The 2012 Summer Transfer Window thread

[Matt]

Just found out that despite moving to l'OM, Joey Barton still has to serve the remaining 9 games of his suspension

For them or when he returns to the Premier League?

[The Future]

Nope he signed for them on a free

EDIT Sinama Pongolle that is

Edited September 6, 2012 by The Future

[Rafael]

Neymar will leave Brazil in 2013, simply because Santos won't finish in the Top 4 this year and therefore, wouldn't offer him Libertadores football. Without this, Santos will have to sell him unless they want to be in a financial crisis.

[Khain]

Neymar will leave Brazil in 2013, simply because Santos won't finish in the Top 4 this year and therefore, wouldn't offer him Libertadores football. Without this, Santos will have to sell him unless they want to be in a financial crisis.

They will have no Recopa either, we're gonna tear them apart. Not that it means something in Neymar's career but anyway.

[Rafael]

Neymar will leave Brazil in 2013, simply because Santos won't finish in the Top 4 this year and therefore, wouldn't offer him Libertadores football. Without this, Santos will have to sell him unless they want to be in a financial crisis.

They will have no Recopa either, we're gonna tear them apart. Not that it means something in Neymar's career but anyway.

Even non-league teams can beat Santos without Neymar.

[Khain]

Neymar will leave Brazil in 2013, simply because Santos won't finish in the Top 4 this year and therefore, wouldn't offer him Libertadores football. Without this, Santos will have to sell him unless they want to be in a financial crisis.

They will have no Recopa either, we're gonna tear them apart. Not that it means something in Neymar's career but anyway.

Even non-league teams can beat Santos without Neymar.

Even a Japanese team can beat La U withour Angelo Henriquez

[Lineker]

Just found out that despite moving to l'OM, Joey Barton still has to serve the remaining 9 games of his suspension

For them or when he returns to the Premier League?

For them. He can't play in the French league until November at the earliest.

[EddieG]

Wait, what, how does that work? It's a ban implemented by the English FA.

[Baddar]

Wait, what, how does that work? It's a ban implemented by the English FA.

copy and pasted from bbc, Lineker style...

Fifa rules state that sanctions imposed on a player prior to transfer "must be enforced or applied by the new association at which the player is registered".

[Lineker]

Clint Dempsey Sports Illustrated interview on his failed Liverpool/eventual Spurs move.

[Lineker]

FIFA have refused to ratify the loan transfer of Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe to Everton from Club Brugge, the Barclays Premier League have confirmed.

[Adam]

Best give in on any success this season now then.

[IAceI]

Vadis has been great for Club Brugge this season but not sure he is Premier League capable. May have been a recommendation from Mirallas/Fellaini though. Any thing said why it wasn't ratified?

Edited September 8, 2012 by IAceI

[Lineker]

Swansea have signed former Netherlands Under-21s defender Dwight Tiendalli to replace injured left-back Neil Taylor.

The Welsh international was ruled out for the season after breaking his ankle against Sunderland the day after the transfer window closed.

Tiendalli, 26, was signed on a free-transfer until the end of the season after he was released by FC Twente.

He began his career at Ajax before transferring to FC Utrecht in 2004 and moving to Feyenoord in 2006.

He joined Twente in 2009 and left the club at the end of last season.

[Starvinho]

From BBC Sport Twitter;

Fulham sign Greek midfielder Giorgos Karagounis on a free transfer until the end of the season.

Edited September 11, 2012 by Starvinho

[Lineker]

He had a good EURO2012 from memory. Decent signing.

[Starvinho]

Good player, very experienced but just a little old now. Should be a good squad player for Fulham though.

[Lineker]

Middlesbrough have signed Cameroon international defender Andre Bikey Amougou on a one-year contract.

[Dingle]

He had a good EURO2012 from memory. Decent signing.

Yeah, this was what I was thinking. He's not that young, over 30 by a few years I think, but he has quite a lot of experience and could be useful during cup games and what have you.

[Rafael]

Karagounis is 35 years old.