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"Man City" club should officially announce the acquisition of Milan "Inter" forward Mario Balotelli for 24 million pounds sterling in the near future. The promising footballer has agreed to a weekly salary of £65,000 ("Daily Mail").
The new "Liverpool" coach Roy Hodgson is preparing to offer £7 million to Birmingham "Aston Villa" for midfielder Stiliyan Petrov, who is expected to replace Javier Mascherano who is likely to leave the team ("Daily Mirror").
The leaders of London's "Chelsea" club want to purchase Lisbon's "Benfica" and Brazilian national team midfielder Ramires for £17 million before the preseason camp in Germany starting on Saturday ("Daily Star").
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho hopes to attract 32-year-old defender Ricardo Carvalho to his team ("IM Scouting").
"Man Utd" team leads the race to acquire "Rosenborg" and Ghana national team midfielder Anthony Annan, who is also actively pursued by London clubs - "Chelsea" and "Arsenal" ("The Sun").
Los Angeles "Galaxy" defender David Beckham promised to respond by the end of the week whether he is preparing to end his career at "West Ham". The former captain of the England national team was born in East London ("The Sun").
England goalkeeper Robert Green's first save in the preseason match in which "West Ham" team defeated "MK Dons" 2-0 was met with ironic applause (Various sources).
