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[slyer]

fernando torres is a good striker. i doubt rafa will agree to sell him to man utd.

ronaldo move to real madrid finalised alr? i'm hoping he will reject the move but it seems unlikely

there is a high chance we may lose tevez to man city sigh

[evo3]

According to the latest news Man U will soon lose Tevez to Man City.

[yinyang]

Originally Posted by evo3

...Man U will soon lose Tevez to Man City.

Looks like draw of 1st team place (and $$$ wages) to big cheque book MC. Chelski interest too?? Torres rumour is just BS

Tevez set to spurn Ferguson - Transfers, Football - The Independent

Tevez set to spurn Ferguson

By Ian Herbert
Monday, 15 June 2009

Tevez told Ferguson directly in the past few days that he wants to leave.

Sir Alex Ferguson's attempt to keep Carlos Tevez at Old Trafford is having little tangible effect after the Argentine told the Manchester United manager directly in the past few days that he wants to leave.

Ferguson, it is understood, has stepped up his attempts to persuade the striker that he does have a future with United by making several telephone calls from his holiday on the Cote d'Azur. But Tevez has been more direct with Ferguson than at any time in the past three months, reiterating that he is still intent on leaving.

That means a move across Manchester still looks on the cards. City remain well ahead of Liverpool in their pursuit of the player, with the Premier League runners-up looking to schedule any transfer payment over four instalments and unable to come close either to the sum or the wages which City could offer. City's unconfirmed offer is £140,000 per week – a reflection that Tevez has proven ability to deliver in the Premier League.

Chelsea are also believed to be a contender for his services, yet United have not given up all hope of Tevez remaining with them. Cristiano Ronaldo's departure, which should advance with his Real Madrid medical in the next few days, creates a greater chance for Tevez to start more major games next season.

[CibLover]

Hi to all my Red Devil fans.

Douglas Costa anyone??

18 years old already in Brazil's under 20.
Rumoured to have a "Get-out" Clause for 18 million pounds.

[TinTin130670]

80 million pound & not a single signing yet...
80 million could get....
Karim Benzema for 30 million
Alexis Sánchez for 15 million
Douglas Costa for 15 million
Daniele De Rossi for 15 million
Another 10++million for a decent Center back....

Ben Foster
Wes Brown Vidic Evans Evra
Daniele De Rossi
Alexis Sanchez Anderson Douglas Costa
Rooney
Benzema


Cheers,
TinTin

[richie_rich]

SAF has a war chest of 100m pounds. I hope he signs David Villa and David Silva from Valencia for a combined fee of around 60m. Another 20m to Wigan for right winger Valencia. If Villa goes to Real, then I hope SAF goes for E'to.

Line up for 2009/2010 :

Foster
Brown Ferdinand Vidic Evra
Valencia Hargreaves Carrick Silva
Rooney Villa (E'to)

Subs: Berbatov, Anderson, Ji Sung, Rafael, Fletcher, O'Shea, Macheda, Van der Sar

Players to sell : Nani, Wellbeck, Gibson, Campbell

Eh, anybody has any idea what's happened to Manucho who was loaned to Hull?

[goodielecks]

2009-10 Fixtures List

August
Sat Aug 15 Birmingham City H
Tue Aug 18 Burnley A
Sat Aug 22 Wigan Athletic A
Sat Aug 29 Arsenal H

September
Sat Sep 12 Tottenham Hotspur A
Sat Sep 19 Manchester City H
Sat Sep 26 Stoke City A

October
Sat Oct 3 Sunderland H
Sat Oct 17 Bolton Wanderers H
Sat Oct 24 Liverpool A
Sat Oct 31 Blackburn Rovers H

November
Sat Nov 7 Chelsea A
Sat Nov 21 Everton H
Sat Nov 28 Portsmouth A

December
Sat Dec 5 West Ham A
Sat Dec 12 Aston Villa H
Tue Dec 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
Sat Dec 19 Fulham A
Sat Dec 26 Hull City A
Mon Dec 28 Wigan Athletic H

January
Sat Jan 9 Birmingham City A
Sat Jan 16 Burnley H
Tue Jan 26 Hull City H
Sat Jan 30 Arsenal A

February
Sat Feb 6 Portsmouth H
Wed Feb 10 Aston Villa A
Sat Feb 20 Everton A
Sat Feb 27 West Ham H

March
Sat Mar 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
Sat Mar 13 Fulham H
Sat Mar 20 Liverpool H
Sat Mar 27 Bolton Wanderers A

April
Sat Apr 3 Chelsea H
Sat Apr 10 Blackburn Rovers A
Sat Apr 17 Manchester City A
Sat Apr 24 Tottenham Hotspur H

May
Sat May 1 Sunderland A
Sun May 9 Stoke City H

Subject to changes, kick off times and dates to be finalised.

Kicking off with promoted clubs and playing all the big guns and the derby early on in the season.

[alex18122003]

Premier League - Lyon 'could sell Benzema'

Lyon could be tempted to sell Karim Benzema to Manchester United if the Premier League side put in a big-money bid, according to director Bernard Lacombe.

Benzema (pictured, right) is one of the world's hottest properties and speculation is rife that United are ready to use some of the money from the impending sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid to bring the young striker to Old Trafford.

Lacombe claimed recently Benzema would remain at the Stade Gerland, but has now revealed the 21-year-old could be sold if the price is right.

"He is with us, but no-one knows what will happen," Lacombe told regional daily Le Progres.

"At the time we didn't think that Michael Essien would leave, but when Chelsea came with their cheque...

"If Manchester United, who we all know have come into a lot of money, present an offer for Benzema, what can you do?"

Ronaldo is set to become Madrid's second signing of the summer, following the purchase of Kaka from AC Milan.

The pair will cost the club around 160million euros in transfer fees and Lacombe has lashed out at the Spaniards for distorting the market.

He added: "The market is false because certain European clubs don't have official league bodies controlling how they are managed and can do what they want.

"I'm not bitter but how can Real Madrid, who are in debt, sign two players whose price is almost the same as Lyon's entire budget?

"It shocks we who are in the same environment, so I understand that people outside the football world are shocked.

"It's baffling, clumsy and disrespectful. Economically Spain is at a standstill. We can't support this."

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas had earlier hinted he could be powerless to keep the forward at the Stade Gerland.

"I won't hide from you the fact that he has been approached. For the moment, I managed to convince them not to go further," he said.

Benzema came through the ranks at the French giants and burst onto the scene in the 2007-08 season with 31 goals in 51 games.

That same season, the striker was named Ligue 1 player of the year and also topped the league's scoring charts.

This campaign was less impressive for both club and player, as Lyon ended the season without the Ligue 1 title for the first time in eight years, but the France forward nevertheless scored 23 goals in all competitions - an average of a goal every other game.

[kyc2110]

heard the news yesterday morning that Ronald deal to Real Madrid has been HOOKING in the air due to some unclear and unsatisfactory terms and conditions. Oh what a waste, at least MU will be alot of money to buy and groom more player and then sell it again. Cheers for MU as a commercial Football club.

[papamikiesen]

Too bad Tevez's leaving. Hope they buy a lethal striker and a world-class midfielder next. Huntelaar should go to Man Utd.

[slyer]

quite upset abt tevez saga. he says he wants to be highest paid at man utd, sir alex offer him a contract that makes him the highest paid. nw he reject the contract n wants to leave. i wonder what is he tinking.

save the money and use it to buy sergio aguero and benzema. they are younger, pacy and better

[machoman]

"New Ronaldino" Douglas Costa to join Man Utd?

Manchester United are understood to be in talks with Brazilian club Grêmio concerning the transfer of Douglas Costa, their much sought after teenage midfield player, as Sir Alex Ferguson looks to replace Real Madrid-bound Cristiano Ronaldo.

Costa, who is commonly known simply as Douglas, is a left-footed attacking midfield player and free-kick specialist. In Brazil he is being hailed as "the new Ronaldinho" after earning rave reviews in his first full season with the Grêmio senior squad.

United have been monitoring his progress for about two years; but following outstanding performances in the junior Copa Santiago tournament in January 2008, several other leading European clubs, including Liverpool, Inter Milan and Real Madrid began to show an interest.

Grêmio responded by giving him a contract until February 2013, with a release clause estimated to be worth £13.5 million. However, Ferguson remains confident of signing the player this summer and adding him to the growing roster of Brazilian stars at Old Trafford.

Douglas’s agent Cesar Bottega, however, was more circumspect yesterday when speaking about the negotiations: "There have been some informal conversations [but] I don’t believe they can reach those values. Right now, an offer might come in at a maximum of £6.7million. But this would not be enough for [Grêmio] president Duda Kroeff. At the end of the Brasileirão [Brazil’s equivalent of the Premier League which ends in December], Douglas will be worth at least twice what he’s worth now.”

Ferguson is also hoping to complete the transfer of Antonio Valencia, the Wigan Athletic and Ecuador winger, before United head off to Asia for a series of pre-season friendlies in the middle of July.

[CibLover]

Reports from The Sun, UK:-

MANCHESTER UNITED have been knocked back in their bid to take wonderkid Douglas Costa on a 20-day trial. The Brazilian midfielder, 18, has been tipped as a long-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford.


He is valued at around £13million but United are unsure whether he is ready for first team action.

Douglas' current club Gremio are keen to keep hold of him but admit there is interest in the player from Europe. Club president Duda Kroeff said: "I received a phone call from someone working for Manchester United.
"He asked for Douglas to be released and said that he would not play, but they wanted to see him in action.


"I denied the request. Douglas is an established player, he is not a stranger. He has no need to face tests at European clubs."


Hmmm.... seems like someone is playing hard ball when European clubs comes-a-calling. Good prospect though.

[RipcurlGuy]

ronaldo deal settled already... sian... but at least man utd got money to buy some.. tevez leave ronaldo leave...dunno who coming...scarly buy flop players den how to win EPL next season... and the new jersey... all LCP rank..lol quite chio la..

[slyer]

goodbye ronaldo all the best to u in real madrid

tevez says berbatov arrival is a sign for him to leave man utd. stupid reason lol. if a striker is good he will nt be afraid of competition