Did seem bonkers to me.

Transfer rumours today: Real Madrid, along with a host of others, are interested in Malaga right-back Jesus Gamez; Atletico Madrid boss Abel Resino is not a Jonny Heitinga fan and is looking to get rid of him - Betis are interested and are willing to let skipper Juanito go in the opposite direction

ave you heard the one about madrid shipping higuain out?
apparently a deal is being negotiated as we speak with.... getafe!
there will of course be the customary madrid buy-back clause

I'll eat my hat if thats true. That's outrageous.

Madrid are yet again interested in Werder Bremen star Diego, but along with Juve and Manchester City. I'm not sure why they would be looking at another attacking midfielder, when they need another winger. Unless VDV could be on his way out.

thats was the other!!!!
apparently he's had enough of the madrid way and wants out. favoured destination?... hamburg!
jol is keeping tabs on him and a return to hamburg could be on the cards.
shame really cos he's shown what he can do when he's been given the chance.

Juanito is OOC at the end of the season anyway, a move to Atléti has been rumoured since the start of the season.

Strange one, given his age, but maybe an experienced head is what is needed in the defence.

Any Espanyol fans on here?

Word on the street Liverpool are set to prize Spanish youth international Oscar Sielva away from them, any good?

not heard anything about that but posted this a week or so ago...

Mixed night for Spanish sides in the wafer.

Depor taken to the cleaners in Denmark 3-0 by Aalborg, they'll do well to get out of that.

Valencia drew in Kiev, with a crucial away goal from David Silva. They'll fancy their chances with a Mestalla second leg.

poor game to be honest, but that's what happens when the rugby starts, a lot of football seems pedestrian and ordinary.
the defending for the first aalborg goal was embarrassingly horrendous!

Feliciations to Kun Aguero, now a [url=http://www.marca.com/2009/02/19/futbol/equipos/atletico/1235044504.htmlDaddy[/url, of Benjamin Aguero Maradona

apparently he's on his way out of atletico with city and inter possible destinations

City could throw any amount at Athletico to sign him. I wouldn't be surprised if they break the transfer record to sign him.

That was the word over January as he clearly got the hump with Aguirre. If Resino fails to deliver a top-four finish I'd say a move becomes a lot more likely. I'd certainly have him at Inter because Julio Cruz and Hernan Crespo are getting on a bit and Adriano certainly isn't the player he was, someone needs to take some of the strain off Ibrahimovic.

how do you think he'd go in serie a?
the original rumour was that madrid were keeping tabs on him. apparently florentino perez's people are keen on the lettle fella and if perez stands for and is re-elected as president of madrid, then kun could be one of his big signings.
as you can imagine, this didn't go down well at atletico and people within the club came out saying that he was more than happy and he'd never go to madrid anyway. in private it's supposedly been said that they'd rather see him go abroad than to another la liga club.

I expect that to be the case, Real Madrid are fine for strikers anyway. Will be interesting to see what happens this summer to some of the world's top strikers:

Benzema
Aguero
Eto'o
Drogba
Kuranyi (just kidding)

id be very surprised if he left barça

What the young kid, Balotelli and Obinna ?

Not the impression I got from this week's [iRevista[/i. Eto'o's contract expires in 2010 and there's no talk of an extension. Barca would be loathe to let him leave for nothing and AC Milan are reportedly interested. Him up front with Pato would be, err....interesting

Made me laugh anyway

He's the world's leading German-Brazillian-Panamanian striker, as any fule kno

You forgot Hungarian. And his comedy stylings in the Ruhr derby are on offer for Setanta viewers tonight, which I'm rather looking forward to

would that be revista with espanyol fan and as scribe guillem balague?

Oh and regarding Benzema, today's [url=http://www.lindependant.com/articles/2009/02/20/20090220-Sports-Dernieres-infos-Benzema-decidera-apres-Barcelone.php5L'Indep[/url reports him saying "I'll make a decision after Barcelona" when Lyon play the Catalans in the Champions League. "Ideally, I want to win the Champions League with Lyon".

his 'sacking' made me chuckle