Football News & Gossip from
the British Papers
Updated every morning, we bring you a round up off all the
latest football stories which are doing the rounds in the
back pages of Britains newspapers. Of course to keep tabs
on Sven we will occasionally refer to the front pages too!
We will give you a daily dose of football transfer news, transfer
speculation, player bustups, form, fitness, transfer bungs,
mystery investors, badly behavoured players, tapping up scandals,
the managerial merry go round, pre-match hype as well as all
the comments and predictions as the season draws to a climax
and the build up to the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 begins.
Sunday Gossip
Charlton
boss Alan Curbishley is the front-runner to be the new England
manager. (Sunday Mirror)
Barcelona are adamant Chelski
lynch-pin Frank
Lampard will join them in a £25m deal. (The People)
We think he will cost more than
that - especially as money is not a problem for Chelski. What
might tempt them would be a player exchange with Eto'o, Deco,
Ronaldinho, Messi all more than good enough to fit into the
Chelski side.
Gooners
boss Arsene Wenger is ready to sign England captain David
Beckham for about £15m from Real Madrid in the summer.
(Various)
Lpool captain Steven Gerrard has urged boss Rafa Benitez
to bring back striker Michael Owen to Anfield. (Various)
Steven Gerrard says Reds boss Rafa Benitez would be breaking
a promise to him if he leaves to join Real Madrid or Inter
Milan. (Sunday Express)
Benfica skipper Simao is likely to turn down Chelski and
join Lpool in the summer (Sunday Express) More
players snubbing Chelski to join their rivals
Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed
Michael Ballack will join Chelski. (Sunday Mirror) One
that prefers the Chelski pay packet and inevitable medals.
Italian giants Juventus are targeting Chelski's William Gallas.
(Sunday Mirror)
Chelski have lined up a move for Uruguay international Ricardo
Figueroa. (Sunday Mirror)
Sticky Toffee Pudding Men boss David Moyes is planning a £7m move for
former Man Yoo flop Diego Forlan from Spain's Villareal.
(The People).
Gooners are in talks with Dutch club NEC Nijmegen about 15-year-old
Nacer Barazite. (The People)
Real Madrid's first choice for their new coach is not Lpool's
Rafa Benitez but Juventus' Fabio Capello. (Daily Star)
Inter Milan have joined the chase to sign Gooners striker
Thierry Henry. (News of the World)
Man Yoo are close to tying up a £40m shirt
sponsorship deal with Korean electronic giants LG. (Sunday
Mirror)
Sticky Toffee Pudding Men are keen on Man Yoo defender John O'Shea.
(News of the World)
Gooners star Cesc Fabregas says he has no plans to return
to Spain despite interest from Real Madrid. (Sunday Mirror,
News of the World)
Lpool boss Rafa Benitez is targeting a swoop for Real
Madrid striker Ronaldo. (News of the World)
Bolton are eyeing up Anal Town midfielder Steve Davis.
(The People)
Northern Ireland are lining up a £3m summer swoop for Cardiff
striker Cameron Jerome. (Daily Star)
Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock is ready to move for Blackburn
defender Dominic Matteo. (The People)
Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is keeping tabs on Man Yoo wide-man Chris Eagles. (The People)
Danny Pugh is set to leave Leeds in the summer. (Sunday Mirror)
Tottenham and Citeh are competing to sign £3m-rated
Lens striker Olivier Thomert. (Sunday Mirror)
Matt Holland says Charlton face a summer battle to hang on
to Darren Bent. (Sunday Mirror)
Sacked Asunder World boss Mick McCarthy could be set to join
Derby. (News of the World)
Argentine star Hernan Crespo has pledged his future to Chelski
for at least another year. (News of the World)
Reading are planning to move for Carlton Cole from Chelski
in the summer. (Daily Star)
Sticky Toffee Pudding Men's Joseph Yobo is wanted by former club Marseilles.
(Daily Star)
Saints boss George Burley will this week name Charlton reserve
coach Glynn Snodin as his number two at St Mary's. (News of
the World)
Former Boro star Fabrizio Ravanelli's move from the Riverside
to Marseilles will be investigated as part of a massive fraud
hearing in France. (The People)
Norwich are chasing MK Dons defender Dean Lewington. (News
of the World)
Sydney star Dwight Yorke may move to Lokomotiv Moscow to
fulfil his Trinidad and Tobago World Cup dream. (The People)
Steve Stone will retire this summer if he does not recover
from injury. (The People)
Former Derby boss Phil Brown could return to management in
Oman. (The People)
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Of course most of the gossip is nonsense, but some of it
is true. We at Goal Flashers merely report what has already
been written in the papers and are in no way associated with
the articles as they appear when we see them. You will notice,
however, that we do enjoy speculating on the stories as much
as you do. Ours and your comments
are highlighted in green.
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