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"Juventus" management is preparing to offer their forward David Trezeguet and a solid sum of money in exchange for Frederic Kanoute from "Sevilla", reports Tuttosport.
"Milan" defender Kakhaber Kaladze admitted that he does not want to spend the next season on the bench again. "After the victorious season, I will meet with the club management to discuss this situation. I can offer much more, I highly respect Paolo Maldini, but I do not want to be a substitute," he said. (euro-football.ru)
Madrid's "Atletico" would like to strengthen their attacking line during the offseason with "Real" forward Julio Baptista and "Arsenal" midfielder Tomas Rosicky, reports Marca. Meanwhile, the AS newspaper writes that "Atletico" has started negotiations with "Arsenal" for midfielder Jose Antonio Reyes.
"Roma" management is preparing to start negotiations with "Milan" to borrow midfielder Yohann Gourcuff for the upcoming season. In addition, "Roma" is interested in "Atalanta" midfielder Christiano Doni. (lenty.ru)
"Chelsea" management has decided to "put on sale" three defenders who did not make it into the main lineup during the season: Khalid Boulahrouz, Paulo Ferreira, and Geremi Njitapa. Additionally, "Chelsea" may leave Frenchman Claude Makelele, who is likely to defend the colors of "Villarreal" club next season. (lenty.ru)
Liverpool's strategist Rafael Benitez has demanded £100 million from the new club owners to buy new players. "The best clubs have spent £50 million or more over the last 5-10 years. Recently, 'Man Utd' won the English championship with 21 points more than us. 'Man Utd' is ready to spend about £20 million for a new midfielder - Owen Hargreaves. And we - £9 million for a forward. The difference is huge. We will not be able to compete with the leaders if there is not a big budget for transfers. If the management thinks otherwise - great, but in the next season, we will only be able to fight for survival among the top four, not for the title. When I won with 'Valencia', the club management decided that everything was wonderful and it was possible to save on transfers. In the next season, we finished fifth. I cannot say exactly how many new players I need. It will all depend on the market," said Benitez. (Sporting Life)
Some statistics:
Thanks to "Milan" victory against "Liverpool" with a score of 2:1 in Athens, the Champions League trophy went to an Italian club for the 11th time, allowing the Italians to equal the Spaniards. English clubs have won the title 10 times. Dutch and German teams have won the cup 6 times each. Portuguese teams have celebrated victory 4 times. Scottish, Romanian, Yugoslav, and French clubs have each won the Champions League once. (uefa.com)
"Milan" goalkeeper Kaka from Brazil has become the top scorer of this Champions League. Kaka scored 10 goals in 13 matches. Even before the final match, the Brazilian stated that it was more important for him to win the Champions League trophy than to become the top scorer. Following Kaka on the list of top scorers are players who scored six times each - Peter Crouch ("Liverpool"); Ruud van Nistelrooy ("Real"); Fernando Morientes ("Valencia"); and Didier Drogba ("Chelsea"). (uefa.com)
