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Posted by Jon Carter on 08/12/2009

Chelsea have been pretty quiet thus far in the transfer window, so news that one of their best performing players from last season could be leaving seems a little odd.

Jose Bosingwa has been linked with a move away from the club, despite the fact that the Blues failed to land Glen Johnson before he chose to head to Anfield, and Bayern Munich are keen. The Daily Mail reckon that £!5m is enough to tempt Roman into a sale, although there's no talk of a replacement at the Bridge.

In other Chelsea news, with Carlo Ancelotti's arrival, it appears that Andriy Shevchenko will see out the final year of his contract after rejecting a move to former club Dynamo Kiev, that's in the Daily Star.

They missed out on Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi, according to the Sun. But a big name could yet arrive at the Bridge before the window closes.

AC Milan could move for David Beckham again, but the Daily Mail are not the first, or the last, to link the England midfielder with a move to Italy before the World Cup begins.

Manchester City, meanwhile, are still pushing Joleon Lescott for a move, say the Times. The Everton defender has handed in a written transfer request, so all they need to do is persuade David Moyes that he can let him go. Not easy.

Aston Villa are keen to push for the Champions League next season, despite losing Gareth Barry. They are bolstering their side with a few squad players, but Blackburn aren't happy that one of those is Stephen Warnock. The Daily Mirror say that Rovers want an amazing £12m for him.

The Guardian think that £12m is much better spent towards Tottenham midfielders David Bentley and Jermaine Jenas.

Tall defenders are on the shopping list for Arsene Wenger, so 6ft 4in Borussia Dortmund centre-back Neven Subotic could be lined up, say the Daily Mail. £12m is a popular figure today, but Fulham are adamant that Brede Hangeland won't go unless Arsenal shatter the club's £12m record for a departing player, so the Gunners will need more cash.

And finally, Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has long harboured a wish to play for England (at least since Iker Casillas has been nailing down the first-team spot for Spain anyway), but the Sun carry the news that Fabio Capello has KO'd the idea anyway. Good thing too, given the national side have a host of young keepers who should be ahead of him in the queue.

Capello said: "He is Spanish. He is Spanish and plays for Arsenal. I know who my World Cup keeper will be." Although it would be nice if he let everyone else know.

Comments

Posted by Lawrence Godfrey Ibeh on 08/19/2009

If Manuel Almunia is in good form and meets all d naturalization requirements,i think he should be capped.England must borrow a leaf from France if they want to win the World Cup they last won in the 60's.

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