Premiership Transfer Rumour Round Up

According to The Sun, Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is in for Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin, having tried and failed to prise Richard Dunne from Manchester City.
Let’s hope for Portsmouth’s sake that it isn’t true as that will leave them with a squad of about five players!
Bruce has, according to The Times, been back to Wigan [...] http://cli.gs/s3MvT

Community Shield Preview

Man Utd defender Nemanja Vidic will miss the Community Shield with a calf injury, while new Chelsea signing Yuri Zhirkov is missing with a knee problem.
Vidic will also miss the opening match of the Premiership season.
Also out for United are goalkeeper Edwin van Der Sar, right back Gary Neville and fellow defender Wes Brown.
It looks [...] http://cli.gs/hvXdN

Beye Signs Three Year Villa Deal

Aston Villa have signed Newcastle United right back Habib Beye on a three year deal.
The experienced defender pronounced himself “really happy” with the deal, adding :
“It’s going to be great working for Martin O’Neill because Villa have a great team. I am so proud now to play here.
“It was important for me to stay [...] http://cli.gs/pYZWu

Niemi Joins Portsmouth

Former Southampton goalkeeper Antti Niemi has come out of retirement to join rivals Portsmouth.
Niemi, 37, had suffered a serious wrist injury while at Fulham and it was this that lead to his decision to retire from football.
However, the Finn was assessed by Portsmouth’s medical team during a pre-season tour of Portugal and will now provide [...] http://cli.gs/3jPU9

Cruise Ship Hotels For 2010 World Cup?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is a man who has more than his fair share of ridiculous, unworkable and spurious ideas. But his latest is also possibly his greatest.The, um, 'great' man has suggested using cruise ships as alternatives for hotels at the 2010 World Cup Finals to overcome the shortage of hotel rooms in South Africa.Just one teeny, tiny problem. The South African government doesn't want http://cli.gs/XTY4h

Aquilani In £20m Liverpool Deal

25 year old Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani has completed a £20million move to Liverpool.
The deal comes hot on the heels of Anfield favourite Xabi Alonso’s £30m transfer to Real Madrid.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez feels this is a “signing that will excite the fans”. Benitez commented :
“He is a good passer, the final ball is good, [...] http://cli.gs/N19YB

Spurs Sign Bassong

Tottenham Hotspur have signed 23 year old defender Sebastien Bassong from Newcastle United.
Bassong has signed for a fee of around £8million but will miss the opening two matches of the season due to suspension.
A statement on the Tottenham website confirmed the deal:
“We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Newcastle United for [...] http://cli.gs/gA8yW

Nugent Hit With Lump of Wood

Portsmouth striker David Nugent was hit with a lump of wood in an altercation with teammate Marc Wilson at a hotel in Portugal.
The squad were in Guimaraes as part of their pre-season tour of Portugal. It is alleged an argument broke out in the hotel corridor, leading to Wilson hitting Nugent on the knee with [...] http://cli.gs/RVVAX

Darren Bent Signs £10m Sunderland Deal

Striker Darren Bent has completed a £10million transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Sunderland.
The 25 year old has put pen to paper on a four year deal, which makes him Sunderland’s record signing.
The transfer looked in danger of collapsing after negotiations between the two clubs broke down and Bent himself blasted Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on [...] http://cli.gs/9Qzd0

Alonso Agrees Real Deal

Liverpool have agreed a fee, believed to be in the region of £30million, for the transfer of midfielder Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid.
The player had a medical on Wednesday when he was pronounced “fit to join the squad”. A formal announcement of the deal is expected shortly, but a statement on the Liverpool FC website [...] http://cli.gs/T3mDZ

Sinclair Signs Latics Loan Deal

20 year old Chelsea forward has signed a season long loan deal with Wigan Athletic.
Sinclair has made a handful of first team appearances for Chelsea and spent much of last season on loan at Birmingham City in the Championship.
New Wigan boss Roberto Martinez commented :
“Scott is a fantastic talent who can operate either up front [...] http://cli.gs/QySEn

Signed Football Memorabilia That You Really Want

OK, ahead of the new 09-10 Premiership football season, it’s time to forget about the credit crunch and buy some of that football memorabilia that you always wanted.
Who cares if you can’t really afford a signed Kevin Keegan shirt or a signed Ryan Giggs photo. This is stuff you know you want, so get yourselves [...] http://cli.gs/Utvg4