2011 Summer Transfer Window Thread

[R.W.]

Simon Vukcevic of Sporting Lisbon also having a medical at Blackburn ahead of a £2million move.

[Matt]

Isn't he that striker (possibly attacking midfielder) from some Eastern European country that was highly rated a couple of years back or am I confusing him with someone else?

[cmb211087]

Same one, attacking mid from Montenegro I believe

We are also close to signing Henri Lansbury from Arsenal on a perm as well as Ibsivic (probably spent wrong) from Hoffenheim? Still no sign of defenders though

Edited August 18, 2011 by cmb211087

[stokeriño]

No chance on Studge being loaned out. He's got the right-forward slot sown up for the season ahead.

[R.W.]

Same one, attacking mid from Montenegro I believe

We are also close to signing Henri Lansbury from Arsenal on a perm as well as Ibsivic (probably spent wrong) from Hoffenheim? Still no sign of defenders though

George John is a CB. Rumours about a loan move for Boyata from City or Wilson from Liverpool too, plus the interest in Onohua.

Most excited by the Ibisevic link though - looked a quality player before his injury - depends how he comes back from it.

[iiMarco x]

Chelsea have bidded 27m for Juan Mata.

Chelsea are also reported to be putting in a bid of 30m plus Benayoun for Modric

[Matt]

Aren't Chelsea short of midfielders? Obviously Modric is better than Benayoun but they're still going to have the problem of a lack of depth in there.

[iiMarco x]

Aren't Chelsea short of midfielders? Obviously Modric is better than Benayoun but they're still going to have the problem of a lack of depth in there.

Maybe you could class Mata as a midfielder.

[Matt]

Central midfielders then

[iiMarco x]

Central midfielders then

I think there central midfielders are ok

Modric/Benayoun

Lampard

Ramires

Mikel

Essien

McEchran ? dont know if hes a CM

[Matt]

Aren't half of them injured though? I could be wrong but I'm sure it's what I saw on Sky Sports News a couple of weeks ago.

[iiMarco x]

Aren't half of them injured though? I could be wrong but I'm sure it's what I saw on Sky Sports News a couple of weeks ago.

Only person i'm sure is injured out of them is Essien.

[Crybaby Bunting]

So, after Athletico Madrid got £35m for Aguero it finally looked like they had the finances to invest in an amazing balanced squad rather than focus on an amazing striker with a terrible midfield.

I mean, it's not like they'd immediately spend £34m on Falcao from Porto.

[Matt]

Wow. As if Falcao is worth £1m less than Aguero. Wow.

[stokeriño]

The cash-plus-Yossi for Modric rumours have never made sense to me. Chelsea need to increase their midfield numbers, as you want at least 6 - preferably 7 or more - senior CMs to play a season of 4-3-3 (Josh, for all his talents, is still only 18 and still developing). Not to mention that Yossi's creative talents are the sort of thing we need more of in the squad, not less.

[Lineker]

Yeah, £30m + Yossi still won't tempt the club into selling.

[Lineker]

Owen Hargreaves is on the verge of signing for West Brom.

Charlton Athletic have rejected a bid from Newcastle United for goalkeeper Rob Elliot and have reported the Magpies to the Premier League. Charlton chief executive Stephen Kavanagh claims Newcastle's offer of £100,000 was rejected on Wednesday. However, the Addicks say Newcastle broke their promise when manager Alan Pardew made their bid public.

Arsenal have completed the signing of teenage Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell from Deportivo Saprissa. The 19-year-old has signed a "long-term contract" to move from his homeland for an undisclosed fee.

[iiMarco x]

Yeah, £30m + Yossi still won't tempt the club into selling.

I hope it is.

[Dynamite]

Why? So Chelsea get even stronger and move further ahead of you? Or so Spurs have 30mil to strengthen their squad as well as a good player in Benayoun so they can close the gap further on you?

[Starvinho]

Lassana Diarra to Tottenham apparently for a reported £10 million according to BBC.