Football Rumours Archive December 17 2007
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LFC: check back and see it is the third time I have said this in five weeks. Jurgen Klinsman is being lined up to replace Rafa. RB will be given a 'token' sum (£5 million? ) to keep things moving on for the January transfer window and that will rule out Micah Richards who I am reliably informed IS on the radar.
Expect Alonso and Reina to want to walk if Rafa goes, but I hear that Torres is tied down and Stevie G is not that fussed if Rafa goes.
It offical Everton have signed Andrei Arshavan from zenit st Petersburg for £12 million this will be annouced after the Middlesbrough game on new years day
Anth L what are you on about 'Wes Brown has bought a house in The Tunstall Grange area' – I to work for the local council and can confirm that I have seen no mention of it – now on to the real rumours. Sunderland Ins Steve Sidwell – Chelsea, loan at first with view to a permanent. Arca – Middlesbrough – 2.5 million, he still lives in Washington and has stated many times his love for Sunderland and their fans. Jonny Evans – United – £6 million. Wayne Routledge – Tottenham –1.5 million. Sunderland Outs Graham Kavanagh – 500 k to championship team. Anthony Stokes – Celtic – £2 million. Russell Anderson – 500 k – Hearts. Expect a few big name players heads to be turned once Sunderland survive their first season back in the big time and Keane to pull off a few tranfer suprises. Ha'way the Lads FTM
After the Coventry take over being completed iain Dowie is likely to receive eround £4 million in the January transfer window.
players in
fitz hall £1 million
gregorz Rasiak £1 million
Wayne Routledge £1.5 million
Chris Eagles loan
inigo idiakez 500 k
pusb.
The following are major transfers which will take place in the epl:
Arsenal to sign – phillipe Mexes from roma, Djourou loan return, dimitrov from levski, artut Boruc
they will sell Gilberto Silva to Juve and Senderos to Roma as part of the Mexes deal and Lehman will leave for nurenburg
Liverpool to sign – ezequial garay, karim benzema with Kuyt going the other way and they will make a cheaky bid for micah Richards
Crouch may leave if he finds a better offer
Chelsea to sign – John heitinga from Ajax, they will make an offer for gilardino to ac and will dangle Shevchenko. they will also try a swap for Ronaldinho using Lampard and Ballack as bait.
Ben Haim will leave for either Newcastle or Everton, Paul Ferreira will sign for one of betis, Valencia, Villarreal
Man United to sign – hutton from Rangers, Huntelaar from Ajax and nick shorey from Reading
wes Brown may leave along with Silvestre who may sign for lyon
Tottenham will sign Diego capel, Dani Alves (with a possibilty of chimbonda going the other way), kanoute (only if a forward leaves) and also julien escude
leaving will be Gardner for either West Bromwich or Watford and stalteri back to Germany
Portsmouth will attempt to make an offer for Darren Bent in a swap attempt for Nugent and Matty Taylor. they will also try sign Tim de cler
Everton will try to sign Manuel Fernandes on loan from Valencia and will make an attept to snatch hutton from under United's nose
Aston Villa will sign giles Barnes, Dave Nugent and bosingwa. they will sign calum Davenport if mellberg decides to leave
Sunderland will sign – johnny evans, Phil Bardsley, dong fanzhou on loan from Man United, they will also make an attempt to sign Kim kallstrom from Lyon but will most likely fail. they may attempt to bring in Jamie o'hara on loan from Tottenham as he did well on debut against Portsmouth
sol campbell may turn his back on Portsmouth and sign for Villarreal. distin may also leave but only if a club from the top 4 snatch him up (possibly Liverpool)
For all those people who say they are going to buy Kenwyne Jones for £6 million yous must all live in dreamland. why would Keane sell him for what he paid for him in august? double that amount and you may. just may. get a sniff of a deal. Some movers this January at the SOL are straight from the horses mouth OUTS are
Daryll Murphy to Queens Park Rangers/WOLVES £2 million
David Connelly to PRESTON 500 k
Marton Fulop to LEICESTER £1 million
Greg Halford to COLCHESTER loan
Graham Kavanagh to SHEFF WED unfortunatly
Stanislav Varga going back to slovakia
INS this January are
Danny Simpson MAN UNITED loan
Johnny Evans MAN UNITED loan or
Wes Brown MAN UNITED £5 million
Anthony Gardner SPURS £1.5 million
Steve Sidwell CHELSEA £4 million
Justin Hoyte ARSENAL £2.5 million
Matt Taylor POMPEY £4 million
Shunsuke Nakamura CELTIC £3 million
Bobo Balde CELTIC free
Wayne Routledge SPURS £1 million
David Bell LUTON 500 k
Alfonso Alves HEERENVEEN £8 million (believe me he are not going to MAN CITY or MIDDLESBOROUGH)
Leroy Lita READING £5 million or
James Beattie SHEFF UNITED £6 million (hope not)
obviously Roy will not get them all but this is his list and I was right with his list in the Summer
Derby county January activity
ins
tom huddlestone
Robbie savage
gary speed
Ryan shawcross
Leroy Lita
Henri camara
bobby Zamora
and two other defenders
outs
Stevie howard
rob Earnshaw
Now that the American owners have sorted out their differences with Rafa Benitez they will now get about £25 million to spend without the sales first in will be Gabriel Heinze and Kaka Kaladze he will then finalise Mascherino and then buy Garay he will then decide a left back others added to his wish list for a genuine left back as well as the ones stated in the press are Maxwell of Inter, Kolorov, and Filipe Luis Kasmirse he is also considering Menes and Van Der Vaart but it looks like the latter is going to Chelsea
Rangers have made enquiries about signing
1. Aaron Hughes. Fulham
2. James Milner. Newcastle
3. Mikael Forssell. Birmingham
There will also be one big bluechip signing in January which will guarantee Rangers winning the Scottish Premier League title.
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