Karl-Heinz Rumour Mill

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You have to love the red tops dont you. Always speculating over transfer, fee's, deals to be done and the like. Just where do they source their information and how can the figures printed be SO different?

Something must have got lost in translation here methinks:

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez has been ordered to start pre-season training with the club, despite agreeing a £60m deal to go to Man Utd. (Daily Mail)

Fair enough - £60m it is.... or maybe not

However, it is understood the Hammers have given Tevez the green light to make his £38m switch. (The Sun)

Looks like the price is dropping, probably due to the strong performance of Sterling (£) aganst the US Dollar ($)

Tevez, set for a £21m move in this paper, says he wants to become United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's star "pupil". (Daily Mirror)

Fuck me, the arse has dropped out of the market. Buy Buy Buy.

Of course, perhaps Tevez is not going anywhere. (Daily Star)

? Bizarre ?

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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

Fuck me he's good

YouTube - Ricardo Quaresma - Cigano do Porto 2007

Word on the street is that it's between him and Simao, who we were after 3 years ago...

thx for that clip
tbh i`d have the ricardo fella he seems pretty usefull with his right foot as well

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Shit hot isnt he andee. He has all the tricks and does seem to have a bit of end product n'all, which is always the worry with his type.

Then again, I watched the hi-lights of today's games v Wrexham and Pennant put a good few crosses in too. Bez's finishing was top not as well.

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Press conference Monday morning. Quaresma to Liverpool for around 20m Euros...

Ooooooooooooooooooooooh this summer is rather exciting now isnt it!

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Fuck me, this is a humdinger of a goal isnt it!

YouTube - portugal vs belgium 3 - 0 ( quaresma )

Get in laddo, Liverpool bound!

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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

Press conference Monday morning. Quaresma to Liverpool for around 20m Euros...

Where did you get this from AFU? I hope you are right

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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

Fuck me, this is a humdinger of a goal isnt it!

YouTube - portugal vs belgium 3 - 0 ( quaresma )

Get in laddo, Liverpool bound!

does he not know how to use the inside of his right foot

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I wouldnt look into these videos too much as these are obviously his best parts of the season and dont include all the poor games he had.

Im not so encouraged by this signing, although if he does get to the level Ronaldo shows now i will be happy to admit i was wrong.

He was the main one when he was younger wasnt he. Tipped to reach the heights Ronaldo's at now but things went a bit stale for him.

His end product isn't as great as the videos would have you believe. From the games i seen of him, and there was easily double figures last season, he tried one trick too many and at times his showboating and greedyness would lead to attacks for Porto breaking down.

Also tended to go missing in games too, especially when things werent going his way and he spat the dummy out more times than not.

Very fiery temper too.

Like i say i hope he does turn out to be another Ronaldo as he is a joy to watch but from what ive seen of him he isn't anywhere near the class of Ronaldo.

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Kiko - he has pace, he can dribble and he can centre or shoot. That's good enough for me. Our left side last season was nothing short of garbage and to be fair, has been duff for years. We need another Paddy Berger or someone that can make things happen, we lack a creative spark - I think we need someone unpredictable out wide to give us another dimension.

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Liverpool have offered nearly £14m for Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma. (News of the World)

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez says his agents have told Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson he is joining the Premier League champions and the Argentine has insisted he is not changing his mind. (The People)

The Hammers have evicted Tevez from his luxury London apartment, despite claims that they want him to stay at the club. (News of the World)

New Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled out making a move for Newcastle striker Michael Owen or signing midfielder David Beckham on loan from LA Galaxy, despite the duo being key players for the Swede when he was manager of England. (Sunday Mirror)

Eriksson is planning to swoop on neighbours Manchester United in a bid to land striker Alan Smith and midfielder Kieran Richardson. (The People)

Not much doing in today's rags. The story about Tevez made me laugh like.

I wonder if this deal will actually go through? Only United and Joorbachian the head of MSI say that the deal is done. West Ham say that Tevez isnt their's to sell and that they own his registration and do not want to sell.

Wonder if this is another arguement that will be settled in court?

If West Ham 'own' his registration, surely they could prevent him pulling on the red shirt for united, then you would either be looking at compensation or the case going to court.

Tevez - excellent player but far too much baggage.

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Oooh looks like we're after a Japanese lad as well. Not sure if it's Nakamura or not - here's a video clip of the lad in action.

Seems to have good pace and an ability to hold off the opposition. Deffo worth whatever it takes to bring him to Liverpool.

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Eriksson is planning to swoop on neighbours Manchester United in a bid to land striker Alan Smith and midfielder Kieran Richardson. (The People)

I hope not, Smith has done nothing since leaving Leeds and i still say Kewell had a lot to do with his success there as they did seem to compliment one another, neither has done much since.

Richardson is just overated and got into the England setup because he's an English Man U player, his game is riddled with mistakes and he has an attitude to boot. Only rag player he should be considering is Heinze who could for the time being play left back and cover as full back if need be as Distins departure as left us short there. Allthough i'd much prefer Leighton Baines myself as he looks a cracking prospect for the future.

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Originally Posted by slick

I hope not, Smith has done nothing since leaving Leeds and i still say Kewell had a lot to do with his success there as they did seem to compliment one another, neither has done much since.

Fair enough, you can have Kewell and Smith. How'd that do you Slick?

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I see Chelsea have signed Malouda now.

Much better signing than Quaresma imo and one Liverpool should have gone for.

He has all Quaresma has but more. He has the experience, especially big games. He scores more and will be a much better creator too.

Im guessing his arrival possibly means that Robben is about to go?

I actually think Chelsea have made some good signings. Their starting 11 last season was good enough to win the league. Their problem was when injuries happened they didnt have the depth.

They have more than made up for it this summer. Cover will come from the likes of Ben Haim, Sidwell, Pizarro etc. Much stronger squad this season and i can see them winning it this season.

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West Ham have made a £5.5m bid for West Brom striker Diomansy Kamara. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid want to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Star)

Southampton defender Chris Baird is set to join Sunderland in a £3m switch. (The Sun)

Manchester United striker Alan Smith, who has been linked to Middlesbrough and Everton, wants to hold talks with manager Sir Alex Ferguson this week before deciding whether to leave the club. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben will fly out for the club's pre-season tour of the United States but still wants to join Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)

Striker David Nugent has returned to Preston but his future is still in the balance after he stalled on a £6m move to Portsmouth. (Various)

Manchester City hope to snap up Charlton winger Jerome Thomas for £1m. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says he would be happy with his squad - if West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun becomes his final signing of the summer. (Daily Star)

Though Benitez has actually made a bid of about £6.75m for highly-rated Dutch Under-21 international winger Ryal Babel . (The Independent)

Coventry want to sign Julian Gray after the midfielder was released by Birmingham. (The Sun)

Sheffield United are set to sign Cameroon right-back Jean-Joel Perrier after he was snubbed by Celtic, where he had a spell on loan from Rennes. (Daily Mirror)

Toulouse are about to bid for Celtic midfield misfit Thomas Gravesen. (Daily Express)

Hibernian boss John Collins ran the rule over Cameroonian defender Thierry Gathuesi, 25, and an unnamed striker during Saturday's 3-2 defeat by SV Vocklabruck in Austria. (Daily Record)