The Soccer365 Grapevine
2008-07-08 13:33:00
According to Luis Bueno, Mexico strike ace and former Rapids & Wizards target Jared Borgetti is in deep discussions with both Houston and San Jose...
With the stakes rising fast, Middlesborough are upping their pitch for Heerenveen's U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley...
FC Copenhagen have continued scouting Houston Dynamo star Dwayne De Rosario...
In addition to the kick-up of Brad Guzan-to-Aston Villa speculation, Martin O'Neill is also pondering ousted Spurs netminder Paul Robinson and a loan deal for Man United prodigy Ben Foster...
Also being linked with Villans? Sheffield Wednesday's U.S. international Frank Simek...
Russia left-sider Yuri Zhirkov looks set to dismiss winks from Lyon and Palermo to sit down with Inter Milan...
Speaking of Euro 2008 stars, Spain forward Daniel Guiza has apparently brushed aside offers that sprung up in the wake of their Euro 2008 championship and will finally complete a €17 million move to Fenerbahce in the coming days...
Meanwhile, Fener old-timer Roberto Carlos is claiming Chelsea interest...
Fast Ligue 1 returnees Nantes are trying to bring over Poland handyman Mariusz Lewandowski from Shakhtar Donetsk and Croatia striker-on-the-mend Ivan Klasnic from Werder Bremen...
Liverpool may again raid La Liga, with Valencia's David Silva and Espanyol's Albert Riera the marks...
Porto have struck up an interest in Standard Liege goal monster Milan Jovanovic...
Regional rivals Blackburn and Bolton could duke it out for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Simon Vukcevic...
Atletico Madrid would love to continue their reloading project with the capture of Hamburg talisman Rafael van der Vaart...
Also in Rojiblanco rumours, Ze Castro could leave Atletico, with Deportivo, Monaco and PSG watching the scene unfold...
Likewise, Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath hopes to extened their summer shopping spree by luring Javier Saviola from Real Madrid...
Everton are hoping to land Darren Fletcher from Manchester United...
How to pay for such a swoop? Both Sunderland and Wigan may be willing to ante up as much as £10 million for Toffees forward Andy Johnson...
Celtic and Rangers look ready to battle for the signature of Watford center back Danny Shittu...
The Hoops may also turn to Auxerre's Romania defender Gabriel Tamas, who is on the transfer list at Auxerre...
Liverpool keeper Charles Itandje could join the Galatasaray summer conga line...
An intriguing potential development in France: could rebuilding Paris St. Germain actually grab Sidney Govou away from Lyon?
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