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PSV Eindhoven sign Stanislav Manolev

July 26, 2009

PSV Eindhoven have made Bulgarian defender Stanislav Manolev their third signing of the summer. The transfer fee was not officially revealed, but sources say PSV have paid Litex Lovech around 3 million euros for the versatile wingback.

Manolev has put pen to paper a three year deal at PSV, and joins Andre Ooijer and Orlando Engelaar in the list of summer arrivals at the Philips Stadion.

Litex also rejected bids from Cologne and Aston VIlla for Manolev. PSV’s Dutch rivals Ajax Amsterdam were also reportedly interested in signing Manolev.

At the end of his three year contract, Manolev has an option to extend it by two years.

Manolev has made over 90 appearances for Litex, and has made five appearances for the Bulgarian national team.

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Portsmouth accept Tottenham bid for Crouch

July 26, 2009

Portsmouth boss Paul Hart has confirmed that his club have accepted a bid from Tottenham for Peter Crouch. The bid for the England striker is believed to be in the £10million region. Just a few days ago Spurs manager Harry Redknapp had said he wouldn’t be making a move for the gangly star, as he was ‘too expensive’.

However it seems he has now agreed on a lesser fee with Pompey, after the South Coast club originally demanded £12million. Sunderland had already agreed a £12million fee with Crouch, but the former Liverpool striker turned down the personal terms in favour of waiting for move closer to the South.

Portsmouth chief Hart told the Daily Mirror: “Obviously I’m disappointed to see Peter leave, but given the severe financial restraints in place here we had no choice but to accept an offer from Tottenham,”

“I think people need to realise that Pompey have been punching above their weight and could no longer sustain the level of spending that has gone on here over the last three years.”

Sunderland are in discussions with Tottenham over striker Darren Bent, the former Charlton ace is rated at £10million by Sunderland, Tottenham however rate the England international nearer the £15million mark. Talks are on-going between the two the clubs and the Mackems boss Steve Bruce is confident of a compromise being reached.

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Bolton complete double swoop

July 25, 2009

Bolton have completed the double transfer of Hull defender Sam Ricketts and Aston Villa defender Zat Knight for undisclosed fees. The pair have signed three-year deals at the Reebok Stadium and manager Gary Megson is delighted to sign the duo.

The Bolton chief told their official website: “We are really pleased that we could complete the deals. Both players had other offers to consider.

“I am sure that they will fit in to the squad and we are going to make sure that we help them with their new challenge.

“Zat has plenty of Premier League experience and has played at the highest level with England, while Sam personally had a successful debut Premier League campaign with Hull.”

Knight joined Villa from Fulham for £3.5million in 2007 but has struggled to hold down a regular first team place at Villa Park, although during his time at Craven Cottage the giant centre back made enough of an impression to win an England call-up.

Welsh international full back Ricketts impressed last season in Hull’s first season in the Premier League and made 27 appearances for the Tigers. Bolton have already completed the transfers of Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis on a free transfer and West Brom full back Paul Robinson on a season-long loan.

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Ibrahimovic Eto’o swap almost done

July 25, 2009

Barcelona have officially announced that Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will arrive for a medical at the Nou Camp tomorrow. If Ibra passes the medical, then his move is likely to be formally completed. The Inter Milan star has already agreed personal terms with the Blaugrana.

Barca will pay Inter around €48m, with Samuel Eto’o also moving to the San Siro. Inter coach Jose Mourinho was delighted with the deal, and said that “only a stupid coach would be unhappy with the transfer”. Mourinho further added that he considered Eto’o to be as good as Ibrahimovic, and had thought that Real, and not Barcelona, would come after his prized asset.

This is the second piece of business Barca and Inter have done this summer. The Spanish champions earlier brought Maxwell from the Nerazzuri. Belarus midfielder Aliaksandr Hleb has also moved to the San Siro as part of the deal that brought Maxwell to Spain.

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Stoke sign Whitehead

July 24, 2009

Stoke City have completed the £3million signing of Sunderland midfielder Dean Whitehead, although the fee could be closer to £5million depending on appearances and other extras. The former Oxford star has signed a four-year deal at the Britannia Stadium after coming through a medical earlier today. He has been a long term target for the Potters and manager Tony Pulis is delighted to have finally got his man.

Whitehead told Stokes’s official website: “I’m delighted to be here,”

“I’ve known of the club’s interest for about six months or so now so it has gone on for a while. But like I say everything is sorted now and I’m very happy it’s all done and dusted.

“The manager has been brilliant, I have spoken to him a few times. He has great plans for this place and as soon as I heard what he said I wanted to be part of it.

“Last year was a fantastic season for everyone here and hopefully I can help push the club on even more.”

Whitehead is Stokes first summer signing and manager Tony Pulis said: “Dean is a fantastic player and a great acquisition for this football club.

“He is someone I and my backroom staff have admired for a long time and to have managed to have brought him here signals our intent for the upcoming season.

“Dean is a box to box midfielder who has a great engine and he is a player I am looking forward to working with.”

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Fiorentina lead race for Eduardo Salvio

July 23, 2009

Argentine U-20 star Eduardo Salvio is attracting a lot of interest from major European clubs. Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid and Juventus are battling it out for the skillful 19-year old who currently plays for Club Atletico Lanus back in Argentina. Salvio can play as an attacking midfielder or as an forward and has exceptional ball skills. He has scored 4 times in 9 appearances for Argentina U-20 side before making a solitary appearance for the senior national side. Nicknamed ‘Toto’, he made his debut against Boca Juniors last year and has scored 9 times in 29 appearances for his current club.

According to itasportpress.it, Fiorentina are prepared to table a €12 million offer for the Salvio – the asking price Lanus have for their prodigy. Salvio’s agent Agustin Jimenez is already in Europe having advanced discussions with major European clubs regarding his client’s future.

Fiorentina are also closing in on Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue. A fee of about €10 million has been reportedly agreed between the two clubs. But Christian Panucci’s agent has stated that there has been no contact with Fiorentina whatsoever -

“There is no news on the transfer market concerning Panucci, however there are several clubs that are interested in him.There are different clubs interested, however Fiorentina are not one of those.”

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Poulsen set for Premier League move

July 23, 2009

Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen could be set to sign for a Premier League club and a deal could be struck as early as the start of next week. The Danish international is rated in the £6million bracket and is keen to leave Turin to gain regular first team football.

Tottenham, West Ham, Portsmouth and Fulham have all made approaches for the 29 year-old and a deal is close according to Lee Anderson an agent working on behalf of Juve in England. He told Skysports.com: “We have had expressions of interest from four southern-based clubs in England.

“We are having a meeting tonight and things could be wrapped up by Monday.”

The former Schalke midfielder is hoping to play regularly next season in a bid to play for his national team at next summer’s World Cup and Juventus haven’t ruled out a potential season-long loan deal with a view for a permanent deal next summer. However Juventus are likely to want to recoup money to help them strengthen their squad for a challenge on the Serie A title next season.

Juve’s Italian rivals Inter have agreed personal terms with Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o, ahead of a swap deal involving Inter’s Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish star is yet to agree personal terms at the Camp Nou, but reports are that the deal is likely to be completely early next week. Barca midfielder Alexander Helb will also join Inter on a season-long loan as part of the deal.

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Felipe Caicedo joins Sporting Lisbon on loan

July 23, 2009

After making headlines for signing a host of new players in the close season, City have finally let one go. Manchester City forward Felipe Caicedo has joined Potugese side Sporting Lisbon on a one year loan deal. Sporting will announce the deal once the Ecuadorian passes his medical.

Felipe Caicedo joined Manchester City for €7 million during Sven Goran Eriksson’s reign and never really was able to adapt to the Premier League. He made 27 appearances for City under Mark Hughes but could manage to score only five times. With the arrival of big name strikers at City of Manchester Stadium, Caicedo was pushed further down in the pecking order. With Sporting playing their Champions League qualifier next Wednesday, they would like him to train as soon as possible. And he may get a chance to test himself in the Champions League, something that he was never able to achieve at City.

“Sporting Clube de Portugal hereby announces that a pre-agreement has been reached with Manchester City Football Club for the loan of the player Felipe Caicedo for one season.The definitive agreement depends on the undertaking of medical tests,” the club statement read.

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Tottenham win race for Blades pair

July 22, 2009

Sheffield United full backs Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker have completed their £8million switch to Tottenham. The pair had also been linked with Everton, but they have now chosen White Hart Lane ahead of Goodison Park.

19 year-old Walker will stay at United for another season and move to Tottenham next summer. Naughton played 40 games for the Yorkshire side last season as they made it to the Championship play-off final, only to be defeated 1-0 by Burnley. Naughton faces a tough fight on his hands to gain regular action at Tottenham with Alan Hutton and Vedran Corluka both already competing for the right back spot for next season.

Its also being reported that Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is interested in signing Manchester City starlet Nedum Onuoha. He again faces competition for the defender from Everton, but the Merseysider’s will be favourites as City manager Mark Hughes is hoping to use Onuoha as bait to sign Everton star Joleon Lescott.

The Toffee’s have already rejected a £15million bid from City for the former Wolves star, but the mega-rich club are likely to come back with a larger bid which could involve the England Under-21 ace moving to Merseyside in part-exchange.

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Eriksson joins Notts County

July 21, 2009

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has joined League Two outfit Notts County as director of football. He will join his long term ally Tord Grip as a “general adivsor to the club.” Eriksson’s remuneration would be based on success of Notts County on the pitch and Eriksson also becomes a shareholder in the club.

After managing England with moderate success from 2001-06, Eriksson took over the job as Manchester City boss. He was sacked after just one year into the job – even after finishing eighth. Then, he chose to take over as Mexico’s head coach – another job which yielded no positives. Eriksson was heavily linked with the job at Pompey but instead he chose to go to Notts County.

“Sven shares our vision, and to attract someone of his calibre is testament to the ambition that we all share for Notts County,” club chairman Peter Trembling said in a statement. “This is a great day for everyone associated with the club.”

In addition to Sven, Notts County have also completed the signing of Yeovil striker Luke Rodgers on a two-year contract. He impressed during their pre season tour to Austria where he scored four goals.

Manager Ian McParland said: “Luke came with us to Austria and certainly made an impression.”He trained superbly and we could not argue with his goals return from the two matches we played. Luke adds another dimension to our attacking options and I’m looking forward to working with him. I still want to bring in another striker and we’re working hard behind the scenes to make that happen.”

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