2013 Summer Transfer Thread

[Lineker]

Chelsea have told Atletico Madrid it will cost them £1million to keep rookie keeper Thibaut Courtois for another season, according to talkSPORT.

Press Association Sport are reporting that Anzhi are seriously interested in signing Papiss Cisse.

[Dan]

I expect them to loan him out for another season or two then bring him back and cash in on Cech.

[Nerf]

Victor Valdes has confirmed he'll see out the remainder of his contract. That probably means we'll keep Reina for another year. I can live with that.

[stokeriño]

I think its great because the distribution of wealth in football is already hugely lopsided. It's pretty much the only way to inject excitement into domestic title races.

Yeah I totally remember Liverpool/Spurs/etc. fans getting excited when Chelsea spent a lot of money to break the United/Arsenal title duopoly.

[Nerf]

To be fair, that's more because you did exactly what City later did and set out to become the most detestable team in England >_>

[stokeriño]

That's my point. Everyone hates it when it a) is in a league that affects their own team, and/or b) is a team they already had a rivalry with for some reason.

I'm just amused that Monaco are being praised for adding "excitement" for doing the same thing, simply by virtue of not being in England.

[Rafael]

Fulham are close to sealing a deal with Roma's Maarten Stekelenburg. Rumoured fee is £3m.

[Matticus]

Suarez has just confirmed he wants to leave Liverpool.

[Hobo]

That's a mess of his own particularly making.

[stokeriño]

I find it interesting that there are movements towards a Suarez > Madrid switch whilst at the same time Madrid's top people are making blatent attempts to woo Gareth Bale by openly praising him in the media.

I mean sure, they *could* try and buy both, but...

[Dan]

Suarez off to Madrid then.

Though Monaco wouldn't surprise me.

[brenchill]

I find it interesting that there are movements towards a Suarez > Madrid switch whilst at the same time Madrid's top people are making blatent attempts to woo Gareth Bale by openly praising him in the media.

I mean sure, they *could* try and buy both, but...

It's like FM!

[Adam]

Fulham are close to sealing a deal with Roma's Maarten Stekelenburg. Rumoured fee is £3m.

Hope they pull this off, he's a great keeper and they were unlucky not to get him in January. Didn't he fly over to London and everything only to be told Roma had reneged on the deal?

[Hobo]

From what I'm reading the Sky thing is based on nothing more than what's already been reported elsewhere.

Although if he does resent the media then its a terrible excuse especially since he might be going to Spain. And most of his media attention was his own making.

[Nerf]

Liverpool have insisted that Luis Suarez is still not for sale.

[Ant]

Monaco are going to be awesome to play in next years FM. The owner wasn't moneybags happy in this years was he?

[Lineker]

Melbourne Heart have made an approach for Grant Holt.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I really think he should go.

[Gazz]

Monaco are going to be awesome to play in next years FM. The owner wasn't moneybags happy in this years was he?

Where's the challenge?

[Ant]

Overthrowing PSG?

Everyone has a dynasty game.