Eto’o and Arshavin to replace Spurs strike pair July 22, 2008 Tottenham last night stepped up their war on Manchester United and Liverpool for ‘tapping up’ Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane, but already look to have earmarked Samuel Eto’o and Andrei Arshavin as replacements. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has been angered by what he sees as deliberate attempts to unsettle the strike duo, and yesterday handed [...]
Ramos hands United Berbatov incentive July 18, 2008 Manchester United last night moved one step closer to prising Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham after managers of both clubs spoke of their transfer aspirations. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is a long-term admirer of the Spurs hitman and confirmed yesterday he had made an offer for a player, believed to be for the Bulgarian. And [...]
Forget your sense of duty, Inter tell Chelsea’s Lampard July 18, 2008 Inter Milan have urged Frank Lampard to forget his loyalty towards Chelsea – or the Italian club will be forced to move for alternative targets. Inter president Massimo Moratti says Lampard’s “sense of duty” has prevented him from demanding a move, despite contract talks with Blues chiefs stalling. Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is desperate [...]
Baffling Blatter’s ‘Slave’ remarks are a joke July 16, 2008 So, according to Sepp Blatter, the president of world governing body Fifa, our modern day topflight footballers are being treated like “slaves”. With comments like that, it’s no wonder Blatter is seen as an irritation to our game rather than a so-called leader. I don’t think the man has had a sensible thing to say [...]
Milan sign Ronaldinho and pay £10m less than City bid July 16, 2008 Manchester City’s audacious attempt to sign Ronaldinho was finally killed off last night when AC Milan agreed a deal with Barcelona for the Brazil playmaker. Ronaldinho, who fell out of favour during his fifth season at Barcelona, will sign a three-year contract in Milan today after completing the routine medical examination. Milan have reportedly agreed [...]
Brazil winger Robinho eyes Chelsea move July 16, 2008 Real Madrid winger Robinho is seriously considering joining Chelsea, although the west London club are unlikely to pay more than half the £48m they were reported to have offered. Robinho’s agent Wagner Ribeiro confirmed yesterday he had held talks with Chelsea, and that the 24-year-old was keen to work with new Blues boss and fellow [...]
Vialli: I back Lamps to be a hit at Inter July 15, 2008 Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli believes Frank Lampard would cope with life in Italy should he opt to leave Stamford Bridge this summer. Lampard is currently in the middle of a tug-of-war between signing a new deal at Chelsea or joining up with former boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan. And Vialli, who made a name [...]
Samp want Chelsea flop Shevchenko July 14, 2008 Chelsea flop Andriy Shevchenko has been offered a way out of Stamford Bridge by Italian club Sampdoria. The Blues’ £30m record signing has scored just 22 goals in 76 appearances since joining from AC Milan two years ago. Milan have repeatedly been linked with a move to bring one of their best loved players back [...]
Arsenal ‘offered Eto’o swap’ July 14, 2008 Barcelona look set to make a last ditch attempt to win the race for Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor by offering £8m cash plus Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o. Barcelona have been vying with AC Milan for the 24-year-old, who was the Gunners’ top scorer last season with 30 goals. Arsenal resisted initial interest in the muscular Togo [...]
Cole dig at Mourinho and Grant over negative style July 11, 2008 Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has aimed a dig at former Blues managers Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant, accusing the pair of not wanting to play “the right way”. Cole says he is delighted at the arrival of former Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, who welcomed the players back for pre-season training this week. And in [...]