Football Rumours

FC Barcelona are after Arsenal's Hleb. Wenger wants to keep Hleb at all costs but FC Barcelona will try thier luck with a ?20 million pound bid ? it's sure to be rejected.

Jason Roberts will move to Derby next week while Paul Jewell will attempt to also bolster his frontline by adding struggling Watford forward, Nathan Ellington. Jewell is confident that Earnshaw and Roberts will make a great Championship forward partnership while Ellington will provide great back up and of course Kenny Miller will be in contention for a starting place.

If the Americans are in charge in the Summer, Benitez will spend like this:

IN:
Jeremy Menez (?8 million)
Javier Mascherano (?17 million)
Wayne Bridge (?7 million)
Goran Pandev (?12 million)
OUT:
Pennant (?7 million)
Momo Sissoko (?10 million)
Scott Carson (?10 million)
John Arne Riise (?6 million)
Andrey Voronin (?1 million)

Guthrie and Hobbs will be in the squad. Hyypia and Kewell will get new contracts.

Rivaldo definitely joining Leicester on Thursday or Friday, will not play on Saturday because of work permit issues. 18 month contract.
The Foxes have also contacted Arsenal about taking Denilson on loan and have lodged a cheeky ?4 million bid for soon to be out?of?contract Man United defender Wes Brown.
Whoever says we are after Barry Ferguson is close but wrong. Ollie wants Charlie Adam and Chris Burke Barry's Rangers teammates after giving up on Plymouth's David Norris.

Sunderland main targets for the next couple of weeks:
? Matty Taylor ? ?4 million
? Stephen Hunt ? (improved offer of ?5 million has been made)
? Steve Sidwell ? loan deal with view to permanent, believed to be sealed
? Leyroy Lita ? ?4.5 million
? and/or Jason Roberts ? ?2 million
? Phil Bardsley ? ?0.5 million

Craig Reid the Celtic reserve right back/centre half who was on loan to Stirling Albion may go to Hibernian.

Ex Inter, Norwich and Hearts midfielder Julien Brellier could tie up a move to Wigan in the next few days. Although Wigan face competition from Scottish second Division side Queens Park, who come highly recommended from good friends Billy Stark and Franck Sauzee on a short?term deal to gain fitness.

Television presenter Nick Owen will rescue Luton from financial meltdown.

Liverpool's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett could be forced to sell the club over a row about debt.

Rangers striker Jean-Claude Darcheville has been handed a three-match European ban after his red card against Lyon.