Transfers - United losing Tevez: As it happened

Eurosport - Tue, 16 Jun 10:29:00 2009

How the day's transfer news and gossip unravelled, with Manchester United seemingly losing their battle to keep Carlos Tevez.

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20:00 And that pretty much wraps things up for today. As usual, plenty of talking points so if you feel the need to get something off your chest before the ticker returns in the morning, visit our message boards by clicking on the link below the photo.

- At the end of another day of transfer wheeling and dealing, keep abreast of who's going where with our club-by-club guide to this summer's moves.

- And check out which deals have been given the green light - and which ones have ground to a halt with our summer transfer barometer.

19:00 MARTINEZ DEAL NEARLY DONE: Swansea and Wigan have finally agreed a compensation package for Roberto Martinez and his four backroom staff as the Spaniard's move to the JJB Stadium edges closer to completion.

- Atletico Madrid have received no offers for either Diego Forlan or Sergio Aguero and president Enrique Cerezo believes the pair are being used by other clubs as leverage tools in their transfer dealings. Atleti's star strikers have been linked with moves to Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea among others.

- Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz has become a target for Italian giants Roma - and the Austrian hardman's agent claims talks have been already held between the two clubs.

- Everton defender Lars Jacobsen is being linked with a move to Premier League newboys Burnley, although the Dane is believed to be in talks over the continuation of his stay at Goodison Park.

- WORD ON THE STRASSE: Juventus defender Paolo De Ceglie is set to move to Napoli, although the deal will not include a clause that would see favour Juve in any future sale of highly-rated midfielder Marek Hamsik.

18:00 FERGUSON LOSING TEVEZ BATTLE: The Independent's website is reporting that Alex Ferguson's attempts to keep Carlos Tevez at Old Trafford will be in vain. The Argentine has been frank with the Manchester United boss, telling him he wants out, with cross-town rivals Manchester City leading the race for his signature.

- DEMBELE ATTRACTS ATTENTION: Liverpool have reportedly joined the race to sign exciting young Belgium midfielder Moussa Dembele. The 21-year-old AZ Alkmaar star is also thought to feature on Arsenal and Chelsea's radar.

- WORD ON THE STRASSE: DEAL! German goalkeeper Heinz Muller has completed his move to newly-promoted Bundesliga side FSV Mainz for a £600,000 fee.

- Orlando Engelaar - remember him from Holland's World Cup squad in 2006? - is set to quite Schalke after just one season with the Bundesliga side. Panathinaikos are close to a deal for the 28-year-old with Schalke chairman Josef Schnusenberg telling Kicker magazine: "The transfer is not done yet, but it looks like it is going to work out."

17:00 GREEN REJECTS HAMMERS OFFER: Reports are filtering through that West Ham and England keeper has rejected the offer of a new deal at Upton Park, a stance sure to put a number of top flight clubs on red alert. It is though the shot stopper is holding out for more than the £30,000 rise offered to him.

- WOLVES TO RAID BIG CLUBS: Premier League newboys Wolves want to bolster their squad with several highly rated youngsters. Boss Mick McCarthy is preparing bids for Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne, Manchester United midfielder Rodrigo Possebon and Liverpool winger Adam Hammill.

- WORD ON THE STRASSE: Internazionale striker Julio Cruz is nearing a move to Greek giants Panathinaikos with the Argentine's agent in Athens to discuss the finer details of a deal.

16:00 CARVALHO MAY STAY: Jose Mourinho may be keen on a reunion with Ricardo Carvalho, but the defender himself has admitted he could end up staying at Stamford Bridge."Inter have expressed their interest," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "But the two clubs have to reach an agreement so there's a lot of work left to do and then they need to speak to me because I have a contract with Chelsea."

- Speaking of the message boards, there can be only one winner of the day's most ridiculous transfer rumour award - it goes to gunnersruleafc for the thread entitled 'Rooney to Arsenal'. No further comment is needed.

- Plenty to discuss today, with Drogba's future at Chelsea in the balance, Tevez still waiting to decide what he wants to do and Manchester United eyeing up David Villa.

- DEAL! Bolton midfielder Blerim Dzemaili has joined Torino for an undisclosed fee following a loan spell with the Italian side.

- 15:00 SPURS EYE SLOW, CLUMSY, OFF-FORM STRIKER: Tottenham target Luca Toni, speaking ahead of Italy's opening Confederations Cup game against the US: "Everyone is in great shape except me - I am described as slow, clumsy and off form." While that may seem the antithesis of a 'come and get me plea', it was apparently meant as a retort to his critics in the media. Shame sarcasm doesn't really come across in type, eh Luca. He sounds perfect for Spurs though.

- DROGBA ON HIS WAY? Chelsea are considering a swap deal that would see Didier Drogba reunited with former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at Internazionale, with Zlatan Ibrahimovich arriving at Stamford Bridge. But with Ibra valued at £76m, Chelsea would have to stump up some cash too, at least according to the Gazzetta Dello Sport.

- Blackburn defender Zurab Khizanishvili is reportedly closing in on a £2.1m move to Turkish giants Galatasaray.

- Milan are still keen on signing Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko, despite the German champions insisting the goal ace is not for sale. "Our next target is Dzeko," Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said in Calcio Mercato. "We hope the deal will go through but, if he doesn't arrive, we will need to sign a player with similar qualities."

- And geo_2525 is a fan of Villa too: "Villa is one of the best strikers in the world!!! Get him!!"

- This is what tevez_united has to say on the subject: "Fact is, Villa is world class and can play in any­ league in the world. If you take Berbatov out of the equation and put Villa in front of Rooney (playing his England role), you have a duo just as capable of destroying defences as Gerrard/Torres. At this point in­ time, I don't think Torres is a realistic target. By the way things are going, Tevez already appears gone, so it's between Benzema/Villa right now. I wish Berbatov was gone and we had them both in front of­ Rooney."

- 14:00 We all know Florentino Perez usually gets his man, but Gael Clichy is ready to buck the trend, the Arsenal full-back dismissing talk linking him with a move to the Bernabeu.

- Fraizer Campbell is nearing his move to Hull City with the Tigers assured of his commitment to join them.

- Manchester United are set to swoop for Brazilian sensation Douglas Costa, according to the 18-year-old Gremio player. Alex Ferguson's scouts have been monitoring his progress for nearly two years and he is now considered ready to make the move to Europe.

13:00 Whisperings in cyberspace suggest Mathew Upson is ready to spurn the advances of Manchester City should former club Arsenal make a move for him this summer.

- Per Ciljan Skjelbred, the highly rated Norwegian, is still desperate to join Newcastle, despite the Toon dropping to the Championship and despite interest from Premier League side Sunderland.

- Italian wesbites are saying Jose Mourinho's Inter are set to pip Manchester United to the signing of Lyon striker Karim Benzema by offering 20 million euros plus Mancini and Patrick Vieira.

12:00 Hulk, the Porto striker who impressed against Manchester United last season, has been the subject of a bid, reportedly from a Premier League side. But the Portuguese club have rejected it and rubbished talk of a summer move. Liverpool and Arsenal are believed to be interested.

- With Manchester City set to splurge this summer, striker Felipe Caicedo is considering a move to wither West Ham or Sporting, according to the Daily Mail.

11:00 DEAL! Premier League newboys Wolves have completed the signing of Serbia midfielder Nenad Milijas!

- Celtic have been told they will have to pay more than £3 million to land Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who impressed on loan at West Brom last season.

- Meanwhile Baggies full-back Paul Robinson has admitted he would "jump at the chance" to stay in the Premier League, which is good news for admirers Bolton. But the Trotters may face stiff competition for his signature from Celtic, should Tony Mowbray be installed as Gordon Strachan's successor at Parkhead.

- Roman Pavlyuchenko is one of the players Stuttgart have considered as a replacement for Mario Gomez, according to their director of sport Horst Heldt.

- BREAKING NEWS! Inter have confirmed that they want to bring Chelsea's Ricardo Carvalho and Deco to Milan. "(Inter coach Jose) Mourinho has asked us for Deco and Carvalho and we are working towards making him happy," said Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport. "Our wish is to sign both players and I have seen that the players' intention is to join us. We still haven't reached an agreement with Chelsea but I think we will do in a short time."

10:00 SPAIN: Valencia striker David Villa is set to choose between moves to either Real Madrid and Barcelona. Real are offering Valencia 30m euros plus Alvaro Negredo, while Barça are willing to fork out 35m - Valencia have set their price at 45m.

- Los Che, who are in all kinds of financial trouble down in part to the contruction of their new stadium, are also open to offers for Raul Albiol, Carlos Marchena, Vicente, Hugo Viana and Emiliano Moretti.

- Real president Floretino Perez has made an official offer to Atletico Madrid for striker Diego Forlan. Should Atletico sell, they will aim to replace the European Golden Boot winner with Palmeiras forward Keirrison de Souza.

- Perez is also weighing up a bid for Juventus striker David Trezeguet.

- Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes is yet to agree a new deal, with Manchester United eager to snap him up should he become available.

- Jerzy Dudek will decide if he wants to stay in Real Madrid or join another club where he will get more games. Florentino Perez wants to offer him new contract, but the 36-year goalkeeper is undecided. His former club Feyenoord, is very interested in singing him on a free.

- Ivan de la Pena is considering Spartak Moscow's offer. His contract with Espanyol has expired, and de la Pena is now deciding whether to accept a contract extension or choose the more lucrative Russian offer.

ITALY: Inter are considering a couple of swap-plus-cash deals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic: One with Real Madrid involving Gonzalo Higuain, and with Chelsea's Didier Drogba.

- Juventus are favourites to buy young Cagliari striker Robert Acquafresca. Winger Marco Marchionni is close to joining Sampdoria, while Tiago could be on his way to Lyon.

- The Old Lady have also received offers from Olympiacos and Panathinaikos for defender Olof Mellberg and from Hamburg and Fenerbahce for midfielder Christian Poulsen.

- Liverpool have told the Bianconeri that they won't get full-back Andrea Dossena for any less than 7m euros, so they may turn their attentions to either Lyon's Fabio Grosso or Inter's Maxwell.

- Alessandro del Piero is considering a move to either China or America to see out the end of his career.

GERMANY: Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani plans a meeting with Wolfsburg to push transfer talks about striker Edin Dzeko forward.

- Wolfsburg are chasing CSKA Moscow's Vagner Love. Brazil coach Dunga has told the striker to join a club in Western Europe in order to improve his South Africa 2010 prospects, and the Bundesliga

- Borussia Moenchengladbach is interested striker Juan Arango (29) from Real Mallorca, who is also on the list of Villarreal, Hoffenheim and Dortmund.

- Following Patrick Helmes's injury, Bayer Leverkusen are looking for another attacker. Marko Pantelic could join on a free transfer from Hertha Berlin, while Liverpool's Andriy Voronin would cost 4m euros.

09:00 Yesterday it was FERNANDO TORRES but today Manchester United are linked with El Niño's Spain strike partner DAVID VILLA - though they'll have to do battle with Real Madrid and Barcelona first. Going the other way, CARLOS TEVEZ is said to holding talks with just about everyone this week. Plus, check out the latest on ROQUE SANTA CRUZ and CESC FABREGAS right this way.

- Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is making a British record £45m bid for Valencia striker David Villa. Ferguson will take on Real Madrid for the signature of the Spanish star who will be sold by his cash-strapped club. (Daily Mirror)

- Barcelona have admitted holding "open talks" with Valencia over Spain striker David Villa. Villa was thought to be close to leaving cash-strapped Valencia for Real Madrid but the Spanish league champions have now confirmed their interest in the 27-year-old. (Radio Catalunya)

- Rafa Benitez has made a £6m offer for Real Madrid's Alvaro Negredo but faces competition from Valencia. Cash-strapped Valencia want Negredo, 23, to be part of any deal for striker David Villa, who is a £35m target for Real. Madrid sold hitman Negredo to Almeira in 2007 but exercised a £4m option to re-buy him even though he is likely to be sold this summer. (Daily Mirror)

- Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are all set to hold talks with Carlos Tevez over the next two days (Sky Sports)

- Manchester City target Roque Santa Cruz jets back from Paraguay aiming to sort his future. The Blackburn striker ace, 28, has a clause in his contract saying he can go if there is an offer of £20m. (The Sun)

- Cesc Fabregas has raised concerns about his future at Arsenal by announcing that he would consider a return to Barcelona, whom he left six years ago. The Arsenal midfield player, who has five years left on his deal, said that he felt a responsibility to the North London club after being named captain last season, but "it would be different" if Pep Guardiola, the Barcelona coach, called him. (The Times)

- Fabregas has urged boss Arsene Wenger to sign Barcelona's Yaya Toure. The brother of defender Kolo Toure could be available this summer after contract talks at the Nou Camp broke down. Yaya, who was linked with a move to Arsenal last season, is one of Barca's lowest paid outfield stars despite being the hero of their Treble-winning season filling in at centre-half (Daily Star)

- Liverpool last night warned wealthy Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona their open-wallet approach cuts no ice at Anfield. Midfielder Xabi Alonso is wanted by Real, while Barca are eyeing Argie star Javier Mascherano. But Liverpool and boss Rafa Benitez are determined to fend off approaches for the pair. (Daily Star)

- Bolton's Blerim Dzemaili is set for a move to Italian side Torino - after two years without a single appearance for the Trotters. (The Sun)

- Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has been left stunned by Luca Toni's sky-high wages at Bayern Munich after stepping up his search for a target man. The £4m-rated Italy striker, 32, is said to earn 5.5m euros a year after tax. (Daily Mail)

- Portsmouth expect Glen Johnson to finalise a £17m move this week, with Liverpool favourites for his signature. (Daily Mail)

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  1. Ronaldo was at his peak at mu, now he is gone, but­ still at its peak. That not withstanding, mu do not­ need to by a wall class player to replace him. Let the­ young talent b given the chance, they can still come­ out to be the best. A player like Macheda has a bright­ futur. One United, Ub

    From Ubong, on Tue 16 Jun 7:10PM

  2. Ronaldo was at his peak at mu, now he is gone, but­ still at its peak. That not withstanding, mu do not­ need to by a wall class player to replace him. Let the­ young talent b given the chance, they can still come­ out to be the best. A player like Macheda has a bright­ futur. One United, Ub

    From Ubong, on Tue 16 Jun 7:09PM

  3. Ronaldo was at his peak at mu, now he is gone, but­ still at its peak. That not withstanding, mu do not­ need to by a wall class player to replace him. Let the­ young talent b given the chance, they can still come­ out to be the best. A player like Macheda has a bright­ futur. One United, Ub

    From Ubong, on Tue 16 Jun 7:07PM

  4. As a ManU fan i love Tevez. Having said that i­ don't think players should dictate to managers so­ if he feels like going then all the best to him. We­ should not be in a hurry to replace him with another­ striker. When will the likes of Wellbeck and Macheda­ have their chance if not now? Rooney and Berbatov are­ there to teach them one or two things, Come on SAF.

    From Gabriel, on Tue 16 Jun 11:38AM

  5. It pains me to say it but SAF will not be able to­ attract any world class strikers to Man U, until he can­ provide them with the service that only world class­ midfielders can supply. Put simply, we do not have that­ class of midfielder and that was evident in the game­ against Barca.

    From BRIAN, on Tue 16 Jun 11:37AM

  6. SAF has always ensured that no one player is bigger­ than the club. He's seen off players like Beckham,­ Van Nistelrooy and Jaap Stam. Whilst we'll all­ wait with baited breath about new signings, lets­ remember that he has the ability to make players far­ better than they were. Ronaldo is a case in point. ­ There are many young talented players waiting in the­ wings for a chance to rise up through the ranks and­ they have had about 10 players out on loan as well. ­ Tevez has always been a busy player, but you wonder­ about his style and whether he burns himself out in­ games by 'trying too hard'. If he truly wants­ out then let him go -he's not a £30m player and­ has had 2 years to try to justify that. Utd used 4­ strikers in 1999 when they won the treble and should be­ aiming for that again. Berba and Rooney are the­ obvious lead partnership, with a new signing and either­ Macheda/Wellbeck slotting in from time to time.

    From dankenneally, on Tue 16 Jun 11:03AM

  7. Michael 40 you are spot on I dont understand the fuss­ from the fans - dont buy him use the money to bring in­ a world class player, anybody who watches the reserves­ regular will know that there is a great crop of new­ talent coming through lets see them develope - we need­ a midfield player who is good at arriving in the box­ like scholes or keen, Rooney could do it if we had a­ good targetman

    From Eric, on Tue 16 Jun 9:36AM

  8. 53 pauljudd6
    I agree mate ;o)

    From Skittles, on Tue 16 Jun 8:31AM

  9. Chelsea are reported this morning as the new favourites­ to sign him, ??? I thought he was leaving united for­ lack of first team football? well he will have a rude­ awakening at chelsea when he realises that squad­ rotation is also used there.

    From Skittles, on Tue 16 Jun 8:30AM

  10. I think all of Man Utd's attacking forwards and­ midfielders, Berbatov, Nani, Rooney, Macheda, Wellbeck,­ Tosic, Park, Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick etc will have­ a better season without living in Ronaldo's shadow.­ I recon they will be tighter as a team. Add to that a­ new goal scorer, hopefully Benzema, I can see Man Utd­ having a better season than last year. They started­ pretty poorly, took only four points from their main­ rivals yet still were champions.

    From Sid, on Tue 16 Jun 8:26AM

  11. "i wouldn't like to see tevez go but his­ agents are­ money grabbing wags.he'll probably go­ to a lesser­ side for less money, wierd" - Darren­ H

    Yeah. Lesser team indeed: City. They (agents) would­ trade League Championship and Champions League for­ mid-table mediocre performance from overrated players.­ Good luck Tevez. Your services to us much appreciated.

    From hamsanraziff, on Tue 16 Jun 7:59AM

  12. i wouldn't like to see tevez go but his agents are­ money grabbing wags.he'll probably go to a lesser­ side for less money, wierd

    From Darren H, on Tue 16 Jun 7:33AM

  13. Friggin penniless yanks are making Liverpool look like­ a third division team offering measley amounts for even­ more measley faced players. It is diabolical that these­ yanks can screw up a team like Liverpool. Totally sad.

    From Rob, on Tue 16 Jun 7:23AM

  14. why do united fans like tevez over berbatov? all tevez­ talks about is how he wants to leave united. he'll­ end up with a big payday from city and will be mediocre­ at best. berbatov, on the other hand, turned down all­ the money city threw at him, came to united for less,­ and states over and over he wants to stay and play with­ united.
    keep the players that want to stay, get rid of­ the ones that dont.

    From stoev8, on Tue 16 Jun 7:20AM

  15. I would be more worry if Fletcher, Park or Brown starts­ pondering United exit....These are the REAL Man Utd­ players, they represent the team, not themself unlike­ Ronaldo and Tevez. I'm a United fan. If you're­ are, then you'll see who the real TEAM hero is.Not­ celebrities.

    From hamsanraziff, on Tue 16 Jun 5:57AM

  16. i think ronaldo can't play like he play with mu

    From ManatSt, on Tue 16 Jun 4:44AM

  17. Donney !Donney!
    @@@#$%$#$^%&$#@????###­ ~!@@^|)(?^$#$ Your comment something like this.

    From man_cheater_united, on Tue 16 Jun 4:32AM

  18. During his early days Ronaldo was not impressive at­ all. He was rather clumsy and try to take on teams on­ his own. He was never adored then. As he matured he­ became a better player. He was the hero for the ManU­ fans. Unfortunately he became bigger than himself that­ is why even ManU supporters started to dislike him.­ Every supporters are entitled to their own opinions.­ And they showed it to Ronaldo last season. That is why­ his departure will not be greatly missed at OT. As for­ Tevez he has been talking openly about himself and I­ don't think any clubs would like that. What he said­ to the press should have been said behind closed doors.­ He made a circus out of himself knowing that his stay­ at OT is very much in the hands of his­ "owner" not at ManU's board. He had­ opened the door for himself and now he has to walk out­ the door. Good luck to him.

    From cokrowinoto, on Tue 16 Jun 1:50AM

  19. I'm sure he'll make a move to Chelsea as there­ are a few transfers out while Liverpool would be my­ second favorite. Don't really think Manu deserve­ his commitment after a number of Alex's comments­ about the player. He proved he was worth keeping­ though.

    From www.gmsport.co.uk, on Tue 16 Jun 1:40AM

  20. decent player but has no loyalty-i should no- being a­ westham fan!!!
    will garantee tevez is a manchester­ player next season-but for the skyblues.
    football is­ all about money,..these players dont give a @#$% about­ the supporters
    they piss me off-we work our @#$%­ off-earning £300 wk-ravalling up and down the land-and­ for what-players such as steve bull-matt le tisier­ there a dying breed.
    players wage demands is killing­ the game-what about the bread and butter of the­ game
    notts county/barnet/grimsby-teams struggling for­ survival.-maybe not county just taking over by wealthy­ businessmen-pile on ladbrookes 33-1 BET OF THE CENTURY

    From stephen, on Tue 16 Jun 12:47AM
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