Posts Tagged ‘rumour’

Jorge Valdano: “City had nothing prepared for Gago!”

Fernando Gago

Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid’s sporting director criticized Manchester City for the rumour from the transfer market viewing Fernando Gago’s move to Premier League.

“Manchester City had nothing prepared, not even one document signed. The English club had not reached an agreement with the player and they would have needed to do everything in 40 minutes.”

The midfielder’s agent, Marcello Lombilla, told that the club from Manchester has used them. “This has never happened to me before. I don’t want to talk about the figures that City were offering because they approached Madrid without even knowing there wasn’t physically enough time to put something together.”, he said.

Gago played 76 matches for Real Madrid and scored only a goal since 2007.

Ferguson afflicts the Real

Alex FergusonThe President of Real Madrid, Ramon Calderon, said Friday was saddened by the statements “unfortunate” the manager of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson, about a possible transfer of its flagship player, Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Do you think that I would sign a contract with these bandits? Jesus Christ, no chance! I do not even sell them a virus. It is not, there is no agreement between the two clubs, had claimed Thursday Alex Ferguson in Japan, where Manchester United participates in the World Club. (more…)

Ronaldinho close to Milan

RonaldinhoAC Milan is about to conclude with FC Barcelona transfer of Brazilian Ronaldinho, said Saturday La Gazzetta dello Sport.

According to the sports newspaper, an agreement was reached between Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani and the chairman of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, amounting to 15 million euros. Ronaldinho committed for two years until 2010, for an annual salary of 6.5 million.

This transfer would be a big blow to the Milan, after missing qualification for the Champions League 2008-2009, displays its ambitions for next season.

The club can also welcomed the price of transfer since it wanted to acquire Ronaldinho for a year and that the Barça did not want, initially, by the transfer for less than 35 million. The Brazilian has scored 70 goals in 149 matches with Barcelona and helped the club win the catalan Champions League 2006.

No information was given by the newspaper on Ronaldinho’s participation in the Olympic Games in Beijing. It is selected in the Brazil team and wants to get there but Barcelona refused to release him.

Since the beginning of the period transfers, coach Carlo ancelotti recruited back Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona), the french midfielder Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal) and recalled striker Marco Borriello who was loaned to Genoa.

Asamoah Gyan at Rennes!

Asamoah GyanStade Rennais and Udinese have reached agreement on the transfer of Ghanaian international striker Asamoah Gyan (22 years). After passing the traditional medical visit, he signed a contract today to 4 years for the club breton.

Having joined Udinese in 2003, Asamoah Gyan is on loan at Modena FC, a club from Serie B, to gain experience. He registered 15 goals during his 52 outings Italian second division. Author benefits noticed during the World Cup 2006, he returned to Udinese at the beginning of the 2006/2007 season. Gyan manages to score ten goals in 31 appearances during the last two years of Serie A. International Ghana, Asamoah Gyan total of 14 achievements in 27 appearances in the jersey of the Black Stars.

Atletico Madrid wants van der Vaart

Rafael van der VaartAtletico Madrid has made an offer of 15 million euros for the Dutch midfielder Hamburg Rafael van der Vaart, said Wednesday the Spanish newspaper As

The Dutch international for 25 years “is the man wanted by Atletico to close the chapter of its transfers,” said Ace

The sporting director of Atletico Jesus Garcia Pitarch confirmed Tuesday the interest of the club for van der Vaart during the presentation of the last rookie of the team, the goalkeeper of the team of France Grégory Coupet.

The new coach of Hamburg, Dutchman Martin Jol, however, said last week that relied on van der Vaart for the resumption Championship in Germany in mid-August.

The Atletico, 4th Championship in Spain this season, will play the preliminary round of the Champions League. “Because the team passes or not this preliminary phase (depend) economic potential” that will enable the club to recruit “players most wanted,” said its sporting director.

The other big club in Madrid (9 Ligas, far behind the 31 of the Real) has already strengthened with the recruitment of french de Huelva striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle, the Brazilian midfielder of FC Porto Paulo Assuncao, and Czech Republic defender Tomas Ujfalusi of Fiorentina.

Asamoah Gyan expected to Rennes

Ghanaian striker of Italian club Udinese, Asamoah Gyan, is expected in the day Wednesday at Rennes, where they must pass a medical examination, it was learned from Pierre Dréossi, general manager of Stade Rennais. “There are only small details to resolve” in the transfer of attacking Black Stars, the Ghana national team, “said the manager, adding,” the three parties agree, there is more serious obstacle “.

The transfer amount was not specified, but the Italian press spoke of an amount of about 8 million.

Asamoah Gyan, 22 years (1m86 for 77 kg) has succeeded in particular the first goal in the history of the Black Stars World Cup against the Czech Republic game hens (2-0), only 20 years, 17 June 2006.