Ex-England manager Sir Bobby Robson has admitted that he is likely to lose his battle with lung cancer “sooner rather than later”

The sale of Andy Johnson for a whopping sum - which could inflate as high as £13m - could open the way for a fresh Joao Moutinho bid from Everton; with only one experienced striker in the Toffees squad, is this a gamble worth taking?

David Moyes deserves credit for steering Everton into the top five of the Premier League, without breaking the bank by doing so. Indeed, among his current squad, only Yakubu cost more than £10 million, a rare extravagance to ensure that the ‘goals for’ column would be bolstered last season.

Everton still appear to be in the hunt for a new goalkeeper after a recent trial broke down very quickly indeed! Sporting Life reported yesterday that no sooner had Vladimir Stojkovic arrived at Goodison Park, he was gone in two shakes of a lamb’s tail, causing bemusement among the Toffees officials.

The Sun, along with a number of more reputable papers, are reporting that Davie Moyes is set to wrap up the signing of Sporting Lisbon’s 24-year-old Serb keeper Vladimir Stojkovic, but where does this leave Everton’s current number one Tim Howard?

Having lost Flamini to Milan and (most probably) Hleb to Barcelona, it leaves the midfield at The Emirates Stadium rather light. Therefore, Arsene Wenger has seen fit to move for a Portugese star, one who has been tracked by Manchester United, Juventus and AC Milan.
Sporting Lisbon midfielder maestro Miguel Veloso has been tracked by a […]

The poor agents involved in trying to get Liverpool and Aston Villa to agree over a fee for Gareth Barry look like they have as difficult a job as the RT Hon Tony Blair, now envoy for the Middle East. Whilst Rafa Benitez wastes half his summer trying to secure the services of Barry, other […]

The press are chattering about it, the “blogiverse” is rumbling with the eggy stench of transfer rumours, and every Everton site worth its salt is talking about it. Everyone agrees that the Merseysiders are after a Portuguese international midfielder who plays for Sporting Lisbon. And that’s where things get tricky, as both of […]

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley could face the chop after a recent string of crapulous results. (Observer)
AC Milan, still sore from the beating they received at the San Siro at the hands of Arsenal, will try a cheeky bid for Gooner midfielder Matthieu Flamini. (Sunday Mirror)
….And Arsene Wenger will offer Cesc Fabregas a jewel encrusted […]

Now this is something really sensible. Bolton Wanderers striker Kevin Davies says that beating Sporting Lisbon in the away leg of their UEFA Cup last 16 tie is nowhere as important as winning the proverbial 6-pointer against fellow relegation candidates Wigan Athletic in the Premiership three days later.
Bolton travel to Lisbon next week with a […]