Fernando Meira likely to leave Stuttgart
July 5, 2008
Local newspaper ‘Stuttgarter Zeitung’ reports on Friday that the skipper wants to leave the club as soon as possible.
Club and player agreed last year that if a bigger club shows interest in Meira, he will be allowed to make a move.
According to player manager Roger Wittman, European giants as Liverpool and Juventus have revealed to have an interest in the defender.
"Once the player is put on the transfer list, everything will go very fast. There’s always interest for a player of his qualities," said Wittman.
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Juventus set to complete signing of striker Amauri
May 27, 2008
Interesting transfer news are out from Italy and it has been reported that Palermo striker Amauri spent last night in a Turin hotel ahead of undergoing his medical and signing a contract with Juventus today. Local Italian newspapers have reported that Amauri’s medical tests are set for 8am this morning and he will be due at the Galileo Ferraris head office by midday to put pen to paper on a four-year contract. It is believed that the Brazilian will be unveiled to the media in the afternoon. It has been reported that Amauri has settled on terms worth £2.75 million-a-year and moves to Juventus in exchange for £9 million cash and Antonio Nocerino and Davide Lanzafame. It is believed that Juventus midfielder Nocerino joins Palermo outright, while striker Lanzafame moves to Sicily in co-ownership. Amauri has so far played a total of 52 matches for Palermo and scored an impressive 23 goals along the way.
BIO
Full name: Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira
Date of birth: June 3, 1980
Place of birth: Carapicuíba, Brazil
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position: Striker
Current club: U.S. Città di Palermo
Number: 11
Previous Clubs 1999-2001: Bellinzona 2001: Napoli 2001-2002: Piacenza 2002-2003: Messina 2003-2006: Chievo Verona 2006- Palermo
Popularity: 1% [?]
Juventus are set to sign Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso
May 22, 2008
Sensational transfer news are out and it has been reported that Italian giants Juventus are set to clinch a deal for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso next week.
Local Italian newspapers have reported that Juventus director Jean-Claude Blanc met with Rafael Benitez yesterday for four hours and that the two clubs have agreed in principal to the transfer of the talented midfielder.
It is believed that Juventus have offered £10 million for the Spain international which is £5 million below Liverpool’s valuation. But it is believed a deal will soon be concluded, with Alonso keen to play in Italy.
Xabi Alonso is a central midfielder, often playing as a deep-lying playmaker. He is regarded as one of the best passers of the football in the world today. He spreads the play with sensational accuracy, thus creating countless chances for his team mates.
BIO
Full name: Xabier Alonso Olano
Date of birth: 25 November 1981
Place of birth: Tolosa, Basque Country
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position: Midfielder
Current club: Liverpool
Number: 14
Previous Clubs
1999–2004: Real Sociedad
2000–2001: SD Eibar (loan)
2004– Liverpool
Popularity: 1% [?]
Arsenal FC targets Udinese’s defender Cristian Zapata
March 25, 2008
Transfer news are out and it is reported that English side Arsenal are chasing Udinese youngster Cristian Zapata.
Media reports says that Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is lining up a £12 million bid for the young defender who is also plays for his national team Colombia.
It is reported that Arsenal must pay big for Zapata considering the fact that Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus are also chasing the youngster.
Zapata was signed by Udinese on 31 August 2005 from Deportivo Cali.
In October 2007, Cristian Zapata was awarded with a new contract until June 2012 and it has been widely predicted that Zapata will become one of the future leading central defenders in the world.
BIO
Full name: Cristián Eduardo Zapata Valencia
Date of birth: September 30, 1986
Place of birth: Padilla, Colombia
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1?2 in)
Playing position: Defender
Current club: Udinese
Number: 2
Previous Clubs
2004-2005: Deportivo Cali
2005-present: Udinese
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Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez on Chelsea radar
March 16, 2008
Transfer reports are out that English giants Chelsea FC are moving for Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez.
Media reports reported on Sunday says that owner Roman Abramovich is likely to spend big for another time inorder to beat off competition from AC Milan, Juventus and Roma for a goalscorer known as ‘Mister Zuverlassig’ (Mr Reliable) and is largely being tipped to be a star of Euro 2008 for the German national team.
It is also reported that Chelsea scouts have watched Gomez at least four times and on the last occasion saw him claim a superb hat-trick in a 6-3 win over Werder Bremen, whose attacking midfielder Diego has been touted as a successor to Frank Lampard.
Gomez was named German Footballer of the Year 2007 before the start of the season. It was confirmed that Juventus, Real Madrid and Roma were trying to buy him.
While the rest of his team struggles to keep performing to their 06/07 season standards, Gomez remains at an astonishingly high level, scoring 14 goals with only 17 appearances (as of March 2008). He currently leads the Bundesliga’s Top Scorer list, together with Bayern Munich’s Luca Toni, both having scored 14 goals so far.
BIO
Full name: Mario Gómez
Date of birth: July 10, 1985
Place of birth: Riedlingen, Germany
Height: 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1?2 in)
Playing position: Striker
Current club: VfB Stuttgart
Number: 33
Popularity: 3% [?]
