http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2623/topics/314945 en-US 60 <p>tink the agent wans to use gunners to push the price up...</p> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:03:56 +0800 www.sgforums.com:2623:314945:8034638 BrUtUs http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2623/topics/314945 <h1>Palermo chief: No Gunners bid for Amauri</h1> <p>Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini denies the club have received an offer from Arsenal for highly rated Brazilian striker Amauri.</p> <p>Amauri has been linked with several top European clubs and Palermo recently began negotiating with Juventus for the transfer of the 27-year-old to Turin this summer.</p> <p>'We have not received any offers from the Gunners,' Zamparini said. 'Other clubs have contacted from Spain and England, but the problem remains his passport.' Amauri is currently in the process of acquiring Italian citizenship. 'Then there's the issue that we have negotiations with Juventus,' Zamparini added. 'We have authorised them (Juve) to speak to the player. 'I want to reiterate that Juventus is a serious club like Palermo.' Amauri, who is under contract with the Sicilian giants until June 2011, has scored 13 league goals for Palermo this campaign. Earlier this season, the player and his agent revealed their intention to leave Palermo this summer. The club has set a price tag of 20 million euros. Amauri joined Palermo from Chievo Verona for eight million euros in the summer of 2006.</p> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:21:30 +0800 www.sgforums.com:2623:314945:8033330 glacer http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2623/topics/314945 <p class=""><span class=""><strong>Amauri's agent has confirmed that Arsenal have joined the race to sign the highly-rated striker.</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Italian sources claimed earlier this week that <span class= "">Arsenal were ready to offer</span> the Brazilian-born front-man more than £60,000-per-week to move to Emirates Stadium.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Juventus had been leading the race to land the 27-year-old, ahead of Real Madrid and Liverpool - who have also made offers for the player.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>But now Arsenal have made a late bid to land the striker - who Palermo value at £19million (25million euros).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Gunners interest</h4> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"Arsenal is now another team added to the list of teams interested in Amauri," the player's agent Mariano Grimaldi told <em>Terra Brazil</em>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"We have already received proposals from Liverpool and Real Madrid, in addition to what we already had from Juventus."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Amauri will soon be eligible for an Italian passport, which as well as making him eligible to play for the Azzurri, will mean he can move to the Premier League without any work-permit issues.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:50:46 +0800 www.sgforums.com:2623:314945:8023928 turbo_drift http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2623/topics/314945