Latest Rumours (7 July 2008)
7 July, 2008, 9:57 pm
Inter Milan have officially moved for Frank Lampard by faxing a £6.5million opening offer to Chelsea for the England midfielder.
DAILY MIRROR
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admits Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Spain is off until he proves his fitness.
Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for a new No 2 after Carlos Queiroz decided to leave for the Portugal job - and Brian McClair is a leading contender.
Pascal Chimbonda will join Valencia this week in an £8million deal as Spurs finally get shot of him.
Brazil boss Dunga believes Ronaldinho will join AC Milan next season.
Harry Redknapp will tell £6million flop David Nugent he can leave Portsmouth after sealing a £10million deal for Peter Crouch.
Middlesbrough and Bolton are ready to form a pact to stop an auction for Reading midfielder James Harper.
Wigan boss Steve Bruce has pulled out of the race for Ivan Klasnic.
Hull boss Phil Brown is making a shock move for QPR midfielder Martin Rowlands.
Watford chairman Graham Simpson insists Danny Shittu is not for sale.
Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric is on the verge of completing an £800,000 deal for CSKA Sofia defender Aleksander Tunchev.
Carlisle striker Joe Garner will join Andy Cole as the latest arrival at Nottingham Forest this week.
DAILY STAR
AC Milan claim they turned down an “astronomical offer” from Chelsea for Kaka.
Manchester United and Arsenal are set for an £18million battle over Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Harry Redknapp is set to splash £20million this week in a bid to boost Portsmouth’s UEFA Cup challenge. He will spend half that figure on Peter Crouch and has targeted Nicky Shorey and Younes Kaboul.
Birmingham are determined to fight off interest from Blackburn and Celtic to hold on to James McFadden.
THE SUN
Inter Milan have officially moved for Frank Lampard by faxing a £6.5million opening offer to Chelsea.
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists his clubs are still odds-on favourites to land Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldinho has turned down a staggering £200,000-a-week wage at Manchester City.
Andrei Arshavin will make Arsenal wait for a decision on his future.
Carlos Queiroz will be in Lisbon today to tie up a deal to succeed Luiz Felipe Scolari as Portugal boss.
DAILY EXPRESS
Ramon Calderon has indicated that Cristiano Ronaldo’s foot injury means he will stay at Manchester United - for now.
Harry Redknapp will embark on a multi-million spending spree this week to try to ensure Portsmouth build on their FA Cup success. Peter Crouch, Younes Kaboul and Nicky Shorey are targets.
Arsenal’s move for Andrei Arshavin’s hinges on the futures of Emmanuel Adebayor and Alexander Hleb.
Watford chairman Graham Simpson says Danny Shittu is not for sale following reported interest from both Old Firm clubs.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United are facing up to the prospect of only partial victory in their battle to preserve the Portuguese status quo. Real Madrid have all but conceded defeat in their bid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo, but Carlos Queiroz is close to becoming Portugal boss.
Atletico Madrid are maintaining an interest in Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta.
Wigan boss Steve Bruce has pulled out of the race for Croatia’s Ivan Klasnic.
Hull are making a move to sign QPR midfielder Martin Rowlands.
Fredrick Stoor’s agent has confirmed Fulham are leading the race to land the Rosenborg full-back.
Former Southampton defender Jermaine Wright is due for talks with Blackpool.
Burnley will sign Dutch midfielder Remco van der Schaaf.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Peter Hill-Wood has declared Arsenal will not cave in to attempts by Barcelona and AC Milan to prise away striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admits the club’s attempts to sign Cristiano Ronaldo have reached a stalemate.
Ronaldinho will not be joining Manchester City.
Chelsea say AC Milan’s claims they tabled an “astronomical” offer for Kaka are without foundation.
Newcastle are preparing a £4million bid for Swiss international Gokham Inler.
Roy Makaay is in Hull’s sights after a change of management at Feyenoord means he is available for £1.5million.
Steve Finnan is the unlikely answer to the nagging question hanging over Gareth Barry’s protracted move to Aston Villa.
THE INDEPENDENT
Real Madrid appear to have accepted they will not be able to prise Cristiano Ronaldo away from Old Trafford in time for the new season, but Manchester United will not keep assistant manager Carlos Queiroz.
Portsmouth have agreed a deal worth £11million for Peter Crouch.
Andrei Arshavin’s agent claims his client is in no rush to find a new club.
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani claims Ronaldinho has rejected a lucrative offer from Manchester City.
Chelsea have denied making a large offer for AC Milan playmaker Kaka.
Watford chairman Graham Simpson says Danny Shittu is not for sale despite reported interest from both halves of the Old Firm.
THE TIMES
Chelsea have made a world-record offer to sign Kaka from AC Milan.
Carlos Queiroz has edged closer to being named as Portugal coach.
Watford chairman Graham Simpson insists Danny Shittu is not for sale.
Paul Dickov and Darren Huckerby are considering offers from Toronto FC.
THE GUARDIAN
Manchester United are reluctantly discussing a compensation packing for Carlos Queiroz after he confirmed he wanted to become Portugal boss.
DAILY RECORD
George Boateng’s agent claims his player is miles away from signing for Celtic and is almost certain to stay in the English Premier League.
Aberdeen reject Derek Soutar has knocked back the chance to stay in Scotland.
Hearts have been told they would only have to pay around £120,000 to make Uganda boss Laszlo Csaba their new head coach.
Simon Lynch hopes he has earned a move to Partick.
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