Gudjohnsen still didn't make a decision on future

Asked about the situation of Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30), the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with British sports site Sport that the player is still thinking about his future:

"Well, there is nothing happening at the moment, it seems to be very quiet. Eidur is not in any rush and he plans to make his decision in two or three weeks.

To be honest everything is possible, he might stay in Spain or he could go to England, he has not made up his mind. Concrete interest from Aston Villa, West Ham or Everton? No, not that I know of. I have only read it in the papers, and I don't know if any of those clubs have made contact with Barcelona."

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Gudjohnsen will most likely leave

Asked about the situation of Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30), the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with British sports site Sport that the player will most likely leave this summer:

"It is my feeling that Eidur will leave Barcelona, but we are not sure where he is going to end up. Every possibility is open, and apart from clubs like Aston Villa, Fulham and Everton, there could also be interest from other countries in Europe. But Eidur definitely won't rush into anything, he is very relaxed about the situation."

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that English Premier League clubs West Ham and Sunderland have also shown interest in signing the Icelandic attacker.

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Four English clubs interested in Hleb

British tabloid The Daily Star claims that several English Premier League clubs are interested in Barcelona attacker and Belarus international Aleksander Hleb (28).

English clubs would have been alerted by the claims of Hleb that he doesn't want to spend time on the bench and that he wants to come back to England.

Aston Villa, Everton and Manchester City would all be monitoring the situation of the Belarusian player, while Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger might also be interested in taking Hleb back for a lot less than he sold him for last summer.

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Agents Ashley Young confirm Barcelona contacts

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that the agents of Aston Villa winger Ashley Young (23) have confirmed that there have been contacts with Barcelona (read more here).

Barcelona would have turned to Young when the transfers of Ribéry and Robinho became unlikely. Aston Villa is nevertheless asking too much for the English winger and with Barcelona not willing to pay the 30 million euro° fee, they are now looking at other options.

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Aston Villa wants to sign Gudjohnsen

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Aston Villa is the English Premier League club that is most interested in Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30), whose contract expires next year (read more here).

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill reportedly thinks that Gudjohnsen could be a key figure in his new project and asked his club to go after the player. Aston Villa believes they could sign Gudjohnsen for a fee of around 3,5 million euro°.

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Four English clubs ask for Gudjohnsen

British tabloid The Daily Mirror claims that Fulham, Aston Villa, Everton and West Ham are interested in Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30).

The four English Premier League clubs would be among a string of clubs that have enquired about the player.

Barcelona reportedly confirmed last night that they are willing to listen to offers for the attacker. It is believed the club would be ready to let Gudjohnsen go for a transfer fee of around 4,5 million euro° although they also could try to include him in another transfer operation.

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The report of Txiki (3) : 60 million for Eto'o

Catalan sports paper Sport reports that Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain presented the board on Thursday a report about the current transfer market. The club would want to sign three or four players this summer (read more here).

Barcelona thinks the forward line is the line with the most quality in the current squad but that things can always be improved.

Wings
Barcelona would like to sign a player for the left wing. The asking price for Bayern Munich attacker Franck Ribéry (26) would have gone overnight from 40 to 70 million euro° (read more here). Because the club thinks that this fee is above the market price, the negotiations have been put on hold.

Manchester City left winger Robinho (25), who is not feeling comfortable at his club, could only come on loan because he's too expensive (read more here). Valencia left wing attacker Juan Manuel Mata (21) and Aston Villa winger Ashley Young (23) would be the alternative options (read more here and here).

Centre forward
Barcelona would have valued Eto'o at 60 million euro° and hopes that Manchester United or Chelsea will bid for him. A swap with Inter Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (27) is still not being excluded (read more here).

Atlético Madrid forward Diego Forlán (30) would fit the profile put forward by Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola but his age reportedly makes Barcelona doubt about paying his 36 million euro° buyout clause (read more here). Barcelona would believe that Valencia forward and Spanish international David Villa (27) will force his exit after the Confederations Cup and that in that case he will join Barcelona or Real Madrid (read more here).

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Hleb could be included in Ashley Young bid

British tabloid The Daily Star claims that Barcelona is ready to make a 30 million euro° bid for Aston Villa winger Ashley Young (23) (read more here).

Barcelona's technical has reportedly been following the English player during the past season and would now prepare a concrete offer. Barcelona might try to include Barcelona attacker and Belarusian international Alexander Hleb (28) in the deal.

A Spanish source is quoted by the tabloid as saying: "Young has been impressive all last year with Villa and at times with England. He finished the season well and he is a player that Guardiola likes.

He has been following him for a while and we hope that he will want to come to a club as big as Barca and move to Spain. There has been no contact yet but the club are firming up their plans at the moment."

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Ashley Young another option for the left wing

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona is interested in Aston Villa winger Ashley Young (23).

Because the transfer of Ribéry seems to have become unlikely, Young is reportedly one of the reserve options Barcelona was able to kept secret until now. Aston Villa could be asking 30 million euro° for the player.

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Hleb does not want to leave

Although Barcelona sports papers Sport and El Mundo Deportivo claim that Barcelona wants to sell Barcelona attacker and Belarusian international Alexander Hleb (28) this summer, representatives of the player have said this week that Hleb wants to continue next season.

Asked about the transfer rumours, Hleb's agent Uli Ferber said in an interview with British sports site Sky Sports that the player is not thinking of leaving: "Even though he is not playing regularly he is not thinking about changing teams. He wants to stay at Barcelona and fight for his place."

Oliver Mintzlaff, a collaborator of Ferber, had earlier said the same in an interview with Catalan sports paper Sport: "Hleb isn't satisfied with the chances he has got... He wanted to play more, but he's convinced that he can prove to Guardiola that he's a quality player. With Barça, he has found a club where he can win trophies and his only option is to continue. Despite that, I can confirm that several very important English and German club have asked for him."

British tabloid The Daily Star claims that Aston Villa is interested in bringing Hleb back to the English Premier League. Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is believed to be interested in buying Hleb as a striker or wide midfielder, while Barcelona would be prepared to let the player go for a transfer fee of around 11,5 million euro°.

Ferber nevertheless denied the interest to Sky Sports: "We don't know anything about any requests from Aston Villa." And El Mundo Deportivo claims that Bayern Munich is no longer interested in Hleb after Louis van Gaal was appointed as the new coach of the German club.

Italian sports paper La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Barcelona president Joan Laporta tried to include Hleb in a deal on Inter Milan striker Ibrahimovic (read more here). Olympique Lyon sports director Bernard Lacombe meanwhile confirmed in an interview with his club's official television channel that the French club is following Hleb: "Hleb is a good player, we'll see what we can do."

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Gudjohnsen likely to leave this summer

Asked about the rumours linking Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (29) with English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester City, West Ham and Portsmouth, the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with British television channel Sky Sports that the player will probably leave Barcelona and would be interested in a move back to England:

"I have seen some speculation about Eidur and Aston Villa, but I don't think he was very keen on that. I think if he was to return to England he would prefer to go to London or Manchester rather than Birmingham. There are a few clubs interested, but there is nothing serious at the moment. I think he will leave Barcelona and he is keeping his options open at present."

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Henry unsure about his future

Asked about his future and the rumours of him leaving Barcelona, Barcelona forward Thierry Henry (30) said in an interview with French football weekly paper France Football that he's waiting to hear from the club what their plans are: "I hear a lot of things at this moment. I really don't know what will happen. I have a contract for three more years so I am a Barcelona player for now. But if the club doesn't count on me for next season, it would be time they tell me something."

British tabloid News of the World meanwhile claims that Henry has received an offer from new club Seattle Sounders, who will join the North-American league MLS next year (read more here). Seattle hopes that Barcelona would be willing to let the striker go for a reasonable fee. Henry could earn 6,5 milion euro° a year in the Northwest of the United States. An MLS insider is quoted as saying: "Henry's profile in the US is far higher than Beckham's when he signed for LA Galaxy, purely because of the Gillette ads."

Aston Villa would now also be interested in signing the French international, whose daughter lives with her mother in London, while Henry's advisers have told Newcastle that he would not be interested in a move to the Northeast of England.

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Sorensen to rival Valdes

British tabloid The Daily Mirror claims that Barcelona is interested in Aston Villa goalkeeper Thomas Sörensen (31). Barcelona would want to bring in a real competitor for first choice keeper Víctor Valdés (26). The Danish international is only third choice at Aston Villa and has the permission to talk to foreign clubs since his contract expires in June and the club doesn't plan to make him a renewal offer. Barcelona could sign Sorensen on a free transfer in the next few weeks.