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How will Villa Cope with Loss of Young & Downing?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 14 2011 14:29
How will Villa Cope with Loss of Young & Downing? Aston Villa are on the verge of losing their second key performer in a matter of weeks after it was confirmed that Liverpool had agreed a £20m fee for Stewart Downing.The winger was the side's Player of the Year last season and will follow fellow star man Ashley Young out the exit door at Vill...
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As Good as Carlos Tevez? Five Similar Options for City to Snap Up

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Jul 14 2011 12:07
As Good as Carlos Tevez? Five Similar Options for City to Snap Up Carlos Tevez has made no secret of his desire to move away from Manchester City in the past few months. This week has seen Brazilian side Corinthians make a £35m bid for their former striker and although the club has subsequently rejected the offer, Roberto Mancini must decide whether to keep ...
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Reinvestment Key for Udinese as Zapata Joins Inler in Leaving with Sanchez Sale Imminent

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jul 13 2011 13:29
Reinvestment Key for Udinese as Zapata Joins Inler in Leaving with Sanchez Sale Imminent Udinese may well profit financially to a pleasant tune due to the sale of their star players this summer, but the respective losses of Christian Zapata, Gokhan Inler and the expected departure of Alexis Sanchez will be hugely detrimental to their results on the pitch if the trio are not adequately r...
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Could a Chelsea Return Prove Successful for Scott Parker?

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Jul 13 2011 10:29
Could a Chelsea Return Prove Successful for Scott Parker? Last Monday saw Chelsea confirm yet another lengthy lay-off for Michael Essien due to cruciate knee ligament damage sustained in the first day of pre-season training. The Ghanaian is expected to be out of action for around six months and with two similar injuries in the previous three seasons, the m...
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Instrumental Inler to be Missed at Udinese with Napoli Set to Profit

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 12 2011 14:39
Instrumental Inler to be Missed at Udinese with Napoli Set to Profit Gokhan Inler has completed his move to Napoli after a drawn out transfer saga concluded with a bizarre unveiling of the Swiss international wearing a lion mask. The 27-year-old was a key player for fellow Serie a side Udinese last term and will leave a void in the centre of the park at his former cl...
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What Roger Johnson’s Game Will Bring to Wolves

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Jul 12 2011 10:00
What Roger Johnson’s Game Will Bring to Wolves Relegated Birmingham City are set to lose another of their key first-team players with yesterday’s announcement that the club have agreed a £7m fee with Wolves for centre-half Roger Johnson. Along with Ben Foster and Stephen Carr, Johnson was one of only three ever-presents last term, pl...
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Lichtsteiner and Ziegler: Swiss Upgrade For Juventus?

by Adam Digby at Monday, Jul 11 2011 14:37
Antonio Cabrini. Moreno Torricelli. Antonello Cuccureddu. Lilian Thuram. Andrea Fortunato. Wonderful memories, beautiful players and merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the pantheon of great full-backs to wear the famous black and white shirt of Juventus. Yet ask any close observer what t...
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What John Arne Riise’s Game Will Bring to Fulham

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Jul 11 2011 10:03
What John Arne Riise’s Game Will Bring to Fulham Roma’s summer spending spree continued last week with the capture of midfielder Erik Lamela from relegated Argentine giants River Plate in a 20m Euro, five-year deal. The 19 year-old playmaker becomes the club’s fourth signing since American businessman Thomas DiBenedetto acquired the cl...
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New Sunderland Additions Give Black Cats Extra Bite

by Paul McKinnon at Sunday, Jul 10 2011 10:01
New Sunderland Additions Give Black Cats Extra Bite With the capture of David Vaughan on a free transfer from Blackpool, Steve Bruce has now picked up three midfielders from last season’s relegated sides for Sunderland. Following the deals that brought Seb Larsson and Craig Gardner to the Stadium of Light earlier this month, the Black Cats boss...
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Why Chelsea and Real Madrid are Willing to Splash Cash on Pastore

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 8 2011 13:57
Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore has attracted huge interest from the world's best teams, which could see his current club Palermo cash in on the 22-year-old.Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is resigned to losing his prized asset, but has slapped an astronomical 50million euro price tag on his...
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