Transfers - Gossip Shop: Phil Neville to Inter

Eurosport - Wed, 11 Mar 19:13:00 2009

Jose Mourinho had lunch with Phil Neville yesterday, and if you've ever so much as peered through the Gossip Shop window you know exactly what's coming next.

Phil Neville, Everton - 0

Yep, it's pretty clear the Special One has fallen head over heels for P-Nev and has designs on bringing him to the San Siro.

The Everton skipper is being lined up for a creative attacking role at Internazionale in support of Adriano and Zlatan Ibrahimovic - and Mourinho is prepared to do whatever it takes to get his man.

"Neville is everything I admire in English football," Mourinho may have said. "He is the second best player in the world behind Frank Lampard but nobody else can see it. I will shine my light on him at Inter and then you will see his magic."

Back on planet Earth, Newcastle United's Sebastien Bassong has issued a spectacularly cliched 'come-and-get-me-plea' to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

Newcastle are prepared to quadruple the French defender's salary, but Wenger has filled a suitcase with £6 million and should win that argument rather comfortably.

Wenger is also looking amorously towards 19-year-old France Under-21 defender Mamadou Sakho. If you believe the Guardian - and who doesn't? - Sakho will arrive from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.

Down on the South Coast, Portsmouth gaffer Paul Hart has been told to cut the payroll by 25 per cent - prompting predictably exaggerated rumours of a 'mass exodus'.

According to The Daily Star, Sol Campbell, Kanu, Lauren, Sean Davis, Herman Hreidarsson, Linvoy Primus, Noe Pamarot and Jerome Thomas are among the mercenaries eyeing an exit if their salaries fall to a level that would impinge of their capacity to buy sports cars.

Alternatively, they could raise the necessary funds by auctioning Fratton Park's rather incongruous mock-Tudor frontage.

Meanwhile, Liverpool and Chelsea have literally entered a race to sign Palermo's Danish defender Simon Kjaer - according to the Daily Mirror.

The 19-year-old apparently has an £11m get-out clause in his contract that could see him land a fat salary in the Premier League this summer.

Speaking of transfer races, Aston Villa and Everton are reportedly involved in a tepid long-distance encounter to procure the services of Southampton midfielder Andrew Surman. Who knew?

Will Tidey / Eurosport

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    Well, all I can say is who cares??? Phil Neville is a­ football player that couldn't get a regular start­ so he went to play for a lower league team (that is all­ Everton are, they just haven't been relegated yet).­ Why wasn't he playing regularly at united when he­ was there?? That does tell you something doesn't­ it??

    What a result for the ONLY team worth talkling­ about in Liverpool...............................4-0­ spanking...........................

    From SIMON, on Thu 12 Mar 5:41PM

  2. This article was just a light heated wind up!

    From alan.dunn, on Thu 12 Mar 4:37PM

  3. actually,jose only wanted a photo of phil neville,to­ put above the fire place, to frighten the chidren away­ from the fire.

    From alun, on Thu 12 Mar 3:11PM

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    From , on Thu 12 Mar 1:34PM

  5. #58 michaelfrombournemouth:

    You had Ronaldo at #23 and­ Shevchenko at #24 while David Villa at #27 and Torres­ at #35? You must have been spending your life playing­ Winning Eleven 7 or FIFA2002. This list is sooo bad­ that if I were your mum I would be mad you'd­ included me.

    From Rexy, on Thu 12 Mar 12:14PM
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    Hey, I'm an open minded girl from UK, I'm­­ interested in exotic things, photography, dating and­­ sports...I have my photos on --- T a l l c h a t Co m­­ ---, I love tall guys!
    Do you love traveling and have­­ some experience? Just find me out.

    From lebujames02, on Thu 12 Mar 8:39AM
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    Phil Neville will be holding the cup high this May,you­ muppets.And also he wouldn't go to Milan,because­ they are spag-eating waps

    From phil, on Thu 12 Mar 1:20AM
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    Phil Neville will be holding the cup high this May,you­ muppets.And also he wouldn't go to Milan,because­ they are spag-eating waps

    From phil, on Thu 12 Mar 1:20AM

  9. Oh My God Phil Nevvile is going to inter rubbish well­ good bye ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

    From bffroberts, on Wed 11 Mar 10:09PM

  10. What a pile of 5hite.

    From Charlie G, on Wed 11 Mar 7:12PM

  11. its true about jose wanting phil. i was sitting at the­ same table and the special one said that i was the­ third best player in the world. yours truly,Lucas.

    From jmark1878, on Wed 11 Mar 7:11PM

  12. What a compliment for Neville! Saviour the moment, my­ Son...

    From miniroll32, on Wed 11 Mar 7:05PM

  13. Actually I had lunch with Jose earlier today and the­ truth is, Everton are going to sign Jose as a defensive­ midfield dynamo. Kinda like Roy Keane back in the day.

    From David, on Wed 11 Mar 6:57PM

  14. oh my!

    From Nath, on Wed 11 Mar 6:53PM

  15. His meeting with Mourinho has been totally­ misconstrued. He actually met with Mourinho to discuss­ coaching and management, obviously Neville is starting­ to reach his twilight years and has got to decide what­ path he wants to follow after his career.

    And­ Neville's far from a terrible player, he's­ actually been quite integral (alongside Arteta, Cahill­ and Howard) in getting Everton to where they are now.

    From Thomas C, on Wed 11 Mar 6:30PM

  16. suemulls i dont think that inter have ever been­ interested in either one of the nevilles this article­ is a joke if they were 2 sign one of the brother might­ i sugest barry chuckle i feel he might do a better job­ than phil neville

    From Frosty, on Wed 11 Mar 6:15PM

  17. Neville is great player!
    I support Everton and i think­ he is not good enough to play their style!
    Yahoo are­ trying to say that Inter are trying to cramp Ac milian­ style by copying the david beckham approach.
    But Inter­ are immense,About 4 months ago Yahoo said that Neville­ will vow his career at Everton besides if Neville went­ to inter they would play him then replace him with a­ younger player.

    KEEP HIM MOYESY!!!!!!!!

    From The Top Fan, on Wed 11 Mar 6:11PM

  18. LOL
    CANT BELIVE EVERYTHING HE DAYS- HEARD HE WAS GOIND­ FOR A CURRY WITH ROY WALKER
    LOL

    YOULL NEVER WALK­ ALONE=)

    From jack, on Wed 11 Mar 5:52PM

  19. Hey clispyduck comment no.49- where on earth is your­ sense of humour? They're pretyy clearly having a­ laugh by saying 'may have said'...... btw you­ spelled crispy wrong in your name- get it?

    From Arry B, on Wed 11 Mar 5:48PM
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    OK Tom here is a start

    50. My Mum
    49. Clarence Seedorf­
    48. Jefferson Farfan
    47. Phillip Lahm
    46. Rodrigo­ Palacio
    45. Diego
    44. Rino Gattuso
    43. Hernan Crespo­
    42. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
    41. Alessandro Nesta
    40.­ Juninho Pernambucano
    39. “Lucho” Gonzalez
    38. Paul­ Scholes
    37. Daniele De Rossi
    36. Dejan Stankovic
    35.­ Fernando Torres
    34. David Beckham
    33. Javier Zanetti­
    32. Jamie Carragher
    31. Florent Malouda
    30. John­ Terry
    29. Andrea Pirlo
    28. Mahamadou Diarra
    27.­ David Villa
    26. Michael Ballack
    25. Dimitar Berbatov­
    24. Andriy Shevchenko
    23. Ronaldo
    22. Didier Drogba­
    21. Carles Puyol
    20. Iker Casillas
    19. Daniel Alves­
    18. Cesc Fabregas
    17. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    16. Frank­ Lampard
    15. Ruud van Nistelrooy
    14. Petr Cech
    13.­ Sergio Ramos
    12. Thierry Henry
    11. Wayne Rooney
    10.­ Francesco Totti
    9. Leo Messi
    8. Carlos Tevez
    7.­ Steven Gerrard
    6. Gigi Buffon
    5. Michael Essien
    4.­ Samuel Eto’o
    3. Cristiano Ronaldo
    2. Ronaldinho
    1.­ Kaka

    From michaelfrombournemouth, on Wed 11 Mar 5:25PM
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