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Tottenham in talks with Pavlyuchenko

Tottenham Hotspur have set their sights on Russian forward Roman Pavlyuchenko, and reportedly are in talks with the player.

BBC Sports reveals today that the Spartak Moscow forward and the English sides haven't come to an agreement yet, but plan to continue their talks soon.

The 26-year-old, born in Mostovskoy, played for Dynamo Stavropol and Rotor Volgograd before joining Russian giants Spartak 5 years ago.

Since 2003, the player appeared in 145 matches and scored 75 goals.

But it wasn't until his performance at Euro 2008 that other European clubs started to show interest. Not only did he score twice in Russia's 2-1 win over England in qualification, he also went on to net 3 goals and earn a place in the 'Team of the Tournament' at the finals in Austria and Switzerland.

The Spurs would reportedly pay around €20 million for the striker, who if he joins the London outfit, joins up with other new signins as Gomes, Luka Modric and youngster Giovani Dos Santos.

Rădoi la Internazionale Milano?

Căpitanul echipei Steaua, Mirel Rădoi, este în atenţia grupării Internazionale Milano, unde este legitimat căpitanul naţionalei României, Cristian Chivu, informează agenţia Calciomercato, care citează cotidianul Corriere della Serra.

Sursa citată scrie că echipa pregătită de Jose Mourinho are probleme în defensivă, deoarece Marco Materazzi, Cristian Chivu, Ivan Cordoba şi Walter Samuel sunt accidentaţi.

Presa italiană scrie că Rădoi ar urma să ajungă la Inter sub formă de împrumut.

Pe lista grupării milaneze se mai află Matteo Ferrari, brazilianul Thiago Silva (Fluminense) şi olandezul Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord).

Secundul lui Mourinho, Andre Villas Boas, a fost prezent sâmbăta trecută la meciul amica Steaua - AS Roma, scor 3-1, pentru a-l urmări pe Rădoi.

De Sanctis given Galatasaray chance



Turkish champions Galatasaray have signed Italy goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis from FC Sevilla on a one-season loan.

No permanent deal
The 31-year-old, capped twice by the Azzurri in 2005 and part of their UEFA EURO 2008 squad, joins the Istanbul club on the eve of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw. He is scheduled to return to Sevilla on 30 June 2009 as the Spanish side have excluded the option of a permanent transfer. The former Pescara and Juventus keeper moved to FC Sevilla from Udinese 12 months ago as understudy to Andres Palop. He found opportunities limited, though he had a run in the side in December and January, playing in a UEFA Champions League group-stage win at Slavia Praha, one of 13 appearances.

Real agree Van der Vaart deal

Real Madrid have agreed a deal for the transfer of Rafael van der Vaart from Hamburg, according to reports in Spain.

The Spanish champions are reported to have agreed a €9 million for the Holland international, who will be unveiled as a Real player on Monday.

Spanish radio station Cadena SER reported on Friday morning that Los Merengues had reached agreement with the Bundesliga side over the transfer of the 25-year-old captain.

Van der Vaart has been linked with Real Madrid throughout the summer following his impressive displays for Holland in Euro 2008.

Barca await Eto'o agreement

Barcelona technical secretary Txiki Begiristain has claimed that 'four or five' clubs are interested in signing Samuel Eto'o.

Begiristain explained that while no official offers have been received for Eto'o, a number of sides are keen to land the 27-year-old.

"Samuel has to have an agreement, after this we will start negotiations. But first he has to be happy," he told Sky Sports News .

"We are waiting for this agreement. When we know we'll know what his situation is, we will know what he can give to us.

"Of course big clubs are interested. But this is not important. First he needs to have an agreement with a club.

"If he moves, it'll be to a big club, of course. There are four or five clubs interested."

Arsenal Step Up Veloso Interest

Arsenal are reportedly lining up a bid for Sporting defensive midfielder Miguel Veloso

Veloso had a €30 million release clause attached to his contract until the 15th June, but Arsenal never confirmed their interest and the midfielder's move to North London failed to materialise.

Reports coming from Portugal suggest that Arsenal have already enquired Veloso to know his availability and what would be required to bring him to Emirates Stadium.

Sporting are allegedly willing to do business for Veloso for the right figure after learning of his interest in a new challenge. Arsenal have already begun talks over a transfer and an agreement could be reached in the next few days.

Van der Vaart completes Real Madrid move



Rafael van der Vaart is official Real Madrid's fifth Dutch player.

Real Madrid reportedly pay around €13 million for the player, with SV Hamburg earning an additional fee for possible successes in the coming season. The total fee therefore could increase to €15 million.

Van der Vaart could not hide his enthusiasm in the statement issues on his official website: "As everybody might know I have always wanted to move to Spain, because I have a strong bond with that country. Now I'm going to play for Real Madrid... it's a dream come true!"

The midfielder, who began his career at Ajax Amsterdam before becoming a key player at German side Hamburg, also thanked his current employer:

"Looking back at the last couple of years, I'm extremely happy that I've had the chance to experience playing for Hamburg. No club and no set of fans will treat you with more hospitality than they do! Thanks very much for that."

The player went on to say that the presentation is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

Celtic and Barcelona agree on Crosas move

FC Barcelona Marc Crosas is close to a move to Scottish Premier League side Celtic. The two teams have already agreed terms.

If the player himself manages to come to an agreement with Celtic, The Bhoys will be paying a transfer fee of around €500.000, but this might be tripled depending on his performance next season.

Also part of the deal is a clause, that would allow Barcelona to buy the player back in 2 years from now.

Crosas, 20-year-old, is a defensive midfielder and began his professional career during the 2006-2007 season.

But having made only 2 appearances for the Blaugrana, it was decided that the Spaniard would finish the past season at Olympique de Lyon. Here he would participate in 8 games.

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Olympiakos se întăreşte

Sub comanda noului antrenor Ernesto Valverde, campioana Greciei face transferuri importante în această vară. După ce i-au adus pe Dudu Cearense de la TSKA Moscova şi pe Sebastian Leto de la Liverpool, elenii sunt pregătiţi să facă o ofertă şi pentru vârful de la Şahtior Doneţk, Brandao.

Olympiakos este pregătită să ofere ucrainienilor 4 milioane de euro, alb-roşii înţelegându-se deja cu atacantul brazilian. Astfel, Brandao este gata să semneze un contract pe 3 sezoane cu echipa din Pireu.

Aceste transferuri ale grecilor au fost determinate de plecarea recentă a nu mai puţin de trei atacanţi foarte importanţi: Leo Nunez, Mihalis Konstantinou şi Lomana Lua Lua.

Official: Coloccini To Join Newcastle

Deportivo La Coruña have officially announced that they have reached an agreement with Premier League side Newcastle United over the transfer of Fabricio Coloccini. The Argentine leaves for a potential fee of €13m...

'SuperDepor' have accepted a bid from Newcastle that could reach €13m after incentives relating to factors such as appearance milestones and league finishes.

Newcastle, then, are preparing for one of several new faces that Kevin Keegan and his technical staff have deemed important to their push towards the top six next season.

Coloccini, a 26-year-old Argentina international, arrived at Depor in 2004 after an ill-fated, five-year spell at AC Milan. His time at San Siro was spent almost entirely out on loan, including three spells in Spain with Alavés, Atlético Madrid and Villarreal.

Sepsi împrumutat la Santander

Benfica a decis să-l împrumute pe internaţionalul de tineret Laszlo Sepsi în Spania, la Racing Santander, formaţie care va avea şi prima opţiune de cumpărare a românului la finalul acestui sezon.

"Sepsi, una din principalele speranţe ale fotbalului românesc, va putea în acest fel să câştige experienţă, jucând regulat la un club important şi într-un campionat competitiv", anunţă clubul lustian pe site-ul oficial. "Benfica va continua să urmărească atent evoluţiile lui Sepsi", se precizează în comunicat.

Campo agrees terms with Ipswich Town

Former Real Madrid player Ivan Campo has agreed terms with Championship side Ipswich Town. This was announced by the club on Thursday.

The Spanish defender is reportedly ready to sign a deal for 2 years, but will still have to complete medical tests first.

The 34-year-old Basque played in Spain from 1993 to 2003, representing Alaves, Valencia, Valladolid, Mallorca and Real Madrid.

After a five-year spell at Madrid, the long-haired player joined Bolton Wanderers on loan, to complete an official move the year after.

Ipswich finished last season in eighth position, only a point away from reaching the promotion play-offs.

Aston Villa sign Nicky Shorey



Nicky Shorey has moved to Aston Villa from Reading on a three-year contract to become Villa's fourth summer signing.

The 27-year-old Shorey joins former Royals team-mate Steve Sidwell and goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Brad Guzan. Shorey headed to the midlands earlier on Thursday after Villa agreed an undisclosed fee with Reading.

And after agreeing personal terms, the twice-capped England player has signed for Martin O'Neill's side.

Shorey had been expected to leave Reading since their relegation last season with a number of clubs reportedly interested in his services.

The Londoner will fill the void left by Wilfred Bouma, who dislocated his ankle recently, and provide long-term competition for places.

Official: Benfica Confirm Reyes Capture

SL Benfica have confirmed the signing of José Antonio Reyes from Atlético de Madrid on a season-long loan.

The former Arsenal man has signed for Benfica on a one-year loan move with a view to a permanent deal, with the Portuguese club having paid a fee thought to be greater than €2.5 million for 25% of his playing rights.

A statement on the club's website read, "Gifted with a fabulous left foot, Reyes can play on the left flank but he can also play sometimes in other attacking positions.

"Dribbling, creativity, passing skills and powerful shots are just some of the attributes of this player, who also excels in dead-ball situations. He is another great addition to the renewed Benfica side," a statement on the club's website reads.


ce a ajuns si asta . cat de bine juca la arsenal intr-o vreme.

FC Sevilla sign Aldo Duscher

Argentinian Aldo Duscher has signed a contract with La Liga side FC Sevilla. The deal ties the player to the Andalucian club for the coming 3 years.

The 29-year-old midfielder makes the move from Racing Santander, where he scored five goals in 34 games this season.

While the player is widely known for breaking David Beckham's leg in a Champions League match in 2002, two months ahead of that year's World Cup, he did have a successful spell at Deportivo La Coruna.

Duscher represented the Galician team from 2000 to 2007, and helped Depor to two consecutive second places in his first years at the club.

Newcastle After Kuffour?

Ghanaian defender Samuel Kuffour claims that two English outfits are keen on his services.

The 32-year-old is officially available on a free transfer after Ajax opted against retaining his services, and reports in the British media now suggest that Newcastle and Stoke City are the Premiership clubs that are considering taking the ex Bayern Munich centre-back on.

"I am a free agent and I have many contacts, even in the Premier League there are two teams after me," Kuffour told skysports.com.

Kuffour, who spent less than six months at Ajax after a rather indifferent spell at Roma, refused to rule out a return to either Germany or Italy, where Bologna are reported to have made a solid offer.

"There are also a couple in the Bundesliga, a league I know well," he added.

"But we will see, Bologna are a good team so we will wait and see."

Zigic set for Premier League talks

A Premier League club are attempting to negotiate the signing of Nikola Zigic from Valencia.

New coach Unai Emery is not counting on the Serbia striker next season and a deal is being discussed through an agent working on behalf of the interested party.

Talks are scheduled for Friday afternoon with Zigic edging closer to a switch to England.

Sunderland are possible bidders with Fulham seemingly less likely to follow up their interest after signing Andy Johnson from Everton.

Sports director Fernando Gomez will discuss the hit-man's future and a Che spokesman told: "We are waiting to know the details and will decide afterwards."

Valencia are willing to lower their valuation of the 27-year-old which should ease the negotiations as they had wanted €15 million for his services.

The giant attacker is believed to be an option for Roy Keane, who has been pursuing a new striker all summer but warned he will not pay over the odds for his targets.

Spurs' Corluka interest confirmed

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has dropped his heaviest hint to date that Vedran Corluka could be on his way to Tottenham, but has insisted that Stephen Ireland will not be joining his Irish compatriot Roy Keane at Sunderland.

Spurs boss Juande Ramos has been splashing the cash on a wealth of forward options all summer long but now looks to be on the brink of adding to the other end of the field with the capture of Corluka.

The Croatia international was one of a number of Sven Goran Eriksson's acquisitions to catch the eye in their debut Premier League season and could now be tempted to North London in a deal reportedly worth in the region of £5 million.

He was absent from City's pre-season photograph and Hughes' coyness when questioned on the player's future suggests a parting of ways could be on the horizon.