Soldato
Lot of chatter about M’Vila today and him moving to Arsenal (£17m apparently). We're also being linked but Arsenal are favourites by all accounts.
Only seen youtube clips but 6.5mil for a 23 year old german looks like a decent deal.
So Bale says he would leave if spurs don't get champs league, and now Arry says he's not sure that modric will be staying. Looks like they'll be losing their manager too - not a great end of the season for spurs!
Dortmund's sporting Director says Kagawa likely to leave the club
http://www.schwatzgelb.de/2012-04-29-shortnews_kagwa_will_not_extend_contract.html
Nani to sign a new contract as well
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...chester-United-for-the-rest-of-my-career.html
Imo, the 2 or so times when Nani has been allowed to play on the right and is used each match, not taken out at random - he has been consistent.
BERLIN — German champions Borussia Dortmund are resigned to losing playmaker Shinji Kagawa, who is said to be considering a switch to the Premier League amid reports of an enticing offer from Manchester United.
Dortmund president Reinhard Rauball has told the 23-year-old Japanese midfielder, whose contract expires in 2013, he must sign an extension by Monday as they do not want to risk losing him on a free transfer.
Dortmund's director of sport Michael Zorc says he has spoken to Kagawa and Borussia are no closer to securing the winger's signature.
"I spoke to Shinji and his advisor last week and to date he is not willing to extend his contract with Borussia Dortmund," said Zorc.
"We have a Plan A and B and we will follow one of them.
"We won't gamble, but he has a specific career plan and he plans to play in England.
"We have to accept that, even if we don't find it good."
Zorc added that it makes no sense to wait another 12 months and risk losing him for free.
"Because he now has a certain market value, there is an economic rationality which has to be followed," he said.
According to reports in the German media, Manchester United are said to have offered Kagawa a three-year deal.
Kagawa has been considered one of the Bundesliga's success stories over the last two seasons having orchestrated Dortmund's surge to the title after joining the club from J-League side Cerezo Osaka in 2010 for just 350,000 euros.
Dortmund beat relegated Kaiserslautern 5-2 on Saturday to go eight points clear at the top of the table and within sight of breaking the most points collected in a single Bundesliga season.
I think he could definitely do a job for us though, we need an intelligent and quick central attacking player.
The honour of working for 'The FA'? Or perhaps the FA are just suckers for managers' agents telling the FA that they need the manager more than the manager needs the England job?I really don't understand why England managers earn so much,
http://www.just-football.com/2009/12/world-cup-2010-managers-salaries-aka/
Yay for paying twice as much as anyone else!
Apparently Fergie's bro and Patrick Vieira are both in attendance at the Lille/PSG game, both watching Hazard again?
@LaurensJulien said:Hazard on french tv after his great performance against PSG: "I want to play in England (next season). That's what I've decided."
@1DarrenTulett said:Eden Hazard asked if he will stay in France next season:"I want to play in England and that's what I've decided to."