Spanish Football News Briefs

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SPANISH FOOTBALL NEWS BRIEFS

The highlight of the weekend will be tomorrows SPANISH CUP final between SEVILLE FC - GETAFE, but today we have some news pieces picked up around various media sources that give us an update on how the transfer market is moving. [1]

Ivory Coast International & MONACO player, YAYA TOURÉ, is very close to signning with FC BARCELONA according to "Sport". Barça officials will tie the "fine details" with player rep. & Monaco directives this weekend. Touré is ready to interrupt his holidays & fly to Barcelona this Sunday for the routine & required medical check on Monday. [2]

' ROMA & FC BARCELONA sharing "similiar ideas". Now Barça officials

The CHIVU story continues according to "Sport", with

need to talk with the player & convience him to "break" his word with INTER MILAN. The signning of the Rumanian defender has increased in importance, now that CARLES PUYOL has injuryed his knee on holidays in South Africa & will be operated with 3 month rest period. [3]

News from Portugues paper "Record" mentiones that English Premier League club CHELSEA has made an offer to ATLETICO DE MADRID for its young defender ZE CASTRO. Apparently, the offer has been rejected, but Ze Castro adaptation to Spanish Football has not been 100% ( yet!) [4]

After ESPANYOL put a 30M€ price tag on its Spanish International, LUIS GARCIA, VALENCIA CF has lifted its offer to 12M€. Not doubt, that as negotiations continue both teams will find a middle ground that

maybe around the 15-20M€. However, English club WEST HAM has entered the picture & SFS is sure many more will appear before this story comes to a happy end.

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