The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies
David Bentley to Manchester City
Obviously impressed by the huge impact he has made at Tottenham, the Citizens are said to be lining up a £12m bid for the punchable winger. The Mirrorbelieve Villa, Everton and Atletico Madrid have also shown an interest in Harry Redknapp’s least favourite human being. The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Spurs clearly don’t want him, and no one would offer more cash than City, so perhaps this isn’t as daft as it sounds.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to Tottenham
Stuttgart have had a £15.5m bid accepted for the unwanted Dutchman, but the Daily Mail believe Spurs are still in the running, even though they want to pay in instalments. Because instalments are better than cash up front, right?
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: It seems that Madrid want to sell Huntelaar to the Germans, but the player himself would rather play in the Premier League. Seeing as £6m of his fee will automatically be paid to former club Ajax,
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Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City
Mark Hughes has confirmed holding talks with Arsenal over signing the Togolese striker and Sky Sports sources - which proved accurate yesterday - believe he will have a work permit hearing in Manchester tomorrow.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: If the reported £25 million fee is correct then Arsenal couldn’t really turn it down. It will be interesting to see if the majority of the money gets spent on a striker, a holding midfielder or nobody.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar to Spurs
Real Madrid say that talks to sell Huntelaar to Stuttgart are at an “advanced stage” but The Daily Mail fancy Spurs to make an eleventh hour bid.
The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies
Klaas Jan Huntelaar to Manchester United The Spoiler admires Sir Alex Ferguson for being bold enough to take a gamble on Michael Owen but he couldn’t risk placing all his eggs in the 29-year-old’s hole-ridden basket. Therefore, the rumours that United are after another striker aren’t too surprising, with The Sun speculating that £20 million-rated Real Madrid man Huntelaar is a target.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Far from being another Afonso Alves who can only score in the Eredivisie, Huntelaar managed a respectable eight goals in 13 starts and seven sub appearances in Spain last season. Real Madrid are unlikely to get back what they paid for him though considering they are selling just six months after buying and have made it clear they need to get rid of players.
Wesley Sneijder to Chelsea
With Real Madrid increasingly looking like the only club capable of prising Franck Ribery away from Bayern Munich, The Daily Telegraph are reporting
The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies
John Terry to Manchester City
We laughed this one off during the January transfer window, but the Daily Mail are today suggesting that the Citizens are lining up a £45m bid for Chelsea’s captain. This is apparently corroborated by The Sun, who have spotted Mark Hughes and John Terry at the same holiday resort in Dubai. Evidently, it is no coincidence that two men associated with football are simultaneously taking a break at Jumeirah Beach, the luxury resort where you can’t take two steps without bumping into a Premiership star. The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Even if City do offer a reported £180,000-a-week package, we can’t see it happening.
Yaya Toure to Manchester Utd
The aforementioned Daily Mail also bring the news that Barcelona’s treasured defensive midfielder could soon be joining his older brother Kolo in England. Apparently, Fergie is interested in seeking out
While Real Madrid have been busy signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and co, the Big Four have so far captured Thomas Vermaelen, Ross Turnbull, Daniel Sturridge, Glen Johnson, Antonio Valencia and, probably, Michael Owen.
With all the big names heading over to Spain, the Premier League’s elite have been forced to adopt a different strategy this summer, as shown by the unusually high number of English players being bought.
The arrival of the galacticos has left plenty of talented players at Real Madrid looking for new clubs, some potentially capable of doing a job for one of the Premier League’s title challengers.
The Spoiler wants you to pick which one of the men reportedly made available by Florentino Perez last month would be your first choice. To avoid sitting on the fence, we’d probably go for Wesley Sneijder:
Dutchman forced to participate in over zealous goal celebrations
Since moving to Spain in January, Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has felt a little unsettled. Perhaps it has something to do with the manner in which his team mates celebrate goals. He scored twice at the San Mames stadium last week - lord only knows what Christoph Metzelder and Wesley Sneijder would have done if he had bagged a hat-trick.
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