SPANISH FOOTBALL NEWS BRIEFS & SPANISH CUP FINAL TALK

The highlight of the weekend will be tomorrows SPANISH CUP
final between SEVILLE FC - GETAFE, but today we have some news
pieces picked up around various media sources that give us an update
on how the transfer market is moving.

Ivory Coast International & MONACO player, YAYA TOURÉ, is
very close to signning with FC BARCELONA according to "Sport".
Barça officials will tie the "fine details" with player rep. & Monaco
directives this weekend. Touré is ready to interrupt his holidays &
fly to Barcelona this Sunday for the routine & required medical check
on Monday.

The CHIVU story continues according to "Sport", with ROMA
& FC BARCELONA sharing "similiar ideas". Now Barça officials

need to talk with the player & convience him to "break" his word
with INTER MILAN. The signning of the Rumanian defender has

increased in importance, now that CARLES PUYOL has injuryed his knee

on holidays in South Africa & will be operated with 3 month rest period.

News from Portugues paper "Record" mentiones that English
Premier League club CHELSEA has made an offer to ATLETICO
DE MADRID for its young defender ZE CASTRO. Apparently, the

offer has been rejected, but Ze Castro adaptation to Spanish Football
has not been 100% ( yet!)

After ESPANYOL put a 30M€ price tag on its Spanish International,
LUIS GARCIA, VALENCIA CF has lifted its offer to 12M€. Not doubt,
that as negotiations continue both teams will find a middle ground that

maybe around the 15-20M€.
However, English club WEST HAM has entered the picture & SFS is sure
many more will appear before this story comes to a happy end.

Tomorrow SEVILLE FC plays GETAFE in the final of the 2007
SPANISH CUP in Madrid at the "Santiago Bernabeu" Stadium.

Latest news is the Seville will be without Adriano, but get back Alves

from Brazilian national side commitments & Jesus Navas.
Getafe are "seriously" undermanned, as they cannot count on Alexis
& Dorado (both with injury) & goalkeeper Abbondancieri who is
with national side (Argentina) duties.
Seville is hot favourite, but these types of finals & games have always
caused surprises. May the better team win!

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