Friday, 11 May 2007

Transfer Talk (The Past Week)

Wolves are lining up a summer bid for Arsenal's out of favour Jeremie Aliadiere.

Chelsea are tracking Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro.

Sir Alex Ferguson faces competition from Inter Milan in his bid to sign Portugal wonderkid Nani.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is ready to make a sensational £12million raid for West Ham striker Carlos Tevez. Manchester United's partying players were joined by white-suited Carlos Tevez at a London night spot on Wednesday - sparking speculation

Plymouth whizkid Dan Gosling is wanted by Liverpool and Everton.

Manchester City are finally set to sell bad boy Joey Barton for £5.5million - the buy-out figure in his contract. Sunderland and Everton will go head-to-head in the battle to sign Joey Barton and David Nugent of Preston.

Sam Allardyce is the man Newcastle want to replace Glenn Roeder and will oversee a summer clear-out, with Titus Bramble, Stephen Carr and Albert Luque set to leave while James Milner, Kieron Dyer, Scott Parker, Nicky Butt and Charles N'Zogbia could follow.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will try to thrash out a deal with Real Madrid for striker Jose Reyes after deciding against a straight-swap with Brazilian Julio Baptista. Jose Antonio Reyes is desperately trying to find a new club in Spain to avoid a humiliating return to Arsenal.

Sir Alex Ferguson will be given £50 million to strengthen his title-winning squad in the summer, with Owen Hargreaves, Fernando Torres, Gareth Bale, Dimitar Berbatov, Steve Sidwell, Micah Richards and Portuguese youngster Nani on his wish-list.

Tevez looks set to leave Upton Park this summer even if the Hammers beat the drop, with Chelsea and Liverpool possible destinations.

Spurs boss Martin Jol is set for a £20million spending spree this summer, with Auxerre defender Younes Kaboul topping his list. Spurs also hope to land Gareth Bale despite competition from Manchester United and Arsenal, and are also tracking Hertha Berlin midfielder Kevin Boateng and Toulouse striker Johan Elmander.

Manchester United have enquired about the availability of Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o - but have been put off by the £40million transfer fee

Arsenal could land long-term target Ryan Babel from Ajax after it emerged a new deal he signed in February has a £6 million release clause.

Arsenal are willing to fork out £500,000 plus installments for Bolton's 16 year-old Kyle Bartley.

Barcelona will test Arsenal's resolve to keep Thierry Henry by making a concrete £15million summer bid.

French ace Franck Ribery put Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United on red alert by saying he's dreaming of a move to the Premiership. The £12million-rated World Cup star is set to quit Marseille this summer.

Real Zaragoza defender Gabriel Milito has pleaded for the chance to join Liverpool after they lined up a £10million player-plus-cash deal involving Mark Gonzalez.

Spurs will offer star striker Dimitar Berbatov a new double-your-money contract to ward off interest from the Premiership's big four.

Valencia's strong enquiry about Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins indicates that the Spanish club are preparing to sell David Villa.

Manchester United's nine-month pursuit of Owen Hargreaves is finally approaching a successful conclusion, with the champions close to an £18million deal with Bayern Munich.

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