Seville's Alves open to Chelsea challenge
Seville's left-sided Brazilian midfielder Daniel Alves is ready to try his luck in the English Premiership with Chelsea, media reports quoted the 24-year-old as saying Thursday.
Were the transfer to materalise it could pesuade the Blues to offload their Dutch international winger Arjen Robben to Real Madrid and cash in on a player who has two years left on his contract.
"You have to take the chances that come your way. A footballer's life is short," said Alves, who has spent five seasons with Seville since moving from Brazilian side Bahia, winning two UEFA Cups along the way.
Alves said that after Seville's achievement in landing back to back European triumphs and also coming third in La Liga he was now in the shop window and would relish "an offer, if it came."
Recruiting a player of Alves' quality could mean Chelsea would allow Robben to head for the Bernabeu although the Premiership giants want a reported 35 million euros (48 million US dollars) for the 23-year-old wide man, El Mundo reported.
Robben has been in long drawn-out negotiations with Chelsea over a contract extension until 2012 but has not always been in favour with the club's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho.
Newcastle are close to signing Manchester United forward Alan Smith and Lyon defender Cacapa. The St James' Park club have agreed a fee of around six million pounds for Smith and are now in talks with the England international, while Cacapa is also discussing personal terms.
Cacapa, 31, is available on a free transfer, while Smith, 26, has also reportedly spoken with Newcastle's local rivals Sunderland and Middlesbrough. But Sam Allardyce believes both players are likely to end up at St James' Park.
"Cacapa is top player and we will be delighted if we can pull this off as we regard him as a big capture," he told Newcastle's website.
"Our fans should not be put off by the fact they may not have heard of Cacapa because he has certainly been heard of in England and France.
"I'm hoping the Alan Smith deal will go through on Thursday. He has other clubs to consider but I'm hoping we are top of his list."
Getafe sign Signorino for four years
Spanish first division side Getafe have signed French left back Franck Signorino from Nantes on a four-year contract, the club said Thursday.
The 25-year-old had two years left on his contract but was allowed to seek a change after Nantes were relegated to the French second division at the end of last season.
A host of clubs, including Newcastle United and Deportivo La Coruna, had repertedly shown an intered in Signorino, who joined Nantes two years ago from FC Metz.
Getafe, who finished ninth in the La Liga last year, opens the 2007-08 season on August 26 against Sevilla.
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