Daily Update : UK Newspaper Transfer & Soccer Rumours

K Jay

11th May 2006 Update

THE SUN

Ruud van Nistelrooy is demanding £4.5m to leave Manchester United.

Manchester United have begun negotiations to sign Brazilian twin wingers Fabio and Rafael, who are 15 and play for Fluminese.

Experts suggest that it was a virus which struck down the Spurs players on the eve of last Sunday's game at West Ham rather than food poisoning from a dodgy lasagne.

Birmingham City and West Brom want to sign Cardiff City striker Cameron Jerome.

Uefa Cup winners Sevilla have joined Everton in the race to sign Wolves defender Joleon Lescott, with Newcastle, Manchester City and Aston Villa also said to be interested.

DAILY STAR

Steven Gerrard claims Theo Walcott could be England's "ace in the pack'' at the World Cup.

DAILY MIRROR

Glenn Roeder will hand Alan Shearer a role in his Newcastle set-up after winning the job full time yesterday.

Wigan boss Paul Jewell will make a record £5m bid for Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson to spark a massive overhaul at the

JJB Stadium, which could see Henri Camara join Portsmouth.

Departing Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren has recommended that Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie replace him at the Riverside.

Everton are ready to offload Andy van der Meyde, just nine months after signing him from Inter Milan.

Nottingham Forest want their former player Roy Keane to become their new manager and lead them back to the Premiership.

DAILY EXPRESS

Steve McClaren has recommended Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie as his successor at Middlesbrough.

DAILY MAIL

Terry Venables is the shock contender being considered for a return to Middlesbrough by chairman Steve Gibson.

Charlton are to make a formal approach to Hull City for permission to interview Peter Taylor for the vacant manager's job at the Valley.

Manchester City are considering a move for Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune, with Blackburn also interested.

A "source" close to Cardiff striker Cameron Jerome claims that Birmingham have no chance of signing him as "there are at least six Premiership clubs interested".

Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson is set to tell the Eagles he wants to quit the club after their play-off failure, and wants a move to Tottenham.

I had a sig, once.

The Phantom

If Cameron Jerome was to move anywhere it'd have to be to a Premiership club.

I can't believe Boro would want to appoint Venables again!

K Jay

RVN for Liverpool next year!

I had a sig, once.

K Jay

12th May 2006

DAILY MIRROR

Chelsea offer Manchester City the chance to re-sign Shaun Wright-Phillips in exchange for cash and youngsters Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has shortlisted Terry Venables, Martin O'Neill and Alan Curbishley as Steve McClaren's replacement

Liverpool's Fernando Morientes says his former Real Madrid team-mates are "envious" of the successful Rafa Revolution at Anfield

Blackburn striker Paul Dickov has agreed a return to Manchester City on a one-year deal

Ipswich are to target Colchester manager Phil Parkinson as successor to Joe Royle

Manchester United have bid £3million for Wigan full-back Pascal Chimbonda

Tottenham are on the verge of completing the £10.7million signing of Bayer Leverkusen striker Dimitar Berbatov

Arsenal's Robert Pires has rejected interest from Blackburn and Bolton to sign for Spanish side Villarreal

Birmingham defender Marcos Painter has agreed a new three-year contract

THE SUN

Chelsea have agreed a £22million fee with Corinthians for Argentine forward Carlos Tevez

Liverpool's Fernando Morientes admits he wishes Steven Gerrard was Spanish

Fulham have offered Steed Malbranque £50,000-a-week which would make him the highest-earning player in the club's history

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse says he wants to stay at Anfield

Crystal Palace boss Iain Dowie is in the running to take over at Middlesbrough

Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong insists he wants to stay at St James' Park

DAILY STAR

Spurs have agreed a £10.7million fee with Bayer Leverkusen for Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov

Former Birmingham skipper Kenny Cunningham says Steve Bruce's lack of preparation is the reason the club has been relegated

Middlesbrough could turn to former coach Terry Venables to replace Steve McClaren

Portsmouth skipper Gary O'Neill has promised to stay at the club despite interest from Liverpool

DAILY EXPRESS

Michael Ballack has agreed to move to Chelsea and will earn a staggering £130,000-a-week

DAILY MAIL

Liverpool's Rick Parry blasts Millennium Stadium chief Paul Sargent over the Cup Final ticket fiasco

West Brom will rebuff attempts by Wigan to re-sign striker Nathan Ellington

Blackburn defender Andy Todd denies a rift with manager Mark Hughes

Manager Neil Warnock has agreed a new one-year contract with Sheffield United

DAILY RECORD

Scotland boss walter Smith says Kris Boyd is the striker the country have been crying out for after his double against Bulgaria

Former Newcastle and Portsmouth winger Laurent Robert is wanted by new Rangers boss Paul Le Guen

I had a sig, once.

Crocker

Chelsea can stuff their offer for SWP, Micah and Daniel will be worth more than him in 2 years

The Phantom

What a twat... Liverpool FC are resbonseble for distributing the Cup final tickets. All the Millennium Stadium does is provide the venue. And what did he want Sergent to do? offer the people whos tickets got lost other ones? That would cause havoc with a potential 3,200 people turning up at the stadium fighting over 1,600 seats.

K Jay

13th May 2006

DAILY STAR


* Andriy Shevchenko has told AC Milan he wants to join Chelsea in the summer.

* Lyon want Ruud van Nistelrooy and could use Mahamadou Diarra to complete a deal.

* Robert Pires has admitted he is caught in a dilemma whether to stay at Arsenal.

* Peter Taylor is set to be named as the new Charlton manager in the next 48 hours.

THE SUN

* Darren Bent has emerged as Liverpool's top summer transfer target. Craig Bellamy, Jermaine Pennant and Shaun Wright-Phillips are also on the wanted list.

* Chelsea are poised to complete a double deal for Anriy Shevchenko and Carlos Tevez.

* Ronaldinho says the door is open for Thierry Henry to join Barcelona.

DAILY MIRROR

* Anriy Shevchenko seems certain to make a £35 million move to Chelsea but Arjen Robben, William Gallas and Shaun Wright-Phillips could all leave the club.

* James Milner is poised to complete his £3 million move to Aston Villa.

* Matt Taylor is set to snub a switch to Fulham by signing a new Portsmouth contract.

DAILY EXPRESS

* Rafael Benitez is to wield the axe at Liverpool this summer, even if his side win the FA Cup final.

* Robert Pires has warned Arsenal his mind will be made up to leave the club if he is left out of the side for the Champions League final.

DAILY MAIL

* Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez will move to sign a top striker this summer with Darren Bent his number one target.

* Robert Pires has played down speculation he is on his way to Villarreal.

* Shay Given has signed a five-year contract with Newcastle.


Holy Shit Chelsea could have a lot of firepower next year.

I had a sig, once.

Crocker

I think Schevchenko is a cert for Chelsea, and also I can see SWP going to Anfield

K Jay

To be honest, financially Pennant is by far the better option.

I had a sig, once.

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