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K.Dub:
^Who? :P

Elano:

--- Quote from: K.Dub on June 04, 2008, 12:06:12 PM ---^Who? :P

--- End quote ---
::)

es-jay:
so i guess Elano's sources were correct, however the price the "source" quoted was incorrect:

Tottenham agree Dos Santos deal


Dos Santos is renowned for his dribbling skills

Tottenham will sign forward Giovani dos Santos from Barcelona, subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms.

The Mexico international will sign a five-year deal in a move which will cost an initial £4.7m and could rise to £8.6m depending on appearances.

Barcelona have retained the right to 20% of any fee should the 19-year-old move on from Spurs in the first two years of his spell with the club.

And they will get 10% of any fee if he is sold later in his contract.

Dos Santos first joined Barcelona in 2002 and came through the youth ranks at the Nou Camp.

He broke into the first-team under former boss Frank Rijkaard last season and made 16 starts in all competitions and came on as a substitute 22 times in the campaign.

Dos Santos also scored a hat-trick in the final league game of the season as Barca beat Murcia 5-3.

The winger, who can also play up front or behind a main striker, helped Mexico to win the World under-17 championship in Peru in 2005.

He is regarded as a promising talent but appears to have been allowed to leave by the Nou Camp oufit as they also have youngsters Lionel Messi and Bojan Krkic in their ranks.

South American football reporter Tim Vickery told BBC Sport: "He is the son of Brazil international Zizinho, but he plays for Mexico - and masterminded the 3-0 win over Brazil in the final of the 2005 World Under-17 Cup.

"He is a slight figure with a terrific burst of acceleration and he has a superb left foot."



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7440216.stm

K.Dub:
£4.7 for a talent like Giovani? And why did he choose Tottenham of all clubs?
Did Laporta and/or Guardiola freeze him out of the club?

KURUPTION-81:
Milan claim they have been given the go-ahead by Chelsea to open talks with Didier Drogba over a possible move to the Rossoneri.



Drogba is believed to be one of Milan's top summer transfer targets as they look to improve on a disappointing campaign last term when they missed out on qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.


The Ivory Coast international's future has been the subject of intense speculation for some time with the player admitting he is unsettled at Stamford Bridge.


Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani told Sky Sports News earlier this week that he had met with Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon to discuss some matters.


Galliani claims Chelsea have given them the green light to begin discussions with Drogba, but have blocked any move to bring Andrei Shevchenko back to the San Siro.


"Chelsea have authorised us to open negotiations with Drogba," Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport.


"Unfortunately, the response we feared came (for Shevchenko). Chelsea consider Andrei unsellable. This epilogue makes us very sad."


Galliani also revealed that Milan had started talks with Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o.


Eto'o could leave Barca this summer as the Catalan titans plan to rebuild their squad after a trophyless season last term.


However, Galliani claims Milan face competition from a number of English clubs to sign Cameroon international Eto'o.

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