Steve Bruce confirmed as Sunderland Manager, Lucas Neill leaves, Chelsea don't make a bid for Kaká

[miselemeas.livejournal.com]

Bruce Confirmed as Sunderland Manager

Steve Bruce was this afternoon confirmed as Sunderland's new manager after lengthy negotiations finally came to a successful conclusion.

The 48-year-old has sealed a three-year deal at the Stadium of Light to take up the challenge of establishing the Wearsiders in the top half of the Barclays Premier League table.

He will be unveiled at a press conference at 6pm tonight.

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Neill To Leave Hammers

West Ham have confirmed Lucas Neill is set to leave after the captain rejected the offer of a new one-year contract.

The Australian wanted a new 12-month deal to take him to the 2010 World Cup, but the Hammers claim the defender rejected a "significant" offer.

A club statement read: "West Ham wish him well after two-and-a-half years' service, and will focus on improving the first-team squad for next season."
 

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Chelsea launch Kaka Bid

Chelsea have made an astonishing £73.5million bid for AC Milan superstar Kaka, according to Sky Sports News sources.

The brilliant Brazilian, widely regarded as one of the finest players on the planet, was targeted by Manchester City in the winter transfer window but elected to remain with the Serie A giants.

Kaka went on record as recently as Tuesday to insist that he was happy with the Rossoneri and had no plans to move on this summer.

But further speculation emerged that Real Madrid were planning a swoop following Florentino Perez's appointment as president, with the returning supremo eager to make another 'Galactico' signing.

And Sky Sports News sources now understand that Chelsea have tabled a bid which trumps the reported offer of £56million from Santiago Bernabeu.

Former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was installed as the new Blues manager on Monday and he could now be set to link up again with the talented playmaker.

Chelsea's £73.5million bid is reported to be backed up by an offer of £10million-a-year in wages after tax for Kaka in a bid to lure him to Stamford Bridge.

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EDIT: Chelsea FC deny these claims apparently.
 

Chelsea Football Club has issued the following statement in response to reports that we have made a world record transfer offer for Kaka.

'We have never made an offer to AC Milan for Kaka and therefore not one at this extraordinary level. As a consequence we have not discussed a salary with the player either. Any reports to the contrary are totally untrue.'


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Comments

[blueforever10.livejournal.com]

Neill has the largest ego I have ever seen for a shite footballer.

This headline on Sky Sports scared the crap out of me:

Blues break bank for Benitez

[dothebadthing.livejournal.com]

haha did you think he was going to your team?

[blueforever10.livejournal.com]

I thought but we just hired Ancelotti and now we are sacking him for Rafa?????

Silly me

[dothebadthing.livejournal.com]

haha bless you xD

[blueforever10.livejournal.com]

I am sure in his personal life he is wonderful but he left Blackburn and now West Ham for the money. He really isn't that good a defender :(

I was at a club last summer and Neill posed all night.

(http://s605.photobucket.com/albums/tt132/BlueForever10/?action=view&current=100_0206c.jpg)

[dothebadthing.livejournal.com]

whats going on with kaka?
yesterday he was going to real madrid

[miselemeas.livejournal.com]

£10 million a year after tax.....that's around £200,000 a week.

[sol-superstar.livejournal.com]

i hope kaka goes to chelski not real madrid, if he's actually moving at all.

[xmakesmewonder.livejournal.com]

'oh god please no, oh god please yes'

LOL.

and everything's going on with Kaka, so it seems.

[miselemeas.livejournal.com]

Yeah I felt both tags were necessary, as Chelsea are rivals and Kaká's like Mr. Awesome

I'm like "nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!"

But then again to see Kaká play in the League and for a club that is winning trophies at the mo, (take note Gareth Barry) he would be immense to watch.

[basilxhallward.livejournal.com]

Chelsea launch Kaka Bid

[dothebadthing.livejournal.com]

do chelsea people not want kaka then?

[miselemeas.livejournal.com]

I am confused and bewildered by the above statement too. :/

[xmakesmewonder.livejournal.com]

I'm a Chelsea fan (and a Real Madrid one in fact) and a Kaka fan. but him anywhere else BUT Milan is just sososo impure. :\ Plus he wouldn't really fit in our current midfield imo.

[miselemeas.livejournal.com]

I was thinking who'd make room for him if he is to come to Chelsea.

[dothebadthing.livejournal.com]

oh ok I understand
thanks for explaining :)

[herishma.livejournal.com]

I agree, I don't think he would fit into the current midfield either and I don't want the team rebuilt around a specific player.

[basilxhallward.livejournal.com]

My biggest fear with Ancelotti coming in was he was just going to try to recreate 10,000 B.C. in London and if he gets his way and gets Roman to splash the cash for Kaka, Pirlo, and Pato, like the rumors say,then that is what is going to happen.

[herishma.livejournal.com]

NO to Kaka. DNW.

[natvach.livejournal.com]

"Chelsea have made an astonishing £73.5million bid for AC Milan superstar Kaka, according to Sky Sports News sources."


Or we could do something ridiculously sensible, like make offers for Villa or Ribery or Aguero. You know.

[xmakesmewonder.livejournal.com]

CHELSEA STATEMENT ON KAKA
Posted on: Wed 03 Jun 2009

Chelsea Football Club has issued the following statement in response to reports that we have made a world record transfer offer for Kaka.

'We have never made an offer to AC Milan for Kaka and therefore not one at this extraordinary level. As a consequence we have not discussed a salary with the player either. Any reports to the contrary are totally untrue.'

NAAAT HAPPENIN'.

[x-undercover-x.livejournal.com]

[rare-lj.livejournal.com]

hahaha xD