Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto)
Notable departures: Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar (Portsmouth, loan). Possibilities: Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Philips (Portsmouth)
Manchester City are hoping to finalize the deal for defender Tal Ben Haim for £5 million in time for him to play their Uefa Cup qualifier against EB Streymour.
The price for Real Madrid’s Robinho will keep the Blues from chasing after the 24-year-old attacker.
Andrei Shevchenko could be finally returning to Milan – at least that’s what the latest reports are saying about the disappointing striker.
Didier Drogba is back in the news with Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure saying the striker has advised him that he wants to move to Barcelona. But his agent says he doesn’t want to move.
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