"It is out of the question," he said. "It's only a rumour. We received no offer whatsoever."
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"It is out of the question," he said. "It's only a rumour. We received no offer whatsoever."
Reports had claimed the subject was raised while the clubs negotiated the loan of the goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.
"Everything has a price and certain prices could make me have second thoughts," he said. "I'll repeat the minimum fee we could accept, and that's €22m."
‘Cup fever’ takes hold of the Divs already. KKK:
“We are three games away from a possible game at the Millenium Stadium so of course I think with the big guns resting players that we have a great chance of winning this trophy.”
From the Sun:
Soccer bad boy Mark Bosnich was arrested last night over an alleged attack on troubled former girlfriend Sophie Anderton.
The sacked Chelsea goalkeeper, 31, was quizzed after the couple had a fierce row at his plush London flat. Addiction-plagued beauty Sophie, 26 was treated in hospital for a leg injury after the bust-up.
Stunning former bra model Sophie had gone to the Knightsbridge flat to sort out some belongings following the final break-up.
Things are believed to have turned nasty and police were called just after 6.30pm. Bosnich is thought to have fled but was arrested about 90 minutes later.
Meanwhile Sophie was taken by ambulance to nearby Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Scotland Yard said: “Police were called to reports of an assault upon a female by a male. The victim was offered medical treatment and taken to a London hospital and assessed. Police arrested a male in connection with an allegation of assault.”
Sophie’s injuries were not believed to have been life threatening or caused by a weapon.
A pal said: “She hadn’t spoken to him for a couple of weeks and returned to sort stuff out. She just wanted to talk about their relationship and collect some belongings.”
Last night Sophie was thought to be recovering with friends and Bosnich was still being questioned.
In an interview, Sophie accused the player of being a “disturbing” freak who often walked around the flat holding an air pistol.
Also from the Sun:
David Beckham fears for Rio Ferdinand’s career after his missed drugs test. He said:
“You always hope that players don’t get long bans, it’s his career. We will support him through thick and thin. That’s what friends are for.
“I know Rio really well. Of course he is down about the whole situation but he will get through it, he is a strong lad.”
From the Telegraph:
Gerard Houllier revealed yesterday that Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard were both close to signing new deals at Liverpool amid reports that the two England internationals were unhappy with the club and stalling over contracts.
Houllier said: "Both Michael and Stevie are important assets for the club and they both want to stay. They are still young, even if they've reached quite a good level from the international point of view, so I'm happy that they want to stay."
From the Guardian:
Juventus yesterday unveiled plans for the refurbishment of the Stadio delle Alpi as the club try to put an end to television images of row upon row of empty seats at their home games.
Juve signed a 99-year lease with the city of Turin in July to take control of the stadium and the land around it and will refurbish the existing 70,000 facility by reducing capacity as well as creating a commercial area with shopping and restaurants. Juventus's chief executive Antonio Giraudo said a renovated Stadio delle Alpi "will have a maximum capacity of 41,000 seats".
Construction, which will include removing the athletics track surrounding the pitch, is scheduled to begin in May or June after the current season has finished.
"A bigger capacity wouldn't make sense," Giraudo said at a meeting of the club's board of directors, citing such factors as Juve's declining number of season ticket holders and the increasing number of fans following matches on pay-per-view TV. He said Juventus sold 28,500 season tickets for this term, compared with 33,000 last time.
Juve have also confirmed the resignation of Saadi Gaddafi from the club's board. The son of the Libyan leader was forced to cut his ties with Juventus over the summer so that he could play for their fellow Serie A club Perugia, although he has yet to appear in a competitive match.