The not confirmed, it's really only a rumour transfer thread ;Summer 2012

[mark1975]

I think Walcott improved a lot last season.

He did Gene, it's the first time he's actually looked like he's made the step up. I think he's kind of similar to Lennon, his pace will always make him a threat, and he'll get a few goals. The crucial time is in a season or two where he either becomes the player he should be or he's just another Defoe, Lennon etc, a quick attacker who'll have a purple patch each season but lack consistency and an all round game.

 

[King Binny]

Martin Caceres would love international teammate Luis Suarez of Liverpool to join him at Juventus next season.

The striker has been paired with a Turin switch and Caceres has revealed that the two have talked about the Old Lady on international duty.

“I’ve known Suarez for a lifetime,” the defender told Tuttosport. “We’ve been roommates in the Uruguay set-up for seven years.

“He’s a friend, a nice guy and a great attacker. A lot of bad things are said about him, but the problem is that he struggles to explain himself because he doesn’t speak a lot of English.

“Juventus? It’s true, we have talked about Juventus and he’s asked me about the club without going into specifics about the players.

“I told him that Juventus are an outfit that wants to always win.”

Although Caceres added that the former Ajax man was content in England, Juventus may be tempting to him.

“He’s happy in Liverpool, but he liked what I told him about Juve,” the January signing stated. “After all, who wouldn’t want to play for such an ambitious club?

“Let me put it this way, I would be happy to share a room with him at Juventus too,” he laughed.

 

[John McGovern]

Imagine Rooney trying to learn French. The cunt can barely speak English for a start.

 

[hmmmmm1]

Chelsea close to signing Hulk for £38 million

They going to have a strong forward line

 

[irishred]

Chelsea close to signing Hulk for £38 million

They going to have an strong incredible forward line

 

[Skullflower]

hulk, mata, hazard and torres. fucking hell we're shit.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

hulk, mata, hazard and torres. fucking hell we're shit not minted.

 

[themn]

 

[Skullflower]

you don't have to be. financial fair play rules have evened the playing field.

 

[5euros]

I've heard we've got a new stadium with the naming rights going to china airlines

 

[King Binny]

"Jordi Alba has got an agreement with Barcelona, but FCB needs to reach a deal with Valencia (his deal finishes in 2013)," Balague tweeted earlier today.

Valencia are bracing themselves for a bid as Barca's new boss Tito Vilanova sets about reshaping the squad he inherited from Pep Guardiola.

"I suppose Barcelona want him because he’s Catalan and plays on the left wing," said Valencia's sporting director Braulio Vazquez. "We are obviously talking about an excellent player, and it’s only normal that Barcelona are keen to sign him."

 

[refugee]

I think Walcott improved a lot last season.

I think he did as well. Perhaps the competition from Oxo Cude was enough to motivate him.

 

[RolandG]

According to reports Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita favours a move to Liverpool.

The Mali international has been linked with Manchester United this week.

However, The Lying Rag claims the 32-year-old is still hoping to join Liverpool, despite the sacking of Kenny Dalglish.

Keita has been released by the Catalan giants.

 

[Hansern]

Keita would be a good addition.

 

[Delinquent]

Kalou isn't a great dribbler at all.

Indeed. He isn't great at anything. Which he should be to be getting the kind of praise some are giving him.

I really don't get it. He's a distinctly average footballer, and if we've learned anything from his time at Chelsea, it's that he's not good enough for a top club. That's why they're letting him go for free.

 

[doctor_mac]

I agree with people calling him average, and yet where the fuck does he get all these goals and assists? Is he flat track bully?

 

[Hansern]

He's underrated by most. There is a very good player there, and if he goes to the right team thenthat will be even more visible.

 

[King Binny]

There are reports that Fiorentina and Liverpool are in talks for a swap deal between Juan Manuel Vargas and Dirk Kuyt.

This week Dutch international Kuyt confirmed he is considering his future, as “there are many clubs that are interested.

“Not only from England, also from Germany, Spain and Italy.”

He has one more year left to run on his contract with Liverpool, where he has been since 2006.

Fiorentina hope to use Kuyt as a bargaining tool, because it is widely reported that the Reds want to snap up Peruvian winger Vargas.

The former Catania man had also been linked with Bayern Munich and is thought to be worth €8m.

 

[Fabio]

Hasn't vargas been shit for 2 years?

Give them kuyt & 6m and get jovetic

 

[King Binny]

Lavezzi to PSG?

There are reports Napoli have agreed to sell Ezequiel Lavezzi to PSG for €27.5m, performance-related bonuses and the profits from a friendly encounter.

Sky Sport Italia suggest a deal has finally been struck between the two clubs, who have been in talks for ‘Pocho’ for some time.

Although not reaching the €32m needed to activate the buy-out clause in his contract, Napoli are prepared to hand over the striker to Carlo Ancelotti’s Paris Saint-Germain.

Their proposal is €27.5m cash, plus performance-related bonuses and the profits from a friendly between Napoli and PSG set to be organised in August.

Lavezzi would receive a contract worth €4m per season plus bonuses.

The hitman is currently in Argentina on international duty for a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Ecuador, but could return to Europe to undergo his medical.

Vertonghen to Spurs?

Asked if he knew what club he wanted to join, Jan Vertonghen said: "I probably know which team I will be going to, yes. I know where I want to go and I think it is clear to everybody." When probed as to whether that club is Tottenham, he nodded and said: "Yes."

"I am a big fan of the Premier League," he said ahead of Belgium's friendly with England on Saturday.

"It is almost the only competition I watch on TV and for me it is the best competition in the world.

"I would like to play in the Premier League. I am not in contact every day but I think it could be very close now, maybe a couple of weeks or maybe days."

 

[kingjulian]

Ha @ Rooney learning French.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I agree with people calling him average, and yet where the fuck does he get all these goals and assists? Is he flat track bully?

36 goals in 146 league appearances for Chelsea

Downing no goals in 36 league appearances for Liverpool.

And people are turning their noses up?

 

[Hansern]

Afellay is deffo someone we should look at

 

[IGotALuvlyBunchOfCoconuts]

He scored 2 for the dutch last night, doh!

 

[King Binny]

NEW Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers wants to splash £20million on three players.

His top targets are Swansea midfielder Joe Allen, who is valued at £10m, £6m Icelander Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fulham’s Clint Dempsey who could move this summer for £4m.

Both Allen, 22, and fellow midfielder Sigurdsson, 22, when on loan from German club Hoffenheim, played under Rodgers at Swansea last season.

But as there is an agreement that the Kop boss won’t poach players from his former club for 12 months, unless the deal suits both parties, Rodgers might have to wait for Allen.

That, though, doesn’t apply to Sigurdsson - even though Swansea have agreed a deal to sign him permanently.

Rodgers said of the Sigurdsson situation: “I said when I had the chat with Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins, when I told him that I was going to Liverpool, that Gylfi came to Swansea because I was there as manager.

“I felt after six months that we needed a goal-scoring midfield player.

“His record is fantastic and I said to him, ‘I think this is the club for you’.

“I pushed the club to make an agreement and they’ve done that in terms of the fee and the salary.

“I said to Huw, ‘I’m not going to do anything untoward – this is the guy you want.’

“But ultimately, it’s down to Gylfi. My only thing is that, if he comes on to the market, I will have to be interested.

“His initial chat has to be, I’m sure, with Swansea, because he had a good period there and did very well.

“The agreement is there now for him to come out of Germany.

“I said to Huw if I speak to the kid, I’ll tell him to make sure he comes down to speak to the new manager – whoever that is.

“And if he’s not comfortable with that, he’s then in the marketplace – and then I have to look at him.”

Meanwhile, the highly-rated Dempsey, 29 – who scored 21 times for Fulham last season – has only one year remaining on his contract and the American forward is set to quit Craven Cottage.

Clubs believe he can be snapped up for a bargain fee and Rodgers is ready to battle Merseyside neighbours Everton and Arsenal for him.

 

[King Binny]

DANIEL STURRIDGE’S future at Chelsea is in increasing doubt as a result of the European champions’ early transfer business.

Sturridge, 22 lost his place in the starting line-up last season and his chances of regaining it have not been helped by the signings of German ace Marko Marin and now Belgium star Eden Hazard.

As he also failed to make England’s squad for Euro 2012, it’s believed that Sturridge is considering his options.

Marin, 23, is arriving at Stamford Bridge in a £6million deal from Werder Bremen and is confident that he will force his way into the side.

And at £30m, Hazard certainly can expect plenty of starts after Chelsea won their battle with the Manchester clubs for Lille’s wonder boy.

Given that Chelsea also have Fernando Torres, Juan Mata, Ramires, Florent Malouda and Romelu Lukaku fighting for the attacking positions – and Brazil’s Hulk could be on the way, too – Sturridge looks unlikely to get as many games as he would like.

If Sturridge decides he has to move on, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will sit up and take note.

The Italian coach was dismayed that Sturridge was allowed to leave City for Chelsea before his arrival at the club.

The Stamford Bridge club won the battle for Hazard, 21, not only because they captured the Champions League and the underlying appeal that created but for financial reasons, too.

Hazard’s £8m-a-year wages weren’t a problem and Chelsea also struck a deal with his agent, John Bico.

He wanted £6m for his part in the switch and Chelsea reached a compromise agreement, whereas City and United felt they were paying enough with the fee and Hazard’s wages.

 

[RolandG]

Was just about to post this same article. Dempsey for £4M. We should be all over this.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Sturridge will be available ... Not sure he's what we need, but he's an excellent talent

 

[keniget]

Hmmm.

I guess it's inevitable that we get linked with Swansea players now. We have quite a few central midfield options as it is. The problem is that too few of them can be relied upon week in, week out.

 

[Hansern]

We cant buy any of them for 12 months though. BR will buy 2 wide players, I'm pretty certain of it. Narsingh would be ace !