Latest Football Transfer Rumours | March 19


Latest Transfer Rumour - Real Madrid are set to offer AC Milan €70 million for their attacking midfielder Kaka. Kaka was linked with Manchester City last January but he insisted to stay. However, Real Madrid are ready to try their best to lure Kaka away from San Siro.

Media in Spain are suggesting that Real Madrid have formulated a new offer for the player.

Florentino Perez and Real Madrid have prepared up to €70 million for Kaka. They will also offer a massive contract for Kaka which could be worth around €12 million per season.



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Liverpool Transfer Rumour - Liverpool are very likely to sign Gareth Barry after Aston Villa are reported to search for a replacement for him, believe to be highly rated Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour.

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has identified Defour as a possible replacement for Barry.

A bid around £10m to £13m is enough to sign the Belgium international. Defour are also keen to play in England after has shown an impressive performance with Liege this season.

Watch him play! Enjoy!






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Latest Transfer Rumour - Barcelona are said keen to sign Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain. Barcelona's manager Pep Guardiola is a big fan of Higuain and would love to land Higuain in his squad this summer. Earlier this month, Zenit St Petersburg has made formal queries about Higuain. However, Real Madrid responded negatively to them. Perhaps, Barcelona are luckier this time around.

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Liverpool Transfer Rumour - Liverpool are very likely to sign Aston Villa's Gareth Barry this summer, said former Liverpool player Patrik Berger. Berger was shown the door out from Villa last May after publicly advising Barry to join Liverpool. Barry was heavily linked with Liverpool and the club are still interested to sign him.


Liverpool failed to meet the asking price for the midfielder last January, which is £18million.

Berger said, "Gareth was Liverpool's main target last year and he has had another great season. I think Liverpool will still probably want him."

"If Villa get into the Champions League then Gareth has said he will stay but, if not, then we will see in the summer," Berger added.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti has declared his interest to sign Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor and Chelsea's Alex this summer. Ancelotti threaten Milan to quit if the club won't allow him to do so! Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have been linked with Ancelotti. They are all very interested to sign him.

AC Milan are also keen to sign Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o. However their prime targets this summer are Adebayor and Alex.



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Liverpool Transfer Rumour - Liverpool are set to offer a new contract to their striker Fernando Torres. Rafa Benitez will also have £40million to spend this summer. There are rumours suggesting he might land Gareth Barry, Aaron Lennon, Stewart Downing and Michael Turner this summer.

However, Benitez wants to endusre that his star player to stay at the club first. Benitez said, "My priority now is to do the deals for my staff and for the players who will be important for this club in the future."

Despite the fact that Torres have four more years left in his contract, Liverpool will still offer a new contract to Torrest that will tie him to the club until 2015. The club will also rise his salary from £70,000 a week to £110,000 a week, closer to Gerrard's salary.

Benitez also wants to wants to secure the services of his other key players including Pepe Reina, Dirk Kuyt, Alvaro Arbeloa, Daniel Agger and Sami Hyppia.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - Inter Milan defender Maxwell has decided to leave Inter this summer. Inter chief Marco Branca said that the club are ready to offer Maxwell a new contract. However, Maxwell will reject the offer and seek a move away at the end of the season, believe to be AC Milan. Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti has declared he is keen to sign him.





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Latest Transfer Rumour - Former Real Madrid star Roberto Carlos said he would be interested to return to Real Madrid if Florentino Perez elected to be Real's president. Roberto Carlos just signed a new contract with Fenerbahce that will tie him to the club for one more season.

In an interview with Marca, Carlos said, "I have a year left on my contract, but many things can happen with Florentino. I have renewed here and have another season, but we shall see because everyone knows I have great respect for him."

“If I said that I did not want to return then I would be lying,” Carlos added.



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Chelsea Transfer Rumour - Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink may stay at the club for another season if Russia fail to progress to the 2010 World Cup. Hiddink manage to lead Chelsea to win 6 out of his 7 games in charge and the players want him to stay. So far, Hiddink still insisted that he will leave the club at the end of the season and continue his duty as Russia national team manager.

Hiddink said, "I will focus on Russia after this project but people say, 'Think about it, stay',"

"I enjoy it with the Russians but I do have a clause that says we can stop in November if Russia don't qualify," he added.

Hiddink said, "Then, the Russian FA can choose another direction and I would also be free to go."

At least, there is still some hope for Chelsea fan out there to see him staying put at the club for the next season.


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Latest Transfer Rumour - Real Madrid's target Diego has revealed he will leave Werder Bremen this summer. Diego said he has received few offers and want to think seriously about them.

In an interview with Corierre dello Sport, Diego said, "There is a strong possibility I will go. I've been here for three years and still have two more left on my contract."

"However, I've received several offers and I think it's right to take them seriously."

He said he will meet his agent in May and make appropriate decisions.

He said playing in Champions League is important to him. His dream is to win the Champions League and he admitted its hard to win it with Werder Bremen.

Diego has been linked with Juventus, Inter and Real Madrid.


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Barcelona Transfer Rumour - Barcelona's key player Lionel Messi insists to stay at the club. He said that if it were up to him, he would never leave the club as he is happy there. Messi has been linked with a move away from Barcelona including Real Madrid. Messi said, he is not likely to leave Barcelona at any time soon.

In an interview with AS, he said that he will not sign with Real Madrid. "I would not sign for Real Madrid, if it were up to me I would stay with Barcelona my whole life," Messi said.

"There are things that money cannot buy, like happiness, and how well I am in Barcelona right now," Messi added.


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Aston Villa Transfer Rumour: Aston Villa are ready to sign Michael Owen if he decides to leave Newcastle United at the end of the season. Owen has decided to postpone the discussion about his contract extension with the club until they survived in the relegation battle.

It is very unlikely for the England striker to stay though.

Aston Villa plan to partner Owen with Emile Heskey and hopes they can bring their England success to the club level.

If they fail to sign Owen, they will try to sign Tottenham's Darren Bent or Jermaine Defoe.


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AC Milan-Chelsea Transfer Rumour: AC Milan are said interested to sign Chelsea's defender Alex and Branislav Ivanovic. AC Milan are currently planning to freshen up their aging squad. They are planning to spend huge amount of money for that. Both players are not getting regular first team football at Chelsea, fueling speculations they might leave the club this summer.



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Manchester United Transfer Rumour - Manchester United's defender Nemanja Vidic insists to stay at Manchester United despite being linked with a move to Inter Milan or AC Milan this summer. His agent Silvano Martina has denied the rumours and said that his player wants to stay.

In an interview with Calciomercato.it, Martina said, "There is no truth in these whispers, because he is a first-team regular in the Red Devils' side and is not for sale."

"He loves it in Manchester and Italian clubs cannot afford to buy him, nor can Spanish ones for that matter. He still has several years left on his contract and is settled there," Martina added.

Vidic was seen spoken to Inter official Gabriele Oriali after the Champions League clash at Old Trafford. Many thought that Inter will make a move at the end of the season.

However, Martina said, "I saw them talk. Inter had been following him a few years ago and Oriali probably told him "you would not have scored if you were playing with us", or perhaps just complimented him."


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Manchester United Transfer Rumour - Manchester United winger Nani insists he wants to stay at the club next season. So far, he failed to shine at the club. With the arrival of Zoran Tosic in January, there are rumours suggesting he might leave the club to get more regular first-team football.

Nani still believes he can become one of the best player in the world at Old Trafford.

In an interview with Record, Nani said, "First of all, I must gain my place in the team."

"Then, I can have higher ambitions. But I have all the conditions to be one of the best in the world," Nani added.


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Chelsea Transfer Rumour - Chelsea are said interested to sign Juventus centre-forward Vincenzo Iaquinta. El Mundo Deportivo reported Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is a big admirer of Iaquinta. He would love to see him plays for the club next season. Chelsea are set to challenge Atletico Madrid in the pursuit to sign the striekr. Atletico are set to make an offer for the striker this week.




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Chelsea Transfer Rumour - Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspurs has declared their interests to sign Brazillian winger Michel Bastos. He has showed an impressive performance with Lille in the French League this season. Lyon and Bayern Munich are also keen to sign the winger.

He is the club's top league scorer this season. He has scored 11 goals in 27 appearances.

However, he insisted he is happy in France. He just extended his contract until 2012 and keen to stay at the club as long as possible.

In an interview with L’Equipe, he said, "My head is in Lille and nowhere else. I like to enjoy my game and that’s what I do in Lille. I am respected by all the coaches and the players."

He said that he prefers to play first team football regularly and doesn't want to sit on the bench. "I know that I can play a lot here. It’s no use going elsewhere not to play," he added.

Chelsea are looking for young talents and Bastos might fit the bill. Tottenham are also looking for left winger. If they can offer him first-team football, then he will leave Lille. I think every player's dream is to play for big clubs and Bastos is not excluded from that.

For those who haven't seen him plays before, please enjoy the video.






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Sunderland Transfer Rumour - Sunderland's Djibril Cisse said that he will stop making fuss about his future at the club. Sunderland are still haven't confirmed Cisse's status for the next season, either to buy him from Marseille for £10million or not which cause Cisse to express his frustration to the media recently.

Cisse would love to stay in England for family reasons. He is very angry when no talks about his permanent deal have taken place between Sunderland and Marseille.

Sunderland's manager Ricky Sbragia has told him to stop talking about new contracts. He insisted that at the moment they have to focus surviving the Premier League.

In an interview with Mirror.co.uk, Cisse said, "It's all right. If he wants me to stop, we will stop. We are not going to talk about it. It's no problem. It's better to know what you are doing, but the boss is the boss and we are not going to talk about it."


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Juventus Transfer Rumour - Juventus are still keen to sign Ascoli central defender Giuseppe Bellusci. They have approached the defender last January but the move failed to materialize.

Ascoli's asking price for the defender is €5 million. However, Juventus is said to be unwilling to pay even half of that price.

Several Serie A are also eyeing the defender including Napoli and Genoa. However, Juventus are in the prime seat to sign the defender this summer.




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Newcastle United Transfer Rumour - Newcastle United are looking to sign Sunderland's keeper Craig Gordon. Newcastle wants to add more competition for Steve Harper and are considering to sign Gordon this summer. City's Joe Hart and Coventry City's Kieran Westwood also have been linked with Newcastle.

Newcastle set Gordon as their prime target this summer but are unlikely to offer anything more than £5million.


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Liverpool Transfer Rumour - Liverpool are set to offer his star players new deals. Rafa Benitez just sign a contract extension that will keep him at the club till 2014. Now, Liverpool are looking to secure services from their star players including Dirk Kuyt, Daniel Agger, Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Jose Reina.

Kuyt admitted that he wants to wait until Benitez signs a new contract before he can open talks for a new deal.

Agger is looking forward to sign a new contract after the talks have been postponed for few weeks.

The club would also like to secure services of their best two players Torres and Gerrard.

Jose Reina who is heavily linked with a move back to Spain will also be in talks for a new contract deal.


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Chelsea Transfer Rumours - Chelsea are trying to sign Manchester United's brightest young talent Kenji Gorre. Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen is trying to sign Gorre who is regarded as on of the best young players coming through the academy and has recently been called up for the England national team.

The club is fully committed to bring him to the club this summer. Chelsea are ready to submit an offer for the right midfielder.

However, they have to pass through Sir Alex Ferguson first and it will be tough. He will not likely to let his best talent go. Futhermore, its Chelsea, traditional rival of Manchester United!!

United signed Gorre from Manchester City's academy and have no intention selling him to Chelsea!

However, Arnesen still have a chance to sign Gorre as he is an old-pal of Gorre's farther Dean Gorre. They both have played for Ajax. Arnesen has made enquiries about his son.

Dean spends most of his time at Southampton and may move to there soon. This may be vital when Chelsea step up their attempts to sign Kenji.


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Liverpool Transfer Rumour - Rafa Benitez signed a new deal with Liverpool that will keep him at the club until 2014. Finally, he has settled the doubts over his future. What a week for Liverpool fan! after their famous victories against Real Madrid and Manchester United, now they will be more than happy to see Benitez staying for another 5 seasons!

Benitez said that his heart is with Liverpool and delighted to sign the new deal.

He will be given what he wants - a free rein with plans for his ling-term project at Liverpool!

Benitez added, "I love the club, the fans and the city and with a club like this and supporters like this, I could never say No to staying."

"The club is greatly respected around the world due to its incredible history and tremendous heritage. It is my aim to uphold those values and help create a new chapter in our history."

"I would like to thank the owners for their hard work in finalising the deal. All of us at the club want the same thing, which is to be successful by winning major trophies."

Benitez will set their priority straight from now on to win the Champions League and to hunt down Manchester United in the Premier League.

Liverpool co-chairman Tom Hicks considered this as a wonderful news.

His fellow co-owner George Gillett said, "Rafa has special abilities and qualities which are admired here at the club and around the world."


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Latest Transfer Rumour - Inter Milan striker Adriano will not move to AC Milan or Manchester City this summer. Adriano has been linked with AC Milan recently after Mourinho left him out for the Inter game last weekend. His agent, Gilmar Rinaldi has denied the rumours.

Rinaldi is said dealing with AC Milan's representative when he was in Milan this week. However he quickly denies the rumours and revealed it was for Fabio Simplicio, not Adriano.

In an interview with Calcio Mercato, he said, "Everytime I go to Italy, I’m going to drink a coffee with the president (Massimo Moratti) and to have dinner with Adriano. Nothing special"

He said that Adriano has been in Italy for eight years and moving to AC Milan is not an option for him.




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Latest Transfer Rumours - Manchester United have to buy Carlos Tevez for £32million if they wish to have him plays for the club next season. They are not allowed to extend Tevez's loan at the club due to the new regulations introduced by the Premier League last June.

Tevez is in a two-year loan deal which will expire at the end of the season.

A new rule was forced last June. The rule forbids similar loan arrangements where players are owned by third parties and not a club. Tevez is still owned by his agent Kia Joorabchian.

A Premier League spokesman explained to The Sun, "He would not be eligible to play under the new rules on third-party ownership we introduced in June."

"But the rules are not applied retrospectively so he can play for United under his two-year loan arrangement from 2007."

Looks like they have to buy him out to keep him at the club next season. Maybe they can use the money they save for Benzema.


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Latest Transfer Rumour - Newcastle United's defender Sebastian Bassong may leave Newcastle for Arsenal this May. He has performed well since arriving from Metz last summer and managed to impress Arsene Wenger's attention.

The 22-year-old defender haven't agreed on the contract extension yet. He is still thinking about his future, maybe with Arsenal.

In an interview with The Sun, Bassong said, "Newcastle want me to sign a contract extension but nothing has yet been agreed."

He said that he is still thinking the advantages and disadvantages of the deal. He will take his time to make up his mind.

"I heard people talk about Arsenal being interested in me. I’m not too bothered about whether it is fact or fiction," Bassong added.

He did not denied the possibility leaving Newcastle for Arsenal. Bassong said, "I know that there must be something in it, even though this is not the time to talk about it."



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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester United are still interested to sign Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. The agent in charged is the same agent that broker the move of Wigan's Wilson Palacios to Tottenham last January.

The agent Diego Herrera said that Sir Alex Ferguson is convinved that Valencia will perform better on big stages. Ferguson has declared his interests to sign Valencia last summer, but the move failed to materialize.



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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester City's manager Mark Hughes insisted that Robinho will stay at Manchester City, at least for another season. Robinho failed to perform at his best and many thought he will leave at the end of this season. Chelsea has hinted to sign him if he is available.

Hughes admitted Robinho needs to find some consistency especially in away games. However, he said that he has no intention to sell the Brazillian star.

In an interview with The Sun, Hughes said, "He is a key player and to say he that he is not in our long-term plans is simply mischievous. He is a great player and he wants to be successful."

He said they have to find a way of getting the best out of the team and the best out of Robinho.

"In Europe we have got away with it, in the Premier League we have not," he added.


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Latest Transfer Rumours - Juventus are interested to sign Tottenham Hotspur's Luka Modric. They looked to him as an ideal replacement for Pevel Nedved. The move could cost them more than £22m.

Modric moved to Tottenham for £16.5m from Dinamo Zagreb last summer and has made an impressive performance in UEFA Cup and the Premier League.

Rumours in Italy suggest Juventus' manager Claudio Ranieri is very interested to sign Modric.

In an interview with The Sun, FIFA agent Sabatino Durante said that Modric could be on his way to Juventus but it will depends on the economic situation.

He said that Modric will not leave London for less than £22million.

He said, "He has been one of the best midfielders in Europe for the last two or three years because he has just the right mix of quantity and quality."

"He can play in Nedved's position, just behind the strikers. Basically, he can do everything," he added.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - David Trezeguet is on the brink to leave Juventus. Recently he was frustrated after being substituted when Juventus was knocked out of the Champions League and made public about it by telling the media. His manager Claudio Ranieri was very unhappy with his action. Rumours suggest Juventus may swap the striker with Valencia's David Silva.

Juventus has declared their interest to sign David Silva as a long-term replacement for Pevel Nedved who will retire this season.

In an interview with TuttoJuve, Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli said, "Silva could be the solution we are looking for when Nedved goes"

Rumours suggest Silva will move to Juventus while Trezeguet will move to Valencia.

However, reports suggest it is hard for Valencia to agree on this deal because they cannot afford Trezeguet's weekly salary.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester United keeper Tomas Kuszczak could be leaving Manchester United soon. Rumours suggest the 26-year-old is a target for Russian club Zenit St Petersburg. They are set to submit a £4million offer.

Kuszczak is currently the third goalkeeper behind Van der Sar and Ben Foster.

His contract will expire in summer 2012. He might consider leaving United to get regular first team football.



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Latest Transfer Rumour - Cristiano Ronald is reportedly set to move to Real Madrid this summer. Rumours in Spain suggest Real Madrid have made an agreement with Manchester United for Ronaldo and it will cost them around £70 million.

Ronaldo will earn a contract worth £10 million-a-year.

The move was agreed last summer. Rumours suggest that there is a 'contract of confidentiality' between those three parties, signed last summer. If the transfer is published publicly, Alex Ferguson is able to block the move.

The deal is done! However, the next Real president will have his final say about this deal. Perez, the potential candidate to be elected as president has hinted that they will sign Ronaldo.

Perhaps the rumours are true!!


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Latest Transfer Rumour - AC Milan are eyeing Inter Milan striker Adriano. There are rumours suggesting that Jose Mourinho doesn't like the striker because of his off-field attitude. Adriano's agent are currently in talks with the player to discuss about his future.

Recently, Adriano was seen clubing with his team mate Maicon and Mourinho is furious about it.

Mourinho did not pick Adriano in their latest game against Fiorentina. Adriano also has not been fully committed with the trainings and did not performed at his best.

Rumours suggest he is still having the party lifestyle when he is believed to board a private jet with Mancini and headed to Porto Cervo, where he partied all night long.

His contract will expire in 2010 and Inter doesn't seem to bother about it.

Milan are said on standby to make a move on the striker. Sources in Italy reported Adriano's agent Gilmar Rinaldi is in Milan to speak with Adriano and plan about his future.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - Liverpool and Manchester City are set to compete against each other to sign Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne this summer. Mancienne's contract will expire this season and Chelsea haven't discuss about contract extension with him yet.

Mancienne is frustrated after did not get a chance to play for the first team. Ricardo Carvlaho's return means that he will keep on warming up the benches.

Liverpool and City are said ready to sign him and offer him a place in the first team.



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Latest Transfer Rumour - Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho will be given £100million this summer and he has already line up his prime targets this summer. He will use the money to sign Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic, Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby and Tottenham's Jermain Jenas. He is also interested to sign Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho.

The Mirror reported that Mourinho was asking for money to make big changes in the squad so that they can fight for the Champions League next season.

A source in Inter said, "Mourinho has made the case that the club cannot hope to fight against the English teams with the squad he was left with by Roberto Mancini."

The club directors are willing to give him anything he needs to buy the players he wants.

"They will have to be big changes but it seems Massimo Moratti will give him the players he feels he needs," the source added.



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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester United are loosing the battle to sign Brodby defender Nicolai Boilsen. The defender has impressed Alex Ferguson when he was in trial with the club. However, there are rumours suggesting that Ajax have prepared a contract for the defender. Chelsea and Monaco are also keen to sign the defender.

In an interview with Sporte, Boilsen said, "It will be exciting and I am happy to look at what Ajax can offer me. There is obviously a positive impact on the decision when there is already a Dane there."



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Latest Transfer Rumour - David Beckham may return to his former club Real Madrid this summer. Real Madrid plan to snub AC Milan by paying £10million to LA Galaxy for the midfielder if Florentino Perez becomes president.

Perez is the favorite to win the presidential election this summer.

A source in Madrid has revealed that Perez will try his best to bring Beckham back to Real Madrid if he wins the election.



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Agent: Ibrahimovic will stay

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent has revelead that Ibrahimovic will stay at Inter Milan next season. Recently, Ibrahimovic was very frustrated knocked out of the Champions League and refused to commit his future to the club.

However, his agent has denied rumours suggesting he might leave Inter at the end of the season.

In an interview with Radio Radio, Raiola said that Ibrahimovic still has four years in his contract and he respects that. There is no problem with it.

"If you ask me whether he was angry at the Champions League elimination then I would say yes, very angry." he added.

"He feels gutted, perhaps more than the others because he is still lacking a Champions League medal and he wants it at all costs."

He said it is either Inter will see him or he will buy himself out of the contract. He insisted that Ibrahimovic will only leave Inter if the club wants him to.

"Since his arrival in Italy, Zlatan has never had any problems with coaches and they have appreciated his professionalism and dedication."

He adlso added that his value is too high and only six clubs in the world can buy him.

Raiola said, "I think he's the greatest and the most complete player in the world. His value is made by the market and by Inter and is around about €100million and only five or six sides in the world can buy him."

Well, that is the agent's opinion but Ibrahimovic clearly refused to commit to Inter recently. What do you think guys?


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Latest Transfer Rumour - Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute has revealed that few Premier League clubs are keen to sign him. He admits that he is flattered with the interests. His contract will expire next season. He would love to play at the top league even after his contract expires. Premier League may be his next destination.

However, he is focused playing for Sevilla and plans to discuss about his future with the club soon.

In an interview with Four Four Two magazine, Kanoute said, "My agent keeps getting calls from English clubs but I have a contract with Sevilla."

"In England I still have a good reputation which is a good sign and means that people remember the work that I did there," he added.

"I know I will soon begin negotiations to extend my contract but I need to speak to the club's president and sports director to see the club's plans and mine," he added.

Kanoute said, "I don't know how many years I have left but I am fine physically and hope to continue for many more years."


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Latest Transfer Rumour - Juventus are looking for another striker to replace David Trezeguet who will be sold at the end of the season. Juventus are reported scouting for French striker. Two of them are PSG Guillaume Hoarau and Toulouse Andre-Pierre Gignac.

Juventus set both players as their prime target this summer.

Gignac has showed impressive performance in the French league this seaso and managed to attract interests from some of the Europe's giants.

For those who haven't seen these two player played, please enjoy the video.










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Latest Transfer Rumour - Inter Milan wing-back Maxwell is set to leave Inter for either AC Milan, Arsenal, Real Madrid or Barcelona. Maxwell's agent has revealed that he is going to leave Inter this season and considering those four clubs.

AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti has declared his interests to sign him if he quits Inter this season.

Maxwell's agent Mino Raiola said, "He is the type of player who can go to any European club, I'm glad that he has been praised by as good a coach as Ancelotti."

"I can see him very happy in a team like Milan, Arsenal, Real Madrid or Barcelona," he added.





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Latest Transfer Rumour - Chelsea are eyeing a Russian pair Yuri Zhirkov and Alan Dzagoyev, both play for CSKA Moscow. Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has recently named Zhirkov and Dzagoyev in his latest Russia squad. Hiddink is a big fan of them. There are rumours suggesting that the pair will move to Chelsea at the enf of the season.

For those of you who haven't seen them playing, please enjoy the video.







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Latest Transfer Rumour - Brazilian play-maker Diego hinted that he would love to play for Real Madrid. He admitted that any footballer would love to play for Real Madrid including him. Diego is said to leave Germany this season and Real Madrid could be his next destination.

Before this, Juventus were heavily linked with the player. Many were thought that he will sign with Juventus this summer.

However, his statement about Real Madrid changes just heats up another speculation suggesting that he wants to move to Real Madrid.

In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt, he said that Real Madrid are a club that anyone would like to be at, and that he is no different.

Diego said, "Any footballer would love to play there and that includes me. Madrid are a team who are always fighting for titles on the continent, a great historic club."

He joined Bremen from Porto in 2006. He showed impressive performance in the Bundesliga and could be on his way joining Real Madrid this summer.

For those who haven't seen Diego play before, please enjoy the video.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester United are expected to close the deal on Carlos Tevez after their summer prime target Karim Benzema insisted to stay at Lyon. Tevez will leave United if they sign Benzema next season. However, the deal now has failed to materialize and Tevez could be on his way for another great season at the Old Trafford.

Manchester United will negotiate a deal for Tevez soon as Real Madrid and Inter Milan are also keen to sign the Argentine.

The deal is expected to be around £26million. They expected to close the deal this summer once personal terms have been agreed.



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Latest Transfer Rumour - Valencia striker David Villa has revealed that he would like to move to Barcelona instead of Manchester City this summer. He appears to favour Barcelona over City if he has to leave Valencia due to the club's financial crisis.

David Villa has been linked with a move to Manchester City recently and City is said to be ready to offer £60million for the striker.

However, Villa prefers Barcelona over Manchester City.

In an interview wth Don Balon, Villa said, "It is a pleasure to watch Barcelona play, especially when they combine skill, strength, potency and effective finishing."

"It makes all the other teams envious, but it also pleases. The whole world likes Barcelona’s style. They play attractive football," Villa added.

Real Madrid has also declared their interests to sign the Spanish striker.


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Latest Transfer Rumour - Barcelona defender Daniel Alves' media representative has denied rumours linking Alves with a move to Chelsea this summer. Yesterday, there were speculations suggested that Chelsea are ready to submit a mega-offer for the attacking-minded full back.

Alves's media representative have deismissed the rumours.

In an interview with the Sky Sports, he said, "Daniel Alves knows about the interest of the London club today through the article in the tabloid."

"A denial is important in order to not give the wrong impression on this matter."

Alves has moved to Barcelona from Sevilla last summer. He is in his first year of a your-contract with Barcelona.

There are still a possibility though as Alves still did not speak anything about the rumours. Currently, no official statements have been made by the club (Barcelona) or the player himself.


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Latest Transfer Rumour - Arsenal are scouting Juventus highly-rated youngster Sebastian Giovinco. Arsenal has set Giovinco as their prime target this summer. However, they are unlikely to sign him as Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri want Giovinco to stay.

Giovinco has displayed an impressive performance against Bologna last week. Ranieri has revealed that the youngster has a bright future at Juventus.

Claudio Ranieri said, "The boy has talent and had already shown he could spark a reaction in the side. We must give him time to grow."

For those who haven't seen him play, please enjoy the video.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - Atletico Madrid are set to submit an offer to Chelsea for Portuguese midfielder Deco. Chelsea had decided to sell Deco this summer. Deco may have played his last game for Chelsea last Sunday after he injured his hamstring which will set him out for the rest of the season.

He moved from Barcelona last summer for £8million.

Deco failed to impress Chelsea's owner and always been out injured. However, Atletico see him as a midfielder leader which would be useful for them to compete for the Spanish La Liga title next season.

Deco also knows that he must play regularly (which he doesn't get with Chelsea) to secure a place in the Portugal national team.

Deco are very likely to leave Chelsea this summer and Atletico are set to sign him.




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Latest Transfer Rumour - There is still possibility that John Terry will move to Manchester City while Robinho will join Guus Hiddink at Chelsea this summer. Manchester City is planning to use Robinho as a bait to sign Terry after Chelsea had declared their interests to sign Robinho recently.

Manchester City are not denying that they are willing to listen for any offer for Robinho although Mark Hughes is still thinking that Robinho will uplift his performance this season.

If Robinho fails to shine, then they can use him as a bait to lure Terry away from Chelsea. They plan to submit a mega offer which includes Robinho in the deal - a player-plus-money offer. Manchester City are willing to double Terry's salary.

Terry has insisted that he wants to stay at Chelsea.

However, there are rumours saying that Terry will have to listen to what the club owners have to say.





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Latest Transfer Rumour - Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted that he wants to leave Inter and sign for Barcelona next season. He is desperate to move to Spain. He is reported to be very frustrated wtih Inter's failure in the Champpions League.

Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Ibrahimovic is 'fed-up' with Inter kept failing to make an impact in the Champions League.

Barcelona has been in contact with Ibrahimovic's agent, Mino Raiola. Barcelona wants to sign Ibrahimovic as a long-term replacement for their veteran striker Samuel Eto'o.

Ibrahimovic could also deal with another Spanish giant Real Madrid. However, it looks like it is more likely that Barcelona will sign him this summer as Real Madrid is busy with the elections.




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