Rumours Feb 27th – Wenger adviced by Toure to make move for Souleymane Bamba

manager Arsene Wenger has been advised by Gunners defender Kolo Toure to make a summer move for his Ivory Coast International team mate Souleymane Bamba at SPL club Hibernian, according to reports. Toure said: “I have played with him at the back and has a lot of promise and is really tall, strong and learning all the time.” More…

We’ve moaned about clubs not taking the UEFA Cup seriously before on Championshipmanager.co.uk, so we won’t labour on the point, despite shamefully poor sides being picked by Aston Villa and Spurs last night. How those two clubs can justify the thousands of pounds their fans have spent following them around Europe this season is beyond us. More…

A constant criticism of Fiorentina is the lack of strength and grit in their side. As a result, the Voila were linked with a number of hard-nosed reinforcements, such as Branislav Ivanovic, during the winter transfer window. According to firenzeviola.it, the latest name to come to the attention of sporting director Pantaleo Corvino is Olympique de Marseille’s combative midfielder, Modeste M’Bami. More…

Italy international Gennaro Gattuso has advised Amauri that he should opt to represent Brazil. Brazilian-born striker Amauri is eligible for both countries after playing most of his professional career in Italy. Of the situation, AC Milan midfielder Gattuso said: “There’s no debating he’s a great player, but I don’t think he’s handled the situation so well. More…

Barcelona have reached an basic agreement with Bayern Munich to sign Franck Ribery in the summer and will return with a concrete bid at the end of the season, according to a report in Sport. More…

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