Football: Summer 2009 transfer thread

[hitman89762000]

With the end of the season comes a lot of players coming and going from various clubs so post all speculation and deals here.


Arsenal

In:
Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, Undisclosed (rumoured £11m))

Out:
OUT: Kolo Toure (Manchester City, £15m)
Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, £25m),
Rui Fonte (Sporting Clube de Portugal, free),
Harvard Nordtveit (Nurnberg, loan),
Amaury Bischoff (released)
...........................


Aston Villa

In:
Habib Beye (Newcastle, £2m),
Fabian Delph (Leeds, £8m),
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough, £12m),
Andy Marshall (Coventry, free),
Stephen Warnock (Blackburn, £7m)

Out:
Zat Knight (Bolton, £4m),
Stuart Taylor (Manchester City, free)
Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £12m),
Martin Laursen (retired)
......................


Birmingham

In:
Gregory VignAL (Lens, undisclosed)
Barry Ferguson (Rangers, £1.25m)
Lee Bowyer (West Ham, free),
Roger Johnson (Cardiff, £5m),
Giovanny Espinoza (Barcelona Sporting Club, £385,000)
Joe Hart (Manchester City, loan)
Scott Dann (Coventry, £4m)
Christian Benitez (Santos Laguna, £9.2m)
James O'Shea (Galway United, undisclosed)
Out:
Stephen Kelly (Fulham, undisclosed)
Mehdi Nafti (Aris, free)
Robin Shroot (Burton, loan)
Radhi Jaidi (released)
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Blackburn

In:
Michel Salgado (Real Madrid, free)
Nikola Kalinic (Hadjuk Split, £6m)
Steven N'Zonzi (Amiens, £1.7m)
Lars Jacobsen (Everton, free)
Gael Givet (Marseille, undisclosed)
Elrio van Heerden (Club Brugge, free)
Nikos Giannakopoulos (Asteras Tripolis, £52,000)
Franco di Santo (Chelsea, loan)
Pascal Chimbonda (Spurs, £2m)

Out:
Matt Derbyshire (Olympiakos, £3m)
Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City, £18m)
Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, free)
Paul Gallagher (Leicester, undisclosed)
Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven, free)
Keith Treacy (Sheffield United, loan)
Mark Bunn (Sheffield United, loan)
Tugay (retired)
Maceo Rigters (released)
Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa, £7m)
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Bolton

In:
Sam Ricketts (Hull, £2m)
Zat Knight (Aston Villa, £4m)
Lee Chung-Yong (FC Seoul, undisclosed)
Paul Robinson (West Brom, loan)
Sean Davis (Portsmouth, free)

Out:
Blerim Dzemaili (Torino, £1.6m)
Tope Obadeyi (Swindon, loan)
.........................


Burnley

In:
Andre Bikey (Reading, £2.8m)
Richard Eckersley (Manchester United, tribunal)
Brian Easton (Hamilton, £350,000)
David Edgar (Newcastle, free)
Steven Fletcher (Hibernian, £3m)
Tyrone Mears (Derby, £500,000)
Fernando Guerrero (Independiente del Valle, loan)

Out:
Alan Mahon (Tranmere)
Steve Jones (Walsall, free)
Gabor Kiraly (1860 Munich, free)
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Chelsea

In:
Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow, £18m)
Ross Turnbull (Middlesbrough, free)
Daniel Sturridge (Manchester City, tribunal)
Nemanja Matic (MFK Kosice, £1.5m)
Out:
Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, £4m), Jimmy Smith (Leyton Orient, free), Ben Sahar (Espanyol, £800,000), Franco di Santo (Blackburn, loan), Michael Mancienne (Wolves, loan), Scott Sinclair (Wigan, loan), Mineiro (released), Shaun Cummings (West Brom, loan), Jack Cork (Coventry, loan), Andriy Shevchenko (free)


Everton

In:
Jo (Manchester City, loan), Anton Peterlin (Ventura County Fusion, undisclosed), Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov(Lokomotiv Moscow, £10m)

Out:
John Ruddy (Motherwell, loan), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn, free), Nuno Valente (retired), Andy van der Meyde (released), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City, £24m)
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Fulham

In:
: Damien Duff (Newcastle, £4m), Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom, £1.5m), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham, undisclosed)

Out:
Leon Andreasen (Hannover 96, undisclosed), Collins John (KSV Roeselare, free), Adrian Leijer (Melbourne Victory, free), Moritz Volz (released)


Hull

In:
Stephen Hunt (Reading, £2.5m), Kamel Ghilas (Celta Vigo, £2m), Seyi Olofinjana (Stoke, £3m), Jozy Altidore (Villarreal, loan), Steven Mouyokolo (Boulogne, free)
Out:
: Sam Ricketts (Bolton, £2m), John Welsh (Tranmere, free), Dean Windass (Darlington, free), Ryan France (Sheffield United, free), Michael Bridges (MK Dons
..................

Liverpool

In:
Alberto Aquilani (Roma, £20m), Chris Mavinga (Paris St Germain, undisclosed), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth, £17m), Sotirios Kyrgiakos(AEK Athens, £1.5m)
Out:
Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid, £30m), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid, £3.5m), Jermaine Pennant (Real Zaragoza, free), Sebastian Leto (Panathinaikos, £3.5m), Paul Anderson (Nottingham Forest, £250,000), Sami Hyypia (Bayer Leverkusen, free), Adam Hammill (Barnsley)
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Manchester City

In:
Kolo Toure (Arsenal, £15m), Carlos Tevez (unattached, £25m), Stuart Taylor (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn, £18m), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, £12m), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, £25m), Sylvinho (Barcelona, free), Joleon Lescott (Everton, £24m)

Out:
Kasper Schmeichel (Notts County, £1.5m), Elano (Galatasaray, £6.5m), Ched Evans (Sheffield United, £3m), Darius Vassell (Ankaragucu, free), Jo (Everton, loan), Gelson Fernandes (St Etienne, £2m), Joe Hart (Birmingham, loan), Valeri Bojinov (Parma, loan), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea, tribunal), Felipe Caicedo (Sporting Lisbon, loan), Shaleum Logan (Tranmere, loan), Kelvin Etuhu (Cardiff, loan), Danny Mills (released), Dietmar Hamann (released), Michael Ball (released), Glauber Berti (released)
.........................


Manchester United

In:
Gabriel Obertan (Bordeaux, £3m), Judas (Newcastle, free), Antonio Valencia (Wigan, £16m), Mame Biram Diouf (Molde, undisclosed)
Out:
Richard Eckersley (Burnley, tribunal), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland, £3.5m), Lee Martin (Ipswich, £1.6m), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £80m), Carlos Tevez (released), Rodrigo Possebon (Sporting Braga, loan), Danny Simpson (Newcastle, loan), Manucho (Real Valladolid, undisclosed), Mame Biram Diouf (Molde, loan), Tom Cleverley (Watford, loan)


Portsmouth

In:
: Steve Finnan (Espanyol, free), Aaron Mokoena (Blackburn, free), Antti Niemi (unattached), Frederic Piquionne (Lyon, loan), Tommy Smith (Watford, £2m), Aruna Dindane (Lens, season-long loan), Jamie O'Hara (Spurs, loan), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Spurs, £4m), Michael Brown (Wigan, nominal)
Out:

Peter Crouch (Tottenham, £9m), Sean Davis (Portsmouth, free), Glen Johnson (Liverpool, £17m), Djimi Traore (Monaco, free), Glen Little (Sheffield United), Jerome Thomas (West Brom), Noe Pamarot (released), Lauren (released), Arnold Mvuemba (released), Sylvain Distin (Everton, undisclosed)
.................................


Stoke

In:
Dean Whitehead (Sunderland, £3m), Tuncay Sanli (Middlesbrough, £5.5m), Robert Huth (Middlesbrough, £6m)

Out:
Seyi Olofinjana (Hull, £3m), Vincent Pericard (released)
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Sunderland

In:
Lee Cattermole (Wigan, £6m), Darren Bent (Tottenham, £10m), Lorik Cana, (Marseille, £5.4m), Paulo Da Silva (Deportivo Toluca, free), Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United, £3.5m)

Out:
Anthony Stokes (Hibernian, £2m), Dean Whitehead (Stoke, £3m), Michael Chopra (Cardiff, £4m), Greg Halford (Wolves, £2m), Nick Colgan (Grimsby, free), Dwight Yorke (released), David Connolly (released), Arnau Riera (released), Darren Ward (retired)
....................

Tottenham Hotspurs

In:
Sebastien Bassong (Newcastle, £8m), Peter Crouch (Portsmouth, £9m), Kyle Naughton, Kyle Walker (Sheffield United, joint £8m)
Out:
Darren Bent (Sunderland, £10m), Gilberto (Cruzeiro, free), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest, £1.75m), Didier Zokora (Sevilla, £7.75m), Adel Taraabt (QPR, loan), Troy Archibald-Henville (Exeter, loan), Ben Alnwick (Norwich, loan), Jake Livermore (Derby, loan), Ricardo Rocha (released), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth, £4m), Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth, loan)
.........................


West Ham

In:
: Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow, £3.25m), Fabio Daprela (Grasshopper Club Zurich, undisclosed), Luis Jimenez (Inter Milan, loan), Alessandro Diamanti (Livorno, £6m)
Out:
T: Walter Lopez (Brescia, free), Diego Tristan (Cadiz, free), Lee Bowyer (Birmingham, free), Kyel Reid (Sheffield United, free), Tony Stokes (Ujpest FC, free), Freddie Sears (Crystal Palace, loan), Lucas Neill (released), Jimmy Walker (released)


Wigan Athletic

In:
: Mohamed Diame (Rayo Vallecano, £4m), Scott Sinclair (Chelsea, loan), James McCarthy (Hamilton, £2m), Hendry Thomas (Deportivo Olimpia, £2m), Jordi Gomez (Espanyol, £1.7m), Jason Scotland (Swansea, £2m), Antonio Amaya (Rayo Vallecano)

Out:
Lee Cattermole (Sunderland, £6m), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United, £16m), Henri Camara (released), Antoine Sibierski (released), Michael Brown (Portsmouth, nominal)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers

In:
Ronald Zubar (Marseille, £2.5m), Greg Halford (Sunderland, £2m), Andrew Surman (Southampton, £1.5m), Kevin Doyle (Reading, £6.5m), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, free), Nenad Milijas (Red Star Belgrade, £2.6m), Michael Mancienne (Chelsea, loan)

Out:
Darren Potter (Sheffield Wednesday, £250,000), Stephen Gleeson (MK Dons, undisclosed), Lewis Gobern (MK Dons, free), Jason Shackell (Doncaster, loan), Elliott Bennett (Brighton, undisclosed)

[Joe]

Gawd, first Steven steals the fantasy league from me and now you swipe my traditional transfer spec thread. Is there no shame? Anyway our first transfer is said to be a £3mil Fat Geordie Bastard. Not sure who that is like!

[Stigweard]

Rafa also said that Robbie Keane would still be a Liverpool player after the January transfers....look how that turned out.

Hopefully he'll be telling the truth here though cause I really want Alonso to stay.

[Joe]

Your midfield is fine, you just need a cf and a cb.

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

I think Liverpool need a striker and 1 or 2 wingers.

[Som]

Don't need a centre back. A striker, two wingers and and one/two fullbacks is what Liverpool need.

Hope Xabi stays, has had a great season.

How about some always reliable tabloid inside information?

BREAKING GOSSIP
Aston Villa have confirmed that midfielder Gareth Barry is in talks with Manchester City. (Sky Sports 1223 BST)

Chelsea have made an approach for AZ Alkmaar's Belgium international midfielder Moussa Dembele, according to the player's agent. (Setanta sports 1220 BST)

But Blues Peruvian forward Claudio Pizarro says he would rather not return to Stamford Bridge following a successful season on loan at Werder Bremen. (Goal.com 1217 BST)

New Real Madrid president Florentino Perez believes Cristiano Ronaldo would be the ideal player for the Spanish giants and will not be put off by his hefty price tag. (1130 BST)

AC Milan playmaker Kaka insists he wants to stay at the San Siro. Speculation has been rife that the Brazil star, who turned down a move to Manchester City in January, will follow his former coach Carlo Ancelotti to Chelsea. (PA 0948 BST)


TRANSFER GOSSIP
New Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has made AC Milan's Brazilian striker Pato and Portsmouth defender Glen Johnson his top targets. The Blues have bid £30m for Pato and have offered £12m for their former player Johnson.
(Full story: The Sun)

AC Milan have hinted it will be hard for them to reject a substantial offer for their Brazilian playmaker Kaka, which could alert Chelsea and Real Madrid.
(Full story: The Sun)

Everton manager David Moyes is offering Newcastle striker Michael Owen £50,000 a week to make the switch to Goodison Park.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Manchester City's Brazilian forward Robinho has ruled out a summer switch to his homeland club Santos.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Manchester United hope to sign striker Carlos Tevez on a permanent deal on Wednesday - but only on their terms.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid will use rookie striker Negredo as bait in a bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso - but they will first have to buy back the forward from Almeria.
(Full story: The Sun)

Birmingham have tabled a club record £6m bid for Santos Laguna's Ecuador striker Christian Benitez but face competition from several other Premier League clubs. (The Sun)

Fulham look set to beat Portsmouth to the signing of Brazilian left-back Felip Lopes, who plays for Portuguese side Nacional. (The Sun)

Tottenham are keen to sell defender Pascal Chimbonda to Blackburn for about £3m as the Londoners chase Marseille utility man Lorik Cana, who is valued at £5m. (Various)

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is keen to bring goalkeeper Paul Robinson back to the club, a year after he was sold to Blackburn. (Daily Star)

Sunderland will make a £5m bid for Wigan defender Titus Bramble, once Steve Bruce is installed as manager. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate wants to hand Manchester United defender Gary Neville a lead role in getting Boro back into the Premier League.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Hull boss Phil Brown is eager to sign Newcastle midfielder Kevin Nolan.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Wolves and Birmingham are set to battle for the signature of Bolton defender Danny Shittu. (Daily Mirror)

Bristol City midfielder Marvin Elliott is a £2m target for West Brom but Blackburn and Wolves are also interested. (Various)

Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink is to return to Holland, after opening signing talks with with PSV Eindhoven and FC Twente. (Daily Record)

The giant Dutch forward is also wanted by new Ajax manager Martin Jol. (Scottish Sun)

Hamilton have denied claims they will lose keeper Tomas Cerny, with Czech side Sigma Olomouc saying they have not received an agreed fee. (Daily Record)

Hamilton will give Clyde's Neil McGregor a rehabilitation deal before tabling a contract for the defender who has suffered from an ankle injury. (Daily Record)

Bristol City are set to offload striker Peter Styvar to Greek side Skoda Xanthi. (Daily Mirror)

Derby boss Nigel Clough is set to sign Exeter midfielder Dean Moxey in a £275,000 deal. (Daily Star)

Charlton are lining up a double defensive swoop, with Southend's Peter Clarke and Miguel Llera of MK Dons the targets. (Daily Star)

Gillingham are set to open talks with Oldham for midfielder Kevin Maher. (Daily Star)

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is keen on signing Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara. (Daily Star)

Leeds United look set to lose midfielder Bradley Johnson to Crystal Palace and forward Robert Snodgrass to Sheffield United. (Daily Mirror)

Dunfermline and Dundee lead the chase to sign Albion Rovers striker Bobby Barr. (Daily Record)


OTHER GOSSIPChelsea owner Roman Abramovich picked Italian Carlo Ancelotti as the club's new manager because he wants a yes man in charge. The Russian tycoon plans to be more hands-on at Stamford Bridge than before, deciding which players will come in and are let go.
(Full story: Daily Star)

England coach Fabio Capello has recommended under-21s manager Stuart Pearce for a new improved contract. (The Sun)

Alan Shearer still wants to become Newcastle manager on a permanent basis, despite owner Mike Ashley's sale plans causing meltdown at the club.
(Full story: The Sun)

Former Aston Villa boss Graham Taylor believes current incumbent Martin O'Neill needs to sign five new players if the club are to challenge for a Champions League spot. (Daily Mirror)

Reading want to offer Watford boss Brendan Rogers their vacant manager's job. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham defender Lucas Neill has hinted he may stay with the club, despite rejecting one offer of a new deal. (The Sun)

Fears are growing for the viability of Setanta's financial commitment to the Scottish Premier League after the broadcaster defaulted on a £3m payment. (The Herald)

Celtic face competition from Wigan and Real Sociedad in their pursuit of Swansea manager Roberto Martinez. (Various)

Wigan may turn to Dundee United's Craig Levein if they miss out on Martinez. (Scottish Sun)


AND FINALLY
Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra has lifted the lid on his team's pampered lifestyle - admitting he even rings someone to rush over and change a lightbulb. Evra says he can call player liaison manager Barry Moorhouse night or day.

[hitman89762000]

god i hope barry signs for city...

as for wingers..who would we sign?

far more pressing is another cb/rb and 1 more striker.

*EDIT* we've gotta see pachecho and san jose come into the first team this year surely?*EDIT*

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

Do you really need another centre back when you have Carragher, Skrtel and Agger? I do think you should have just kept Hypia for another season as cover though.

I thought the reason that Barry wanted to leave Villa was to play Champions League football. If he goes to Man City, he won't even be playing in the Europa League next season. I know Man City are obviously aiming for the Champions League, but that isn't guaranteed, even if they spend £50 million or more in the summer.
Barry would be perfect for Arsenal, if Wenger was willing to spend the money. Even Chelsea could do a lot worse than go for Barry.

[hitman89762000]

well we do have san jose who looks a absolute belter in the reserves so i dont think rafa's gonna spend cash on another CB..as for sami rafa wanted him to stay but sami wanted to play more and that wasn't possible.

theres a really good chance sami will be back in 2 years to join the coaching staff.

as for barry i dont care who signs him as long as it aint us.

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

I don't think you need Barry, but if Alonso leaves, then I think Barry would be a good signing for you.

[Joe]

Lol at us signing shambles.

[hitman89762000]

well the barry to city ddeals gone through £12mil 5 year contract thank **** now that leaves rafa money to spend on better players.

[hitman89762000]

according to SSN kaka is going to real madrid theyve agreed a 65m euros deal all thats left is to agree terms apparently

[Joe]

Bit weak by barry i reckon, he should have held out. Next summer he goes on a free and any of the top 4 would have him then. He'll be at least 30 by the time he's in the cl now because no matter who city signs its going to take them a while to start playing as a team, dont see them as a top 4 side next season for that reason.

[Stigweard]

Haha Barry, what a joke. So Villa wouldn't sell him to use for any elss that £20m, but then sell him to City for £8m less. Barry says his goal is to play CL footy, yet he's gone to a team that finished lower than Villa. I'm glad we don't have him, he's good, but he's not better than Xabi or Mascherano in my opinion.

[hitman89762000]

now we just have to hope real spending 65m euros on kaka means they wont try buying xabi from us

[David Thomas]

Barry would have had more success stopping at Villa than going to Man City.

He's gone for the money and that's it.

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

I don't think that would stop them going for Alonso if they wanted him. I think it would be more likely to mean that Ronaldo is staying at Man Utd, if Madrid get Kaka.

[Joe]

TBH Barry was obviously going to cost less this year as he only had 12 months left on his contract and he still wanted to leave. Barry was still great for villa this year and after all he's done for them they shouldnt begrudge him cashing in. Speaking of cashing in apparently stevie g wants owen back at anfield. Thoughts? I think its a good idea, you could do worse.

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

Haha, I hope that happens. I think Liverpool could do a lot better than Owen. His goals per game ratio was okay for us, but he gets injured far too often, then it takes him ages to get back to scoring once he comes back. Plus the last time he came back from injury, he didn't score at all. I think it was something like 8 or 9 games without a goal. If I was Liverpool, I would much rather have Martins than Owen. I think Owen should play in a different league for a season. Maybe for Celtic and Rangers and get a load of goals to get his confidence back up, then move back to the Premier League.

[Joe]

He hasnt scored in 12 apperances but he got 10 in 20 before that. If you look at his goals per minutes played ratio though he's still europes deadliest finisher
but on a free and for 50k a week? Could be a bargain. Imagine if he stays fit!

[Som]

For £100K+ a week I wouldn't be too happy with his goals per game ratio, the saying "You get what you pay for" comes to mind, and Newcastle definitely didn't. If he had stayed at Liverpool he could have been a club and premiership legend by now, but in 20 years time who will remember him as a legend?

Barry is a bargain for £12m. Liverpool could have done worse than selling Lucas and buying him. Gerrard, Mascherano and Alonso won't stay fit all season long and with Rafa rotating he would have been a good option. Squad depth is what it's about. Man United don't have the best XI in the prem IMO, but have by far the best squad.

[hitman89762000]

michael owen can go **** himself we dont want him.

remember when we wanted him to sign his new contract? the **** waited 18 months or however long it was until we had to sell him on the cheap so yeah **** that injury prone ****.

steve bruce has been unveiled as the new manager of sunerland his aim is to get them in league 2 within 3 years...

and chelsea have bid 73.5m euros for kaka which is 13.5m more than real madrids offer.

[hitman89762000]

Premier League new boys Birmingham City have broken their transfer record to sign Ecuador striker Christian Benitez from Mexican club Santos Laguna.The fee has not been disclosed but is thought to be more than the £6.25m they paid for striker Emile Heskey in 2004

[Joe]

steve bruce has been unveiled as the new manager of sunerland his aim is to get them in league 2 within 3 years...

Well he is a Geordie! Apart from that he's a brilliant manager, lets shee how he does with his money. If he slaps 5 million on Shambles it won't be looking like a good start.

[hitman89762000]

wigan are going for either roberto martinez or paul jewell to replace bruce.

[Stigweard]

Barry is a bargain for £12m. Liverpool could have done worse than selling Lucas and buying him. Gerrard, Mascherano and Alonso won't stay fit all season long and with Rafa rotating he would have been a good option. Squad depth is what it's about. Man United don't have the best XI in the prem IMO, but have by far the best squad.

I agree that with those 4 as your options central midfeild you'd have a good selection and even though Lucas does make a few mistake every now and again, he did start to play better towards the end of the season. I think he just needs to get into his game more, I mean Ronaldo wasn't as good as he was for Man U in his first years. Now I'm not saying Lucas wil lreach Ronaldo levels (cause he won't), but I'm just using that as an example that a good player doesn't always take to the league in his first few seasons. The biggest problem with football these days is that if you don't instantly perform then you're out, it's true for managers and players. People need to be given more time to build success.

I think Wigan are struggle big time next season. This year they;ve lost Heskey, Bruce as manager and reports are saying Valencia is going to Man U

[mojo jojo]

I'd rather not re-buy Owen, he doesn't seem to have the same desire he used to have unless there's an International game. Apparently we're interested in Kleber, a Brazilian striker who plays for Cruzeiro, he's apparently scored 19 goals in 21 games for them, so I'm hoping Rafa looks at other options than Owen.

[hitman89762000]

Rafa's busy sorting out his backroom staff again with him getting full control of the academy etc..

Out go:

Gary ablett (reserve team manager)
Piet Hamburg (Academy technical director)

likely to leave:
Hugh McAuley (under-18s),
Dave Shannon (under-16s)
Paul Lever (under-14s)

Coming in:
Frank McParland (academy director)
Pep Segura (Academy tech director)

rumoured to be coming in:
Kenny dalglish
Gary McAlister
John McMahon
Credit bbcsport.com

[Stigweard]

Not really Transfer news, but it's all about summer football stuff. A quick look at the new Everton kits will give us a nice laugh. I think they're both horrid.

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

The away one is terrible. I think the home one looks fine though.

[Joe]

They both look dump.

[Som]

Bruce is an excellent manager, and he has some balls to take the Sunderland job as a geordie. Has hinted that he is in talks with players he could never have aspired to sign at Wigan, so promising times ahead for Sunderland hopefully (obviously depending on your point of view )

David, your Chairman was on SSN yesterday, looks to be going about running the club in the right way, with him in charge it will take longer than Niall Quinn splashing the cash but you will get there and stay there by the sounds of it.

Lucas has potential Stewart, and he is a classic box to box player playing a holding role which doesn't suit him, but will he ever be first choice at Liverpool? I don't think he is good enough, I was excited when he signed and I saw some of the youtube clips of him in Brazil but he hasn't delivered, after 2 seasons you need more than potential.

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

I was disappointed that Bruce became Sunderland manager. I was hoping they were going to get someone ****. If things don't go well though, I think he could get some harsh treatment from the fans, with being a geordie. I'm sure he will do a good job though, unfortunately.

[hitman89762000]

first post edited!

gotta remember to keep that updated!

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

What do the Liverpool fans think of being linked with Tuncay? I think he would be a decent signing for them. He probably wouldn't always be first choice, but he's a pretty good player, who always seems fully committed.

I thought Real Madrid going for Kaka would mean that they wouldn't be going for Ronaldo, but the Madrid President has said that he is going to try to bring both players to the club. He always says he would be interested in Alonso.

[hitman89762000]

Tuncay could be our new gary mcalister in that he could come in as and when needed could be a decent squad player.

[Som]

Do Madrid have a manager currently? I think the new president has given himself a €200m budget, but that is probably just tabloid shite.

Nice one on the original post Hitman

[Steven Y2T Taylor]

Yeah, they appointed the Villarreal manager as their new manager. I don't know why they didn't just stick with Ramos. He had done a pretty good job, the short time he was there. I always find it strange, the way that the President's of some of the Spanish and Italian teams are the people who buy and sell the players.

[hitman89762000]

it happens at chelsea too.