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Arsenal to make £15m summer swoop for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Arsenal are lining up a £15million summer swoop for fed-up Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

The Dutch international only moved left Ajax in January, but is disillusioned after being left out of Real’s revised Champions League squad list – so he won’t be facing Liverpool next week.

The £17m man has scored just one La Liga goal and the Bernabeu top brass are reported to be ready to cut their losses on the 25-year-old.

That has alerted Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who had Huntelaar lined up last summer as a potential replacement for Emmanuel Adebayor. Mirror


LA Galaxy Fans Don’t Want Beckham The ‘Traitor’ Back

David Beckham’s short loan spell in Milan is set to expire in early March, and contractually, he is required to return to his parent club, LA Galaxy.

However, both he and the Rossoneri have been working over-time to keep him in Italy as the midfielder has rediscovered some of his very best form whilst playing in the fashion capital.

And according to the latest reports from the Daily Mail, the supporters of his MLS club may very well have just aided Milan's bid to hang on to Becks after they staged a protest against the Englishman.

It is believed that fans of the Galaxy recently produced T-shirts and banners against the return of Beckham, who is now considered a traitor at the club.

These latest reports are likely to put a smile on the face of the Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani, who recently declared that “the clubs are close to reaching an agreement”, and that a deal could quite possibly be finalised by Tuesday.

The future of the Englishman now looks set to be settled, so David and his wife Victoria may soon have the opportunity to permanently move in to their 18 room villa in the centre of the city. Goal.com


Edwin van der Sar Moves Closer To Breaking European Clean Sheet Record

Edwin van der Sar this evening managed to add another layer of achievement to what could turn out to be an epoch defining season for Manchester United when he moved closer to the 19-year-old record for time played without conceding a goal, with the help of his defenders of course.

The record had previously been established at an almost incredible 1,390 minutes back in 1990 by Dany Verlinden, who was playing for Belgian outfit Club Brugge at the time.

It had been thought that Abel Resino's stint of 1,275 goalless minutes for Atletico Madrid was the European best, but further research found that Verlinden's mark was the one to be reached for. Surpassing Resino's mark is still significant, as it is the longest shut-out in a major European league.

The world record stands at 1,816 minutes, and is held by Brazilian Mazaropi, who went unbeaten between May 1977 and Sept 1978 for Vasco da Gama, though the heavily regionalised nature of Brazilian domestic football means that he was up against sides who varied widely in quality.

The Dutchman's achievement should not be sniffed at though, especially with the quality of attacking talent on show every week in the Premier League. Tellingly, United have only conceded goals recently, to Derby County in the League and FA Cups, when van der Sar hasn't been playing.

With the Red Devils challenging on every front for trophies as they seek a domestic treble and the European Champions League to add to their crown as World Club Champions, there really is an awesome aura of invincibility surrounding the Red Devils as they sweep all before them. Goal