The 2012 Summer Transfer Window thread

[Lineker]

Yeah, I thought that they were still under that UEFA transfer embargo.

He must have gone for the tax haven.

[METALMAN]

FC Sion, really? Surprising that one.

Sion is believing I suppose.

[Summers]

I like that one.

[Jimmy]

Fabio on loan to QPR.

Rafael's sibling Fabio is set to head out on loan next season to build up his first-team experience and is being lined up for a switch to QPR.

Fabio has made 53 appearances for United and was a target for Benfica, but Pereira says staying in the Premier League will be more beneficial for the defender's long-term career.

Pereira added: "Fabio is a promising player and he needs to play. Because of that, Alex Ferguson suggested that he be loaned out to get more experience.

"He is a sought-after player because he is still young, and we think that his transfer to QPR was the best decision at the time.

"We received some offers from Germany and Portugal, but he preferred to stay in England to remain in touch with the country's football style and so that he would not have a problem to adapt to it when he returned to United."

[Sam]

I suspect that means we're in the market for a left back. I think the experience will be good for him, his major problem has been that he's rather injury prone, also it will be interesting to see if they use him as a left back or a left winger as he's certainly got a lot of attacking potential.

[Lineker]

Looks like Gylfi has rejected that Swansea move and is now expected to head to Anfield.

[TCO]

It's good that they're sending him to QPR, seeing as Macheda's loan worked out so well.

[Lineker]

QPR actually need a LB though assuming Taiwo doesn't return.

[TCO]

Fabio is clearly a right back anyway. Just has Phil Neville syndrome, i.e my more effective brother plays on my natural side, so I'll play the other.

[Lineker]

Mido is in talks with Barnsley after being shown the door by Zamalek

[Colly]

Sky Sports reporting Lille have turned down a £4m bid from Newcastle for Debuchy. Pinch of salt as its 'Sky sources', but if so move on to the next one...

Also being reported in the Daily Fail who inform me that 'cash rich' PSG have rejected a derisory bid for a Lille player. All dirty foreigners are the same I guess.

Edited June 19, 2012 by Colly

[Jimmy]

After the Euros Debuchy is probably going to be worth a lot more than £4 million anyway.

[IAceI]

Apparently Remi Garde insinuated that they may have got the wrong player. That said they let Cabaye go for £4m so it's not like they always get the correct value for a player they sell.

Edited June 19, 2012 by IAceI

[Matt]

We've just signed Norwich's Adam Drury.

More importantly, we've signed a player :w00t: At this rate of one signing per month we might have enough players to be able to field a starting 11 by the time the season starts.

Edit: I can't not post this brilliant quote from WACCOE...

I love Leeds as much as the next man but after watching Euro 2012 and the class involved you have to admit that signing Adam Drury is a bit of a comedown.

He's right, why have we not signed Muller and Iniesta? Fuck this club.

[Matticus]

Pavel Pogrebnyak signed for Reading. Good show of ambition for the club I think. One or two more players, CB, LB and another central midfielder and im happy.

Edited June 19, 2012 by Matticus

[Liam]

I was a huge fan of the Pogrebnyak signing for Fulham when it happened, and was happily proved right.

However, if this is true:

Pogrebnyak is out of contract this summer, and it has been reported newly-promoted Reading are poised to sign him up on a four-year deal worth around £65,000-a-week after the striker turned down an offer from the Cottagers.

Then fuck right off.

[Matticus]

The sun is reporting that, however most sources are saying around the 35k mark but witha hefty sign on fee due to it being a free transfer.

[Pesci]

35k a week for a well-known player coming in on a free transfer? Seems a bit low. If he's on that at Reading and turned down an offer from Fulham you'd have to wonder how insulting the Fulham offer was.

[Lineker]

West Ham have signed Mohamed Diame on a three-year contract.

[Matt]

I'd heard 13,000,000 over the 4 years, which would work out at 62,500 per week.

Edit: That was in reference to PavPog