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

Burned_Alive said:
No, because all RM would do is overvalue their player and still undervalue Alonso. Straight cash deal was best. Not to mention that neither player is a suitable replacement.

Also, Aquilani hasnt even played a game yet and now he's a poor player?
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I wouldn't say that Aquilani is a poor player, but I would certainly have preferred to get Robben and Sneijder over him. This may well be because I know all about their quality whereas I don't know enough about Aquilani.

By all accounts if Aquilani gets over his fitness problems he can be top drawer, so I don't know why people are calling him a poor player. Anyway, he may prove me wrong, but at the moment I'd have preferred Sneijder and Robben.
 
manic111 said:
I wouldn't say that Aquilani is a poor player, but I would certainly have preferred to get Robben and Sneijder over him. This may well be because I know all about their quality whereas I don't know enough about Aquilani.

By all accounts if Aquilani gets over his fitness problems he can be top drawer, so I don't know why people are calling him a poor player. Anyway, he may prove me wrong, but at the moment I'd have preferred Sneijder and Robben.
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That doesnt take into account that half of the Alonso money has apparently been used to cover the Johnson transfer, due to the lack of any extra funds.
 
BBC Transfer Gossip said:
Barcelona remain determined to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, with the European champions' president Joan Laporta saying that his club "love" the Spanish international.
Full story: News of the World

The Gunners are set to make one final attempt to sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Arsenal are lining up a move for FK Bubamara's 15-year-old Serbian forward Veljko Batrovic, dubbed the new Lionel Messi.
Full story: News of the World

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will make a last-ditch bid to bring Portsmouth keeper David James to White Hart Lane for £2m before the transfer deadline.
Full story: News of the World

Notts County director of football Sven Goran Eriksson wants to bring former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg and Italian striker Christian Vieri to Meadow Lane.
Full story: News of the World

Notts County are also interested in recruiting striker Kanu whose one-month contract with Portsmouth is due to expire soon.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester United have failed in a bid to sign midfielder Stephen Ireland from rivals Manchester City.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Hull are set to move again for striker Fraizer Campbell, who rejected them in favour of a summer move to Sunderland but may well be available as part of a deal that sees Tigers' defender Michael Turner move to Wearside. (The People)

Burnley are interested in signing out-of-favour Hull striker Daniel Cousin. (The People)

Blackburn are set to land Manchester City striker Benjani in £2million deal.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Everton have told Newcastle they must pay £3m if they want to sign striker James Vaughan. (The People)

Much-coveted Newcastle defender Steven Taylor says he wants to stay with the Championship club.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Portsmouth are keen to bring in Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson and Aston Villa defender Nicky Shorey on loan. (The People)

Portsmouth are also set to sign Manchester City's Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim as replacement for Sylvain Distin, who has joined Everton.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Eider Gudjohnsen has rejected an offer from Manchester City and three other Premier League clubs and is set to sign for French side Monaco.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Everton manager David Moyes is keen to sign Tottenham midfielder David Bentley for £10m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror Everton are closing in on the signing of £6m-rated Atletico Madrid defender Johnny Heitinga.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

OTHER GOSSIP
An American consortium is closing in on a deal to buy Newcastle United and they are set to restore Geordie legend Alan Shearer to the manager's office.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi says that the internal strife at the club has caused the players to pull together, resulting in their positive start to the season.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester City want to appoint former Manchester United number two Brian Kidd to their backroom staff.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal will offer manager Arsene Wenger a new deal designed to keep him at the club for the rest of his career.
Full story: News of the World

Defender John Terry has signed a new contract at Chelsea worth £40m, with the England man picking up £160,000 a week.
Full story: News of the World

Another defender in the money is Richard Dunne, who has secured a £6m golden farewell from Manchester City ahead of his proposed move to Aston Villa.
Full story: Sunday Express

Tottenham midfielder Aaron Lennon will be rewarded for his impressive start to the season with inclusion in Fabio Capello's England squad to face Slovenia and Croatia.
Full story: Independent

Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has vowed to fight his way back into the England side for the 2010 World Cup.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Another player eyeing an England spot is Wigan defender Titus Bramble, who has the backing of Latics manager Roberto Martinez.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester City and England Under-21 defender Nedum Onuoha is considering an offer to play for Nigeria.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Aston Villa striker John Carew has rubbished rumours of a rift between himself and Villa manager Martin O'Neill.
Full story: Sunday Mirror


AND FINALLY
Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has kept pace with the club's new expensive signings by undertaking a punishing summer fitness regime, sprinting up and down hills in Derbyshire until midnight and doing martial arts.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Newcastle defender Jose Enrique says United are a "crazy club" and not even Jose Mourinho could manage them.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
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Chong Warrior said:
Always the way when we get a good player playing well..... cheers Bowyer you ****

King, Woodgate, Defoe, Gomes, Jenas and Modric all out injured now, half our first team :(
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I put King, Modric and Defoe in my Telegraph FF team on Friday :mad:

Any idea how long King and Defoe are out for, I guess Modric is out for a while.
 
Modric will be out for 4-6 weeks. It's not so much a break as a fracture to his fibula, the non weight bearing bone in the leg so he can walk.


On the bright side, it should mean we either:

1. Start playing Dos Santos
2. Buy Kranjcar or Petrov
 
Luka Modric has revealed his world has 'crumbled' after revealing he expects to be out for at least six weeks with a fractured fibula.

Croatian schemer Modric suffered the injury during Tottenham Hotspur's 2-1 win over Birmingham City on Saturday after a tangle with Lee Bowyer.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp initially hoped Modric had hurt his calf, but X-rays have subsequently shown that the midfielder has fractured his right fibula.

He will now face a spell on the sidelines and Modric admits he knew straight away that he had suffered a serious injury.
Worst feeling

"It's like my whole world has crumbled because I will be out for at least six weeks," Modric told Croatian daily Jutarnji List.

"I am terribly sad.

"It wasn't a ferocious tackle, but it hurt awfully and I knew something was wrong the moment it happened.

"The worst feeling is knowing that I will be watching both my club and country from the sidelines for a while."

Modric will now miss several key games for club and country, with Croatia due to face Belarus and England in a World Cup qualifying double-header next month.

He will also sit out the Premier League matches against Manchester United and Chelsea, having played an influential role in Spurs' 100 per cent start to the season.

Spurs have confirmed that Modric does not require surgery on the injury and he is expected back in training in six weeks' time.
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Poor guy. :(

Get well soon Moddles. :)
 
Andybtsn said:
Get a grip, it's 6 weeks, he'll no doubt commit suicide if he ever does his cruciate then.
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Still, it's our Moddles. :(

:p

Right after we send O'Hara out on loan too. :rolleyes:


Atm, we have Dos Santos and Jenas who can play LM and maybe Lennon.

Perhaps we could go for:

Lennon---Palacios---Huddlestone---Bentley
 
If Defoe's out like Chong says and Crouch is going to start then I agree completely with Pigeon; Crouch isn't the greatest in the air but as you saw yesterday, he'll get on the end of so many crosses that he's going to be a threat.
 
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