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Transfer Rumors (16 Dec 08): Pompey’s Diarra to Real, Bendtner to Inter, Arsenal eye Serie A duo, and more
Tuesday wasn’t a particularly busy day in transfer news and rumors, but the cupboard’s not completely bare of speculation involving some of the top clubs and players around Europe.
Real Madrid to beat out Manchester City for Portsmouth’s Diarra
According to a Daily Mail ‘exclusive,’ Real Madrid are closing in on a £20m deal for Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra, with the Frenchman expected to pen a four and a half year deal within the next couple of days. Real have already taken care of one need by signing Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, but with…
Karim Benzema: I Promised My Mom I would Play For Real Madrid
Mommy’s boy Olympique Lyon’s star striker Karim Benzema might have pledged to stay with the current French champions this season but he’s started work on his move for next summer already, with a style eerily familiar to anyone who followed the Ronaldo saga earlier this year: Apparently Benzema’s is to play for the mighty Real…
Liverpool beware – Madrid make their first move on Rafa
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has declared that he never intended to approach the Red’s manager Rafael Benitez as their coach and that he does have faith in their new coach Juande Ramos, who was sacked by Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur earlier this season. Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live’s ‘Sportsweek’, Calderon explained: “We…
The Biggest Losers of 2008 – Real Madrid, Avram Grant, Juande Ramos, Arsenal and Mike Ashley
While football success and failure is usually measured season to season, from August to May, the end of an year gives an opportunity to look back on the calender twelve months and see who we think has been worthy of appearing in this column. Here’s a look at the teams and people who deserve to…
Portsmouth Tag Diarra With €20 Million Price
According to French publication L’Equipe, Premier League club Portsmouth have attached a price tag of €20 million on their holding midfielder Lassana Diarra. Reigning Spanish champions and European giants Real Madrid have already declared their interest in the Frenchman and Portsmouth have seemingly agreed to sell the player for the right price, which now seems…
Aston Villa To Lose Ashley Young To The Mighty Real Madrid?
This might as well be the creation of a very imaginative mind but there are reports circulating in the transfer market that Spanish and European powerhouse Real Madrid are eager to swoop on in Aston Villla’s talented winger Ashley Young. That Real Madrid are desperate to add reinforcements to their injury-plagued squad is understandable and…
Tottenham’s Roman Pavlyuchenko On Real Madrid’s Radar
Tottenham Hotspur might be on the up again under new manager Harry Redknapp but old boss Juande Ramos is eager to unsettle the balance as he is reportedly looking to sign Spurs’ Russian star Roman Pavlyuchenko (and a number of others as has already been reported). And what’s more, the Russian international striker himself is…
Bernd Schuster To Become New Sunderland Manager?
According to The Sunday Telegraph, sacked Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is eager to become the new manager of the Premier League club Sunderland. Schuster was sacked by Real Madrid last week after a series of dismal performances by the reigning Spanish champions. He was given the green signal to leave the Bernabeu on Tuesday…
Transfer Rumors (12 Dec 08): Real like Boro’s Johnson, Chelsea’s Tuncay hopes shot down, Gallas and Bendtner out at Arsenal, and more
What, we’ve made it through another week already? There are only three more weeks to go before the winter transfer window madness begins. Who’s being linked with January moves today? Well, read on to find out.
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