| Half a kingdom for Beckham
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich remains the main newsmaker in the English transfer market. Now Abramovich has laid claim to England captain David Beckham. The governor of Chukotka is ready to give any money for the Real Madrid midfielder. Abramovich gives six months to complete this task.
Negotiations on the purchase of the brightest star of English football have been entrusted to the new executive director of Chelsea, Peter Kenyon, who a week ago worked in a similar position at Manchester United. It is Kenyon who is given credit for the fact that he managed to turn Manchester United into a very successful project in financial terms, and after his departure, the shares of the English champion fell by 6%.
Immediately after Kenyon arrived at Chelsea, rumors appeared that Mancunian coach Alex Ferguson would follow him. However, yesterday the permanent coach of Manchester United himself said that he was not going to leave anywhere. “Something terrible would have to happen for me to leave Manchester,” said Sir Alex. However, the contract amount that Abramovich is able to offer him may turn out to be just “monstrous”.
Chelsea also has more realistic plans. The London club intends to sign Juventus defender Mark Iuliano. This season he does not get a place in the Old Lady and is dissatisfied with his position. Chelsea head coach Claudio Ranieri is also in favor of buying Iuliano. Andrey VDOVIN
Larionov became the “devil”
The oldest NHL hockey player, Igor Larionov, decided to continue his professional career. Yesterday, the 42-year-old forward signed a one-year contract with the New Jersey Devils. This will be Larionov’s 14th season in the strongest championship on the planet. Previously, Detroit offered the veteran a one-year contract, but Larionov was dissatisfied with the financial side of the proposed agreement. Therefore, New Jersey offered the professor more than $1 million. Larionov himself, without disclosing the financial conditions, commented on his decision: “I decided to stay in big hockey for another year, because I feel the strength to finally win a fourth trophy.” After these words, our veteran traditionally promised to end his career in a year. Andrey VDOVIN
Three powers in the national chess championship
Two rounds before the end of the Russian Chess Championship, which is taking place these days in Krasnoyarsk, three participants are in the lead. Peter Svidler, having drawn his seventh round game with Vladimir Malakhov, scored 5.5 points and lost his sole lead. He was caught up by Alexander Morozevich and Evgeniy Nayer, who won against Dmitry Yakovenko and Artem Timofeev, respectively. Malakhov, Volkov and Dvoiris are half a point behind the leaders. Konstantin IVANOV
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