Fifa and Football Association legal representatives will meet on Monday to
discuss the Carlos Tevez saga. Manchester United and West Ham have asked
world football's governing body to settle a dispute over who owns the
Argentine striker. Fifa spokesman Andreas Herren said: "My understanding is
that the meeting will be with members of the FA. "My understanding is that a
senior lawyer from the FA will come to Zurich to meet our senior legal
people." Manchester United are expecting the Tevez affair to be resolved
before the transfer window closes on 31 August. United chief executive David
Gill said: "Fifa and the necessary bodies will try to make sure that the
player can play, whether it's for United or West Ham. "I think they will do
everything they can to make sure the decision is made within the appropriate
period."
Tevez is registered as a West Ham player, but businessman Kia Joorabchian
claims he owns the striker's economic rights and is therefore entitled to
any transfer fee. However, the Hammers ripped up an agreement they had with
Joorabchian - which broke league rules - and they now claim any deal with
United can only go ahead with their say-so. The Premier League is also
insisting that any fee must go to West Ham. Gill added: "The issue is
effectively who owns the economic rights to the player, who owns the
registration of that player, and therefore what happens to any monies that
we might pay. "Can he unilaterally terminate his registration? Can he move
on? That's the fundamental issue. "Theoretically, you can go from the
Dispute Resolution Chamber [at Fifa] to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"Whether both parties choose to do that, we'll have to see, but that would
be the final arbiter."
With the Tevez saga rumbling on, the British government and the Football
Association have united to press Fifa to investigate the question of
third-party ownership of players. BBC Sport has learned the government fears
the integrity of the game could be damaged by the practice. A Whitehall
source said: "We don't want third-party ownership in British football, we
want it dealt with." The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has called
for a probe at "the highest international level".
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Dyer straights? - KUMB
Filed: Sunday, 22nd July 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
Alan Curbishley is contemplating a move for Newcastle's Kieron Dyer as a
direct replacement for the injured Julien Faubert. Curbishley, talking in
the Sunday Mirror confirmed earlier reports suggesting that he was
interested in signing the former Ipswich winger. "We have not made any
contact with Newcastle although I understand Sam [Allardyce] has said,
'there is no smoke without fire'," said Curbs. "Perhaps he wants to leave. I
would not rule out a move for him because I think he is a very exciting
player."
Allardyce, when asked about the possibility of losing Dyer earlier in the
week had said: "If we are going to hear from West Ham, I would assume it's
going to be this weekend. "If we get a bid we will take it from there - but
I'm not keen to lose him."
Dyer began his career at Ipswich Town, his local club. After three years at
Portman Road he signed for Newcastle United (July 1999) in a £6m switch (he
was the only English player signed by then Newcastle boss Ruud Gullit).
However his career - both domestic and international - has been blighted by
injury and he has recently been treated by former Hammers physio Rob Green,
who also worked with Dean Ashton during his rehabilitation.
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Eggy Fred - KUMB
Filed: Sunday, 22nd July 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
Eggert Magnusson has revealed that the Hammers are looking to strike a deal
with Arsenal for Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg. With Julien
Faubert ruled out until 2008 after rupturing an achilles against Sigma last
Tuesday the Hammers are in the market for a replacement, just weeks after
signing the French winger from Bordeaux. And according to the NOTW,
Magnusson is looking to tie up a deal for a player who recently stated that
he would never play for another club in the Premier League, having spent the
last nine years with Arsenal. "[Freddie] is a player we like and have been
watching for several months," Magnusson is quoted as saying in today's NOTW.
"We are very confident we can finalise a deal." Ljungberg has found himself
increasingly on the fringes at The Emirates in recent months, and has also
been linked with a move to Portsmouth and Fiorentina. The deal is worth
anywhere between £3-5.5million, according to today's papers.
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Curbs linked with double swoop - TeamTalk
West Ham will reportedly sign Freddie Ljungberg this week, while they are
also being heavily linked with a move for Lomana LuaLua. The People claim
Ljungberg is ready to put pen to paper at Upton Park after agreeing personal
terms worth around £60,000 a week in a deal that will net Arsenal £3million.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has told the Swede he is no longer part of his
plans and West Ham now appear to have jumped ahead of Fiorentina in the race
for the 30-year-old midfielder. But Hammers boss Alan Curbishley's summer
activity looks unlikely to stop with the signing of Ljungberg, as several of
Sunday's newspapers claim LuaLua is the next man on his hitlist. The
Portsmouth striker faces renewed competition at Fratton Park following the
arrivals of David Nugent and John Utaka. And Curbishley reckons he can lure
the DR Congo frontman to join Craig Bellamy in a newly-strengthened
frontline.
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Mac is Billy's back-up plan - TeamTalk
Derby boss Billy Davies will turn his attention to Everton's James McFadden
if he fails to lure Matt Etherington to Pride Park. Etherington is out of
favour at Upton Park, where he has fallen behind Luis Boa Morte in the
pecking order for the left-wing role. And the wideman is Davies' top target
as he looks for someone to provide the ammunition for Steve Howard and new
boy Robert Earnshaw in the top flight. Etherington, however, is not too
keen on swapping London for the East Midlands - so if Davies continues to
hit a brick wall, he will move for Scotland forward McFadden. The versatile
former Motherwell star, who can play on the wing or up front, is recovering
from a broken metatarsal but is expected to be fit for the new campaign.
And Davies is hoping the offer of regular first-team football, something he
cannot be guaranteed by Toffees boss David Moyes, is enough to make him
Derby's fourth capture of the summer transfer window following the arrivals
of Earnshaw, Tyrone Mears and Andy Todd.
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Hammers nail £3.5m Freddie - The Sun
By BEN KINSELLA
July 23, 2007
FREDDIE LJUNGBERG will complete a £3.5million move from Arsenal to West Ham
today. The Swedish midfielder, 30, has left the Gunners' pre-season training
camp in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria to tie up with the Hammers and had a
medical yesterday. Ljungberg agreed terms on a £60,000-a-week deal, having
been told by Arsene Wenger he no longer figures in his first-team plans. He
had also been linked with Manchester City, Portsmouth and Italian club
Fiorentina. But Ljungberg was not keen on leaving London and West Ham boss
Alan Curbishley swooped after losing £6m Julien Faubert with a serious
Achilles injury last week.
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Fergie has no Tevez plan B - The Sun
By ANDREW HAIGH
July 21, 2007
SIR ALEX FERGUSON has no back-up plan if he misses out on Carlos Tevez. The
Manchester United boss still expects to seal a deal for the Argentina
hitman, 23, despite calling in FIFA to sort out problems between West Ham
and Kia Joorabchian's MSI group. But Fergie could be left with the same
strikeforce as last season if he cannot complete a swoop for Tevez. He said:
"I am confident Carlos Tevez will sign and I am happy to wait until
clearance comes along. "If it become obvious the situation wasn't going to
turn our way we would have to reconsider our plans. "But I have nothing as
a fall-back position at this moment in time."
It has also emerged that a meeting had been arranged between FIFA and legal
representatives of the Football Association to discuss the Tevez affair this
Monday. FIFA spokesman Andreas Herren: "My understanding is that it will be
with members of the FA, not the Premier League. "It could be that someone
from the Premier League comes along as well. "My understanding is that a
senior lawyer from the FA will come to Zurich to meet our senior legal
people."
Meanwhile, Gabriel Heinze could go to court to force through his move to
Liverpool. United are refusing to let the Argentine defender, 29, join their
rivals.
But it is believed Heinze's legal team have a letter claiming he can leave
for £6million — a fee Liverpool have matched. Fergie, however, still expects
to see Heinze at pre-season training in a fortnight. He added: "Gabby is on
holiday after playing in the Copa America. He needs his rest, but I expect
back in training at Carrington in two weeks' time. "There is no situation
that I need to address with him. Both we and he knows that it his agent that
is driving the mechanism for what is happening at the moment. "We need to
steer through the minefield because his people have been difficult people to
deal with."
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Hammers set to sign £3.5m Arsenal fan-favourite Ljungberg - This Is London
22.07.07
West Ham are set to sign Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg for
£3.5million later this week. The Swede has agreed terms worth around £60,000
a week with the Hammers after Gunners boss Arsene Wenger told him he was no
longer part of his plans. The news will disappoint both Portsmouth and
Italian side Fiorentina, who were chasing the 30-year-old, according to The
People. Ljungberg, a firm favourite with Arsenal fans, has had a change of
heart after his agent Claes Elefalk claimed his player had so much respect
for the North London giants that he would not be prepared to sign for
another Premiership club.
West Ham manager Alan Curbishley, who has already snapped up striker Craig
Bellamy from Liverpool and central midfielder Scott Parker from Newcastle,
is also chasing another striker. He has set his sigts on Newcastle's Kieron
Dyer and Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen, and is also keen on taking Reading
full-back Nicky Shorey on a long-term deal.
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Arsenal dream stops West Ham move - SoccerVoice.com
Fenerbahce's midfielder Stephen Appiah will snub a move to West Ham. He
wants to join Arsenal in a "dream move". News of the World reports that the
Ghana international is hoping that Arsenal will come in for him. The 26 year
old midfielder has earlier played for Italian clubs Juventus, Brescia,
Udinese and Parma, and has 51 caps for Ghana. Arsenal has so far shown no
interest in Appiah and it could be that the player will stay on at
Fenerbahce and wait for Arsenal, a move to West Ham looks unlikely.
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More Ljungberg Than Mancini For West Ham - WestHamFans.org
Submitted by Neville Nixon on 22 July, 2007 - 09:56.
With an urgent need to replace the injured Julien Faubert, Hammers have
moved quickly to begin negotiations that should see Freddie Ljungberg move
across town from Arsenal to the Boleyn. The Swedish International has fallen
down the pecking order at the Emirates as is no longer guaranteed first team
football by Arsene Wenger. A proposed move to Fiorentina has been scuppered
by the 30 year old player's wage demands, however Eggert Magnusson is
prepared to pay a bit over the odds in wages to secure his services, a fee
of around £4 Million will be enough for Arsenal to agree to sell. A 30 year
old a winger is obviously going to find life a little difficult in the cut
and thrust of the Premiership, but if Ljunberg can play the early part of
the season before 'burning out' then a fit again Faubert could carry the
baton for the remainder of the season. The 'Freddie Option' will not come
cheaply if you total up the fee and the player's wages, but it could be a
blessing in disguise, he doesn't need time to adjust and won't have to move
house. Fortunately Freddie hasn't been involved in any 'afters' when playing
against West Ham and so it shouldn't be too difficult for him to win the
fans over, a couple of good matches and his gooner connection will be
consigned to the past.
If the deal goes through it would represent a good bit of business, Freddie
Ljungberg is a big name who, while maybe just about past his prime, could
attract other high quality players to the club. Hammers have apparently
ended their interest in Mancini which is a shame, but realistically it was
never going to happen. Little by little is the order of the day, and yes two
steps forward and one step back sometimes. Softly softly Eggman, Fans know
how hard you are trying and how much the club means to you, for the Eggman
the Fans are all eternally grateful! - Ed
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West Ham And Sky Involved In A Bit Of Afters - WestHamFans.org
Submitted by Neville Nixon on 22 July, 2007 - 19:02.
Observers of the car crash sports TV program that is Sky Sports News will
have noticed a distinct lack of coverage of West Ham United's friendly
matches in Austria. The reason is as follows..
We can confirm that communication has become distinctly frosty between
Hammers and Murdoch's cash cow. Having had to endure Sky's one sided
coverage of the enquiry and subsequent arbitration hearing into the
transfers of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, Hammers chairman Eggert
Magnusson is believed to have finally flipped at the incredibly Manchester
United bias spewing forth from the cheesy Manc supporting presenters of SSN.
Magnusson's tolerance levels will have been pushed to the limit by Redsox
whoring it around with Tevez at their training facility , a player who is
registered as a West Ham player and whose transfer needs the approval of
West Ham until a FIFA ruling proves otherwise.
Sky are traditionally granted carte blanche access to the Premier League
clubs that each benefit in excess of £40 Million per year under the new TV
rights deal, compliance is expected, but Mr Magnusson has taken exception to
the way that SSN is used as a banner for the top clubs and has decided,
rightly or wrongly, that West Ham do not need the sort of negative cr*p that
has been dumped on the club for the last six months.
Well, good on him, it's about time someone spoke out or acted against the
monopoly that is Sky, neither Murdoch senior nor his son who now runs the
business give a toss about football and even less about fair play, so why
should they be allowed to say who should be transfered to who, which is what
they do by their bias sports reporting.
Hammers may have been losing fair weather friends recently, but the real
fans will never go away and soon there will be a new wave of supporters who
will know nothing about selling the club's best players, dodgy chairmen or
cow towing to the Media moguls and the Alex Fergusson's of the world. - Ed
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Curbs to land £3m Ljungberg - Daily Mail
By SIMON CASS - More by this author »
Last updated at 23:50pm on 22nd July 2007
West Ham are on the verge of signing Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg to
soften the blow of Julien Faubert's sixmonth injury lay-off. Talks between
Arsenal and West Ham over a £3million switch are at an advanced stage.
Ljungberg, 30, is ready to drop his aversion to playing for another
Premiership club after the Hammers' tabled a £60,000-a-week deal — £30,000
more than offered by Italian side Fiorentina. Boss Alan Curbishley is
retaining an interest in Newcastle's Kieron Dyer in case he fails to land
the Swede. Meanwhile, defender Anton Ferdinand gave Curbishley a boost
after Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Lazio in Austria, insisting he will fight for
his place. 'I wouldn't be at the club now if I didn't want to to stay,' he
said.
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