Manchester United deny interest in Kaka & Ribery

The Old Trafford club have moved swiftly to quash rumours that Bayern Munich’s unsettled French midfielder will be subject of a £62.5m bid

Manchester United have reacted quickly to distance themselves from fairly well-substantiated reports yesterday that they were readying a world-record £62.5m bid for French international Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich. The Old Trafford club said the rumours were not worthy of comment, which allied to Cristiano Ronaldo's description last week of a putative move to Real Madrid as "dead", would suggest that we're still waiting for the big saga of the summer to present itself. They also dismissed any talk of a bid for AC Milan's Brazilian superstar Kaka...

Newcastle's patience with Joey Barton has finally snapped after the midfielder's latest lapse of discipline, a two-footed lunge at Anfield that earned him a red card and saw him banned for the rest of the season. The club is willing to take a large loss on the £5.8m they paid Manchester City for him, with Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth all willing to take on the 26-year-old whose career has been dogged by trouble. Rovers boss Sam Allardyce brought Barton to St James's Park when manager there two years ago, and is considered front-runner to land him...

Croatian winger Danijel Pranjic has been linked with Liverpool after impressing this season for Dutch side Heerenveen. The left-sided 27-year-old can play anywhere down the flank, but has excelled in attack, notching up 16 goals so far this term. Pranjic has described a transfer to Merseyside as being a "dream move", but Rafa Benitez would face competition from Spanish sides Sevilla and Real Betis...

Harry Redknapp's summer spending spree is just weeks away, and one of the many names on his list is that of Bordeaux attacker Marouane Chamakh. The 25-year-old has been the target of scouts from clubs across the continent after notching up 10 goals this season for the Girondins, and while Bordeaux would rather not sell the Moroccan international, £8m could prove to be too good an offer to turn down.

Kaka + Ribery? Damn!


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