Transfer news and Rumours: 2009-10

Bayern Munich's general manager Uli Hoeness has again insisted that French star Franck Ribery will not be sold this summer.

Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United have all been linked with the 26-year-old playmaker, but Bayern are adamant that Ribery is going nowhere.

Hoeness' latest comments came following discussions with newly-appointed coach Louis van Gaal.

He told the Abendzeitung newspaper: "Louis van Gaal really wants to keep him. We will not let Ribery go.

"Most clubs only ended their season recently and, when the players go on holiday, the bosses start with their planning.

"There will be enquiries for Ribery in the next four to six weeks, I'm sure.

"But we have not had any decisive enquiry and we are not interested in any of the rumours in the English press.

"We will be polite, but we will not negotiate. We are not going to celebrate on the telephone when somebody offers a certain amount."

This improves the chances of Ronaldo staying at Old Trafford

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AC Milan could lose midfielder Kaka as reports emerged from Spain last night that Real Madrid had agreed a world record £56million transfer for the Brazilian.
"I don't know if we'll be able to keep Kaka at Milan because they (Madrid) offer him so much money," said Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi. Kaka turned down a £100m move to Manchester City. Manuel Pellegrini has been named Real's manager.

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Everton boss David Moyes is offering Michael Owen a £50,000a-week contract to make a dramatic return to Merseyside.
Moyes has been given the cash backing from chairman Bill Kenwright to sign the former England striker, who is keen to come back and play in the area following his nightmare at Newcastle United.
Talks have begun, the package has been put to Owen and the signs point to the one-time Liverpool idol saying "yes" to Everton in the very near future.
Owen was on a staggering £120,000-a-week contract on Tyneside, but those days have long gone as he has struggled for fitness and form over the past three seasons.
The one-time England centre forward knows he will have to settle for less, and Everton's deal looks the best financially - and also in several other ways.
Owen has his home nearby and his booming horse-racing interests are also based locally. But, above all, this is a football opportunity for him. Everton are in Europe and pushing to break into the Big Four.
He would also have a chance to play under Moyes and even get back into England contention with a World Cup just a year away. Moyes can go for Owen within his budget as there is no fee.
He would become one of the club's top earners but this is a special case and would not disrupt the dressing room at Everton, who are not over-blessed with experienced strikers.

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Owen should quit Newcastle,but Aston Villa will be a better option for him than Everton

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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will be offered a new three-year contract to stay at the club.

It represents an amazing change of fortune for Drogba, who looked certain to leave this summer after his Champions League bust-up.

But new boss Carlo Ancelotti has made it clear he wants the 31-year-old Ivory Coast striker, who faces a lengthy UEFA ban after confronting referee Tom Henning Ovrebo when Chelsea crashed out of Europe against Barcelona, the Mirror reported.

Drogba still has a year left on his current 100,000 pound-a-week contract and club owner Roman Abramovich will bankroll another improved deal, which will make the forward one of the club's top earners.

Drogba is likely to accept, especially as he will want to help Ancelotti fulfil his ambition of winning the Champions League with Chelsea.

He struggled for form and a berth in the starting line-up under previous manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, but Drogba won back his place, scored in Saturday's FA Cup Final win and made it clear afterwards he wants to stay at Chelsea.

Drogba has already apologised for the outburst, which led to him and Chelsea being charged by UEFA.

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AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is adamant Kaka will not join Chelsea and has also warned them London side off Pato.

Reports in England yesterday suggested Chelsea had made a world-record offer for Kaka, claims later denied by the club, with the Brazil playmaker seemingly heading now for Real Madrid.

Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said an announcement would be made about the player's future on Monday with Galliani adding that his options are to remain with the Rossoneri or go to the Bernabeu.

He told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport: "An agreement with Chelsea could not exist. Kaka goes to Real or he remains at Milan.

"That is his choice and we are doing everything in complete agreement.

"Negotiations (with Real) do exist, but an agreement is not done."

Galliani admitted on Monday at the unveiling of new coach Leonardo that Milan could no longer compete financially with the big-hitters in Spain and England, and he reiterated today that they are considering selling Kaka purely for financial reasons.

"He has been here six years and won everything there is to win. Milan can not go on losing 70 million euros a year. The motivation behind Kaka's sale would be economical," he added.

It had been suggested that Chelsea, having missed out on Kaka, would switch their attention to his Brazilian compatriot Pato but Galliani insisted the 19-year-old is not for sale.

He said: "There is a negotiation for Kaka, but none of our other key men are for sale. That includes (Alexandre) Pato, (Andrea) Pirlo and (Clarence) Seedorf."

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Liverpool have received a £20 million bid for midfielder Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid.
With the possibility of AC Milan's star midfielder Kaka arriving at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid President Florentino Perez believes that the Spanish playmaker would be a perfect anchor for a new-look midfield.

‘As a fan, I would say Xabi is a great player. I think he is the best passers of the ball in Europe.

‘I would be happy (to have him), but I cannot talk about the player without having spoken first to Rafa Benitez, as he is the one who needs to know that we are interested in his player.'

The familiar Real tactic to go public with their interest may well anger Liverpool boss Benitez, who has already missed beefing up his midfield, losing transfer target Gareth Barry to Manchester City.

According to Spanish sources, Alonso is due to join up with his Spanish compatriots for the Confederations Cup in South Africa next week will be persuaded by Madrid that now would be the right time to return to the Primera Liga.

Alonso, who began his career with Real Sociedad, has made nearly 150 appearances for Liverpool since his move in 2004.

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I don't think this is a realistic valuation. He deserves much more. Liverpool have confirmed that he is going out of Anfield, and if he is available for such low price tag, i am sure many more teams will try their luck.

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