Football Talk - Transfer Gossip/Rumours - 22/07/09
SoccerBible's resident football experts trawl through the back pages and hunt down the best internet forums everyday, to bring the latest transfer rumours...
ALONSO ATTRACTING ATTENTION? - Chelsea and Manchester City have joined the hunt to sign Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso, because his proposed £35million move to Real Madrid is stalling. (Daily Mail)- Rafa Benitez will move for Roma's Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani, if Alonso does complete his desired move to Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror) |
SHEVCHENKO TO LEAVE? - Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti expects Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko to leave the club before the start of the 2009-2010 campaign with Dynamo Kiev and Fenerbache interested. Shevchenko was on loan at AC Milan last season with Ancelotti who used him very sparingly. (The Guardian)- Chelsea have joined the line of suitors eyeing a move for former England captain David Beckham along with Tottenham and Fulham, all ready to offer the LA Galaxy midfielder a deal. (Daily Mail) |
SPURS UP BID FOR NEGREDO? - Tottenham have tabled an increased bid of £17million for Real Madrid's 23-year-old Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo. (Daily Mirror) |
£9 MILLION BID FOR DEFENDER? - Fulham are set to make a £9m offer for Hull City defender Michael Turner, which will include striker Bobby Zamora going in the other direction. (Daily Mirror)- South African midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi is hoping to earn a deal at Fulham as he has arrived for a trial spell, the 24-year-old plays in his homeland for Golden Arrows. (The Guardian) |