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Young reveals Villa deal delay
England midfielder Ashley Young appears to be keeping his options open after shelving new contract talks at Aston Villa until the summer (Villa 12/1 – Top Four Finish).
The pacey forward has less than two years left on his deal having arrived at Villa Park from Watford for big money back in 2007.
Signed by former boss [...]
Blues clarify McLeish deal stance
Birmingham fans worried over the future of boss Alex McLeish have now been told the Scot is “perhaps inches away” from agreeing a new deal (Birmingham 1/18 – To Stay Up).
Blues supporters woke up on Thursday morning to comments from acting chairman Peter Pannu over McLeish’s demands – described as “a very large amount of [...]
Wigan set for Di Santo deal
Wigan (10/11 to be relegated) have agreed a £2million deal to bring Chelsea’s Franco Di Santo to the DW Stadium, after being frustrated in their efforts to loan him from the Blues.
Boss Roberto Martinez was unable to bring in the 21-year-old Argentinian striker on loan as he already has two loan players from Premier League [...]
City poised for striker deal
Roberto Mancini says Mario Balotelli should be a Manchester City (13/8 to be 2010-11 Top North West Club) player this weekend and believes James Milner will move to Eastlands next week.
Balotelli has been a summer-long target for the City boss, who worked with the 20-year-old during his time in charge at the San Siro.
The two [...]
Mascherano exit looms following midfield deal
Javier Mascherano is expected to leave Liverpool in the next week after boss Roy Hodgson completed the capture of his replacement, Christian Poulsen, from Juventus in a deal worth £4.5million (Liverpool 12/1 to win Premier League).
Danish star Poulsen was widely expected to join the Reds this week and, after completing a medical and the formalities [...]
Benitez boosted by double deal
New Inter Milan boss Rafael Benitez has received a boost ahead of the Serie A season after Argentine duo Javier Zanetti and Diego Milito agreed to extend their stay at the Giuseppe Meazza (Inter favourites and priced at evens to win the Serie A).
There were fears that Inter’s treble winning team may be broken up [...]
Hughes has ‘plenty of time’ to deal
New Fulham boss Mark Hughes believes he “still has plenty of time” to bring in new faces as he bids to improve the Cottagers (Fulham 16/1 Premiership without Top 6).
The Welshman was unveiled as the new Fulham boss last week and watched from the stands as his side went down 1-0 in a friendly fixture [...]
Robins seal James deal
Bristol City (18/1 to win the Championship) have secured a shock summer deal by signing England goalkeeper David James.
The deal will keep the former Portsmouth captain at Ashton Gate for a year with an option for an additional 12 months.
Earlier in the week it looked as though the 39-year-old would be moving to Scottish giants [...]
Barca edge closer to Fab deal