Transfer Roundup: Inter Milan, Barcelona, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Liverpool, Wigan, Everton
Today’s top transfer rumors:
Internazionale have shown an interest in wonderkid Lionel Messi but the young Argentinean has rejected any potential offers coming in for him. He admitted to being flattered with the interest shown in him and with the admiration coming from Inter’s president Massimo Moratti but has decided that Barcelona is where he will remain for the foreseeable future. In an interview with the Argentinean press he said, “I have Barcelona in my heart and I expect to stay here for a long time.”
Wigan’s new manager Steve Bruce is hoping to sign a new striker in January and his priorities at the moment are linked to Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink at Celtic and Wolves’ Andy Keogh. Wolves signed Keogh in January this year for £600,000 from Scunthorpe. Celtic meanwhile brought Dutchman Vennegoor of Hesselink in 2006 for a deal worth around £3.4m. He has impressed since playing in the SPL though and Celtic will surely not want to let him go.
Meanwhile I’ve heard that should Wigan end up going down this year Welsh midfielder Jason Koumas could leave them to join Everton who are keeping an eye on him. Sunderland are also said to inspecting him too. Everton are also linked with Norwegian striker Thorstein Helstad who is valued at £1.5m.
According to the Daily Express newspaper Chelsea are reportedly ready to splash the cash in the transfer window. With Andriiy Shevchenko and Wayne Bridge linked with moves away from Stamford Bridge Avram Grant is considering bids on Royston Drenthe who only joined Real Madrid in the summer, Nicklas Bendtner from Arsenal, Nicolas Anelka from Bolton and Benni McCarthy from Blackburn. Real Madrid are apparently prepared to negotiate a swap deal, with Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda trading places with Drenthe.
Various newspapers are claiming today that Manchester City, who you can bet on spending big during the transfer window, are prepared to meet the £17m asking price for Javier Mascherano. The Argentine was going to sign for Liverpool permanently in the New Year after they paid the sum to owner Kia Joorabchian. However, with the confusion and uncertainty surrounding Rafa Benitez at the moment Mascherano has already said that should the boss go then he will too. Watch this space.
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Rafa wont go good dam it Murinho fight wth abramivich was much worse but the got back together didnt they (but soon after mourinho left anyways)
player like messi r the deal. they have skills n loyalty. anelka, gerro r the same. on the other hand there r mickey, rooney( always a blue?), …
mash is such a player. n if benitez does go, he will never play in england again…( he said that in an official interview)
Chelsea will never get Bendtner, Why the fuck would we give him away when he is playing some good football and has a great future ahead of him for probably only 2-4 Million, And why would he swap playing beautiful-styled footie at Arsenal and playing in some big games so far this season to warm the bench at Stamford Bridge for the next few seasons he is there for?
Hmm… Jason Koumas is a great little player, and considering how well he played for West Brom in the Championship last season, I thought it was a little weird he only joined Wigan (No offence Latics Fans) after being linked with Man City, Celtic and Everton in the first place.
The Nicolas Anelka bit couls become a reality, but only could and I don’t think he will be moving even though he is at a Bolton where times could be a lot, lot better. Benni McCarthy from Blackburn will not happen even though Chelsea are alwaus after him, I think Benni has a mutual thing with both the manager and and the club and fan’s itself and I reckon he won’t move for a nother year at least.
Real Madrid’s and Chelsea’s swap deal with midfielder Florent Malouda swapping with Drenthe sound like a load of shit, both players have joined Chelsea and Real Madrid just at the beggining of the year repsectively, plus I think Malouda is playing a lot better football than Drenthe currently.
Manchester City will get there man Mascherano though, and i reckon the club is good for him and he is good for the club. He will become an asset at the City Of Manchester Stadium, But he might not come too cheap as I have heard 11 Mil could be the price for the West Ham flop, after all the shit he has caused them.
Lionel Messi deserves a club like Barcelona and why on earth would he leave to play with Inter? He is well suited to the Barca game and the way he’s playing at both the Nou Camp and away is spectacular and I do not think he will ever move from Barca, Or may move when he is 30-odd and if he does, it could defintly be a new world-record…
Is that a strike at Inter Kyle?
As much as I’d love to see him play for us, it’s very very very unlikely. Will still hope it goes through though.
I agree with KyleAusGooner as koumas is a fantastic player and much too talented for the likes of wigan(no offence to wigan) but koumas sould definatley be playing for a bigger side.