David Villa is not at a club in inherrant danger of being relegated.

Doube it, out of all arsenal's strikers he's had the most game time. And he has the most assists in the team behind Fabregas.

Seriosly Seriously, RVP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mark Viduka and thats being generous to Dukes. On his day RVP is one of the most dangerous forwards in the Prem, Viduka hasnt had his day for may years

Liverpool are the front-runners to sign the Argentine, in a deal variously reported to be worth between £22m and £26m.
(Full story: Sunday Express)

New rules could be introduced limiting Premier League clubs to as few as 25 players in their squad for an entire season.
(Full story: Observer)

Thats how the English game used to be. Hard to find a Le Tisser in the EPL these days.

And on Villa...your giving Klaas massive credit there. Klaas isnt fit to touch his boots, let alone clean them.

Villa = Worlds best striker. [-(

They have that in spain, but in spain you can draw on your 'b' and 'c' sides aswell, which both have a further 25 players each at their disposal.

Or a Ferdinand. Walcott could have been one, but Arsenal snapped him up.
Bentley could have been one, but Spurs snapped him up.
Valencia could be one, but United will snap him up.
Milner could have been one, but Villa picked him up.
Anelka was one, but Chelsea pilfered him.
Are we seeing a trend here?

Yeah, less goals than Forlan, Eto'o, Grafite and Boyd indicates that...

Edited by afromanGT: 19/5/2009 04:28:45 AM

Sure, reading stats alone truely gives you the full picture on a player. Why watch them play anyway? #-o

Villa scores AND Carries his team even when he has little service. This is something Forlan, Eto'o and Boyd cant lay claim to(havent seen enough of Grafite).

Wigan have lined up a deal with Real Madrid to receive £21.5m for Latics winger Antonio Valencia.

Inter Milan and AC Milan are set to battle it out over signing Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Both Daily Mail)

Manchester City are stepping up their bid to take on former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan for £20m from Atletico Madrid. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso could be on his way to Real Madrid for £21m if Florentino Perez returns as club president. (Daily Star)

Tottenham are targeting Lazio striker Goran Pandev. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are weighing up an £8m offer for Celtic midfielder Scott Brown. (Daily Express)

Celtic are hoping to sign Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic on loan. (The Sun)

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti's proposed move to the Chelsea managerial helm has taken a twist, with the London club reluctant to employ the Italian's assistants Mauro Tassotti and Filippo Galli. (Times)

Carlos Tevez's exit from Old Trafford looks sealed after the Argentine forward failed to attend Manchester United's player of the year dinner.

Midfielder Stewart Downing, forward Tuncay, striker Afonso Alves and defender Robert Huth will leave if Middlesbrough are relegated at the weekend. (Daily Mail)

Investors from the United States and the Middle East are lining up a £140m offer for Newcastle United - but it all hangs on the club remaining in the Premier League.
(Full story: The Guardian)

Scott Brown us a very decent player, Pandev would be awesome for Spurs and tbh Tevez can fuck off now he is sooking more than Ronaldo did, dont want a player who thinks he is bigger than the club.

Best news I've heard all week.

we should try and snare one of the middlesborough forwards if we dont get tevez, downing is a certainty but would tuncay be good at liverpool or should we go for forlan or villa...


pandev would be great at spurs, whilst i cant see bojan fitting in any better at chelsea then how he is at barca. he should move to blackburn...

I wasn't aware that Joaquin, Vicente and Silva were "little service".

There's a reason those players are playing for Middlesbrough to begin with...None of them are particularly good. I'd hesitate in even taking Downing and there's nothing certain about him noining Liverpool at all. Anf for the hundred and first time, Forlan SUCKED in his last stint in the EPL, coming back would be no different, no matter HOW many goals he's scored in La Liga.

Come again? Barcelona's trophy youth player with immense tallent is going to join BLACKBURN?? Have you been borrowing some of Blyth's hooch?

I can see this turning into a new circus:roll:

Silva hasnt had a bad season, but the other two really have been way off the pace.

Valencia's two best assets are its defence(Marchena and Albiol are probably the best defensive pairing in the LFP) and David Villa.

Vicente is little service now as he barely gets a game with mata and pablo ahead of him.

Joaquin has been good but Marchena has been injured for a lot of the season and alexis and maduro have been taking his place in the 1st team.

LOLSUN

Liverpool are the leading contenders to sign Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez and are preparing a deal worth £50m to land the Argentine.
(Full story: The Sun)

Instead, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp will concentrate on securing the signing of Sunderland forward Kenwyne Jones.
(Full story: The Guardian)

It is not known if Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will remain at the club after his agent conceded he had "no clue" about the 25-year-old's future.
(Full story: The Guardian)

Barcelona are preparing a sensational £20m move for Chelsea and England left-back Ashley Cole.
(Full story: Daily Express)

Wigan are set to lose midfield duo Antonio Valencia and Paul Scharner in the summer.

Real Madrid are favourites to land Valencia, although the Ecuador midfielder has told friends he would prefer to join Manchester United.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari will reject a summer move to Tottenham.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

[size=6]West Ham defender Lucas Neill is a target for Greek side Olympiakos.
(Full story: Daily Mail)[/size]

Benfica are interested in taking Chelsea centre-half Ricardo Carvalho back to Portugal. (Daily Express)

Celtic will hold a second round of signing talks with Red Bull Salzburg's £5m-rated striker Marc Janko. (Daily Express)

Striker Jermaine Beckford, who has been linked to Premier League clubs, is to have talks about his future at Leeds United. (Daily Star)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to commit his future to the club following reported interest from Real Madrid.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

But the Gunners boss will be given £13m to spend on new players in the summer.

Whereas Wenger will be handed £100m by Real to spend on new players if he joins the Spanish giants.

It's been a while tomruss :lol: It's not like either of those guys are slouches either...

This worries me. There are indeed reports this morning that Rafa is preparing to SMASH the club's record transfer fee (Torres 22mil) this summer, the player is thus far undisclosed but it's believed to be Tevez.

:lol: What a downgrade over the last two seasons. Zambrotta to Cole :lol:

The bloke is big. 196cm or something. And he's been tearing it up in Austria.

You know who is big? That Zigic fella. FFS, he is absolutely MASSIVE!

Neill to Olympiakos... unless they pay up heaps, he wont go

Yeah, he's over 2m IIRC...behemoth of a striker.

Sure is big, but only really good for a mid to lower level team. Carved it up for Racing Santander, but couldnt make the next level at Valencia. Disappointing really.

Inter Milan are preparing a double-swoop for Chelsea duo Ricardo Carvalho and Jon Mikel Obi and hope to land the pair for £21m.
(Full story: Daily Express)

Meanwhile Chelsea are confident they can hold off the advances of Barcelona and tie left-back Ashley Cole to a new deal.
(Full story: The Guardian)

Liverpool are preparing a £10m bid for Portsmouth right-back Glen Johnson. (Daily Star)

However, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez may be prepared to pay as much as £15m for the Portsmouth man.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Chelsea are leading the chase for Wolfsburg's £6m-rated striker Edin Dzeko. (Daily Mirror)

Olympiakos are set to offer Blackburn £2m for striker Matt Derbyshire, who is on loan at the Greek side. (Daily Mirror)

Joseph Yobo looks set to leave Everton after turning down a new deal at the club.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Chelsea are set to confirm AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager as early as next week. (Daily Star)

Celtic want David Moyes to become their new manager next season.
(Full story: The Sun)

Former world player of the year Luis Figo is considering an offer to play in the Chinese Super League. (Chinese sports newspaper Titan Sports)

Haven't heard anything about this.

Dont know if it has been reported here but Inter have signed Genoa's Diego Milito and Thiago Motta with Aquafresca heading the other way and Atlanta gun Sergio Floccari (11mil) replacing the departed and it is rumoured that Genoa are also after Jaoquin

Edited by fredsta: 21/5/2009 07:55:48 PM

Hopefully the deal goes through.

No, you can't have Matt. i like him and I think he's got a good future ahead of him.

Rage. :evil:

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claims he has been told by friends at Stamford Bridge that AC Milan's Carlo Ancelotti will be in charge next season. "My friends at Chelsea tell me it will be Carlo," he said. (Sky Italia)

But the Gunners are set to cash in on striker Emmanuel Adebayor with the Togo international unhappy with fans' criticism of his performances. Chelsea, Inter Milan and AC Milan are possible buyers. (Full story: Daily Mirror)

Carlos Tevez's future at Manchester United is looking bleak with the Argentine, as well as fellow forward Dimitar Berbatov, set to be left on the bench for the Champions League final next week.

Sunderland will offer former Tottenham boss Martin Jol the manager's job at the Stadium of Light in the summer.
(Full story: Daily Star)

England's 2018 World Cup bid has been criticised by Fifa vice-president Jack Warner after a British National Party councillor was invited to its Wembley launch.

I really hope we play the same formation as against Arsenal, it works well for us, obviously change the midfield a bit but the forward line should remain the same

So that's Jol, Strachen, van Gaal and Bilic, so far, according to the tabloids. Are we going to be managed by committee?

A committee of 'couldabeens'. At least Jol has the record for taking also-rans a little higher up the table. He'd be their best bet.

Carlo Ancelotti wants Brazilian superstar Kaka to join him at Stamford Bridge if the Italian coach make the rumoured switch to manage Chelsea next season.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger though has told the club's board to "shut up" about spending plans for the summer to prevent selling clubs from increasing their prices. (Various)

Add Steve Bruce to the list - The Sun believes we have already had talks with him.

Jaysus... I'll be gutted if we end up with Strachen or Bruce. Bring on Martin Jol!