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Titolo: (ENG) Calcio mercato in Premier

Possibili nuovi arrivi e intenzioni dei club...tanti nomi noti...
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Arsenal
Arsène Wenger has £10m-15m at his disposal but is likely to save most, if
not all of it, for the summer and beyond. He has no habit of making
significant mid-season signings - though took the chance and landed Jose
Antonio Reyés last January. The manager feels he does not need to buy,
although he has said that he will make a move "if something exceptional
comes up".
Possible targets
Goalkeeper: (summer more likely) Robert Green (Norwich, £3.5m), Jussi
Jaaskelainen (Bolton, £3.5m), Edwin van der Sar (Fulham, nominal - free next
summer)
Midfielder: Javier Mascherano (River Plate, £6m)
Aston Villa
David O'Leary wants to increase the size of his squad by four players but
expects to add only one of them this month. Has around £10m to spend: the
£6m earmarked for Southampton's James Beattie last summer, plus another £4m
promised bythe chairman Doug Ellis.
Possible targets
Central defender: Michael Dawson (Nottingham Forest, £4m)
Midfielder: Andy Reid (Nottingham Forest, £4m), Jermaine Pennant (Arsenal,
£1m), Steed Malbranque (Fulham, £4m)
Forward: James Beattie (Southampton, £6m, pictured), Aiyegbeni Yakubu
(Portsmouth, £9.5m), Robbie Keane (Tottenham, £4m)
Birmingham City
After spending £9m in the summer, Steve Bruce was not expected to be active
during January. However the sale of Jesper Gronkjaer netted £1.4m and the
board said money will be available if relegation threatened. A recent
revival has allayed that worry but the season-long absence of Mikael
Forssell means Bruce needs another striker.
Possible targets
Forward: Robbie Blake (Burnley, £1.5m), Paul Dickov (Blackburn, £300,000 bid
already rejected), Dean Ashton (Crewe, £1.5m), Chris Sutton (Celtic, £1m)
Blackburn Rovers
Money is limited, though Mark Hughes could generate more funds by selling
the captain Barry Ferguson, the midfielder Brett Emerton or the striker Paul
Dickov. If not the most Rovers will have in the transfer kitty will be
around £2m.
Possible targets
Defender: Ryan Nelsen (DC United, £300,000)
Midfielder: Robbie Savage (Birmingham, £2.2m), Emmanuel Petit (free agent).
Forward: John Hartson (Celtic, £500,000), Esposito (Cagliari, £ 4m)
Bolton Wanderers
As always, Sam Allardyce has little to spend and will rely on loan signings
or free transfers. Says he wants to bring in four players and negotiations
have already started to land the Russian striker Dimitri Bulykin on loan.
Possible targets
Midfielder: Bernard Diomede (free agent)
Forward: Dimitri Bulykin (Dynamo Moscow, loan)
Charlton Athletic
The sales of Scott Parker and Claus Jensen have pulled in £11.25m for
Charlton over the past 12 months and Jason Euell is another possible
departure. A total £6.1m has been spent on seven players and Alan Curbishley
is understood to have a further £3m to invest. However he said: "I'll only
spend if it improves the team."
Possible targets
Midfielder: Steve Sidwell (Reading, £1m).
Forward: Lisandro Lopez (Racing Club, £2m), Darren Bent (Ipswich, £4m), Dean
Ashton (Crewe, £1.5m)
Chelsea
The enforced mid-season departure of Adrian Mutu has restricted Jose
Mourinho's budget. The write-off of a £13m asset was not foreseen in the
business plan and the manager would prefer to defer major transfer activity
until the summer. However due to the broken metatarsal sustained by Scott
Parker, the manager has indicated that he may buy a midfielder.
Possible targets
Not known
Crystal Palace
Iain Dowie has the go-ahead to bring in up to three new faces, suggesting
there is up to £4m to spend, though the Palace manager may see loan signings
as a short-term solution. Overspending now may be gambling with the club's
financial future, though incoming transfers are needed if they are to
survive in the Premiership.
Possible targets
Defender: Neil Clement (WBA, £500,000), Lucas Alessandria (Lanus, loan),
Richie Byrne (Dunfermline, £200,000).
Midfielder: Kily Gonzalez (Internazionale, loan), Emmanuel Petit (free
agent), Stephen Clemence (Birmingham, £500,000), Sebastian Mila (Dyskobolia
Grodzisk, £1m). Eyal Berkovic (Portsmouth, £1m).
Forward: Marlon Harewood (West Ham, £1m), Jason Euell (Charlton, £2m), Dean
Ashton (Crewe, £1.5m), Steven MacLean (Sheff Wed, £250,000), Bobby Zamora
(West Ham, £700,000)
Everton
David Moyes has up to £10m to spend courtesy of the first instalment of
Manchester United's outlay on Wayne Rooney, though he may struggle to bring
in players of the sufficient quality to add to his options. Striking cover
is a priority, along with the right side of midfield, though he will have to
juggle with the amount of money available for down-payments.
Possible targets
Defender: Fernando Ricksen (Rangers, £500,000), Daniel Harding (Brighton,
£750,000).
Forward: James Beattie (Southampton, £6m), Darren Bent (Ipswich, £4m),
Robbie Keane (Spurs, £4m)
Fulham
Chris Coleman might raise a nominal sum by authorising an early departure
for Edwin van der Sar, whose contract expires this summer. A replacement
goalkeeper is a stated priority - Roy Carroll may arrive in part-exchange
for the Dutchman - but Coleman is aiming at bringing in two players this
January, suggesting he has more cash to call on.
Possible targets
Goalkeeper: Roy Carroll (Manchester United, free), Steve Harper (Newcastle,
£1m).
Midfielder: Jason Koumas (WBA, £800,000), Paul Ifill (Millwall, £1m)
Forward : David Suazo (Cagliari, £ 3m)
Liverpool
The pursuit of new investment has proved fruitless, with Steve Morgan's
long-standing bid for the club having been withdrawn. That limits Rafael
Benítez's spending power, although qualification for the knock-out phase of
the Champions League has helped and the club should be able to stretch to
around £7m, with fees to be paid over the contracts offered.
Possible targets
Goalkeeper: Scott Carson (Leeds, £400,000).
Defender: Andrea Caracciolo (Brescia, £3m), David Cortes (Real Mallorca,
£2m), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid, £2m), Mauricio Pellegrino (Valencia,
free).
Midfielder: Ivan Campo (Bolton, £250,000 plus El Hadji Diouf).
Forward: Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid, £7m), Nicolas Anelka (Manchester
City, £7m), Dimitar Berbatov (Bayer Leverkusen, £4m)
Manchester City
The club are believed to have the largest debt in the Premiership - in
excess of £60m - and Kevin Keegan's request for funds has been rejected by
the chairman John Wardle. Instead City's priority will be to ascertain the
future of Nicolas Anelka. The club will reluctantly sell provided they
receive a bid of around £7m.
Possible targets
Midfielder: Teemu Tainio (Auxerre, free)
Manchester United
Chief executive David Gill is adamant there will be no transfer business,
even if Ruud van Nistelrooy's achilles injury threatens to keep him out for
most of what is left of the season. There is money available, as always, but
the board want to offload some of Sir Alex Ferguson's fringe players before
following up their interest in the likes of Bayern Munich's England
international Owen Hargreaves and Bolton's goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen. Do
not expect anything until the summer.
Possible targets
None
Middlesbrough
Thought to have limited funds after investing heavily in the wages of Jimmy
Floyd Hasselbaink, Mark Viduka, Michael Reiziger and others. However the
Boro chairman Steve Gibson has never been slow to spend and said recently
that any request from the manager Steve McClaren will be viewed as
positively as possible. Boro may need a goalkeeper if Mark Schwarzer does
not sign a new contract, and McClaren would like a new left-back.
Possible targets
Goalkeeper: Robert Green (Norwich, £3.5m).
Defender: Olivier Bernard (Newcastle, nominal)
Newcastle United
In theory there is the Jonathan Woodgate money but as that was partly based
on appearances, it is unknown how much Newcastle have actually received from
Real Madrid. Around £10m is considered to be the budget with Graeme Souness
wanting defenders as a priority, but he is also interested in strengthening
all over the pitch. Interest in James Beattie is believed to have declined,
though the chairman Freddy Shepherd is thought to still be keen on Fernando
Morientes - Souness should be told. The Scot's first move into the market,
for Celestine Babayaro of Chelsea, is already at an advanced stage.
Possible targets
Defender: Jean-Alain Boumsong (Rangers, £7-9m), Sylvain Distin (Man City,
£5m).
Midfielder: Barry Ferguson (Blackburn, £6m).
Forward: Luis Boa Morte (Fulham, £1.5m), Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid,
£7m)
Norwich City
Nigel Worthington reportedly has £1.2m at his disposal and the Norwich
manager has admitted to monitoring six players. However, with his side only
one place above relegation, the Irishman remains cautious. "Whatever happens
there are not going to be many changes in the dressing room come January,"
he said.
Possible targets
Forward: Marlon Harewood (West Ham, £1m), Mark de Vries (Hearts, £200,000)
Portsmouth
The club never discuss what funds are available but the chairman Milan
Mandaric has said money will be found for "sensible" transfers. It would be
a surprise if they spend more than £2m and the manager Velimir Zajec has
suggested that he will not buy if the squad remains intact and injury-free.
A central defender would be the obvious target.
Possible targets
Not known
Southampton
A small amount remains from the sale of Wayne Bridge to Chelsea two summers
ago but Harry Redknapp wants additional funds and, with the club unwilling
to borrow, that means selling first. James Beattie will almost certainly
depart and that would bring in £6m-7m, which would be made available for new
signings. Redknapp wants at least two defenders, a midfielder and striker.
Possible targets
Defenders: Martin Djetou (unattached, free); Stephane Henchoz (Liverpool,
free).
Midfielder: Jason Euell (Charlton, £2m), Jamie Redknapp Spurs, nominal),
Laurent Robert (Newcastle, £2m), Joe Cole (Chelsea, loan), Igor Biscan
(Liverpool, nominal)
Forward: Shola Ameobi (Newcastle, £2.5m)
Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs raised £15m through a share issue this time last year, primarily to
buy players, and much of that has now been spent. But the board has tended
to back their managers in the transfer market and will be willing to draw on
the club's revenues to strengthen the squad. Expenditure of up to £6m seems
likely, and the Czech midfielder David Limbersky has already agreed to join
on a six-month loan.
Possible targets
Midfielders: Andy Reid (Nottm Forest, £4m), Christian Wilhelmsson
(Anderlecht, £3m), Wayne Routledge (C Palace, £3m)
Forward: Dean Ashton (Crewe, £1.5m), Thomas Buffel (Feyenoord, £2m), Aruna
Dindane (Anderlecht, £3m)
West Bromwich Albion
Bryan Robson is understood to have £5m-£7m to spend on transforming the
squad he inherited from Gary Megson. However, with the team bottom of the
table and odds-on to be relegated, chances are the manager will make loan
signings rather than investing large sums in players who could end up in the
Championship.
Possible targets
Midfielder: Kily Gonzalez (Internazionale, loan), Eric Djemba-Djemba
(Manchester United, loan).
Forward: Julio Cruz (Internazionale, loan)
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 Defender: Andrea Caracciolo (Brescia, Ł3m),
Per la serie in Inghilterra conoscono il calcio straniero e non sparano
nomi a caso...
[per il resto letto, vabeh una rassegna di nomi. Ma all'Arsenal non si
stava allenando Emmanuel Petit? Wenger ha deciso che non č adatto come
sostituto in caso di partenza di Edu?]
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Ancelotti (24/08): "L'eliminazione della Nazionale, la guerra in Iraq e il
caro-petrolio? Colpa di Pirlo"

 sostituto in caso di partenza di Edu?
Non è mai stato considerato come sostituto di Edu.
E' stato detto da Wenger che qualora si fossero infortunati altri
giocatori (in quel momento erano fuori 3 centrocampisti ed un altro paio
in condizioni non buone) avrebbero potuto fargli firmare un contratto
part-time (non è una battuta, in Inghilterra si fanno contratti anche di
2-3 settimane) per coprire i buchi in panca.
L'obiettivo di Petit era allenarsi per mantenere la forma nella speranza
che qualche buona squadra (o quantomeno di una zona geografica a lui
congeniale) gli offrisse un contratto.
Non so se abbia trovato un contratto (su google non ce n'è traccia) ma
spero per lui possa farcela, purtroppo a 34 anni e reduce da gravi
infortuni non è facile.
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Fabio5 [ICQ 175236943] - Hattrick: Saints Regia (235798) in VI.374 Italia
Co-mod di it.sport.calcio.inter e fondatore di it.sport.calcio.estero
Totti parla dello sputo degli Europei: "Io ancora nego. Dopo tre giorni,
all'Europeo, continuavo a ripetere che era un fotomontaggio"

 infortuni non è facile.
A quanto so non ancora... imho dipende molto da quanto chiede.
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 spendere?
A sapere in che condizioni è... sono praticamente 18 mesi che non gioca
mai (o quasi) a calcio, Wenger lo ha visto allenarsi quindi se non lo ha
provato manco per qualche settimana è perchè in primis non ce n'era
bisogno (anche perchè ora sta giocando - e bene - Flamini) e forse anche
perchè al momento non può dare tanto ai Gunners.
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