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Teamtalk do this better than BBC these days but the person who does there has not updated there page yet, so here we go:

 

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has authorised a record-breaking £80m move for Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi. (News of the World)

 

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will make a £25m bid for England defender Micah Richards. (News of the World & People)

 

Liverpool will offer Cardiff £3m for teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey but Manchester United are preparing a £10m package for the Wales Under-21 star. (News of the World)

 

Newcastle and Sunderland want Manchester City's £5m-rated defender Richard Dunne and £8m-rated midfielder Stephen Ireland. (Daily Star Sunday)

 

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has the green light to splash £15m on Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. (News of the World)

 

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has emerged as a summer target for Tottenham and Arsenal. (News of the World)

 

Coventry boss Chris Coleman is set to raid his old club Fulham for veteran striker Brian McBride. (News of the World)

 

Liverpool and Spurs are chasing Colchester winger Medy Elito, 17. (News of the World)

 

Michael Tonge plans a £4m move to Blackburn if Sheffield United fail to win promotion to the Premier League. (News of the World)

 

Sunderland boss Roy Keane hopes to persuade Kenwyne Jones to stay at Sunderland after knocking back an initial enquiry from Liverpool. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are also interested in the striker. (News of the World)

 

World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane is the sensational name in the frame to take over as boss of QPR. (People)

 

Arsene Wenger's transfer kitty has been slashed to £25m, meaning the Arsenal manager will only be able to sign three or four players in the summer. (Mail on Sunday)

 

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano could miss the start of next season after being called up Argentina for the Beijing Olympics. (Various)

 

Two FBI agents were at Old Trafford on Saturday as part of an expensive review of the club's security after reports of threats against some of Manchester United's players. (Sunday Express)

 

Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson will present the FA Cup to the winners of this month's final between Portsmouth and Cardiff at Wembley. (Various)

 

A lack of finances could see Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra reverse his plan to sack manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. (Sunday Express)

 

Benfica are set to abandon a move for the former England coach because of his huge wage demands. (News of the World)

 

But the Swede has already told his City players that he will definitely be leaving the club at the end of the season. (Observer)

 

Everton will pocket £1.5m should Manchester United complete the Premier League and Champions League double courtesy of a lucrative clause in the Wayne Rooney transfer deal between the two clubs nearly four years ago. (News of the World)

 

Arsenal will reward Bacary Sanga with an improved contract after the right-back's outstanding first season in English football. (Observer)

 

Chelsea have registered their interest in a 13-year-old Roholla Iqbalzadeh, who is being labelled as a "mini Drogba". The striker was born in Afghanistan and was spotted playing for Mosjoen IL in a youth tournament in Norway. (Mail on Sunday

 

Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed put his side's remarkable 2-0 win over Birmingham down to the promise of an extra-special hamper. "I promised them a hamper full of caviar and Viagra and I think it must have worked," said the Harrods boss. (Mail on Sunday)

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/default.stm

 

 

 

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WORLD Cup legend Zinedine Zidane is the sensational name in the frame to take over as boss of QPR.

 

Rangers owner Flavio Briatore has promised a major announcement before today's final match of the season at home to

 

West Brom - and informed whispers insist he'll name Zidane as Loftus Road boss.

 

The French superstar has no coaching experience but he has what Italian playboy Briatore covets most of all - 24- carat glamour. At a stroke his arrival would catapult Rangers into the big time.

 

Rangers skipper Gareth Ainsworth added to the intrigue wh e n , i n a t a n t a l i s i n g contribution to the club's website, he urged fans to arrive early today for 'the dawn of a new era.'

 

"Sunday promises to be a day every QPR fan, old and young, remembers for the rest of their lives," he wrote.

 

 

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Netting Zidane would be the managerial coup of all time but even legends like the French World Cup winner can have their heads turned by cash - and Briatore, alongside co-owners Lakshmi Mittal and Bernie Ecclestone, have oodles of it.

 

 

Briatore wants Premier League football and a boss of Zidane's stature, rather than current chief Luigi De Canio, would attract the players to realise that dream.

 

http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?action=post;topic=52469.0;num_replies=0

 

As this board has more money than  any other club board in the world it could be on, watch they unveil Sam Allardyce or Souness.

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NEWCASTLE and Arsenal have checked up on Le Mans midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.

 

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has already been in contact with the French club as he faces up to losing Mathieu Flamini to either Juventus or AC Milan.

 

Le Mans also claim to have had an approach from Newcastle on the back of the Benin international's impressive displays the African Cup of Nations.

 

Sessegnon, 23, has made his name in France in the last two seasons as a tough defensive midfielder who scores goals.

 

http://blogs.notw.co.uk/sport/2008/05/sess-toon-targe.html

 

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Despite being a far better all round player now, due to how he tends to play deeper, I used to love how devastating Anelka was back then.

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So the same paper who I think broke the £13m minimum release fee in Martins' contract, reveal how Arsenal are going to pay £2m more than necessary to buy him. Lovely stuff.

 

Wouldn't they have to pay more now if the rumours that were around few weeks back that Oba had signed a new deal were true.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Anelka was 17-18 and came from the French League. Martins is 23 coming up to 24, has already spent several years in Italian football working alongside world-class coaches and strikers such as Crespo, Recoba, Mancini, Vieri, etc. Huge difference.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Despite being a far better all round player now, due to how he tends to play deeper, I used to love how devastating Anelka was back then.

 

Sir Les mentioned that players very rarely want to be purely strikers or target men these days. Then he went onto say Marcus Bent has all the attributes of being a really good striker if played just as striker/target man rather than drop deep or try to link play.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Anelka was 17-18 and came from the French League. Martins is 23 coming up to 24, has already spent several years in Italian football working alongside world-class coaches and strikers such as Crespo, Recoba, Mancini, Vieri, etc. Huge difference.

 

So you dont think Wegener could improve some of the flaws in Oba's game?!? Adebayor looked very raw when he first joined but within a relatively small period of time anyone with eyes can see he has improved as player.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Anelka was 17-18 and came from the French League. Martins is 23 coming up to 24, has already spent several years in Italian football working alongside world-class coaches and strikers such as Crespo, Recoba, Mancini, Vieri, etc. Huge difference.

 

So you dont think Wegener could improve some of the flaws in Oba's game?!? Adebayor looked very raw when he first joined but within a relatively small period of time anyone with eyes can see he has improved as player.

 

You could also say the same about Franny Jeffers though.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Anelka was 17-18 and came from the French League. Martins is 23 coming up to 24, has already spent several years in Italian football working alongside world-class coaches and strikers such as Crespo, Recoba, Mancini, Vieri, etc. Huge difference.

 

So you dont think Wegener could improve some of the flaws in Oba's game?!? Adebayor looked very raw when he first joined but within a relatively small period of time anyone with eyes can see he has improved as player.

 

You could also say the same about Franny Jeffers though.

 

Wegner cant deal with English players that is one of his flawas.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Anelka was 17-18 and came from the French League. Martins is 23 coming up to 24, has already spent several years in Italian football working alongside world-class coaches and strikers such as Crespo, Recoba, Mancini, Vieri, etc. Huge difference.

 

So you dont think Wegener could improve some of the flaws in Oba's game?!? Adebayor looked very raw when he first joined but within a relatively small period of time anyone with eyes can see he has improved as player.

 

You could also say the same about Franny Jeffers though.

 

Wegner cant deal with English players that is one of his flawas.

 

I'm sure the likes of Tony Adams would disagree with that.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Anelka was 17-18 and came from the French League. Martins is 23 coming up to 24, has already spent several years in Italian football working alongside world-class coaches and strikers such as Crespo, Recoba, Mancini, Vieri, etc. Huge difference.

 

So you dont think Wegener could improve some of the flaws in Oba's game?!? Adebayor looked very raw when he first joined but within a relatively small period of time anyone with eyes can see he has improved as player.

 

You could also say the same about Franny Jeffers though.

 

Wegner cant deal with English players that is one of his flawas.

 

I'm sure the likes of Tony Adams would disagree with that.

 

Yes he HAD to deal with the existing English players at the club when took over but since then his overall buying of English players & handling the development of them has not been at the standard you would expect off Wegner.

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Seen as though Wenger prides his signings having a good first touch there is a 0% chance of Oba going there.

 

Well this is why I'm surprised at the persistence of this rumour. It's hard to think of a player less suited to Arsenal's style than Oba.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Henry had the touch of a rapist when he joined Arsenal as well.

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Henry had the touch of a rapist when he joined Arsenal as well.

 

Gerraway.  :lol:

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Anelka was all pace when he joined Arsenal. Adebayor & Eboue have improved a hell of lot from the raw players they were when they first joined Arsenal.

 

Henry had the touch of a rapist when he joined Arsenal as well.

 

Bollocks.

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