The Summer Transfer Thread

[stokeriño]

Then use whichever patch it was when nobody scored ever.

[Baddar]

Don't think there was one, this year.

We had one to fix the amount of easy chances missed, closing down and goals being chalked off for a foul bugs, and now the one we have now, which would be perfect apart from all the goals that go in.

Anyway, summer transfers...

>_>

[new_era]

Angelos Charisteas is in talks with Ipswich, well once he gets back from his holiday! 2.7 million. I for one think thats a bargain.

Richard Wright and Rudi Skácel will also be signed within the next 10 days apparently.

Very happy days.

[ONO]

Villa agree a fee for Guzan.

[R.W.]

Stoke agree a £4m fee with Liverpool for Scott Carson.

Part of me thinks this is just to further spite Martin O'Neill

[ONO]

Well we aren't interested in him anyway so they can have him for £4m. We wouldn't pay over £3m for him.

[Dynamite]

Barcelona confirm Man City have put a bid of £25.5million in for Ronaldhinho. Thats double what Milan want him for and it's reported Man City are willing to pay higher wages as well. It'll be interesting whether he moves for the money or for the bigger team.

[alldaws1]

I've also read that Spurs will get David Bentley and as part of the deal send Paul Robinson to Blackburn, leading to Villa signing Brad Friedel.

[Dan]

Barcelona confirm Man City have put a bid of £25.5million in for Ronaldhinho. Thats double what Milan want him for and it's reported Man City are willing to pay higher wages as well. It'll be interesting whether he moves for the money or for the bigger team.

Either way he'll be in the UEFA cup next season.

[Mr. Moltisanti]

I dont watch Spanish football I know Ronaldinho was classed as the world's best a few years ago but is he still world class? will he work in the premier league and basically does he have the skills to pay the bills we know he has the money rofl.

[Dynamite]

I doubt Ronaldinho will really be a success in the Premiership especially at a team like Man City because of his poor fitness and work ethic. He's not the kind of player to help out defensively anyway and at a team like City which will need its attacking players to help out a bit, he won't be much use.

[alldaws1]

His back pass is a thing of beauty though >_>

[Crybaby Bunting]

He'll certainly sell shirts, and come to think of it if he does actually perform what could be better than having a Brazil international midfielder in your squad? (other than Elano >_>)

The Carson to Stoke thing kinda makes me smell something funny about the situation. He hasn't signed yet it's been publicly made that a £4m bid has been accepted, surely this is just a way of letting another bigger team hijack this bid by adding another million to the deal.

[Green Demon]

It would be intresting to see Villa sign Friedel it might make Guzan transistion to the EPL easier, since Friedel made the same move not to long ago.

On a pretty much unrelated note Brian Mcbride looks like he wants to play for the Chicago Fire of the MLS but due to stupid allocation rules he may not get that chance this season. But I gotta say that I am happy because the rumor going around is that he is going to be one of the overage players for the US in the Olympics and I would just love to see him in a US MNT uniform again.

[mikevandam]

Christian Poulsen from Sevilla to Juventus on a four year contract.

Great. Now we are gonna be bored to death

[ONO]

Villa have made an offer for Bentley according to BBC Sport and Paul Ince.

Edited July 15, 2008 by Ringys LAAAAAAAAAAAAD

[Crybaby Bunting]

Arsenal have apparently made an enquiry into Barry

You don't know how happy i'd be if Wenger managed to sign him from under Liverpools nose

[Dynamite]

It looks like Alonso won't be off to Juve after all so maybe Rafa will stop his pursuit of Barry and Wenger will take him.

[Pesci]

Arsenal have apparently made an enquiry into Barry

You don't know how happy i'd be if Wenger managed to sign him from under Liverpools nose

Me too. That's 18m better spent on somebody else

[stokeriño]

I hate seeing Evening Standard news boards on the way home which say "CHELSEA STAR COMMITS FUTURE TO CLUB"...and then when I get home, I discover it was only Wayne Bridge. LAME. ¬_¬

In other news, Fulham buy Zamora and Pantsil from Fulham for £6.3m combined. Can't say that I'd be especially inspired by those signings, were I a Fulham fan...