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Football Transfer Rumors Wrap-Up
---After two seasons on FC Barcelona’s bench, the ex-Chelsea star Eidur Gudjohnsen might return to the Premier League. Portsmouth and Newcastle have expressed their interest for his signature and are looking to snatch him at at cut-down price.
---Manchester City lead the chase to sign Mexican wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos from Barcelona. The 18-year old has already won 5 caps for his country Mexico, and seems to be one of the first victims in the major the squad shake-up that is expected this summer in Barcelona. It is believed Barca are willing to let Giovani go for 10 million euros (£7.8million).
---Shola Ameobi is set to leave Newcastle this summer. Permier League newcomers Stoke is said to have tabled a bid of £4million that has been accepted, but Ameboi is set to snub a move to Stoke.
---Manchester United are ready to turn to long-time target Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of Ajax if they fail to land Tottenham’s Dimitar Berbatov. It’s has been reported that Tottenham will create a big-money auction if they were to let go of their Bulgarian star striker who has only been with them for one season.
---Recent reports have claimed that Manchester City have approached Scoloari to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager while Eriksson met representatives of Benfica who wants him as their new manager. This have alerted many clubs and Chelsea are ready to reignite their interest in Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards.
Portsmouth after Benfica defender Luisao
It has been reported that Sol Cambell will be leaving Portsmouth this summer and they are already looking for a replacement. Brazilian international Luisao is the player that has been rumored to replace Cambell.
Campbell, who is out of contract this summer, has never hidden his desire to play abroad. Long-term admirer Villarreal are still keen on attaining the services of Cambell, so the chances are good that he will leave Pompey.
Benfica have set the fee at £12million as a starting point for negotiations.
Tottenham in talks with Barcelona over Eto´o - report
English first division side Tottenham are in talks with Barcelona over the Spanish giant's Cameroonian international striker Samuel Eto'o, sports daily Marca reported Wednesday.
“Tottenham's next target is clear, it is Samuel Eto'o,” the newspaper said, adding the English club has already approached Barcelona “to sound out the possibility of carrying out this recruitment”.
Barcelona “has shown itself to be more than welcoming and the two sides have agreed to meet next week to negotiate the transfer,” the newspaper added without citing sources.
The Catalan club will “not start discussions below the bar of 35 million euros (54 million dollars)” for the three-time African Player of the Year, it added.
“For Barcelona the sale of one of its stars is important as it would allow it to finance the shake-up that it wants to carry out in the locker-room” following its second straight season without a trophy, the newspaper said.
Last month Eto'o, who has a contract with Barcelona until 2010, threatened to quit the Spanish giants next season if their title drought continues.
“If things carry on next season like this, well, I want to win titles and if I can't do that here, then it will be an another club,” he told Catalan radio station RAC1, adding if he left the club he would also leave Spain.
The 27-year-old joined Barcelona from Mallorca in 2004 for a transfer fee of 24 million euros. |
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