Transfer Rumours
La Liga Review's regular look at the Spanish football papers sees Lyon's Benzema being linked with Barcelona; Real Madrid ready to get involved in a legal battle with Sevilla for Spain's top goal scorer Luis Fabiano; Aguero going nowhere and Luis Aragones saying that Raul is past it...
Transfer Rumours
La Liga Review looks at what is making the headlines in the Madrid football press: MARCA claim David Capel is offered to Real Madrid for 12 million euros and that Aragones will not be bugged in to taking Raúl to Austria; while AS wipe the tears from its Getafe loving eyes to curse those 'Germans from the dark side of football'...
La Liga Review's regular look at Spanish Football's front pages sees everyone at Real Madrid with an eye for Cristiano Ronaldo; Mijatovic eyeing up Drogba, Ricardo Carvalho and Ballack; Getafe like the look of Guardiola; Barcelona staring at death or glory against Schalke while Robinho and Ramos are being shown the door at the Bernabeu. Oh....and Ronaldinho's off to Milan. Apparently.
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Getafe's European success and transfer rumours dominate La Liga Review's round up of Spain's sports papers. After yesterday's claims in SPORT that Dani Alves was going to Barcelona, AS now reckons he's going to Madrid. Elswehere, Real Madrid are keen on Aguero and Henry's 'charisma' appeals to Seattle....
Continue reading "Paper Review: Alves to Madrid and Pellegrini on Barça's List" »
La Liga Review's daily look at what the Spanish football papers are making up: There's plenty of transfer gossip as, apparently, Real Madrid and Chelsea are 'At War' over Huntelaar, Barcelona have an agreement with Dani Alves and poor old Schuster just needs a cuddle...
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Transfer Rumours
La Liga Review considers the claim, made by the former agent of Cesc Fabregas, that there is a clause in the player's contract that guarantees FC Barcelona will have first refusal on the player should he ever wish to leave Arsenal.....
La Liga Review's round up of the Spanish football front pages sees plenty of Real Madrid transfer gossip as the club goes 'shopping in Rome', while the Catalans celebrate beating Schalke with Bojan 'Saving Rijkaard's head' - for now. Oh...and Schuster 'knows Real Madrid are the best'...
Continue reading "Real Madrid Eye De Rossi, Aquilani & Huntelaar - Barça have Bojan" »
La Liga Review indulges in its daily look at whatever stuff and nonsense the Spanish Football papers happening to be making up today. The Catalan papers line up Guardiola, Laudrup or Laurent Blanc for the manager's role at Barcelona, while the Madrid press indulge in a bit of transfer gossip and link David Villa with Real Madrid. Manwhile Jose Antonio Reyes casts aspersions on Mrs Aguirre's occupation...
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La Liga Review's round up of what's being made up in the Spanish football papers sees Ronaldinho's brother announce, then deny, that the player will exercise FIFA clause 17 to fight for his right to party; an 'act of Terrorism' inflicted upon Betis; Real Madrid targeting Benzema, Poulsen and Alves. And could there really be someone Xavi at Chelsea?
Normal service resumes after some sort of accord momentarily broke out yesterday and the Spanish football papers from Barcelona and Madrid have returned to their trenches either side of the 
great divide. Marca and AS both focus upon Spain's 1-0 win over Italy, while in Barcelona, Sport and MD pretend it never happened and concentrate on transfer gossip. So, it's Benzema and Diego for Barcelona, Schuster and Cannavaro for the chop, Ronaldinho for Chelsea, Xabi Alonso and Fabiano for Madrid and De La Red for Liverpool: all in our paper review.....Oh,and how could we forget?: Ronnie likes girls.
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Today is one of those rare occasions when the Sports papers in Barcelona and Madrid are actually in agreement with one another: both Marca and Mundo Deportivo claim that Rafa Benitez is being tapped up as the next manager of FC Barcelona, while everyone agrees that it's curtains for Ronaldinho…
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Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
There are number of reports in the British press suggesting that both Chelsea and Arsenal are keen on securing the services of FC Barcelona's academy graduate Gai Assulin. La Liga Review speaks exclusively to the head of youth development at Barcelona's youth academy 'La Masia'...
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Spanish Football Transfer Rumours & Player Profile
La Liga Review understands that Tottenham Hotspur have issued an ultimatum to Espanyol’s Cameroonian goalkeeper Carlos Kameni. The premiership club's interest in the player has been widely reported, however sources close to Espanyol are claiming that Spurs are not willing to wait until the summer for a decision from the player and have told his agent that they require a definitive answer in the next few days...
Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
The Madrid press are claiming that Werder Bremen's Brazilian playmaker Diego will be plying his trade in La Liga at the start of next season: in spite of signing a new contract with the German club, the player's Father has said that his boy fancies a spell at the Bernabeu...
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Spanish Transfer Rumours
David Villa has reacted to the numerous reports claiming that the player has stated his desire to leave Valencia football club at the end of the current La Liga season. The Spanish international striker had been reported as being so fed up with life in La Liga, under Ronald Koeman, that he is now open to offers from other clubs. The British media have jumped in with both feet and decided that David Villa is Liverpool, Chelsea or Tottenham bound. It's not what you think says Villa...
Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
Reports in the Spanish press suggest that Emanuelle Eboue of Arsenal and Chelsea's Frank Lampard are the latest names to surface this week as potential recruits for Barcelona Football Club. La Liga Review wonders if there really is any truth in this sudden deluge of transfer speculation, or is it just a way of getting Frank Rijkaard and his current crop of players out of the spotlight?
Spanish Football News Round-up
La Liga Review looks at the front pages of Spain's four leading sports dailies, before carting them off to the recycling bin where they belong. Amongst a whole bunch of made up stuff that passes as news, we have Mourinho lined up for the Manager's role at Barcelona, Fabiano signing for Real Madrid, a statue in honour of Laudrup and Barcelona signing Ribery, Benzema, Alves and just about everyone else in Europe...
La Liga Transfer Rumours
According to reports in the Madrid sports paper AS, Spurs face competition from Valencia in their bid to sign Carlos Kameni from Espanyol…
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Spanish Football Transfer Gossip
La Liga Review thinks the agent of Uruguay international Martin Caceres has been a bit busy over the last couple of days as stories linking him with both Chelsea and Real Madrid are appearing in both the British and Spanish press…
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Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
La Liga Review responds to emails asking us to assess reports that Juande Ramos has his eye on La Liga based Argentine pair Diego Milito and Daniel 'Cata' Diaz...
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Spanish Football Transfer Gossip
Reports in Spain claim that Rafa Benitez is keen on bringing Mallorca's young Argentine forward Oscar Trejo to Anfield as part of a loan agreement…
Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
According to reports in the Spanish press, Sevilla's Luis Fabiano is a transfer target for Real Madrid. The Brazilian international forward is enjoying a tremendous season and the Manchester City and Tottenham target is currently La Liga's leading goal scorer - or Pichichi as it is known in Spain…
Spanish Football Transfer Gossip
La Liga Review doubts Scottish press reports that the Republic of Ireland and Celtic Winger Aiden McGeady is a target for Spanish side Espanyol …
Spanish Football Transfers
La Liga Review has received a number of e-mails asking us what's happening with Ignasi Miquel, a story we covered here a few weeks ago about the Catalan youngster who had reportedly joined Arsenal from UD Cornella in Barcelona.
Spanish Football Transfer Gossip
Robinho is flourishing at Real Madrid under Bernd Schuster and the Brazilian's creativity and goals have salvaged some otherwise poor performances by the Merengues. However, as his agent reveals, the player very nearly joined Arsenal in the summer...
Spanish Football Transfer Gossip
According to Catalan television reports, FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Sevilla´s Christian Poulsen....
Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
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Tottenham Hotspur are thought to be amongst a number of clubs interested in Esteban Granero after the midfielder's agent claimed that the London club had made contact in the Summer....
Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
Aside from wondering what on earth Valencia's Hildebrand was doing 'passing' the ball to Espanyol's Luis Garcia, the assembled press in montjuic were busy speculating as to who the representatives of Tottenham and Manchester United were at the game to see.
Some insisted that it must have been Carlos Kameni, with the Espanyol keeper's agent also seen at the match. Others insisted that Spurs were there keeping an eye on Dani Jarque who's injury prevented a move to London taking place in January.
However, one lone scribbler who had made his way up from Valencia was adamant that both Premiership clubs were keen on David Villa.
Who says we don't like to gossip? It's not as if we've anything better to be doing.
Esteban Granero may not be too well known outside of La Liga, in spite of his impressive performances for Getafe this season, but he has not gone unnoticed by Bernd Schuster. The Real Madrid coach has insisted that the young midfielder return to Real once his loan spell ends in June, and that could mean the name Granero is one that we will soon be hearing a great deal more of in the future…
TRANSFER GOSSIP
According to Spanish press reports, Arsenal have been watching Elche's goalkeeper Willy Caballero, whilst Chelsea are keen on 15 year old Marc Muniesa of Barcelona...
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Transfer Rumours
Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon has moved to end speculation that he will be making a move in this summer’s transfer market for Manchester United’s Ronaldo and Kaka of AC Milan. In an online Q & A session, Calderon declared “Signing Kaka is impossible!”
Spanish Football Transfer Rumours
Arsene Wenger could be about to sign another Catalan teenager, if reports in the Barcelona press are correct. Mundo Deportivo claim that Arsenal’s Spanish scout, Francis Cagigao has identified 15 year old Ignasi Miquel, who currently plays for Cornellà, as the next Spanish starlet to follow in the footsteps of Cesc Fabregas and Fran Merida to the London club .
According to press reports, the player’s representative Joseba Diaz, Francis Cagigao and Arsene Wenger are currently holding talks at Arsenals London Colney training ground, with a view to a possible agreement with the youngster who will turn 16 in October.
Ronaldo stays: Capello has a use for Guti: Woodgate, Gravesen and Baptista could be off whilst Joaquin makes his way to Valencia.
It appears that Milan have decided not to pursue their interest in Ronaldo at Real Madrid after failing to agree a fee for the Brazilian after the Spanish club demanded 30 million euros for the player. Milan are reported to have focused upon Ricardo Oliveira of Real Betis as an alternative and hope to secure the player for around 15 million euros. Oliveira already has one foot out of the door in Seville after going ‘missing’ for the entire pre-season.
Meanwhile, Fabio Capello has attempted to silence the critics on Guti’s behalf, claiming that “If I can’t find a use for him then I’ll just have to make something up”.
Real Madrid fans have demonstrated just how patient they are prepared to be with the new manager after whistling the team off the pitch at the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening and many continue to demand “Where’s Kaka?”
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