Phil Scolari is a bad appointment for Chelsea according to the readers of Football Corner. In a recent poll on the website, where the choices were; bad, great, good or brilliant, an astonishing majority of 30% deemed him to be a bad successor of Avram Grant. The results were as follows;

Bad-145 (30%)
OK-119 (24%)
Good-102 (21%)
Brilliant-122 (25)

Total Votes 488

Personally I think that Chelsea could have gotten a better manager especially after the conclusion of Euro 2008. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are amongst the clubs looking to snatch up Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins as Kevin Keegan looks to give his transfer kitty a £15 million injection.

The Nigerian international came to Tyneside in 2006 from Inter Milan but because of an injury stricken few seasons the 23 year old has slightly failed in filling in the number 9 position after the exit of Alan Shearer. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are planning a player plus cash exchange between Peter Crouch and Tottenham's Robbie Keane according to reports in the News of the World today.

The Irish international has spent the majority of his career at White Hart Lane making nearly 200 appearances for the Londoners and bagging 80 goals in the process. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have today joined Liverpool in the race to sign Valencia winger David Silva after weeks of speculation about the Spaniards future. Silva has been told he can leave the Mestalla this summer due to financially difficulty at Valencia with Liverpool and Arsenal said to be very keen on bringing him to the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has today told the Anfield board that he wants £50 million to sign Dani Alves, David Villa, David Silva and Gareth Barry in order to challenge for the title next season. All four players have been linked with a move to Liverpool before and now Benitez wants to bring the quartet to the club. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham are today preparing a £20 million move for Valencia striker David Villa after weeks of speculation over the players future. Villa has impressed whilst on international duty with Spain at the European Championships leading to intense speculation that he may move to the Premier League.



Spurs boss Juande Ramos is keen to bring the 26-year old to White Hart Lane this summer as he looks to strengthen his side this summer. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have today completed the signing of Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri after months of uncertainty over the players future. The French international admitted that he was interested in a move to the Premier League a few weeks ago leading Arsene Wenger to making a £13 million bid for him.



Nasri, 20, becomes Arsenal's second summer signing after Cardiff City striker Aaron Ramsey. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham are targeting PSV keeper Heurelho Gomes as a replacement for Paul Robinson whose exit from White Hart Lane is looking ever likelier.


Current Spurs shot stopper, Robinson has struggled to recover from some early season blips for both club and country even with a fairly eventless finish to the campaign. Click to continue reading...

German international, Lukas Podolski is almost certainly set for an exit away from Bayern Munich after speaking about the club underrating him.


Competing for places up front at Bayern with Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni, Podolski has struggled to make a huge impact since joining the club from FC Koln in 2006. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are to spend the summer battling it out for SV Hamburg play maker Rafael Van Der Vaart. The Holland international impressed during his country's run to the quarter-final of the European Championships in Austria & Switzerland and it now looks likely that three of the Premier League best sides will battle for his signature. Click to continue reading...

Fiorentina have said that a deal has been struck with Spurs which sees Mario Santana move to White Hart Lane.


The 26 year old has fallen out of favour at the club and so is looking for a move elsewhere. Fiorentina Sporting Director, Pantaleo Corvino, seems extremely confident that the move is in it's final stages,"I expect Santana to join Spurs within the next few days as he has been offered a three or four-year contract in London. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are supposedly ready to step up the chase to sign Valencia winger David Silva according reports in the Daily Mirror today.


The 22 year old is currently attending Euro 2008 with Spain, where his performances have obviously reignited Rafa Benitez' interest in the player after missing out on him last year. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona are today closing on the signing of Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb after weeks of speculation over the players future. Hleb has also been linked with Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich but it looks more and more likely today that Barca will be the ones to sign him.



Hleb, 27, had admitted that he couldn't settle in London after three years at the club and that led to intense speculation about the Belarus international's future. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are looking to sign Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin according to reports in the Daily Mirror today.


The 27 year has played his whole professional career with Zenit Saint Petersburg. However he has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League for the last few seasons with Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Everton all looking like possible destinations for the attacking midfielder. Click to continue reading...

Italian side AS Roma are closing on the signings of both John Arne Riise and Louis Saha after weeks of speculation over both players future's. Liverpool defender Riise was told recently that he could leave Anfield this summer after a poor season at the club.



The 27-year old Norwegian, has also been linked with Aston Villa but it looks more and more likely now that he will join the Serie A giants within days. Click to continue reading...

Spurs and Man City are supposedly eying up a move for on form German striker Lukas Podolski according to reports in the Express.


The 23 year old who is currently playing with Bayern Munich is thought to be one of Juande Ramos top Summer transfer targets. Although Podolski has struggled to cement a starting place in the Bayern side competing with Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose for a place in the strike force, he has clearly shown his capabilities with his national side. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa have agreed a fee for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell according to reports on Sky Sports today.


The 25 year old has had an awful time with the London club since completing his move there last year, making just 7 Premier League starts for the Champions League Runners Ups. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona are today planning to hijack AC Milan's bid to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The Togo international has reportedly told Arsene Wenger he wants to leave the Emirates this summer following the failure to win any trophies last season. (Gazzetta Dello Sport)



The former Monaco striker has attracted the interests of both Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola with his terrific performances for the Gunners this season. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool quartet John Arne Riise, Peter Crouch, Xabi Alonso and Danny Guthrie could finally complete their moves away from Anfield in the next week or so with moves to Roma, Portsmouth, Juventus and Newcastle respectively looking on the cards.


Riise joined the Merseysiders in 2001 and has made nearly 250 appearances since his arrival bagging 21 goals in the process. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City are to battle it out for Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Bentley after the player admitted he wanted to leave Ewood Park. The news comes days after Mark Hughes left the managers post at the club for one of the sides interested in him, Manchester City. (Various)



Bentley, 24, has admitted that he wants to play European football next season and the three sides in question will be doing so. Click to continue reading...