The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies…

Ronaldinho to Manchester City
They spectacularly failed to land his signature last summer, but The Daily Mirror believe Manchester City are in line to secure the services of the King of Nightclubs. The two-time World Player of the Year, who cost Milan €21m, could go for as little as €11m. To Manchester City. Who would probably pay €50m for one of his boots.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Speculation that he will leave the San Siro is strong, and the only other club who seem to be in the running are Napoli. His brother and agent Roberto de Assis Moreira has quashed rumours he will do an Adriano and bugger off back to Brazil:

“There is no chance of Ronaldinho going back to Brazil at the end of the season.

“But if you ask me whether he could change teams in Europe, I would say yes, definitely.”

Carlos Tevez not going to Real Madrid
The wet dog-alike has been linked with a move to Spain for some time, but according to The Daily Mail, he has turned down a formal £40m offer from Los Blancos. Undeterred by the prospect of over-using his client’s name, ‘owner’ Kia Joorabchian last night said:

‘Carlos will decide on his future. Carlos Tevez will decide where Carlos Tevez will play.’

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: We don’t doubt Madrid are interested in Tevez (and vice versa), but this ‘formal offer’ doesn’t sound very realistic: with no president at the helm, Madrid are surely not in a position to be making formal offers. Equally, Tevez would want to know who his manager would be and what the rest of the squad would look like before considering such an offer.

Diego Forlan to Liverpool
He was fairly pants with Manchester Utd, but Diego Forlan has been showing some blistering form for Atletico Madird of late. Accordingly, he has caught the eye of Senor Benitez, who will offer £15m in the summer, say The Daily Star.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: A move to a Premier League side seems ominous following Forlan’s recent comments:

“Do I want to return to the Premier League? In the world of the football anything is possible and I believe I have a debt with England after my time at Manchester United.”