The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies

Robbie Keane to Aston Villa
With the arrival of Peter Crouch and the ongoing pursuit of Klaas Jan Huntelaar at Spurs, the Daily Mail are speculating that Robbie Keane may pack up his bindle for the second consecutive summer. The team they have plucked from the air is Villa, who would have to match his £70,000-a-week wages.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Keane may not get on the team sheet every single week, but we can’t see him moving anywhere before the season starts.

Elano to Galatasaray
Despite being chased by both Milan clubs, the unwanted Citizen has moved to Turkey for a fee of around £8m.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: He’s on the front

The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies

Michael Turner to Tottenham
As Ledley King, Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson struggle to find full fitness, The Mirror suggest ‘Arry will bring in the Hull centre-back. Apparently, Pascal Chimbonda plus cash would equate to a deal worth around £8m.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: In light of the injury list, Tottenham do need to look beyond Corluka for centre-back cover, and sources suggest Turner could be, er, turned for the right price. The thought of wearing that ugly 80s throwback Hull shirt for an entire season must be playing on his mind too.

Emmanuel Eboue to Fiorentina
Another rumour from the prolific Daily Mirror, who are suggesting the Ivorian will be the latest star to leave the Emirates. Wenger has reportedly given Eboue permission to speak to the Serie A side, who would be expected to pay around £9m.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Statistically, he is an extremely effective player, however

The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies

Alvaro Negredo to Tottenham
Four days ago, Spanish paper AS claimed Spurs would wrap up a £23m deal for the Real Madrid striker within 48 hours. Evidently, that didn’t happen, but the Spaniards insist Spurs are still the frontrunners for his signature and the Premier League is his ideal destination.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Little has been said of this deal in the British press, but that doesn’t mean to say it isn’t true. That said, most Tottenham transfer rumours are untrue.

Joleon Lescott to Manchester City
The rumour that refuses to go away rages on. The Times believe the defender will “plead” with David Moyes to be allowed to talk with Manchester City, who had a £15m offer rejected on Friday. They will reportedly retort with an improved £18m bid.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: The Times say Lescott wants to join City to improve his chances

Hull’s Giovanni manages to fit preaching into his busy schedule

Apparently, Giovanni’s Premier League success cannot be attributed solely to his own skill and determination: the Brazilian also has the Good Lord on his side.

While playing for Manchester City, Gio attended the New Hope Fellowship Church in Hulme, a Brazilian institution where sermons are read in Portuguese and English. Using his middle name Diberson, the Hull forward continues to attend the church, and regularly gives sermons to a congregation that has boasted Fabio Aurelio and Elano among its ranks.

Fellow Pastor Ezequias Santos told the Manchester Evening News:

“Deiber has been working with boys in the local area and doing some great work.

“Like Kaka, he is a Brazilian player who has kept his faith and remained humble even though his life is now very different to ours.

“He wants to be part of the community and help youths develop good behaviour, even though he now has a wealthy background.”

The Spoiler is impressed by Giovanni’s efforts - few other top flight players possess even a passing familiarity with the concept of doing something selfless and without grotesque remuneration.

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Gokhan Inler to Arsenal
With primary target Melo almost certain to join Juventus, Arsenal have been forced to look elsewhere for a new midfielder. However, reports suggest Arsene Wenger is restricting his search to Serie A and now wants to sign £10 million-rated Gokhan Inler from Udinese.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Arsenal were linked with the Swiss international a lot last summer so hopefully this doesn’t drag on as long as the Andrey Arshavin saga did, especially as this transfer window has been fairly interesting and unpredictable so far.

Tuncay to Everton or Aston Villa
Middlesbrough’s local paper the Evening Gazette states that Aston Villa are looking to complete a £20 million double deal for Stewart Downing and

Man City midfielder sorry for exposing wang

Earlier this month, The Spoiler brought you news of some of Brazil’s finest being ‘tricked’ into broadcasting images of their love tools across the web via webcam by a South American internet groupie unimaginatively dubbed ‘The Blonde from the Internet’. One of the group of poor unfortunates (which included AC Milan stars Ronaldinho and Pato) happened to be Manchester City’s moody midfielder Elano.

In a recent interview with Brazilian sports website UOL Esporte, as well as admitting to consorting with rivals Ronaldo, Anderson and Tevez for a spot of ’shopping and dining’, the playmaker has brushed off the revelations, noting having people screengrab pictures of your willy and posting them around the internet is just, y’know, one of those things:

Brazilian stars love displaying their gentleman’s packages online

While most European players are content with filling their leisure time with an unhealthy amount of Xbox, the boys from Brazil seem to be wiling away the hours broadcasting their genitalia on the interweb.

Last week, we showed you how AC Milan’s Pato had “pulled an Ashley Young”, and our friends at Popbitch have turned our attention back to the Brazilian gossip blog on which we discovered the Duck’s indiscretion.

The extraordinarily NSFW Glossx suggests displaying one’s junk online is the number one pastime among Brazilian footballers. It’s not quite clear who they are showing their wangs to, or what kind of honey trap

Welsh striker suffers his 13th knee injury in six-and-a-half years

Mark Hughes has endured another blow in his difficult first season as Manchester City manager, with the news that Craig Bellamy is unlikely to play again in 2008/09.

The Welsh manager, who 55% of Spoiler readers believe should be replaced in the summer, spent £14 million on the 29-year-old striker, who started just 20 league games in 18 months at former club West Ham because of injuries.

Bellamy has scored twice in eight league games since signing but