Archive for January, 2008
Man City beat Everton, Madrid to seal £5m Striker signing !
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Manchester City will today complete the £5million signing of FC Basel striker Felipe Caicedo.
Sven Goran Eriksson moved for the 19-year-old Ecuador international with one day left in the transfer window.
City beat Everton and Atletico Madrid to land Caicedo, who has passed a medical and agreed terms on a four-year deal.
After letting Georgios Samaras and Ronaldo [...]
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Sunderland to sign 4m Charlton ace
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Sunderland are set to sign Charlton ace Andy Reid for £4million.
Thw two clubs have agreed a fee for the Republic of Ireland international.
Midfielder Reid, 26, is now holding talks with the Black Cats ahead of joining their relegation battle.
Sunderland defender Greg Halford is expected to move in the opposite direction in a loan move.
Charlton boss [...]
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Portsmouth midfielder Muntari wants Man Utd move
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Portsmouth midfield ace Sulley Muntari admits he dreams of playing for Manchester United.
Ghana midfield star Muntari almost went to United at 17 but he could not get a work permit.
Now the £7million Pompey ace still wants to sign for the Red Devils - with Liverpool and Spain’s Valencia also interested.
Muntari revealed: “I nearly joined Manchester [...]
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Tottenham set for defender clearout
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Tottenham are seeking takers today for three of their senior defenders.
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is trying to clear the decks as the club attempt to balance the books after their £16.5m outlay on Jonathan Woodgate and Alan Hutton.
And he wants rid of Ricardo Rocha, Paul Stalteri and Anthony Gardner - but is running out of [...]
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Inter Milan to bid for Tottenham winger Lennon
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Inter Milan are chasing Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon.
Controcampo says Inter president Massimo Moratti sees the England international as an ideal replacement for Portuguese veteran Luis Figo next season.
Moratti also has Barcelona ace Deco and Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma under consideration, but regards Lennon, who has been flying under Spurs coach Juande Ramos, as the better [...]
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Chelsea striker Drogba: I often play computer games as AC Milan
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has dropped a big hint of where he fancies playing next season.
Asked by a fan on his official website about his passion for football computer games, Drogba replied mischievously: “We do a lot of tournaments with the other Chelsea players.
“I often play as AC Milan.”
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Man Utd new boy Manucho set for loan move to Panathinaikos
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Manchester United striker signing Manucho Goncalves is set to be loaned to Panathinaikos for the rest of the season.
Sir Alex Ferguson signed the highly-rated forward earlier this season and he believes he has a big future ahead of him at Old Trafford.
United are willing to loan Manucho out as he is well down the pecking [...]
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Arsenal, Chelsea step up chase for Feyenoord midfielder Guzman
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Arsenal and Chelsea are set to intensify their interest in Feyenoord midfielder Jonathan Guzman in the coming months.
The Canadian has just been awarded his Dutch passport, so smoothing any prospective move to the Premiership, where both Arsenal and Chelsea are confirmed admirers.
Guzman, meanwhile, now must decide whether to pledge his international future to Holland or [...]
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Portsmouth accept Man City offer for striker Benjani
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Portsmouth have agreed to sell Benjani Mwaruwari to Manchester City.
The Manchester Evening News says Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has agreed the sale of his £6m-rated Zimbabwe striker providing he can sign a replacement.
Benjani, formerly of Auxerre, has scored 19 times in 69 outings for Pompey. His dozen this season makes him their top scorer.
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Portsmouth make deadline £9M offer for Tottenham striker Defoe
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Portsmouth have slapped in a £9 million bid for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe.
Defoe has been linked with a move away from White Hart Lane throughout the transfer window after spending most of the season sitting on the bench. Harry Redknapp and Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie spent most of Wednesday trying to agree a fee [...]
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PSV to swoop for Chelsea ace ?
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
PSV Eindhoven have admitted interest in Chelsea defender Khalid Boulahrouz after selling Manuel da Costa to Fiorentina yesterday.
PSV chief Stan Valckx admits the Dutchman, along with Rennes stopper Petter Hanson, would be ideal replacements for the young Portugal international.
“Boulahrouz and Hanson are good options, but - even on loan - are unattainable,” said Valckx. “We [...]
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Liverpool, Man Utd battling for £10m defender
Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Milox.
Liverpool and Manchester United remain in the frame for Racing Santander defender Ezequiel Garay.
DiarioSport says Barcelona are making a £10 million bid for the Argentine, but that could kick United and Liverpool into action for the 21 year-old.
Tottenham also have made contact with Racing in the last week, though the capture of Middlesbrough’s Jonathan [...]
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