The Chelsea Daily Drival - Tuesday 8th June

"Yes, I am prepared to declare my interest in Joe Cole, why not, he is a great player, his contract is up and he is on a free transfer. I have genuinely not spoken to Joe about coming to Spurs, he is at the World Cup and quite rightly he needs to concentrate on trying to win it with England. But when he returns I would love to talk to him about coming to Spurs.

For free he would be a fantastic signing for anybody, and I have seen him linked with Arsenal and Manchester United among others, which just shows you the quality of the player. From my point of view I have been linked with dozens of players but I am not in any hurry, there are no moves pending and it's all very quiet for a change, I am not in any moves for anyone.

I know people will say that is not like me, but in the past I have had turned up to inherit crap teams and had to work hard to turn it all around and improve them, which meant a lot of buying and selling. But not now at Spurs, I don't. I am looking for the right player to make a difference, and so I would have to say that Joe Cole is one of the few players who would fit into that category.

But I don't know if he will stay at Chelsea eventually, that they might make him the offer that he accepts when he comes back from the World Cup. We shall have to wait and see, but for sure he would be the right option for me, if it was possible.""

"My future right now is with the international team and I do not think beyond that, I am devoting myself to training ahead of the World Cup - that is the most important thing, nothing else. The club (Valencia) is in a difficult situation but we did well to get into the Champions League, which was important.

I have a contract signed up to 2013 and I do not have any problems with the club, I have heard about the interest from the Premier League - but any questions will be answered by my agent and the club""

"“There are offers for Diego… Del Neri’s tactical requirements have the priority and I don’t think the Brazilian fits into the 4-4-2, Faced with an impressive offer, I believe we could sell him”."

""The clubs here know there are some top names from the Premier League who have reached the end of their time there and are looking for a final move. They are ambitious. Michael Ballack has been approached and he is now the No1 target for clubs. In Italy the chance of bringing [Gennaro] Gattuso here from Milan is being looked at and Cannavaro coming will help that. Inquiries have also been made about Guti at Real Madrid.""

""I withdrew from the World Cup because of the love I have for my country, Nigeria. Although, it was a painful decision, I had to take a bow in order to save the nation from embarrassment when the tournament begins and also to give other players the opportunity to save their fatherland at the Mundial.

By remaining in the team, I would not have played, while others who would have brought in something would be deprived simply because of my presence in the team. So to save the nation and to give other players the chance to represent the country, I had to withdraw in other not to jeopardize the country's chances of doing well in South Africa"

""His recovery has been extremely encouraging, It is suggested that, at this stage, all the signs are good and there is great hope the captain of the Elephants will be in action with his team-mates as soon as possible."
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