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Sir Alex Ferguson has been warned off trying to sign the new scoring sensation of German football, Hoffenheim striker Vedad Ibisevic, after receiving glowing reports on him. Hoffenheim, a village of 3,000 inhabitants, have taken the Bundesliga by storm in their first season by overhauling Bayern Munich and Hamburg to top the table. Nobody has caught the eye more than Bosnia frontrunner Ibisevic, 24, whose 13 goals have made him the leading scorer and a target for Bayern and Manchester United, who both ... Read More

Liverpool have been told to double their bid for 22 year old winger Polish winger Jakub Blaszczykowski in order to secure a signing, raising it from £4 million to £8 million.  Borussia Dortmund are keen to quadruple what they paid for the winger they signed from Wisła Kraków in early 2007 for around £2m. Having had to withdraw from his nation's Euro 2008 side due to injury, Blaszczykowski has remained relatively unknown outside of the BundesLiga. However, Benitez is said to have a ... Read More

Karim Benzema is the latest big name to be linked with the Blues. The 20-year-old France international forward is seen as a more viable option than some of the players City have been linked with since being taken over by the Abu Dhabi-based group. Lyon have shown a willingness in the past to sell their best players, but only for top money and much may depend on their participation in the Champions League after January. Also Manchester City Football Club will flex their financial muscles to ... Read More

Werder Bremen humiliated Bayern Munich at Allainz Arena with a 5-2 victory over them. This is the heaviest defeat margin at home, after losing to Arminia Bielefeld, 29 years back. It was the first victory for the Bremen at Allianz Arena. Bayern fans were shocked to see the goal riot with Bremen leading 5-0, until Tim Borowski scored two consolation goals, during the last 18 minutes. Rosenberg opened the scoring at 30th minute and he again scored at 67th minute. Naldo, Claudio ... Read More

Manchester City are reportedly interested in signing Germany striker Lukas Podolski in the January transfer window. The club have money to spend after a takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG) and City's new Arab owners are ready to bankroll the captures of Europe's top talents. Having landed Brazilian striker Robinho for £32.5million from under the noses of Chelsea, the club have also been linked with moves for Valencia hitman David Villa, United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Arsenal midfielder Cesc ... Read More

Vincent Kompany, the Belgium Olympic football team's top player, has been forced to quit the tournament and return to his German club Hamburg. The defender seemed set to defy the Bundesliga team and stay in China and help Belgium reach the Olympic quarterfinal. He was expected to play against New Zealand on Wednesday in Belgium's final group game. But Belgium team spokesman Nicolas Cornu said on Tuesday the federation had bowed to pressure from Hamburg to release him in time for the club's opening ... Read More

Germany international Mario Gomez insists he is committed to Stuttgart despite reports linking him with Bayern Munich this summer. Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness claimed talks with the striker were at an advanced stage and Gomez had given his word he would like to join the German champions. However, a bid of 25 million euros was rejected by Stuttgart, meaning Gomez will spend another season with the Swabians. "I have made my view on this clear and now I am just looking forward to the ... Read More