Thursday 28 February 2008

Paper talk


My football gift to you - all the transfer talk, rumours and gossip from today's newspapers!

And there's plenty of it ..

Frank Rijkaard is set quit as Barcelona coach this summer and it is believed he would consider an offer to manage Chelsea. (Various)

Inter Milan are lining up a £14m bid to lure Belarus winger Alexander Hleb away from Arsenal. (Daily Express)

Lyon have accused Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson of scandalous behaviour in trying to unsettle their £45m-rated striker Karim Benzema after making public his interest in him. (Various)

Meanwhile, United want to sign Cameroon keeper Carlos Kameni. (Daily Star)

Blackburn are set to trigger an option to keep Dutch defender Andre Ooijer at the club for another year. (Various)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is ready to open contract talks with left-back Wilfred Bouma. (Daily Star)

But O'Neill has told on-loan Liverpool keeper Scott Carson that his future cannot be sorted out until the end of the season. (Various)

Manchester United and Liverpool are battling it out to sign Peterborough's 6ft 5in keeper Joe Lewis. (The Sun)

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan insists he will have money for new players in the summer - as long as he keeps the club in the Premier League. (The Sun)

Keegan says he needs five new players to transform the team. (Daily Mirror)

Meanwhile, Mark Viduka is unhappy at being left out of the side and looks set to leave Newcastle. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane transfer-listed Liam Miller after becoming fed up with the midfielder's poor time keeping. (Various)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is pressing on with plans to sign a new goalkeeper to replace Paul Robinson. (The Sun)

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley plans to snap up Derby teenager Giles Barnes for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror)

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy wants to sign Middlesbrough's 20-year-old winger Adam Johnson. (Daily Star)

Meanwhile striker Freddy Eastwood appears to be ready to seek a move from the club after claiming he is restless at Molineux. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will not be rushed into offering defender Sami Hyypia a new contract. (Various)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has revealed he expects striker David Nugent to join Ipswich on loan before the weekend. (Various)

Wigan striker Julius Aghahowa is wanted by Crystal Palace as a replacement for Dougie Freedman. (Daily Mirror)

Carlisle have dismissed rumours that 17-year-old striker Gary Madine is on his way to Newcastle. (Telegraph)

Frank Rijkaard is set quit as Barcelona coach this summer and it is believed he would consider an offer to manage Chelsea. (Various)

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Wonder what the odds would be for Rijkaard to be manager of Chelsea and Mourinho manager of Barcelona by the start of next season?