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Today the Daily Mail wrote an interesting piece that showed what every club's squad in the English
Premier League cost to build. The top five were: 1. Chelsea (£200.7 million) 2. Manchester
United (£189.65 million) 3. Tottenham (£187.2 million) 4. Manchester City (£166.6
million) 5. Liverpool (£140.
We have a new page up located in the sidebar called "Highest Paid Footballers." Here you
can find out which players get paid the highest wages throughout the world. The top three who play
in the English Premier League are: John Terry (Chelsea), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), and Cristiano
Ronaldo (Manchester United).
Deloitte's Money League lists the highest revenue-producing clubs throughout the world. Their
latest results for the 2007-2008 season show that Manchester United produced 324.8 Million Euros in
revenue, Chelsea produced 268.9 million, Arsenal produced 264.4 million, and Liverpool produced
210.9. Tottenham, Newcastle, and Manchester City also came in the Top 20.
There is a possibility Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan will head to England in the summer,
according to his agent Daniel Bolotnikoff. Bolotnikoff said: "I have received calls from big
European clubs requesting information about the situation, but I am not authorised to give their
names ... My answer is always the same.
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According to Paul Smith at the Daily Mirror, Liverpool are interested in
bringing striker Peter Crouch back to Anfield. Boss Rafa Benitez
is thought to be planning a £4million bid for the Portsmouth footballer.
Blackburn, Sunderland, Aston Villa,
Tottenham, and Manchester City are all rumored to be interested
as well.
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has hinted that Gareth Barry may leave in the summer. He said:
"My stance has not changed. I said to him last year, with two years left of his contract to
run, if he gave us another year, he could see where we are, see what we are doing ... I [...]
According to ESPN Soccernet, Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill
is not in any rush in signing midfielder Gareth Barry to a new deal. Barry
currently has 12 months left on his current deal. O'Neill said,
"We have had discussions with Gareth's agent.
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Manchester City have
completed the signing of Gareth Barry for £12million. Barry has agreed to a
five-year deal with City.
June 2nd, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Aston Villa
midfielder Gareth Barry is undergoing a medical for Manchester
City.
UPDATE: According to Peter Fraser at Sky Sports News, West Ham
United boss Gianfranco Zola admitted that he is looking for a good player
like Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. He said,
"Eidur is certainly a very, very good player.
UPDATE: According to the Lancashire Evening Post, Tottenham
boss Harry Redknapp is preparing an offer of David Bently + cash
for Aston Villa winger Ashley Young. The deal would total around
£25million.
According to Stephen Crawford at Goal.com, UEFA is looking to limit the amount
of money spent on transfers by clubs. An official statement in UEFAdirect said,
"The aim is for all clubs to be able to live on the income they generate ... A series of
incentives and disciplinary action will be examined at the next executive committee meeting.
According to Darren Lewis at the Daily Mirror, West Ham United are prepared to
sell striker Dean Ashton this summer. Ashton has dealt with injury all season.
Newcastle and Aston Villa were once thought to be interested
in the striker and Everton might go after him as a replacement for Jo.
According to Aston Villa's official website, Aston Villa have signed free-agent
goalkeeper Andy Marshall. Marshall signed a one-year deal with the club.
Hopefully every has enjoyed the January transfer window so far. Just a heads up, it will be ending
on February 2nd, 2009. Under every rumor that we post there is a comment button. We would love to
here what all our readers think of the rumor posted, especially if it's your favorite team
involved. Would the [.
First off we would like to thank all of our readers for visiting the site to find out what was
going on in the January transfer window. This January we saw big name players move such as: Andrei
Arshavin (Arsenal), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Shay Given (Manchester
City), Jermaine Defoe (Tottenham), Ricardo Quaresma [.
UPDATE: Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood is expected to join Wolverhampton today on loan for the
rest of the season. March 20th, 2009 Recently Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill said: "Wolves
[Wolverhampton] have asked about Marlon [Harewood] on loan and they are one of a number of teams. I
have spoken to Marlon about it and it [.
According to James Nursey at the Daily Mirror, Aston Villa are looking at
replacing Martin Laursen with Everton's Joleon Lescott. Owner
Randy Lerner is prepared to give manager Martin O'Neill £10 million to get a deal
done.
According to Sky Sports, Manchester City boss Mark Hughes'
interest in Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz is starting to cool down. Hughes is now starting to
become interested in Aston Villa striker John Carew. Carew has
scored 11 league goals in the season.
According to James Masters at the Daily Mirror, Aston Villa are preparing a £9
million bid for Almeria left-back Mane. Mane would not mind
playing in the Premier League as he said,
"I'm an older player now with great ambition, and the challenge would be special to me
.
According to Duncan Wright at the Daily Star, Aston Villa midfielder
Gareth Barry would like to join Arsenal and wants to leave the
club now.
Liverpool, Tottenham, and Manchester City are
linked with the midfielder.
According to Sky Sports News, new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti
is thought to be very interested in Aston Villa winger
Ashley Young.
According to Giscard Gourizro at Sky Sports News, Marseille midfielder
Benoit Cheyrou admitted that he has not had any "contacts" despite being linked
with Aston Villa. He said,
"My contract with Marseille runs until June 2011, so after a difficult season I am currently
a Marseillais .
According to Darren Lewis at the Daily Mirror, Tottenham are looking to offer
David Bentley and Jermaine Jenas to Aston Villa
for winger Ashley Young.
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According to John Wragg at the Daily Express, Aston Villa boss Martin
O'Neill will have funds to spend this summer. Owner Randy Lerner
said,
"Martin's achievements have been superb ... We have improved steadily and we have qualified
for Europe two seasons in a row.
UPDATE: According to the Express and Star, Bolton could sign
Aston Villa defender Zat Knight by the end of the week. However
Aston Villa are looking to find a replacement before they deal Knight.
Possible replacements mentioned are Sylvain Distin from
Portsmouth, Matthew Upson from West Ham United,
and Sebastien Bassong from Newcastle.
According to James Dall at Sky Sports News, Tottenham boss Harry
Redknapp admitted that Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch
is too expensive for him. He said,
"Portsmouth are trying to sell Crouchy. Sunderland were interested and I
think Fulham are interested .
According to Francisco Acedo at Sky Sports News, Atletico Madrid midfielder
Jurado is not going anywhere despite being linked with Aston
Villa. His agent Manuel Garcia Quillon said,
"Jurado has a deal with Atletico until June 2010 and his priority is to stay with Atletico
.
UPDATE: According to Aston Villa's official website, Aston
Villa have signed Newcastle defender Habib Beye for an
undisclosed fee. Beye signed a three-year deal with the club.
August 6th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Hull City have
agreed to a fee for Newcastle defender Habib Beye.
According to Sky Sports News, Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill
will look to make a few more signings this summer if he can. He said,
"We're going to try and get some extra players in if we can, and in our own way ...It's a
lengthy season and I'm going to have to try and look after the players.
According to James Nursey at Mirror Football, Hull City are preparing to make a
bid for Aston Villa defender Luke Young. However it is reported
that Young may have to hand in a transfer request if he wants to leave as Villa due not want to
sell him.
Simon Jones at the Daily Mail prepared a transfer guide of every team for the upcoming transfer
window. The article lists what each club needs, who they will buy, and their likely budget. This is
a great read for all you fans out there.
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill supposedly wants to sign Newcastle striker Michael Owen this summer
if he becomes a free agent. O'Neill hopes to make the Champions League to attract Owen and finance
his £110,000- a-week wages. Got an opinion about this post, player, team? Feel free to express
it using the comment button below.
If Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge does not sign a new deal by this summer, he will become
a free agent. If this happens, Aston Villa are one of most likely many teams that will be
interested in the 19-year-old. Got an opinion about this post, player, team? Feel free to express
it using the comment [.
Telegraph recently wrote who they felt were the winner and losers of the past transfer window. They
wrote: Players: Craig Bellamy (Winner), Steve Finnan (Loser) Clubs: English Clubs (Winner),
Liverpool (Losers) Managers: Harry Redknapp (Winner), Mark Hughes(Loser) Fans: Tottenham (Winner),
Liverpool (Losers) Got an opinion about this post, player, team?
Crystal Palace supposedly made a loan bid for Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso that was turned
down. Got an opinion about this post, player, team? Feel free to express it using the comment
button below.
UEFA president Michel Platini has called for a salary cap but Premier League chief executive
Richard Scudamore does not see it happening. Scudamore said: "We've looked at this for 10
years ... We keep looking at it and the practicalities of it and if you say 60% or 50% can be
capped on wages, what it [.
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Aston Villa are supposedly preparing a £3 million bid for Manchester City backup goalkeeper
Joe Hart. The 21-year-old is out of contract this June. Got an opinion about this post, player,
team? Feel free to express it using the comment button below.