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Carlos Tevez turns down £40m bid from Real Madrid
Rejection of the bid from the Spanish club shows how committed the Argentinean is to playing in the Premier League, says key adviser
Carlos Tevez has turned down a £40m deal to join Real Madrid, according to his key adviser Kia Joorabchian, indicating the Argentinean's desire to stay in the Premier League. "Carlos will decide on his future. Carlos Tevez will decide where Carlos Tevez will play," Joorabchian said. "This is not about money, it’s about where Carlos wants to play and his family. To turn down the chance of progressing talks of this nature shows this." Joorabchian is currently holding talks with Manchester United, man City and Liverpool about the striker's future...
With Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger publicly admitting that Emmanuel Adebayor could leave the club for Chelsea over the close season, Manchester City look set to swoop for the man he will displace at Stamford Bridge, Didier Drogba. Mark Hughes will make a £15m bid for the Ivorian striker who has been in hot water following his four-letter-word rant on live TV after the Blues were knocked out of the Champions League. A deal for Drogba would mean that City's interest in Roque Santa Cruz would be put on hold, and the Paraguayan could then become a target for Arsenal...
A deal for Antonio Valencia is nearing completion, but it looks like Wigan's Ecuadorian winger could be leaving the Premier League for Real Madrid, after the Spanish club reportedly bid £16m. Valencia impressed for the Latics against Manchester United on Wednesday night, and it was thought that performance had made the Reds themselves the frontrunners in the race to sign him, but Real scout Miguel Portugal was also at the JJB stadium and yesterday held a meeting with Wigan's chief executive Brenda Spencer about the player...
Carlo Ancelotti will hold talks this weekend with AC Milan boss Silvio Berlusconi about his future with the club that could pave the way for him to join Chelsea in the close season, replacing interim boss Guus Hiddink. Should the 49-year-old remain with the San Siro club, despite being told by Roman Abramovich that he is the number one choice for the Stamford Bridge hotseat, then the attention is expected to turn to Frank Rijkaard, the former Dutch international and Barcelona boss... ·
