Rumors to Distract Us As We Mourn For Frey’s Knee

By: Martha | December 13th, 2007

Poor, poor Seb. •Sebastian Frey is having surgery tomorrow and will probably be out 6-8 weeks. That faint sound you hear is me weeping copiously.

•And, continuing with the Fiorentina theme, Tomas Ujfalusi seems seconds from joining Sevilla, which is terrible timing considering the Viola injury problems in the back. According to the Czech’s agent, the Spanish side’s president really, really, really wants him: “He doesn’t only have it in his mind: he has it in his heart, in his head, and in all the parts.” Got that? All the parts.

•Cagliari beat Sampdori 1-0 yesterday in their Coppa Italia match, and Walter Mazzarri was not happy.

•Rafael van der Vaart is slutting it up all over Europe, including with Juve, Inter and Milan.

•A sourceless story on Tribal Football claims Ricardo Oliveira is prepared to return to Milan on a mission of mercy, bringing the club the goal-scoring prowess they’re lacking. Milan? Want Oliviera back? Why, that’s as likely as the English FA hiring an Italian to coach their national team. Oh, wait.

•Yep, barring a sudden implosion of contract negotiations, it’s Fabio Capello for England. Let the shock and awe begin.

•On the subject of Italians abroad, Guiseppe Rossi is back in training and could make his return to the Villarreal team this weekend.

•Three young Ghanians from Liberty Professionals — the club that produced Sulley Ali Muntari and Asamoah Gyan — will reportedly be joining Udinese during the winter break. The players are Abdul Aziz Tetteh, Rahiu Alhassan and Kwadwo Asamoahm, and all three of them have apparently already trained with Udine. Additionally, Gyan may be leaving the club in January, for an unspecified EPL team.

•Though there’s still nothing up on the Inter website, C4 claim the move of Daniel Carvalho to Inter is now official. it’s been said he might spend the second half on loan with Ascoli because of his non-EU status, but that’s not been confirmed.

•And, more from Inter: Things have progressed on the Jeremy Menez front, and Inter are reportedly in active negotiations with Monaco for a January transfer. There is the small issue, however, of a difference of about €4 million on the 20-year-old’s price.

•Arturo Lupoli has been getting more and more irritated by his lack of playing time at Fiorentina, and Napoli are eager to give him an escape, albeit on loan and only until summer.