Karl-Heinz Rumour Mill - Page 34 - Betting Forum

crowie · #**496** (**permalink**) 19-08-2007, 18:38

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TRANSFER RUMOURS

Manchester City will move for Real Madrid's Spanish international Guti later in the week. (Sunday Express)

Sol Campbell, whose Portsmouth deal expires next summer, says "the clock is ticking" and it is in the club's hands whether or not he stays. (News of the World)

Everton want Portsmouth left back Matt Taylor. (Sunday Mirror)

But the Toffees look set to miss out as Taylor is will join Tottenham this week in a £5m deal. (Sunday Express)

Pompey will use that cash to help fund a move for Nicolas Anelka. Bolton want £9m for the France striker. (News of the World)

And the deal has been agreed (Sunday Mirror).

Bolton will bring in Thomas Gravesen to boost their ranks. Middlesbrough are also interested in the midfielder, who is out of favour at Celtic. (News of the World)

A £12m price tag has put Aston Villa off making a bid for Porto right-back Jose Bosingwa. They are now looking at Liam Rosenior and Justin Hoyte. (News of the World)

Middlesbrough have rejected Sunderland's attempt to re-sign Julio Arca. (News of the World)

But the Black Cats look set to land Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini for £10.8m. (Sunday Mirror)

Birmingham will raid Wolves for midfield duo Seyi Olofinjana and Darren Potter. (Various)

Left-back Nicky Shorey looks set to walk out on Reading after failing to agree terms on a new deal. (New of the World)

Manchester United have offered Gabriel Heinze to Lyon, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, but he is only interested in going to Liverpool. (Sunday Express)

Arsenal and Bayern Munich are in a £10m battle for Croatian midfielder Luka Modric. (Mail on Sunday)

Newcastle will offer Emre to Barcelona in an attempt to sign Deco. (News of the World)

Everton want Portsmouth left back Matt Taylor. (Sunday Mirror) - do the Mirror not remember Everton spending £6m on Leighton Baines a week or so ago? Fair enough the rumour mill is usually all made up bollocks but at least try and make them semi believable.

I loved this one - Newcastle will offer Emre to Barcelona in an attempt to sign Deco. (News of the World) - yep, cos Barca are sooooo lacking in midfield that they would need a mental Turkish midget who has one good game every ten to get them back on track. I mean really, fuck off.

**all_funkt_up** · #**497** (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 08:00

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Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is set to abandon his move for West Brom's Curtis Davies after being told he will cost £15m. (Various)

Fifteen Million Pounds Sterling!

Someone's having a laugh here surely?

This is a player that hasnt broken into the international fold proper, plays his football for a Championship team and yet is somehow "worth" £15m.

If anyone pays that for him, they are seriously deluded. Cant blame West Brom for trying to get the best price for him, but surely they are having a giraffe if they think his true value is fifteen mil.

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Manchester United rebel Gabriel Heinze will have crunch talks about his future but is determined to go to Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)

Villa defender Olof Mellberg will sign a new three-year contract this week tying him to the club until 2010. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom's Nathan Ellington is being chased by Championship rivals Watford and Charlton. (Various)

Sunderland are making a £5m bid to bring back Julio Arca from Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)

Black Cats boss Roy Keane is also close to signing Stoke defender Danny Higgingbottom for £2m. (Daily Mirror)

Derby boss Billy Davies is set to complete a £2m deal for Southampton midfielder Jhon Viafara, but has been told he will have to pay £6m for Kenwyne Jones. (Various)

Leeds boss Dennis Wise is trying to sign Manchester City's Shaleum Logan. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan boss Chris Hutchings wants to sign former Tottenham star Erik Edman. (Daily Mirror)

mrmuzeman · #**498** (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 12:02

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Everton want Portsmouth left back Matt Taylor. (Sunday Mirror) - do the Mirror not remember Everton spending £6m on Leighton Baines a week or so ago? Fair enough the rumour mill is usually all made up bollocks but at least try and make them semi believable.

Agreed

No real news on Yakubu yet

and gimme some Fernandes confirmation while youre at it

**all_funkt_up** · #**499** (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 12:10

The blokes at the Mirror must be drinking brandy and benelyn again.

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Wigan boss Chris Hutchings wants to sign former Tottenham star Erik Edman.

Who remembers Erik Edman being a star at Tottenham?

Actually, who actually remembers Erik Edman at all?

crowie · #**500** (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 12:12

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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

Who remembers Erik Edman being a star at Tottenham?

Actually, who actually remembers Erik Edman at all?

Was that not the bloke in C.H.I.P.S.

**all_funkt_up** · #**501** (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 12:15

You mean M*A*S*H ?

crowie · #**502** (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 12:20

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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

You mean M*A*S*H ?

Naw, California Highway Patrol Something - starring Erik Estrada. The old folk will know who I mean

**all_funkt_up** · #**503** (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 12:28

I remember a footballer called Leonardo Astrada - he was legendary in Champ Man 96/97 or thereabouts.

crowie · #**504** (**permalink**) 21-08-2007, 07:53

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Manchester United have made an inquiry about Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. (The Sun)

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to up his bid for want-away Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Star)

Derby boss Billy Davies is ready to make a shock move for Portsmouth striker David Nugent. (Daily Mirror)

Sevilla defender Daniel Alves has hinted that he may join Real Madrid after his club snubbed Chelsea's £21.5m bid. (Various)

Yakubu's move to Everton is set to collapse as Middlesbrough are demanding £12m for the striker. (Various)

Birmingham are set to sign 6ft 7ins Czech international striker Jan Koller. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle will sign Abdoulaye Faye from Bolton for £2m this week - with Brazilian defender Juliano Belletti to follow. (The Times)

Middlesbrough are favourites to sign £6.5m hotshot Afonso Alves from Dutch side Heerenveen. (Various)

Carlo Cudicini wants to leave Chelsea by the end of the month - but has missed out on the chance to join Man City. (Daily Mirror)

Cudicini has been told he cannot leave Stamford Bridge as he is needed as Petr Cech's understudy. (The Sun)

Sunderland are to snap up Stoke defender Danny Higginbotham for £2.4m. (The Sun)

Roy Keane's Black Cats are also closing in on former England striker Andrew Cole. (Various)

Man City are ready to make a £7.5m bid for Italian keeper Marco Amelia this week. (Various)

Striker John Hartson is fed up at West Brom and wants manager Tony Mowbray to rip up his £1m-a-year contract. (Daily Mirror)

Watford's Jay DeMerit says he will leave Vicarage Road if his £10,000-a-week wage demands are not met. (Daily Mirror)

Norwich boss Peter Grant wants to sign Ian Murray from Rangers. (Daily Mirror)

Swindon boss Paul Sturrock expects to sign Derby winger Lee Holmes on loan and Wycombe striker Jermain Easter. (Daily Star)

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Tottenham manager Martin Jol is on the brink of the sack after he stunned chairman Daniel Levy by saying he wanted to sell star striker Dimitar Berbatov. (The Sun)

Jol could be forced out of White Hart Lane before Sunday's trip to Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham have drawn up a three-man shortlist to replace Jol - with Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi and Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp joining Sevilla manager Juande Ramos as candidates. (Daily Mail)

Referee Rob Styles may not take charge of a Premier League match for another month following his performance at Anfield on Sunday. (The Guardian)

New Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is ready to sell the club to an Icelandic entrepeneur, just two months after taking over. (The Times)

American-based whizz-kid Dan Williams is eyeing a £45m bid to take over Blackburn Rovers. (Daily Mirror)

Former Hull owner Adam Pearson is planning a shock £30m takeover of Leeds. (Daily Mirror)

Germany's players hope to take 'revenge' for England's 5-1 World Cup qualifying win in Munich five years ago in Wednesday's friendly. (Daily Mirror)

German keeper Jens Lehmann says England struggle at major football tournaments because they cannot handle the pressure. (Various)

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves says the club cannot use the absence of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo as an excuse for their poor start to the season. (Various)

Hibs, Hearts and Falkirk face an anxious wait to find out if they will be fined for poor disciplinary records by the SFA. (Daily Record)

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown will take German chancellor Angela Merkel to Wembley on Wednesday to watch the England-Germany friendly. And Scottish-born PM Brown will be rooting for England. (Various)

Under-fire ref Rob Styles is on the board of the firm which paved the driveway of Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich - although referees' chiefs have cleared him of any conflict of interest. (Various)

Man City's billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra will have to wait four years to earn membership to the exclusive golf course near his £4.5m home in Surrey. (Daily Ma

**all_funkt_up** · #**505** (**permalink**) 21-08-2007, 07:54

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Manchester United have made an inquiry about Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. (The Sun)

Anyone think this is a cover for SAF's real deal? Berbatov to Man U anyone....?

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United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to up his bid for want-away Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Star)

Would the real Alex Ferguson please stand up?

Surely he cant be interested in this pile of Keff too...?

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Middlesbrough are favourites to sign £6.5m hotshot Afonso Alves from Dutch side Heerenveen. (Various)

Is this the one that scored 30 odd goals last year? While we're on the subject of Dutch footy, I saw Klass Jan Huntelaar scored 4 at the weekend for Ajax - surely a big player will be making a move for him soon.

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Derby boss Billy Davies is ready to make a shock move for Portsmouth striker David Nugent. (Daily Mirror)

Cant fathom this one. Reportedly turned down moves to both Everton and Sunderland and then leaves after a month? Unless pompey are trying to raise funds for one Nicholas Anelka?

crowie · #**506** (**permalink**) 21-08-2007, 07:59

Stuff that caught the eye today

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Sunderland are to snap up Stoke defender Danny Higginbotham for £2.4m. (The Sun)

Roy Keane's Black Cats are also closing in on former England striker Andrew Cole. (Various)

Keano already forward planning for life in the Championship next season. Cos those two will not keep you in the EPL.

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Derby boss Billy Davies is ready to make a shock move for Portsmouth striker David Nugent. (Daily Mirror)

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Tottenham manager Martin Jol is on the brink of the sack after he stunned chairman Daniel Levy by saying he wanted to sell star striker Dimitar Berbatov. (The Sun)

Jol could be forced out of White Hart Lane before Sunday's trip to Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham have drawn up a three-man shortlist to replace Jol - with Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi and Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp joining Sevilla manager Juande Ramos as candidates. (Daily Mail)

Seems to be more in this Jol to go story than just idle pash spouted by the tabloids. Why would he want to sell Berbatov? He paid decent for him, £10m or so and its not like he is going to get £25m for him, besides surely he would rather have Berbatov than £15m profit.

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Sevilla defender Daniel Alves has hinted that he may join Real Madrid after his club snubbed Chelsea's £21.5m bid. (Various)

Ahh well, its back to Diarra/Glen Johnson/Michael Essien at right back for Chelsea.

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Swindon boss Paul Sturrock expects to sign Derby winger Lee Holmes on loan and Wycombe striker Jermain Easter. (Daily Star)

I like how they sometimes sort of throw a story like this in, with the majority of the people reading saying "So fucking what". Bit like them including the Scottish football rumours I suppose

crowie · #**507** (**permalink**) 21-08-2007, 08:03

Sky Sports have Spurs making a move for Riquelme, which is just what you would expect when they are about to empty their manager

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Juan Roman Riquelme's agent claims Tottenham Hotspur have made an offer for the Argentinian playmaker.

Villarreal are willing to sell Riquelme after the player spent the second half of last season back in Argentina with Boca Juniors.

There has been interest from several clubs across Europe, but reports suggest Spurs have lodged a 15million euros (£10million) bid.

Riquelme's representative Marcos Franchi feels Villarreal should accept the offer from Tottenham, who have already spent heavily over the summer.

The Spanish side's president Fernando Roig is considering the bid and Franchi is waiting for an official response from Riquelme's current club.

Good offer

"Despite that we haven't been told anything officially, we know that Villarreal has received a very important offer from Tottenham and that the president Fernando Roig is analysing it," Franchi told Radio La Red.

"They have to make a decision before August 31, otherwise Riquelme will stay at Villarreal as there aren't any other serious negotiations.

"If nothing new appears I think that they should accept this offer as it is good for the club and the player.

"I don't think that Riquelme would be useful for Villarreal without playing.

"It would be much more useful for them to sell him so they recover what they invested in him when they bought him."

**all_funkt_up** · #**508** (**permalink**) 22-08-2007, 07:33

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Liverpool midfielder Anthony Le Tallec is being targeted by Sochaux. (The Sun)

I thought Le Tit had agreed a move to Huelva, with Pongo? I know the wages were a stumbling block but I didnt know it had fallen through altogether?

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Pompey want to hijack Everton's bid to sign Yakubu by selling David Nugent to Derby for about £4.5m and using the cash, plus £7m-rated Gary O'Neil, to buy the Boro star. (Daily Mirror)

Cant understand this one. Selling the Nuge for a good mil and a half less than what they paid a month ago. Hardly sound economics is it?

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Portsmouth have failed in a bid to land Yakubu, despite offering fellow striker David Nugent to Middlesbrough, plus £5m. (The Sun)

They really want rid dont they.....

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West Brom are keen to offload striker John Hartson, who wants to join Swansea, before the transfer window closes on 31 August. (The Sun)

Reading contract rebels Nicky Shorey, who has been linked to West Ham, and Leroy Lita, who is wanted by Portsmouth, will not be leaving before the transfer deadline. (The Sun)

Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka has claimed the club could sell him before the transfer deadline because they need the money. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are chasing Juan Roman Riquelme, with Villarreal wanting £10m for the playmaker. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle striker Albert Luque is being targeted by Feyenoord. (The Sun)

crowie · #**509** (**permalink**) 22-08-2007, 07:53

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Cant understand this one. Selling the Nuge for a good mil and a half less than what they paid a month ago. Hardly sound economics is it?

Remember who the Pompey manager is

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Newcastle striker Albert Luque is being targeted by Feyenoord. (The Sun)

Transfer or assasination, either one would be a benefit for Newcastle.

Napoleon Solo · #**510** (**permalink**) 22-08-2007, 13:44

Yakubu in talks with Everton after 'Boro accepted a bid for him today!