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crowie · #91 (**permalink**) 07-05-2006, 19:24

I would have my doubts about signing a player who wears gloves on a warm London afternoon in mid May

Northern yellow · #92 (**permalink**) 08-05-2006, 22:29

[quote=all_funkt_up[size=2]Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon is just one good performance away from an England call-up. (Sunday Mirror)
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Surely not? A cracking little player but cant see Sven picking him - too risky for Mr Burns surely.

Good punditry AFU

**all_funkt_up** · #93 (**permalink**) 15-05-2006, 08:02

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Jose Reyes admits he nearly quit Arsenal after an unhappy start to his time at the club when he switched from Seville. (The Sun)

Ahead of the Champions League, Barcelona's Giovanni van Bronckhorst has tipped Arsenal striker Thierry Henry to join the Spanish giants in the summer. (Daily Express)

Chelsea have a big signing of their own - Michael Ballack, who will be unveiled at Stamford Bridge on Monday. And the club will be paying him £130,000 a week for the privilege. (Various)

Another player on the move is West Ham's Yossi Benayoun, who is set to join the team that dashed his FA Cup dreams - Liverpool. Anfield boss Rafael Benitez has been watching the player closely since his £2.5m summer transfer to the Premiership. (Daily Mirror)

The Cup final, however, may have robbed Harry Kewell of his World Cup dream. The Australia international is struggling to prove his fitness in time. (Various)

Tottenham will make a third offer on Monday for Wigan's Pascal Chimbonda after he was named in France's World Cup squad. Offers of £2m and £3m have already been rejected but Spurs will up the bid once more. (The Times)

Speculation mounted over Chelsea's Williams Gallas future after he missed the club's weekend parade. Gallas has asked to leave the club, while manager Jose Mourinho has said he's not for sale. (Daily Telegraph)

Czech star Libor Sionko is expected to arrive in Glasgow on Monday to sign for Rangers on a Bosman move from Austria Vienna. (Daily Record)

Hearts' Rudi Skacel will quit Tynecastle in the summer, still upset at George Burley's sacking earlier in the season. (Daily Record)

**all_funkt_up** · #94 (**permalink**) 12-06-2006, 07:46

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Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2006, 06:48 GMT 07:48 UK

TRANSFER & OTHER DOMESTIC RUMOURS

Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has turned down a move to Premiership new-boys Sheffield United. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United are maintaining their interest in Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Pedro Duscher as they wait to see if they can land Tottenham's Michael Carrick. (The Independent)

However, Spurs boss Martin Jol insists the midfielder will not be sold as he intends to build his side around the 24-year-old. (Various)

Sir Alex Ferguson is also still tracking £18m-rated Lyon midfielder Mahamadou Diarra, but only if he lowers his £100,000-a-week wage demands. (Daily Star, Independent)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is keen on luring former Arsenal and Liverpool striker Nicolas Anelka back to England from Fenerbahce. (Daily Telegraph)

Birmingham will wrap up the signing of Tottenham defender Stephen Kelly on Monday. (The Sun)

Former QPR boss Ian Holloway is being lined up by Plymouth if manager Tony Pulis moves to Stoke. (Daily Mirror)

New Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has sought special dispensation from USA coach Bruce Arena to talk to defender Oguchi Onyewu about a proposed £2m switch to the Riverside from Standard Liege. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are lining up a double swoop for Blackburn pair Craig Bellamy and Steven Reid, with the pair expected to cost Spurs boss Martin Jol around £10, while Ivory Coast midfielder Didier Zakora remains high on his wanted list. (Express)

BBC - Ever reliable eh

Porto have approached Everton in a bid to sign midfielder Andy van der Meyde, offering long-term Toffees target Benni McCarthy in exchange. (Independent)

Meanwhile, the Merseysiders will complete their protracted move for Wolves defender Joleon Lescott when the 23-year-old returns from holiday this week. (Daily Mirror)

Peter Taylor is expected to leave Hull City to take over the vacant manager's job at Crystal Palace this week, with Mick McCarthy set to replace him at the KC Stadium. (Telegraph)

Former Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier is still keen to take Djibril Cisse to Lyon, despite the Reds striker breaking his leg for a second time in a year against China in a World Cup warm-up match. (Independent) Back to top

**all_funkt_up** · #95 (**permalink**) 14-05-2007, 12:24

Time to resurrect the rumour thread methinks.

The papers are buzzing with tittle tattle - no doubt most of it is complete bollocks but I will still stick them up here for your enjoyment.

**all_funkt_up** · #96 (**permalink**) 14-05-2007, 12:25

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Originally Posted by The Times

So don't you dare stop us if you've heard this one before: Steve Sidwell's off to Chelsea, and may even arrive at Stamford Bridge in time to see Arjen Robben tumble and roll out the door and all the way to Bayern Munich, the club who, fittingly, are known in Germany as FC Hollywood.
Robben will be one of many recruits at Bayern, who are so stung at missing out on Champions League qualification for the first time in 178 years that they've vowed to sign almost an entire new team. Fiorentina front man Luca Toni and Werder Bremen's Miroslav Klose are also in their sights, and they're even pondering re-signing Zé Roberto, currently going down a storm at Santos. Ajax striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar is also being chased by the German also-rans, but word is his most likely destination is Manchester United. Or Juventus. For some reason, none of those clubs are interested in Marlon Harewood, who, as soon as he's finished celebrating West Ham's Premiership survival, will be sold to ... relegated Watford.

Mark Viduka's wobbling up and down metaphorical European catwalks in the hope of catching the eye of someone who isn't Middlesbrough. Newcastle just about fit that bill.

Elsewhere in the north-east, Roy Keane is glaring in the general direction of The Hawthorns as he prepares to make West Brom an offer they can't refuse for flame-haired defender Paul McShane. Keane, for all the Mill knows, may also be one of the hundreds of managers drooling over Marseille wonder-winger Franck Ribéry, who's set to reject everyone except AC Milan.

Bundesliga bottlers Schalke 04 want Jérôme Rothen from PSG. And Deportivo la Coruna are also planning some summer shopping in Paris - and for some unfathomable reason have Colombian centre-back and incorrigible shirt-puller Mario Yepes on their list.

**all_funkt_up** · #97 (**permalink**) 14-05-2007, 12:26

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Originally Posted by The BBC

Steve Sidwell is to have a medical at Chelsea before sealing a move to Stamford Bridge after his contract expires at Reading. (Daily Star)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is eyeing up West Brom defender and ex-Manchester United colleague Paul McShane. (Various)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will want an answer from Mark Viduka about whether the striker wants to stay at the club. (The Sun)

Birmingham want defenders Liam Ridgewell and JLloyd Samuel from arch rivals Aston Villa. (Mirror)

Ajax striker Klaas Jun Huntelaar is on Manchester United's summer shopping list. (Mirror)

Manchester City defender Sylvain Distin is out of contract this summer and Aston Villa are one of many clubs targeting the Frenchman. (Mirror)

Watford want West Ham striker Marlon Harewood to shoot them back into the Premiership. (Mirror)

Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws plans to go back to his ex-club Scunthorpe for striker Billy Sharp. (Daily Mail)

Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies says he is ditching his mobile phone over the summer so he does not learn of interest in the club's top goalscorer Steven Naismith. (Daily Express)

Edgar Jankauskas is expected to quit Hearts after failing to break into the first team at Tynecastle this season. (The Sun)

**Winrew** · #98 (**permalink**) 14-05-2007, 14:57

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Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will want an answer from Mark Viduka about whether the striker wants to stay at the club. (The Sun)

I thought he was going to Portsmouth ?

**all_funkt_up** · #99 (**permalink**) 14-05-2007, 15:03

I heard that Robbie Fowler was considering a move there too....

**all_funkt_up** · #**100** (**permalink**) 15-05-2007, 12:01

Some interesting stuff in today's papers. Intruiged by a few of them:

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez is set for a £30m move to Real Madrid - with West Ham not seeing a penny of any fee. (The Sun)

But Tevez will decide on his future next week. (Daily Express)

The Hammers will this week make a £12m bid for Charlton captain Darren Bent. (Daily Star)

Spurs have also put Bent at the top of their shopping list, for around £10m. (Daily Express)

And they are in the hunt for Barcelona's out-of-favour former Chelsea frontman Eidur Gudjohnsen, too. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell has moved a step closer to joining Newcastle. (Daily Mirror)

Phil Jagielka is set to walk out on Sheffield United with Everton, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Wigan interested. (Daily Mirror)

Praise the lord, Manchester United have finally agreed an £18m fee with Bayern Munich for Owen Hargreaves. (Daily Star)

Spurs' interest in Nigel Reo-Coker's has cooled, with Everton and Sunderland watching developments. (Daily Mirror)

Obafemi Martins could be on his way out of Newcastle, with Valencia and Juventus already in talks over a £13m move. (The Sun)

Portsmouth remain favourites to sign Mark Viduka, who is out of contract at Middlesbrough. (Daily Mail)

Glen Johnson has snubbed a permanent move to Portsmouth to fight for a first-team place at Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth and West Ham have made enquiries about Watford youngster Hameur Bouazza. (Daily Mirror)

Swansea, Hartlepool and Hibernian have lodged bids for £150,000-rated Hull striker Darryl Duffy. (Daily Star)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is tracking Benfica's Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic and Rangers are set to battle for the services of former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler. (Daily Mirror)

Wolves defender Jackie McNamara will sign a two-year deal with Aberdeen by the end of the week. (Daily Record)

**all_funkt_up** · #**101** (**permalink**) 15-05-2007, 12:03

Quite why Spurs are after Darren Bent when they have Keane, Defoe, Berbatov and the shoe bomber is beyond me.

Maybe Keane is on his way out...? I heard from a Sunderland fan that Keane is keen on Keane and that a deal was imminent. Sounds crazy, but I do think Sunderland are a decent team to play for now they have a good set-up. Would fit in with the Irish vision they have there.

**all_funkt_up** · #**102** (**permalink**) 15-05-2007, 12:05

Oh and Sol Campbell would be a good acquisition for the Toon. Just the sort of player to compliment Steven Taylor and help him in his development. Was very suprised when they decided not to bid for him this time last year. Roeder thought he was too old, apparently....

crowie · #**103** (**permalink**) 15-05-2007, 22:00

Scott Brown moving to Celtic from Hibs for £4.4m

**FC Basher** · #**104** (**permalink**) 15-05-2007, 22:17

GaNgStA kEeKs · #**105** (**permalink**) 16-05-2007, 06:46

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Originally Posted by crowie

Scott Brown moving to Celtic from Hibs for £4.4m

Whats your thoughts on that?

£4.4 million is a bit steep for a Scottish player. Or maybe im just so use to clubs snatching players for pennies that this amount seems obscene.

Looked absolute quality against Italy it has to be said but since then his form has dipped a bit.

Im seeing him down as Lennons replacement by a few? Didn't strike me as a Lennon style of player at all

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