Transfer rumours and football gossip - June 22
CRISTIANO Ronaldo wants to move from Manchester United to Real Madrid as a reward for his loyalty, Arsenal boss Arsene Wegner will authorise Emmanuel Adebayor's transfer while bringing in Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz as a replacement, and Liverpool, Chelsea and Man Utd head queue for Hamburg's Rafael van der Vaart.
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Argentina forward Carlos Tevez could leave Old Trafford unless Manchester United offer him a new deal before the end of the year. - News of the World
Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are set for a 15m battle to sign Hamburg's Dutch international midfielder Dutch forward Rafael van der Vaart. - News of the World
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will authorise the 25m sale of Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor later this month - while seeking to buy Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn Rovers. - The Mail on Sunday
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo will this week demand Manchester United sell him to Real Madrid - as a reward for his loyalty to the Old Trafford club. - News of the World
A source close to Cristiano Ronaldo says that he does not want to leave Manchester United under a cloud. - News of the World
Real Madrid have told Cristiano Ronaldo that he should attempt to force Manchester United into selling him or to formally demand a transfer. - Sunday Telegraph
Cristiano Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, stands to earn an astonishing 10m if he can engineer a world record 70m move to Real Madrid. - The Mail on Sunday
Manchester City and Everton head the race to sign 8m-rated Dejan Stankovic from Inter Milan. - Various
Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan is preparing a 6m swoop for Tottenham's out-of-favour winger Aaron Lennon. - News of the World
Newcastle United are also still in the fight with North East rivals Sunderland for the 10m transfer of Celtic's Aiden McGeady. - News of the World
Everton and Newcastle United are still in the hunt for Orlando Engelaar, the Dutch international midfielder. - The Sunday Times
Milan Baros tops Bolton's wanted list, with the Trotters set to spend 4.5m on Lyon's former Liverpool and Aston Villa striker, who spent part of last season on loan at Portsmouth. - News of the World
Tottenham are stepping up their interest in Real Zaragoza's 10m-rated striker Diego Milito. - The Observer
Aston Villa and Middlesbrough are interested in Spurs keeper Paul Robinson. - The Observer
Hull City are ready to challenge Cardiff City for Rangers hitman Kris Boyd with a 3m bid for the Scotland international. - News of the World
FOOTBALL GOSSIP
Everton boss David Moyes is set for showdown talks with club officials over his summer spending plans. - News of the World
England's top clubs are set to declare war on Europe over the alleged tapping-up of their players. - Sunday Express
Arsenal chiefs are resigned to losing their fight to keep the club out of foreign hands. - Sunday Express
New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has promised Manchester United: "You won't win a battle of wills with Cristiano Ronaldo." - Sunday Express
AND THE REST
Fulham are using routefinder websites to verify expenses, with a new gadget checking out distances made by coaching staff and scouts. - News of the World
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