Chelsea has finally secured the services of the Brazilian Ramires. About time. So, with one saga over another is needed to continue the tension at Stamford Bridge, right?

No worry. Neymar or, more specifically, his parent club Santos FC are more than willing to oblige. Perhaps even more so than the lovely gentlemen at Benfica.

Anfield boss shows interest in up and coming German international.

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Liverpool are hoping to make a successful move for German international starlet Mesut Ozil this summer. Rafa Benitez is a big fan of the Werder Bremen attacker and hopes that he can convince the Bundesliga club to accept an offer in the region of £8m for the 21 year old.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez wants to snap up Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones in a swap deal involving outof-favour Ryan Babel. But he can only afford the £11million-rated Trinidad & Tobago target man if Babel goes to Steve Bruce's club.
The Kop manager has limited funds and cannot match Birmingham and Stoke if it comes to a straight cash auction for 25-year-old Jones.

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With Liverpool home to Blackburn, I had an itch all week to put my faith in an end of the season Liverpool resurgence and pick a Benayoun, Kuyt, or even Mascherano as a Funny Feeling Friday but instead I look further (way further) down the table and end up with Kenwyne Jones (6.

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He was our first Funny Feeling Friday of the current Premier League season. Yup, Liam Lawrence. Way back on August 14th, 2009. Owned by less than 1% of managers, we loved Liam's pre-season and his influence from set pieces, so we took a punt on the 5.

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So, let's go with another left field selection. Yakubu (7.7M) has been out injured a majority of this season, and only played 13 minutes last time out against Blackburn.
Saha (6.8M) is cheaper, and has been Everton's main striker all year.

Emirates boss lines up bid for England international.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to make a big money move for Manchester City keeper Joe Hart. Arsene Wenger is reportedly desperate for new keeping alternatives to serial bunglers Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski and hopes that Roberto Mancini is ready to listen to offers in the region of £8m for the England international.

Reports suggest that Manchester United are willing to offer £20m for the Dutchman. Van Der Vaart was out of favor after just 6 months of signing for Madrid. It was reported that he was on the verge of leaving Madrid last summer for just a fee of around 8m.

With a series of strong performances towards the end of the season it is believed that his market value has shot up.

Redknapp lines up move for highly rated Italian defender.

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is rumoured to be interested in Italian international Leonardo Bonucci who he wishes to bring in to strengthen his White Hart Lane defence.

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is rumoured to be interested in making a move for Barcelona bench warmer Alexander Hleb. The Nou Camp attacker has been told he has no future at the Nou Camp and has been linked with an array of European sides who still believe the Belarus international has the ability to make it at the highest level.

Ashley Young to go? O'Neill resigns after Lerner calls shots on transfers

Shocking news for Villa fans. Martin O'Neill resigns as coach five days before the season begins. Really poor timing and calculated to hurt too.

It seems Randy Lerner's decision to sell to buy policy could have sparked the decision making the availability of transfer funds dependent on the James Milner sale to City.

"Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Ricardo Carvalho."
-Official website

Wow. I thought this had been put to bed? Apparently, not so much.

Carvalho has, according to the Guardian, agreed a two-year deal with Los Blancos.

We published a report yesterday that Newcastle were after 21 year old Dutch striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel. Ricky Van Wolfswinkel Newcastle bid £8M? And the news this morning is that it looks like Newcastle have bid an amazing £8M for the striker, according to the Daily Mirror. We don't know how true these reports [.

In his recent interview with Sky Sports, former Liverpool owner Tom Hicks made a series of statement relating to his tenure at the club. In this new series, I will examine the veracity of his claims, using documentary evidence where possible.
I have no allegiance to Hicks, Gillett, or indeed anyone at LFC.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is in a three way fight with Spurs and Aston Villa to sign West Ham midfielder Scott Parker for £8m.
The Hammers would be very reluctant to allow the all action midfielder to leave Upton Park but an offer in the region of £8m would be difficult to turn down.

The stories currently doing the rounds are that both Sunderland and Athletico Madrid are interested in the most disappointing Tottenham signing since Helder Postiga.

David Bentley was meant to be the man to take Spurs to the next level. Arguably the best right sided player in the Premier League at the time of his arrival at White Hart Lane in July 2008, he was expected to oust Aaron Lennon and become Spurs' star man.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is willing to send Ryan Babel to Sunderland in a swap for Kenwyne Jones.
It is reported that Benitez can only afford the £11million-rated Trinidad & Tobago target man if Babel goes to Steve Bruce's club.
The Kop manager has limited funds and cannot match Birmingham and Stoke if it comes to a straight cash auction for 25-year-old Jones.

Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has said today that a bid of £1.8M for top striker Jermaine Beckford from Newcastle, was rejected before his FA Cup heroics even started. Jermaine Beckford - hero again on Saturday with 2 goals Leeds Chairman Bates said today: "I have always said the Beckford decision was down to Simon Grayson," "We could have [.

The financial troubles at Portsmouth go from worse to worse as the club's web site has been closed down today due non-payment.

If Pompey doesn't have the money to pay for a web site, how can it meet its payroll of around £1.8m that is due tomorrow? Pompey has already been late paying its players at least three times this season.

The financial troubles at Portsmouth go from worse to worse as the club's web site has been closed down today due non-payment.

A club spokesman said:

"Our website is down because the club has failed to keep to the payment plan agreed with our service provider."

If Pompey doesn't have the money to pay for a web site, how can it meet its payroll of around £1.

Bundesliga giants want White Hart Lane keeper.

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Bayern Munich are going to test Harry Redknapp's confidence in Brazilian keeper Heurelho Gomes by making an offer for the former PSV Eindhoven. Louis Van Gaal sees the 29 year old as a potential replacement for veteran Hans-Jörg Butt but could find it very hard to persuade the Tottenham boss to even consider selling a player who has been in excellent form this season.

Anfield boss eyes up adaptable Swiss international.

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Rafa Benitez is considering lining up a summer bid for West Ham's adaptable Swiss International Valon Behrami. The Liverpool is known to be an admirer of the former Lazio man and is ready to make a move for the 25 year old Swiss international.

Today In Spurs History: 28th April

1951 Spurs clinched their first league championship on this day in 1951, after a 1-0 home win against Sheffield Wednesday. A goal from Len Duquemin sealed the win and the title, just a year after the team had won promotion from the second division.

Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton has dismissed suggestions Fernando Torres or Steven Gerrard will have to be sold to ease the club's mounting debt.
Financial reports released for the first time show the club itself made an operating loss before tax of £16m in the year ending July 31, 2009, down from a £10.

Liverpool are hoping to make a successful move for German international starlet Mesut Ozil this summer. Rafa Benitez is a big fan of the Werder Bremen attacker and hopes that he can convince the Bundesliga club to accept an offer in the region of £8m for the 21 year old.
The former Schalke man reportedly has just one year left on his contract and may well be interested in a move to the Premier League and would no doubt be excited by interest shown in him by the Anfield outfit.

Liverpool are hoping to make a successful move for German international starlet Mesut Ozil this summer. Rafa Benitez is a big fan of the Werder Bremen attacker and hopes that he can convince the Bundesliga club to accept an offer in the region of £8m for the 21 year old.
The former Schalke man reportedly has just one year left on his contract and may well be interested in a move to the Premier League and would no doubt be excited by interest shown in him by the Anfield outfit.

According to the massively biased media and growing numbers of misinformed fans, Tom Hicks and George Gillett are the cause of all of Liverpool FC's financial problems. Is this really true though? As I will illustrate, the reality that the Pro-Benitez Cult refuse to accept is that Benitez has cost Liverpool FC significantly more money over the last year than the club's much-maligned owners.

Stuttgart have shortlisted Liverpool's Albert Riera as a prime transfer target, according to German newspaper Stuttgarter Nachrichten.
The 28 year-old launched a scathing attack on Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez in March, saying, "The team's playing badly and needs changes. It is a sinking ship.

Is there any chance in the world that former Arsenal man would make move to east London?

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WEST HAM have made an amazing bid to sign Thierry Henry.
Hammers joint-chairman David Sullivan this week offered the Barcelona ace, 32, a two-year deal, worth more than £7.

Upton Park outfit ready to make move for Anfield player deemed 'surplus to requirements'.

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With West Ham reportedly set to name Avram Grant as their new boss reports are surfacing that the former Portsmouth boss will name Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun as his first signing.

Old Trafford boss eyes up Argentine international keeper.

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Sir Alex Ferguson is weighing up a move for AZ Alkmaar's Argentine international keeper Sergio Romero this summer. The Manchester United boss is a big fan of the 23 year old and may make a move for the £8m rated goalie as he looks for a long term replacement for veteran Edwin Van der Sar.

Martin O'Neill wants to bring White Hart Lane back up man to Villa Park.

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Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill hopes to be given enough cash this summer to mount a move to bring Tottenham forward Roman Pavlyuchenko to Villa Park.

Anfield boss hopes to snap up Eastlands bench warmer.

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Liverpool will reportedly attempt to snare Manchester City winger Shaun Wright Phillips this summer. Rafa Benitez is keen to add more natural width to his Anfield side and is willing to offer attacking midfielder Yossi Benayoun as part of any potential deal to land the Eastlands man.

Most U.S. soccer fans occupy a place somewhere between realism and pessimism in their support of the national team.

But for the 23-man roster, there's a reason thousands of them, actually to dream big.

Turns out that U.S. players are guaranteed the biggest payout for a World Cup victory than any other team in the field.

The 28-year-old's latest change of mind is likely connected to the Anfield exit of Rafa Benitez.
Riera launched a scathing attack on the former Liverpool boss back in March, saying, "The team's playing badly and needs changes. It is a sinking ship. But in the two years I have been here Benitez has never managed a situation with a player by talking to him.

Valencia lost world class striker David Villa to Barcelona for €40m. A quality replacement was needed, one who could score goals and wouldn't cost too much money for the cash-strapped club. Valencia always had one transfer target and signed him for €8m from Getafe.

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Liverpool are prepared to sell Dirk Kuyt.
The Daily Star Sunday says the word from within Anfield is that Kuyt, in Holland's team at the World Cup, is for sale.
The new boss at ­currently managerless Liverpool – ­expected to be Fulham's Roy Hodgson – could reverse that decision.
But there is a feeling that the manager-elect has already sanctioned the sale of Kuyt, 29.

New Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is weighing up making a move for Ivory Coast star Gervinho now that Yossi Benayoun has completed his £6million move to Chelsea.
The ex-Fulham manager is looking to strengthen his squad and was keeping tabs on the pacy winger during the World Cup.
He is considering making a bid for the Lille man, though the French club will have to lower their asking price of £10m.

England

City To Miss Out On Dzeko?

Vfl Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko wants to move, and Manchester City (along with Juventus) have him as a top target. However, Wolfsburg, as was the case last summer, want to hold on to him, and with City not looking to stump up the £34m that Wolfsburg want for the Bosnian, they could be forced to look elsewhere.