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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.
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Bolton and
Birmingham are interested in Anderlecht midfielder Lucas
Biglia.
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According to Chris Stanton at Setanta Sports, Bolton and
Blackburn are both interested in Villarreal midfielder
Matias Fernandez. His agent Alejandro Santiesteban said,
"After the game against Bolivia, Matias will go on holiday and we have until August 31 to
look at the situation .
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 Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Bolton want £20 million for
centre-half Gary Cahill, who has been linked with Arsenal. Bolton
boss Gary Megson said,
"I can understand why the big clubs are interested in Gary, but it's going to take an offer
over and above what we received for Nicolas Anelka from Chelsea.
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Hull City are interested in
Bolton defender Nicky Hunt. Hunt was told he can leave the club
on a free transfer since they recently signed Sam Ricketts.
Bolton are supposedly interested in SL Benfica defender Mark Zoro. Blackburn had previously tried
to sign but were unable to get a deal done. SL Benfica is thought to be looking for around £3
million. Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce confirmed that they are not going after Matt Jansen.
Allardyce said, "Matt has been training with [.
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 [.
According to Ben Collins at Sky Sports, Bolton boss Gary
Megson wants cash so that he can get new players and help the club move forward. A bunch
of players will be leaving the club as they were signed on loan. Megson said,
"I hope it doesn't come across as threatening and stamping my feet .
We have just added a Chat Room to our website which is located under Site Features in the
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UPDATE: According to Bolton's official website, Bolton have
signed Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis on a free transfer. Davis
agreed to a three-year deal with the club.
June 17th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Bolton are set
to sign Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis on a free transfer.
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.
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.
UPDATE: Bolton have signed Wolverhampton midfielder Mark Davies for an undisclosed amount. The deal
is for four-and-a-half-years. January 24th, 2009 Bolton are going after Wolverhampton midfielder
Mark Davies. Stated Wolverhampton boss Mick McCarthy, "We have had bids from both Leicester
and Bolton for Mark.
UPDATE: When asked about his attempt to get Miguel Veloso, Bolton boss Gary Megson said "It is
something we are trying to do but whether it comes to fruition is another thing ... It is difficult
talking about someone else's player but he is a quality act and if we can do it we will try [...]
UPDATE: According to The Sun, Kevin Nolan has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Newcastle and
his set to take his medical today. January 29th, 2009 Newcastle have agreed to a reported £4
million deal for Bolton captain and midfielder Kevin Nolan. 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?
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 [.
There are only 6 days left to enter in our contest to win a Free England Training Jersey (Size:
Adult Large). All you have to do is simply fill out the survey (link at top of page) which consists
of only 6 questions. The drawing is on March 10th.
UPDATE: According to the Daily Mirror, Portsmouth have offered a new three-year deal to midfielder
Sean Davis. Davis is rumored to be drawing interest from Everton and Bolton. February 1st, 2009
According to the Daily Mail, Bolton are set to sign Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis for £2
million. Davis' contract is set to run out this [.
According to Jonny Abrams at Sport.co.uk, Miguel Veloso is drawing interest
from three Premier League teams. His agent Paulo Barbosa said,
"We are in talks with three different clubs in England and we hope to reach an agreement by
the end of May ... It will be easier to tell next week.
UPDATE: According to Luis Mira at Sky Sports, Sporting Lisbon
midfielder Miguel Veloso is not on the transfer list. When asked about the reports
saying his client is on the transfer list, his agent Paulo Barbosa said,
"That is not true, Sporting do not work that way, and the club will soon have presidential
elections and no-one knows who will win.
According to the Daily Mail, Bolton boss Gary Megson is
prepared to offer Portsmouth £3 million for defender Sylvain
Distin. Distin recently said,
"A lot of things can happen in the coming months. We don't know what is going to happen
.
According to John Percy at the Daily Mirror, Bolton have " launched a
£6million raid" for Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone.
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Wolverhampton and
Birmingham are both interested in Bolton defender Danny
Shittu. Shittu is valued at around £2million.
According to Robin Hackett at Setanta Sports, Aston Villa are being linked with
West Bromwich defender Jonas Olsson. Everton,
Blackburn, and Bolton are also thought to be interested. Olsson
told Fotbolls Expressen,
"I have heard that there are a few clubs talking about me, but it is my agent, Martin
Dahlin, who will deal with the issue .
UPDATE: According to Robin Hackett at Setanta Sports, West
Bromwich defender Jonas Olsson said that he never said he would be
leaving and that there was a mistake in the translation. Olsson said,
"The quotes that have appeared on the internet have not been correctly translated from a
Swedish newspaper I spoke to .
Hi everybody. Just informing you that we have just added a new section to the sidebar called
"Top Rumored Targets." Here you will find a few players who have many rumors going on about them
such as Lavezzi, Ronaldo, etc. Certain players will be added or dropped from the list depending on
the rumors throughout the summer.
According to Sky Sports News, Bolton have not received any offers for striker
Kevin Davies despite rumored interest from Blackburn.
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, West Bromwich want
£1million for defender Paul Robinson which is twice as high as what
Bolton were offering for him.
June 9th, 2009 According to the Daily Mirror, Bolton boss
Gary Megson is preparing a £2million bid for West Bromwich
defender Paul Robinson.
According to Edwin Chong at Sky Sports News, Bolton are scouting FC
Seoul youngster Lee Chung-yong. His agent Kim Seung-tae
said,
"Yes, Bolton have sent a scout to watch him play for South Korea. However, nothing has been
discussed at this stage.
We have just added a new page called "Fan Rumors" which is located in the navigation bar above
and in the sidebar under Site Features.
Have we missed a rumor that you know of or do you know of an inside source for a transfer about
to take place? Feel free to write it in our chat room located on this page.
UPDATE: According to Marc Iles at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph,
Bolton made a bid for Swansea City midfielder Ferrie
Bodde. Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said,
"We received a written offer from Bolton yesterday .
According to Sky Sports News, Bolton boss Gary Megson admitted
that he has made bids for West Bromwich defender Paul
Robinson and Swansea City midfielder Ferrie Bodde.
He also admitted that he is not interested in Manchester City midfielder
Gelson Fernandes and West Bromwich midfielder Jonathan
Greening.
According to the Daily Mirror, Bolton are interested in Real
Betis midfielder Achille Emana. Emana, who is worth around £5million,
was put up for sale after the club was relegated.