September Football gossip 2009

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Mon 01st September gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Tottenham will beat off the late challenge of Everton to land midfielder Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth.
(The Sun)

Everton will sign Johnny Heitinga for £5m on transfer deadline day after the Atletico Madrid defender agreed to compromise on his wage demands.
(Daily Mirror)

Tottenham winger David Bentley looks set for a move to Manchester City for £10m, in a bid that will see Martin Petrov move in the opposite direction.
(Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth have rejected an offer from Tottenham which would see goalkeepers David James and Carlo Cudicini swap clubs.
(Daily Mail)

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp and club chairman Daniel Levy are at odds over whether to make a transfer-day bid for James.
(The Times)

Pompey manager Paul Hart is hoping to sign striker Benjani from Manchester City.
(The Sun)

However, that deal could be scuppered by Sven-Goran Eriksson's Notts County, who are ready to make a club record offer for the 31-year-old.
(Daily Mirror)

Hull, Blackburn and Fulham are also in the race to sign Benjani.
(The Independent)

Fulham are expected to complete the signing of Swedish striker David Elm for £500,000. (Daily Express)

Aston Villa are poised to land West Ham defender James Collins for £5m.
(The Sun)

And the sale of Collins will give West Ham the funds to sign Bordeaux's highly-rated forward Marouane Chamakh.
(Daily Mail)

Bolton need Nantes to help pay the wages of striker Ivan Klasnic if they are to complete the loan signing of the 29-year-old Croat.
(Daily Mirror)

West Ham have warned interested clubs that centre-half Matthew Upson will only leave Upton Park if someone offers £15m. (Daily Express)

Wolves have made an offer for Cardiff winger Joe Ledley, who is rated at £6m. (Daily Mail)

Birmingham hope to complete the loan signing of Real Betis midfielder Achille Emana. (The Sun)

And City manager Alex McLeish is bidding for winger Peter Lovenkrands, who is a free agent after leaving Newcastle at the end of last season. (Daily Mail)

Portsmouth have made a £3m bid for former Wigan striker Amr Zaki and have also been linked with former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Boudewijn Zenden. (The Independent)

Stoke are in negotiations to sign Valencia striker Nikola Zigic and Atletico Madrid defender Luis Perea. (Daily Mail)

Rangers are to sign French winger Jerome Rothen from Paris St Germain on a year-long loan. (Various)

Celtic will make a £1.5m deadline day offer for Sampdoria midfielder Daniele Dessena. (Various)

Scott McDonald's agent, Lou Sticca, has hinted that the Celtic striker may move on in January, if a suitable bid comes in. (Herald)

However, Wigan want McDonald right now and have offered a cash plus striker Marlon King deal for the Australian international. (Scottish Daily Mail)

Hibernian will return with a third bid for Falkirk midfielder Scott Arfield, who the Bairns value at £750,000. (Scottish Daily Mail)

Hamilton Accies are to make an offer for Motherwell left-back Stevie Hammell. (Scottish Daily Express)


OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney says he will not quit Old Trafford like Cristiano Ronaldo did in the summer.
(The Sun)

Arsenal are set to lose their appeal against striker Eduardo's two-game ban even though they have submitted a 19-page presentation to Uefa.
(The Sun)

Former Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd will today be unveiled as the new manager of Colchester. (The Sun)

Celtic defender Darren O'Dea will sign a new three-year deal at the Glasgow club before move to Reading on loan.(Daily Record)


AND FINALLY
The head of the Croatian Football Association has claimed England are trying to deliberately injure their players, following the injuries to both Luka Modric and Eduardo in the last 18 months. (Various )
 

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Wednesday 02nd September gossip column

BREAKING GOSSIP
1120 BST: Bayern Munich do not have an agreement in place to sell French midfielder Franck Ribery to Real Madrid next season, the German club's general director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has told Munich's Abendzeitung newspaper.


TRANSFER GOSSIP
Winger Franck Ribery, a target for both Real Madrid and Manchester United, seems to have signalled the end of his time at Bayern Munich by criticising manager Luis van Gaal.
(The Sun)

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy vetoed manager Harry Redknapp's late loan swap attempt on transfer deadline day, which involved winger David Bentley and Manchester City's Martin Petrov. Another loan swap involving Tottenham's Alan Hutton and Sunderland's Anton Ferdinand also fell through.
(The Independent)

Redknapp was also interested in West Ham defender Matthew Upson but was put off by the £15m valuation. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce had a disappointing transfer deadline day as offers for Wigan's Maynor Figueroa, ENPPI wing-back Ahmed Al Muhammadi and free agent defender Lucas Neill all failed.
(The Sun)

Stoke ran out of time in their attempt to sign Bayern Munich right back Christian Lell after the player could not be located by the German club.
(Daily Mail)

New Rangers signing Jerome Rothen has revealed that he turned down Blackburn before deciding to move to Scotland.
(Daily Record)


OTHER GOSSIP
Nicolas Anelka's future at Chelsea is under scrutiny as the striker, whose contract runs out in the summer of 2011, is angry that he will not be offered a new deal this season.
(Daily Star)

Portsmouth goalkeeper David James fears for his England World Cup place after failing to secure a dream move to Tottenham on transfer deadline day.
(Daily Mirror)

The Football Association has been hit by the news that FA Cup sponsors E.On will not be renewing their contract when it expires next May.
(Daily Mail)

Former Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd has been offered the vacant manager's job at Barnsley. (Daily Express)

However, Rotherham's Mark Robins is also in the frame to replace Simon Davey.
(Daily Mirror)

Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper has told owner Mike Ashley that he needs to start spending money on players if the club are to return to the Premier League next season.
(Daily Star)

England duo Gareth Barry and Wes Brown should be fit for Saturday's friendly against Slovenia despite picking up knocks in training.
(The Independent)


AND FINALLY
Aston Villa winger James Milner, who is aiming for a place in England's World Cup squad next year, is hoping for a more stable season on the domestic front. The 23-year-old has had 13 managers at four different clubs and has never started and finished a campaign under the same boss.
(Various)

Hull striker Daniel Cousin picked the wrong moment to have a pop at manager Phil Brown. The Gabon international, who thought he was off on loan to Burnley, called Brown's tactics "bizarre and illogical" before the proposed switch fell through.
(The Sun)
 

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Thursday 03rd September gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool's Dutch winger Ryan Babel wants to join Ajax on loan as he says being left out of the team at Anfield could cost him a place at the World Cup.
(The Sun)

Spartak Moscow were put off buying Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko on deadline day because Spurs wanted almost £4m more than they paid for him a year ago.
(Daily Star)

West Ham are looking at strikers Mark Viduka and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, who are both available as free agents (Daily Express).

They also tried to sign Benjani from Manchester City on deadline day but could not track down his agent (Daily Mail).

Hull are also interested in signing former Celtic striker Vennegoor of Hesselink (Daily Mirror).

Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves has not yet joined Qatari club Al Saad but remains hopeful as their transfer window is still open until 15 September.
(The Guardian)

OTHER GOSSIP

Injury-plagued Owen Hargreaves has been named in Manchester United's Champions League squad.
(The Sun)

Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has been told to keep his mouth shut and carry on playing after complaining that being at the Premier League's bottom club could cost him a place at next summer's World Cup.
(Daily Star)

Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner turned down Barcelona, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich to sign a new deal at the Emirates, says his father, who is also his agent.
(Daily Mirror)

New Aston Villa signing Richard Dunne says he believes the team is good enough to earn a Champions League spot.
(Daily Telegraph)

West Ham's business strategy under their former Icelandic owners was "fundamentally flawed", says the club's finance director.
(The Guardian)

Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon says many players would consider the two-match ban given to Arsenal's Eduardo for diving a price worth paying for the potential rewards a dive may bring their team (Various).

Accrington must pay a back tax bill of £308,000 in the next eight weeks or they face a winding-up order (Daily Star).

Barnsley are interested in MK Dons' boss Paul Ince as their next manager (The Sun).

AND FINALLY

New Bolton signing Ivan Klasnic has had two kidney transplants
(The Times)

Injury-prone Celtic defender Mark Wilson says he cannot believe the club gave him a new deal after his injury record (Daily Record).

Scotland assistant coach Terry Butcher says their vital World Cup qualifier against Macedonia on Saturday is a bigger game than England's 1990 World Cup semi-final against West Germany.
 

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Friday 04th September gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Sunderland striker David Healy could be in line for a loan move to Championship side Coventry. (Daily Star)

Sunderland have already started planning for the next transfer window by setting up a move for Honduras international striker Carlo Costly, who currently plays for Polish side Belchatow.
(Daily Mirror)

Wigan forward Marlon King has been targeted by Newcastle caretaker manager Chris Hughton as a possible loan signing.
(Daily Mirror)

Newcastle are also interested in temporary deals for Aston Villa's Marlon Harewood and Plymouth defender Marcel Seip. (Daily Express)

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United could be the next big club to be punished with a transfer ban if they are found guilty of an illegal approach to Le Harve youngster Paul Pogba. (Various)

Former Lens general manager Francois Collado says that he warned Chelsea they would face a transfer ban by continuing their pursuit of Gael Kakuta.
(The Guardian)

Liverpool fans will have to wait until the global recession is over before construction resumes on a new stadium. The new venue was originally scheduled to be opened next year.
(The Sun)

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon is confident of tying midfielder Joe Cole down to a new contract after John Terry, Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole and Jon Mikel Obi agreed new deals.
(The Sun)

Wayne Rooney has denied ever diving to win a penalty and claimed he is too honest to try to deceive a referee. (Various)

Former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has revealed he rejected a move to Tottenham because it was too big a step down from current club Real Madrid.
(Daily Mirror)

Steven Gerrard looks set to lead England out in Saturday's friendly against Slovenia with captain John Terry struggling to shake off a groin injury in time for the match.
(Daily Telegraph)

The 2012 Olympic stadium will be put forward alongside Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, Tottenham's planned new ground and Wembley as one of four London venues for the 2018 World Cup bid.
(Daily Telegraph)

AND FINALLY

Manchester United midfielder Rodrigo Possebon could be sent back to Old Trafford just two months into a year-long loan to Portuguese side Braga. Coach Domingos Paciencia was so unimpressed with his only appearance that he substituted him after 34 minutes. (The Guardian)

Tottenham are the first Premier League side to sign up to the 10:10 climate change campaign. The club aim to cut their carbon output by 10% next year through measures such as reducing the wattage of the White Hart Lane floodlights.
(Daily Telegraph)

The increase in searches for 'Gael Kakuta', the young winger at the centre of the Chelsea transfer controversy, was four times greater than the next highest item on Thursday according to Google. (Daily Express)

Singer Phil Collins has revealed he is friends with Cristiano Ronaldo with the Real Madrid winger giving Christmas presents to his children. (Daily Express)
 

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Saturday 05th September gossip column

BREAKING GOSSIP

1435 BST: Watford manager Malky Mackay has admitted he wants to bring three new players to the club on loan.
(Sky Sports)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United are facing a battle to hold on to England defender Rio Ferdinand who is a target for both Real Madrid and Barcelona.
(The Sun)

Former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg will meet Gunners boss Arsene Wenger this weekend to discuss a possible loan move back to the Emirates.
(The Sun)

Chelsea's transfer embargo will force them to miss out on Swindon's teenage winger Alex Henshall, clearing the way for Premier League rivals Manchester United and Everton.
(Daily Mirror)

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez wants to sign Cameroon midfielder Modeste M'Bami who is now a free agent after leaving French club Marseille.
(Daily Mirror)

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway is in talks with Aston Villa to sign young midfielder Isaiah Osbourne on loan for the rest of the year.
(Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves is on the brink of joining Qatar club Al-Sadd.
(Daily Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP

Fifa has warned Chelsea they could have their worldwide transfer ban for poaching Lens teenager Gael Kakuta increased if they lose an appeal against the original punishment, which prevents them buying players until January 2011.
(Daily Star)

Football's governing body also insist that the measures dealt out to Chelsea could be just the beginning of the governing body's quest to eradicate player poaching, with the dealings of other English clubs also under investigation.
(Daily Mirror)

Fabio Capello will honour his contract, which runs until 2012, and not walk away from the England job says Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore.
(Daily Star)

Chelsea captain John Terry says that Arsenal striker Eduardo did dive to earn a penalty during the Champions League tie with Celtic - thus earning the Croat a two-game ban.
Full story: The Sun Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is preparing to increase his shares in Arsenal over the 29.9% mark, thus automatically triggering a takeover bid for the club.
(The Sun)

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has admitted he may quit the Blues when his contract expires at the end of this season.
(The Sun)

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is the highest earning star in Italian football, on £9.6m a season - the first time a non-player has topped the annual earnings chart.
(The Sun)

Burnley are ready to hand hard-up local rivals Accrington Stanley a major cash boost by playing them in a fund-raising friendly at Turf Moor on Tuesday.
(Daily Mirror)

AND FINALLY

Argentina coach Diego Maradona organised a mass prayer for his squad at their training ground on Thursday as they prepare for their vital World Cup qualifier with Brazil. Defeat to their fierce rivals in the match, which kicks off at 0130 BST on Sunday could see Argentina drop out of the automatic qualifying spots for South Africa 2010.
(Daily Mirror)
 

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Sunday 06th September gossip column

BREAKING GOSSIP

1425 BST: Prospective Birmingham owner Carsten Yeung has assured Blues manager Alex McLeish that his job is safe if the Hong kong businessman's take-over at St Andrews goes through.
(The Guardian)

1303 BST: Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has admitted he would be honoured to lead a British team at the 2012 Olympics.
(Sky Sports)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

The transfer ban imposed on Chelsea has scuppered their plans to sign French midfielder Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich in January.
(News of the World)

The Blues' transfer embargo has also ended the London club's hopes of landing Atletico Madrid's Argentine striker Sergio Aguero.
(Daily Star Sunday)

Manchester City will demand £10m from Chelsea for striker Daniel Sturridge, who quit Eastlands after rejecting a new contract to move to Stamford Bridge this summer.
(News of the World)

Manchester City will tell Barcelona that the only way the Blues' Brazilian striker Robinho will move to the Nou Camp is if the Catalans agree to a swap deal that includes Argentine striker Lionel Messi.
(Sunday Mirror)

Alternatively, City could well use Barcelona's interest in Robinho to engineer a swap deal for French striker Thierry Henry.
(News of the World)

Notts County director of football Sven Goran Eriksson has made a sensational move to bring Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos to Meadow Lane.
(News of the World)

Manchester City striker Benjani will return to former club Portsmouth in January providing he can get fit.
(Sunday Mirror)

West Brom are poised to rescue former England defender Nicky Shorey from another season in the Aston Villa wilderness by signing him on loan. (Sunday Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP

The critical and damning evidence in the Gael Kakuta inquiry, that saw Chelsea banned from signing players until January 2011 after being found guilty by Fifa of poaching the French striker from Lens, was provided by a member of the player's family.
(Sunday Mirror)

Uefa president Michel Platini is attempting to fast-track his plans to ban all international transfers of Under-18 players in the light of Chelsea's transfer ban.
(Daily Star Sunday)

Former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben, now with Bayern Munich, believes a host of star names will leave Stamford Bridge in the wake of the transfer ban imposed on the club.
(Sunday Mirror)

England coach Fabio Capello insists Michael Owen is not a forgotten man and that his chances of an England recall will improve once the striker starts playing regularly for Manchester United.
(Daily Star Sunday)

Ali al-Faraj, the Saudi property investor who recently failed in his attempts to buy Portsmouth, is believed to be considering a bid for West Ham United.
(Independent on Sunday)

England and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham is offering to lead Great Britain's football team at the London 2012 Olympics.
(News of the World)

Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher is in line for a £1m-a-year pay hike from United on the back of his impressive recent form. (News of the World)

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady will quit her job at the club when Chinese businessman Carson Yeung completes his £80m takeover at St Andrews.
(News of the World)

Former Chelsea and France midfielder Marcel Desailly is eyeing up the possibility of a top manager's job in England. (Sunday Express)

AND FINALLY

Former Tottenham midfielder Glenn Hoddle has revealed that his ex-Spurs teammate, Argentine midfielder Ossie Ardiles, put a dent in the FA Cup during drunken celebrations following their victory over Manchester City in the 1981 final.
(Sunday Mirror)

New Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne's £2m pay-off from former club Manchester City was negotiated by his wife Helen.
(Sunday Mirror)

Stoke midfielder Liam Lawrence says communication between the team's players on the pitch has been aided by them playing online games.
(Observer)
 

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Now the foolbacks of the Ukrainian FT have forgotten that they don't bring the ball out of defence or suddenly take up attacking position on the wing, They should concentrate themselves on their proper job of stopping people-if necessary by kicking lumps put of 'em...and booting the ball UP field, 'cause this is a real Brit Game.
 
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