Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is reportedly considering a January swoop for Tottenham Hotspur winger Aaron Lennon, with the England International also said to be attracting attention from Aston Villa and Newcastle United.

21-year-old Lennon has been at White Hart Lane since joining from Leeds United in 2005, but despite making a promising start to his career at the North London side, which forced him into the England squad, Lennon has not pushed on to become the star many thought he would at Spurs. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal

Ins: Mikael Silvestre (Man Utd, undisclosed), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff, £5m), Samir Nasri (Marseille, undisclosed), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen, undisclosed).
Outs: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £11. Click to continue reading...

Seems the close of the player transfer window was also the opening of the manager door. First Kevin Keegan (maybe) parted ways with Newcastle yesterday, and now Alan Curbishley has resigned at West Ham Utd. Curbs has been under pressure from West Ham for the team's perceived poor performance last season (even though they finished [. Click to continue reading...

So, as a surprise to basically no-one outside the North East, Kevin Keegan has today parted company with Newcastle United.

I actually feel a bit sorry for King Kev. With a wafer thin squad, the club's decision to flog James Milner to Aston Viller and bring in an untried Uruguayan and a striker who, the season before last, was on loan in the Spanish second division hardly smacks of a brilliant transfer policy. Click to continue reading...

It's not 100% confirmed, yet, but looks like Kevin Keegan has thrown in the towel at Newcastle. Reportedly he's pissed at the lack of control over transfers and the club's pretty limp efforts on transfer deadline day. Seems the capture of Xisco wasn't enough to cheer him up. And who can blame him? James Milner was [. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Keegan, the most overrated manager in English soccer, has been fired from Newcastle United for his apparant displeasure at the sale of James Milner. When will clubs finally learn that the game passed Keegan by years ago and that any Premiership team stupid enough to hire him is doomed to a future of infighting and [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal
Gelenler: Carlos Vela (returning from loan, work permit approved), Aaron Ramsey (£5m, Cardiff), Samir Nasri (£11m, Marseille), Amaury Bischoff (undisclosed, Werder Bremen), Mikael Silvestre (£750k, Manchester United)
Gidenler: Mathieu Flamini (free, AC Milan), Jens Lehmann (free, Stuttgart), Alexander Hleb (£12m, Barcelona), Gilberto Silva (£1m, Panathinaikos), Nacer Barazite (loan, Derby), Armand Traore (loan, Portsmouth), Philippe Senderos (loan, AC Milan)

Aston Villa
Gelenler: Curtis Davies (undisclosed, West Brom), Steve Sidwell (£5m, Chelsea), Brad Friedel (undisclosed, Blackburn), Nicky Shorey (£3m, Reading), Luke Young (£6m, Middlesbrough), Carlos Cuellar (£7. Click to continue reading...

1995-98 arasında da Newcastle United'ı çalıştırmıştı. Fulham, milli takım ve Manchester City sonrası Şubat ayında yeniden Newcastle'a gelmişti. İngiliz basını yönetim ile yapılan toplantı sonrasında Kevin Keegan'ın istifa ettiğini yazıyor. Henüz kulüp resmi bir açıklama yapmadı. Click to continue reading...

There are reports today that both Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers had bids rejected by Espanyol for Valdo, yesterday, on the final day of the transfer window. Valdo - Newcastle bid short of buy-out figure As far as Newcastle are concerned the 6′0″ 27 year-old Valdo would have been the replacement for James Milner, but of course [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Xisco (Deportivo), Ignacio Gonzalez (Valencia), Fabrizio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna), Sebastien Bassong (Metz), Danny Guthrie (Liverpool), Jonas Gutierrez (Real Mallorca) Notable departures: James Milner (Aston Villa), Abdoulaye Faye (Stoke City), Emre (Fenerbahce), Steven Carr, Daniel Rozehnal (Lazio). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: James Milner (Newcastle United), Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Luke Young, (Middlesbrough), Nickey Shorey (Reading), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Shaun Maloney (Celtic), Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Ignacio Gonzalez (Valencia, loan), Fabrizio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna), Sebastien Bassong (Metz), Danny Guthrie (Liverpool), Jonas Gutierrez (Real Mallorca) Notable departures: James Milner (Aston Villa), Abdoulaye Faye (Stoke City), Emre (Fenerbahce), Steven Carr, Daniel Rozehnal (Lazio). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: James Milner (Newcastle United), Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Luke Young, (Middlesbrough), Nickey Shorey (Reading), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Shaun Maloney (Celtic), Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Fabrizio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna), Sebastien Bassong (Metz), Danny Guthrie (Liverpool), Jonas Gutierrez (Real Mallorca) Notable departures: James Milner (Aston Villa), Abdoulaye Faye (Stoke City), Emre (Fenerbahce), Steven Carr, Daniel Rozehnal (Lazio). Striker close to moving Midfielder coming. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: James Milner (Newcastle United), Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Luke Young, (Middlesbrough), Nickey Shorey (Reading), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Shaun Maloney (Celtic), Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg. Click to continue reading...

Time for just a quick preview of today's matchup against Newcastle. A big game, despite being the third match of the season. Arsene's kids will be out to build on the 4-0 win over Twente this week, and to recover in the league from the embarrassment against Fulham last week.

I feel alright about this game.

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We must admit that during the James Milner saga over the last few days, it did enter our minds that another young 22 year-old player at the club may also request a transfer. Charles N'Zogbia - That player was Charles N'Zogbia, who has more than once indicated he may want to leave the club. Kevin Keegan talked to [. Click to continue reading...

After all the business about James Milner this week, which only broke the morning after the Coventry game, Newcastle head to Arsenal today with a 5:30 pm kick off at the Emirates Stadium. The squad is a little depleted, but we should still be able to put out a strong side against Arsenal, who have [. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Keegan, the Newcastle manager, has told Newcastle fans not to worry about the decision to sell James Milner to Aston Villa for a reported ?12M transfer fee. Kevin Keegan - Newcastle fans shouldn't worry Kevin talked to the Times today: "Sometimes you just get to a point where you sit down and say, ‘Yeah, it's the right [. Click to continue reading...

In one of the more intriguing contests of the weekend, Arsenal are looking to rebound from a lackluster start to the season. The Gunners struggled to defeat West Brom by a single goal in their opening match and then lost to Fulham at Craven Cottage last week.

Newcastle, meanwhile, are enjoying a fine start to the 2008-09 campaign.

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Plenty of moving and shaking going on in the transfer market today, though sadly there are no completed deals to report on the Americans in the mix just yet.

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It's clear that Mike Ashley has tightened the purse strings at St James' Park, and the consequences could be bad as far as the team is concerned. Many fans will have been disappointed to see Newcastle lose James Milner, even if they did get £10 million from Aston Villa for ... Click to continue reading...

James Milner completed a reported £12M move to Aston Villa today, and said he always felt undervalued at Newcastle. James Milner felt undervalued at Newcastle - pays tribute to Keegan One word on the fee, £12M is probably the highest amount reported, and it varies anywhere from £9M to £12M with Newcastle getting 80% of the fee, [. Click to continue reading...

James Milner completed a reported £12M move to Aston Villa today, and said he always felt undervalued at Newcastle. James Milner felt undervalued at Newcastle - pays tribute to Keegan One word on the fee, £12M is probably the highest amount reported, and it varies anywhere from £9M to £12M with Newcastle getting 80% of the fee, [. Click to continue reading...

James Milner completed a reported £12M move to Aston Villa today, and said he always felt undervalued at Newcastle. James Milner felt undervalued at Newcastle - pays tribute to Keegan One word on the fee, £12M is probably the highest amount reported, and it varies anywhere from £9M to £12M with Newcastle getting 80% of the fee, [. Click to continue reading...

News is coming through that indeed Kevin Keegan, at the end of the day, sanctioned the move to sell James Milner to Aston Villa today, for a reported 9M. Kevin Keegan - sanctioned Milner move - clarifies some things But this seems rather strange to us, because only on Tuesday night, after the fantastic Coventry game, Kevin [. Click to continue reading...

England Under-21 international James Milner today left Newcastle United, the club he has been with for four years, after manager Bobby Robson bought him from Leeds United for £4M. Kevin Keegan - cannot be happy at the events of last two days Milner passed a medical at Aston Villa this morning, and has signed for the Midlands [. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa have announced the signing of James Milner from Newcastle United - the England U-21 international has penned a four-year deal at Villa after passing a medical at Villa Park. Villa have been after Milner for a couple of years now - and the youngster finally forced the issue by handing in a transfer request [. Click to continue reading...

Football Transfer News - Saha to Everton, and the fight for Milner begins
First up in football transfer news is that Louis Saha is on his way to Everton. The striker will join Everton for an undisclosed fee, subject to passing a medical. The 30-year-old France international will become Everton's third signing of the summer after Lars Jacobsen and Segundo Castillo. Click to continue reading...

It seems almost certain now that James Milner will become an Aston Villa player today. James Milner - 2005-2006 while on loan at Villa We have been absolutely shocked that we have allowed a very good young player leave the club, but that's going to happen, so we'll have to accept it. What we don't know is who [. Click to continue reading...

It seems almost certain now that James Milner will become an Aston Villa player today. James Milner - 2005-2006 while on loan at Villa We have been absolutely shocked that we have allowed a very good young player leave the club, but that's going to happen, so we'll have to accept it. What we don't know is who [. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mirror is reporting that Newcastle's 22 year-old winger James Milner is currently having a medical at Aston Villa. James Milner - now taking medical at Villa? The permanent transfer of the player, for a reported ?9M (the amount keeps changing) should be completed in the next few hours. And it wouldn't surprise us if Milner [. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mirror is reporting that Newcastle's 22 year-old winger James Milner is currently having a medical at Aston Villa. James Milner - now taking medical at Villa? The permanent transfer of the player, for a reported ?9M (the amount keeps changing) should be completed in the next few hours. And it wouldn't surprise us if Milner [. Click to continue reading...

Martin O'Neil is reported ready to increase his previous £10M bid for James Milner after Everton bid £10M themselves for Milner's services yesterday. James Milner - on his way? Reports say that Villa are ready to offer £12M for James, and that's a lot more than Martin O'Neil had to pay a couple of years ago, when [. Click to continue reading...

Martin O'Neil is reported ready to increase his previous £10M bid for James Milner after Everton bid £10M themselves for Milner's services yesterday. James Milner - on his way? Reports say that Villa are ready to offer £12M for James, and that's a lot more than Martin O'Neil had to pay a couple of years ago, when [. Click to continue reading...