Half lips - news briefly (May 11th) © EuroFootball.com

"Man Utd" management during the offseason hope to acquire Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o. "Red Devils" are ready to pay 27 million pounds for the Cameroonian, reports "Daily Mail".

Amsterdam's Ajax rejected Valencia's offer to sell midfielder Wesley Sneijder for 8 million euros, reports eurosports. Meanwhile, calciomercato.com claims that Bayern has joined the battle for this player and is willing to pay 14 million euros for the young Dutchman.

Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon positively assessed the work of the team's head coach Fabio Capello. "I want to remind everyone that our team has kept real chances of taking the first place, which only confirms the correctness of our chosen path. In recent months, I often hear that the coach should be fired. However, we are convinced that Fabio Capello is the right coach for us at the moment," said Calderon. (sport-express)

"Real" President Ramon Calderon stated that the Royal Club will win the championship, beating Barcelona by four points. (eurosport)

Former Real Madrid coach Vicente Del Bosque believes that Barcelona remains the main contender to win the Spanish championship. "I think and many will agree with me that Real Madrid is in a much more difficult situation than Barcelona. Real Madrid cannot make mistakes anymore, and must also hope that Barcelona will make a mistake," said Del Bosque. (profootball)

Young Lisbon Sporting star Nani wants to follow in Cristiano Ronaldo's footsteps and join Man Utd. Sir Alex Ferguson is a fan of the 20-year-old footballer, and rumors abound that Man Utd is preparing to offer 17.5 million pounds to the Portuguese club. (profootball)

Barcelona defender Ludovic Giuly may leave the club. The Frenchman has not renewed his contract, and if head coach Frank Rijkaard does not allow him more playing time, he may leave. (eurosports)

Barcelona is ready to pay no more than 15 million euros for Arsenal forward Thierry Henry's move. (eurosports)

Main target for Man Utd is Newcastle forward Michael Owen. The 27-year-old footballer's transfer to the "Red Devils" will cost 9 million pounds. "We need a fast forward because we want to strengthen this component of the attack at the moment," said A. Ferguson. (Independent)

Man Utd defender Cristiano Ronaldo says that Chelsea's main coach Jose Mourinho apologized to him for his disrespectful remarks. Earlier, the "aristocrats" coach called the Portuguese player "uneducated and immature." "Mourinho apologized to me and the conflict ended. I am glad he admitted his mistake. The conflict is over and I don't want to think about it anymore," said Cristiano Ronaldo. (Sky Sports)