FIFA announced on Thursday morning that Chelsea are banned from registering any new players for the next two transfer windows following a contractual dispute involving the transfer of Gael Kakuta from French club Racing Lens in 2007 (pictured above).
Chelsea’s have made an offer for Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo which has been rejected by the seven time European Champions – AC Milan. Chief executive Adriano Galliani explained the the big is ‘too low’ to consider and prize yet another valuable asset away from the San Siro.
French International forward Franck Ribery looks like he will be staying at Bayern Munich as both European Cup final managers reveal their interest has cooled over the past few weeks. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that his club ‘explored’ the idea of signing the player, whilst Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola believes that the signing would be ‘impossible’.
Javier Zanetti has spoken of the fact that he is ‘tired’ of all the talk surrounding the potential transfer of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Barcelona and Samuel Eto’o to Internazionale. The Inter legend wants to deal to be ’sorted as soon as possible’ so that his teammates are ready for the new season.
Samuel Eto’o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are rumoured to be involved in a transfer deal between European Champions FC Barcelona and Internazionale. It is being reported that Swedish striker Ibrahimovic is to be transferred to Barcelona in exchange for Samuel Eto’o and cash, believed to be in the region of £35Million. Aleksandr Hleb is also part of the deal – with the Belarus International going on loan to the Serie A champions for a year.
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is the latest signing for Manchester City as the former Arsenal forward completed a reported £25million switch from North London to Eastlands. Adebayor joins Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz and Gareth Barry as Mark Hughes latest signings – with the Eastlands clubs targeting a top four finish.
Carlos Tevez has taken a swipe at ex-manager Sir Alex Ferguson who he claimed never spoke to him after a game or made him feel wanted. World Cup Statistics reported yesterday that Carlos Tevez was Manchester City bound subject to a medical – which he completed today and took a swipe at his former gaffer.
Stuttgart manager Markus Babbel says Klaas-Jan Huntelaar would be the perfect replacement for Mario Gomez, who has joined Bayern Munich, and is confident in signing the Dutch forward – who is yet to play in a World Cup Finals. The move could be exactly what is needed for the striker – who will no doubt be looking to South Africa next summer and considering the competition now at Madrid – a move to Germany will be welcomed.
Former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has signed for arch rivals Manchester City on a five year deal. Carlos Tevez scored 34 goals in 73 appearances for United over the course of the two year loan deal. The Argentinian forward will wear his trademark 32 shirt at Eastlands next season.
Atletico Madrid’s young forward Sergio Aguero looks like he is set to stay at the Vicente Calderon next season as his club reveal they are yet to receive a big money bid for the young Argentinian. Manchester United and Chelsea were both linked to the youngster - with interest cooling of late with United signing Michael Owen and Chelsea signing young Daniel Sturridge.
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