Inter Milan may be forced back into the relocation market because of an injury predicament in defence, chair Massimo Moratti said on Wednesday.

The Italian lost Marco Materazzi to a bump during Tuesdays pre-season mini-tournament also involving AC Milan and Juventus in Turin.

Fellow centre Walter Samuel, Cristian Chivu and Ivan Corboda are not yet fit for the Serie A inception on Aug. 31 after all in recent .

Materazzis injury is positively infuriating as soon there will be an important cup tie, Moratti told reporters. Anyway, well agree in the next few days if we must return to the allocation market, it all on the extent of the injury.

Inter, who had been keen on Chelseas Frank Lampard and Portos Ricardo Quaresma, said earlier in the week they not be obtaining any more .

Jose Mourinhos Inter lost 1-0 to Juve and 4-3 on penalties to AC Milan after a 0-0 draw. AC Milan won the 45-minutes per game competition nice one to a win over Juve ensuing a 2-2 draw where Clarence Seedorf scored twofold.

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Arsenal leader Arsene Wenger said on Wednesday he was buoyant that centreback Kolo Toure would be fit for the boon of the new Premier League season in three weeks time after from malaria.

The 27-year-old Ivory Coast international defender had a mild renaissance of the malady during Arsenals pre-season training camp in Austria.

However he has returned to training and Wenger is optimistic he will be fit for Arsenals first game of the season against West Bromwich Albion on Aug.16.

Wenger told Arsenals website (www.arsenal.com): Yes (hell be raring to go).

Kolo had a minor resurgence of . But he recovered fleetingly from it. In two days he was OK. He has started to way now but it will take him added two weeks to play for us.

Arsenal complete their pre-season tour of Austria and Germany with a competition against VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday before Juventus and Real Madrid in the Emirates Cup in London on Saturday and Sunday.

Posted on July 31st, 2008 by admin
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