May as well have them all in one place than loads of cluttering threads...

 

Significant ones so far:

 

Luca Modric [Dinamo Zagreb(?) > Tottenham] - £15m+

Mattheiu Flamini [Arsenal > AC Milan] - free

Jose Bosingwa [Porto > Chelsea] - £16m+

Phillip Degen [Dortmund > Liverpool] - free

 

I think that sums up the difference between Liverpool (and Arsenal) and Chelsea (and Man Utd) and why they won't challenge for the title. Right-back needed, Chelsea spend £16m on probably one of the best in the world, Liverpool sign someone on a free who may improve their back line, but not by enough...

 

Premiership releases:

 

Arsenal:

 

Aston Villa:

Berger

Sorenson

 

Blackburn:

Berner

Enkelman

Henchoz

 

Bolton:

Andranik

Campo

Stelis

 

Chelsea:

 

Everton:

Carsley [birmingham]

 

Fulham:

 

Liverpool:

 

Man City:

 

Man Utd:

 

Middlesbrough:

Dong-Gook

Mendieta

Rochemback

 

Newcastle:

Carr

Ramage [QPR]

Troisi

 

Portsmouth:

 

Sunderland:

Cole

Harte

Varga

Wright

 

Tottenham:

 

West Ham:

 

Wigan:

Olembe

Skoko

 

Most clubs not said yet...

I don't think Liverpool's and Arsenal's transfers show why they won't challange for the title this season, I think it just shows a lack of resources.Liverpool adnd Arsenal are both concentrating a lot more on your youth policies now. I'd love for Liverpool go to and splash 10 million plus on someone like Rafinha, but it's not gonna happen at the moment. The Degen transfer is a terrible one. All of the Dortmond fans hate him, and he has apparent attitude problems. The only plus I can see to him, is that he's apparently quite an attacking full back, so he should put very well into Liverpool's new system.

Schwarzer leaves Middlesbrough for FREE to join Fulham on a 2 year contract :manson: Talk about a step down :kink:

 

No doubt it leaves us open to try and get Paul Robinson :lol:

Schwarzer leaves Middlesbrough for FREE to join Fulham on a 2 year contract :manson: Talk about a step down :kink:

 

You're better off without him, he's done nothing but moan about how he's unhappy at the club for the past 2-3 years. I'm sure you'll be able to find a more than adequate replacement for him considering the prices that top quality goalkeepers are sold at.

If you believe the newspapers Arsenal have signed Nasri and will beannounced sometime this week...

Here's hoping! Nasri is certainly in my top 10 players who've impressed me the most this year, would be a great asset to the Premier League.

I've never seen him play so don't have an opinion on him but he's meant to be one of the best young players in Europe.

 

And he's also good on Football manager!

Hang on isn't Nasri a attacking midfielder? I'd have thought we'd be looking for a more defensive midfielder to replace Flamini, unless we're gonna take the chance of playing both Fabregas and Nasri as our central midfield duo :unsure:

Luca is spelled with k. So its LUKA....

 

 

And some newspapers wrote about Stipe Pletikosa as new Man.Utd. goalkeeper.

If you believe the newspapers, "Chelsea will continue to pursue the players sacked boss Avram Grant wanted to sign this summer - and will pay up to £50m for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres." :manson:

It doesn't suprise me that Abramovic wants Torres, Rafa would no way sell Torres, but I wouldn't it past those two American owners to sell him, but it's all just paper talk, and even IF Liverpool sold Torres, he most certainly wouldn't be sold to a Premier League club.

It doesn't suprise me that Abramovic wants Torres, Rafa would no way sell Torres, but I wouldn't it past those two American owners to sell him, but it's all just paper talk, and even IF Liverpool sold Torres, he most certainly wouldn't be sold to a Premier League club.

Why not? If Rafa were to ever come up with that excuse it'd just prove him to be the hypocrite he is once again. Less than a year ago he had a right go at Man Utd for not wanting to sell one of their players to one of their main domestic rivals but to go abroad instead where the chance of them coming back to haunt you is much less... So surely by his own logic he wouldn't mind selling a player to a domestic rival?!

Why not? If Rafa were to ever come up with that excuse it'd just prove him to be the hypocrite he is once again. Less than a year ago he had a right go at Man Utd for not wanting to sell one of their players to one of their main domestic rivals but to go abroad instead where the chance of them coming back to haunt you is much less... So surely by his own logic he wouldn't mind selling a player to a domestic rival?!

 

But the difference in this situation is Rafa doesn't want to sell - Fergie did. I don't see why in his right mind he'd want to sell Torres, the only reason Torres would leave would be because of the owners selling him. I still think this is all paper foddle though, i've seen this rumour before a week or so again and it's just exactly the same rumour from the same paper too I think, only with a "quote" from a Chelsea insider.

Not exactly transfers, but news on the managerial roundabout, which could spark a few Chelski players heading for Milan.

 

Mourinho has been named Inter's new manager (after they sacked Mancini :mellow:) <- Mourinho has been linked with Drogba and Lampard ever since he was sacked (never bought that mutual consent piffle they told us)

 

Eriksson's finally been put out of his misery, with City holding talks with Hughes :o

Mark Hughes is linked with practically everyone right now (and for good reason I suppose - the fact that he's kept a squad as weak as the Blackburn one afloat for the past 2-3 seasons is a miracle in itself). If he holds out for long enough he could do SO MUCH BETTER than City. Potential successor for Fergie anyone?

Mark Hughes is linked with practically everyone right now (and for good reason I suppose - the fact that he's kept a squad as weak as the Blackburn one afloat for the past 2-3 seasons is a miracle in itself). If he holds out for long enough he could do SO MUCH BETTER than City. Potential successor for Fergie anyone?

 

it's going to be all the former Utd players who will be in line to replace Sir Alex :lol: (if he does indeed go by 2011 as he says he will)

 

Hughes, Keane, Bruce, etc etc.

 

If Hughes went to City it wouldn't really be a good move for his future prospects with the work he's achieved so far.

I think it would. With money he'll be able to take City higher and prove himself further. It's fine working on a budget and being successful looking for bargains but you need to prove you can make big money signings too. Look at Big Sam, spent big once with Anelka at Bolton yet was so successful, he went to Newcastle and splashed millions on loads of players and it didn't work.

Mark Hughes is now favourite to become Chelsea manager and City manager... well whatever he does/doesn't do, he won't be at Blackburn next year. -_- I hope he goes to Chelsea though, because if he goes to City I can see him taking Bentley and Santa Cruz with him... and I can see us doing pretty badly next year without those three. Oh and apparently Man Utd are preparing a £15m bid for Santa Cruz as well. :arrr:

If Hughes goes to City I doubt he's take Bentley and Santa Cruz with him, I think they'll leave (especially if Hughes goes) but I can see one of the bigger clubs coming in for them. Liverpool are continually linked with Bentley and ditto with Man Utd for Santa Cruz.

Mark Hughes has been appointed as Man City manager now. -_-