The Summer Transfer Window Thread 2014/15

[MDK]

Fuck, I'd take Shola in a heartbeat.

DONE DEAL: JOBI MCANUFF TO ORIENT

[Liam]

I was going to suggest Efan Ekoku.

[MDK]

I was going to suggest Efan Ekoku.

I'm Efan of Ekoku.

[GoN_]

Bebe to Benfica confirmed... Oh joy!

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Ugo Ehiogu to Tottenham....as under-21 coach.

[Lineker]

Arsenal are close to completing the signing of Southampton defender Calum Chambers for a fee of about £16m. The England Under-19 international underwent a medical on Friday. Chambers, 19, has made 25 senior appearances for the Saints and Arsenal see him as an option at right-back, centre-back or in a more advanced role. Any confirmed Chambers deal is likely to see right-back Carl Jenkinson, 22, leave Arsenal on loan to gain regular first-team football.

Now Chambers is a good young player, but dat fee

Sunderland have signed Netherlands international Patrick van Aanholt from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.

QPR have recalled Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar from his loan spell at Toronto.

[Baddar]

Southampton are playing a blinder.

[hugobomb]

Only if those players are replaced well and they don't do a "Spurs" (though this season will be where we see if Spurs wasted their money or everyone just needed to settle in). Who have they signed so far out of interest?

Edited July 26, 2014 by Hugobomb

[Colly]

Probably for the best, they aren't going to have any footballers to play at this rate.

[GoGo Yubari]

Only if those players are replaced well and they don't do a "Spurs" (though this season will be where we see if Spurs wasted their money or everyone just needed to settle in). Who have they signed so far out of interest?

Dusan Tadic from Twente and Graziano Pelle from Feyenoord.

[Jimmy]

They also apparently want 27 million for Schneiderlin, which I can't see anyone playing. I know we want him to be our defensive midfield player, but that's a ridiculous fee.

[brenchill]

Is Schneiderlin eligible to play for England?

[9 to 5]

No.

[stokeriño]

Sorry, still on the Drogba thing.

From Twitter:

News of Didier's Return Reaches The Emirates

[brenchill]

I had no idea he had been called up for France. My mistake.

[Noah]

[METALMAN]

Has nobody realised that Southampton only finished 8th last season, and that as a result their entire team can't be that good? They're just trendy right now, that's all. I could probably get someone to pay £10 million for me if I played for Southampton.

[Rafael]

They're young, good players and had a good season when you take into account what people expected for Southampton. And they're English. Did you expect anything else?

[brenchill]

Has nobody realised that Southampton only finished 8th last season, and that as a result their entire team can't be that good? They're just trendy right now, that's all. I could probably get someone to pay £10 million for me if I played for Southampton.

Liverpool would come in with a £25m bid just to be safe

[METALMAN]

They're young, good players and had a good season when you take into account what people expected for Southampton. And they're English. Did you expect anything else?

Okay, they might have done better than expected - for Southampton - but that doesn't mean that raiding their squad is going to be the answer for clubs with Champions League ambitions.