Premier League - Paper Round: United eye Villa

Eurosport - Wed, 28 Oct 09:02:00 2009

Manchester United are closing in on a bumper £50 million double swoop for Valencia pair David Villa and David Silva.

2009-10 La Liga David Villa (PA Photos) - 0

It was one of the most laboured transfer rumours of the summer, when United and a host of other clubs were reportedly in for the talented duo, but with Valencia still strapped for cash, the speculation has reared its head once again.

United have been struggling for attacking flair since selling Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid and have just three established strikers on their books - Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen.

Valencia have admitted they may be forced to sell Villa, but could also cash in on Silva at the same time. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth have been hit by a transfer ban by the Premier League as a result of their debts to other English clubs. It will remain in place until those debts are paid in full. (Daily Mirror)

In other news, Italian giants Juventus are plotting a £6m swoop for Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta once the transfer window re-opens in the New Year.

The Argentine defender has been out in the cold after seeing Micah Richards re-established as first-choice right-back at Eastlands, prompting interest from the Old Lady. (The Sun)

Bolton and Celtic are eyeing up FC Utrecht's young Holland striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel who, if he is anything like as good as his name, will be well worth the £1.5m his club are asking. (The Sun)

Leicester have issued a 24-hour deadline to free agent Edgar Davids as the 36-year-old Dutchman decides whether to prolong his career at the Walkers Stadium. (Daily Express)

Liverpool are tracking 20-year-old Sampdoria midfielder Vladimir Koman, who is currently on loan with Bari. The goalscoring playmaker would set Rafa Benitez back around £4m. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom have agreed to sell flop Borja Valero back to Real Mallorca for £3.7m. The midfielder is currently on loan at the Liga club but can make the move permanent in January. (Daily Mirror)

And finally, Hull City have been warned by their accountants that their uncertain financial position is threatening the club's ability to continue as a going concern. (The Guardian)

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  1. that was wad i wished for manu!!

    From lost_lobs, on Thu 5 Nov 11:46AM

  2. Sick English media...........sick writers.......sick­ website

    From Shawon, on Sat 31 Oct 7:27AM

  3. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    From Shawon, on Sat 31 Oct 7:22AM

  4. MU needs a GK, a CB, a RB, a CDM, a LW and a ST for the­ next season! :)

    From damnsoldja, on Thu 29 Oct 12:27AM

  5. gary j is a niemand.

    From damnsoldja, on Thu 29 Oct 12:23AM
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    as if siva and villa will want to go to united, they­ are finished as a big team! they couldn't even keep­ ronaldo there. they would be better off at arsenal or­ city! both these teams are going to be big next season!­ i would say to them stay in spain instead of leaving 1­ broken team for another

    From paul, on Wed 28 Oct 5:32PM

  7. SO then, anymore thoughts on these possible­ transfers...

    From masonnick23, on Wed 28 Oct 5:22PM

  8. Do you think Man Utd need them?
    Yes(thumbs up)­­
    No(thumbs down)

    From Wt, on Wed 28 Oct 5:21PM
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    How has a topic about transfers became about­ Hillsborough? Do you honestly believe that the fans­ would of continued to go into that pen if they knew­ people were getting crushed? Surely that is for the­ authourities to police. The people leaving derogratary­ comments obviously don't know the whole facts or­ are callous cold hearted individuals. You decide which­ you are Gary J?

    From Ando, on Wed 28 Oct 5:13PM
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    Gary J why are you so focussed on heaping the entire­ blame on liverpool fans? yes there were fans who pushed­ the pile and caused this tragedy to happen, but the­ police and stadium officials should have redirected­ those queing fans onto the other terraces. get off of­ your high horse and stop using this horrible tragedy to­ insult liverpool football club, its fans and the city­ itself, do not forget that 96 people lost their lives­ that day, stop disgracing them. show some respect.­ Liverpool fan.

    From Cross23, on Wed 28 Oct 4:23PM

  11. David Silver and Villa are what United need to­ refurbish the team now.

    From Ochonogor ambrose, on Wed 28 Oct 3:57PM

  12. Welcome to the debate Trevor, stupid thoughts, really?­ so you emphatically disagree with the argument that­ people in that queue were pushing? What was forcing­ those people at the front against the gates then? some­ invisible, mystical force perhaps? I'm not saying­ those 96 people deserved to die, what I am saying is­ you all need to look a little closer to home if you­ want someone to blame, because whatever you or anyone­ else says, that tragedy was caused by Liverpool­ supporters & no one else, & nobody can convince­ me otherwise.

    From Gary J, on Wed 28 Oct 2:47PM
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    gary j,your a right twa t,do you actually know what­ your talking about?my cousin lost his life on that­ horrendous day.keep your stupid thoughts to yourself.

    From TREVOR, on Wed 28 Oct 2:32PM

  14. Hang on........................................another­ one has just come crawling out of the woodwork. This­ time its J from Liverpool. Why am I a t**t J?? give­ us your one sided wisdom, perhaps you were one of the­ idiots who helped cause the stampede which resulted in­ the death of almost 100 of your 'friends' or­ perhaps, like the other people who can't see the­ wood for the trees, you feel a sense of guilt, a great­ burden carried for over 20 years, knowing that one of­ the worst tragedies in sport was caused by your own­ fans, & you, like the majority of Liverpool,­ can't handle that, & look for others to heap­ blame upon. Perhaps it was my fault? as, I was in­ Birmingham at the time, so perhaps, if I hadn't­ have been there, it wouldn't have happened!

    From Gary J, on Wed 28 Oct 2:27PM

  15. Can't believe comment 82. Hillsborough was a­ tragedy that ranked with the Munich Air disaster. The­ only difference being that one involved the players and­ one involved the fans. Sick of this stupid arguing­ about police mistakes and whether the gates should have­ been opened or closed. These facts may all have had a­ bearing but it cannot alter the grief felt by the­ families. People died and we should all pay respect to­ this fact no matter your team colours. I will always­ respect the two minutes silence on matches played on­ these dates as I do for our military fallen on­ Remembrance Sunday. Man. U supporter.

    From JOHN I, on Wed 28 Oct 2:19PM
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    Gary J your a t wat.

    From J, on Wed 28 Oct 2:14PM

  17. comment 60. Wenger is a good manager without doubt. I­ like his attitude in buying cheap and bringing on young­ players. Arsenal remain a good team but to state that­ he is the best manager in the history of the game is­ ridiculous. He has a long way to go to acheive the­ success of managers like Jock Stein, Bill Shankly, Alec­ Fergusson, Matt Busby etc. These were the best managers­ ever in the game and all were British.

    From JOHN I, on Wed 28 Oct 2:04PM

  18. So, jndyball, my comments are misguided, insensitive­ and inappropriate, & not welcome here. Is that­ because the truth hurts? My comments will be welcomed­ by the impartial & the many people who agree with­ me, because it needs to be said. There is an old adage,­ 'The truth is free, yet we buy the lies' ­ & this is certainly appropriate in this debate.

    From Gary J, on Wed 28 Oct 1:47PM

  19. COMMENT 95. actually, the only disrespect shown to­ the families of the 96 dead, was shown by the idiots­ who caused the stampede & murdered those people in­ the first place!

    From liamrymell, on Wed 28 Oct 1:37PM

  20. gary j - what a cretin you are.your comments are­ misguided, insensitive and inappropriate.show some­ respect and keep it shut.your views are not welcome.

    From jndyball, on Wed 28 Oct 1:32PM
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