Football Transfer Market

May 31, 2008

Transfer news in English Football.

• Representative Harry Kewell has refused to comment on claims that the Liverpool winger is set to sign for Celtic.

• Arsenal insists reports that they have signed Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri to £12.5 premature.

• Cristiano Ronaldo would be a definitive step in his forced departure from Manchester United, by focusing on the transfer list.

• The Portuguese Football Federation wants to make head coach Phil Scolari a new offer to stay after Euro 2008 after vice-president Amandio de Carvalho admits: “I already know that Chelsea are interested in Scolari.”

• Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is still in contention to take over at Stamford Bridge.

• Jose Mourinho will raid his former club Chelsea to sign Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho and Didier Drogba if he is confirmed as Inter Milan boss.

• Chelsea-England wide-man Shaun Wright-Phillips is a £10m target for Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp.

• Cardiff City has rejected offers from Arsenal and Liverpool for the highly esteemed teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

• Tottenham are on the eve of the signing of Sevilla winger Diego Capel after agreement to match an £11.5m buy-out clause.

• Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is on the verge of joining Juventus for £16m.

• Barcelona is ready to move for Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb.

• Dean Ashton has agreed a new five-year contract with West Ham and will be nearly a tripling of his salary.

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