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Bury manager Neil Warnock has warned off Premiership strugglers Sheffield Wednesday by slapping a £4million price tag on Republic of Ireland reserve goalkeeper Dean Kiely.

Salford-born Kiely (27) has been outstanding in Bury's surprise rise into the First Division promotion pack. Wednesday manager Danny Wilson is concerned about the form and recent clangers of Hillsborough's first choice Kevin Pressman. Warnock, whose side go to Crystal Palace tonight already 3-0 up in their League Cup tie, said: "Kiely is the best goalkeeper in the Nationwide League. He would cost Sheffield Wednesday or anyone else £4 million, that's no joke. He's worth every penny."

Harry Redknapp has revealed a link-up between West Ham and Italian giants Juventus is in the pipeline. Redknapp travelled to Rome at the weekend to meet Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi and is keen on forming an association with the serie A club.

He said: "It is clear Juventus are really enthusiastic about linking up with us."

Juventus approached Crystal Palace last season about a deal in which they would have invested money in the London club and loaned them some of their young stars.

The English Football League is to launch the first pay-per-view experiment in English football early next year. A total of six or seven games are likely to be broadcasting on a pay-per-view basis between Christmas and the end of the season. BSkyB are favourites to win the broadcasting rights with prices ranging from £5 and £10 per game.

Vidar Riseth is set to step into the Celtic side against St Johnstone tonight just 48 hours after the 26-year-old Norwegian international completed his £1.5million move from Austrian club LASK Linz.

Montpellier and Ivory Coast striker Ibrahim Bakayoko has confirmed his move to Everton is now only dependent on a work permit being issued, and he will immediately form a frontline partnership with Duncan Ferguson. Bakayoko said: "I feel minimal regret at leaving Montpellier. I want to progress in my career. I would have liked to have done that with a large French club, but Everton are a big club too."

Aberdeen could not conceal their disappointment after a transfer tribunal ruled Newcastle must pay them £650,000 for Stephen Glass. The Dons wanted £1 million for the Scotland under-21 and B international midfielder, while Newcastle offered only £100,000.