Ancelotti is keen to appoint Filippo Galli, who was his assistant at AC Milan, as his number two at Stamford Bridge.

Yeah I know it's hard to find good ones on YT i'll have a look though!

However, Ancelotti's Chelsea move could be in doubt after Real Madrid declared their interest in the Italian.

Alan Shearer looks set to turn down the chance to become the permanent manager of Newcastle unless owner Mike Ashley can quickly offload the club at a knockdown price. (Daily Express)

Former England and Chelsea boss Glenn Hoddle has launched a bid to become the new Celtic manager. (Scottish Sun)

Ahhh iceman you posted it correct, just that there are two ways to post a youtube video.

Everton manager David Moyes has denied any interest in joining Celtic but indicated that he was sounded out by his former club. (the Herald)

Bobby Gould is Chelseas worst manager.

MAnaging 2 games and losing both in 1981.

He was the (caretaker) until the next manager took over.

MILAN DOWNBEAT ON KAKA

The future of Kaka remains shrouded in doubt after AC Milan general manager Adriano Galliani hinted it would be hard to turn down a substantial offer for the Brazilian this summer.

Kaka has long been a target of Real Madrid while Chelsea are expected to manifest their own interest having appointed Carlo Ancelotti as their manager.

And Galliani could not rule out a sale as he predicts a mass exodus from Serie A if nothing is done to improve the whole footballing infrastructure in Italy.

"With the risk of sounding boring, if we continue like this, we will become a small league," he said.

"We have had requests for Kaka and Pato from two of Europe's biggest clubs and we will try and resist the assault from these European clubs who have more money than us.

"But there is an uneven playing field.

"I remember when we signed (Marco) van Basten and we competed with Barcelona for his signature, and he chose us.

"Today, Barcelona and Real Madrid have an income which is double that of ours."

Not only do the clubs in Spain and England earn more money from television revenue and marketing than the leading Serie A sides, but they can also offer more attractive wages due to more beneficial taxation rules and this, according to Galliani, is pricing Italian clubs out of the market.

"In the mid to long term, players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not going to come here," he said.

"Thierry Henry had the same offer from Milan than he did from Barcelona but he told us he could get 50% more in Spain, so he joined Barcelona.

"We have got to ask ourselves why nobody is thinking of coming here.

"The problem with Kaka and Pato is a bigger issue. You can discover any player you like but if you cannot pay them the wages of a big club, then they go somewhere else.

"That was the case with Cristiano Ronaldo with Sporting Lisbon and Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Ajax. They had to move on."

Even Milan's new coach Leonardo seemed sceptical about having Kaka in his squad next season.

He said: "I think that Kaka, like any world-class player, is always wanted by other clubs.

"He is a man who will always be in the market. I cannot deny that I hope he continues to play for us as he is a key player for this club.

"But it is normal that he is wanted on the market."

However, despite confirming there is interest from other clubs for Kaka and Pato, Galliani insists "no contract has been signed with anybody else" as yet.

"Kaka is a Milan player," he affirmed.

"The fact other clubs are so interested in our players proves that we were right to sign them."

HOOPS FACE FIGHT FOR MARTINEZ

Celtic will face competition from Wigan and Real Sociedad if they continue to pursue Swansea manager Roberto Martinez.

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has revealed he had rejected a request from Celtic to speak to the Spaniard about the vacant managerial role at Parkhead.

But Jenkins added Sociedad had also enquired about his manager while he expects Wigan to follow suit in the coming days.

Martinez enjoyed a successful playing spell at Wigan, who are expected to have a vacancy of their own after accepting a compensation package from Sunderland that will allow Steve Bruce to move to the Stadium of Light.

However, Celtic may yet be allowed to speak to Martinez as Jenkins admitted he would perform a U-turn if the 35-year-old insists on speaking to the Glasgow club when he returns from holiday.

"I'll probably speak to him (Martinez) between now and Wednesday but later on in the week he'll be back home to run through his thoughts with me," Jenkins said.

"First and foremost, it's about his position here and how we see that, and we'll consider all that first.

"I think you've got to respect that type of club Celtic are and what opportunities exist - perhaps not in the league but certainly in the Champions League - and the size of the club.

"Naturally, I suppose that interest would require anybody to sit and consider their position.

"It's basically up to him how he sees it, I think there's certainly no possibility of us forcing any issue. Roberto has got to consider his future and where his commitment lies."

Martinez led the Welsh club to the League One title in his first full season in charge and took them to eighth place in their debut season in the Coca-Cola Championship.

That record is likely to see him installed as one of the favourites for the Wigan job should Bruce's departure be confirmed.

When asked if he had taken a call from Wigan chairman Dave Whelan, Jenkins told BBC Sport Wales: "I'd probably be surprised if I didn't have one but again we'll have to see what happens over the next few days.

"We'll do everything in our power to keep him (Martinez) but ultimately it always comes down to the individual himself, how he feels and what we wants to do and what he wants to do with the next step of his career."

Jenkins has also spoken to Sociedad about Martinez, who had a brief and largely unsuccessful spell at Motherwell before being made redundant when the club went into administration in April 2002.

"We have had a few brief calls, nothing more than that, which is quite natural with the season we've had and the publicity he's had," Jenkins said.

"He's probably quite high on a number of people's lists which is good in one respect but obviously it can also be bad in some other ways."

Celtic refused to confirm the approach and whether others were in the offing, but it is the most concrete development in their hunt to replace Gordon Strachan, who quit last week.

Owen Coyle looks set to pledge his future to Burnley after apparently rejecting overtures from Celtic, while West Brom continue to insist there has been no approach for former Hoops defender Tony Mowbray, who has two years left on his contract.

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee and Craig Levein also continue to be linked with the post but the Dundee United boss denied any knowledge of interest from Celtic, or indeed from Aberdeen as they seek to replace Jimmy Calderwood.

"I was down in England at the races at the weekend and every Scottish punter I met mentioned either Aberdeen or Celtic," Levein told the Dundee Evening Telegraph.

"Them mentioning it was the first time I'd heard and they are the only people who've spoken to me about it."

Everton manager David Moyes yesterday ruled himself out of the running.

"There may well have been an inquiry from Celtic but that doesn't interest me," Moyes said.

"I am the Everton manager and I am a really loyal person."

Johhny! Been reading it, you will have plenty to write about soon.

QUAGLIARELLA JOINS NAPOLI

Italy international Fabio Quagliarella has joined Napoli from Udinese in a five-year deal.

The 26-year-old was Udinese's top scorer this season with 13 goals.

He will play under coach Roberto Donadoni at Napoli, the former Italy boss who selected Quagliarella to play at Euro 2008.

"I am very happy," said Quagliarella. "This is what I wanted.

"This is a dream come true.

"I have always been a Napoli supporter."

Napoli endured a disappointing campaign finishing 12th in the Serie A standings, with 12 wins collected in 38 games.

HANNOVER SWOOP FOR HAGGUI

Hannover have signed Karim Haggui from Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen.

The Tunisia international has signed a two-year contract with the Reds after his expiring contract with Leverkusen was not extended.

"He should stabilise our defence," said Hannover coach Dieter Hecking on the club's website.

Haggui, who previously played for Racing Strasbourg in France, becomes Hannover's second acquisition this summer following the arrival of Valdet Rama from Ingolstadt.

"Karim will certainly help Hannover," said Hannover's director of sport Jorg Schmadtke.

"He is young yet he still has a wealth of international experience and always gives it his best."

The 25-year-old defender has appeared 53 times for Tunisia and was part of the squad which won the African Nations Cup in 2004.

KHIZANISHVILI SEEKS ROVERS TALKS

Zurab Khizanishvili admits he is to seek talks with Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce after growing frustrated with a lack of first-team football at Ewood Park.

The Georgia international made just three league starts last season and while he remains happy at the club he wants to know what role he will play next year.

"It has been a little bit frustrating because the football side of things has not been going as I hoped it might be," he told the Lancashire Telegraph.

"The season though is finished so we will see what happens next season.

"There is no point talking about what happened in the past.

"I still have a two-year contract with Blackburn, it is up to them really, so all I can do is look forward.

"I don't know if I will still be here next season. All I can say is I have a contract so I am a Blackburn Rovers player.

"I want to play here, but that is my opinion, I don't know what the club are thinking so we will have to talk and see what happens from there.

"I still like it at Blackburn. I am not unhappy; I just wish I was playing a bit more."

ROCHA RELEASED BY SPURS

Tottenham have released Portuguese centre-back Ricardo Rocha after his contract expired.

The 30-year-old defender joined Spurs two and a half years ago but struggled to hold down a regular place and only made 18 appearances.

Reserve team players Simon Dawkins, Kyle Fraser-Allen, Cian Hughton, Danny Hutchins, David Hutton, Jacques Maghoma and Takura Mtandari have also been released, along with Academy players Saulo Asajile, Mark Clare, James Dalton and Ajet Shehu.

McCAFFREY PENS NEW SAINTS DEAL

St Johnstone centre-back Stuart McCaffrey has signed a one-year contract extension to his existing deal with the newly-promoted SPL club.

The former Inverness defender, who turned 30 on Saturday, was already committed to the McDiarmid Park outfit for their first campaign back in the Scottish top-flight.

However, McCaffrey has now signed up the following season in Perth as well, taking his deal up to summer 2011.

The Glaswegian told the club website: "I'm delighted to have committed myself to the club beyond the forthcoming season.

"It caps a great year for me which I have thoroughly enjoyed and I would like to thank the chairman and manager for their efforts in offering me this chance."

i know i cant wait! thursday is gonna be mad :hello:

VUCINIC COMMITS TO ROMA

Mirko Vucinic has signed a two-year contract extension with Roma to keep him at the club until summer 2013.

The Montenegrin forward scored 11 Serie A goals this season to finish as the Giallorossi's second top scorer behind captain Francesco Totti.

The 25-year-old joined the Eternal City outfit from Lecce three years ago.

The Giallorossi finished sixth in the Serie A standings and will play in the Europa League next term.

NOVO RULES OUT GERS EXIT

Nacho Novo hopes to become a regular starter in the Rangers side next term and would like to stay at Ibrox until he retires.

The Spanish forward has been with the club since 2004 but has fallen down the pecking order after a season blighted by injuries.

He came off the substitutes' bench to score a spectacular winner in Saturday's Scottish Cup final against Falkirk and has now set his sights on a long future with Walter Smith's side.

The 30-year-old's contract expires next summer and there has been reported interest from clubs across the continent, including Deportivo La Coruna.

However, Novo admits it would break his heart to ever leave Rangers and he is keen to stay and play a more important role.

"I don't know how it will feel when it's my time to leave. I feel so much for this club I would die for it. It's as simple as that. And I'm not just saying that - I actually mean it," Novo told the Daily Record.

"Some people might say things like that just to sound good but I'm straightforward. I never want to leave this place. The fans are the best in the world and I just love playing for them. If I got my way then I would retire here. I never want to be anywhere else.

"Yes, sometimes it's hard for me when I'm not playing many games but I am the kind of person who never gives up. I want to prove to the manager that I should be playing."

Novo is convinced he still has a lot to offer Rangers but accepts that it could be difficult for him to become a permanent fixture in the team again.

"This year has not been the best for me. I have not played so much and I got injured at a bad time. I have found it hard and, if I'm honest, that worries me a little bit. I worry that it might be the same next season," he explained.

"I know if I get a regular chance I'll score goals for this club. I've proved that and I want to prove it again.

"I understand it's going to be another fight for me next year but I'm happy with that. It's good for players to know they can take nothing for granted - they have to go out there and earn it."

BLANC HAILS FERRARA

Juventus club administrator Jean-Claude Blanc has praised temporary coach Ciro Ferrara and revealed the former Juve star is among the candidates to guide the Turin giants next season.

Ferrara replaced sacked Claudio Ranieri earlier this month after the team's poor run of form.

Under Ferrara, Juve beat Siena 3-0 and won 2-0 against Lazio to pip AC Milan in the race to finish second in Serie A.

"It has been hard work to achieve this second position," Blanc said. "It is a great satisfaction because it has been a difficult campaign.

"This is the result of the work done by (Claudio) Ranieri and his staff.

"But after 60 days without victories, we were forced to take a decision in order to change the situation.

"Ferrara and his staff have done a good job in the last two weeks."

Bari coach Antonio Conte and Roma tactician Luciano Spalletti have been strongly linked with the Juve job this summer but Blanc insists Ferrara is also a strong contender to guide Juve.

"It's still early days," Blanc said. "We will take another 10 days to reflect before we make an important decision for the future of the club.

"Ferrara is among the candidates. He has proved his technical and leadership qualities.

"He was the coach of Juve for the last two weeks and he is a good candidate for the future."

MANCINI AGENT DISMISSES LINK

Roberto Mancini's agent has dismissed suggestions his client is set to be named manager of Sunderland.

Mancini was quoted as saying he had been offered the chance to take over at the Stadium of Light, and hinted he would relish the opportunity to return to football after a 12-month absence.

But his agent, Giorgio De Giorgis, said the Wearsiders had not been in touch.

He said: "Mancini is aware of those reports.

"But we have not received an offer, nor have we been in touch with anyone from Sunderland."

Mancini has been out of work since leaving Inter Milan last summer shortly after leading them to a third successive Serie A title.

De Giorgis confirmed there was interest in his client from England but that no formal offer had yet been put to the 44-year-old.

"There has been interest from English teams but Sunderland is not one of them," he said.

"However, no official offers have been made."

Mancini remains an outsider, with Wigan boss Steve Bruce emerging as the firm favourite for the post soon after Ricky Sbragia's resignation seven days ago.

Wigan have confirmed they will not stand in the way of Bruce providing Sunderland pay £3million in compensation.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has already given Bruce permission to talk to Sunderland, and expected a decision to be made by the end of Sunday.

Compensation would not be a factor if Sunderland were to appoint Mancini.

Bruce joined Wigan from Birmingham in November 2007, and has been a success at the JJB Stadium.

Whelan told Sportsweek on Radio Five Live: "I paid Birmingham a compensation fee and I think it is only fair they buy his contract out.

"I paid Birmingham £3million and I am asking for the same amount back.

"There are a lot of managers on the market at the moment you can get for nothing. It depends whether Sunderland feel they want to pay £3million. If they want real, real quality managers Steve is up there.

"I said to Steve and to Niall [Quinn, the Sunderland chairman] that if you are going to do a deal, do it quickly. Niall spoke to me and said, 'I understand we can't mess about on this and by Sunday evening we will have a decision for you.'"

Mancini has only limited experience of English football, having had a brief playing stint with Leicester in 2001 before going into full-time coaching.

Before joining Leicester he had a spell as player/assistant manager with Lazio, under Sven-Goran Eriksson, and later had spells as manager of Fiorentina and Lazio prior to joining Inter in 2004.

BLUES FREE NAFTI

Birmingham have released Mehdi Nafti after he fell down the pecking order under Alex McLeish.

The Tunisia international did not figure for the Blues after November and was not offered a new contract when his deal expired at the end of the season.

Despite being made available Nafti was unable to secure a move during either the January or emergency loan windows but is now on a free.

McLeish told the club's official website: "I couldn't guarantee him regular football and we're looking to do other things for next season."

OOIJER SET FOR PSV RETURN

Blackburn defender Andre Ooijer has confirmed he will be returning to PSV Eindhoven next season.

He is bringing the curtain down on three seasons with Blackburn after arriving from the Dutch club in August 2006.

Ooijer said: "It has been a difficult decision as I have had three great years at this club. But it is time for me to go home. I am just happy that Blackburn are safe.

"I am sure I have become a better person because it is a big experience to live abroad and play abroad."

Ooijer is hoping to help PSV recover from a poor season in which they finished fourth in the table.

He said: "Hopefully I can do my best and help them get back up the league again."

Ooijer is also keen to continue his international career and said: "I will do what I can to stay in there. There is a World Cup coming up and I would like to go to South Africa."

Zeta house party!

Markus, Hugo and Sean

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TUGAY SAYS ROVERS FAREWELL

Blackburn midfielder Tugay bade an emotional farewell to Ewood Park at the end of the season.

The Turkish midfielder told the Rovers fans "I love you and I'll miss you" as the strains of 'Nobody does it better' rang around the stadium.

Rovers boss Sam Allardyce had revealed in early May that the 38-year-old was set to call time on his career at the club.

Tugay spent eight years with Blackburn, having arrived from Rangers for £1.3million in 2001.

That has proven to be a snip for Rovers, with the cultured playmaker becoming a firm fans' favourite during his time in Lancashire.

Allardyce said: "Tugay can bow out gracefully after playing at the top level most of the time.

"He has had a fantastic career. But at 38 and the ever-increasing demands of the Premier League, certainly in a physical sense, it means you cannot go on forever.

"He has been a great servant to the club and if there is going to be a testimonial I don't have a problem with that."

Roberto Carlos! Fat Ronaldo! Rivaldo! Fantastic Brazilan players.

There was on player who played in the 1990 world cup and 2002 world cup, forgot his name.
Gotta love the south americans tho, fantastic players!

Bad quality but it's the best I could find.

Nottingham Forest News

Ins:

Dexter Blackstock
Lee Camp (combined 2.5mill)

Rob Jones – 1 mill
Danny Haynes – 600k (paul anderson going to swansea)
Darron Gibson – 2.5mill
Gavin Hoyte – loan
Joel Lynch – 300k
Dele Adebola – free (done deal to be announced next week)
David McGoldrick – 800k
Chris Gunter – Season Long loan

Outs:

James Perch – Portsmouth
Joe Garner – Loan
Matt Thornhill – loan –League 1/ league 2
Mark Byrne – loan – League 1/ League 2
Brendon Maloney – loan –League 1
Kelvin Wilson – 500k – not sure who to as yet
James Ried – Loan – league 1

Celtic have approached Marco van Basten to be the next celtic coach ,Win jansen as a technical Director.My mate works for a company in Rotterdam,who deal's with Players and Managers contracts.

Spurs News

HR will attempt to sell Zokora,Bentley,Bent,Jenas and others such as Boateng and Rocha in the summer, whilst he has already started plannin for next season.

In: HR will look to take advantage of Real Madrid's Presidential change, bringing in Sneijder for around 18m, raised from Jenas and Bentley.

He will also target Man Utd's Park as a replacement for Zokora at around 6m.

We did enquire about Tevez, although we were quoted to higher price,so are targeting Berbatov instead, with the price believed to be 22m, although Fergie will charge us top dollar.

HR has also been in France, scouting Taiwo, a left back with a possible 8m move to premier league, fter discussing the window with Levy.

Glasgow Rangers FC – summer transfers

I have some good contacts at Murray Park and have been told the following will happen over the summer.

Walter has now lost all patience with Alan McGregor after his latest bad press over the last week and he will now be off to either Birmingham or Spurs for around £5m+. Also out the door will go Boyd, for around £3.75m with Big Eck and Birmingham looking favourites to come back in for him and give him the £20k a week he wanted in January. Fortunately Christian Dailly has kicked his last ball for Rangers, and Hemdani, Adam, Gow, Webster, S Smith, will also be moved on.

The Barry Ferguson deals hinges on whether or not Tony Mowbray gets the Celtic job. If he gets it the deal will be off and only Birmingham again will be interested in the former Rangers captain and Walter will turn his attention to Andy Driver of Hearts with Velicka returning to Hearts along with Webster as part of the deal. However, if Mowbray is unsuccessful at getting the Celtic job, Barry will go to WBA and Northern Ireland internationalist Chris Brunt will come to Ibrox as part of the deal to join up with Davis & Lafferty.

So following Brunt in the front doors at Ibrox will be the following. Walter is still not convinced Alexander is the answer to being his No1 even after some great displays in the last few months of the season and it is rumoured that with McGregor out the door he will make a bid to bring Craig Gordon back to Scotland. Also on Walter's radar are two bosmans Hreidarrsson from Portsmouth will be brought in as he can play either Centre half or left back and Aguiar of Hearts. That will leave only a centre forward to find and Rangers are casting their eye over a few european possibilities. One player rumoured over the weekend is ex chelsea forward Kezman who is playing with PSG at the moment but has fell out of favour.

So there you have it, remember where you heard it first. . 52 and counting!!

AMA! Pukka! :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

Edin Dzeko will join Juventus in the summer along with Fabio Quagliarella. Juve may also join Manchester Utd in the race to sign Juninho. Carlos Tevez will join Man City. Brede Hangeland will stay at Fulham. Tom Huddlestone will go to either Aston Villa or Fulham. Arsenal will buy both Sebastien Bassong and Mamadou Sakho. Emmanuel Adebayor will leave for AC Milan and will be joined by Lucas from Liverpool. John Obi Mikel will leave Chelsea for Inter. Chelsea will then move for Hatem Ben Arfa. Hull City will pay £7.5mil for Stephen Hunt of Reading. Cristiano Ronaldo will finally move to Real Madrid. Franck Ribery will stay at Bayern Munich. Karim Benzema will stay at Lyon. Everton will get David Wheater and Adam Johnson. Manchester Utd and Liverpool will battle it out to sign Tuncay. Liverpool will sign Gareth Barry, Juan Mata, and Javi Martinez.

Read it johnny you are doing the brotherhood proud.

Everton transfer news

moyes will get around 20–25m + players out to spend on new players

ins
richard dunne 4m
t rosicky 5m
l jacobsen 1m
deco 7m (moyes suprise buy)
d bent 7m/owen free

outs
hibbert 3m
van der meyde free
valente 2m

this straight from goodison park

MUFC RUMOURS
Ronaldo will go 2 Real 4 cash + Huntelaar
Berba will be sold if we can recoup cash
Nani loan 2 Wigan
Valencia 2 sign
Ashley young 18mill
Tevez won't sign
Nev Scholes Giggs all 2 stay but ave very bit part rolls next season.
Possible Glen Johnson bid (brown will leave if he signs)
Kuszack loan 2 Celtic
Douglas Costa in for around 10mill
Juninho will join and help Anderson develop.
Rossi may rejoin from Villareal but onli if Berba went.
Park Manucho Simpson Martin sold! gibson loan wolves! possebon loan Rangers! machaeda loan
Robben Ribery Kaka Villa Benzema are all not joinin!

Definite transfer dealings for Watford fc

Rasiak not signing
Jack Cork – Loan again
Marlon King returns
Hanri Lansbury – loan

Out

Williamson – Preston
O'toole
Eustace
Richard Lee

NORWICH CITY FC NEWS.

Ins:
Miguel Angel Llera– MK Dons (Free)
Grant Holt– Shrewsbury (200K)
Lee Trundle– Bristol City (150K)
Michael Nelson– Hartlepool (Free)
Leroy Lita (Free)
Darren Huckerby– San Jose Earthquakes (Free)
Andy 'judas' Marshall– Coventry (Free)

Outs:
David Marshall– Cardiff (750K)
Lee Croft– Derby (Free)
Sammy Clingan– Fulham (2.5M)
Wesley Hoolahan– Crystal Palace (2M)
Jamie Cureton– Barnsley– £2 and a bag of maltesers if we're lucky

Direct from Abu Dhabi. . . .Man City Rumours. . .!!!!

Talks have taken place for the following players:

Yaya Toure–20mil
Xavi Alonso–15mil
David Villa–35mil
Carlos Tevez–25mil
Gareth Barry–12mil
Dimitar Berbatov–25mil
Jesus Navuz–15mil(unlikely to leave spain but trying to have talks)
Mexes–10mil
Luisao–10mil

That was good actutually:spin2:. Gives a pretty good idea. It very similar to Aussie rules.