John Terry

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Hopefully he stays and Huges gets sacked for being a twat.

We should definately report them to FA

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

According to the Daily Mail, now UEFA and Pricktini are getting involved

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has warned big-spending Chelsea and Manchester City they face uncertain futures at the whim of billionaire owners who are lavishing millions on buying short-term success.

With City poised to offer Chelsea £50million for captain John Terry and hand him £1m a month in wages, this summer has seen a staggering increase in the top money paid to the Barclays Premier League's star players.

And the backlash against huge spending grew last night, with UEFA warning they are considering ways of disciplining clubs if they spend too much by banning them from European competition.

In the wake of Sportsmail's revelations that City are wooing 28-year-old Terry with a £250,000 a week pay offer, Gill said: 'We're not in the market for 27, 28 or 29-year-olds for loads of money. It doesn't make sense. We have our own models and targets and we are operating within those. That's because we are operating for the medium and long term.

'We are not at the whim of someone pulling out and losing interest. You'd have to speak to those clubs about their plans for the medium and long term.'

Gill defended United's decision not to spend all of the £80m they banked from the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid and suggested he and manager Sir Alex Ferguson are protecting the club's long-term interests by not paying excessive wages and transfer fees

Real seem determined to add Liverpool's unsettled Xabi Alonso to their collection of new galacticos. Sporting director Miguel Pardeza said: 'Alonso is not a fad.'

Liverpool's valuation is £35m and Real have made a £25m bid, but Pardeza added: 'I've not given up hope we can solve this.'

City are in the middle of a £150m spree and this has alarmed UEFA president Michel Platini, who wants a 'club financial control panel' to curb spending.

He wants incentives for clubs to act within their means and disciplinary action for those who don't, with bans from European competition or points deductions.

The proposals will be put forward next month and UEFA spokesman said: 'To be viable, salaries and transfers should be proportionate to the generated income. Clubs should invest in youth sectors, and use their homegrown talent to reinforce their squads.'

It is suggested spending should be included as part of UEFA's club licensing system but the plan is likely to lead to more conflict with UEFA.

[Shane 2,275]

Come on, Terry isn't 100% sure he wants to stay at Chelsea, He would have came out and completly laughed off reports, and he does need to come out, as does any footballer when being strongly linked away to a club that can splash cash.

[SystemBlueBob 0]

Yea, good luck banning clubs who spend too much

I am sure that will really grow interest....have the best teams/players sitting out European matches

That will solve it all

[chelseapaul 0]

He seems to of forgot the little matter that his club is more in debt than the pair of us..

[warnie_666 1,081]

Yeah...Right. Our owner has not stacked up his personal loans against our club. If glazers were to leave Man Utd, Man Utd would be under a debt of 800m.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

What a load of bollocks!Says they who splashed out what 30m on Berbatov..and oo look he's 28!

Edited July 25, 2009 by Laylabelle

[BlueLion. 21,491]

United have spent more money than us, surely.

[Alee. 182]

I'll be gutted if JT gets a new contract, it'll be the same as leaving for Man City, all about money.

[.sum41 229]

Carlo about JT:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player...tid=30681885001

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Well seeing as how great pre season is going for City Hughs is defo gana be there for a long time.....

[the wes 7,212]

JOHN TERRY is maintaining his vow of silence as splits in the Chelsea

camp began to emerge.

Despite intense pressure from Chelsea's hierarchy, trying to persuade their captain to commit his future to Stamford Bridge, Terry is still refusing to offer any assurances. And that has given Manchester City major hope a deal will still be done.

Terry has already asked owner Roman Abramovich for permission to speak with City several times - but that has been rejected outright on each occasion.

The club were confident the central defender would announce he had reached a decision to stay in West London during the latest leg of their US tour, however he is still far from convinced.

City have already had several bids rejected for Terry, but they are willing to wait for their man.

City boss Mark Hughes said: "John Terry is a player not at the club, who I keep having to answer questions about.

ACTION - JT on tour "We made a bid for a player that was rejected and that's where we stand at this moment. I said at the beginning of the window that ideally we would like to have all our signings in place for the start of the season.

"But if the right player is available and it takes until the end of the window to do the deal then so be it.

"You have to give each transfer deal the time it deserves. If you feel the process is not going to progress then you walk away."

Chelsea remain defiant and insist that Terry will be forced to honour the remaining three years left on his £135,000 a week contract.

Although the England captain has made it clear the issue is not financial - he has already had a verbal offer to increase his deal to £150,000 a week from Abramovich - he still wants the chance to talk to City.

Despite the delay in negotiations, City remain confident they can clinch a deal before the August 31 transfer deadline.

They will increase their offer for Terry if Chelsea indicate that they are prepared to listen to a new bid, but they are currently waiting for the defender to make his next move.

Terry has held several rounds of negotiations with Abramovich since their first meeting on July 11, as Chelsea still refuse to consider the prospect of losing their skipper.

Edited July 25, 2009 by the wes