Archive for February, 2008
Man Utd ace set for exit !
Posted on 22. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Wes Brown has rejected Manchester United’s final pay offer prompting Sir Alex Ferguson to accuse some players of “living in the pockets of their agents”.
The 28-year-old, who is a free agent in the summer, has rejected an offer of £40,000 a week to remain at Old Trafford and Ferguson insists the situation “depresses” him.
“We wouldn’t [...]
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Chelsea to swoop for £12m Croatian star ; Lampard future in doubt
Posted on 22. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Chelsea boss Avram Grant has set up a £12million summer deal for Croatian midfielder Luka Modric - casting doubt over Frank Lampard’s future at Stamford Bridge.
Grant has gone back for Dynamo Zagreb playmaker Modric, 22, to beat off competition from other top European clubs.
The Croatia star has emerged as one of Europe’s most wanted talents [...]
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Chelsea star spotted leaving Emirates on AC Milan bus!
Posted on 21. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Andriy Shevchenko will have some interesting questions to answer at training today after he was spotted leaving Emirates Stadium on the AC Milan bus.
Chelsea’s £31million striker watched the game and left with the rest of the Italian team, prompting more speculation that he wants to return to his former club.
The Ukrainian has been edged out [...]
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Man Utd rival Barca for £8.5 Bayern ace
Posted on 21. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Manchester United face an £8.5million battle with Barcelona for Bayern Munich full-back Philipp Lahm. The Germany star is right-footed but plays for club and country mainly at left back.
United are eager to strengthen that area after offloading Gabriel Heinze to Real Madrid last summer, while there are also minor concerns over Patrice Evra’s new contract [...]
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Juventus swoop for £12m Arsenal ace
Posted on 21. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Juventus want to take Gael Clichy from Arsenal Football Club.
The Italian giants are set for a big rebuilding job in the summer following their failure to challenge Inter Milan for the Serie A title this season, with Claudio Ranieri set to be handed around £60million.
And according to reports in Italy, the former Chelsea manager has [...]
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Italian club accuse Chelsea of stealing youth players
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Chelsea have been accused of “plundering” Italian club Reggina’s youth team and “stealing” 15-year-old defender Vincenzo Camilleri.
Reggina were ready to offer the Under-16 international - who has already appeared in Serie A - a professional contract on his birthday next month.
But president Lillo Foti was furious to learn that Camilleri has agreed a deal to [...]
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Chelsea boss sent death threats
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Anti-Semitic death threats have been sent to Chelsea boss Avram Grant in a package containing a mysterious powder, police have confirmed.
The football club’s training ground at Cobham, Surrey, was sealed off after a member of staff opened the package on Tuesday.
A note addressed to Grant, 52, claimed the powder was lethal and included the words: [...]
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Villa striker set for loan move
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Aston Villa striker Luke Moore is having a medical with Championship club West Bromwich Albion ahead of a loan move that may be made permanent later.
Moore, 22, is rated at £3.5 million by Villa and will be given a chance to prove that he is worth a move to West Brom as they seek to [...]
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Spurs close to keeper signing
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Livorno goalkeeper Marco Amelia is close to an agreement with Tottenham.
The Daily Star says Spurs coach Juande Ramos is closing in on the Italy international, whose agent, Carlo Pallavicino, revealed he would already be at White Hart Lane if they hadn’t run out of time to close a deal for January.
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Man Utd, Liverpool tracking Real goalkeeper
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Manchester United and Liverpool continue to follow the progress of exciting Real Valladolid goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo.
AS says United, Liverpool and Real Zaragoza have all made contact with Valladolid about Asenjo’s availability in recent weeks.
If Asenjo plays five more Liga games, the young shot-stopper’s buyout clause will be increased to £3.75 million.
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Arsenal to beat Barca to Spanish Wonderkid signing
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
Arsenal have made a move for Barcelona reject Ignasi Miquel.
Miquel, 15, is now with Cornella after failing to initially make the grade at Barca. However, his form this season has sparked interest from his former club, which now appear set to miss out on the exciting prospect.
El Mundo Deportivo says Cornella have received an approach [...]
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Milan offer cheeky bid for Chelsea star
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Milox.
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has revealed how he almost convinced Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to hand them Didier Drogba this week!
“We get along well,” said Galliani of the Russian billionaire, “but this is a joke.
“I’ve just now (yesterday) spoke with Roman Abramovich, who is in Athens and wants to come and see the game [...]
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