Aston Villa face fight to keep Belgian ace

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke has decided to leave the club at the end of the season, with the certainty of securing a juicy transfer to a top Premier League club.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City would be interested in bidding for the 22 year-old scorer, whose purchase is estimated at £16million, according to the Daily Star.

According to the tabloid, Benteke would be keen on landing at the Emirates, as he has shown a preference for the Gunners, although Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich’s cheque book could make the striker set sail for Stamford Bridge.

The former Genk forward has decided to leave Villa Park even if his team dodge relegation, fully aware that his outstanding performance this season could give him the chance to sign the deal of his career.

Benteke has scored 14 goals in 27 appearances, something which has been crucial for the Villans’ hopes of staying in the Premier League, with the Belgian slotting 10 out of the 23 goals the squad have scored in the English top flight (43.5%).

The level shown by the hitman has attracted the attention of other European clubs such as Atletico de Madrid, as the Colchoneros prepare for Radamel Falcao’s departure at the end of the season, but for now, it appears Benteke will be staying in England.

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Manchester United target could leave Galatasaray in summer

Champions League top-scorer Burak Yilmaz, may leave Galatasaray in the summer, club manager Fatih Terim told the Daily Express.

The Turkish striker, who now has 8 goals in the Champions League, has attracted the attention of top European clubs with his impressive performance, including Premier League giant Manchester United.

“It’s not going to be easy to keep him,” said Terim, 59. “He has targets but it will be his decision. Being wanted is a good thing, but we are fond of him and believe he will do great things for us in the future.”

He added that Yilmaz has been a “miracle signing,” citing the striker’s natural scoring ability. “Burak senses goals. He can score anytime from anywhere. I’m really fond of him.”

Terim continued to praise the 27-year-old ace, likening Yilmaz to former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko, saying he “is always thinking about scoring one more goal” and that he is only “going to get better and better”.

“He listens. He is 27 but he is still open to learning new things. Shevchenko was the same. If you substituted him in the 89th minute, he would be angry. Loving football is very important.”

Along with Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, Arsenal and Liverpool are rumoured to have targeted the star as well. If one of the clubs offered the minimum transfer fee of £10 million, the striker could see a turn in the Premier League.

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Yilmaz will lead Galatasaray when they face Real Madrid in the quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.

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Le Fondre targets Reading departure

Cardiff are reported to be keen on Adam Le Fondre, who admits he may have to leave Reading in search of first-team football.

Le Fondre has managed to bag 12 goals this season despite a season of struggle for the Royals, but he has still been unable to command a regular first XI place.

The 26-year-old has also struggled to force his way into the side since new boss Nigel Adkins took over and he admits the future at the Madejski Stadium does not look a bright one for him.

There will be no shortage of interest in the striker though and Cardiff, who will be playing in the Premier League next season, have him on their wanted list.

“I’m like every footballer. I want to start, I want to play games and at this moment I’m not getting anything,” Le Fondre revealed.

“We needed goals and that is what I bring to the table. I want to play every game, I want to start games but most importantly I want to come on the pitch and affect things and make an impact.

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“It is disappointing from my point of view that when we are pressing so hard I can’t come on the pitch and influence it. I have no idea what happens with me. It’s in the club’s hands. I’ve had a half-decent season by my standards.”

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Man United prepare bid for Barca star

are reportedly plotting a summer move for Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara.

Reports in Spain suggest the Catalan giants are ready to listen to offers for the midfield playmaker, who United are believed to have tried to sign in the past.

United are in the market for a central midfielder following Paul Scholes’ decision to retire at the end of the campaign.

Alcantara is thought to be keen to depart Barcelona and the Spanish side are open to a sale, providing an acceptable offer is received.

United will face competition for the 22-year-old as incoming Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola, a former Barcelona manager, has also been linked with Alcantara.

New United boss David Moyes, who will replace Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer, is expected to be busy in the transfer market and has also been linked with moves for Premier League players Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini from current club Everton as well as Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas.

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Is this new deal in Tottenham’s best interests?

The current Premier League season will be remembered for many things; the retirement of three greats of the game in Sir Alex Ferguson, Paul Scholes and David Beckham, the rise of the Bundesliga on the European stage, the controversial appointment of ‘interim’ manager Rafa Benitez at Chelsea and Luis Suarez reaffirming his nickname of ‘the cannibal’ after biting Branislav Ivanovic on live television. But equally, the current campaign will be remembered for the coming of age of Gareth Bale, with the Tottenham winger being claimed by many as belonging to the very narrow and elite category of footballers that are considered to be ‘World Class’.

The Welsh Wonder’s stats tell their own story; 21 goals in the Premier League,73 shots on target, the most in the English top flight, and 31 goals in all competitions – a total only beaten once by Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2007/2008 season. The combination of  Bale’s tender age of 23 and his ability to score goals of great beauty seemingly with comfort and ease has lead to comparisons between the two wingers, triggering speculation of a move to one of the continental superpowers, with every club from Chelsea, to PSG to Barcelona reportedly showing a keen interest, further heightened by the Lilywhites’ failure to qualify for the Champions League this season.

What is arguably more impressive however, is that the PFA Young Player of the Year and PFA Player of the Year has not done it at Manchester United or another European institution, but rather at a club that has overall been found wanting over the course of the season and finished up in fifth place. Gary Neville’s quip earlier in the year stating that Spurs wouldn’t be in the top eight without the talismanic Gareth Bale may have been excessively harsh, but his importance at White Hart Lane has transformed from that of being a key first team player into a figure where the difference between victory and defeat, success and failure, rests almost entirely upon his shoulders.

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To fend off potential suitors prowling around North London in the summer, Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy will reportedly offer his star winger a bumper contract, according to The Independent. The deal will include a salary that will be negotiated between £150k and £200k per week, adding a rather costly £5million to the club’s wage package, in addition to a transfer release clause believed to be around £50million. Although the Lilywhites appear to have succumbed to the fact Bale will leave White Hart Lane for a higher calling at some point in his career, the hope is that the new deal will turn off buyers over the course of the summer, with a clear signal from the Welshman that he is content to stay, and thus he will remain at the club for at least another season.

But are Tottenham in danger of putting all their eggs in one basket by investing heavily in a single player? Would it make more sense to let Bale leave now rather than undergo another season of the Spurs first team relying upon the Welshman’s abilities to get results? Could Levy’s ingenious plan backfire to the detriment of the North Londoners?

My initial concern is the magnitude of importance Bale has as an individual in regards to Tottenham as a football club. I’ve already outlined how integral the Wales international has been on the pitch for Spurs this season, but from a fiscal point of view, his current deal of £110k per week is already a record breaking wage package for the club, and his new contract will further surpass that barrier.

The Lilywhites have had their fair share of stars before – Ledley King, Luka Modric and Dimitar Berbatov to name a few from their recent history – yet the hysteria that surrounds Bale, his mixture of that vital end product in terms of goals and assists in addition to the aestetic nature of his style of play, arguably puts him on a pedestal way above his predecesors, perhaps not necessarily in the eyes of the fans or through any particular cult status, but rather the potential impact he could have on the world of football as we know it.

He represents the new age of athleticism and speed, but he is in danger of breaking the old adage of no player being bigger than their club. The Welshman is certainly not the arrogant type, and will unlikely take advantage of the situation for any personal gain, but it does polarise the squad not only in terms of quality but furthermore the amount he is comparatively paid.

On the other hand, Daniel Levy will be desperate not to make the same mistakes as the local rivals, Arsenal. Less than a decade ago, the Gunners were one of the mainstays of the title race, yet Arsene Wenger’s inability to hold onto key players or successfully replace them has seen the first team depreciate quickly in quality and value, resulting in the club sliding down the pecking order and reducing in stature in the Premier League as well as on the continent.

Although some have left the Emirates in the pursuit of silverware – with Arsenal currently amid an eight year trophy drought – others have departed simply due to Wenger’s stubbornness in refusing to offer his players competitive wages in comparison to other elite European clubs. The result has been that players reject offers of new contracts, and thus, as their deals wind down, they are often sold a year before their expiration at a bargain price.

If Daniel Levy has one outstanding strength it’s his ability to sell players for the right price at the right time – shown by his decision to resist selling Luka Modric for another year to keep him out of Chelsea’s grasp whilst squeezing every possible penny out of Real Madrid – and the Spurs chairman will be determined to receive Bale’s full worth in transfer funds upon his departure.

Furthermore, although Wenger has been criticised for his rather cautious approach in the transfer market, with Arsenal’s record transfer fee set at just £17million for Santi Cazorla, how do you actually replace the likes of Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Patrick Viera or Robin Van Persie? All four at their peaks were amongst the best footballers in the world, and finding an adequate alternative for Gareth Bale at Spurs will no doubt bring about a similar problem -the inevitable slump in quality between the outgoing star and the incoming replacement, unable to fill the rather large void in the first team.

Similarly, with Tottenham once again missing out on Champions League qualification this season, despite recording their highest points total to date in the Premier League era, you’d feel they’ll need Bale more than they need the money ahead of next season. Andre Villas-Boas was keen to deny that handing his winger a new deal would infringe on the club’s ability to capture key transfer targets, such as Leandro Dalmao and Joao Mountinho, in addition to at least one covering winger for Bale an Aaron Lennon.

If Spurs are ever to make it into the promised land of top-tier European football, the likelihood of them doing it is much greater with Bale remaining at the club. Even more so, should the wizard of White Hart Lane continue with his hot form throughout the course of next season, it will only raise his current price-tag, or rather, in light of his rumoured release clause set to come into effect upon signing a new contract, signify to the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Co. that his £50million fee would be well justified.

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On the other hand, we are yet to witness Bale during a dry spell or playing with dented confidence, and should the long range efforts from absurd angles start veering wide rather than finding the top corners of the net, his valuation in monetary terms could well level out, and the Lilywhites will have missed their opportunity to cash in on the Welshman for the optimum amount.

But keeping the winger-come-forward in North London for another year can only bode well for Spurs amid their ambitions to break into the Champions League. His goals have been vital this season and no doubt will be following the summer break, and should Daniel Levy bring in further reinforcements during the transfer window, the club stand a good chance of finally achieving their aims. The £50million release clause also gives the club and the player the opportunity to review their unique situation in a year’s time, at which point the circumstances surrounding Bale may be in complete contrast to the present day, as is often the way in the world of football.

But it is clear that Bale is at the club on borrowed time; there is only so long Levy can keep him within the realms of White Hart Lane before it becomes obvious that he has outgrown the club. He arguably already has, and the task for Levy and Villas-Boas will be to make sure that Spurs do not become a one-man team, on and off the pitch. The easiest way to achieve this, will be to bring in high quality players in the summer.

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Premier League Preview – Aston Villa

Last season: The Claret and Blues found it hard last season as they avoided relegation by just five points, but there was one saving grace – Christian Benteke. The Villans only won 10 out of 38 games, lost an astonishing 17 and had a clean sheet ratio of just 13 per cent.

The Belgium international however managed to score 19 out of 47 goals for Villa and thanks to his fantastic performance the Birmingham based club avoided relegation. The 22-year-old finished the season as fourth higher scorer, just two goals behind Tottenham’s Gareth Bale.

Aston Villa conceded around two goals per match, scored around one, and had only five clean sheets all season and around eight shots per match.

The Villans only managed to beat Sunderland and Reading – who were relegated – and nabbed one victory from Liverpool, Norwich, QPR, Stoke, Swansea and West Ham. Paul Lambert’s team didn’t exactly get the results they wanted but they did at least avoid relegation.

Transfer Ins:

Jores Okore (Nordssjaelland)

Aleksandar Tonev (Lech Poznan)

Antonio Luna (Sevilla)

Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg)

Leandro Bacuna (Groningen)

Jed Steer (Norwich City)

Transfer Outs:

Andy Marshall (Millwall)

Richard Dunne (Queens Park Rangers)

Jean II Makoun (Rennais)

Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest)

Derrick Williams (Bristol City)

Brett Holman (Al-Nasr)

Player to watch: There’s only one Villa player you need to look out for and it’s Christian Benteke. His talent and goal-scoring skills will be much needed at Villa Park throughout the season. He handed in a transfer request at the start of the summer but made a huge U-turn, deciding to stay with the Midlands club until 2017.

The Belgian’s skills match the Premier League’s demands perfectly as he boasts a good first touch, decent link-up play, great awareness, good positioning, a lot of power when it comes to outmuscling defenders and an incredible eye for goal.

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Young player to watch: Latest transfer Jores Okore might be able to offer a lot of help at the back even though he is very young (20 years old) he managed to make 65 appearances with Danish club Nordsjaelland. It’ll be a baptism of fire for the starlet but if he raises his game he could be one to watch.

Player needing to improve: If Darren Bent stays with the club, although it is very possible he might be moving to Fulham or Newcastle, he will be one that will have to up his game. A serious ankle injury kept the England international out for a while and slowed him down which was evident last season with a mere three goals for Villa. Next season he will have to pull his finger out and get back to the business of scoring goals and forming a dangerous partnership with Benteke.

Prediction: The team had a tough time of it last season and will need to do more than depend on Benteke again. With summer spending at £10,912,000 they’ve certainly strengthened but will it be enough?

All those singings filled in some gaps so there is a good chance we might see a different Villa this season that should surpass their last campaign. Keep in mind that goalkeeper Shay Given as well as Bent, who cost around £24 million and was a record transfer for the club, are expected to leave the club.

FFC can’t see the team anywhere near the top four spots but do think that the Villans will be able to avoid relegation yet again.

Our prediction: 15th place

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David Moyes should take blame for Manchester United failings

Manchester United are struggling in the Premier League right now. They are currently in 9th position and a massive 13 points behind league leaders Arsenal. Thomas Rooney of footballtips.com explains how David Moyes only has himself to blame.

The transition period following Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement was always going to be just that – transitional. Well, apparently Moyes didn’t get that memo.

One of the first things the Scotsman did at Old Trafford was lose the services of Ferguson’s back-room team. Every single one of them. Not the actions of a man targeting a smooth transition.

Moyes is entitled to want his own team around him – that’s fine. However, he is obviously keen to use Ferguson’s previous success to his advantage, so why start a complete fresh?

Phil Neville was a solid player for Manchester United, but he has never been a coach before. Now suddenly he had a senior role at the Premier League Champions?

For Ferguson, his No.2 was always extremely important and something which helped him through all the years he succeeded at Old Trafford.

What worked for Moyes at Everton wasn’t necessarily going to work for Moyes at Manchester United. He should have known that. He should have retained some of Ferguson’s legacy.

So that was mistake No.1. Mistake No.2 came in the transfer market.

Manchester United’s lack of activity was baffling. Moyes was far too reluctant to spend big. The signing of Marouane Fellaini was then a panic-buy he could have gone for at any stage.

You hear Moyes say now that Mesut Ozil was an option for United, but not one they decided to take. Given the impact the German has made at Arsenal, this must be hard for Man Utd fans to hear.

This Manchester United squad is not as strong as their points tally last season suggests. It was the Ferguson factor that made them title winners.

Moyes then came in, refused to retain any Premier League title winning coaches and failed to add significant quality to a squad that clearly needed improving.

Fair enough, he has sorted out the Rooney situation – but where has this got them? Moyes needed to add to the Champions, not try and patch up the Champions.

So that was mistake No.2. Mistake No.3 has been his team selection.

No manager has made more changes than Moyes this season. He has absolutely no idea what his best team is and from the defence to the attack, the personnel has changed each week.

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Injuries have of course played their part, but there is so much confusion in the squad. What is Phil Jones’ best role? Is Nani a big part of the set-up? Does Ryan Giggs pick and choose?

Moyes needs to find a formula and stick to it. Be patient and remember that this is a transitional time. Just because it doesn’t work one week, doesn’t mean it won’t work the next.

It seems the new United boss has fallen into the trap of wanting immediate success and is currently paying the price.

Time to show why you are the chosen one Mr Moyes.

Thomas Rooney is a betting expert at footballtips.com, a site offering Premier League odds, tips and news.

The Only Way Is Easy for Wolves

The words comfortable and win are not 2 words that have been associated with Wolves over the last 5 or so years, and so when it happens it makes it all the more sweeter.

With the Backary Sako fiasco of the week just past, there was always a chance that the side would be unsettled, despite Colchester being without 11 first team players for the match up.

However, with new signing from Millwall James Henry starting on the right of midfield, the team looked much more balanced than they had since the arrival of Golbourne, and the subsequent shuffling around of the defence.

Since Richard Stearman was dropped, we have not had anyone who can bring the ball out of defence comfortably, which has had a knock on effect in midfield.

Indeed the names of Stearman and Henry on a team sheet for Wolves would not have been greeted with such pleasure at the start of August in a break from what has been the norm of the last few weeks, Wolves didnt start the game looking like they would sit on the edge of the box and invite pressure onto themselves, letting the opposition have the ball.

Here there was a clear eagerness to get the ball down and actually pass it around. Not just out left to Sako and hope something happens, but to both wings and through the middle.

As early as the 7th minute James Henry was tormenting the Colchester full back and his pass to Price and then Griffiths could have led to an early lead if the striker hadnt fluffed his lines.

However the breakthrough came on 20 minutes when Taylor gave away a penalty when Matt Doherty was scythed down in the area.

And, in the absence of the aforementioned Sako, Griffiths stepped up to slot home.

This is not to say it had been all wolves at this point with Colchester having a few pops at Ikeme’s goal, but none that troubled the Wolves number 13.

Within a minute of the restart the score was 2-0 after Doherty cut the ball back for Griffiths who stroked the ball into the net

The 3rd came when Henry delivered a delightful chip from right hand side but this time the impressive Kevin Doyle was on hand to control and slot the ball into the ColU net.

For all intents and puropese the game was dead and buried, with the remaining 35 minutes being played out as more of a friendly than a Skybet League 1 encounter.

The final piece of action however came 6 minutes from time when a penalty was awarded.

Without seeing a replay I have absolutely no idea what for. And neither did the 300 or so people around me in the stand on the side, or the 1,800 behind the goal.

Ikeme with a double save and a clearance with his fist, the ball had been cleared.

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It made as much sense as the pint of Gladness lager beer I had consumed earlier that day in Braintree.

Regardless, when Freddy Sears stepped up to take the spot kick, no-one in the Weston Homes Community stadium would have foreseen what was to come.

A brilliant 2 handed diving save to his right which has to be up there with one of the saves off the season in any division.

Both Kevin Doyle and James Henry were replaced late in the game with David Davis and Anthony Forde respectively with both receiving standing ovations, not just from the Wolves travelling contingent, but the majority of the Colchester fans who had witnessed their team being well and truly outplayed.

Not since the demoliton of Gillingham in the fledgling weeks opf the season had Wolves looked so dominant and comfortable,and all this without our supposed best player and matchwinner, Backary Sako.

Liverpool boss fumes at officials

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers launched a scathing attack on referee Lee Mason and his fellow officials after his side slipped to a narrow 2-1 defeat at Manchester City.

Prior to kick off the clash was billed as one of the most important games of the season so far, and it certainly delivered in terms of excitement.

Philippe Coutinho combined well with Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling to give the visitors the lead, before Vincent Kompany’s header and an Alvaro Negredo strike on the stroke of half-time sealed the three points for the Sky Blues.

Before the Reds’ opener, Sterling was adjudged to have been offside after being played through on goal, only for replays to reveal that the English starlet was indeed two yards from being in such a position.

Liverpool also has a late penalty call turned down after Suarez appeared to have his shirt pulled by Joleon Lescott.

After the final whistle Rodgers questioned the display and selection of Mason – who hails from the Greater Manchester area:

“Where do you want me to start?” he told Sky Sports.

“I thought we never got any decision. The linesman on the offside one – he wasn’t even on the same cut of grass.

“If you’re working at this level you have to get it right. It’s not even a difficult one.

“It is a perfectly-timed run and he is given offside when he is through one on one on goal. These are big moments in big games.

“There is another incident when Luis (Suarez) doesn’t get a free-kick when Joleon Lescott went right through him.

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“It is arguable it is a penalty at the end. Luis Suarez can’t jump because he is tugging at his shirt.

“I thought it was throughout the evening. Hopefully we don’t have another Greater Manchester referee again on a Liverpool-Manchester game.”

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We deserve to be champions, says Man City boss

Manchester City chief Manuel Pellegrini believes that his side have earned the Premier League title for the way in which they have coped with set-backs and performed this season.

The Sky Blues effectively need to avoid defeat at home to West Ham tomorrow to finish ahead of Liverpool and lift the trophy on the back of an excellent campaign, which has also yielded the Capital One Cup.

Although the Reds have been hailed for their attacking prowess and Chelsea – in third spot – have impressed with their defensive solidarity, City have powered on despite injuries to key men such as Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure.

Pellegrini feels that their resolute displays could not have been produced by their rivals had they had the same problems, and that his side deserve to be champions:

“Yes, I think so.” He is quoted as saying by The Mirror when asked if his side have played the best football this season. “As When I arrived here, my target was always to play well and try to win the title. The moment I accepted the job it was because I had a lot of trust that I could win the league.

“The first thing I can say is we chose the right squad we needed for this year,” said Pellegrini. “I don’t want to compare other teams but I think maybe we were without Aguero, he missed 14 or 15 games in the Premier League.

“Maybe some other teams, if you take Luis Suarez out of 15 games for Liverpool, Eden Hazard from Chelsea or Santi Cazorla from Arsenal…

“All the teams have injured players through the year.

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“But the reality in the way we did it is one of my best achievements. I’m happy with the whole squad.”

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