BPL - Transfer Rumours

**Deto_8** Thu May 28, 2009 10:11 am

Deco Would Like To Be With Jose Mourinho According to Victor Vago at the Daily Mail, Chelsea midfielder Deco would like to join Inter Milan and boss Jose Mourinho. He said,

“I won’t deny that there is contact, but nothing is defined. It’s a solution which I welcome, of course, and it would be a pleasure to be back with Mourinho, but I don’t want to go into details, because it’s not me who’s dealing with the matter.”

Three Teams Linked With Anderlecht Defender
According to Express and Star, Wolverhampton, Stoke City, and Hull City are all interested in Anderlecht defender Marcin Wasilewski. The three teams are considering making £2.2 million bids.

Stephen Ireland Would Like New Deal Soon If Possible
According to Chris Bailey at the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland would like to sign a deal soon but is not worried if unable to do so. He said,

“I don’t think the contract is a major issue for people to look at … I am going to be here regardless. I have more than two years left on my current deal so it is not close to running out or anything. We are in talks and, fingers crossed, if they go well it will all be done as soon as possible so I can enjoy the summer and look forward to pre-season.”

Aston Villa To Spend Less This Summer
According to Express and Star, Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner admitted that the club expects to spend less this summer than last. He said,

“I would expect to invest less this summer than last summer. When we set out to build up the squad, we probably expected year four to mean more modest spending than year three.”

“With respect to the squad, that is what the manager does. With respect to the finances, it is about building the business and trying to generate more of the funding that strengthens the squad from internal operations, which means we are increasingly conscious of not adding debt.”

“Once you start getting into debt as the vehicle of achieving your goals you are getting into a different game. That game is not football.”

Hangeland: “There Is No Indication That I Will Change Club” UPDATE: According to Kent Hedlundh at Sky Sports, Fulham defender Brede Hangeland does not know anything about Arsenal being interested in him. He told Stavanger Aftenblad,

“Speculation has become a part of daily life and at times it’s quite tiring … I don’t know anything about this story. Right now, there is no indication that I will change club.”

May 25th, 2009 According to Ben Blackmore at Setanta Sports, Fulham boss Roy Hodgson admitted that he would like to hold onto defender Brede Hangeland but might have trouble doing so. He told The Sun,

“We’ll do everything in our power to keep Brede … Everyone knows he’s a player that we love. He’s still contracted to us and we want to keep him.”

“We’re doing everything in our power – but our power sometimes can’t be compared to the power of other clubs.”

Arsenal have been linked with the defender.

May 23rd, 2009 According to Richard Bailey at Sky Sports, Fulham defender Brede Hangeland stated that he has not received any offers and that he is happy staying at Fulham. He told Dagbladet,

“I haven’t heard anything and therefore I don’t think about it … I am a Fulham player and in case this will be my only Premier League club, it will be all fine with me.”

AC Milan To Allow Midfielder To Leave For €65 million?
According to Lucas Brown at Goal.com, it is being reported by the Corriere dello Sport that AC Milan are willing to let midfielder Kaka leave for €65 million, which is the amount of debt they accumulated last season. The holding company Fininvest supposedly does not want to take on the debt.

Billionaire & UN Goodwill Ambassador Takes Over Portsmouth
According to Anil Bhoyrul at arabianbusiness.com, UN Goodwill Ambassador and billionaire Sulaiman Al Fahim has signed a deal with Portsmouth to take over the club.

Bayern Confirm Man United Interest In Ribery
According to Tom Kell at Setanta Sports, Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness confirmed that Manchester United have asked about superstar Franck Ribery. He said,

“I would really not even answer the phone if the amount would just be £34m … There was a casual request from Man Utd. But then it depends on Cristiano Ronaldo.”

Bolton Linked With Portsmouth Defender
According to the Daily Mail, Bolton boss Gary Megson is prepared to offer Portsmouth £3 million for defender Sylvain Distin. Distin recently said,

“A lot of things can happen in the coming months. We don’t know what is going to happen … All I want to do is go away on holiday, relax and refresh my mind.”

Steve Bruce & Sunderland Updates
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports, Wigan Athletic have given Sunderland permission to talk to manager Steve Bruce.

Steve Bruce recently said, “There’s always speculation and you cannot stop that … It is flattering … But I’m very, very pleased with what’s happened with us and I’m quite pleased with what’s happening in the future, so we’ll see what develops.”

According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, Wigan Athletic want £5 million for Steve Bruce.

May 24th, 2009 According to Tony Little at The Sun, Sunderland want to sign Wigan Athletic manager Steve Bruce if the club does not get relegated. A source supposedly said,

“He would get full backing at Sunderland who have the resources and ambition to match his own … But Sunderland must stay up so Steve can take them to the next level.”

Celtic Interested In Burnley Boss
According to the Daily Mirror, Celtic are interested in Burnley boss Owen Coyle. Celtic, who are looking for a replacement for Gordon Strachan, would like permission to speak to Coyle before he goes on family break.

Liverpool Tells Babel He Can Leave
According to ESPN Soccernet, Liverpool have told winger Ryan Babel that he can leave the club.

Babel supposedly asked about his playing time next season and was told there are no guarantees he would get the desired playing time.

A deal for Babel might cost around £11 million.

Bolton & Blackburn Linked With Fernandez
According to Chris Stanton at Setanta Sports, Bolton and Blackburn are both interested in Villarreal midfielder Matias Fernandez. His agent Alejandro Santiesteban said,

“After the game against Bolivia, Matias will go on holiday and we have until August 31 to look at the situation … There is an offer from Bolton Wanderers and a possibility at Blackburn where Villanueva was.”

Everton Rumors: Gosling, Mustafi
According to Sky Sports, Everton midfielder Dan Gosling stated that the club offered him a contract extension. He said,

“I have another season to go on my contract and have been offered an extension … Everything seems fine with it and there’s plenty of time on my side. It’s just a question of when I do sign it but I’m more than happy to see things through.”

“This is a top-five club in the Premier League and there’s no other club I’d rather be at.”

According to Sky Sports, Everton have agreed to sign Hamburg defender Shkodran Mustafi. There will be no transfer fee but the club will have to pay a “FIFA training compensation.” The teenager has agreed to a three-year deal.