Pompey may swoop for Argintinian

Harry Redknapp is reportedly set to make a late transfer window raid and take Real Mallorca striker Jonas Gutierrez to Portsmouth.
The Pompey boss admitted earlier in the week that he felt his business in the January window had been concluded following the arrival of Lyon striker Milan Baros on loan to add to his permanent capture of Lassana Diarra from Arsenal. However, following news that striker David Nugent will fly out to see a German specialist over fears he requires a hernia operation, Redknapp could be tempted to add another face to his forward line.

And it is claimed in Spain that 25-year-old Argentinian star, Gutierrez, who is renowned for donning a Spider-Man mask to celebrate a goal, could be the subject of a £7.5million swoop before midnight on Thursday.
If a fee is agreed between Mallorca and Pompey then Gutierrez will reportedly be handed a three-and-a-half-year deal and wages of £35,000-a-week.

City may have to sell Richards

Manchester City are agonising over whether to cash in on England starlet Micah Richards or break their pay scale to keep him for an extra two years. And, with Richards reportedly asking for £75,000 a week, the odds are on him being the subject of a bidding war between the country's top clubs in the summer.

Richards, 19, is one of the most marketable young players in the country. And while City would like to hang on to him, club officials believe they could demand £15 million for him in the summer, confident that manager Sven-Goran Eriksson could then bring in an experienced replacement for less than half that amount.

Micah Richards: his pay demands may be too much for Man City
Richards was quoted in yesterday's Manchester Evening News saying: "It is frustrating to hear people talk about my new contract at City and make out that the reason I haven't signed yet is because I am being greedy when they don't know the facts. I have still got two-and-a-half years left on my current deal - it is not as though I am in my last year or six months - and things don't happen overnight."

Terry or Beckham? Englands next Captain

John Terry yesterday said he will gracefully concede the England captaincy to David Beckham if it helps the national team improve under the new manager, Fabio Capello. The Italian will take charge of his first match when England play Switzerland at Wembley next month and one of his first decisions will be whether to retain Terry as the captain, or return the leadership to Beckham, should he be selected to win his 100th cap.