Steve Howard
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Transfer Speculation (or complete hogwash?)Right folks, lets just see which (if ANY) of this summers Daily Rag headlines are worthy of the paper its printed on, eh!
24/4/08
Newcastle are close to buying highly-rated Croatia midfielder Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb for about £12m. (Various)
Tottenham and Manchester City have been sounded out about signing Brazil superstar Ronaldinho after his move to AC Milan collapsed. (Daily Mirror)
City are also considering Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf. (Various)
But they face competition from Valencia, who will bid £5m for the Senegal international. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez spoke to owner Tom Hicks on Wednesday and listed his transfer targets, which include Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (Star)
But Villa boss Martin O'Neill is ready to smash Villa's pay structure to keep hold of his player. (Various)
Real Madrid have added Chelsea centre-back Ricardo Carvalho to their wanted list, along with his Blues team-mate Didier Drogba. The Spanish giants also want also want to lure Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. (Star)
Chelsea and Liverpool are set to battle it out for the signature of Blackburn winger David Bentley. (The Times)
Arsenal midfielder Matthieu Flamini is on the verge of leaving to join Italian giants Juventus. (Independent).
And the Gunners' midfield could be further depleted by the departure of Alexander Hleb to Inter Milan. (The Guardian)
Arsenal are intersted in signing PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa and Valencia striker David Villa. (Daily Star)
Tottenham also in the race for Gomes. However, the £10m price tag could put both clubs off. (Express)
Spurs' other goalkeeping targets include Espanyol's Carlos Kameni, Villarreal's Diego Lopez, Manchester United's Ben Foster and Udinese's Samir Handanovic. (Express)
Sporting Lisbon want Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback. (Various)
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is tracking Argentine international Maxi Rodriguez. (Daily Mirror)
Marcus Bent will seek a permanent switch to Wigan, where he is on loan from Charlton, if the club stays in the Premier League. (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle want Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell, who is also being chased by Blackburn and Sunderland. (The Sun)
Tottenham are interested in Real Madrid's Esteban Granero and Chelsea's Tal Ben Haim. (Daily Express)
Chelsea could move for Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, although his team-mate Mario Balotelli is being considered as an alternative.
But Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Frank Lampard, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Tal Ben Haim could all leave Chelsea in the summer. (Independent)
Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini may also join the exodus from Stamford Bridge. (Independent)
Derby manager Paul Jewell is interested in signing Everton midfielder Lee Carsley. (Independent)
Crystal Palace insist youngsters Lee Hills, Victor Moses, Sean Scannell and John Bostock will not be sold if the club fails to win promotion. (Various)
Plymouth defender Paul Connolly will move to Charlton in the summer after seven years at the club. (Various)
Oldham are monitoring teenage Wigan striker Chris McCaughtrie, who will be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer. (Daily Star)
Cardiff and Coventry are competing for the signature of Oxford defender Luke Foster. (Daily Star)
Oh dear, it looks like the hacks are predicting a Chelsea team for next season containing ONLY David Bentley... are these people for real?  
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JAFFA
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Steve your new team will be built around Stevie G, who is being widley touted to join your team. Not so sure myself as he may well view his chances of silverware to be better with "Benny boy" next year 
Dont think Bentley will go to Chelsea buddy and I think Lamps will stay also.
kind regards Jeff
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Steve Howard
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Stevie ME hasn't got the balls to join us m8, he know's he's hated at the Bridge... the diving, cheating, whining, useless never-was.
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SIMON
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Re: Transfer Speculation (or complete hogwash?)[quote="Steve Howard"] Manchester City have been sounded out about signing Brazil superstar Ronaldinho after his move to AC Milan collapsed. (Daily Mirror)
Ha Steve - I wish 
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jimbob
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| JAFFA wrote: | Steve your new team will be built around Stevie G, who is being widley touted to join your team.
kind regards Jeff |
stevie g going to chelsea yeah right hes a true scouser and he aint a sell out like 95% of the premiership players.
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jimbob
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| Steve Howard wrote: | | Stevie ME hasn't got the balls to join us m8, he know's he's hated at the Bridge... the diving, cheating, whining, useless never-was. |
ha steve,have you watched a game this year .drogba all he does if dive and pretend to be hurt.hes a cheat.terry is scum pure scum he kicked torres when he was down on tuesday.also every single decsion by the ref terry starts argueing with him moaning bitching.what a bad role model.gerrard may have done it somethimes but terry is a joke.the only 2 players on the chelsea team that are woth keeping is essien and joe cole. 
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Mac
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I'll disagree with you onTerry JB, imo he's the best English centre half we have had for years. The bitching etc agree with and it's something the game can do without but he isnt the only one 
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jimbob
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i wouldnt say he is the best english centre half him and ferdinand are as good as each other.dont get me wrong terry is a good player but he is a cheat and a moaner lol
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Steve Howard
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25/4/08
Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan will launch a £15m bid to sign Barcelona striker Thierry Henry. (The Sun)
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez's summer shopping list includes Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. (Daily Mirror)
Benitez also wants Gareth Barry, Borussia Dortmund's Philipp Degen, Athletico Bilbao's Fernando Amorebieta and Espanyol's Albert Riera. (Mirror)
ED: I hope that Barry speaks fluent Spanish!
Atletico Madrid midfielder Maxi Rodriguez is another target for Benitez. (The Sun)
Chelsea have told Real Madrid that they must pay £18m to sign striker Didier Drogba. (Daily Star)
Manchester City hope to sign Liverpool's Peter Crouch, Tottenham's Aaron Lennon and CSKA Moscow duo Jo and Daniel Carvalho this summer. (Various)
City must pay £21m if they want Brazil striker Jo. (Daily Mirror)
ED: Hmmm, £40M for Ronaldihno & £21M for Jo? - City, just like watching Brazil!
Crystal Palace are keen on Norwich striker Darren Huckerby. (Daily Mirror)
Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has told Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Luka Modric to join Newcastle. (Various)
ED: Does Slaven perhaps dislike Luka, I wonder?
Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to reject a move to Newcastle to stay at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa are the latest side to target Sidwell and they are also keen to bring in Liverpool's Peter Crouch and Benfica defender Nelson. (Star)
Inter Milan have confirmed they want to sign Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb. (Daily Star)
Arsenal have improved their latest contract offer to midfielder Mathieu Flamini in a bid to stop him from joining Juventus. (Daily Mirror)
ED: If you believe these two rumours, perhaps I should mention that I told ya it wouldn't be long before this team started to walk.
West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green is ready to pledge his long-term future to the club. (Daily Star)
Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is back in training after being told he does not need back surgery. (The Sun)
Tottenham have agreed to pay Espanyol £5m for Carlos Kameni but face late competition for the goalkeeper from Aston Villa. (The Independent)
But Spurs hope to hijack Portsmouth's £8.3m bid for Real Mallorca winger Jonas Gutierrez. (The Independent)
Liverpool have signed 16-year-old Tamworth goalkeeper Dean Chamberlain. (Daily Star)
Middlesbrough's weekly wage bill will be slashed by £130,000 if Mark Schwarzer, Fabio Rochemback and Gaizka Mendieta leave the club. (Daily Star)
Schwarzer looks likely to join Bayern Munich and Boro are considering a £4m move for Tottenham keeper Paul Robinson to replace him. (Various)
Newcastle and Liverpool are both eyeing a summer swoop for Colchester winger Medy Elito. (Daily Mirror)
ED: Is Elito Spanish? - Can't see Pool being interested otherwise! 
Barcelona star Ronaldinho has told team-mates at the Spanish club that he may be leaving the Nou Camp to move to Manchester City. (The Independent)
ED: Can City really afford the £40M being touted as his price tag? Hmmm
Fenerbahce's London-born striker Colin Kazim-Richards wants to return to the Premier League from Turkey. (Express)
ED: Bless. Of course he does!
Arsenal are considering selling their Swiss defender Philippe Senderos at the end of the season. (The Independent)
ED: What? - Another of their bright young stars on the way?
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Steve Howard
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26/4/08
Having captured Croatia star Luka Modric, Tottenham are targeting Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, Espanyol keeper Carlos Kamen and Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva is being chased by Roma after deciding to end his six-year stay at the Gunners. (Daily Mail)
ED: Out with the old?
Manchester United could lose out to Barcelona in the chase for full-back Philip Lahm. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is refusing to rule out bringing Thierry Henry back to the club from Barcelona. (Various)
ED: Back with the old?
West Ham are close to signing 17-year-old defender Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson from HK Kopavogur. (Times)
Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes looks set to move back to Portugal after putting his house up for sale in Poole. (Daily Express)
Liverpool's England striker Peter Crouch could still be a target for FA Cup finalists Portsmouth. (Daily Express)
ED: Back with the old?
Birmingham have jumped ahead of West Brom to sign Sean Geddes from Walsall. (Daily Mirror)
Midfielder Lee Cook is set for a return to QPR after failing to settle at Fulham. (Various)
ED: Back with the old?
Blackburn are chasing midfielder Radoslaw Majewski and defender Dariusz Dudka from Polish sides Groclin Dyskobolia and Wisla Krakow respectively.
FA Cup finalists Cardiff are keen to re-sign Derby striker Rob Earnshaw after he failed to impress with the relegated Rams this season. (Daily Mirror)
ED: Did ANYONE impress for the Rams this year?
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wuzy
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| Steve Howard wrote: | 26/4/08
FA Cup finalists Cardiff are keen to re-sign Derby striker Rob Earnshaw after he failed to impress with the relegated Rams this season. (Daily Mirror)
ED: Did ANYONE impress for the Rams this year? |
it would be a good signing for the city but he will probably go to another struggling premiership side, that will get relegated and so the story goes on and on and on......
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Steve Howard
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27/4/08
Everton striker Andy Johnson is set to leave Goodison Park and West Ham, Manchester City and Newcastle could be interested. (News of the World)
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has been given the green light to make a £7m summer swoop for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch. (Sunday Express)
Pompey are also targeting Rennes' Ghana defender John Mensah, who would cost £5m. (Sunday Express)
Blackburn boss Mark Hughes would rather let David Bentley rot in the reserves than sell him to Liverpool in the summer. (News of the World)
ED: Wow, I bet that Bentley is thinking "thanks Boss" - Inspirational stuff Mark!
Tottenham boss Juan Ramos will make a big-money bid for West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green. (News of the World)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese. (News of the World)
Arsenal have joined Chelsea and Liverpool in the race for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (The People)
ED: yadi yadi ya
Chelsea are willing to pay £35m to sign Atletico Madrid's Argentine wonderkid Sergio Agüero. (Daily Star Sunday)
ED: Are you sure? £35m??
CSKA Moscow striker Jo has agreed an annual salary of £3.5m with Manchester City, who are set to pay £18m for the Brazilian. (Mail on Sunday)
Middlesbrough have emerged as the favourites to sign £5m-rated Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell at the end of the season. (Mail on Sunday)
Chelsea are to offer Bayern Munich Florent Malouda, plus £10m, in a bid to sign Patrick Ribery. (The People)
ED: And they know this how?
Middlesbrough are planning to bid £3m for Derby midfielder Giles Barnes and Fulham ace Steven Davis, who is on loan at Rangers. (News of the World)
Reading hope to sign £3m-rated Metz striker Rudy Gestade in the summer. (News of the World)
Bolton are set for a summer tug-of-war with Middlesbrough over Crewe striker Nicky Maynard. (News of the World)
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JAFFA
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Inverness manager Craig Brewster says Romania striker Marius Niculae will still be at the club next season. (Sunday Mail)
kind regards Jeff
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Steve Howard
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29/4/08
Liverpool could capture Brazil winger Amanatino Mancini for a cut-price £4m as he looks set to buy out the last year of his contract at Roma. (Mirror)
Trying to BUY the league, are ya?
Tottenham have begun talks with Valencia over £16m-rated striker David Villa, who they see as a perfect replacement for Dimitar Berbatov. Spurs also want to sign Sevilla winger Diego Capel. (Daily Mail)
Newcastle want West Ham striker Dean Ashton, and are also interested in Everton left-back Leighton Baines and Rangers defender Carlos Cuellar. (Various)
Spaniard Cuellar could be landed as part of a swap deal involving £5m-rated Alan Smith. (Mirror)
Magpies boss Kevin Keegan is also looking at bringing in Manchester City defender Richard Dunne. (The Independent)
Sunderland will hand manager Roy Keane an £80m transfer kitty. (The Sun)
Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has pledged his long-term future to the club, despite reported interest from Manchester United. (Various)
Bolton manager Gary Megson will bid £5m for Birmingham midfielder Fabrice Muamba if he keeps the Trotters in the Premier League. (Various)
Juventus want Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari. (Daily Star)
Middlesbrough are lining up a move for Cardiff centre-back Roger Johnson and will pay £1.2m for him. (Mirror)
Sheffield United striker James Beattie has turned down an £8m move to Middlesbrough. (Daily Star)
Nottingham Forest and Leeds are locked in a battle to sign Doncaster left-back Gareth Roberts. (Mirror)
Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins is hoping to sign highly-rated Barnet winger Albert Adomah in a deal worth about £400,000. (Daily Star)
Oldham midfielder Gary McDonald is wanted by Aberdeen. (Daily Star)
Wolves have insisted Wayne Hennessey, Sylvain Ebanks-Blake and Michael Kightly are not for sale. (Various)
Brighton and Swindon are in competition for the signature of Salisbury goalkeeper Ryan Clarke. (Daily Star)
Swindon have offered on-loan Fulham youngster Michael Timlin a permanent deal. (Daily Star)
Not too much of any interest today, eh... got any rumours that they might be interested in to print as 'fact', anyone??? 
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carfty carper no15
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arsenal will be lucky to have a midfield if all the paper are true lol
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wuzy
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TRANSFER RUMOURS
Tottenham are preparing a double swoop on Spain, with their targets being £10m Argentine hitman Diego Milito from Zaragoza and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. (Daily Star)
Barcelona claim they have agreed a stunning £25m deal to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Daily Star)
George Boateng says the chances of him being at Middlesbrough next season are no better than 50/50. (Various)
Tottenham are heading a list of clubs interested in Germany striker Lukas Podolski, who plays for Bayern Munich. (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is leading the chase for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips after being thwarted in two previous attempts. (Daily Express)
Villa are also in the running for Blackburn winger David Bentley but the England man is more likely to go to Chelsea or Tottenham. (Daily Express)
Roma have been linked with Manchester United duo Louis Saha and Mikael Spaletti. (Daily Telegraph)
Barcelona's former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is wanted by both West Ham and Portsmouth. (Daily Mirror)
Hull City face competition from Italian side Sampdoria in their bid to sign Paris St Germain's Bernard Mendy. (Daily Mirror)
West Brom expect to finally agree a new contract next week with Kevin Phillips to stop the striker leaving on a free transfer. (Daily Mirror)
Veteran Czech striker Jan Koller has snubbed a move to Birmingham and is off to Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara. (Daily Mirror)
Hibernian forward Clayton Donaldson could return to England, with Darlington linked with the former York City target man. (The Sun)
Swindon have failed to prise defender Scott Cuthbert away from Celtic. (The Sun)
Aberdeen are leading the chase for RKC Waalwijk defender Tim Bakens. (Daily Express)
Fiorentina have ruled out the sale of Argentina midfielder Mario Santana to Tottenham. (Independent)
Another Aston Villa target is Newcastle star James Milner - once Gareth Barry leaves for Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)
Queens Park Rangers and Coventry City are interested in signing Moritz Volz, who has a year left on his contract. (The Times)
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wuzy
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OTHER GOSSIP
Paul Ince has been given special dispensation to become the next Blackburn manager. (Various)
Former England boss Sir Bobby Robson has praised Steve McClaren for accepting the position of manager of Dutch club Twente. (The Times)
Nigel Pearson has vowed to lead Leicester back to the Championship after being appointed the club's sixth manager in Milan Mandaric's 16-month reign as chairman. (Daily Telegraph)
Former Fulham manager Jean Tigana has ruled out the possibility of becoming the next boss of France - if Raymond Domenech is sacked. (Daily Mirror)
BREAKING GOSSIP
Cardiff City are preparing to table a fresh bid for Rangers striker Kris Boyd. (PA Sport, 0945)
New Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho, is ready to approach FC Porto with an offer for winger Ricardo Quaresma, a former target of Tottenham. (AFP, 1039)
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has not passed a medical at Emirates Stadium prior to a proposed move to Arsenal, according to his agent. (setantasports.com, 1226)
Brazilian club Portuguesa have turned down an Arsenal bid for their highly-rated striker Diogo. (Sky Sports, 1300)
Dutch midfielder Orlando Engelaar is being tracked by both Everton and Newcastle but face competition from German side Schalke. (Sky Sports, 1300)
Striker Marlon Harewood has revealed his desire to stay at Aston Villa - despite attracting interest from a host of clubs.
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wuzy
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and finally the Ronaldo Rumours again and again and again
CRISTIANO RONALDO GOSSIP
Cristiano Ronaldo may have to face the 'hairdryer treatment' from Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in a one-on-one meeting before he can force through a move to Real Madrid (Daily Mail).
Senior Manchester United players have been bombarding Ronaldo with text messages and phone calls urging him to stay at Old Trafford. (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder has urged Ronaldo to come to the Bernabeu, believing he can help the Spanish champions win a 10th European Cup. (Daily Star)
Ronaldo had already decided to quit United and join Real Madrid before last month's Champions League final. (The Sun)
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charlie
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to be honest im sick of reading rubbish rumours in the papers every day ,
i wouldnt beleive the date in some of the tabloids any more , also being a spurs fan, at the moment we seemed to linked with everyone all the time and its just rubbish speculation . all im interested in is we keep dimitar berbatov ,( if ronalgo leaves manure then berbatov may go to the old prawn sarnie brigade)
and spurs need to sign a quality attacking and defensive midfeilder .
having seen luka modric in the euro champs im pretty impressed with him and looking forward to seeing him next season in a spurs shirt. i just hope we keep the likes of huddlestone and lennon and they get regular football as both players are class and will be good in the future . i hope we sell darren bent as hes rubbish and whoever thought that paying 16 million for him was a good idea wants his head testing.
one thing that annoys me is there is no loyalty from players anymore (mostly the foreign ones)
also if madrid offered 60 million quid for ronaldo why dont they just sell the diving git , he could break both his legs in the first game of the season and be worth nothing .
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lucilastic
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Roberto di Matteo ready to take over as manager of MK Dons..
(Daily Mail)
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wuzy
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BREAKING GOSSIP
Tottenham are preparing to bid £25.2m for Valencia striker David Villa. (Marca 0919 BST)
CRISTIANO RONALDO LATEST
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has already seen the personal terms of his Real Madrid contract. (Daily Express)
Real Madrid hope to announce the signing of Ronaldo on 7 July. (Daily Mirror)
New Blackburn boss Paul Ince has slammed Ronaldo for 'souring' United's success of last season. (Various)
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Harry Redknapp says he won't be held to ransom by Liverpool in his pursuit of striker Peter Crouch. (Daily Star)
Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is hoping to sign Switzerland striker Eren Derdiyok from FC Basel for £6m. (Daily Mirror)
Sunderland could launch a bid for Sheffield United's £5m-rated striker James Beattie (Daily Mirror)
Lukas Podolski has asked Bayern Munich if he has a future at the club. Tottenham are said to be interested in the striker. (The Sun)
Middlesbrough have tabled a £3.5m bid for Reading midfielder James Harper. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal have identified Real Mallorca striker Daniel Guiza as a replacement for Barcelona target Emmanuel Adebayor. (Daily Mail)
Mallorca themselves are keen on Portsmouth midfielder Pedro Mendes. (Daily Mail)
Bordeaux have conceded defeat in their attempts to sign Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre. (The Independent)
Tottenham are closing in on PSV Eindhoven keeper Heurelho Gomes. (The Independent)
Chelsea striker Ben Sahar is set to join Portsmouth on loan. (The Times)
Derby will launch a £500,000 raid on Cardiff for defender Darren Purse. (The Mirror)
Highly rated Chelsea midfielder Jimmy Smith could join Sheffield Wednesday on loan. (The Mirror)
Wigan forward Antoine Sibierski has been told he can leave the club on a free transfer. (The Sun)
Stoke are closing in on Jamaican midfielder Rudolph Austin who is currently at Portmore United. (Daily Express)
West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is closing in on a £5m double deal for Newcastle's Shola Ameobi and Swansea's Ferrie Bodde. (Daily Express)
Bolton hope to secure the record signing of Johan Elmander before the end of the week. (Daily Mirror)
Paul Ince has warned interested clubs that striker Roque Santa Cruz is not for sale. (Daily Star)
Portsmouth are preparing a bid for Reading defender Nicky Shorey. (Daily Mirror)
Rangers have accepted a £300,000 offer from Norwich for midfielder Alan Gow. (Daily Star)
Lazio and Lecce are trying to pinch Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras from under the nose of Celtic. (Daily Record)
Rangers are not prepared to meet Fulham's £4m asking price for midfielder Steven Davis. (Scottish Sun)
Malmo have cleared the way for ex-Rangers forward Jonathan Johansson to leave Sweden and join Hibernian. (Scottish Sun)
Darlington and Oldham are interested in Hibs striker Clayton Donaldson. (Scottish Sun)
Huddersfield may win the race for out-of-contract Dundee United midfielder Mark Kerr. (Scottish Sun)
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lucilastic
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Frank Lampard to Inter Milan ....
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JAFFA
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| lucilastic wrote: | | Frank Lampard to Inter Milan .... |
Done deal by all accounts
kind regards Jeff
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Steve Howard
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Don't suppose you've got that in a "QUOTE" perhaps?
No? - thought not  
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lucilastic
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"Frank Lampard to Inter Milan......"
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JAFFA
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"Done deal by all accounts" 
kind regards Jeff
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Steve Howard
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"by all accounts" that's hogwash
Seems to me that the red-top readers are perpetuating rumours that even the red-tops have given up on.
Funny how this "breaking news" isn't being reported anywhere... all I can find is a hundred "QUOTES" from Ronaldo saying how he wants to leave Manure, but not ONE from Lampard, his agent, Inter Milan or Chelsea, relating to this 'done deal' 
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JAFFA
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Derby have doubled their offer for 22-year-old Stockport striker Liam Dickinson. The Rams are hopeful the League One side will accept £500,000.
Be a good buy this one will
kind regards Jeff
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lucilastic
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Promises to be a potent midfield force....
Deco ......and....Frank Lampard....
Roberto di Matteo to MK Dons.....as I said.....
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Steve Howard
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Deco is reasonable back-up to a good midfield squad...
With our wing backs pushing forward (Bosingwa & Ashley Cole) in a 4 1 4 1 formation we will be something quite special I hope.
GK: Cech
Def: Bosingwa/Feirerra Alex/Terry Carvalho/Ivanovic A Cole/Bridge
Def Mid: Makele/Mikel
MID: SWP/Kalou Essien/Ballack Lampard/Deco Malouda/J Cole
CF: Drogba/Anelka
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Steve Howard
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Real Madrid striker Robinho's agent, Vagner Ribeiro, claims to have met Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen about the Brazilian moving to Stamford Bridge. (Press Association, 1223 BST)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is to hold talks this week with Tottenham keeper Paul Robinson about a move to the Midlands club. (Express & Star, 1200 BST)
West Ham appear to be leading the chase for Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen's signature. (Clubcall, 1040 BST)
Richard Dunne will be persuaded to sign a new deal with Manchester City by boss Mark Hughes. (Manchester Evening News, 0915 BST)
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Manchester United want Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov and are ready to bid £23m, despite Spurs slapping a £30m price tag on the Bulgarian. (Daily Mirror)
Another Tottenham striker could also be on his way as Sunderland will step up their attempts to sign Darren Bent, although Aston Villa and Blackburn are also interested. (Daily Mirror)
Spurs' strikeforce is the flavour of the month as Robbie Keane has told the club he wants to join Liverpool, who want to trade Peter Crouch and £5m for him. (The Sun)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich would apparently pay £85m for Fernando Torres if given any encouragement by Liverpool. (Daily Star)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is "confident" he has persuaded Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at the club and out of Real Madrid's clutches. (Daily Express)
Midfielder Deco's arrival at Chelsea from Barcelona now means Frank Lampard will leave the Blues to join Inter Milan. (Various)
Arsenal have held talks with Werder Bremen's Amaury Bischoff and a deal for the Portugal Under-20 midfielder is close to completion. (Daily Star)
Middlesbrough target Didier Digard has hit out at Paris St Germain for blocking his move to the Riverside. (Various)
Boro are in talks to sign Sparta Rotterdam winger Marvin Emnes for a fee of around £2.6m. (The Times)
Norwich will make a club record £3.5m offer for Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi as a new backer enters the fray at Carrow Road. (Daily Mirror)
Hull City have tabled a £1.75m bid for Plymouth's left winger Peter Halmosi. (Daily Mirror)
Fulham have been knocked back by Czech Republic international Vaclav Sverkos, with the striker's agent saying he wants to move to a Russian side. (Daily Express)
Wigan have refused Derby's advances to sign central defender Titus Bramble. (The Sun)
Leeds and Leicester are vying to sign Blackpool striker Ben Burgess. (The Sun)
Dundee United face competition from Leeds to sign Sunderland striker Roy O'Donovan. (Various)
Roma midfielder Matteo Brighi says he is interested in joining Celtic. (Various)
Rangers manager Walter Smith insists he does not want to sell midfielder Lee McCulloch, despite interest from Stoke City. (Various)
Willo Flood's agent Eamonn Collins says the Cardiff midfielder will return to Tannadice next season for a second loan spell. (Daily Express/Daily Star)
Hamburg say they are willing to sell left-back Timothee Atouba to Celtic. (Daily Mail)
Rangers forward Alan Gow is expected to complete a £300,000 move to Norwich City. (Daily Express/Daily Star)
Celtic midfielder Evander Sno is set to clinch a £1.5m move to Osasuna. (The Sun)
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas wants to show that the 'beautiful game', which helped Spain win Euro 2008, can also succeed in the fast and furious world of the Premier League. (Various)
Fulham's plans to offload striker Diomansy Kamara will have to be put on hold after he ruptured knee ligaments playing for Senegal. (Daily Mail)
AND FINALLY
Michael Ballack had a row with German general manager Oliver Bierhoff after the Euro 2008 final loss to Spain. Bierhoff wanted the midfielder to hold up a banner thanking the country's fans for their support but Ballack refused, saying the banners were cheap and nasty. (The Sun)
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lucilastic
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Frank Lampard to Inter Milan......
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JAFFA
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| Quote: | | Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has splashed out £250m on the world's most expensive house. The Russian billionaire paid the record price for a hilltop villa overlooking the French Riviera. |
kind reagrds Jeff
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Steve Howard
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| JAFFA wrote: | "Done deal by all accounts"
kind regards Jeff |
Yep, just like you said bud... "done deal"
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has signed a new five-year contract, which will keep him at the club until 2014.
The England international had run into the final year of his deal and was a target for Inter Milan, who are managed by ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
But Lampard, who held out for a long-term contract, has finally agreed a new deal which he says will keep him at the club for the rest of his career.
Lampard, 30, moved to Stamford Bridge from West Ham for £11m in June 2001.
"I see it as my final big contract and I will play out my days at Chelsea," said Lampard after signing his new deal on Wednesday. "I want to finish my career at Chelsea.
"It is something I've said many times and, after signing this contract, I am very happy and positive I will finish as a player here."
"I've had seven great seasons here and now I can have many more," he told Chelsea TV.
"It's been a difficult summer for many reasons and that was one of them. A lot of things were said that were untrue, some things were said that were slightly true... and that was frustrating.
"Now we can put that to bed and concentrate on football." Everyone knows [Inter] Milan made a bid for me and that was something I had to look at
Frank Lampard
Speculation surrounding the goal-scoring midfielder rumbled on throughout the season as the Londoner entered the final year of his previous contract - and it intensified when former Blues boss Mourinho tabled a bid to take him to Inter Milan after he became their manager in June.
"Everyone knows [Inter] Milan made a bid for me and that was something I had to look at," Lampard admitted.
"That was a possibility when we knew they had made an offer for me, I had to make a decision for myself and this club has been very, very good to me.
"I don't see any squads as strong as us. I feel very excited to be part of the future and now hopefully we can win back some titles."
He also thanked the club for giving him time to decide on his future, especially in light of the death of his mother in April.
"My world got turned upside down and I don't think it is anything anyone appreciates until you go through it," added Lampard. "The club gave me time and I appreciate that.
"I feel for sure I've made 100% the right decision, for myself, for my family and for Chelsea Football Club."
He also touched on reports which suggested Chelsea had only been willing to offer Lampard a four-year contract, with the player holding out for a longer deal.
"It has taken a while to get the deal done and there has been a bit of compromise on both sides," he said.
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon admitted that contract talks had dragged on, but only because it was such a major decision for Lampard to make.
"It's taken both Frank and the club longer than we originally thought," he said.
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"These are big issues for the club, for Frank and any other player.
"Whatever has gone on I think there is that underlying desire that we get there. This is a great day for the club."
When he joined the club in July new Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari immediately made plain his desire to keep hold of Lampard, as he considers the player a crucial ingredient within his squad.
"He is a key player for me and vital to Chelsea's future successes," Scolari said.
"Frank is one of the best professionals I have worked with. Every day he tries to learn something and bring new elements to his game."
Lampard has made 247 appearances for Chelsea and scored 71 goals.
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Steve Howard
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Just as a little excercise, I wonder if any of you red-top believers would care to go through all of the transfer speculation stories in this thread and list the % of correct against incorrect stories (for stories, read lies! )???
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JAFFA
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Steve you know he has signed a new contract so the club can get a good deal when he goes in the Jan window.
Done deal buddy......Bye Bye Fat Frank
kind regards Jeff
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Steve Howard
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I can totally understand why you would 'want' such a world class midfielder as Super-Frank to leave Europes official top-rated club, but it aint happening bud, get over it!
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Mac
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There is a god after all then
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