The 2010 Summer transfer thread

[Twist]

So reports are Gosling has verbally agreed to sign with Newcastle. All depends on an Everton appeal now as to whether we will have to pay compensation for him or not. Rumoured figures are £25,000 a week for four years. However, we all know where Gosling stands on verbal agreements. (N)

[jani keinänen]

Wayne Brown has good experience of first team football (Finnish Premier League)

On a sidenote he was a f**king beast in Finland

[Twist]

Wayne Brown has good experience of first team football (Finnish Premier League)

On a sidenote he was a f**king beast in Finland

Emile Heskey would be a beast in Finland.

[The Future]

How did Cherno Samba do in Finland?

[britneyspearsisgod]

Wayne Brown has good experience of first team football (Finnish Premier League)

On a sidenote he was a f**king beast in Finland

[METALMAN]

But I agree with you on the fact that the MLS has done absolute wonders for Beckham. He went from castoff, no shot at the national team, has been .... to right back where he was.

fixed

Corrected the improper fixing. There was a reason Milan wanted him, and it had nothing to do with anything that happened before he put on an LA Galaxy jersey.

MLS is shit. Serie A is not. Do the math(s).

[HailtotheYo]

I did, it was pretty easy.

Burnt out/played out/on his last breath/unwanted anywhere in europe Beckham + MLS = revived/fresher/sought after Beckaham.

Just because the MLS isn't up to snuff with Seria A/EPL doesn't mean it is worthless. What happened with him is the shame shit that happens with the younger guys in the EPL when the get time in Carling Cup matches. They are able to find their form, gain confidence, and get actual playing time with relatively no pressure. Same thing happened and Beckham found himself again.

Seriously, quit being a dick and just taking pop shots at the MLS ... his time here breathed new life into his career. FACT.

[METALMAN]

I think you're overegging David Beckham's deterioration prior to moving to Los Angeles a little bit. After all, he was doing pretty well for England just weeks before moving to the MLS. The MLS hasn't done wonders for David Beckham, but he may have done wonders for the MLS.

Seriously quit being a dick blah blah blah blah FACT

[Hobo]

Or you know, Beckham is a player playing in a league where a lot of the players aren't as good as him so he looks better by comparison. Also he happens to highly marketable so going to Milan works out for them and him because.

[HailtotheYo]

Wasn't that his first match with England after being dropped from the squad after the WC ?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

HttK. Beckham was doing great before he left for the US. He went over there to improve his "global brand" and because Victoria thought it would be a good idea. He tends to listen to his wife.

Also, it would lay great foundations for his football schools that he's always spoken about setting up when he retires. If the US took to him he could guarantee loads of schools across the country. He's not stupid, despite what people think.

So when he went to Milan and started performing at a high level again it was hardly surprising. He'd never lost anything, except maybe his (already average) speed and in Italy that doesn't matter at all. He would struggle in higher tempo leagues like England and Germany but Italy loves older players with the skill and experience and values them over quick little fellas.

The US league did not reinvigorate him, in fact in the English press there was talk of getting him out of the US so that he could get some good quality opponents to play against so that he'd be hitting form for England's qualifiers.

[Blue Rosler]

If it was about how the MLS revitalised Beckham's career, why haven't top European sides made bids for Juan Pablo Angel, Freddie Ljungberg, Collins John and Juninho? David Beckham gave a huge level of exposure to the North American league, and that's why players like Thierry Henry and (reportedly) Ryan Giggs want to move there. If you only revitalised one player, then it's a pretty shit track record, as you've done nothing else but line the pockets of all of the rest.

[DFF]

If it was about how the MLS revitalised Beckham's career, why haven't top European sides made bids for Juan Pablo Angel, Freddie Ljungberg, Collins John and Juninho? David Beckham gave a huge level of exposure to the North American league, and that's why players like Thierry Henry and (reportedly) Ryan Giggs want to move there. If you only revitalised one player, then it's a pretty shit track record, as you've done nothing else but line the pockets of all of the rest.

Giggs would be a monster in MLS.

[therockbox]

Didn't Beckham sign with LA Galaxy when Capello had dropped him from the Real Madrid team, and made it pretty clear that Beckham wouldn't play for them again? Then, towards the end of the season, Beckham managed to get back into the squad, played pretty well, then seemed to be having second thoughts about moving to the MLS with a few European clubs trying to see if they could 'break' his MLS contract to sign him?

[Hobo]

The MLS certainly is now pulling in elder players who can still give more. I mean it's better to sign a Freddy Ljunberg in his late twenties, and a Henry, Beckham and Angel at aged 30-4 years old than getting Lothar Matthias or Youri Djorkaef who were nearer 40 when they signed to play in the MLS.

It's certainly a good thing for the league and it's not to say American soccer is bad. It's not La Liga or the Premier League and probably never will be but it's getting somewhere and Beckham has done a lot for that. When he could be playing in a higher profile league.

[brenchill]

According to Sky Sports News Liverpool are interested in "the new Henry" Remy. I'm pretty sure Arsenal have been linked with him for ages now.

Also, the Joe Cole saga continues.

[Dynamite]

Didn't Beckham sign with LA Galaxy when Capello had dropped him from the Real Madrid team, and made it pretty clear that Beckham wouldn't play for them again? Then, towards the end of the season, Beckham managed to get back into the squad, played pretty well, then seemed to be having second thoughts about moving to the MLS with a few European clubs trying to see if they could 'break' his MLS contract to sign him?

Yeah, Beckham really stepped it up in the second half of that Real Madrid season and showed that he could continue to play for the calibre of a team winning the Spanish title. It's not like the MLS rejuvenated his career because he was already playing pretty well for Real Madrid just a couple of months before he joined Galaxy.

Edited July 16, 2010 by Dynamite

[HailtotheYo]

If it was about how the MLS revitalised Beckham's career, why haven't top European sides made bids for Juan Pablo Angel, Freddie Ljungberg, Collins John and Juninho? David Beckham gave a huge level of exposure to the North American league, and that's why players like Thierry Henry and (reportedly) Ryan Giggs want to move there. If you only revitalised one player, then it's a pretty shit track record, as you've done nothing else but line the pockets of all of the rest.

JPA ... pretty sure that there was much more than talent involved in that one. Outside of that, it wasn't like he was shit at Villa. The man is second on the scoring list for the club since 1991 (behind Dwight Yorke). He also came over at 31, after a "dip" in form. Who exactly (big clubs) is looking to sign a 34yr old striker ?

Ljungberg ... hasn't been shit, but hasn't set the world on fire either. He's been a solid player. He's been hurt too though, just like when he left WH.

Collins John ... dude has hardly played. Can't get anything done if you're not on the pitch can you ? How exactly is the MLS to blame for that one ? Hamstring injury and then a mysterious stomach illness.

Juninho ... What, seriously ? You mean the 21yr old kid with LA ? bwhahahaha. Uh, in regards to him he's actually playing really well for LA. But uh, yeah how exactly is this an example of what you're talking about ?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

This is really the badge of a top flight US footy team?

[Blue Rosler]

I just guessed it'd be old and awesome Juninho, not some new guy I couldn't care about.

And I'm pretty sure Collins John wouldn't get much done ON the pitch. It's why he's in MLS.