Karl-Heinz Rumour Mill

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Absolutely Rene, this place is my little Liverpool domain, with the odd dash of other news. To be honest, because we're the biggest club in the world, we're the only thing worth talking about.

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Doing a good job AFU, i keep reading this mofo'n thread.

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Manchester United's summer shopping spree is set to continue with a move for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Mirror)

And while one striker comes into Old Trafford, another could be on his way out. Tottenham want England international Alan Smith. (Sun)

West Ham are lining up a £5m bid for Joey Barton. They want to pair him with fellow midfield target Scott Parker. (Daily Star)

France international midfielder Florent Malouda has begged club Lyon not to price him out of a move to Liverpool. The French champions want £17m. (Daily Mail)

I think Man U need another striker. They got Larsson on loan and relied on an ageing Solskjaer towards the end of the season. They surely cant do that this year. Anelka however would be an interesting move - he's one of those players that could bang in 25 goals and be a revelation or decide not to play and become a trappist monk.

There's no telling what that lad's mental state is and therefore its hard trying to figure out how he will actually play. Also, I dont like what I see as being the meddling influence of his brothers. Dont think they do him or his club any good.

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This could yet prove to be an interesting one:

Manchester United's signing of Anderson is set to be probed by the Premier League for fear of a Carlos Tevez affair Mark II. (Mirror)

According to the Mirror, this lad has an agreement with a company called Globay Sports Investment and there's a concern that there could be third party involvement like Tevez.

Surely Man U wouldnt be that stupid as to fall into the Tevez trap.

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From today's AS newspaper in Spain, dont have to be Spanish to understand the gist of the article:

EL LIVERPOOL YA OFRECE POR ETO'O 60 MILLONES DE EUROS

Sauce

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Its funny reading articles and trying to decipher a player's "true" value. The other day it was Eto'o and £17m for Henry. Now Eto'o himself is valued at 60m Euro or £40m sterling.

That would give Henry an approximate value of £57m going off the newspaper talk....

The crazy world of Arthur Brown.....

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http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/20070...303706524.html

El Mundo are also carrying the Eto'o story today as well. According to them we have 100m EURO to spend on players this summer.

Yippee!

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Scott Parker to West Ham - £7m - done deal apparently......

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Originally Posted by Sporting Life

West Ham have agreed a fee with Newcastle for midfielder Scott Parker, according to reports.

New Magpies boss Sam Allardyce is keen to sell Parker, who played under West Ham manager Alan Curbishley at Charlton before his move to Chelsea, in order to raise funds to go towards his rebuilding of the Newcastle side.

Sky Sports News reports that a fee has been agreed between the two clubs.

It is not known whether that will involve West Ham's Nigel Reo-Coker moving in the opposite direction, but his agent commented in The Sun this morning that such a deal would be welcomed by Reo-Coker.

"If Sam said he wanted to speak, Nigel would be on the train in a shot. It would be very interesting to see what his plans are for Newcastle," said Tony Finnegan, who represents the 23-year-old.

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Also from the Rumour Mill

Parker is set to become the highest paid player in West Ham's history when he joins from Newcastle. (Sun)

Jeesus H Fucking Christ!!

I mean he ain't exactly set the heather on fire this season.

Poor old Lucas will be in to see the chairman the morn I bet - "Whats this you giving some average, middle of the road player more than me......"

[slick]

I think Anelka going to United will prove a masterstroke by Fergie, they've been longing for an out and out striker for yrs with a bit of pace and he is a top class finisher.
It will also take a bit of pressure off Rooney who will no longer have to run like fcuk to keep up with Ronaldo and leave him to do his own thing.

Replace Micah Richards for Neville , Pederson for Giggs and Riquelme for Scholes as they are getting a bit old in the tooth and i'd have United nailed on for the title next yr and a great crack at the Champs League.

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Sunderland boss Roy Keane is poised to make a £2m bid for old Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes. (Various)

The Hammers are to launch a £4m bid for Manchester United winger Kieran Richardson. (The Sun)

West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker is wanted by Aston Villa in an £8m deal. (Daily Express)

West Ham will challenge Fulham for Fiorentina defender Tomas Ujfalusi. (Daily Express)

They will also reignite their interest in Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips as their revamp continues. (Daily Mirror)

And Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is also set for Upton Park. (Daily Star)

Former Liverpool forward Robbie Fowler is set to join Celtic in a deal worth £30,000 a week. (Daily Star)

Chelsea have left Frank Lampard out of their new kit launch, fuelling speculation that he will leave Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

Lampard has priced himself out of a move to Juventus after demanding £140,000 a week from the Serie A club. (Daily Express)

Juventus are planning a £10m bid for Liverpool's Momo Sissoko. (Daily Express)

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is willing to use all of his £35m transfer kitty to land Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o. (The Independent)

Everton have pulled out of the race to sign Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton because they can't match his wage demands. (Daily Mail)

Middlesbrough are poised to secure the transfer of Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere. (Various)

Real Madrid have made a last-gasp effort to sign Arjen Robben before he commits his future to Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Jose Reyes could end his Arsenal nightmare by making a dream move back to boyhood club Sevilla. (Daily Mirror)

Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has made a free transfer swoop to take Charlton veteran Matt Holland. (Daily Mirror)

Released Newcastle defender Titus Bramble is on the brink of signing for Wigan. (Various)

Middlesbrough have agreed a deal to bring Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere to Teesside. (The Guardian)

Bolton boss Sammy Lee is willing to listen to offers from Manchester United for striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Mail)

Birmingham have attempted to hijack Francis Jeffers' proposed move to Ipswich from Blackburn. (Daily Mirror)

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Fowler to Celtic?

Can't say i would be too enthusiastic about that. Yes he would score a barrel load in Scotland but i would rather his wages were invested in a striker who would do it on the CL stage.

Celtic have players who have been in the top goalscorers bracket the last few seasons in the SPL such as Killen, Riordan and McDonald.

What they are lacking is that class act for Europe.

Waste on Fowler imo

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Had to laugh at the Jeffers bid from Blackburn.

When are the EPL clubs going to realise he is an over rated terrible player? He has had countless chances to do the business and failed everytime bar his first season wtih Everton.

Championship level could be the level he is at, if that.

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As you say Jeffers is by the board now and i'm surprised anybody would seem interested in him.

Fowler may be worth a gamble as he's been fit for a while now and looked pretty sharp when he left City 12 months ago but he was never going to get a decent run at Liverpool, he may be to old for the prem now mind considering the pace it is now played at and Celtic may get a decent 12 months out of him but i'd be surprised if they showed interest in him as it would be a bit of a gamble and his wages won't be cheap.