FC BARCELONA - REAL MADRID TRANSFER RUMOURS - SIGNINGS 2011 | DIRTY FILTHY TALK

Thought I give readers today a brief run down of the hot rumours & gossip doing the SPANISH FOOTBALL circles at this moment, & that are taking up pages in the local Spanish Sports papers.  As habitual, the two Football Clubs that take up most of the talk are FC Barcelona & Real Madrid with both full of "juicy back room" talk & exaggerated assertions. However, before we launch into local "transfer talks" allow me to remind you that they are just that, dirty & filthy local gossip :O) 

Rossi of Villareal

The hottest rumour in town is that VILLAREAL Italian-American foward ROSSI is very close to shutting a deal with FC BARCELONA. The 18 goals this season in La Liga by the Italian International has won over Barça Coach Guardiola who sees Rossi as a great addition for Barça next season. The rumour is so hot, that some obversers have bravely gone on a limb to say the Rossi has an "agreement" with Barça, & that now Villareal has to put a price & sell. I would not go so far, but I do say that this piece of news has been lingering for weeks & that it gets stronger all the time. Stay tuned! 

Thiago of AC Milan

News that has jump into the Spanish Sports press is the possible interest of FC BARCELONA in AC MILAN Brazilian International defender THIAGO SILVA. With Barça defender Gaby Milito leaving, Carles Puyol now a veteran with knee concerns & Adibal just recovered from cancer surgery, Barça needs a new signing for the defence & Silva Thiago  is the rumoured chosen one. The price is not cheap, around 25M€, & AC Milan will certainly have something to say in all this process.

To end with Barça, Cesc Fabregas keeps sounding for the midfield. 

Lass Diarra of Real Madrid

REAL MADRID is the Club that many consider is the next destination of Argentine International & Atletico de Madrid star SERGIO AGUERO, but his 45M€ + signing price means some current Real Madrid players will need to go in order to help finance the operation.

One of those tipped to leave is midfielder LASS DIARRA. Coach Mourinho wishes the Frenchman to stay, but Lass wants a permanent playing spot & with new signings Sahin & Antiltop coming, he sees himself sitting again on the bench next season more than he wishes. Thus, the player is seriously listening to offers from JUVENTUS & MANCHESTER UNITED, the latter being rumoured as a personal preference. 

Gonzalo Higuain for Real Madrid

If Sergio Aguero was indeed to arrive ( not at all certain) to Real Madrid, the Club would have to let go one of its current forwards. Benzema is linked to Arsenal, but the Frenchmen does not wish to move & Adebayor looks like returning back to Manchester City if the latter does not drop the players 17M€ price tag to around 8M€. This leaves GONZALO HIGUAIN who has Italian Club JUVENTUS very interested & may make a "mega offer" to convince Real Madrid & player.

Said this, I doubt Higuain will leave & if I had to bet on a forward leaving the Club, I would bet on Adebayor at this moment. That is, if Sergio Aguero does fulfil the talk of many local media observers who say his next destination is Real Madrid.

Lastly, young Real Madrid midfielder SERGIO CANALES is sounding for Villareal & defender GARAY is sound for Benfica ( to help lower the cost of Benfica defender COENTRAO)

Stay tuned!

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Inter boss Leonardo brushes off Mourinho return rumours

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Inter coach Leonardo has brushed aside speculation that Jose Mourinho could return to the club in the summer.



Real Madrid coach Mourinho has been linked with a return to the San Siro where he won the unprecedented Treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League last season.



Inter have struggled since Mourinho's departure to Real Madrid, with Rafael Benitez departing despite winning the Club World Cup in December. New boss Leonardo enjoyed a promising start to his tenure, but last week Inter were knocked out of the Champions League by Schalke, while they they currently sit third in Serie A, eight points adrift of his former club and league leaders Milan.



"I am not worried about these rumours,'' Leonardo said. "I'm not thinking about the future. I live in the present. I don't even think about these things.



"I have an open rapport with the club president (Massimo Moratti). He knows me, knows what I think and the only thing that interests me is to find a solution so that the team wins.''



Leonardo was speaking after Tuesday night's 1-0 win at Roma in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals.



"It was important to halt the negative run of results," he continued. "It wasn't easy, especially after our Champions League elimination.



"But against Roma we showed maturity and we took an important result - something that is not easy to do in Rome. Now we must continue to win. We still have five league games and the Coppa Italia and we need to remain lucid and calm.''




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Edinson Cavani Denies Napoli Exit Rumours

Good news for all Napoli fans as Edinson Cavani has denied that he is planning to leave Napoli.

There’s talk of the Uruguay international wanting a move away if he doesn’t get a new contract at Napoli.

Cavani however said : “There is nothing true in all these rumours. It’s all ridiculous. I’m not changing my club or my agent,”.

“With Uruguay we reached the World Cup quarter-finals. I don’t know where we can end up with Napoli, but we’ll certainly do everything we can to soar as high as possible.

“What I feel for the Napoli jersey and these fans is exceptional and I think if one day I were to play somewhere else, I could never feel the same way.”

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Michel Bastos Not Concerned By Juventus Rumours

Michel Bastos is reportedly staying calm over rumours linking him with Juventus.

The Turin giants are ready to launch a major offer for the 27 year old Brazilian international.

Bastos told L’Equipe: “I am not paying attention to these rumours. I am only thinking about my knee, my recovery and finishing the season with Lyon.

“As for the rest, my agent worries about that. We’ll deal with my future later.”

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Neville plays down Mourinho rumours

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Gary Neville admits Jose Mourinho could one day manage Manchester United but he insisted Sir Alex Ferguson is in no hurry to retire.



Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to return to manage in the Premier League, where he enjoyed great success with Chelsea before leaving in 2007.



But former United defender Neville cannot envisage Ferguson, now 69, standing down from his position at Old Trafford in the near future.



He told The Sun: "There are many great managers and there's always speculation about who's going to take over from Sir Alex. I'm sure when the time does come, Mourinho is one of the candidates who will be mentioned because of the success he's had elsewhere.



"He's a character. You have to respect people for what they do and he's very good at what he does. He's been successful wherever he's been. But it doesn't come into my head at this moment in time as Sir Alex is still going stronger than ever. It's a waste of time to start speculating who will take over from him.''



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