TSO to be given 100 mill to spend at Real and he will look to the EPL Jose Mourinho's impending move to Real Madrid is triggering "panic" among the Premier League big boys, who fear losing their best players to the Special One. Mourinho is plotting a swoop for Chelsea trio Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole - all of whom he managed at Stamford Bridge - while Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres are also on his hit-list, according to The Sun. But goalkeeper Jose Reina is adamant Torres will stay. (The Independent) The Sun reports that Mourinho will sign an £8m-a-year, four-year deal at the Bernabeu later today and be handed a £100m transfer kitty to boost an already impressive squad. Cole would cost club president Florentino Perez £25m of that kitty while Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is planning a couple of deals himself, for Liverpool duo Javier Mascherano and Yossi Benayoun. (Daily Mail) More Rumors & News - Everton youngster Jack Rodwell is to sign a £30,000-a-week five-year contract today to fend off interest from Manchester United and Arsenal. (Guardian) Meanwhile, fellow midfielder Steven Pienaar has rejected a new Goodison deal, which will see Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United scrap it out for his signature. (Daily Mail) - Toffees defender Seamus Coleman, who played a big part in Blackpool's victorious promotion campaign while on loan there, is unsurprisingly wanted for the first of many Premier League campaigns by Seasiders manager Ian Holloway. (Daily Mirror) - Arsenal fans will be upset to learn that Cesc Fabregas's transfer to boyhood club Barcelona will be aided by the Spanish FA - the governing body will allow the Catalan club to negotiate a deal with Cesc during the build-up to the World Cup. - Avram Grant is not yet manager of West Ham, but once he is he will raid Portsmouth - who he found it so difficult to leave - for trio Tal Ben Haim, Kevin Prince Boateng and Nadir Belhadj as well as Jamie O'Hara, on loan at Fratton Park last season from Spurs. (Daily Mail) - Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy could be on his way to Germany to sign for Steve McClaren's new club Wolfsburg in an £8m deal. (Daily Mail) - The hunt for Hull's Stephen Hunt is well underway, with Birmingham joining West Midlands rivals Wolves and West Brom as well as Everton in the metaphorical chase. (Daily Mirror) - Blues like a big man up front, and Cameron Jerome beware: he is no match for Valencia's 6'7" striker Nikola Zigic. The fee would be £6m. (The Sun) - Wolves are said to have agreed terms with Anderlecht's Jelle van Damme (no relation). The £2.5m fee guarantees him four years at the club. (Daily Mail) - And the ridiculous World Cup story of the day award goes to the tabloid Daily Mail for their reporting of Argentina manager Diego Maradona's demand for two state-of-the-art bidet toilets at his finals HQ. Apparently El Diez was unhappy that the bathroom facilities in his suite did not meet his high standards and so workers had to be called in to install new ones at a cost of £1,400.
The only EPL club that probably should have a legitimate fear is Liverpool of losing Gerrard to Real Madrid. Otherwise it's more-a-less the papers creating a panic amongst EPL supporters gullible enough to believe their fabrications. Following the summer transfer window is worse than following recruiting. Chelsea has been linked at one point or another with every big money player so far. Hell, next we're going to get some rumor of Chelsea wanting Cesc.
No idea if its 100 percent true, but supposedly Gerrard's wife was cheating on him and he wants to get out of England to fix his marriage I just don't see the fit in Gerrard to Real- they need defense, not more attacking mids. They're better off taking Essien
Apparently Danny Simpson is possibly not going to be ready, so Onuoha is farther up Hughton's want list.
True to an extent. But Roman wouldn't be letting Drogba, Lampard, and Cole all go for anything less than a king's ransom. And even though money is no object for RM and Mourinho, the money would be better spent than on a trio near or over 30.
Not when they are on teams like Chelsea or Man City where the owner doesnt give a fuck. I could see them letting Cole go, but there is no way Abramovich would let them sell Drogba or Lampard.
good the only guy we need is cole. i don't want drogba or lampard. nah im good i like higuain I hope we keep him. i don't think we need to add or sell any forwards. raul is about to go and that should free up more time for benzema who i think will improve once he gets more consistent pt. if we insist on adding i hope its maicon, cole, and either de rossi or silva and that is it.
These rumors started a few weeks ago, and Chelsea already said Cole is not available at any price and that he is the best LB in the world.
jesus we don't learn. i love my blancos but damn if they don't piss me off with bull shit like this. http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/05/24/1940825/real-madrid-sign-benfica-winger-angel-di-maria-for-40
That is goal.com so I wont believe it till I see it on a reliable site. And that is not a terrible signing. He was wanted by a lot of big time clubs. I still think Real needs to address their defense issues, but he is an excellent winger.
im not saying hes bad and that i dont like him. 40 mil is what im talking about. villa went for less. im hoping that number is terribly inflated.
I thought the same thing. His talent at his age is what pushes that number up. Only being 22, he has a lot of time left in his legs.
is this a joke? wheres the camera? a man city fan mocking real madrid? man city shouldnt even be allowed to utter our name. thats how far beneath us you are.
hahah this post almost made me think you didnt chose your club based on past success and that you had some real association with them almost
oh your one of those that claim you have to be born in the city your team is from? where on rowsley st did you grow up?
not claiming anything just observing your liberal use of "we" "our" and "us" in trying to insult my fandom of an arbitrarily chosen team by showing off your arbitrarily chosen team's past success
the argument over whos more of a true fan on this board is so tired. forgive me for not engaging. ill concede your a better fan than I since your team has less history. congrats
its not about true fandom. i just find it funny that you thought that hollow insult was supposed to be upsetting or something you chose the most decorated and wealthy club in history for those reasons and thats your prerogative, but forgive me if your adopted teams success doesnt offend me
lol it was a joke. i would hope a joke about ur team on a message board would not really upset you. and i see your impressed with your abilities to read my mind. do tell about all these other reasons ive done things in my life. ive been wondering what the real reason is i chose my wife. is it because shes like my mom or is it because she has a good job or is it because she is attractive or is their another reason that escapes me at the moment? you my friend may be the answer to all my prayers.
nice attempt at deflection. let me guess mr. holier than thou. you chose man city because they were recently bought by someone very wealthy and you would be able to knock on the big club fans all while your new owner can buy all the top players. so then you became a fan right at the beginning of their big run and if they fell flat on their face you can claim superiority because you chose to roll with a club with no history and thats harder to do than everyone who is a fan of teams with history. or was it just because you liked their pretty colors? either way your the cooooooolest dude.
i chose the team owned by arabs because, well, thats the only connection i have with any non-mls team that plays my 2nd favorite sport sure they are going to buy success (like literally everyone else does), but im not going to parade around nonsensically like you do
ahh the inevitable appearance by the inbreds. i forget who was your host bro? it was laporta correct? what is his latest jawdropping inside info? idk what the board would do without your insiders.
Considering the Cesc to Barca shit is picking up more than ever, with Cesc basically begging anyone that will listen to him at Arsenal to let him go... Like I said, my host bro knows people that are friends with Cesc's grandparents. Believe me or not cocksucker, but we're still whooping your ass again whether we have him or not. Have fun with your shit-ass defense marking Messi, Villa, and Pedro. Shit you guys were terrible enough to concede goals to Ibra
This guy is such an idiot. He doesn't use capitalization. He talks about his club's great history yet brags that his team leads the league only based on goal differential (which inevitably doesn't even matter), even though they had already lost to the team they were tied with.
c'mon guys did you expect a guy with that username to not be a real fan (andres you don't count you're cool as fuck) don't you have to preorder a lebron jersey for whatever team he decides to join