**Summer Transfer Thread: News, Rumours and Speculation**

[antijoke]

Going to drop £10 on Hughes being out by xmas.

 

[Yas786]

What everyone seems to be ignoring at the moment is that man city need to replace their manager.

Hughes is garbage and has no real experience of managing stars of this level or recorded success. If they aint top by xmas he will be the first to go

Ive said this all along since they made him manager...i dont rate him at all...not saying hes a bad manager but honestly if City want to win things they need to get someone in with a winning pedigree ie someone in the mould of Mourinho, Wenger and Fergie.

I got my money on him being out of a job by xmas or perhaps earlier...id be surprised if he lasts the full season...but then i could be totally wrong and City could very well be challenging for the top spot or a CL place.

 

[Tute]

Same with Real I suppose, people with money want to see goals!

That's fair enough, but how is that going to be possible if they're pinned back in their own box for 90% of the game?

 

[Yas786]

Going to drop £10 on Hughes being out by xmas.

Looking on betfair they havent got a market up for that yet or else i was going to drop £20 on Hughes to be out by xmas time.

 

[jakeke]

They probably don't think that far ahead, they've still got Mark Hughes in charge, never mind the defence!

 

[The_One]

Arsenal to enter the race for huntelaar if ade completes his move to city

Stuttgart, spurs and arsenal to bid for him.

Huntelaar and van persie upfront sounds good

 

[Stretch]

What everyone seems to be ignoring at the moment is that man city need to replace their manager.

Hughes is garbage and has no real experience of managing stars of this level or recorded success. If they aint top by xmas he will be the first to go

Agreed. They're going to have some serious discipline problems next season. I'd make him favourite to go first.

 

[daz.wallace]

0852 BST: Valencia are in talks to sell David Villa to Barcelona but not for less than 50m Euros (£43m).
Full story: Marca (in Spanish)


TRANSFER GOSSIP
Tottenham want to sign former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira and have opened talks with the Inter Milan player. Spurs could capture the Frenchman on a free transfer and pay-as-you-play deal.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City are on the brink of signing Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor for £25m and wages of £130,000 per week.
Full story: The Sun

Or, the fee will be £30m and the Togo striker will pick up wages of £170,000 a week.
Full story: Daily Star

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could use the cash from the sale of Adebayor to sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh. (The Sun)

Chelsea captain John Terry wants the club to make him the highest-paid player at Stamford Bridge if he turns his back on Manchester City. Terry has been offered £250,000 a week by the Eastlands outfit.
Full story: Daily Star

Arsenal are set to poach 17-year-old Chelsea winger Frank Nouble after he turned down professional forms with the Blues.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola wants to sign Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen on a season-long loan deal.
Full story: Daily Star

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has told Reds boss Rafael Benitez that he wants to join Real Madrid - but stopped short of handing in a transfer request. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa are aiming to complete a £24m double move for Tottenham striker Darren Bent and Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing this week.
Full story: Daily Star

Villa are also set to bid £7m to land Leeds midfielder Fabian Delph, who is also wanted by Everton. (Daily Mirror)

Hull are set to make a £10m raid on Cardiff to sign winger Joe Ledley and striker Ross McCormack.
Full story: The Sun

Sunderland have launched a £5m raid for West Ham centre-back James Collins. (Daily Mail)

Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana says he will move to Everton and back out of a deal to join Hamburg if the Toffees make a last-minute £6m bid for him. (Daily Mail)

Fulham are on the verge of signing West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening in a deal that will see them hand the Baggies £2.5m, plus winger Hameur Bouazza.
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham have offered £11m to sign Sheffield United full-backs Kyle Walker and Kyle Naughton.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sheffield United are keen to capture Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton boss David Moyes wants to take Port Vale teenager James Lawrie on trial. (Daily Star)

West Ham winger Julien Faubert is wanted by Bayer Leverkusen.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham are also weighing up a move for South African midfielder Kagiso Dkigacoi, who currently plays for Golden Arrows. (Daily Star)

Everton have been offered Benfica midfielder Hassan Yebda for £3m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke are lining up a £750,000 bid for Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana in an attempt to beat Wolves to his signature.
Full story: Daily Star

Burnley are set to sign right-back Richard Eckersley after he turned down a new deal at Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Leicester are closing in on £1.5m-rated Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson. (The Sun)

Newcastle defender Habib Beye has insisted he must leave the club in order to save his career - Blackburn are believed to be among those interested in signing him.
Full story: The Sun

Preston are ready to sign Norwich midfielder Darel Russell in a deal that could result in North End winger Simon Whaley going the other way. (Daily Star)

Burnley are set to tie up a deal for Hamilton full-back Brian Easton for an initial fee of about £400,000.
Full story: The Sun

Yeovil are giving a trial to striker Dean Bowditch, who has been released by Ipswich. (Daily Star)

Striker Lee Hughes is set for talks with Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster after leaving Oldham. (Daily Star)

Norwich have taken former Sunderland and Leeds striker Michael Bridges and ex-Rangers forward Chris Craig on trial. (Daily Star)

Bristol City are set to sign Derby defender Lewin Nyatanga in a deal worth about £500,000. (Daily Star)

Stockport have handed former Manchester United midfielder Floribert N'Galula a trial as he looks for a move from Sparta Rotterdam. (Daily Star)


OTHER GOSSIP
Arabian billionaire Sulaiman Al Fahim is close to completing a takeover at Portsmouth after all the relevant checks were made. (Daily Star)

Stiliyan Petrov is the dressing room favourite to become Aston Villa skipper. Boss Martin O'Neill needs to choose a new captain following the sale of Gareth Barry and the retirement of Martin Laursen.
Full story: Daily Mirror

 

[dante6491]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8149488.stm

Thank you very much. Bye bye Ade. Jan Klass here we come.

 

[Andybtsn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8149488.stm

Thank you very much. Bye bye Ade. Jan Klass here we come.

Thought it was already agreed he's off to Stuttgart?

 

[Yas786]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8149488.stm

Thank you very much. Bye bye Ade. Jan Klass here we come.

Fingers crossed hes off out of Arsenal..just hope Wenger will sign someone to replace him...preferably someone who can score a few goals and not miss the easy ones

 

[Tute]

Sheffield United are keen to capture Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Full story: Daily Mirror

What's happened here? In the few games I saw Schmeichel Jnr I thought he was quite a decent keeper.

 

[Gooner14]

Thought it was already agreed he's off to Stuttgart?

I don't think Arsenal are after him at all, it's Arsenal fans putting 2 and 2 together and equalling 1971.

Fingers crossed hes off out of Arsenal..just hope Wenger will sign someone to replace him...preferably someone who can score a few goals and not miss the easy ones

I don't think he really needs replacing, we have enough options up front.

RvP, Arseshaving, Eduardo, Bartender, Vela, Walcott and add Nasri, Wilshere and Rosicky who can play as support.

What's happened here? In the few games I saw Schmeichel Jnr I thought he was quite a decent keeper.

He was shocking, he could barely catch!

 

[Andybtsn]

What's happened here? In the few games I saw Schmeichel Jnr I thought he was quite a decent keeper.

Hmmm, he looked pretty dodgy to me, ht was lucky at the time that Dunne and Richards were in outstanding time. He looks extremely bad with decision making, especially catching etc.

 

[Tute]

I think it was mainly this game I remember him for.

[Edit] Also didn't he have a good game against Arsenal, saving a penalty in the process?

 

[jakeke]

I'm really, really excited to get rid of Adebayor. I didn't think it was going to happen and whilst I do suspect this entire story has been completely fabricated, it would make my summer if he left. Please lord!

 

[SMN]

I'd be curious to see if it did happen. I cant see City signing JT, i think its all smoke and mirrors for something else - Puyol has been sounded out but i cant see it happening.

 

[Yas786]

What would be funny though is if Ade signs for Man City then has a cracking season where he ends up being top scorer...and when we play City he puts a few goals past us...can only hope he doesnt though.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

What does everyone think of Ibrahimovic in the Premier League?

 

[jakeke]

Impossible to say how good he'd be really but I don't think he'd appreciate the physicality or be able to cope with the pace very well, he'd certainly not be anywhere near as good as he is in Italy as he wouldn't be given any space.