Walcott out for up to six weeks to add to Wenger’s woe September 9, 2010 ARSENE WENGER has spoken of another nightmare international week after Theo Walcott was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury. The 21-year-old winger was stretchered off after just 13 minutes of England’s 3-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday night. Walcott joins Robin van Persie in the queue for the treatment table [...]
Houllier back at the helm as Villa chief September 8, 2010 GERARD HOULLIER was last night confirmed as the new manager of Aston Villa after agreeing a three-year deal. The former Liverpool boss was succeed Martin O’Neill, who resigned just five days into the start of the new season following a bust-up with owner Randy Lerner. In six years at Anfield, Houllier, 63, won the Uefa [...]
Houllier set to sign two-year Villa deal September 7, 2010 FORMER Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is poised to complete an emotional return to the Premier League by signing a two-year contract with Aston Villa. Houllier, who left Anfield in 2004 after six years at the helm, is thought to have agreed a deal to become Martin O’Neill’s permanent successor. The Frenchman, who is currently his [...]
Bob Diamond set to lead Barclays September 6, 2010 Barclays will today name investment banking president Bob Diamond as successor to chief executive John Varley in a surprise shake-up at the top of the British bank. Diamond, who is credited with propelling Barclays Capital into the premier league of Wall Street players, is expected to take the reins next year around the time of [...]
DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR | The Shortlist September 6, 2010 THE past 12 months have seen a boom in M&A as we have emerged from the downturn, with the Kraft-Cadbury deal filling endless column inches.?Elsewhere, Santander’s onward march continued. Other deals brokered by our short list were perhaps not so high-profile, but just as impressive in their own sectors. Don’t miss the City event of [...]
FXPro to announce plans for Aim float September 5, 2010 RETAIL broker FXPro will today signal its intention to float on the AIM junior stock market, in a move that could make existing shareholders up to £60m. An announcement to the stock market is expected at 7am today, when the Cyprus-based firm will outline its plan to place 30 per cent of its existing shares [...]
VAN’S DER MAN FOR ‘BEAUTIFUL’ SPURS September 1, 2010 RAFAEL van der Vaart insists he has joined a “beautiful” club in Tottenham and says he can’t wait to pit his wits in the Premier League. The dynamic Dutch midfielder was given the green light to join Spurs in a shock £8m move yesterday after the Premier League accepted that technical difficulties had hindered attempts [...]
Hammers clinch Jacobsen deal September 1, 2010 FOOTBALL: West Ham’s deadline-day move for Blackburn’s Denmark defender Lars Jacobsen was rubber-stamped by the Premier League yesterday. Right-back Jacobsen, 30, arrives on a free transfer from Ewood Park after the relevant paperwork was found to have been completed by Monday’s 6pm cut-off. He spent just one year at Rovers, playing 16 times, after joining [...]
Harry sweats on £8m coup for Real ace August 31, 2010 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp remained ‘hopeful’ of pulling off the biggest coup of transfer deadline day last night by luring Real Madrid ace Rafael van der Vaart to White Hart Lane in a cut-price £8m deal. Redknapp admitted he was alerted to the Dutch midfielder’s availability just two hours before yesterday’s 6pm deadline, prompting a [...]
Black Cats purr at arrival of £13m Gyan August 31, 2010 SUNDERLAND boss Steve Bruce told of his delight last night after smashing the club’s record transfer fee to land Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan in a £13m deal. The powerful frontman spent all day in the north-east thrashing out a deal before finally agreeing to make the switch from French club Rennes 20 minutes before the [...]