friday's gossip includes west ham

[cockney hammer]

the sun

saint kevin off to the hammers

KELVIN DAVIS will seal his move from Southampton to West Ham on Monday.

Davis, 32, will sign a three-year deal to provide cover for England keeper Rob Green.


The cash-stricken Saints have stalled all summer on a contract offer for Davis.


Now Premier League Hammers will snap up the out-of-contract former England Under-21 star.



sunderland echo

No truth in Ferdinand to West Ham rumour




Rumours linking Anton Ferdinand with a return to West Ham United are wide of the mark.
Gossip circulating this morning suggested the defender could make a cut-price move to East London.

Ferdinand has been a regular for the Black Cats after a £9m move to the Stadium of Light.



Former Liverpool and Newcastle striker Michael Owen will have to take a 50% pay cut - to £50,000-a-week - and pass a stringent medical before making a shock move to Manchester United.
The Sun

Actually, Owen could be offered a basic wage of a paltry £20,000-a-week, with performance-related bonuses taking him close to the £110,000-a-week he earned at Newcastle.
Daily Mail

Chelsea are the only club to have submitted a formal bid, of about £40m, for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery - but the French international wants to join Real Madrid.
Daily Telegraph

Real Madrid have put their bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso on hold, until mid-July when his former club Real Sociedad will no longer be entitled to a percentage of the fee.
The Sun

Liverpool are steeling themselves for two bids worth nearly a combined £60m from Real Madrid and Barcelona for Alonso and his fellow midfielder Javier Mascherano. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United will make a £16m move for Sevilla's 28-year-old Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano, but face competition from AC Milan.
Daily Mirror

Barcelona have risked the wrath of Arsenal by making an approach for midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
The Sun

Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is considering a shock move to Championship club Newcastle United.
Daily Star

Chelsea are close to signing Man City youngster Daniel Sturridge and and CSKA Moscow left-back Yuri Zhirkov.
Daily Telegraph

AC Milan could make a remarkable £12m bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch if they fail to sign Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Sun

Fulham are also keen on Pompey's giant hitman, preparing a £10m bid.
Daily Mail

Aston Villa are weighing up a potential £8m bid for 22-year-old Swedish striker Marcus Berg, who impressed at the recent Euro Under-21 Championship.
Daily Star

Tottenham will have to pay £12m to sign Lille's 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos.
Daily Mail

Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis, 32, will seal his move from Southampton to West Ham on Monday.
The Sun

Hull boss Phil Brown could be set to offer veteran midfielder Dietmar Hamann a 12-month contract after he was released by Manchester City.
Daily Mirror

West Brom have rejected a £2m bid from Fulham for captain Jonathan Greening. (Daily Star)

Everton are set to raid Leeds to sign highly-rated defender Luke Garbutt in a £1m deal. (Daily Star)

Wolves will complete the £2m signing of Sunderland defender Greg Halford, 24, on Friday. (The Sun)

Stoke are set to make a £5m bid for Manchester City's Zimbabwean striker Benjani.
Daily Star

Watford have accepted a £1.8m bid from Sheffield United for their player of the year Tommy Smith, 28. (The Sun)

Nottingham Forest are set to sign Preston's Paul McKenna and QPR's Lee Camp in the next 48 hours. (Daily Star)

Norwich are close to signing Crystal Palace striker Alan Lee, 30, in a deal which could take goalkeeper Stuart Nelson, 27, the other way. (Daily Star)



Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is hoping to sell the club to a Malaysian group - after a secret trip by the prospective buyers on Thursday. (Various)

Ipswich boss Roy Keane has told Bristol City manager Gary Johnson to "mind his own business" after Johnson said he thought the Tractor Boys would sign Lee Martin from Man Utd. (Daily Mirror)

New West Brom boss Roberto di Matteo insists he will decide on signings, not sporting director Dan Ashworth.
Daily Mail



In four years at Newcastle, Michael Owen started 65 games and scored 30 goals. He is reported to have cost the relegated club an eye-watering £41m in fees and wages. (Various)


Fulham are preparing a £10million bid for Peter Crouch, while Manchester United have been linked with a move for Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano.

DAILY MAIL

Michael Owen was on the brink of a sensational move to Manchester United last night after accepting the terms of a pay-as-you-play one-year deal with the Premier League champions.

Chelsea last night told Manchester City John Terry is not for sale after rejecting what they considered to be a derisory offer of less that £30million.

Fulham are preparing a £10million offer for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch.

Chelsea have completed the signing of 24-year-old goalkeeper Ross Turnbull on a free transfer.

Veteran midfielder Dietmar Hamann is considering an offer to join Hull.

Tottenham will have to pay around £12million to sign Lille's Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos.

Arsenal have tied up 17-year-old midfielder Jack Wilshere on a new long-term contract.

DAILY MIRROR

Michael Owen is on the verge of completing a sensational move to Manchester United.

Mike Ashley is hoping to sell Newcastle to a group of Malaysian businessmen.

Manchester United are poised to make a £16million swoop for Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano.

Niall Quinn insists Anton Ferdinand can fulfil his England ambitions at Sunderland.

Darius Vassell has arrived in Turkey for talks with Ankaragucu, who finished 13th in the 18-team Turkish League last season.

Obafemi Martins has been snubbed by Stoke after chairman Peter Coates claimed they do not want the Newcastle striker.

Cardiff want to sign Walsall defender Anthony Gerrard.

Nottingham Forest are set to sign Paul McKenna and Lee Camp in the next 48 hours.

DAILY STAR

Barcelona upped the pressure on Arsenal last night by declaring their interest in £40m Cesc Fabregas for the first time.

AC Milan could make a shock £12m bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch if they fail to sign Emmanuel Adebayor.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is ready to save Benjani from his Manchester City hell with a £5m bid.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is weighing up an £8m bid for Swedish wonderkid Marcus Berg.

Wolves midfielder Darren Potter is set to sign for Sheffield Wednesday in a £500,000 deal.

Everton are set to raid Leeds to sign highly-rated defender Luke Garbutt in a £1m deal.

Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is considering a move to Newcastle.

THE SUN

Michael Owen has agreed terms to join Manchester United.

Real Madrid have put their bid for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso on hold until later this month.

John Terry insists Chelsea's stars are on trial under new boss Carlo Ancelotti - and no-one is safe.

Kelvin Davis will seal his move from Southampton to West Ham on Monday.

Barcelona last night risked the wrath of Arsene Wenger by publicly tapping up Cesc Fabregas.

Wolves will complete the £2million signing of Sunderland defender Gary Halford today.

Portsmouth look set to lose out-of-contract defender Sol Campbell.

DAILY EXPRESS

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill could make an £8million offer for Sweden Under-21 star Marcus Berg.

Roberto Di Matteo intends to prove he is no gamble as manager by guiding West Brom back to the Premier League.

Nenad Milijas has been granted a work permit at Wolves and can now finally complete his move from Red Star Belgrade.

David Wheater is ready to snub an £8million move to Aston Villa in a massive boost to Middlesbrough's promotion hopes.

DAILY RECORD

Tony Mowbray admits his top summer transfer target Marc-Antoine Fortune will be making a huge financial sacrifice if he chooses Celtic over the English Premier League.

Cardiff expect to seal a £300,000 deal for Motherwell defender Paul Quinn within the next 24 hours.

[Billbanksy]

Cheers CH.

I loved the quote from Niall Quin on Sporting Life's transfer Centre - "When Anton matures, he has the opportunity to be an international footballer" as justification for keeping him.

[Bobby Orangeboom]

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Published Date: 03 July 2009
Rumours linking Anton Ferdinand with a return to West Ham United are wide of the mark.
Gossip circulating this morning suggested the defender could make a cut-price move to East London.

Ferdinand has been a regular for the Black Cats after a £9m move to the Stadium of Light.

[Kennet]

Cheers mate

[homebrew]

QFLOLIRL.[/quote]

WTF?

[Canadianhammer]

Much appreciated CH. Have a good day!

[cockney hammer]

West Ham linked as Espanyol seek Finnan buyer


Espanyol fullback Steve Finnan is being linked with a return to England.

Sport says Espanyol are willing to listen to offers for the former Liverpool defender.

West Ham United have been linked with Finnan.

[Ben]

how old is he? was great in his day but i think he is one of those players that ages quicker than others because im sure he should only be about 28 but is probably 34
you get me?

[iloveyoudailly]

how old is he? was great in his day but i think he is one of those players that ages quicker than others because im sure he should only be about 28 but is probably 34
you get me?

Just checked on that most reliable of sources- the big W- and Finnan is 33. This rumour scares me as much as the one about Stephen Carr last summer.

[bubbles1966]

33. Two years older than Lucas.

[beckton]

33. Two years older than Lucas.

but he fits ''the project'' because he's cheap. :lol:

[-DL-]

So Owen has now signed for Man Ure, but surely they could have found him another t-shirt, rather than making wear the Umbro one inside out. Tramp.

[Memorial Ground]

David Gill's face is amongst the most smug I've ever seen. I remember an interview on SSN where he was talking about Tevez when we was still ours(ish) looking incredibly smug.

[beckton]

You'd have thought they may have had a spare Man U shirt he could have worn.

[Hindley Hammer]

It's so he can read it when he is admiring himself in the mirror

[Happyhammer93]

Thanks CH.