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Ulsan Tigers are inviting bids from Premier League clubs for star player Lee Chun-soo.

The South Korean international was heavily linked to a move to Fulham during the summer, but Cottagers boss Lawrie Sanchez was reportedly put off by the £1.2million asking price.

With the Premier League season now underway, Lee is desperate for a dream move to England before the close of the current transfer window.


Time running out


Ulsan vice-president Kim Hyung-yong is welcoming offers from Fulham and other clubs, but admitted time is running scarce.

"We have about 20 days left. Something can happen before 31st August," Kim was quoted as saying in the Korea Times.

"However, based on experience, it takes about one month to complete a deal but we have not had contact with the team. It is getting harder as time progresses."


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Sevilla have dismissed a bid from Chelsea for Daniel Alves, but his agent is confident a deal will soon be reached.

Chelsea have been tracking the Brazilian full-back for some time and Jose Mourinho confirmed on Thursday that he was trying to conclude a deal.

Talks are still ongoing between the two clubs but they have yet to agree a deal and Sevilla have confirmed Chelsea still have some way to go to match their valuation of the player.

A statement posted on the official Sevilla website read: "Sevilla would like to clarify, in relation to the news in various media stories relating to negotiations between this club and Chelsea of England for the transfer of the player to the London club, that Sevilla has considered the offer made by Chelsea to acquire the player as way below the level expected by the club.

"This being the case, Daniel remains a player of Sevilla FC."


Patience

However, Alves' representative Geronimo Suarez believes the transfer will go through in time.

"We are expecting a solution between the clubs and are confident they are going to reach a deal," Suarez told Sky Sports News.

"Sevilla have good reasons to maintain a hard position for the player because he is a star for them and they want him to stay there.

"Of course Chelsea want him, so both clubs at this moment need more time.

"It is not in my hands, it is in the hands of the directors of Chelsea and Sevilla, but we can hope the solution will arrive as soon as possible."

Suarez reiterated that Alves was eager to secure a switch to Stamford Bridge.

"He is determined to go there. He wants to close the deal as soon as possible," he added.


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Mido has completed his move to Middlesbrough from Premier League rivals Tottenham.

After the two clubs concurred on a £6million fee, Boro wasted little time in agreeing personal terms with the 24-year-old.

The Egypt international has put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal and could make his debut at the weekend.

Boro had been waiting for a work permit before wrapping up the deal and now that has been granted, a debut could be made at Craven Cottage this weekend.


Southgate pleased

"He is someone I played against as a player and he always impressed me," Boro manager Gareth Southgate told the club's official website.

"He's got good technical ability and he's a goalscorer.

"When you've got one of the best crossers of the ball in the league in Stewart Downing, you want someone like Mido who can head the ball."

Mido scored five times in 23 appearances for Tottenham in the 2006/07 season.


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LISBON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Portuguese club Benfica has received an offer from English Premier League Everton to sell 50 percent of its rights in international midfielder Manuel Fernandes, the club said on Monday.

Benfica said it was considering the offer from Everton or alternatively whether to buy the remaining 50 percent of the rights to the 21-year-old player from an investment banking group.

Benfica owns 50 percent of the sports rights of Fernandes and the remaining 50 percent belongs to the Media, Sports & Entertainment Investment Banking Group.

Fernandes was loaned to Everton last season after extending his contract with Benfica until 2011.

Under the terms of Fernandes's contract, breaking the deal with Benfica would cost 9 million euros ($12.33 million).

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Derby County are considering reporting West Ham over an alleged illegal approach for Giles Barnes.

As revealed by skysports.com West Ham enquired about the highly-rated midfielder as Alan Curbishley looks to entice the 19-year-old to Upton Park.

Derby have rejected an offer from West Ham out of hand for Barnes as they are determined to keep the prodigious talent at Pride Park.

Rams chairman Peter Gadsby has admitted the club are monitoring the Barnes situation before deciding whether or not to take any action.


Watching

"We're watching the Barnes situation very closely," Gadsby told the Guardian. "If we have any evidence that things are going on, we'll look at it.

"We have formed an opinion and we'll wait a little while to confirm that opinion. We're waiting for some facts before we decide where to go with this.

"We had an approach that was followed by an unacceptable bid, a derisory offer, which can mean one or two things: one, there's some business we don't know about; two, it's an unrealistic bid, with the level it came in at, that might have been made to pacify the manager.

"There is a history of this club being pillaged.

"With the Barnes situation, we've got a particular club that has been very busy - his father's very influential in his life - but they'd be mistaken if they thought Derby County were a soft touch.

"Giles Barnes is an important part of the progress of this club and my advice to him would be to keep his head down and progress with it."


Talks

Derby boss Billy Davies has revealed he has talked with Barnes to tell him he wants him to stay at the Premier League new boys.

"Although we've had several inquiries, we've told him we want him to stay at Derby County and to continue his development here," noted Davies

"We've had a good chat about and I've told him we want to get him fit and get him in the team again, scoring goals and playing the way we know he can."

Cicinho appears to have ruled out moves to Liverpool or Sevilla, insisting he wants to join Roma.

The Real Madrid full-back is ready to leave Santiago Bernabeu after dropping down the pecking order under new coach Bernd Schuster.

Sevilla are very much in the market with Daniel Alves looking Chelsea-bound.

Liverpool were also understood to have made contact with Real, but Cicincho seemingly has his heart set on a move to Roma.

Eternal City desire


"If finally I do leave Real, my ideal destination would be Roma," he told Efe.

"Only Italy, and not Sevilla."


Real sporting director Predrag Mijatovic has already confirmed that they are talking with Roma about a possible loan deal for Cicinho.


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Chelsea and Real Madrid are said to be amongst the clubs chasing Slavia Prague's Marek Suchy.

The 19-year-old defender is rated very highly in his homeland and was one of their top performers in the recent European Under 21 Championship.

Suchy's agent Pavel Vandas has confirmed that Real Madrid and Chelsea are interested, along with PSV Eindhoven and Schalke.

Vandas claims a number of scouts and club representatives will be tracking Suchy when Slavia face Ajax in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier on Wednesday.

Interest

"At the game there will be one of the coaches of PSV Eindhoven and Schalke representatives have contacted me as well," he revealed to Sport.

"Everything is still at the start, we have not yet held talks but we can expect that Real Madrid and Chelsea representatives will contact us in the next few days."

The player himself insists that he would not move to any club to merely sit on the bench.

"I have not discussed anything with anyone, I leave it to my agent," he said.

"If I were to leave Slavia, then only to a club where I would have a chance to play regularly."

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Marek Suchy is a Czech football player who plays for Sk Slavia Praha as a defender. The U-20 international states his role model is Alesandro Nesta. He played in the Czech U-20 world cup team where they finished as runners up.

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has warned Arsenal off any move for Morten Gamst Pedersen.

Recent reports have suggested Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is pondering a move for the Norwegian winger.

However, Hughes insists Gamst Pedersen is going nowhere and believes the Arsenal talk is just speculation

"He isn't going anywhere and particularly not for £8m considering the price of players now," Hughes told the Sun.

"We've heard nothing from Arsenal and, in the week leading up to the game, possibly someone has been a little bit naughty.

"It isn't based on any fact. We're not interested in selling Pedersen."

Pedersen has also rejected the rumours and he expects to stay at Ewood Park.

"There are several clubs who have been interested," Gamst Pedersen told VG.

"It's been back and forth. But the manager has clealy declared that I am not for sale."


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Chelsea have confirmed they are keen on signing Sevilla ace Daniel Alves, but insist they have not agreed a deal for the Brazilian.

Widespread reports on Wednesday claimed Chelsea were on the brink of signing of Alves after finally agreeing a fee with Sevilla.

Alves is looking to leave Sevilla and he has expressed his desire to secure a move to Stamford Bridge.

The attacking full-back left out of Sevilla's squad for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League qualifier with AEK Athens fuelling speculation that a move was imminent.

Chelsea have moved to clarify the situation revealing their interest in Alves, but playing down talk that a deal has been done.

A Chelsea statement read: "Chelsea have confirmed their interest in the player to the club but as yet there is no agreement."

Real Madrid are also believed to be chasing Alves and they could yet rival Chelsea for the South American's signature.

Meanwhile, Chelsea youngster Scott Sinclair has signed a new four-year deal at Stamford Bridge.

The highly-rated winger enjoyed a spell on loan at Plymouth last season and he has now established himself as a member of Jose Mourinho's first team squad.

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Joseph Yobo wants international team-mate Yakubu Aiyegbeni to join him at Everton.

The Toffees have made moves to try and land the Middlesbrough marksman and Yobo is keen to see his friend join him on Merseyside.


Plea

"I want Yakubu to join us here, definitely," Yobo told the Sun.

"You are always looking for world-class players to join your team and make things better. Yakubu is one such player and I'll be glad if he and players of his stature join us.

"I'm a defender and I'm looking for good midfielders and attackers who can take the pressure off me. If the move doesn't happen there are already players here who can keep us in the fight.

"Could we ever win the Premier League? It's absolutely possible if we build on our recent successes.

"If we build on our European experience this season plus investments in players, we can challenge the top four for the title."

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