UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham have made
another bid for Ryan Babel that was once again rejected by
Liverpool.
January 19th, 2010 According to John Cross at MirrorFootball,
Birmingham are preparing to make a third bid for Liverpool
footballer Ryan Babel after having £9million and £10million bids rejected.
According to John Percy at the London Evening Standard, Fulham boss Roy
Hodgson will not go out and spend big money despite recent injuries to Bobby
Zamora and Brede Hangeland. Hodgson said,
"Like most other clubs we're not looking to go into a situation where we splash a lot of money
around.
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, defender Sol Campbell,
who played with the Arsenal reserve squad earlier today, intends to sign with
Arsenal for the rest of the season . Campbell said,
"I need to get minutes under my belt, a couple of reserve games at least, before I can start
looking any further ahead.
According to John Curtis at The Independent, Aston Villa boss Martin
O'Neill does not want to sell striker Emile Heskey, who has been linked
with Liverpool. O'Neill told Press Association Sport:
"After the Blackburn game on Saturday, someone asked me about Heskey, a hypothetical question
about 'What if Emile wanted to go?
UPDATE: According to Darren Lewis at MirrorFootball, Manchester
City striker Felipe Caicedo is set to turn down a move to Hull
City as he would prefer to play for Malaga.
December 31st, 2009 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull
City boss Phil Brown confirmed the rumor that he is interested in
Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo.
According to John Percy at the Daily Star, Stoke City have slapped a price tag
of £20million on defender Ryan Shawcross as they are not interested in selling
him. Stoke boss Tony Pulis said,
"We have made it quite clear that he is going nowhere and we were delighted when Ryan signed a
new deal late last year .
According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Arsenal are prepared to offer
defender Sol Campbell a contract for the rest of the season if they are able to
sell Philippe Senderos.
UPDATE: According to James Olley at the London Evening Standard,
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would not confirm or deny the rumor
that he is interested in defender Sol Campbell. When asked, Wenger said,
"We have a level of interest for every good player.
According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez
is considering making a move for Wolverhampton defender Richard
Stearman to replace the injured Glen Johnson.
UPDATE: According to Malaga's website, Malaga have have signed
Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo on loan.
* The link is in Spanish. Manchester City did not post this news on their site yet *
January 5th, 2010 According to Darren Lewis at MirrorFootball,
Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo is set to turn down a move
to Hull City as he would prefer to play for Malaga.
According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Marseille winger Hatem Ben
Arfa will not be leaving the club despite rumored interest from
Blackburn, Everton, and Manchester United. Ben
Arfa said,
"I am flattered by the interest but I am staying at Marseille and hope that my career will move
forward here.
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger is looking to sign free agent defender Sol
Campbell. Wenger said,
"I think he will sign later today ... There are no major problems and it's all sorted out now
.
According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Arsenal defender Philippe
Senderos is drawing interest from Real Zaragoza, Bayern
Munich, Cagliari, and Atletico Madrid.
It is reported that Wenger is looking for around £1million for Senderos.
UPDATE: According to Arsenal's official website, Arsenal have
signed defender Sol Campbell for the rest of the season.
January 15th, 2010 According to ESPN Soccernet, Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger is looking to sign free agent defender Sol
Campbell.
