** Official ** Summer 2010 Transfer Thread - Signings, Sightings and Rumor's in Here

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I don't rate Hangeland that highly either, think he's a little sluggish too, I think he'd get exposed at European level
 
jakeke said:
I don't rate Hangeland that highly either, think he's a little sluggish too, I think he'd get exposed at European level
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Well he wasn't last season :p

He is good, but he needs a better centre back with him. The reason he looks so good is because of Hughes.
 
syke said:
Well he wasn't last season :p

He is good, but he needs a better centre back with him. The reason he looks so good is because of Hughes.
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Touche, I meant CL (without sounding condescending :p). I think he's a very good defender anyway, just maybe not good enough for the very top level
 
Well the Hangelaand rumours can be put to bed. In his press-conference Hodgson said he assured Fulham that he wouldn't 'raid' their squad.
 
BaZ87 said:
Well the Hangelaand rumours can be put to bed. In his press-conference Hodgson said he assured Fulham that he wouldn't 'raid' their squad.
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Yup saw that earlier, still can't trust what everyone says :p

If we kept Hangeland that'd be awesome, especially as we could possibly spend £15-25m on transfers if we wanted to. Hodgson has probably given Lewington the players he was looking at too. I imagine our budget is probably £10-15m+ the sales made, which recently has been the £5m from Bullard and the £10m+ for Smalling. Will we spend it all? Probably not :p

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From our 'squad' last season, we have released/sold/returned; Kallio, Nevland, Smalling, Shorey, Okaka and a few youngsters who made the bench in Uwezu, Buchtmann and Foderingham and then some other senior'ish players in Andranik and Wayne Brown. Jeez.
 
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BaZ87 said:
Well the Hangelaand rumours can be put to bed. In his press-conference Hodgson said he assured Fulham that he wouldn't 'raid' their squad.
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Ah good, have to say I am happy with that, theres not really anyone in the Fulham squad that I would want and I think the millions Fulham would have wanted for Hangeland can be better spent elsewhere
 
ChroniC said:
Also the reason the he didn't do the press conference, and Terry did.
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I thought that had already been confirmed that it was decided before the world cup that several key members of the team would have a press conference each (thats why Terry wasnt the only other person to have a press conference)
 
Now there are rumours that RVP is attracting interest from Real Madrid. At this rate we will be debt free lol

£35m? Although I really rate him highly for the amount of injuries he gets that wouldnt be a bad price.

It would give DM something to moan about too ;)
 
Todays gossip


TRANSFER GOSSIP

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is ready to test Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with a £35m bid for Dutch striker Robin van Persie.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Sir Alex Ferguson is set to launch a bid for out-of-favour Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema but the Manchester United boss must first attempt to secure funds from player sales.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

New Portsmouth boss Steve Cotterill is confident of persuading David James to stay at Fratton Park following talks with the England goalkeeper.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham are expected to make an improved offer for Brazilian teenage star Neymar after Santos rejected a £12m bid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Winger Hameur Bouazza wants to quit Premier League new boys Blackpool for a move to Paris St Germain.
(Daily Star)

Geovanni is poised to quit Hull after being handed a free transfer, with Greek clubs AEK Athens and Panathinaikos both keen to sign the striker.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Portsmouth have told Lazio to double their £5m joint offer for duo Kevin-Prince Boateng and Nadir Belhadj.
(Daily Star)

Stoke City have confirmed they are keen to sign Cardiff midfielder Joe Ledley, and could get him for a fraction of the £6m they bid for him two years ago.
Full story: The Sun

Liverpool and Spurs are battling to sign Galatasaray's Turkish winger Arda Turan, who says it is his "dream" to play at Anfield.
Full story: The Sun

Arsenal are tracking AS Monaco highly rated keeper Stephane Ruffier who has told his club that he wants to leave this summer. Juventus, Napoli and Bayern Munich are also reported to be interested in the 23-year-old.
Full story: footylatest.com

Tottenham are set to enter the race to sign Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and are prepared to offer as much as £25m for the Sweden international.
Full story: footylatest.com

Manchester City target Edin Dzeko has pleaded with his Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren to let him go. The 24-year-old striker has a price tag of £32.5m which Wolfbsurg will not drop.
Full story: goal.com

OTHER GOSSIP

Striker Michael Owen, 30, says he will be fit for the start of the Premier League season with Manchester United and confirms his interest in returning to international football.
(Daily Telegraph)

England's bid for World Cup glory was derailed before it began by sex rumours spread on the internet, it has been claimed, which caused "huge divisions" within the camp.
Full story: Daily Star

AND FINALLY

Welsh football chief Jonathan Ford, who has come under fire after backing Fifa's stance against goal-line technology, has hit back at England with a swipe at their performances in South Africa. "By conceding four goals I don't think England were really in any position that they were going through to the final," said Ford.
Full story: The Western Mail
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Speaking of Madrid (with the Ferguson/Benzema rumour there), I'm surprised no-one has tried to tempt them into selling Higuaín. Despite the fact he's a fantastic player, the press really hated him last season didn't they? Because he wasn't one of the new galacticos.

Given how fickle spanish chairmen are, it's got to be worth a try.
 
hernandez ***!!!

u heard it here first:)

Higuaín
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Noooo.... he's pretty bad, look i know he scored a hattrick but i could have gotten 2 of the 3 myself as they were virtual tap ins.

watch his earlier games he kept scuffing/missing easy chances. i dont think he is the holy grail.

but then ive never been a big fan of benzema either...but berbabob and rooneyflop might not propel us to glory next season and given fergies reluctance to try the new strikers he buys (kiko, manucho, diuf etc) i can forsee a torrid time for hernandez at UTD.
 
If we can get some club with more money than sense to give us £35 mil for a player (RVP) who has never played more than half a season, then we should bite their hand off!
Money for old rope as Geoffrey Boycott would say. And there has to be a striker you can find as a replacement for that kind of money... Wolfsburg want less for Dzeko, to name just one
 
goonerfan said:
If we can get some club with more money than sense to give us £35 mil for a player (RVP) who has never played more than half a season, then we should bite their hand off!
Money for old rope as Geoffrey Boycott would say. And there has to be a striker you can find as a replacement for that kind of money... Wolfsburg want less for Dzeko, to name just one
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Wolfsberg want £50 mill as far as I have heard.
 
well I was just going on the article nikebee copied from BBC

"Manchester City target Edin Dzeko has pleaded with his Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren to let him go. The 24-year-old striker has a price tag of £32.5m which Wolfbsurg will not drop.
Full story: goal.com"

but of course, it's all nonsense and conjecture :D
 
If I was on the Arsenal board and someone offered £35m for Van Persie, he'd be gone. He's a class player on top form, but he's rarely on top form and he's rarely fit. His ass wouldn't even hit the door. :p
 
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