The gossip mill springs back into action

Written by Joe Kent , 15.07 21h32

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With the World Cup over and football pundits from around the globe having filed their final reports from Germany it seems that most have already returned to their favourite pastime - gossip. As usual Brazilian players are attracting a fair amount of speculation and here is a selection of what is being said.

On Tuesday Portsmouth put in an improved offer for 27 year old attacking midfielder Edu, but Real Betis President Manuel Ruiz de Lopera claimed he was not looking to sell one of his star players, and the answer was still no (Yahoo Sport).

Ramón Calderón, Real Madrid’s new president has expressed his desire to see Kaka move to the club from AC Milan while Roberto Carlos is said to have discussed his desire to move on with Real management. Chelsea are believed to be contemplating signing the 36 year old left back (various).

The 26 year old full back Fabio Aurelio ahs completed his move from Valencia to Liverpool. Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is one of the may who are touting him as the most likely replacement for Carlos since he retired from the Selecão (confirmed).

Real Madrid are said to be eyeing Emerson but are holding out until the fate of Juventus is determined; they face possible relegation to Serie C following their involvement in the Italian match fixing fiasco (The Guardian).

Manchester United are also eagerly awaiting news concerning the Italian teams Juventus, AC Milan and Fiorentina with their eyes set on goalkeeper Dida (The Guardian).

Inter de Milan, who are not linked to allegations of match fixing, have been expressed an interest in wingers Macion and Maxwell (Folha Do São Paulo).

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