Monthly Archives: July 2010

Fulham set for new Hughes era

Mark Hughes will be drawing up a list of potential targets he believes will improve the Fulham squad (20/1 to finish in the top six), as he waits to be named as the club’s new manager ahead of the new Premier League season. Fulham have opted for the former Manchester City boss to replace Roy Hodgson, [...]
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Mancini closes in on City targets

Manchester City (9/2 to win the Premier League) boss Roberto Mancini believes the club are closing in on their big transfer targets ahead of the new Premier League campaign. City have been strongly linked with Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli and Aston Villa midfielder James Milner during the off-season. The Eastlands club have already added to a [...]
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Villa and City in Milner deadlock

Aston Villa (7/1 to finish in the top four) boss Martin O’Neill has revealed that the club have not been able to agree a valuation with Manchester City over midfielder James Milner. The former Leeds United academy player has been linked all summer with a move to Eastlands and there have been suggestions that the attacking [...]
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Hammers snub Spurs’ Parker bid

West Ham United (2/1 to be relegated from the Premier League) have rejected a bid from London rivals Tottenham Hotspur for their captain Scott Parker. The former Chelsea midfielder was a key player for the Hammers last season as they managed to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Parker was one of the seven players that missed [...]
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Ferguson happy with Hernandez deal

Manchester United (5/2 to win the Premier League) boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes that the club did well by signing Mexican striker Javier Hernandez before the World Cup took place this summer. Hernandez had a good tournament in South Africa as he helped his side reach the second round of the competition. He also scored against [...]
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Scholes fearful of Chelsea threat

Paul Scholes believes Chelsea (13/10 Community Shield winners) will pose the biggest threat to Manchester United’s hopes of winning the Premier League title this season. Having halted United’s run of consecutive league wins last term, the Blues will start next season as the outright favourites to win the title, with totesport pricing them at 13/8. While United [...]
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Dalglish expects Torres to stay

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish expects Fernando Torres to stay at Anfield, despite intense speculation that the Spain striker will ask for a move away before the start of the season (Liverpool 12/1 – Premier League outright). Reds boss Roy Hodgson revealed over the weekend that Torres is unsettled at Liverpool and has a “beef” with [...]
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Raul drops England hint

Legendary Spanish striker Raul has admitted that he could join a Premier League club this summer after ending his 18-year career-long association with Real Madrid (Evs La Liga Primera Outright). The 33-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at the Bernabeu before making his debut for Real – where scored 323 goals in 741 games since [...]
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Mancini issues taunt to rivals

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has taunted the Blues’ Premier League title rivals by claiming the established ‘Big Four’ are “running scared” (City 4/1 – 2010/11 Premier League Outright). The Eastlands outfit will be the biggest spenders this summer by some distance, with the likes of Yaya Toure, Jerome Boateng, David Silva and Aleksandar Kolarov all [...]
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Hodgson admits Torres doubts

Liverpool’s chances of keeping Fernando Torres on board for next season’s title push (12/1 to win Premier League) are hanging by a thread after Roy Hodgson admitted the striker is looking to leave Anfield. Hodgson may have signed Joe Cole and convinced Steven Gerrard to stay but his attempts to talk Torres around appear to have [...]
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