The Sports Pages
After yesterday’s admission that Martin O’Neill would allow James Milner to leave if the price was right, Manchester City are thought to be preparing a final take-it-or-leave-it £24m offer for the English midfielder (The Guardian).
According to the Daily Mail however, Milner is demanding talks with O’Neill, as he apparently feels he is being accused of wanting to walk out of Villa Park. Either way, it appears that we can expect a definite end to the ongoing Milner saga in the coming days.
Sven-Goran Eriksson is apparently top of Fulham’s manager shortlist, as the London club tries to start from scratch after their failure to acquire Martin Jol from Ajax. Former England manager Eriksson managed the Ivory Coast temporarily during World Cup 2010 is now back on the market (The Guardian).
Finally, Manchester United are to offer Serbian international Nemanja Vidic a  four-year contract and pay rise to £90,000 to convince the central defender to stay at Old Trafford. Vidic has been heavily linked with joining Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid this summer; with United boss Alex Ferguson yesterday admitting that he couldn’t “clarify†any of the constant speculation over the player’s immediate future (The Guardian).
