Reports this morning suggest that Luis Felipe Scolari is not developing Chelsea through evolution but revolution. Didier Drogba can apparently be bought for £22m, which may be of interest to AC Milan. However, the Italians baulked at making a £24m bid for the Togolese striker so may not be able to fund the purchase of [...]

Emmanuel Adebayor continues to agitate for a move away from Arsenal to join Barcelona with his agent claiming that the motivation for his client is to play at a higher sporting level and nothing to do with the offer from that Catalans that would almost triple his wages.
Arsenal have reportedly offered the Togolese international a [...]

Manchester City have broken their club transfer fee record by signing Jo from CSKA Moscow for £19m but at what price? Whilst his record in Moscow was impressive, 30 goals in 53 games is not to be sniffed at is the money that has been paid obtaining best value or will he be an expensive [...]

Like a spurned lover, Rafa Benitez continues to court Aston Villa in the hope of seducing them with enough money for the transfer of Gareth Barry to Anfield. Following the weekend’s stories in the press, Barry’s position at the club seems untenable with criticism of Martin O’Neill not likely to have sat well with the [...]

The Portuguese Football Federation has identified Carlos Queiroz as the most likely successor to Luis Felipe Scolari following his decision to join Chelsea. The Manchester United Assistant Manager had been believed to be Sir Alex Ferguson’s chosen successor when he eventually retires.
If the reports are correct, it puts Ferguson in an invidious position. On the [...]

David Villa has dashed the dreams of supporters of Europe’s biggest clubs by stating his desire to remain at the Mestalla for the coming season. Having finished Euro2008 as top scorer, Villa has been heavily linked with a move away with the Premier League,  Barcelona or Real Madrid favoured destinations in those reports.
However, in response [...]

Emmanuel Adebayor’s future was thrown into the air yesterday as AC Milan pulled out of the race to sign the Togolese international. Adriano Galliani said,
Adebayor is overridden by continuous requests for €45 million; these figures are impossible for clubs in Italy
That figure is impossibly high and suggests that Galliani has been reading too many press [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson sought to explain his inactivity this summer in the transfer market by blaming Euro2008. Speaking at his Charity Golf Day in Loch Lomond, Ferguson said,
The European Championships derails transfer activity. Nothing really happens when the Championships are on. Obviously now that is all over, people settle down. Managers are back at their [...]

Rafa Benitez is determined to put right the inconsistent form in the Premier League by overhauling his squad. To what effect remains to be seen. Having dabbled with the odd low-key signing thus far, Benitez is looking to up the ante with two potential signings arriving at Anfield in the near future.
Gareth Barry publicly talked [...]

Chelsea have completed the signing of Deco from Barcelona for a fee of £8m. The transfer represents Felipe Scholari’s first activity in his new job yet creates doubts about the future of other creative midfielders at the club.
There have been strong media links between Frank Lampard and Internazionale, reuniting the England midfielder with his old [...]