January Transfer Window Thread - rumours and signings here

JohnnyG said:
Just shows really that 'buying success' isn't as easy as simply throwing money at a team, that team has to be genuine contenders in the first place or the best players won't want to join it:)
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It worked fine for your team and blackburn. It would be continuing to work for your team if the money for Scolari was still as available as it was previous managers.

Man City are just trying to get there too fast, the difference with chelsea is they spent stupid amounts of money before they even had it, ran up a a huge debt and got very fortunate Roman came along or they would be Leeds right now.

City are going to have to spend a season or two buying legends coming towards the end of their peak rather than superstars. Get them up nearer the top four then bring in the cream.

I think next year will be a lot different for city because they will have a much higher profile manager to sell the clubs intent to players.

Personally I'd love them to bring back mourinho to the EPL.
 
dannyjo22 said:
It worked fine for your team and blackburn. It would be continuing to work for your team if the money for Scolari was still as available as it was previous managers.

Man City are just trying to get there too fast, the difference with chelsea is they spent stupid amounts of money before they even had it, ran up a a huge debt and got very fortunate Roman came along or they would be Leeds right now.

City are going to have to spend a season or two buying legends coming towards the end of their peak rather than superstars. Get them up nearer the top four then bring in the cream.
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You've just repeated what JohnnyG said. :p
 
Well we're 2/3's of the way through and still nothing other than very vague rumours for Arsenal. Really hope we sign a couple of players in the next 10 days.
 
dannyjo22 said:
It worked fine for your team and blackburn. It would be continuing to work for your team if the money for Scolari was still as available as it was previous managers.

Man City are just trying to get there too fast, the difference with chelsea is they spent stupid amounts of money before they even had it, ran up a a huge debt and got very fortunate Roman came along or they would be Leeds right now.

City are going to have to spend a season or two buying legends coming towards the end of their peak rather than superstars. Get them up nearer the top four then bring in the cream.

I think next year will be a lot different for city because they will have a much higher profile manager to sell the clubs intent to players.

Personally I'd love them to bring back mourinho to the EPL.
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The other MAJOR difference is at least Chelsea have their prime location to attract players, Man Utd could never do that, so City certainly cant
 
Well I'm more concerned about who my team, Rangers, will end up selling come the end of the window!

THe fact we need to sell someone has become common knowledge leads me to believe a few rogue bids will come in for the talents of the team and will see someone leave on the last day :(

Also I suspect since they didn't get Kaka, City may turn to Arshavin? It's been rumoured already!
 
Anders0n said:
Pennant gone out on loan to Pompey till the end of the season, suppose that means we'll get nothing for him now.
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Well he would be stupid to sign a new contract when is obviously not wanted.

Option 1: Sign contract and get sold in Jan/Summer so Liverpool make some money.
Option 2: Dont sign and get a big pay packet for signing for free.

Mmm...I wonder which he should choose :confused:
 
Anders0n said:
Pennant gone out on loan to Pompey till the end of the season, suppose that means we'll get nothing for him now.
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Teams seem to get money as well for loans these days it seems though.

We (Newcastle) were going to pay £2m (allegedly) to get Riise on loan.

I reckon you'd get about £1m for Pennant's loan, its not much but is better than nothing, although I've just plucked that figure out of thin air. :p
 
It would seem the Palacios deal is getting closer to being confirmed he's having a medical.

Excellent box to box player who can keep the ball and pass, something the spurs midfield has been missing for some time.

Now for Podolski :D.................... Oh it would seem I am to late he's going to Cologne at the end of the season.

Oh well Kenwyn Jones it is then ;(
 
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Huddy said:
It would seem the Palacios deal is getting closer to being confirmed he's having a medical.

Excellent box to box player who can keep the ball and pass, something the spurs midfield has been missing for some time.

Now for Podolski :D.................... Oh it would seem I am to late he's going to Cologne at the end of the season.

Oh well Kenwyn Jones it is then ;(
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Another Huddy Spurs supporter :D

I've been hearing conflicting stories about Palacios being on and off. I hope it does go through as I agree that the problem for Spurs is the midfield. I can't wait for the season to end and hopefully we'll part company with Modric. I'm sure he's a good player but he doesn't really fit in with the English game and the fact he struggles playing deep is a problem for a side that wants to play 2 forwards.
 
The Arshavin deal seems dead in the water. In this case I'm happy that Arsenal are sticking to their guns. At what we offered he is worth a punt but a potential waste of money paying what they want for him.

With the recent run of results in the PL, I'm not expecting any signings before the deadline comes.
 
Portsmouth have declared their interest in former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Viera. (SkySports.com 0941 GMT)

Everton are considering a loan move for Portugal international striker Hugo Almeida. (Daily Post 0841 GMT)

Tottenham are lining up Inter Milan's Italian international Marco Materazzi. (SkySports.com 0827 GMT)

Manchester City striker Robinho is desperate to leave the club with Chelsea waiting to rescue the Brazilian. (The Sun)

Chelsea winger Florent Malouda is being lined up by Spanish club Villarreal who are preparing a £9m bid. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham have clinched the signing of Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini for around £1m. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says he wants to return to previous club Marseille. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea manager Phil Scolari has been told he can use the £12m gained from the sale of Wayne Bridge for January transfers. (Guardian)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and midfielder Cesc Fabregas are being lined up by Real Madrid. (Daily Star)

Manchester City have rejected an approach from Blackburn to use Daniel Sturridge as part of the deal to bring Roque Santa Cruz to Eastlands. (Daily Mail)

Aston Villa are also keen on young striker Sturridge. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham have stepped up their pursuit of Brescia striker Savio. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough are tracking Hull striker Marlon King whose future at the club is in doubt after a row with Tigers boss Phil Brown. (Daily Mail)

Sheffield United are hoping to sign Manchester City striker Darius Vassell in a £1.6m deal. (Daily Express)

Arsenal's hopes of signing Zenit St Petersburg's Russian forward Andrei Arshavin appear to have collapsed. (The Times)

Manchester City could now join the race to sign Arshavin. (Telegraph)

Lyon are expected to complete the signing of West Ham winger Julien Faubert. (The Times)

Portsmouth are still hopeful of tempting Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen to join them on loan. (The Independent)

Chelsea have joined the race to sign Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. (The Independent)

West Ham have missed out on the signing of Fiorentina youngster Pablo Osvaldo. (The Independent)

Everton could turn to Racing Santander's Mohammed Tchite to solve their striking problems. (Telegraph)

Sevilla's £20m rated left-back Fernando Navarro is being tracked by Liverpool. (Telegraph)

Tottenham are keen on Inter Milan centre-back Nicolas Burdisso. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic have agreed a £1.2m fee for Manchester City's 20-year-old Welsh international striker Ched Evans. (Express)

Celtic have given the green light for defender Darren O'Dea to join Burnley on loan. (Daily Mail)

However, Wolves have joined the race to snap up O'Dea until the end of the season. (Daily Record)

Partick Thistle want to sign Hamilton Accies striker Lucas Akins on loan for the rest of the season. (Express)

Norwich are on the trail of Aberdeen's versatile defender Lee Mair. (Scottish Sun)

Hull boss Phil Brown may revive attempts to sign Bolton forward Kevin Davies. (Daily Mail)
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B1gbeard said:
The Arshavin deal seems dead in the water. In this case I'm happy that Arsenal are sticking to their guns. At what we offered he is worth a punt but a potential waste of money paying what they want for him.

With the recent run of results in the PL, I'm not expecting any signings before the deadline comes.
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I'm annoyed by it. We need an older, more experienced player in the team.

I think he'd fit nicely into our team.
 
PAz said:
I'm annoyed by it. We need an older, more experienced player in the team.

I think he'd fit nicely into our team.
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Where would you expect him to play? I can't see him and RVP fitting into the same team, I think they'd be trying to play in the same space.
 
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