All New Summer 2008 Transfer Merry Go Round/Rumour Mill

Our lot? We have no left winger, Babel plays there and he's much better than Downing. Like i said, he may well improve our squad, simply as we have no left winger and he'll give us another option but i doubt he's top4 standard.

I haven't seen much of Riera since he left City but the talk is that he's improved no end. It that's true then i'd rather have him.
 
I'd rather have Downing than Riera, at least he's proven in the premiership. He's at least as good as Barry in the LW role. Hopefully we can convert Babel into a right winger, because as well as he's done on the left wing, he hasn't got a left foot at all.
 
Wing isnt in Rafa's dictionary.


Knowing him he will prolly put him in the middle and Gerrard on the wing.
 
Azza said:
Wing isnt in Rafa's dictionary.


Knowing him he will prolly put him in the middle and Gerrard on the wing.
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Isn't it? He's spent every transfer window since joining the club trying to sign a winger and had it not have been for Parry's incompetence we'd have signed Alves, Simao and Malouda (maybe we dodged a bullet there).

Just read a report in the Times where it's reporting that Everton have had a bid for Riera accepted....................but he's turned them down and wants to join us :p
Burned_Alive said:
I'd rather have Downing than Riera, at least he's proven in the premiership. He's at least as good as Barry in the LW role. Hopefully we can convert Babel into a right winger, because as well as he's done on the left wing, he hasn't got a left foot at all.
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He may well do as good a job as Barry on the left but Barry was never signing as a left winger. There wouldn't be as much of a risk with Riera coming over as most players from abroad as he spent 18months(?) with City so knows the league.

As for Babel; if we decide to play with out and out wide players then yea play Babel on the right but for the majority of the season i think Babel will play on the right and cut inside.
 
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Its a tough call between Nani and Downing imo - infact Downing is younger and give or take equal in skill (actually just checked and Downing is 2 years older)

would take Nani every day of the week just because he is younger , its that close in skill imo although maybe Nani is better with the tricks

Nani is also more petulant
 
NokkonWud said:
Did you just class Fabregas, Rosicky and Van Persie in the same group as Senderos? You must be mad. Senderos is garbage.
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I am not classing them together. I was merley stating in a sarcastic manner (hench the rolling eyes) that we are getting rid of a lot of players without replacing them.

We just loaned out traore (Or however you spell it) to portsmouth, now we have loaned out Senderos.

Its not like we are bursting at the seams with players and they arent going to get a few games this year. We are under strength yet we still keep sending players out to other teams.

Personally I thought traore was going to have a big season, maybe rotating on the left side with left back and left winger. But obviusly Wenger has other ideas.

Just wish he would share them with us as Im not sure what he is doing anymore.

As for money, like someone said every club is in debt but they will still have funds to spend on transfers.
 
From the BBC:

With British record signing Andriy Shevchenko returning to former club AC Milan, Chelsea are also prepared to allow winger Shaun Wright-Phillips to re-join Manchester City for £9m, writing off an incredible £43m on the duo. (The Sun)

However, Everton and Portsmouth are also tracking Wright-Phillips. (Daily Express).

But Chelsea's spending spree is set to continue with Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Robinho joining the club for a fee of between £27m (The Sun) and £31m (Daily Mirror).

Uefa Cup champions Zenit Petersburg are attempting to offload striker Andrei Arshavin to Chelsea after his protracted move to Tottenham collapsed. (Daily Express)

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov could risk "rotting in the reserves" if his proposed £30m move to Manchester United fails to materialise. (Various)

Everton's bid to bring £12m-rated Espanyol winger Albert Riera to Goodison Park could be hijacked by rivals Liverpool, who have shelved plans to sign Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (Various)

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could raise £7m through the sale of winger Jermaine Pennant and centre-back Sami Hyypia to Stoke, while Everton are also looking into Valencia's 6ft 8in Serbia international striker Nikola Zigic. (The Guardian)

Toffees boss Dave Moyes is close to adding Guinea defender Kamil Zayatte to his squad for £2.5m from Swiss club Young Boys. (Daily Mail)

After having a £7m bid for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand accepted, Sunderland boss Roy Keane is turning his attention to Man City's £1m-rated full-back Michael Ball. (The Sun)

Arsenal centre-back Philippe Senderos is set to complete a year's loan to Italian giants AC Milan. (Various)

West Brom agree a £2.5m deal for Charlton's China international Zheng Zhi. (Daily Mirror)

Baggies manager Tony Mowbray is also lining up a £4m bid for Real Mallorca striker Oscar Trejo. (Telegraph)

Bolton's Switzerland international Blerim Dzemaili is heading for the Reebok Stadium's exit door - without making a single appearance for the club. (Daily Mirror)

Real Betis are ready to step in to take Manchester City flop Nery Castillo on a year's loan. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa have moved a step closer to landing Reading striker Kevin Doyle in a £7.5m deal. (Daily Star)

Rangers will send midfielder Dean Furman on loan to Bradford City so that the South African can gain more first-team experience. (The Sun)

Celtic have ruled out a move for German international defender Alexander Madlung, who is currently with Vfl Wolfsburg. (The Herald)

Hearts striker Calum Elliot is close to agreeing a loan switch to Livingston. (Daily Record)

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood hopes to make two or three loan signings before the close of the transfer window, one of whom may be trialist Quido Lanzaat. (Various)

Motherwell will give Slovakian international defender Maros Klimpi the chance to win a move to Fir Park from Danish side Midtjylland. (Daily Express/Daily Star)
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Can't believe how well Keane is doing in the transfers fro Sunderland! If they go down this year there's going to be some serious trouble... The quality of players he's brought in though, they should be absolutely fine this year.

Anyone have any idea on how much Chelsea got back for Sheva?

Every day I go without hearing "United have signed..." I cringe a little more :(
 
Nani's a bit of a fanny, just like Ronaldo used to be (and still is according to some).

After a couple of years I think he will mature in the say way Ronaldo did.

Oh, and I still want Newcastle to get relegated.
 
nikebee said:
Can't believe how well Keane is doing in the transfers fro Sunderland! If they go down this year there's going to be some serious trouble... The quality of players he's brought in though, they should be absolutely fine this year.

Anyone have any idea on how much Chelsea got back for Sheva?

Every day I go without hearing "United have signed..." I cringe a little more :(
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It's going to go one of 2 ways with Keane up there, he fails they get relegated he gets the sack, or they do really well he stays for a couple more years and gets some quality players in

I don't think Chelsea got anything back for him :confused:
 
odds on curbishley to be 1st manager to get the sack?


the club seem to be seeling his players from under him


bellamy, dyer and Ljunberg have been a huge waste of money though...

I dont think the west ham board trust him anymore in his transfer dealings
 
Something is defo going on at Upton Park. As much as our football is totally dull and boring with Curbs I feel sorry for him being undermined so badly by our board.

The kumb forum is going nuts today over the Bellamy news as it has since sundays result.
 
FTM said:
odds on curbishley to be 1st manager to get the sack?


the club seem to be seeling his players from under him


bellamy, dyer and Ljunberg have been a huge waste of money though...

I dont think the west ham board trust him anymore in his transfer dealings
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Selling ferdinand is a strange one tho isnt it? Isnt he doing well or is his contract nearly up and he is stalling on a new one?
 
Selling ferdinand is a strange one tho isnt it? Isnt he doing well or is his contract nearly up and he is stalling on a new one?
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Evidently he wouldn't sign a new contract so they are selling him so he can't leave on a free. The club have released an official statement saying Bellamy is going nowhere. So that means he is off. They said we wouldn't cancel Freddie's contract but looked what happened there. Things ain't looking good for us this season.
 
FTM said:
odds on curbishley to be 1st manager to get the sack?


the club seem to be seeling his players from under him


bellamy, dyer and Ljunberg have been a huge waste of money though...

I dont think the west ham board trust him anymore in his transfer dealings
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To be fair, Curbs has been pretty unlucky with his signings. Dyer, Faubert, Bellamy, Ljunberg were all big players but got injured pretty seriously. Even Parker, Upson and Ashton are constantly injured. On their day WH are a really good side but having all these players out will ruin any managers season.
 
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