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[Chinners]

Premier League striker Kelvin Etuhu arrested over casino fracas
Enlarge Manchester City midfielder Kelven Etuhu has been arrested after an affray in a Manchester casino
Manchester City striker Kelvin Etuhu was arrested after three people were injured in a dispute at a casino.
The 22-year-old forward, who spent last season on loan at Cardiff City, was held on suspicion of wounding. He is due to answer bail next week.
Police were called to the 235 Casino in Manchester city centre after reports of a disturbance.
Two men, aged 24 and 26, and a 23-year-old woman were taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary for treatment to injuries. Mr Etuhu and another man, Leonard Rico Richards, 27, from Longsight, were later arrested.
Crown lawyers must now decide whether the men are to be charged. After emerging through City's Academy ranks, Mr Etuhu made his first senior appearance in September 2007.
Competition for places meant he was loaned to Leicester City towards the end of the 2007/08 season.
He suffered a hamstring injury at the beginning of the 2008/09 season which forced him out well into the New Year.
In August last year, he was loaned to Cardiff for the rest of the season. During that loan spell he returned to City for treatment after picking up an ankle injury in December.

Manchester City re-sign goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor has re-signed for Manchester City, nine days after being released by the Premiership side.
Former Aston Villa keeper Taylor, 29, made one first-team appearance for City last term and missed the end of the season with a knee injury.
Having signed a two-year contract, Taylor joins Shay Given and Joe Hart in the battle to be City's number one.
Last season's first choice, Given, is currently working his way back to fitness after a dislocated shoulder.
With Given and Taylor both injured in April, and Hart on a season-long loan at Birmingham City, City manager Roberto Mancini was forced to draft in Marton Fulop on emergency loan from Sunderland as cover.
Taylor joined Manchester City in June 2009, having been signed by then-manager Mark Hughes as understudy to Ireland international Given
The former England Under-21 keeper spent four years at Villa and won a Premier League winner's medal during an eight-year spell with Arsenal.

Or Shay Given cold shoulder:
Joe Hart's promotion and new deal for Stuart Taylor could see Manchester City future in doubt
Cold shoulder? Shay Given
Shay Given's future at Manchester City has been thrown in doubt after reserve-team goalkeeper Stuart Taylor was yesterday handed a new two-year contract.
Given, recovering from a shoulder injury, now faces being frozen out at Eastlands, with City manager Roberto Mancini promising Joe Hart he will start the season as No 1, to stop him from asking to go out on loan again.
Hart’s promotion leaves Given in the cold for the first time since he was signed 18 months ago by Mark Hughes.
Although rated as one of Hughes’ best signings, his relatively small size led to complaints that he failed to dominate his area as City missed out on a Champions League place.

Martin O'Neill is convinced he will land Robbie Keane from Tottenham and Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland as part of the merry-go-round.
Ireland is already being dangled in front of Everton as bait for Mikel Arteta but O'Neill has asked for him as part of the £25million package for James Milner.
City chief executive Garry Cook is expected to close the £25m deal for Milner shortly Ireland could be part of the deal.
O'Neill will use the funds to pay for Keane's arrival from Spurs and he is also expecting around £3m to come in from Fulham.
Out-of-favour Villa midfielder Steven Sidwell is expected to bring in another £3m by joining Fulham.
Sidwell is desperate to return to London after two years in the Midlands and will seal his move to Craven Cottage before the start of the season.


TRANSFER BOLLOX
Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Spanish striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain. Mail on Sunday

Or, Torres will be told he will have to put in a transfer request if he wants to leave Liverpool and will only be allowed to join Chelsea if they stump up £70m. News of the World

But Chelsea are growing increasingly confident they can sign Torres for about £50m. (Sunday Telegraph)

Liverpool may have already lined up a replacement for Torres, with new boss Roy Hodgson apparently in talks with Wolfsburg for their £30m-rated striker Edin Dzeko. (Sunday Telegraph)

Or, Hodgson will bring in £15m Nice striker Loic Remy. (Sunday Express)

Another option for Liverpool is Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan, who could be signed from Rennes for about £20m.
Full story: News of the World

Hodgson may also need a replacement for midfielder Javier Mascherano, who is set to tell Liverpool he wants to quit, possibly to reunite with ex-Reds boss Rafael Benitez at Inter Milan. (Sunday Express)

New Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is set to raid former cub Chelsea to sign left-back Ashley Cole. Mail on Sunday

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell will hold face-to-face talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in South Africa and offer £50m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Sunday Express)

West Ham have beaten off competition from Tottenham and Espanyol to sign Mexico winger Pablo Barrera from UNAM Pumas. (Sunday Telegraph)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted he has not bid for Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder or Werder Bremen midfielder Mesut Ozil. (Sunday Telegraph)

Sunderland will make a late bid to sign Dan Gosling from under the noses of Newcastle and West Ham. Gosling is available on a free transfer after leaving Everton. News of the World

West Ham have entered the race to sign centre-back Sol Campbell, who is also wanted by Celtic and Sunderland following his departure from Arsenal. News of the World

Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard will have to take a £15,000-a-week pay cut to join Celtic on loan as the Scots cannot afford his £45,000-a-week wages. News of the World

Aston Villa and England striker Emile Heskey is being lined up for a move to Celtic with winger Aiden McGeady possibly going the other way. News of the World

Meanwhile, Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to join Fulham in a £3m deal. News of the World

Fulham are also planning to bring in striker Eidur Gudjohnsen after his contract talks with Tottenham stalled. News of the World

Arsenal missed out on signing goalkeeper Eduardo after taking too long to make their move and the Portugal international joined Genoa. News of the World

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas will snub a move to Aston Villa after vowing to stay and fight for his future. News of the World

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar is set to reject interest from Arsenal and Tottenham to sign a new £55,000-a-week deal to stay with the Toffees. News of the World

Arsenal are poised to sign Real Zaragoza's 18-year-old defender Diego Torrellas. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham believe they can win the race to capture £20m-rated Brazil striker Luis Fabiano from Sevilla. (Sunday Express)

West Ham and Birmingham are competing to bring ex-Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires, who is a free agent after leaving Villarreal, back to the Premier League. (Sunday Express)

The Hammers are also hoping to re-sign defender George McCartney, who they sold to Sunderland in 2008. (Sunday Express)

Stoke will rival Liverpool with a £7m bid for Wigan left-back Maynor Figueroa. Sunday Mirror

Alexandre Pato will not be joining his former manager Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea - the striker says he wants to stay at AC Milan. Daily Mail

Midfielder Joe Cole could leave England after telling his agents to look into La Liga or Serie A openings following his exit from Chelsea. Daily Star

Spurs midfielder David Bentley could be offered a way out of White Hart Lane by Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill. Sunday Mirror

Ajax tell Manchester United to put in an offer for 23-year-old Uruguay striker Luis Suarez who is rated at around £35m. Sunday Mirror

AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has hinted at moving to the Premier League, saying Dennis Bergkamp is his idol and that English football would suit his game. Sunday Mirror

And Huntelaar is believed to have been offered to Aston Villa, having previously been made available to Manchester City and Tottenham. news of the World

West Ham are lining up Portsmouth midfielder Marc Wilson as a possible replacement for Scott Parker. Sunday Mirror

OTHER BOLLOX
Fulham will name ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson as their new manager this week. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has signed a new three-year deal to stay with the club after turning down a £3m-a-year tax-free offer to manager Dubai side Al Ahli. News of the World

England manager Fabio Capello is pressing on with plans to shake-up his backroom set-up, with Stuart Pearce and Ray Clemence set to be axed. The Italian will also demand the introduction of a winter break in English football. News of the World

Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik is poised to make a £30m offer to buy a 35% stake in West Ham. News of the World

Arsenal's teenage midfielder Jack Wilshere is seeking assurances from manager Arsene Wenger over how much he will play in the first team next season. News of the World

Jose Mourinho will be able to leave Real Madrid for free at the end of each year of his current contract, making him available to take over at Old Trafford should Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson be ready to retire. Sunday Mirror

Holland's World Cup star Wesley Sneijder, a recent convert to Catholicism, has revealed that part of his routine in South Africa involves praying with his girlfriend on the telephone and before every match in his room.Daily Mail

Ex-Liverpool defender and boot designer Craig Johnston is not happy with the Jabulani ball, saying it has encouraged "pre-historic football" during the World Cup.Daily Telegraph

[avoidconfusion]

Interesting... Joe Hart definitely Number 1 next season then?

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Interesting... Joe Hart definitely Number 1 next season then?

All just speculation mate, Mancini has never confirmed Joe will be no1

[avoidconfusion]

Personally I hope he will be. That kid is only going to get better... he already is as good as Given imho if not better.

[saulman]

Jose Mourinho will be able to leave Real Madrid for free at the end of each year of his current contract, making him available to take over at Old Trafford should Manchester U***d boss Sir Alex Ferguson be ready to retire.Sunday Mirror

That's a joke, right? Even The Special One would like a transfer kitty.

[Beefymcfc]

Jose Mourinho will be able to leave Real Madrid for free at the end of each year of his current contract, making him available to take over at Old Trafford should Manchester U***d boss Sir Alex Ferguson be ready to retire.Sunday Mirror

That's a joke, right? Even The Special One would like a transfer kitty.

The usual Red Tops speak, full of shit!

[Scorchio]

Holland's World Cup star Wesley Sneijder, a recent convert to Catholicism, has revealed that part of his routine in South Africa involves praying with his girlfriend on the telephone and before every match in his room. Daily Mail
More bollox later ...

"Praying" eh, having seen his girlfriend, I would think it was more in the way of a "deposit".

[Ted Hughes]

Ajax tell Manchester U***d to put in an offer for 23-year-old Uruguay striker Luis Suarez who is rated at around £35m.Sunday Mirror

Suarez was born to be a rag. They are made for each other.

[john@staustell]

Jose Mourinho will be able to leave Real Madrid for free at the end of each year of his current contract, making him available to take over at Old Trafford should Manchester U***d boss Sir Alex Ferguson be ready to retire.Sunday Mirror

That's a joke, right? Even The Special One would like a transfer kitty.

ESPECIALLY the 'special one' would like a transfer kitty!

[Chinners]

Juve: Adebayor alternative to Dzeko
Juventus are battling Manchester City for Edin Dzeko, but it’s reported they could give up the Wolfsburg striker in exchange for Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Bianconeri and Roberto Mancini’s side have been the front-runners in the race for Dzeko all summer.
This weekend director of sport Beppe Marotta confirmed that Juve were targeting their resources on the 24-year-old and Tuttosport claims he’ll fly out to Germany tomorrow for negotiations.
There is another meeting between Wolfsburg and Manchester City directors planned for Wednesday, so Juve aim to get in there first.
However, there could be another Plan B in the works for the Bianconeri.
It’s rumoured that if City do win the race for Dzeko, it will effectively release Adebayor towards Juve.
The Togo international had already been close to Serie A last summer in advanced talks with Milan.

Manchester City will tour the USA during part of the 2010 Pre-Season as they will play a variety of clubs. Among the teams are Sporting Lisbon from Portugal, the New York Red Bulls from MLS, Club America from the Mexican Primera Division, and Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A.
Below is the full schedule of the matches along with the television listings (not all are available but this page will be updated as that becomes available).

Saturday, 24 July 2010
Sporting v Man City, 01:00 BST, 20:00 EST – Fox Soccer Channel (USA), ESPN (UK)

Sunday, 25 July 2010
Red Bull New York v Man City, 20:00 BST, 15:00 EST – Fox Soccer Channel (USA), ESPN (UK)

Thursday, 29 July 2010
Club America v Man City, 01:00 BST, 20:00 EST – ESPN (UK), USA tv yet to be announced

Sunday, 1 August 2010
Inter Milan v Man City, 01:00 BST, 20:00 EST – ESPN (UK), USA tv yet to be announced

[Vhero]

Juve: Adebayor alternative to Dzeko
Juventus are battling Manchester City for Edin Dzeko, but it’s reported they could give up the Wolfsburg striker in exchange for Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Bianconeri and Roberto Mancini’s side have been the front-runners in the race for Dzeko all summer.
This weekend director of sport Beppe Marotta confirmed that Juve were targeting their resources on the 24-year-old and Tuttosport claims he’ll fly out to Germany tomorrow for negotiations.
There is another meeting between Wolfsburg and Manchester City directors planned for Wednesday, so Juve aim to get in there first.
However, there could be another Plan B in the works for the Bianconeri.
It’s rumoured that if City do win the race for Dzeko, it will effectively release Adebayor towards Juve.
The Togo international had already been close to Serie A last summer in advanced talks with Milan.

Could work well for us as would free his high wages up.

[DoomMerchant]

Juve: Adebayor alternative to Dzeko
Juventus are battling Manchester City for Edin Dzeko, but it’s reported they could give up the Wolfsburg striker in exchange for Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Bianconeri and Roberto Mancini’s side have been the front-runners in the race for Dzeko all summer.
This weekend director of sport Beppe Marotta confirmed that Juve were targeting their resources on the 24-year-old and Tuttosport claims he’ll fly out to Germany tomorrow for negotiations.
There is another meeting between Wolfsburg and Manchester City directors planned for Wednesday, so Juve aim to get in there first.
However, there could be another Plan B in the works for the Bianconeri.
It’s rumoured that if City do win the race for Dzeko, it will effectively release Adebayor towards Juve.
The Togo international had already been close to Serie A last summer in advanced talks with Milan.

Could work well for us as would free his high wages up.

would be horrible for us as Ade is a fantastic player who we need to keep and you'd be hardpressed to find anyone who has all the skills he's got. Horrible post. Horrible thought of getting rid of Ade.

cheers

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Juve: Adebayor alternative to Dzeko
Juventus are battling Manchester City for Edin Dzeko, but it’s reported they could give up the Wolfsburg striker in exchange for Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Bianconeri and Roberto Mancini’s side have been the front-runners in the race for Dzeko all summer.
This weekend director of sport Beppe Marotta confirmed that Juve were targeting their resources on the 24-year-old and Tuttosport claims he’ll fly out to Germany tomorrow for negotiations.
There is another meeting between Wolfsburg and Manchester City directors planned for Wednesday, so Juve aim to get in there first.
However, there could be another Plan B in the works for the Bianconeri.
It’s rumoured that if City do win the race for Dzeko, it will effectively release Adebayor towards Juve.
The Togo international had already been close to Serie A last summer in advanced talks with Milan.

Could work well for us as would free his high wages up.

I have to disagree, i can't really see why people want him gone. He played 25 games last season scoring 14 goals and im sure it would have been alot more if it wasn't for him getting banned for a shit load of games and he also had the shooting to deal with. Ade is a top player and i think we would be stupid to let him go.

[shawzy]

No fookin way do i want Ade or Superman leaving us..Truly gutted if this goes ahead :-(

[DoomMerchant]

No fookin way do i want Ade or Superman leaving us..Truly gutted if this goes ahead :-(

im with you...didn't feel that way about Ireland about a month ago, but if it's true about Ireland pushing back as being makeweight in a Milner deal then hats off to him. Maybe the lads got the stones to step up again and with Silva and Yaya around him maybe he can find that chemistry he seems to go missing without...

Regardless, losing Ade would be a really shortsighted move in my opinion. So effing versatile. Few strikers have that much ability with his feet, his head, his pace, his ball skills. Ade might get slack for being lazy, but i honestly think that's style more than substance. We've only seen the prelude with Ade.

[Chinners]

Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Spanish striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Ha ha ha, wonder what the price would have been if he had had even a semi decent tournament*


*He'll probably get a hat-trick now I've typed that ....

[DoomMerchant]

Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Spanish striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Ha ha ha, wonder what the price would have been if he had had even a semi decent tournament*


*He'll probably get a hat-trick now I've typed that ....

if you just jinxed the Dutch Chinners i'll never forgive you. Never.

Strangely, Nando scored 18 goals in the league last season, which was so under the radar it's not even funny. I can't even recall a single one that seeemed to matter. I'm sure that's not the case, but you get my point. i'd rather Dzeko on an emotional level. Dunno if that's right or not, but it's how i feel.

cheers

[Kyle]

Ajax tell Manchester U***d to put in an offer for 23-year-old Uruguay striker Luis Suarez who is rated at around £35m.Sunday Mirror

Suarez was born to be a rag. They are made for each other.

Haha I said those exact words to my brother while we were watching thier game yesterday! Match made in heaven.

[Blue in the face]

Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Spanish striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Ha ha ha, wonder what the price would have been if he had had even a semi decent tournament*


*He'll probably get a hat-trick now I've typed that ....

£100 mil before WC final

Worth bugger all after WC final.

Give him a crutch and a pat on the back, and the dippers can keep him. They'll go out of business paying the medical fees.

[Blue in the face]

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FFS FIX THIS SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!