
| Posted: Thursday January 18, 2007 9:57AM; Updated: Thursday January 18, 2007 9:57AM David Beckham has spent much of his career on the right flank, but Galaxy coach Frank Yallop says he intends to play him in central midfield. "In our league, we need him on the ball as much as possible," Yallop said. "When the other team has the ball, I don't want him worrying about needing to get back and defend." Fabiano Eller seems ever closer to bidding goodbye to Brazilian Libertadores champions Internacional de Porto Alegre. Atlético de Madrid have offered the player a salary that Inter can't compete with. Tottenham has reportedly bid £10 for City's Micah Richards and £5m for Gabriel Heinze of Manchester United. Spurs' reported interest in Richards is more baffling as they already have arguably the league's best right back in Pascal Chimbonda. Barcelona has agreed a deal to sell Javier Saviola to Juventus, according to the player's friend Andres d'Alessandro. Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu claims Liverpool is one of handful of clubs interested in signing Croatia midfielder Dario Srna. Bolton manager Sam Allardyce says Chelsea can still land Tal Ben Haim in the transfer window, but must improve their offer. Celta Vigo has contacted the agent of Spurs striker Mido, but admits that there are obstacles to any potential signing. With Blackburn's Lucas Neill almost through the door, West Ham is also set to complete a £3 million move for Tottenham defender Calum Davenport. Sevilla is keen to loan out the former Spain under-21 international but have demanded a fee of around £170,000. They are also said to want £3.25 million for a permanent deal. Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder is targeting Ajax winger Ryan Babel. The Holland international has yet to agree new terms in Amsterdam and sources in the Netherlands claim Roeder is pondering a firm bid for the 20-year-old. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||