Top ten transfer stories of the summer so farFrank Lampard (Chelsea) to Real Madrid: Add Barcelona and Juventus to the list, too, as he continues to stall on signing a new contract at Stamford Bridge. Lampard wants parity of £121,000 a week with his underperforming team-mates, Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko, but Chelsea are playing hardball. No one truly believes that he will throw his toys out of the pram and depart for pastures new but the Spanish and Italian giants are waiting in the wings just in case.
Thierry Henry (Arsenal) to Barcelona: Having signed a new four-year contract only 12 months ago, Henry is making peculiar and often contradictory noises about his future at the Emirates Stadium. Not exactly the support that Arsene Wenger had hoped for when he handed his moody fellow Frenchman the captaincy.
Henry’s advisers have angrily denied that he has agreed to move to the Nou Camp - and have threatened legal action - but the murmurs continue. Henry needs to be resolve the issue. Now.
Andrew Johnson (Everton) to West Ham United: Expecting a mass exodus at Upton Park during the summer, Alan Curbishley has to strengthen in all areas. Johnson fits the bill up front and a £13 million bid - with wages of £90,000 a week - could have lured him away from the blue corner of Merseyside. However, David Moyes went apoplectic when hearing about it and swiftly blocked any thoughts of Johnson, formerly of Crystal Palace, returning to London. The move would appear dead.
Paul Scholes (Manchester United) to Sunderland: Scholes is entering the veteran stage and may find his regular midfield slot difficult to retain, especially with Owen Hargreaves, Anderson and Nani newly arrived at Old Trafford. Roy Keane, Scholes's former United team-mate, has a war chest of £30 million and needs a wily old head to guide his young side through the treacherous waters of the Premiership. Trouble is, Sir Alex Ferguson is unlikely to OK the release his favourite son just yet.
Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea) to Fenerbahce: Shevchenko proved the most expensive of flops at Stamford Bridge last season and has been linked anyone and everyone with a large bank balance. Fenerbahce do not have the fondest of memories of him - he scored all four goals against them in AC Milan’s 4-0 Champions League romp in Istanbul in November 2005 - but would forgive and forget were he to sign. Another incentive is that the Ukrainian would be linking up with Roberto Carlos, the Brazil full back.
Michael Owen (Newcastle United) to Manchester United: Still not proved his fitness, after missing most of last season through injury, but appeared to be getting there in England’s 3-0 European championship qualifying victory against Estonia. Yet to clarify his future with Sam Allardyce, the new Newcastle manager, and Sir Alex Ferguson is keeping a close eye on proceedings. If Owen wants out, all he has to do is invoke an £11 million get-out clause in his contract.
Carlos Tevez (West Ham United) to Real Madrid: Confusion, as ever, surrounds the Argentinian, with doubt still lingering over who actually owns him let alone who is going to buy him.
Chelsea and Manchester United apparently registered an interest - as well as AC Milan and Sevilla - but Madrid seem to be in the driving seat. If Tevez goes to the Bernabeu Stadium, it will be fascinating to see who gets the transfer fee - West Ham or Kia Joorabchian, his adviser and “owner”.
Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham Hotspur) to Manchester United: One of the best strikers in Europe last season has inevitably attracted huge interest, much to the dismay of Martin Jol, the Tottenham head coach. Were the big Dutchman to lose the big Bulgarian, all his plans for 2007-08 might as well be thrown out the window. United were reported to have launched an ambitious bid valued at £39 million - £27.5 million for Berbatov plus Louis Saha moving to White Hart Lane - but nothing has come of it.
Craig Bellamy (Liverpool) to West Ham United: Bellamy eventually falls out with most of his managers so no surprise that he is surplus to requirements at Anfield. He still, though, retains a lot of ability - regardless of his off-the-field antics - and Alan Curbishley reckons he might be able to curb his impetuosity. Unless Yossi Benayoun signs a new five-year contract at Upton Park, he could be offered as bait in a £9 million deal that would take him in the opposite direction to Bellamy.
Diego Forlan (Villarreal) to Sunderland: Roy Keane has already worked a miracle at the Stadium of Light but will need more firepower in the Premiership. Forlan might have been a figure of fun at Old Trafford - and Keane was probably one of those chuckling behind his back - but the Uruguayan has proved a striker reborn in Spain. Keane sounded him out about a return to England last season but he didn’t want to play in the Championship. With Sunderland on the upgrade, he might now have a change of heart.
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