Gossip thread

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Sat 16 Apr 2011, 11:47 am

First topic message reminder :

With the season coming to an end and no summer tournament this could be a big summer for transfers. Here are some of the rumours I've heard. Please leave you're own and discuss the likelyhood of these happening.

Modric to Man Utd £20-£30m
Bale to Man Utd, Real Madrid, Barcelona £30m
Sneijder to Man Utd £25-£30m
Cahill to Arsenal £20m
Tevez to Inter Milan £30m
Pato to Chelsea £25m
Chelsea are apparently seeking out buyers for Drogba
Aquilani to seel £10m move to Juventus
De Rossi to Man Utd £25m
Izaguirre to Aston Villa £8m
Llorente or Aguero or Forlan to Spurs £20m
Joe Cole to West Ham if they stay up

by Fernando Fri 29 Apr 2011, 2:26 pm

Inter Milan are planning to sell Wesley Sneijder, Samuel Eto'o and Julio Cesar to fund a bid for Arsenal playmaker Cesc Fabregas.

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if that's the case then id say give us julio cesar and eto'o and you can have cesc

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Fri 29 Apr 2011, 2:43 pm

How about you give them £15m and Cesc and yous have all three.

by **Derbyblue** Fri 29 Apr 2011, 4:17 pm

That is a very high price to pay just to get cesc, would be easier to try to sort out an exchange instead of selling them 3.

by **Derbyblue** Fri 29 Apr 2011, 4:26 pm

prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Arsenal are ready to reluctantly sell Cesc Fabregas for £35million
Liverpool are lining up a £15million move for Blackburn defender Phil Jones, they are expected to have to compete with Manchester United for his signing
On loan Richie Towell has said he wants to return to Easter Road next season

Don't see why Arsenal would sell Cesc for £35m he is worth £50m in todays market.
£15m for Jones of Blackburn is a lot of money for a realtively unproven player. Remember Liverpool have young Danny Wilson they bought from Rangeres who is an excellent centre back.
Towell should be sent to the championship on loan he has proved he is good enough to play for a poor SPL team Championship or League 1 would be a tougher test and prove if he has what it takes to come back to Celtic and make his mark.

I thought that about cesc but they probably won't sell him for any price this transfer window unless someone goes crazy and offers over £50million.

by **Derbyblue** Fri 29 Apr 2011, 4:41 pm

prettyboykev wrote:Tottenham are interested in Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan.
Schalke are eyeing Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel as they step up their search for Manuel Neuer's successor.

I'll be surprised if Sunderland are open to selling Gyan, Bruce is said to looking to sign a few strikers anyway and selling Gyan will make that a lot harder.
Friedel is 39 he can only be a short term replacement maybe there for just one or two seasons.

by **Derbyblue** Sun 01 May 2011, 12:27 pm

Manuel Neuer has said he won't move to Manchester United
Both Manchester United and Manchester City are set for a £35million battle to sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan
David Moyes is prepared to allow Yakubu leave Everton in the summer but would want at least £2million for the striker
Bacary Sagna is a £6million target for Roma, who have also been tracking Glen Johnson, and Alan Hutton
Everton and Stoke are leading the race to sign Craig Bellamy
Emmanuel Adebayor is a £14million target for Juventus
Manchester City are planning a £15million deal for Bolton's Gary Cahill using Shaun Wright-Phillips as a makeweight

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Sun 01 May 2011, 12:33 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Manchester City are planning a £15million deal for Bolton's Gary Cahill using Shaun Wright-Phillips as a makeweight

That woukd be a great bit of buisness for Bolton. Wright Phillips would be a good addition to their squad. They could use some of the £15m to replace Cahill and strengthen their squad in other departments.

by **Derbyblue** Mon 02 May 2011, 1:33 am

Chelsea have hijacked Manchester United's move for Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila by offering £25million, £10million more than United
Inter Milan say that any of the numerous clubs hoping to sign Wesley Sneijder will have to pay somewhere in the region of £80million, after reading this article that is apparently £30million to the club and Sneijder would want a 5 year contract worth at least £10million a year
Manchester City are ready to offer £20million and Wayne Bridge for Leighton Baines from Everton
Tottenham Hotspur are considering a move for Joe Cole after he rejected them last season and chose to sign for Liverpool instead
Chelsea are preparing a £40million bid for Manchester City's Carlos Tevez
Kenny Dalglish has told the Liverpool board he needs to sign six players in the summer - Gary Cahill, Mamadou Sakho, Jose Enrique, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing and Phil Jones
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City will lead the race to sign Scott Parker in the summer

by **Derbyblue** Mon 02 May 2011, 1:36 am

prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Manchester City are planning a £15million deal for Bolton's Gary Cahill using Shaun Wright-Phillips as a makeweight

That woukd be a great bit of buisness for Bolton. Wright Phillips would be a good addition to their squad. They could use some of the £15m to replace Cahill and strengthen their squad in other departments.

I know that could be a great deal, providing Wright-Phillips is up for joining Bolton, and he performs properly or it could look like a bad move. The £15million would come in very handy though.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 02 May 2011, 8:03 am

Derbyblue wrote:
prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Manchester City are planning a £15million deal for Bolton's Gary Cahill using Shaun Wright-Phillips as a makeweight

That woukd be a great bit of buisness for Bolton. Wright Phillips would be a good addition to their squad. They could use some of the £15m to replace Cahill and strengthen their squad in other departments.
I know that could be a great deal, providing Wright-Phillips is up for joining Bolton, and he performs properly or it could look like a bad move. The £15million would come in very handy though.

I've always liked Wright Phillips just wasn't good enough at Chelsea and Man City but their is no shame in that.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 02 May 2011, 8:08 am

Derbyblue wrote:Kenny Dalglish has told the Liverpool board he needs to sign six players in the summer - Gary Cahill, Mamadou Sakho, Jose Enrique, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing and Phil Jones

3 centre backs seems strange with only 1 wide man. Think Liverpool are pretty weak in the wide areas and need a few. They have a cracking front 2 and need to get service for them. Encouraging signs are the age of the players they are being linked with Kenny is keen on putting together a young talented squad.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 02 May 2011, 8:12 am

Arsenal and Liverpool could be priced out of a bid for Paris St Germain centre-back Mamadou Sakho after he was rated at £20m.
QPR boss Neil Warnock wants to sign Rangers and Algeria World Cup centre-half Madjid Bougherra.

Can see this Sakho rumour being true PSG will be trying to get as much for him as possible would expect him to leave near the end of the window for almost have the £20m touted.

Bougherra could be a possible signing target for a few English clubs he is looking to leave Rangers and has knocked back a new contract. Rangers would like the cash as well rather than lose him for free a year later. Probably between £3-£5m.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 02 May 2011, 8:17 am

Manchester United are going head to head with rivals Manchester City in a £55m summer transfer tussle over midfielders Alexis Sanchez and Wesley Sneijder.
Manchester United will make a move for Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given.
Manchester City are interested in 17-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder Christian Derflinger.
Tottenham and Sunderland are in a £12m battle to land Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro.
West Brom are planning a summer swoop for Fulham striker Andy Johnson. However, Warnock will have to resist a move from Liverpool for his captain Adel Taarabt this summer.
Watford want £2.5m for striker Danny Graham, with their top scorer tipped to be a summer target for several clubs.
Doncaster have slapped a £2.5m asking price on Billy Sharp, with Ipswich heading the race to sign the striker

by **Derbyblue** Tue 03 May 2011, 3:22 pm

Roman Abramovich will spend another £80million in the transfer window, with Cesc Fabregas, and Gareth Bale are likely to be targets

Blackburn are to bid for £13million rated Freiburg striker Papiss Cisse

Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus are chasing Sao Paulo's £5million rated midfielder Carlos Henrique Casemiro

Craig Bellamy may be the player Manchester City offer as part of the deal to sign Bolton's Gary Cahill

Harry Redknapp went to Spain to check out Espanyol's £12million rated striker Dani Osvaldo

Bayern Munich will offer £15million for Manchester City's Jerome Boateng

by **Derbyblue** Wed 04 May 2011, 2:15 pm

Juventus are not prepared to pay the £16million Liverpool want for Aquilani
Jimmy Bullard is on Neil Warnock's wish list
Newcastle United are tracking Toulouse's £5million rated defensive pair Cheikh M'Bengue and Franck Tabanou
Tottenham Hotspur are likely to offer Ipswich £500,000 for Coalan Lavery
Everton look set to swoop for Espanyol's Javi Chica, who will be available on a free
Stephen Ireland's move to Newcastle from Aston Villa could be off after he demanded £50,000 a week wages
Real Madrid are ready to join in the £15million race to sign Aston Villa's Ashley Young
David Norris has rejected a contract extension from Ipswich and looks set to join Wigan on a free transfer

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed 04 May 2011, 5:41 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Real Madrid are ready to join in the £15million race to sign Aston Villa's Ashley Young

Can't see this being tru and don't see it being a good move for Young. Ronaldo and Di Maria are better an established as Real Madrids wide men and could see him spending a lot of time on the bench.

by **Derbyblue** Wed 04 May 2011, 6:00 pm

prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Real Madrid are ready to join in the £15million race to sign Aston Villa's Ashley Young

Can't see this being tru and don't see it being a good move for Young. Ronaldo and Di Maria are better an established as Real Madrids wide men and could see him spending a lot of time on the bench.

I can see them trying to buy him, but I agree it will be a poor move for Ashley Young, he will just end up being sat on the bench, and without injuries affecting his team mates I doubt he would be in the starting line up regularly.

by **Derbyblue** Wed 04 May 2011, 6:21 pm

Napoli have made an €8million bid for Denis Stracqualursi from Tigre, apparently numerous clubs are interested in him, but Tigre's president has said only Napoli have made a bid so far
Yakubu has stated he would be happy to leave Everton for Leicester permanently, after Sven Goran-Eriksson said he was unsure if it was worth making a bid for the player
Real Madrid have beaten several other clubs to the signing of Jose Callejon, he will return to the club where he started his career for €5million
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has promised a summer of spending with Gareth Bale expected to be a target
Sevilla are apparently interested in Tottenham Hotspur's striker Roman Pavlyuchenko
Fulham boss Mark Hughes is tracking Young Boys Berne striker Henri Bienvenu Ntsama
Newcastle United and Sunderland will battle it out over the summer to sign Jermain Defoe from Tottenham Hotspur

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed 04 May 2011, 6:36 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Sevilla are apparently interested in Tottenham Hotspur's striker Roman Pavlyuchenko

Not sure if it will be Pav they will sign in the end. Tells more about the fact they expect to lose Negredo or Luis Fabiano or maybe even both. Spurs have been linked with both in the past.

by **Derbyblue** Wed 04 May 2011, 6:41 pm

prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Sevilla are apparently interested in Tottenham Hotspur's striker Roman Pavlyuchenko

Not sure if it will be Pav they will sign in the end. Tells more about the fact they expect to lose Negredo or Luis Fabiano or maybe even both. Spurs have been linked with both in the past.

They've already lost Luis Fabiano, sold him to Sao Paulo for £6.6million.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed 04 May 2011, 6:43 pm

Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng has agreed terms to join Bayern
Munich in the summer - and the German club are also monitoring City striker
Emmanuel Adebayor, who is currently on loan at Real Madrid

Derby are lining up a shock move for Manchester United striker Michael
Owen after manager Nigel Clough said he wanted "six or eight players, with at
least one 'biggish' signing" over the summer.

Manchester City will not consider selling club captain Carlos Tevez for less
than £50m this summer with the Argentine forward attracting the interest of
Inter Milan.

Porto president Pinto da Costa has revealed he will listen to offers for
the club's star trio - defender Rolando and strikers Hulk and Radamel Falcao.

Manchester United's chief European scout Martin Ferguson is keeping tabs on
Espanyol striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, who is also attracting the interest of
Tottenham, Everton and Fulham. United are also watching Athletic Bilbao
midfielder Javi Martinez.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is preparing to hijack Manchester United's
rumoured £20m transfer of Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.

Premier League bound QPR are themselves hopeful of bringing £12m-rated
Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh to Loftus Road this summer.

Tottenham are interested in swapping forward Giovani dos Santos or winger
Niko Kranjcar for £13.5m-rated Sevilla midfielder Diego Perotti.

Rangers are preparing a £1.5m summer move for 24-year-old Macedonia
striker Ivan Trickovski, presently with APOEL Nicosia in the Cypriot league.

Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra is more likely to seek a lucrative contract
in Qatar than accept any offer to join Queens Park Rangers should they return to
England's top-flight.

Walter Smith hopes to secure the services of Kyle Bartley, the defender
who impressed on loan from Arsenal, for next season before standing down as
Rangers manager.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed 04 May 2011, 6:45 pm

Derbyblue wrote:
prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Sevilla are apparently interested in Tottenham Hotspur's striker Roman Pavlyuchenko

Not sure if it will be Pav they will sign in the end. Tells more about the fact they expect to lose Negredo or Luis Fabiano or maybe even both. Spurs have been linked with both in the past.
They've already lost Luis Fabiano, sold him to Sao Paulo for £6.6million.

Never knew that not seen much of them this year. Was it in January?

by **Derbyblue** Wed 04 May 2011, 6:50 pm

prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:
prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Sevilla are apparently interested in Tottenham Hotspur's striker Roman Pavlyuchenko

Not sure if it will be Pav they will sign in the end. Tells more about the fact they expect to lose Negredo or Luis Fabiano or maybe even both. Spurs have been linked with both in the past.
They've already lost Luis Fabiano, sold him to Sao Paulo for £6.6million.

Never knew that not seen much of them this year. Was it in January?

I only found out because I just checked him and Negredo out on Wikipedia, it was apparently in March, Brazilian transfer window must be weird. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/03/11/2390519/breaking-news-sao-paulo-sign-sevilla-striker-luis-fabiano-in-66m-

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed 04 May 2011, 6:56 pm

Brazilian transfer window runs like in Russia because thay play through the summer. Only shut for the last couple of months of the year.

by **Derbyblue** Wed 04 May 2011, 7:13 pm

prettyboykev wrote:Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng has agreed terms to join Bayern Munich in the summer
Derby are lining up a shock move for Manchester United striker Michael Owen after manager Nigel Clough said he wanted "six or eight players, with at least one 'biggish' signing" over the summer
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is preparing to hijack Manchester United's rumoured £20m transfer of Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.
Premier League bound QPR are themselves hopeful of bringing £12m-rated Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh to Loftus Road this summer.
Tottenham are interested in swapping forward Giovani dos Santos or winger Niko Kranjcar for £13.5m-rated Sevilla midfielder Diego Perotti.

Well Boateng was a great signing for Manchester City, £10.4million and no doubt high wages for just 16 league appearances.

When does Owen's contract with Manchester United run out? I'm not sure he would really accept a move down to the Championship, and I wonder if he would accept a pay as you play contract with Derby.

It's a shame players like Jack Rodwell, never end up staying at the clubs that brought them through the ranks and end up leaving for one of the bigger teams in the Premier League. I also don't see Arsenal's biggest need as being defensive midfielder, so to spend half of the rumoured transfer budget on the position would seem like a waste to me.

I'll be impressed if QPR managed to get Chamakh for £12million, but I guess Arsenal will be happy with the profit after they signed him for nothing.

I have read quite a lot that Nike Kranjcar is very interested in moving to Italy in the summer and playing in Serie A.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Thu 05 May 2011, 11:51 am

Manchester United and Birmingham City target Maxi Lopez could be heading
to the Premier League this summer from Italian side Catania.

Arsenal and Tottenham have been put on red alert after reports in France
claimed coveted striker Gervinho has rejected a new deal at Lille.

Sunderland and West Brom are locked in a battle to sign Sporting Lisbon
midfielder Simon Vukcevic.

AC Milan will make an £18m bid to entice Michael Essien from Chelsea this
summer and could also offer a player part-exchange.

Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero, who has been linked with Chelsea and
Tottenham, has opened the door to a move to the Premier League.

Aston Villa, Blackburn and Sunderland have approached West Ham about
striker Demba Ba.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and Chelsea frontman Didier Drogba could
be swapping clubs this summer, according to reports.

Liverpool are lining up a bid for Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, having
failed to sign him from Hamilton two years ago.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew hopes to lure Ipswich's in-demand teenager
Connor Wickham to St James' Park, having worked with him previously at
Reading.

Blackburn's highly rated 19-year-old defender Phil Jones has given a hint
where his future may lie by saying "Arsenal play the prettiest football in the
Premier League".

Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker could leave for free in the summer
after his agent revealed there had been no talks over a new contract with the
Midlands club since November.

by **Derbyblue** Thu 05 May 2011, 12:04 pm

Nigel Clough laughs off the idea of Derby signing Michael Owen
Adel Taarabt had warned he will quit QPR if Neil Warnock is sacked
Cesc Fabregas is Real Madrids number 1 target
Wigan are interested in Almeria midfielder Hernan Bernadello
Blackburn manager Steve Kean wants talks with Schalke over a permanent deal for Jermaine Jones
Bolton boss Owen Coyle is eyeing a summer move for Middlesbrough's Rhys Williams

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Thu 05 May 2011, 12:10 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Cesc Fabregas is Real Madrids number 1 target.

I always thought Real would come in for him. Real don't hget enough goals from the middle of the park with Alonso and Khedira alhough their system next season might change because it looks like their manager will.

by **Derbyblue** Fri 06 May 2011, 2:25 pm

Mancini wants Gareth Bale, and will offer £30million and James Milner to get him
Chelsea are in talks to sign two of Belgium's brightest stars - Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht) and Kevin De Bruyne (Genk)
Blackburn will offer striker Benjani a new one year deal, Steve Kean also admits he tried to sign Demba Ba in January - and could make another move in the summer
Barcelona look set to carry on their transfer window tradition and bid on Cesc Fabregas
Portsmouth are lining up a £750,000 bid for Derby striker Luke Varney
Manchester City have made a £500,000 bid for Crewe's Dan Smith

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 1:43 pm

Maarten Stekelenburg is the new favourite to succeed Edwin van der Sar at Manchester United
Blackpool's Keith Southern is ready to quit the club at the end of the season to sign for Leeds United
Derby County are chasing Blackburn's reserve goalkeeper Frank Fielding, and hope to sign Jamie Ward and Theo Robinson on permanent deals
Barcelona will offer Marseille €9million for Andre Ayew
James Vaughan says he will probably have to leave Everton to get first team football and is happy to move to Crystal Palace permanently

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Sat 07 May 2011, 5:25 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Mancini wants Gareth Bale, and will offer £30million and James Milner to get him

Good bit of buisness for both imo. Milner needs to be somewhere he gets games and Bales gone off the boil a bit at Spurs. Might have been in the Champions League but don't have as good a side as Arsenal and don't have the money of the rest.

by AberdeenSteve Sat 07 May 2011, 5:30 pm

Bale has been awful the second half of the season. I'll probably get slaughtered for this but I think he is over rated. He has a lot to live up to after his performances against Inter. It would be a good bit of business for Spurs as I think that Milner is a lot more consistent than Bale is.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Sat 07 May 2011, 5:30 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Maarten Stekelenburg is the new favourite to succeed Edwin van der Sar at Manchester United
Barcelona will offer Marseille €9million for Andre Ayew

Man Utd are being linked with a different keeper everyday. We will probably be right about one. I've not seen as much of Steklenberg as the others they are linked with.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Sat 07 May 2011, 5:33 pm

German giants Bayern Munich are keen on taking Bendtner to the Bundesliga
if Arsenal do allow him to leave north London.

Arsenal are interested in signing Stuttgart's Serdar Tascim. Belgium international defender Jan Vertonghen is another
long-term target for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal have rekindled their interest in signing Everton centre-back Phil
Jagielka after failing to capture the England defender last summer.

Liverpool and Real Madrid are both chasing £5.5m Arsenal left-back, Gael
Clichy, who is out of contract in 12 months.

Tottenham are keeping close tabs on West Ham's England midfielder Scott
Parker, who could become available if the Hammers are relegated from the Premier
League.

Hammers striker Demba Ba is another target for the north Londoners, while
Chelsea and Blackburn could be interested in signing the Senegal
international.

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 6:04 pm

prettyboykev wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Maarten Stekelenburg is the new favourite to succeed Edwin van der Sar at Manchester United

Man Utd are being linked with a different keeper everyday. We will probably be right about one. I've not seen as much of Steklenberg as the others they are linked with.

The main ones I've heard are De Gea and Neuer but there have been plenty of other goalkeepers rumoured to be on their way to old trafford.

by Guest Sat 07 May 2011, 6:10 pm

Mourinho to Leeds next season to get us promoted.
And the rest of the Premiership can keep their mitts off Snodgrass!

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 6:10 pm

I think Milner and £30million for Bale is a great deal for Tottenham, thought they will lose one of their key threats the £30million will help solve all of their issues, and Milner's versatility will come in useful. If Bale goes to Manchester city what happens to David Silva, doesn't he play on the left wing?

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 6:12 pm

Y I Man wrote:Mourinho to Leeds next season to get us promoted.
And the rest of the Premiership can keep their mitts off Snodgrass!

Do you really want to see Mourinho at Leeds? You'll just play defensively and spend loads of money which you don't really have, then you'll go back into administration, and you will end up back at Brunton Park getting beat.

by Guest Sat 07 May 2011, 6:13 pm

I knew you couldnt resist that one. laughing

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 6:16 pm

Sorry, I couldn't help it, but then again it would be nice to see Carlisle beat Leeds, so feel free to sign Mourinho. I'm surprised you didn't kick me from the chat box.

by Guest Sat 07 May 2011, 6:22 pm

Im taking screen prints of your abuse so i can ban you instead. I just need a few more examples. Whistle

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 6:35 pm

I would have thought you would have more important things to do YI.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Sat 07 May 2011, 6:38 pm

Blackpool's Keith Southern is ready to quit Ian Holloway's club at the end of the season to sign for Leeds.

Aston Villa are set to turn to Rafael Benitez as a replacement for Gerard Houllier, should the Frenchman fail to recover from his health problems.

by Guest Sat 07 May 2011, 6:42 pm

Derbyblue wrote:I would have thought you would have more important things to do YI.

Touché

Can anyone see Enrique staying at the toon? He'd be a good buy for anyone.

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 6:50 pm

Been a few rumours about Enrique, seems to be mainly that he could be going to Liverpool which is understandable, its an area they are fairly weak in, and he would be more likely to play in European competitions with them.

by Guest Sat 07 May 2011, 8:04 pm

enrique has been in talks about contract and leaving anything can happen liverpool need newcastle plays to win things as they always target newcastle

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Sat 07 May 2011, 8:20 pm

TL I wouldn't be suprised if he is using the contract talks with Newcastle to get a better wage out of Liverpool. All he has to do is say Newcastle are willing to offer me X amount and Liverpool will offer more to get him. Makes sense.

Now I'm away to be sick because I sound like an agent.

by **Derbyblue** Sat 07 May 2011, 8:26 pm

Liverpool have also been rumoured to be interested in Joey Barton.

by **Derbyblue** Sun 08 May 2011, 12:31 am

Nicklas Bendtner will have showdown talks about his Arsenal future at the end of the season
Harry Redknapp insists Heurelho Gomes will be Tottenham's number one next season
Colin Healy and Arran Lee-Barrett have agreed to new contracts with Ipswich, but Brian Murphy has left the club after failing to agree a new deal
Lorient are keen to keep Gilles Sunu and Frances Coquelin who are both on loan from Arsenal, but due to lack of finances will probably just be taking them on loan for another season
David Nugent looks set to leave Portsmouth when his contract expires
Harry Redknapp feels it may be hard for Tottenham to sell some of their players which have been out on loan (Robbie Keane, David Bentley, Jamie O'hara etc.)
Bristol City have not received any offers for Nicky Maynard and expect him to sign a new contract
A number of League One clubs are reportedly chasing Jake Thomson following his release from Exeter
Kilmarnock midfielder Mehdi Taouil is yet to make a decision on moving to Hearts
Hull City have completed the signing of Joe Dudgeon for £300,000 from Manchester United, following Cameron Stewart, James Chester and Corry Evans in moving from Manchester to Hull, it will also make him the 3rd (behind Chester and Evans) to have made the switch after having spent time on loan at Carlisle United
Lille striker Gervinho has insisted he will only leave the club for another team taking part in the Champions League
Rotherham striker Adam Le Fondre has said after the club failed to win promotion that he would consider a move away from the club
Elian Parrino, currently on loan at Sheffield United from Estudiantes has stated his desire to carry on playing football in England, while Sheffield United are likely to offer him a contract he is keen to see if there are any offers available in the Championship

by **Derbyblue** Sun 08 May 2011, 10:57 am

Sunderland have agreed a £1million deal to sign John Mensah in a permanent deal
Manchester City are ready to spend £40million to land Alexis Sanchez and Gary Cahill
Real Madrid plan a £10million summer swoop for Didier Drogba
Federico Macheda could be leaving Manchester United in the summer
Harry Redknapp is ready to spring a major summer surprise by selling Rafael van der Vaart
Chelsea are keeping a close eye on Fenerbahce wing-back Gokhan Gonul
Sunderland will back Steve Bruce this summer and give him the money to bring in six new faces, including Charles N'Zogbia
Leicester are set to sign Marlon King who is out of contract at Coventry
Norwich want to make Manchester Uniteds Ritchie de Laet their first signing for the Premier League
Arsenals Denilson is a target for Sevilla who fear losing Diego Perotti to Liverpool or Tottenham
Julio Arca is likely to take a pay cut so he can stay at Middlesbrough

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