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Fee agreed for Boro starlet

Lee Cattermole is poised to swap Middlesbrough for Wigan Athletic after The Latics confirmed they have succeeded with a bid for the England Under-21 international.

It is reported that Wigan have offered £3.5 million for the midfielder who will now move to JJB Stadium if he can agree personal terms and pass a medical.

Cattermole made just 10 league starts for Boro last season and is believed to be seeking regular first team football at the age of 20.

Gareth Southgate has brought French youngster Didier Digard to The Riverside this summer and it appears that Cattermole will be a casualty of the summer changes on Teesside.

If he does complete his move to Wigan then the midfielder will join Amr Zaki, Olivier Kapo and Daniel de Ridder in strengthening Steve Bruce's options this summer.

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Fundasul Benficai, Laszlo Sepsi, a fost imprumutat pentru un sezon, la PAOK Salonic.

Cel care l-a dorit pe roman la PAOK este tehnicianul portughez Fernando Santos, fostul antrenor al Benficai. Grecii l-au asigurat pe Sepsi ca la PAOK va fi titular, amanunt care l-a incantat pe jucator. La PAOK ar putea ajunge si Marius Niculae.

Presedintele clubului german Bayern Munchen, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a afirmat, miercuri, ca va face tot ce e posibil pentru a-l transfera pe atacantul echipei VfB Stuttgart, Mario Gomez, aflat sub contract pana in 2012, informeaza AFP.

In varsta de 23 de ani, coechipierul romanului Ciprian Marica din atacul formatiei VfB Stuttgart a fost unul dintre cei mai curtati jucatori inainte de Euro-2008, turneu la care nu a convins insa.
Noul antrenor al gruparii bavareze, Jurgen Klinsmann, a spus, la inceputul lunii iulie, ca Bayern si-a incheiat campania de transferuri, desi are in lot doar trei atacanti, germanii Miroslav Klose si Lukas Podolski si italianul Luca Toni. Presedintele clubului il contrazice insa: "Gomez are o clauza in contract care ne da posibilitatea sa-l transferam, pe parcursul unui an", a declarat Rummenigge.
Anul trecut, Bayern Munchen a cheltuit peste 70 de milioane de euro pentru venirile lui Franck Ribery, Luca Toni si Miroslav Klose, insa in acest sezon nu a impresionat pe piata transferurilor.

Sunderland sign Spurs Tainio

Sunderland completed the signing of Tottenham midfielder Teemu Tainio, with the Finland international's clubmate Pascal Chimbonda expected to follow shortly.

The pair were on Wearside on Tuesday undergoing medicals, which 28-year-old Finland international Tainio, Sunderland's first close season purchase, passed.

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is also targeting two other Tottenham players - Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul - the Black Cats boss met the pair to discuss a move to the north east over the weekend.

Keane told the club's website: "I'm delighted to sign a player of Teemu's experience and quality, he'll be a valuable addition to our squad."

Tainio played 83 matches in all for Spurs after he signed from French outfit Auxerre, scoring 3 times.

Inter Offer Porto €25m For Quaresma

Reports in Portugal claim that Massimo Moratti has tabled a €25m offer for the midfielder, as the ‘Special One’ has demanded for another middle man following the arrival of Amantino Mancini from Roma.

Quaresma has been linked with a number of top European sides since impressing for both club and country and his move to Inter seems imminent. In fact, ‘A Bola’ suggests the deal could be wrapped up within the next few days as the Nerazzurri’s offer is likely to convince the Dragoes to allow the winger to leave.

Mourinho has made his intentions clear and he would need another midfielder to squeeze into his favoured 4-3-3 formation which he intends to use over the coming season.

"Am venit să iau campionatul cu Omonia"

Atacantul Claudiu Niculescu, care a semnat un contract pe 2 ani cu gruparea Omonia Nicosia, a declarat că vrea să câştige campionatul Ciprului cu noua sa echipă, informează cotidianul Phileleftheros.

"Am venit să iau campionatul cu Omonia. Sunt obişnuit să fiu campion. Sunt bucuros că am ajuns aici. Mai aveam o ofertă şi din Germania, dar am ales Omonia, pe care o cunosc. Ştiu că e o echipă bună din Cipru, obişnuită să ia campionatul", a spus Niculescu.

Presedintele clubului Omonia, Miltiadis Neophytou, consideră că echipa din Nicosia s-a întărit considerabil prin aducerea lui Niculescu. "Ne-am întărit considerabil prin aducerea lui Niculescu, căruia îi urăm bun venit în familia noastră. Este un jucător valoros şi experimentat. Vom avea un atac tare", a precizat oficialul cipriot.

Leto keen on Greek switch

Liverpool winger Sebastian Leto has confirmed he is edging closer to a loan move to Olympiacos after holding talks with the Greek side's manager, Ernesto Valverde.

The Argentinian winger has been told by Reds boss Rafa Benitez that he can leave Anfield on a temporary deal, and the combination of a passport problem has accelerated the possibility of a switch further.

Leto holds an Italian passport to enable him a work permit, but an investigation is reportedly being carried out by Italian authorities into the validity of a number of citizenship decisions.

Now Leto has revealed he has spoken with Valverde, and the 21-year-old would be open to a move to Olympiacos.

Fiorentina Keen On Arshavin - Agent

Arshavin’s agent, Dennis Latcher, has revealed that an Italian side who are in the Champions League preliminaries are interested in his client.

Speculation is now rife that it’s La Viola who are keen on the middle man.

“Apart from the clubs we already know about, another Italian side has come forward for Arshavin,” Latcher told Firenzeviola.it.

“The team in question will be involved in the Champions League but I cannot say anymore than that.

“The interested side has only been mentioned recently in reports as well.”

La Viola have made some great signings as Cesare Prandelli looks to take the club back to the glory of days gone by.

Fiorentina are currently involved in an on going tussle with Roma and Adrian Mutu. Arshavin’s potential arrival could allow Mutu to leave after all as Roma continue keep on banging at the door for the hit-man.

Arsenal target 20-year-old midfielder

It has been reported that Arsenal are ready to make a ₤12 million bid for England Under-21 and Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson.

Even though Everton and Tottenham Hotspur are also reported to be interested in the midfielder it could be that he may choose Arsenal seeing that Arsenal are short on midfielders and given the fact that he is very unhappy at the City of Manchester.

The 20-year-old Johnson has made 40 appearances for City and one for the England Under-21 team.

Madrid Weighing Up €40m Villa Move

Real Madrid are considering making a mega offer for David Villa and know that in order for talks to open with the player that would have to be around €40m.

The new man's first words will not have pleased many as it now appears that Soler's plan to sell one of the squad's star players in order to ease debts will be pushed through.

"We cannot assure people that we will not have to sell one of our stars," Soriano told reporters this week.

Madrid could ease the pressure on them this summer with a crowd-pleasing purchase after the Ronaldo saga has soured their international standing and upset some directors and supporters.

Adu moving from Benfica to AS Monaco



American soccer star Freddy Adu will move from Portugal's Benfica to play with AS Monaco next season in the French league.

Benfica said late Monday that the 19-year-old midfielder will join Monaco on a season-long loan, and the French club then will have the option of signing him to a permanent contract.

Adu joined Benfica in July last year but started only two matches, scoring 5 goals in 21 appearances as the team finished fifth in the Portuguese league and had three different coaches in an unsettled season.

He will play with the U.S team at the Beijing Olympics next month and is then expected to join Monaco, which finished 12th in the French league last season.

Fiorentina a anuntat printr-un comunicat oficial ca Mutu ramane sub comanda lui Prandelli. Mutu inca nu a semnat noul contract cu Fiorentina si Roma profita. Capitolinii au dat un ultimatum lui Mutu: "Azi sau niciodata!"

Potrivit presei din Italia, Mutu a cerut cinci ani de contract, lucru cu care Fiorentina nu ar fi de acord.

Desi Prandelli a spus ca are nevoie de Mutu, lucru care l-a convins pe Andreea della Valle sa puna capat discutiilor cu Roma, lucrurile nu sunt inca lamurite.

Roma asteapta raspunsul lui Mutu pentru a demara negocierile cu Baptista.

Rovers wrap up Robbo deal

England international Paul Robinson has swapped Tottenham Hotspur for Blackburn Rovers to become Paul Ince's first signing at Ewood Park.

The keeper has joined Rovers for a fee of £3.5 million and signed a five-year contract in a deal that will push through Brad Friedel's move to Aston Villa.

The American has been given permission to talk to Martin O'Neill's side and will now leave Blackburn after nearly 8 years to be replaced by Robinson.

Ince has signed the 28-year-old after Robinson's own position at Spurs was placed in severe doubt by the signing of Brazilian Heurelho Gomes from PSV Eindhoven.

Reds youngster on the move

The 19-year-old has agreed the move to Nigel Pearson’s side as he seeks to gain more first team experience following a loan spell with Scunthorpe last season in which he made nine appearances.

Liverpool boast Sami Hyypia, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger in central defence and Hobbs has only made five appearances for The Reds since joining from Lincoln City in 2005.

"I am really pleased to have signed and can't wait to get started," Hobbs told Liverpool’s official website.

"Liverpool have some world-class centre backs so I spoke to the boss and he said I was free to go out on loan and gain some experience.

"Leicester showed their interest and I had no hesitation in coming here. This is a massive club with a good manager and top class Premier League facilities.

"I want to help this club get back to The Championship at the first time of asking."

Roma mai vrea inca doi jucatori dupa ce l-a ratat pe Mutu, a anuntat ieri Speletti. primul pe lista italienilor este un alt roman, Ciprian Marica pe care Stuttgart vrea 14 milioane de euro.


Dupa ce a fost dispusa sa dea 18 milioane de euro plus 3.5 milioane salariu pentru Adrian Mutu, Roma este din nou gata pentru o oferta fabuloasa pentru Ciprian Marica.
Nemtii de la Stuttgart unde Marica evolueaza din 2007 si pentru care a marcat 5 goluri cer pe el 14 milioane de euro , scriu Calciomercato.com.


Tevez este imprumutat la Manchester inca de anul trecut din august, insa echipa "diavolilor rosii" vrea sa-l cumpere.


Manchester United s-a inteles cu firma MSI care il detine pe jucatorul Tevez, sa-l achizitioneze contra sumei de 40 de milioane de euro.
Carlos Tevez a venit de la West Ham United, echipa cera a dorit sa-l cumpere pe jucator de la MSI si sa-l vanda mai departe. West Ham nu s-a putut realiza si MSI ramane firma care detine drepturile jucatorului si il poate vinde oricui.
Transferul lui Tevez la Manchester va eclipsa astfel trecerea lui Shevcenko de la Milan la Chelsea, pe care englezii au platit 38 de milioane de euro. Se pare insa ca Tevez va putea dobora transferul lui Rio Ferdinand de la Leeds United, pe care actualii castigatori ai Champions League au platit in 2002, 29 de milioane de euro.

Gravesen Has No Future At Celtic

The Parkhead club offered Gravesen the chance to re-establish himself, but he was subsequently shunted on loan to former club, Everton, after failing to nail-down a first-team berth at Celtic.

However, David Moyes had limited use for the Dane at Goodison Park last season, who found himself once again unwanted on his Celtic pre-season return this week.

Gordon Strachan revealed that the Celtic system is unsuitable for Gravesen, and that he was not prepared to make concessions in order to shoehorn the defensive midfielder into his plans.

Strachan told The Daily Record: “I spoke to Thomas and told him he won't play for us because of the system we play. We tried our best to get a system which suited Thomas and it hasn't worked. It was the system to blame, not the player or the club.

"He would rather play in a system that suits him and we can't change our style of play to suit one player. Thomas has been good about it and understands the situation. It's a football thing and not a personal issue."

Spurs defender Chimbonda joins Sunderland

French defender Pascal Chimbonda has joined Sunderland from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the north-east club announced Sunday.

The 29-year-old full-back, who can also play in the centre of defence, is the second player to move from White Hart Lane to the Stadium of Light this week after Finland midfielder Teemu Tainio.

Chimboda joined Tottenham from Wigan for £4.5 million two years ago and his top-flight experience was not lost on former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder Keane.