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Football Rumours – 28 January 2010

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We start with a roundup of rumours about Premier League sides. Manchester City have started to build their squad after the defeat at the hands of United in the League Cup. They have enquired about Middlesbrough’s highly rated winger Adam Johnson. City are also targeting Roma right back Marco Motta and Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano. One player moving away from Manchester City could be Benjani. Galatasaray are keen on the Zimbabwean striker but will have to face stiff challenge from West Ham United. Check the latest soccer betting odds for their next game at Partybets.

Tottenham have beaten West Ham to the signature of former Chelsea midfielder Eidur Gudjohnsen. The Icelandic international was to join Upton Park from Spanish giants Barcelona but Tottenham came in at the last moment and stole a march on their London rivals. With the arrival of Gudjohnsen, the door may have closed on Roman Pavlyuchenko. Birmingham have opened talks to take the Russian international away from White Hart Lane. If you want to know the best odds on the market visit Partybets.com

We move to Scotland now where Pedro Mendes’ transfer to Sporting Lisbon seems to be in jeopardy due to his £25,000-per-week wage demand. Cross town rivals Celtic have expressed interest to sign Jeffren Suarez from Barcelona. They face stiff competition from Everton, Blackburn and Sevilla for his signature.

Football Rumours – 24 November 2009

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The football rumour market is rife with speculation even though the transfer window is more than a month away. All major clubs are looking for reinforcements in January.

Chelsea are battling with Real Madrid for the signature of German international Frank Ribery. A fee of £45m is being talked about. On the other hand, Bayern have revealed that they had rejected a whopping £70m from Chelsea in the summer for Ribery. The Blues are also in the hunt for Sergio Aguero. Atletico Madrid though have been tight-lipped regarding this matter.

Liverpool are looking for reinforcements in the attacking department in order to save their stuttering Premier League campaign. They are looking to bring former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy on loan from Real Madrid.

Manchester United are expressing interest in two of England’s rising stars. They are expected to make bids for West Ham striker Carlton Cole and Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell in January.

Their neighbours, Manchester City, on the other hand are going continental. They have their sights set on AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso. They have slight relief though, with the knowledge that Barcelona have cooled their interests over Robinho. The Catalan giants have instead turned their attention towards David Silva of Valencia.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is trying to manufacture a loan deal for Ben Foster as his first choice goalkeeper Craig Gordon is out with a broken arm. Also, Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is keen on Swansea captain Ashley Williams and Honduras striker Roger Rojas.

A lot is happening in terms of a managerial merry-go-round too. Argentina want Guus Hiddidnk to take over from Diego Maradona after Russia failed to make it to the World Cup. And, last but not the least, Alan Shearer could take over at Sheffield United if current manager Kevin Blackwell is sacked.

Football Rumours – 12 September 2009

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A host of signings have been taking place inspite of the fact that the transfer window shut down 12 days back. West Ham have signed Mexico forward Guillermo Franco for a year on a free transfer after he was released by Villareal in the summer. Former Middlesborough and Newcastle forward Mark Viduka has decided to return to his home in Australia according to his agent. The Australian is a free agent and was linked with Portsmouth during the transfer window and also later on. Glauber Berti, the former Manchester City defender, currently without a club is on trial at Hull City. Middlesborough are set to beat Newcastle to the signing of Everton striker James Vaughan on loan. Boro are also keen on £2m rated Hull City forward Caleb Folan. Coventry City face competition from Swansea and Doncaster to sign 19-year old Wolves’ forward Sam Vokes. Manchester United are eyeing Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev from CSKA Moscow while Liverpool look forward to sign Chelsea and Brazil defender Alex for free next summer. Scott McDonald, the Celtic forward is a loan target for Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Matinez who hopes to sign him on a permanent basis later on.

Inter Milan manager, Jose Mourinho’s advances towards Salomon Kalou have forced Chelsea to open new contract talks with the forward. Fulham manager, Roy Hodgson is also keen on tying up his centre back Brede Hangelaand to a new contract after he successfully fended off interest from Arsenal and Everton during the transfer window. Tommy Spurr rejected a move to Everton during the summer and is set to sign a new contract with Sheffield Wednesday

Football Rumours – 28 August 2009

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With just four days left for the transfer window to close, many Premier League side are jostling with each other for last minute signings. The biggest transfer of the week involved mega-rich Manchester City. They signed Joeleon Lescott from Everton for a fee of around £22 million. To fill the defensive void left by Lescott, Everton have made a £3 million offer for Portsmouth center half Sylvain Distin. Manchester City have agreed a £6 million fee for Richard Dunne. Dunne will complete his move to Aston Villa on agreeing personal terms. Martin O’Neill hopes that Dunne would add experience to his young defense and fill the boots of Martin Laursen who retired at the end of last season.

Roy Keane has made bids for four of his former Sunderland players – Carlos Edwards, Grant Leadbitter, Nyron Nosworthy and Daryl Murphy. Edwards and Leadbitter have been given permission to talk with Sunderland and are close to agreeing personal terms. Meanwhile, Birmingham City are keen on Middlesbrough’s Sanli Tuncay. Birmingham hope to tie up a £ 5 million deal for the Turkish star but they face stiff competition from Villa, Cologne, Stuttgart and Fenerbache. Al-Sadd, the Qatari club, have made an increased offer for Afonso Alves, the forward who cost Middlesbrough a club-record £12 million last year while Bolton Wanderers’ £6.5 million offer for Achille Emana has been turned down by Real Betis. The Cameroon midfield player cost £5.5 million when he moved from French side Toulouse last summer.

Football Rumours – 22 August 2009

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With no more than ten days to go for the end of the transfer window, teams are busy making last ditch deals to shore up their shaky squads. Everton left out Joleon Lescott for their Europa League game which has increased speculation that he might be joining Manchester City. Everton have already enquired about Newcastle’s Steven Taylor and Portsmouth’s Sylvain Distin as possible replacements. After losing first choice keeper Herulho Gomez through injury, Harry Redknapp is considering making a cheeky move for England stopper David James. West Ham center back James Collins is a wanted man. Both Stoke City and Aston Villa have tabled £5m bids for him. Fulham have added to their squad by signing Baggies captain Jonathan Greening on loan for the season. After losing out on Alvaro Negredo to Sevilla, Hull have turned their focus to David Nugent. They are expected to go in with a £4m offer for the former Cardiff player.

Back in Spain, Borja Valero is close to joining Mallorca on a one-year loan deal from WBA and as mentioned before Sevilla have signed Alvaro Negredo under the noses of Hull City. We head to France where St. Etienne have signed Werder Bremen striker Boubacar Sanogo for an undisclosed fee while Le Mans central midfielder Mathieu Coutadeur has revealed that he wishes to join Ligue 1 rivals Monaco. Reports in France also suggest that PSG migh move for Valencia striker Miguel Angel Angulo and Olympique de Marseille attacker Mathieu Valbuena.

We’ll be back with more last minute deals next week !