Football Rumours

IN:
Nasri (olym)
Ben Arfa (Lyon)
Lucio (munich)
Yaya (barca)
Quaresma (porto)
Kompany (hsv)
Etoo (barca)


Out:
Hleb (barca)
Flamini (milan,done deal)
Gilberto Silva (Valencia)
Jens Lehmann (Reading)
Senderos (juventus)

Sunderland will sign the following:-
Diego Forlan - £14 million
Philipe Mexes - £6 million
Ryan Giggs - £3.5 million
Jonny Evans - £4.5 million
Julio Arca - £5 million
And a yet unnamed central midfielder - £8-10 million.

Luka Modric has signed for Tottenham Hotspur. The Croatian star has signed a 5 year contract. He has passed his medical and work permit and just has to agree personal terms. He will fully join after the premier league season ends.

South American youngsters set for late Summer trials at West Ham.
Three fiteen year olds:
Hector Ezekiel VELAZQUEZ,an Argentinian Goalkeeper.
Alexis QUINTULEN,an Argentinian creative midfielder.
Luis SADOVNIC,a Venezuelan midfielder with a powerful shot from either foot.

COMING IN
Arsenal almost certain to set to make a swap deal for Readings Shane Long with the Danish striker Bendter going to Coppels side for 6 months of the 08/09 season.
Also Wenger is also making a definate swoop for Takesure Chinyama from zimbabwe he is currently having a good season with Legia Warsaw and he said "im looking forward to re-uniting with my old team mate luckasz once again and will be priviledged to be part of such a big club like Arsenal"(Reported in the polish express(Polski tygodnik) on the 17/04/08.
Also the experienced defender needed on the arsenal squad is sure to be Bayern Munich's Lucio.The 29 year old Brazilian is set to be joining the Emirates this summer for around £7,000,000
COMING OUT
Aleksandr Hleb is almost set for a definite move to Inter milan for a fixed transfer fee of £10,000,000.Hleb was spotted in Italy a week before the Milan game with his agent but said he was just out having ice-cream Beleive it or not.
It is not yet certain if the french star Mathieu Flamini will be moving to bayern munich this summer but he is definately in talks with the club.
Jens Lehmann is set to go to the div 2 Bundesliga side Mainz 05 this summer for £1 million.The german said "My place is taken,why should I stay?"This Was reported in the daily sun last week.

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos is looking to bring in seven new players. Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito and Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero are among his targets.
Spurs have also been alerted to news that Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis has stalled on a new deal, while Portsmouth are also keen.

Dimitar Berbatov's future at Tottenham could again be in doubt after his agent made comments about prospective bidders for the striker. The news comes after Spurs boss Juande Ramos says he has not yet decided which players have a future at the club.

Manchester City and Tottenham have joined Liverpool and Newcastle in the race to sign highly rated English goalkeeper Scott Loach. The 6ft 4in Watford stopper, 19, has been winning praise while on loan with Bradford.

Chelsea boss Avram Grant has launched a stinging attack on the media for its coverage of his side following their Carling Cup final defeat to Tottenham.
Grant, 52, slammed Chelsea's detractors for inaccurate reporting and a lack of respect for his achievements.

Javier Mascherano has signed a four-year contract with Liverpool.
The 23-year-old moved to Anfield on loan from West Ham just over a year ago and has now decided to stay.
The Argentine midfielder was able to sign for Liverpool outside the transfer window because he does not belong to another football club.

Chelsea FC is said to be interested in bringing out Hidetoshi Nakata from profesional football retirement...
Avram Grant is a big fan of his calibre...

Stockport Youngster Tommy Rowe is wanted by both Arsenal and Tottenham.

Chris eagles has signed one year deal with Plymouth Argyle,Pique has joined Sheffield united.
According to back room staff at Man United's academy.

Paul Sturrock has been in touch with follow Scot Sir Alex Ferguson in an attempt to take some highly rated youngsters on loan. Sturrock is looking to bolster his squad adding Chris Eagles, Gerrard Pique and Fangzhou Dong. The players are expected to sign for the club next week on season long loan deals.

Benjani has finally sealed his move to Manchester City for a fee of around £3.87m.