Sunday, February 20, 2011
The Mill: Sunday Transfer Rumors - Tevez to United?
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is considering a shock summer move for fan favorite and Manchester City playmaker Carlos Tevez after admitting he "got it wrong" -- sending sinful striker Wayne Rooney in the opposite direction. -- (Daily Mail)
Blackburn have scoffed at Manchester City's £40m asking price for mercurial Paraguayan Roque Santa Cruz, with owners Venky's Limited insisting they won't waste more than half that figure on the injury-prone forward. -- (Daily Mirror)
Harry Redknapp insists Tottenham Hotspur's failure to secure the riches of Champions League qualification next season wouldn't detract him from bringing in at least "ten or twelve" new attacking midfielders this summer. -- (Daily Express)
Manchester United will raid Everton's youth system in the summer with dual multi-million pound bids for promising midfielders Jack Rodwell and Dan Gosling after giving up hope of developing their own future England internationals. -- (Daily Mail)
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has moved one step closer to joining Barcelona by thanking them for their second half collapse during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie. It is believed the extra revenue will allow the Gunners to lower their asking price for the £50m-rated Spanish midfielder. -- (The Sun)
Fernando Torres is hoping to move back to Liverpool when the transfer window opens in July after failing to settle in rainy, English-speaking west London. -- (Liverpool Echo)
Newcastle United talisman Joey Barton has planned to engineer a move to Aston Villa in order to increase his chances for an England call up after a text message from new Villa signing Darren Bent convinced him Fabio Capello doesn't believe English players playing in Tyne and Wear are actually English. -- (Guardian)