both came from Crewe Alexandra’s Academy.
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Obertan Undergoing Medical For Manchester UnitedJuly 7th, 2009
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet,
Bordeaux winger Gabriel Obertan is undergoing a physical for Manchester United.
July 6th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, L’Equipe is reporting that Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud admitted that Manchester United are leading the way for midfielder Gabriel Obertan. He said,
“There is a very strong likelihood that the deal will go ahead … Manchester United want to sign him and, for our part, we would be delighted to see Gabriel playing for such a prestigious club.”
“We will make the official announcement when the time is right.”
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Derby County Want Arsenal Youngster On Loan July 7th, 2009
According to the Derby Telegraph, Derby County are interested in signing Arsenal’s 19-year-old midfielder Mark Randall on loan.
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Chelsea Looking For A Marquee Name July 7th, 2009
According to Chelsea’s official website, Chelsea are looking for a “marquee name.” Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck told Chelsea TV,
“We announced [Yuri] Zhirkov, and you know about [Ross] Turnbull and Daniel Sturridge. We are looking for a marquee name but as you know, as you read about it in the papers, most of the big clubs are chasing the same players. We are only going to get one of those top-notch players and there aren’t very many of them.”
“And we are only going to get one of those top-notch players if the price is right and he fits into our team appropriately. But we are looking and we are optimistic.”
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Blackburn Boss Admits He Won’t Get Ruud Or Crouch July 7th, 2009
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce admitted that he will most likely not be able to sign Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy or Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch. He said,
“I think probably Ruud, from a salary point of view, is out of our reach … And I think he is not going to be fit until September, so that is not going to be what we are looking for at the moment … We need someone right now who can join up with the squad as soon as we can.”
“We think he [Peter Crouch] is probably out of our reach and bigger clubs than Blackburn will take him if Portsmouth decide they are going to sell him.
“No-one has said to me from Portsmouth that he is for sale so we haven’t done anything from that point of view.”
June 27th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce admitted that he would like to sign Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who has been linked with Tottenham as well. He said,
”Who’d have thought Bolton would get Nicolas Anelka? Nobody did. But I went out and did it … It would be nice to do it with a Van Nistelrooy.”
”The sort of salary he would be on at Real Madrid may be beyond us. But maybe he wants to come and play in England again and take less of a salary - then we’d be interested … ‘It would be a major coup if I could pull it off.”
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Ben Foster Signs New Deal With United July 7th, 2009
According to Manchester United’s official website, Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2013.
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Blackburn To Negotiate New Deals With Dunn, Reid, Petersen July 6th, 2009
According to ESPN Soccernet, Blackburn are going to begin contract negotiations with midfielders David Dunn, Steven Reid, and Morten Gamst Pedersen. Both are entering the final years of their current contracts. Blackburn chairman John Williams said,
“David and Steven have both got a year left, so we’ll sit down and have a chat with them, … We’ve got David, Steven and Morten in that position.”
Posted in Blackburn Rumors Comment Here »
Everton News: Agard, PeterlinJuly 6th, 2009
According to Everton’s official website, 19-year-old striker Kieran Agard signed a new two-year deal with Everton.
According to ESPN Soccernet, Everton are expected to sign 22-year-old American midfielder Anton Peterlin.
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The Times Rumors: Jo, Zamora, CerdanJuly 6th, 2009
According to James Ducker and Gary Jacob at The Times,
Manchester City striker Jo is expected to join Everton once again on a season-long loan.
Hull City have an agreement in place for Fulham striker Bobby Zamora. However the deal is based on whether Fulham can find a replacement.
Blackburn are interested in £2.2 million Le Mans defender Gergory Cerdan.
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Manchester United Look Like They Will Sign ObertanJuly 6th, 2009
According to ESPN Soccernet, L’Equipe is reporting that Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud admitted that Manchester United are leading the way for midfielder Gabriel Obertan. He said,
“There is a very strong likelihood that the deal will go ahead … Manchester United want to sign him and, for our part, we would be delighted to see Gabriel playing for such a prestigious club.”
“We will make the official announcement when the time is right.”
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Benayoun Signs Contract ExtensionJuly 6th, 2009
According to Liverpool’s official website, Liverpool striker Yossi Benayoun has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2013.
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Manchester City Set To Sign Lucio?July 6th, 2009
According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City are set to sign Bayern Munich defender Lucio for around £6million.
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Official: Lee Martin Joins Ipswich TownJuly 6th, 2009
UPDATE: According to Manchester United’s official website, Manchester United have agreed to a deal with Ipswich Town to sell winger Lee Martin. Martin signed a four-year deal with the club.
July 1st, 2009 According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Ipswich are prepared to pay Manchester United £2million for winger/striker Lee Martin.
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Inter Milan Feel There Is No Need To Buy Deco & CarvalhoJuly 6th, 2009
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Inter Milan believe that there is no need a the moment to purchase Chelsea midfielder Deco and defender Ricardo Carvalho. Inter president Massimo Moratti told Gazzetta dello Sport,
“Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don’t feel there’s a need to buy them.”
July 2nd, 2009 According to Adam Scime at Goal.com, the Daily Express is reporting that negotiations between Chelsea and Inter Milan for Deco and Ricardo Carvalho are at a stall. They are reporting that Chelsea want €14million for the pair and Inter Milan don’t want to pay that much.
BLUES CONFIRM ZHIRKOV DEAL
Chelsea have completed the signing of Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract.
Chelsea have completed the signing of Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract.
HANGELAND DENIES LEAVING THE CLUB
Fulham defender Brede Hangeland has again played down speculation he could leave the club after being linked with Aston Villa and Manchester City.
ZAKI CLAIMS VILLA APPROACH
Amr Zaki has claimed Aston Villa failed with an £11million bid to sign him in the winter transfer window.
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