January Transfer Window 2010/2011 Season Rumours/Signings

[DanH84]

Mods can take it down if they see it as too early but there've been loads of rumours circulating over the last few weeks.

Keep it on topic, speculation rumours and discussion of confirmed signings and their place in the squad only in here. We've got a thread for more general posts about the club so if we can keep this fairly tidy and bicker away as normal in the thread that's designed for it.

BREAKING GOSSIP

Bayern Munich have warned they will fight to keep Bastian Schweinsteiger after the midfielder admitted he was keen on a move to England. Chelsea and Manchester United are said to be interested in the 26-year-old German.
Full story: Daily Mail

Inter Milan will have one eye on Tottenham defender Gareth Bale when they visit White Hart Lane in the Champions League this week.
Full story: Daily Mail

Juventus are ready to step up their interest in Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson amid a crisis of confidence in the Serie A giants' defence.
Full story: Daily Mail

Maccabi Tel Aviv's 16-year-old midfielder Omri Altman has flown to England on Monday for a trial with Liverpool.
Full story: IMscouting

Manchester United are ready to launch a £35m bid to bring Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko to Old Trafford next summer.
Full story: caughtoffside

Arsenal and Tottenham are considering a January move for Liverpool defender Daniel Agger.
Full story: caughtoffside

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is keeping tabs on Stuttgart's Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak.
Full story: caughtoffside

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Out-of-favour Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz, who is wanted by Fulham, is on the verge of sealing a January loan move to Spanish side Getafe.
Full story: Daily Mail

Leicester manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will make a transfer window move for 18-year-old Manchester City striker John Guidetti, dubbed the "Swedish Wayne Rooney".
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City, meanwhile, hope to bring highly rated Colombian goalkeeper Cristian Bonilla, 17, from Boyaca Chico in the teenager's home country to Eastlands.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wigan will battle it out with Newcastle for the signature of Swansea midfielder Darren Pratley, who Latics boss Roberto Martinez appointed captain during his time as manager of the Welsh club.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra is eyeing a January move, with his club willing to sell him to England's Premier League. Manchester United and Tottenham are expected to launch a bid.
Full story: IMscouting

Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik has fuelled speculation that a deal to take him to Manchester United may be possible by saying that it would be difficult to turn down a move to Old Trafford.
Full story: IMscouting

On the United front we have to accept we're going to be linked to every bugger for a fair while now after this whole Rooney saga, despite Ferguson saying we don't look to do business in January.

 

[DanH84]

be fair everyone, some turds are too big for even 300mill or so over 2 seasons to polish.

I'm quite content not purchasing in January, you don't tend to get bargains and it's tricky with players being cup tied. We may as well just ride the season out unless we find a real gem of a deal. Saying that I think we might needs to start to offload some of the chaff as we've some promising talent that needs playing time but too large a squad to fully accommodate them.

 

[DanH84]

not sure about akinfeev myself. There's a few that I'd be interested in. It would be good if we could get vds to stay on for a while so we can bed a new keeper in.

I suppose we could get Reina and promote PIG and have Reina as our #2 I think he'd be alright at that.

 

[DanH84]

Do Arsenal fans want Arshavin out then?

 

[DanH84]

I'd have taken a hot and cold nedved back in the day!

 

[DanH84]

you want Cassano... that shining beacon of team spirit and level headedness. That's what you think City need right now is it?

 

[DanH84]

Cassano, Balotelli, Adebayor to a lesser extent Tevez. It'd be brilliant.

 

[DanH84]

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Stoke still want to sign Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva after the Potters failed to land the Brazilian in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Anderlecht midfielder Jonathan Legear expects Newcastle United to come in for him in January with a £3m bid.
Full story: the Times - subscription required

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is set to make Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus a £2m offer for their Germany Under-21 striker Nils Petersen.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City are open to offers for their winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, who is seeking a deal in the region of £100,000 a week.
Full story: the Independent

City manager Roberto Mancini could also allow defender Wayne Bridge to leave Eastlands after losing patience with the former Chelsea player.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Blackpool goalkeeper Matthew Gilks has been lined up by Manchester City as a possible replacement for the unsettled Shay Given.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham hope to capture in-form Cardiff striker Jay Boothroyd on a cut-price deal as the 28-year-old continues to stall on a new contract with the Bluebirds.
Full story: Daily Mail

Napoli are not interested in a rumoured £35m bid for their midfielder Marek Hamsik and striker Edinson Cavani by Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Express

West Ham defender Holmar Orn, 20, could be heading out on loan after joining up with Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg for a four-day trial.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa striker John Carew looks set to be offloaded by boss Gerard Houllier, who axed the player while the two were at Lyon. (Daily Express)

Manchester United are in talks to bring Mexico international striker Humberto Suazo to Old Trafford from Monterrey. The 29-year-old is valued at £10m by his current club.
Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal have moved ahead of Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham and into pole position to sign Werder Bremen playmaker Marko Marin.
Full story: footylatest.com

Manchester City have made Renato Augusto, Bayer Leverkusen's attacking midfielder, a £15m target in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mail

Even before his man-of-the-match performance on Tuesday, Inter Milan were keen to secure an option on Tottenham star Gareth Bale. The Italian side believe a deal worth between £20m and £30m may persuade Spurs to sell the Wales international.
Full story: talkSPORT

Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia is attracting interest from West Ham, Napoli and Bordeaux.
Full story: talkSPORT

Juventus defensive midfielder Claudio Marchisio has caught the eye of Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who may bid for the 24-year-old either in January or at the end of the season.
Full story: footylatest.com

Blackburn and Everton are poised to swoop if midfielder Charlie Adam's Blackpool contract is cancelled because of a dispute over bonus payments.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham will cash in on out-of-favour striker Carlton Cole in January, with the Hammers hoping Liverpool revive their interest.
Full story: Daily Mail

 

[DanH84]

Gareth Bale's performances down Tottenham's left flank have attracted the attention of Spanish giants Barcelona.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will reportedly make a £25m summer move for Bale and is willing to offer a variety of players in part exchange for the Welsh international.
Full story: caughtoffside

Barcelona may have a vacancy to fill at right-back because Brazil international Dani Alves has emerged as a target for big-spending Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mail

Standard Liege's Belgium international midfielder Steven Defour is in the sights of seven Premier League clubs, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton all thought to be interested in him.
Full story: sport.co.uk

Tottenham may snap up former Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari from Inter Milan, although Pompey are still owed money on the deal that took the Ghana international to the San Siro.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool will attempt to prise Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips away from Eastlands.
Full story: the Sun

The Reds, meanwhile, have handed a trial to Maccabi Tel Aviv's 16-year-old Israeli attacking midfielder Omri Altman.
Full story: Daily Mail

606: DEBATE
What do you think of Tuesday's rumours?

BBC Sport's Nabil Hassan

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is also hoping to sign Sampdoria attacker Antonio Cassano.
Full story: caughtoffside

Arsenal's Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has suggested that he may look for a move elsewhere if he cannot force his way into manager Arsene Wenger's first team.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United are monitoring £8m-rated FC Nurnberg midfielder Ilkay Gundogan but have also been impressed by his team-mates midfielder Mehmet Ekici and striker Julien Schieber, both of whom are on loan at the club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United may be about to lock horns with local rivals Manchester City once again in the transfer market, with both clubs, along with AC Milan, Real Madrid and Barcelona, interested in River Plate's 19-year-old striker Rogelio Funes Mori.
Full story: caughtoffside

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who is being targeted by Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid, has delayed a decision on extending his contract at Bayern Munich until January.
Full story: IMscouting

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has dismissed speculation that Manchester United could sign midfielder Marek Hamsik and striker Edinson Cavani from his club.
Full story: IMscouting

Aalesunds keeper Anders Lindegaard, who has been dubbed the new Peter Schmeichel, is being watched by Arsenal and Manchester United.
Full story: sport.co.uk

Galatasaray captain and Turkey winger Arda Turan has ruled out a move to the Premier League after being linked with Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and, most recently, Liverpool.
Full story: sport.co.uk

Lassana Diarra is being tracked by four Premier League clubs after falling out of favour at Real Madrid this season. Aston Villa, Everton, Tottenham and Liverpool are now all interested in the midfielder.
Full story: TalkSport

West Ham are considering a January bid for in-form Barnsley playmaker Adam Hammill.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton manager David Moyes is keeping tabs on Werder Bremen's Portugal forward Hugo Almeida.
Full story: Daily Mirror

QPR's Scotland striker Jamie Mackie is a £3m target for Everton. (Daily Record)

Rangers are chasing Derby County's contract rebel Kris Commons - and hope to acquire the Scotland midfielder in a bargain deal at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland are are interested in Sochaux's 19-year-old French striker Cedric Bakambu.
Full story: TalkSport

Crystal Palace are ready to launch a £1m bid to make James Vaughan's loan deal a permanent one in January.
Full story: TalkSport

 

[DanH84]

just to clarify you knew Hernandez before he came to United then? So you thought good signing at the time?

 

[DanH84]

I haven't read your whole debate with Nick over VdV but a couple of points on Liverpool's 'interest' in him:

Purslow met with Real when we were playing Atletico in the Europa League last season and it was being widely reported that Real offered us VdV. And again this summer Hodgson admitted that he was offered the chance to sign VdV by his agent. I'd find it hard to believe that Liverpool were the only club he was offered to.

yep, offered to all the minnows



Thanks for clarifying about the youtube thing Nickg.

 

[DanH84]

DanH84

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sh...ghlight=hernandez+username_nickg#post16662199

i'm not doubting you. Just when you said you 'thought' he was a good signing rather than you 'think' he's a good signing I wondered what that was based upon.

 

[DanH84]

is that Hamsik any good? I know he signed a new deal and Napoli are pretty rich as well.

 

[DanH84]

dinese's Chilean international winger Alexis Sanchez, 21, could be on the verge of a move to Manchester United, according to the player's agent.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Meanwhile, United target Steven Defour is being chased by a number of European clubs, according to the 22-year-old Standard Liege and Belgium midfielder's agent.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bristol City could be forced to sell former England goalkeeper David James after the club announced record losses of about £11m for last year.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool will move for Athletic Bilbao's 6ft 5in striker Fernando Llorente, if they lose Fernando Torres in January.
Full story: talkSPORT

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is considering a January move for Tottenham's out-of-favour winger David Bentley.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Real Madrid have joined the race for Liverpool and Arsenal target Ibrahim Affelay, who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven.
Full story: IM Scouting

Tottenham are set to swoop for rising Lyon star Alexandre Lacazette, 19, considered one of the best young forwards in Europe.
Full story: talkSPORT

 

[DanH84]

He was very good at the world cup. Likely to be a rubbish story though.

 

[DanH84]

Carlos Tevez's Manchester City future could be in doubt as the 26-year-old continues to struggle with homesickness. He is reported to have made three visits to a psychiatrist on a recent trip home to Argentina.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor after the 28-year-old impressed their chief scout in the Glasgow club's 3-0 Champions League defeat in Valencia on Tuesday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool's new director of football strategy Damien Comolli is set to raid his former club St Etienne for French defensive midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 23.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea are weighing up a bid for Ajax's prolific Moroccan striker Mounir El Hamdaoui, who spent a forgettable season at Tottenham in 2005 but is now rated at £17.5m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham manager Mark Hughes says he is "hopeful we'll soon have some good news" about the future of goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal.
Full story: The Sun

West Brom could make a move for former Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman after the former Serbian international was released from his contract with Paris St Germain.
Full story: Daily Mail

New Liverpool owner John W Henry has told players who are not happy at the club to get out. "If a player has a contract in the US they fulfil it, here it seems they are much more say-so about where they are," he said.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says Liverpool's Steven Gerrard is "one of the best players in the world and I'd like to manage him one day." (The Times, subscription required)

Patrice Evra is in talks with Manchester United over extending his contract but is keen on a move to Real Madrid at the end of the season.
Full story: Goal.com

Arsenal are confident of agreeing a deal with PSV Eindhoven's Dutch midfielder Ibrahim Afellay, who is a free agent next summer. He has also been linked with Liverpool and Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mail

 

[DanH84]

He won't, interesting that he says it wouldn't be to Spain though.

 

[DanH84]

It's interesting that he was willing to sign a 6 year contract in the summer while h&g were still there and yet raises an issue now.

 

[DanH84]

They put contract breaks in? Not ideal. Still sure he'll stay though.

 

[DanH84]

Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Holland midfielder Ibrahim Afellay from PSV Eindhoven in January.


Ibrahim Afellay is the latest creative midfielder to join Barcelona's ranks
The deal was announced on both clubs' websites on Monday evening though a contract is still to be agreed between the Spanish champions and the player, but if all goes to plan then the Holland international will move to the Nou Camp when the January transfer window opens on New Year's Day.

A statement on Barcelona's official website read: "PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona have reached an agreement on a deal to bring Ibrahim Afellay to Barca, subject to successfully settling personal terms between the player and the Catalan club over the coming weeks.

"Until the deal is finally settled, Ibrahim Afellay wishes to concentrate on the upcoming important games for PSV."

The 24-year-old Afellay's contract with PSV was due to expire at the end of the season and it was announced last month that he would not be penning a new deal with the Dutch outfit, with whom he has spent his whole career so far.

Afellay played at the World Cup for his country but only made two substitute appearances as the Dutch reached the final but lost to the countrymen of the club where he will ply his trade from the beginning of 2011.

thought he could have been decent for Arsenal.