Barcelona’s Dutch forward Ibrahim Afellay has been linked with a shock move to north London club Tottenham Hotspur according to The Daily Mirror.
Reports that Spurs chief scout Ian Broomfield attended last night’s Audi Cup match in Germany to run the rule over the exciting attacking winger, as Barcelona took on Internacional of Brazil. Afellay played the entire first half, hitting the woodwork with a curling effort with once chance, giving Broomfield the chance to compile a brief report for Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp.
The Dutch attacking star, who only joined Barcelona in January for a cut-price fee before his contract expired, has so far found it difficult to break into Barcelona’s front three, mainly being used as just an impact substitute or in cup matches. He will find his task even harder this season after the Catalan club’s capture of Chilean attacking sensation Alexis Sanchez, which may lead Afellay, who was once heavily linked with moves to Liverpool and Arsenal, to seek a move away from the European Champions in search of more regular action.
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If you put together all of Manchester United’s greatest players and put them into one team imagine how good it could be. Without doubt you will have to leave a few quality players on the bench but maybe with Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Matt Busby uin charge – they could keep them happy. We have put together a Manchester United dream eleven, a team that you will agree would be great to watch.
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Manchester City have retaken the initiative in the Premier League title race, after beating rivals Manchester United 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Monday night.
A Vincent Kompany header on the stroke of half-time sealed victory for the hosts, and drew City equal on points with the current champions.
However City go back top due to their superior goal difference, and now have their title hopes in their own hands.
Another talking point of the game was a touchline clash between Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini, with the United manager accusing his opponent of badgering the match officials.
“He (Mancini) was badgering the referee the whole game, the fourth official and the linesman, and the minute I go out there…” he told Sky Sports.
“He was complaining about referees all week, he can’t be complaining tonight, that’s for sure.”
Despite City now being in pole position to steal United’s crown, Mancini has maintained that the battle is not yet over.
“We are happy, but I think that next Sunday we will have another difficult game,” he stated.
“I think we deserved to win this game. We scored. We played well and had the chance to score the second goal.
“I don’t think that they had the chance to score.
“It was a difficult game, because United are a top team. We know this,” he concluded.
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City face a tricky away day at Newcastle next before hosting QPR on the last day, whilst United play Swansea at Old Trafford and then Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Spurs are closing in on 20-year old Mexican striker Antonio Pedroza Whitham, according to the Daily Mail.
The forward’s contract with club Jaguares is expiring and Spurs have reportedly agreed a fee in the region of £1 million for the player’s services. The young attacker was born in England but moved to Mexico at a young age. Pedroza would become the second player to move to White Hart Lane this summer after the acquisition of veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel from Aston Villa.
Another young striker linked with the club is 16-year old Caen prospect M’Baye Niang. The France Under-17 striker only made his first team debut in April but enjoyed a fine end to the season scoring 3 goals in 7 games. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is reported to be willing to offer up to £7 million for the youngster.
Manchester City are also chasing Niang and are rumoured to be willing to offer £10 million for his services. However, Harry Redknapp will hope to tempt to player to White Hart Lane as his side push for a return to Champions League football.
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Redknapp is rumoured to be keen to overhaul his striking options with any of Jermaine Defoe, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Robbie Keane and Peter Crouch believed to be available for transfer.
There were mixed feelings for Manchester City fans last night. The good news that Carlos Tevez withdrew his transfer request quickly turned sour as City lost at home to Everton and missed the chance to go top of the Premier League table.
Manchester City just didn’t get out of the blocks at Eastlands last night, going two down within 20 minutes and then forced to chase the game. City did pull a goal back through a Phil Jagielka own goal on 72 minutes, giving them 20 minutes to try and get an equaliser. Despite plenty of possession it just wasn’t Manchester City’s night, with Mario Balotelli coming closest when he hit the post. To rub salt into the wounds Kolo Toure was sent off late on for two bookable offences, leaving Roberto Mancini to rue a missed opportunity.
So what are the five things we learnt about Everton last night?
Bolton manager Owen Coyle has confirmed that Fabrice Muamba has been back walking again, despite still recovering from health problems.
The ex-England under-21 international collapsed on the White Hart Lane pitch with a cardiac arrest against Tottenham a fortnight ago, but the Scottish manager has stated that Muamba is making steady progress.
“He has done some short periods of walking down the corridor he is in as part of the unit, staying in intensive care,” he told The Daily Mail.
“He is taking steps, talking and has that big smile which we love to see, so he is certainly progressing the right way.
“My chairman Phil Gartside was there on Wednesday with our club doctor Jonathan Tobin, and our club chaplain Phil Mason will be there today to continue the support from the football club.
“A couple of players have been sending him messages and we are keeping in touch. It has been great to see that smile and he continues to get better.
“We have to stress that he still has a long way to go, but the improvement has been remarkable and long may that continue,” the head coach concluded.
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Twitter recently celebrated its 5th birthday and the social networking site continues to go from strength to strength. For us football fans it is a great place to hear the thoughts of the current Premier League stars, ex-players and top journalists. You shouldn’t just restrict who you follow to those people from the world of football, though, as there are plenty of other great Twitter accounts out there. Here we profile 100 of the best, including football and non-football, funny and serious, famous and spoof. If there’s any we’re missing let us know in the comments below…
Seeing as we’re a football site, let’s start with some big-name footballers:
Rio Ferdinand – Arguably the most famous football Tweeter, Rio spends more time Tweeting than he does playing football right now!
Rafa van der Vaart – Tottenham’s revelation this season, Rafa’s English might not be the best but that doesn’t mean that Spurs fans won’t lap up everything he says.
Nani – The Manchester United midfielder often goes on Twitter to put the record straight, recently saying: “I’ve seen some false reports on the press. I want you to know that you will hear the truth from me. Love MU”.
Darren Bent – Bent hasn’t been on Twitter that often since his outburst against Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy but the Aston Villa striker has said “Promise I will be back on here soon”.
Cristiano Ronaldo – Ronaldo has more than 2 million followers on Twitter so make sure you follow him if you want to stroke his huge ego even more!
If you’re wondering where all the Arsenal and Liverpool players are don’t worry, they’re featured later on!
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Time for some generic football accounts:
The FA – Plenty of quotes and links to video footage, a good source of news before international fixtures.
Soccer Bible – ‘The Global Authority on the latest Football Gear’, the soccer bible will keep you up to date with the release of new football boots, shirts, etc.
Soccer AM – The best football show on TV – well it used to be at least and their Tweets will allow you to enjoy the banter within the team.
Opta Joe – A great source of information for football fans, Opta gives you more footy facts than you could ever want – great pub facts!
ITV Football – Links to football news in and amongst football chat. Don’t think Adrian Chiles is let loose on the account, though.
Mirror Football – One of the better newspaper football accounts around, plenty of footy gossip for you to get your teeth stuck into.
Nike Football – Tweets about what the footballers wearing Nike football boots are up to on and off the pitch.
Adidas Soccer – I couldn’t include Nike but not Adidas, even if they do call their account Adidas Soccer not Football.
Four Four Two – Their bio just about sums it up: ‘Humorous but wholehearted, polished but readable, substantial but accessible, it’s football’s most insightful brand – with added F.U.N.’
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A departure from football now as we look at some general interesting stuff:
Funny or Die – They make funny videos with famous people. Will Ferrell is their boss. They like to laugh and watch kittens do adorable people things – so join them!
Zoo UK – The Twitter account of the UK’s leading lads mag, there you’ll find the hottest girls, latest news, sport, cars, jokes, interviews, gadgets & films.
My Drunk Texts – A place for you to send all the drunk texts you have either received or sent, completely anonymous of course.
Top Gear – Perhaps the best programme on TV (apart from Match of the Day), take a look the gorgeous cars that are featured.
Nando’s – This could well be Rio Ferdinand’s favourite restaurant if his Tweets are to be believed, you can make suggestions for additions to their menu.
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Arsenal players seem to be keen on Tweeting, let’s have a look at some Gunners:
Jack Wilshere – The future of Arsenal and England is a regular Tweeter and even online wears his heart on his sleeve and isn’t afraid to show his emotions.
Wojciech Szczesny – The young goalkeeper certainly speaks his mind, as a certain tweet about Ashley Cole illustrates.
Johan Djourou – Seeing as the Swiss defender has just got injured, I would suspect on his Twitter Djourou will be keeping you right up to date with how his comeback is progressing.
Samir Nasri – Nasri’s tweets aren’t always the most enlightening, but if you support Arsenal I suppose you won’t really care too much.
Robin van Persie – The Dutchman seems to be something of a joker, posting pictures of Theo Walcott sleeping (left) amongst other gems.
Aaron Ramsey – Arsenal’s second most exciting youngster (after Wilshere), his Tweets are a bit sensible but interesting nonetheless.
Bacary Sagna – The Frenchman’s personality shines through in Tweets like “Ahaha england is cold but i like this country” – priceless.
Craig Eastmond – Grammar isn’t great, but Eastmond’s on Twitter a lot, so worth the follow.
Henri Lansbury – Currently on loan at Norwich, Lansbury is nearing the 50k followers mark on Twitter, so help him smash through it!
Cesc Fabregas – Cesc posts plenty of pictures of the Arsenal lads, but you might need to brush up on your Spanish as he mixes his native language with English.
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5 forms of entertainment to keep you busy when the footy’s not on:
EA – The makers of many great games, including FIFA of course, the Electronic Arts Twitter account will help keep you up to date with all your favourite titles.
Playstation – Official Twitter updates on PlayStation, PS3, PSP, PSN, and PS2, letting you know when the next great game is coming out.
Xbox – If you’re a Microsoft rather than a Sony man than this is the Twitter account for you, just ‘jump in’ as they say in their bio.
Nintendo – Not wanting to leave any of the big games’ manufacturers out, here’s Nintendo’s Twitter offering, where they share the latest gaming news.
Betfair Poker – More of a poker man than a gamer? This account is a must follow as you’ll be treated to irregular free tournament entry competitions.
Liverpool rival the Gunners in terms of players on Twitter, here’s some of their lot:
Dirk Kuyt – Just in case you were unsure, this is the ‘only official Dirk Kuyt Twitter account’ – thanks for clearing that up Dirk!
Glen Johnson – The Liverpool full back says it how it is: “Nice day today, just finished training.” By the way, it was sunny when Glen said that.
Luis Suarez – Liverpool fans will want to follow Suarez who is“convinced we will fix it up in Anfield. Let’s work hard now!”
Lucas Leiva – Not all of Lucas’ Tweets are in English but don’t let that put you off, he recently Tweeted: “Great result and even better celebration thanks Dirk and Luis for the goals and all the team for the tribute.”
Jonjo Shelvey – Jonjo lets you know exactly what he’s up to. Last time I looked it was “Tattoo time!” Jonjo has since deleted his account after his mates got hold of it!
Raheem Sterling – Arguably the future of Liverpool Football Club, Raheem loves football and is certainly one to watch.
Nathan Ecclestone – Currently on loan at Charlton, Nathan is living the dream: “Bedrooms like a bombs hit it yazoo and lucozade bottles all over the gaff need to fix up!”
Brad Jones – Not sure Brad has played for Liverpool yet, but you can read what he thinks about sitting on the bench week after week!
Kenny Dalglish – The man behind Liverpool’s revival has “been a bit busy. Affected my tweeting. Trying to catch up. Thanks for the wonderful support.” – I think we can cut him some slack.
John W Henry – The owner of Liverpool Football Club. Earlier this month he said: Don’t believe the 200 or so stories on potential player “swoops” – spoil sport!
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5 more non-footy Twitter accounts for you:
Firebox – As their bio says: ‘Firebox scours the world for things with a twist: the very latest gadgets, gifts, games and other geek stuff’. Cool!
Lovefilm – Ideal for when there’s a lack of football on TV, there you’ll find interviews, reviews and general film banter.
Wired – The official Twitter feed of Wired.com and Wired magazine, which they claim is the first word on how technology is changing, and I wouldn’t disagree with them.
Maxim Magazine – Another magazine, this time one that is guys’ ‘Ultimate Guide to Celebrities, Gear, Hot Girls, Photos, Videos, Sex, Women, and Sports’.
FHM – More gorgeous girls, this time courtesy of FHM. Some other random stuff such as “Hear ye! Hear ye! Send a story about a disaster you’ve had with a pet to [email protected], and we’ll pay you £25 if we use it in the mag.”
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15 more footballers for you to look through:
Kevin Davies – Kevin is a regular Tweeter and the captain of Bolton Wanderers is only too happy to talk to his fans – top bloke.
Stuart Holden – Kevin’s Bolton teammate has recently suffered an injury, so the American player will have a fair bit of time to carry on Tweeting.
Ryan Babel – The Dutchman may no longer play for the Reds but he famously got in trouble while at Liverpool for mocking up photos of referees!
Micah Richards – Plenty of links to reports of Micah in action, but a few personal Tweets too including “All the best andy carrol! U will live up 2 the expectation!!”
Jamie O’Hara – Jamie says this about himself – Professional footballer and a loving dad with an amazing fiance loves playing football and works hard, but never forget where ive come from – which pretty much sums him up.
Landon Donovan – The American players are into Twitter in a big way and if you follow Landon you’ll get a good idea about the daily life of a professional footballer.
Carlton Cole – The West Ham striker has some big concerns –“How comes when u go into a carribean restaurant and u ask for a certain dish they say “we’ve run out!” Unacceptable.”
Kyle Walker – Kyle lets you know how he’s getting on – “In the car on the way home guttered about this little niggle hopefully will be fine for everton on sat fingers crossed 🙁 :'(“
Danny Welbeck – Danny gets up to all kinds of mischief –“The lollipop man was lucky dis mornin. I was guna take his stick smack him on the head and rob his jacket! Hah”
Anton Ferdinand – Rio isn’t the only Ferdinand into this Twitter lark, Anton ‘Im as mighty as a lion, but still as gentle as a bluebird’ is on there too”
Freddy Adu – Championship Manager sensation Freddy Adu didn’t quite make the dizzy heights predicted, but you can still see what he’s up to.
Giuseppe Rossi – Could the former Manchester United striker be heading to Tottenham in the summer? Check out his musings at Villarreal right now.
Neil Danns – He plays for Crystal Palace but that’s not all that Mr Danns does, he also writes and produces music that might take your fancy.
Steven Pienaar – The South African midfielder, now at Spurs, posts stuff like “If u want to be the best u have 2 beat the best!” Well said.
Danny Simpson – Danny’s an honest lad, and after a Newcastle defeat said “no excuses mate it was poor! Sorry 2 all fans who travelled 2day like yaself, I apologise.”
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Beware, not everyone on Twitter is who they say they are! Here are 5 great spoof accounts:
Big Sam – A spoof of former Bolton, Newcastle and Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce, The Big Sam is NSFW and anyone with sensitive eyes!
Dimitar Berbatov – Berba is a gentleman first, footballer second and has said recently “Our arsenal away game means I’m in London for the royal wedding – this pleases me.”
Chuck Norris – Some great stuff on Chuck’s spoof account including: “When Chuck Norris goes to donate blood, he declines the syringe, and instead requests a hand gun and a bucket.”
Sepp Blatter – FIFA supremo Blatter is not the favourite person of most British football fans, perhaps you’ll like spoof Sepp more.
Kai Rooney – A young Tweeter, Wayne Rooney’s son Kai lets you know what his dad is up to from his Big F*** Off house in Cheshire.
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The final 5 men’s lifestyle accounts:
MTV – If you’re a fan of music, and I’m not talking about Hoddle and Waddle and their attempt at Diamond Lights, check out Music Television’s Twitter.
Burberry – A favourite with footballers, Burberry is a ‘155 year-old global brand with distinctly British attitude’.
Top Man – More clothes, this time from TopMan UK, which they claim is the ‘ultimate online destination for the best in menswear fashion’ – I wouldn’t quite go that far, but they’re good nonetheless.
Play.com – An excellent online retailer selling games, music, films, etc – find out what new products they’re selling first.
LastMinute.com – Ideal if you need a holiday or are a planning a footy trip with the lads, because sometimes you just need to get away.
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All the top football journalists and personalities are on Twitter, here’s a selection of them:
Henry Winter – The Daily Telegraph Football Correspondent and Columnist for the Sunday Telegraph seems to always be on Twitter and is often first with the big football news.
Guilleme Balague – What he doesn’t know about Spanish football isn’t worth knowing and he is open to you offering suggestions for questions for his various interviews.
Stan Collymore – A man who divides opinion, Stan has plenty to say for himself and thus Twitter is perfect for him. Worth following just to see what he’s ranting about next.
Jacqui Oatley – Jacqui says her Tweets ‘involve lots of stats and motorways’ – she isn’t afraid to air her views and has recently questioned Fabio Capello’s attempts to learn English.
Kay Murray – Another female follower of footy, Kay aka Football Barbie is a northern lass and describes her Tweets as ‘Football with heels & hairspray!’
Georgie Thompson – The third and final female footy follower on this list, Georgie regular Tweets her fellow A League of Their Own teammate @flintoff11.
Bryan Swanson – Sticking with Sky Sports presenters, Bryan is always one of the first to Tweet the latest football news and rumours and has a fair few sources.
Phil McNulty – Chief Football Writer for the BBC Sport Website, Phil gives great insight into the circles he moves in and brings you the latest news.
Oliver Kay – Oliver Kay is a well-respected football correspondent for The Times Newspaper and posts news as well as pictures from the games.
Robbie Savage – Definitely a football ‘personality’, Robbie’s Tweets may stray from football from time to time but remain interesting if not always informative nonetheless.
Samsung – They make TVs, Mobile Phones and pretty much every other gadget you could ever want. See what they’re releasing next!
Kick It Out – With allegations of further racism in football at the weekend, this time towards Neymar, make sure you support this cause
Empire of the Kop – ‘You’ll Never Tweet Alone’, especially with not far off 150,000 Liverpool fans following these updates.
Odds Checker – Fancy a bet? Check the odds of football and non-football events and decide whether to have a flutter or not.
The Football League – If you’re not a glory boy who follows the Premier League, then the Football League Twitter feed is for you.
Caught Offside – Football News and Gossip, if there’s a rumour worth hearing then these guys will probably have posted it.
Men’s Health Mag – For those fans that spend too much time on the sofa watching the footy, ‘your ultimate guide to fitness, health, weight loss, nutrition, sex, style and guy wisdom’.
Football Soccer UK – They claim to write ‘Thought provoking tweets on European Football…’ and close to 100,000 people follow them, worth a peek.
7 Digital – The home of MP3 downloads, check out the latest music releases first and get yourself some digital bargains.
Skittles – Granted, a little bit random, but they are the ‘Official Tweeter of Awesomeness. Follow the Rainbow. Taste the Rainbow’.
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Some new additions to the world of Twitter, as well as a couple of old favourites:
Michael Owen – MO has recently signed up to Twitter and has thousands of followers despite not Tweeting yet. That first one better be pure gold! (It wasn’t).
Aleksandr Orlov – As his bio says: “I am Aleksandr, founder of comparethemeerkat.com.I live and make my work in Moscow, where many generations of my family have thrive.”
Marc Albrighton – A great prospect for Aston Villa and England, we’ll just have to wait and see what his Tweets are like.
Charlie Sheen – Sheen has become a Twitter sensation within a matter of days, you don’t know what he’ll say next but then neither does he!
Grant Wahl – The final word on this list goes to Grant Wahl. The Sports Illustrated senior writer and New York Times best-selling author is running for FIFA president!
Those with a keen eye will have noticed that Jonjo Shelvey has deleted his account since making this list, which is now 99 Twitter accounts every football fan should follow! Also, if any of the accounts above aren’t real (apart from the spoof ones obviously) I can only apologise. Perhaps the players in question would like to get in touch with their official ones!
Arsenal may have been handed a life line in their attempts to fend off Barcelona from persistently pursuing Cesc Fabregas. The Catalan giants haven’t been shy in expressing their interest in Fabregas, apparently having bids rejected by Arsenal during the summer. Yet Arsenal’s plight may become easier, as another player has appeared on Barcelona’s transfer radar and that is the PSV playmaker Ibrahim Afellay whose contract terminates in June next year. Afellay has refused to renew his contract, sparking a considerable amount of interest across Europe; with Arsenal being strongly linked and now Barcelona are being reported to have initiated contract talks.
Is this a blessing in disguise for Arsenal? For although they may miss out on a 24-year old prospect, they would retain their much coveted captain. Afellay as an alternative for Barcelona is just that, an alternative, he isn’t quite the real deal, but because they can’t attain it, they’ll settle for something of slightly less quality. This change in concentration comes from the exorbitant asking price that Arsenal has labelled Fabregas with, reported to be in the region of £45 million.
A Barca source was attributed in saying: “The money situation in the club changes the situation and today it is impossible to accept a big expense for the reinforcements.” Therefore if we are to adhere to what is said, Barca can’t afford Fabregas and will settle for Afellay. From the statement, the word ‘reinforcement’ strikes me as significant, for by definition a reinforcement comes after the starting player and acts as back-up effectively. I’m not sure many clubs would class Fabregas as reinforcement to their squad, apart from Barca apparently and even £45 million is too much for that purpose.
With the Spanish media claiming contract talks have been opened for Afellay, it seems that Arsenal may breathe a sigh of relief, in that Arsene Wenger won’t have to convince Fabregas to stay and that venerated pocket of Wenger’s will remain intact. Circumstances of serendipity have transpired to aid Arsenal in what seemed something of inevitability, a matter of when Fabregas would leave for Barca rather than if he would.
But when you require the attention of certain persons to fade away, a diversion is always handy and can be enacted by oneself or come fortuitously, leaving the previous interest to dissipate. It may be suggestible for Arsenal to continue with their interest in Afellay, merely to portray a false competition that will spur Barca on further to capture the player, resulting in the actual goal of Arsenal’s, to keep Fabregas.
I wouldn’t treat Barcelona with too much naivety though, for they won’t forget about Fabregas completely, rather it will just hand Fabregas more time at Arsenal which is a bonus to the fans more than anything. If Arsenal are to attain any success over the next few years than Fabregas will be central to this aim, just how long he shall remain to pursue it, is another matter.
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Roman Abramovich is ready to break the bank to bring former manager Jose Mourinho back to Chelsea this summer, according to The Daily Mail.
The Blues have done well under interim boss Roberto Di Matteo but it is widely believed that the Russian oil tycoon is eager to bring a big-name coach to Stamford Bridge.
The newspaper state that the Blues will offer the Portuguese trainer £9 million a year after tax, and pay current employers Real Madrid £25 million in compensation.
‘The Special One’ is on the verge of sealing the La Liga title after beating Barcelona 2-1 at the Nou Camp on Saturday, and is also chasing Champions League glory with a semi-final against Bayern Munich hanging in the balance.
However, Mourinho has been agitated by the Spanish media, and rumours continue that he could walk away from the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer.
Other candidates for the Chelsea position according to the newspaper are France boss Laurent Blanc, Marseille’s Laurent Blanc and Zenit St Petersburg manager Luciano Spalletti.
By Gareth McKnight
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Premiership new boys Swansea look set to make an audacious move for Spanish midfielder Marcos Senna, according to The Sun.
The 34-year old is available on a free transfer as his contract with Villarreal expires next month and will not be renewed. The tough-tackling midfielder would be a great addition to Swansea’s side but would have to accept a significant pay cut to move to the Welsh side.
Senna was born in Brazil has represented Spain 28 times and was a key part of the Euro 2008-winning side. However, he was unfortunate to miss out on the triumphant World Cup squad last Summer at the expense of Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets.
Senna first moved to Spain with Villarreal in 2002 and went on to make 228 league appearances. The former club captain also scored 15 times for the club, including a strike from inside the centre circle in 2008.
Senna had been linked with Manchester United in previous summers and Scottish side Rangers look set to also make a move for the veteran midfielder. However, Swansea appear to be in pole position to move for the player as he has stated his desire to play Premiership football before he retires.
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