by Chinners » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:01 am
TRANSFER BOLLOX
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is ready to offload Emmanuel Adebayor, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge and Stephen Ireland and will make a £50m move for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.The Sun
Real Madrid are preparing to launch a £20m move for Manchester United's France defender Patrice Evra, with Arsenal's Gael Clichy, Chelsea's Ashley Cole and Fiorentina's Juan Manuel Vargas the other left-backs on Real's summer shortlist. Daily Mail
Barcelona are ready to make a summer bid for Newcastle defender Steven Taylor, who is valued at around £8m.
Daily Mirror
Manchester City could make a move for Bayern Munich's 32-year-old striker Luca Toni, who is currently on loan at Italian side Roma. imscouting.com
Manchester City and Aston Villa are competing to sign PSV Eindhoven's Bulgarian international right-back Stanislav Manolev, 24, for £5m. Daily Mail
Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is on the verge of demanding a transfer away from Manchester City with Liverpool ready to pay £18m. footylatest.com
West Brom have put a £12m price tag on sought-after midfielder Graham Dorrans. West Ham have had a £4m bid rejected while Arsenal, Manchester City and Everton are also interested in the Scotland international. Daily Mirror
Manchester United have made a move for Estudiantes striker Mauro Boselli whose arrival will be made possible by the sale of Bulgarian forward Dimitar Berbatov in the summer. footylatest.com
Sunderland are prepared to spend £5m to make defender Alan Hutton's move from Tottenham permanent. Daily Mirror
Everton have emerged as favourites to beat Fulham to the signature of Wigan defender Paul Scharner with the Austrian likely to be part of a clear-out at the DW stadium this summer. Daily Mail
Wigan's clear-out will also include defender Mario Melchiot and midfielders Jason Koumas and Olivier Kapo. Daily Mirror
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is considering a loan bid for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, who is currently on loan at Celtic, however, Spurs would prefer a permanent £8m deal. Daily Mail
McCarthy also wants Hull winger Stephen Hunt for £3m as well as Tigers centre-half Kamil Zayatte. Daily Mirror
OTHER BOLLOX
Manchester United have lined up two replacements just in case manager Sir Alex Ferguson does decide to retire this summer. Daily The Sun
Portsmouth fear that goalkeeper David James will make his final appearance for the club in the FA Cup final against Chelsea on 15 May. Daily Mirror
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, who has missed the last two matches with a groin strain, says he is fit to return for Sunday's trip to Sunderland. The Sun
The agent representing Blackburn midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen says the Norwegian international wants to stay at the club. Daily Mirror
Manchester United's new strips for next season have been photographed - with the look reminiscent of what the club used to wear in the 1980s.The Sun