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Scolari unable to halt talk of Ronaldo Real move

The English may be missing as Euro 2008 begins in Switzerland today, but the names of Manchester United and Chelsea continue to be heard. On the eve of his team's opening game here against Turkey, Portugal's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari found himself having to deny advising Cristiano Ronaldo to join Real Madrid, as well as refusing to rule out the possibility of becoming Chelsea's next manager. Meanwhile United were making plans to report Real to Fifa next week for what Sir Alex Ferguson has called their "intimidation" in attempting to lure Ronaldo to the Bernabeu.

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Wenger warns off Milan over Adebayor

Saturday, 7 June 2008

An exodus from Arsenal? Not if Arsène Wenger can help it. He may have remained as urbane and unflustered as ever yesterday, but there was steel in his words as he warned Milan off Emmanuel Adebayor and insisted that Cesc Fabregas is going nowhere.

Hughes set tough challenge to stop Johnson leaving

Saturday, 7 June 2008

The first serious challenge of Mark Hughes' Manchester City career yesterday saw him attempt to repair deteriorating relations between the club and Michael Johnson which have made the prospect of the midfielder leaving the club a genuine one.

Transfer news and speculation, June 7

Saturday, 7 June 2008

Newcastle United have been linked with the former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen, who has grown unsettled at Barcelona after a season spent largely sat on the sidelines. "One Premier League club has shown a lot of interest in Eidur," father and agent Arnor Gudjohnsen told the BBC. "He would certainly be interested in a move back to England, but he is not going to rush into making a decision." He added: "Eidur and his family are settled in Barcelona and he has two years left on his contract, but his chances were limited last season."

Ronaldo stuns United by saying: 'Let me go to Real'

Friday, 6 June 2008

The clearest indication yet that Cristiano Ronaldo has set his heart on leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid emerged yesterday when the player effectively told the Spanish side to pay the asking price to release him.

Tottenham secure Dos Santos signature

Friday, 6 June 2008

Barcelona forward Giovani Dos Santos has signed for Tottenham, the Spanish club have announced.

Transfer news and speculation, 6 June

Friday, 6 June 2008

Giovani dos Santos appears to be edging closer to a move from Barcelona to Spurs. "Next season I will be playing for Tottenham," the 19-year-old Mexico midfielder told Spanish newspaper Sport. Giovani has undergone an ankle operation since scoring a hat-trick for Barça against Real Murcia in the last La Liga game of the season and Spurs have been reported to be monitoring his recovery. Tottenham have also been linked with a host of players from Spain, the latest being Sergio Garcia, the Real Zaragoza striker, who made his international debut at the end of last month and has been named in the Spain squad for Euro 2008.

Why selling Ronaldo would be a good thing

Thursday, 5 June 2008

Now even Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend is all of a tizz about whether her man's future lies in Manchester or Madrid. "I don't know what he's going to do," Nereida Gallardo said yesterday, when one of the countless Spanish journalists who have gathered for a scent of the player at Portugal's Neuchâtel base, near Geneva, posed the all-important question.

Chelsea's delay risks convincing Lampard to opt for Inter

Thursday, 5 June 2008

As Chelsea's pursuit of a new manager grinds on without any obvious sign of progress, the prospect is deepening of an exodus of players from Stamford Bridge, including Frank Lampard joining Jose Mourinho's Internazionale.

United forge ahead in race for Ramsey

Thursday, 5 June 2008

The Welsh teenager Aaron Ramsey is expected to travel to Manchester United's Carrington training ground in the next 48 hours for talks with the manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The European champions believe they hold the initiative in the increasingly fraught race to capture the Cardiff City star, who became the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final last month.

Transfer news and speculation, 5 June

Thursday, 5 June 2008

Alexander Hleb's representative claims a deal to take the Arsenal midfielder to Barcelona "is close". Vincenzo Morabito told the Spanish newspaper Marca that his client had been hoping for a move to Internazionale, a transfer that he claims has been scuppered by the appointment of Jose Mourinho as coach of the Italian champions. However, Morabito claims that instead Hleb will now turn his attention to Barça. "[A deal] is close. He has been a Barcelona target for some months," he was quoted as saying in Marca. "I'm sorry that we won't be able to take him to Italy, he liked Inter a lot but obviously Mourinho has made some different choices."

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