Rumour Mill - Becks is good again version
- First, it was Steve McLaren having to swallow his pride and invite David Beckham back into the England squad. Only to watch him emerge as his team's best player. And now Real Madrid have attempted to buy Becks back from the L.A. Galaxy. But neither the club nor the player were interested in entertaining Madrid's offer. Damn, that one has to sting, Capello. The world-famous powerhouse of Real Madrid vs. MLS, and Becks is choosing to cross the ball to Landon Donovan instead of Ruud Van Nistelrooy?
- Memo to Sir Alex Ferguson: If you would like the services of Carlos Tevez, please bring a briefcase to the guy with the egghead filled with 40 million pounds. That 25 million pound offer? Pathetic. And the same goes for you, Barca.
- 40 is the magic number, apparently. Real Madrid, having been rejected for Alexi Lalas, aren't stopping to lick any wounds. A 40 million pound offer for Kaka is rumored to be in the works.
- Sam Allardyce has come out and flat-out admitted that he would be powerless to block the exit of Michael Owen from Newcastle United. The buy-out amount is supposed to be nine million pounds. It was an awful contract to sign, but it's not clear what Allardyce's motivation is. It's not his style to play the weakling, so this could be interpreted as an invitation for the big clubs to come calling for the talented, but F-R-A-G-I-L-E, striker.
- Roy Keane is buying at Sunderland. Greg Halford? Reading hardly knew ye.
- It looks like Phil Jagielka will be heading to Everton for four million pounds. It would actually be a return to Everton for the versatile 24 year-old, who played for the youth squad earlier in his career, only to be released.
- Lyon have informed Florent Malouda that he's going to the highest bidder. In the queue are Liverpool, AC Milan, Juventus, and Arsenal.
- Birmingham is offering six million for Egyptian striker Mido. As far as moody, inconsistent, overrated strikers go, Mido sits at the top of the heap. That's easy money for Tottenham.
