Nisin negociatat për Bale

Tottenham përfundimisht ka filluar negociatat me Real Madridin për shitjen e Gareth Bale për 115 milionë euro.

Drejtori i Spurs, Daniel Levy, gjatë gjithë verës ka mohuar spekulimet se lojtari do të largohet në çfarëdo rrethanash.

Megjithatë, kampanja e Madridin për të transferuar lojtarin ka thënë fruta në disa ditët e fundit, me taktikat e fundit – paralajmërim për Bale dhe këshilltarët e tij se ky do të jetë shansi i fundit për të për të luajtur për Realin – që kanë treguar rezultate.

Mesfushori 24-vjeçar raportohet se vetë është takuar me Levyn për t’ia treguar dëshirën se dëshiron të kalojë te Real Madridi.

Kjo ka bërë që Spurs të hapin dialogun me Realin në 24 orët e fundit, me një takim që është caktuar më 6 gusht në Florida, në mes të Levy dhe presidentit të Madridit, Florentino Perez.

Levy do të pranojë shitjen e lojtarit vetëm për një ofertë rekorde, që do të kalojë shumën prej rreth 93 milionë euro, sa Reali pagoi për Cristiano Ronaldon në vitin 2009.

Tottenhami po ashtu dëshiron në ofertë të përfshihet edhe ndonjë lojtar, Fabio Coentra, Angel di Maria, ose siç u raportua së fundi Luka Modric. /Telegrafi/

“Bale si zëvendësues i Ronaldos”

Ish-presidenti i Real Madridit, Ramon Calderon, beson se Los Blancos po përpiqen ta transferojnë anësorin e Tottenhamit, Gareth Bale, sepse kanë frikë se mund ta humbin Cristiano Ronaldon.

Mbretërit kanë filluar bisedimet me Spursat për një shumë prej 114 milionë eurosh për transferimin e uellsianit 24-vjeçar, ndërsa njeriu që ishte në krye të Realit për tre vite (2006-2009) mendon se Florentino Perez frikësohet se CR7 nuk do ta vazhdojë kontratën.

“E di se ai (Ronaldo) nuk është i lumtur aspak me qëndrimin dhe sjelljen e presidentit. Ai kërkon 20 milionë euro neto për çdo sezon, gjë që vështirë se do të pranohet nga Reali”.

“Mendoj se presidenti i ka të gjitha letrat mbi tavolinë, në rast se nuk e siguron rinovimin e Cristianos. Kështu mendoj unë”.

“Ai ka frikë se në një moment Cristiano do të thotë: ‘Unë nuk do të vazhdoj’. Ky do të ishte lajm i keq për Madridin”.

“Do të doja ta shoh atë duke u pensionuar te Reali, por tash situata është e vështirë. Të shohim në javët apo muajt e ardhshëm nëse do të mund të zgjidhet kjo çështje dhe ai mund të qëndrojë”, është shprehur Calderon për TalkSport. /Telegrafi/

Ancelotti: Modric nuk është në shitje

Trajneri i Real Madridit, Carlo Ancelotti, thotë se Luka Modric nuk është në shitje.

Ish-mesfushori i Tottenhamit është lidhur me një rikthim te ish-klubi i tij, si dhe me gjigantët tjerë të Ligës Premier, Arsenal dhe Manchester United.

“Nuk është e vërtetë. Gjithë lojtarët janë të lumtur këtu. Ata punojnë mirë dhe ne nuk duhet të flasim për transferime aspak”.

“Nuk është e vërtetë se Modric po largohet. Ai është një lojtar shumë i rëndësishëm për ne dhe ai do të jetë këtu këtë sezon”, ka thënë Ancelotti./Telegrafi/ 

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Expelled or suspended? Xavi, Rooney & Balotelli head list of stars missing from Goal 50's class of 2013

There were some big-name drop-outs and exclusions from this year's rankings - who is likely to return and who is gone forever?
ANALYSIS
By Carlo Garganese

Just as light follows dark, the highs of a footballer’s career will eventually be replaced by lows - and the annual Goal 50 acts as a useful measuring stick for the pace of change.

While some stars, such as Neymar, have gradually moved up the rankings as their stock has risen, others, like Kaka and Steven Gerrard, have slid down the pole before disappearing entirely. In some instances, a player has returned after years in the wilderness - in this edition, Franck Ribery narrowly missed out on Lionel Messi’s top prize having last appeared in 2009.

Below we take a look at some of the high-profile dropouts and exclusions from the latest Goal 50 and their prospects of making a return in the future.

Lewandowski feels 'cheated' by Dortmund hierarchy

The prolific attacker has again voiced his dismay with the way he was treated this summer as BVB blocked his move to Bayern Munich

Robert Lewandowski has once more hit out at the Borussia Dortmund hierarchy for not living up to their promise that he would be allowed to leave the club for Bayern Munich.

The Poland international looked set to join BVB's Bundesliga rivals this summer, with his contract set to expire in a year's time, but Dortmund eventually vetoed a move to the Champions League winners.

Although Lewandowski has assured supporters he will be fully committed to Dortmund as long as he plays for the club, he remains deeply frustrated that the management at Signal Iduna Park have failed to keep their own promises.

"If someone says something, he should keep his word. I'm not saying it's only about the transfer, but other things we have discussed with management and that have not materialised," he told Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.

"No matter how hard I will train and what I will do, the feeling that I've been cheated will still be there.

"It turns out that words spoken straight into my eyes were untrue."

Since joining Dortmund in 2010 from Lech Poznan, Lewandowski has scored 74 times, including an impressive four-goal haul against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals last season.

Dortmund get their Bundesliga campaign under way on August 10 against Augsburg at the SGL Arena.

Falcao's footsteps: Jackson Martinez on Porto and the Colombian connection

The prolific striker has been linked with a move to one of Europe's big guns after a stunning debut season in Portugal but he is happy at the Dragao
EXCLUSIVE
by Victor Vago & Rupert Fryer

Marcos Rojo drifted a yard or so behind the rest of the Sporting defence. So did FC Porto’s Jackson Martinez. Leaning against that imaginary offside line that all of the game’s great goalscorers draw in their heads, Danilo read the Colombian’s mind and chipped a pass into the box.

The problem was that it was played too square and with insufficient pace. With so little room inside the confines of the penalty area, Martinez had to check his run and could only take the ball on his thigh. Then he had a problem. He was facing the wrong way.That goal was just one of 31 he would go on to score in the first season of what has been a seamless transition to European football.

Arriving from Mexican outfit Jaguares in 2012 for a fee of around €9 million, the Colombia international, who came in at no. 33 on the Goal 50, felt right at home from the minute he touched down in Portugal.

“From the day I arrived, the team made me feel a part of the group; part of them,” Martinez told Goal. “Porto are a club which receives people very well. They communicate with everyone and leave us only to concentrate on playing.”

They’ve had a lot of practice. Martinez arrived in the summer of 2012, a period in which the club recorded a net €65m in the market. With Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez having been shipped off to Monaco, the club are already looking at a profit of €45m in this window.

That could well double should big-spending Napoli lure Martinez away from Estadio Dragao. Porto are reluctant to sell, however, and Martinez says he is happy to stay put. Porto will be happy to keep him, too.

The club have never struggled for replacements, but they have lacked a centre-forward following the sale of Radamel Falcao, with Kleber and Marc Janko unable to fill the sizeable void left by the now Monaco man.

Martinez has proved himself a rightful heir to his compatriot’s no.9 shirt and the recent success of Colombians at the Dragao played a role in his decision to join the club.

“I heard a lot about Porto from James Rodriguez and from Fredy Guarin, when he was here. It’s a source of pride for me to see compatriots compete and win in the highest competitions.”

Martinez has already continued that tradition. But then, he has always hit the ground running. He bagged nine goals in his 13 games in Mexico and notes his debut goal against Academica as an important moment in what has been a successful first season in Europe.

“I really enjoyed scoring my first goal and seeing that I could help the team,” he says. “It earned the confidence of the coach and a great group of players and aided my adaptation.

As Brazil’s economy continues to boom and the prices of young talent rises, the unrivalled kings of the transfer market are beginning to look a little further north for their next cash cow. Hector Herrera and Diego Reyes have now followed Martinez’ journey from Mexico and should he remain at the club, Martinez will now find himself welcoming outsiders to a group of which he’s become an integral part.

“Portuguese football has improved a lot," he said. "There’s a lot of quality and a lot of preparation. There are different playing systems. But it also depends on the team, the coach and the style of play. I think the difference here is in the systems of play.”

Should Jackson Martinez be prized away from Porto this summer and find himself faced with the task of assimilating to yet another system, he'll no doubt relish the opportunity to acclimatise once again. And if not, he can always improvise.