The Summer Transfer Window Thread 2014/15

[Lineker]

Queens Park Rangers are now set to sign Rio Ferdinand, while they have also agreed a fee for fellow central defender Steven Caulker.

[brenchill]

I can see the sense in Caulker but signing Rio is a step back for them, IMO. Unless he's taken a giant pay back, which is unlikely.

[Jimmy]

Aaron Cresswell is having a medical at West Ham. A deal has been agreed for a fee exceeding £2m, BBC Radio Suffolk reports.

This is a steal. Cresswell's been Ipswich's best player for the last two seasons, he definitely deserves to be in the Premier League. I'd say 2 mil is a great price for West Ham.

[Baddar]

But will he be able to deal with Jonathan Walters' blistering pace on a windy night in Stoke?

[stokeriño]

Cristian Cuevas does his best to underline how he will never be at Chelsea's level by returning to his native Chile for a season's loan.

You can say what you like about a lot of Chelsea's youth/loanees, but this really is the guy whom I have no idea why we ever bought him.

[Jimmy]

He didn't even get a game at Vitesse! He's doomed!

[Thrilla]

[Lineker]

West Ham are closing in on the signing of Diego Poyet from Charlton. Poyet is set to leave Charlton after turning down a new deal at the club and is thought to be undergoing a medical at Upton Park.

[Lineker]

Hamburg have completed the signing of Pierre-Michel Lasogga from Bundesliga rivals Hertha Berlin. Newcastle were interested in signing Lasogga, but Hamburg have managed to keep him in Germany.

Sky sources understands former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is in talks with up to three overseas clubs after leaving Stamford Bridge earlier this summer. The likes of Real Madrid and Monaco have been linked with the former England international.

Juventus have bought the full rights of Italian midfielder Luca Marrone from Sassuolo, the Italian champions have announced.

QPR defender Armand Traore has signed a new two-year deal at Loftus Road.

[Gazz]

I can see the sense in Caulker but signing Rio is a step back for them, IMO. Unless he's taken a giant pay back, which is unlikely.

That bank account of Fido Ferdinand's is bulging though.

[Lineker]

I imagine Ferdinand will have a contract which is heavily-based on appearance fees, no?

Swansea captain Ashley Williams has ended speculation over his future by signing a new four-year deal.

[brenchill]

Pay cut I meant, by the way.

[Lineker]

Sky sources understand Southampton have rejected an £18million offer from Liverpool for Dejan Lovren.

Burnley have completed the signing of Marvin Sordell from Bolton and former West Ham midfielder Matt Taylor.

Atletico Madrid have tied influential midfielder Gabi to a new three-year contract.

[Gazz]

Why doesn't Liverpool just save time and buy Southampton.

All of it.

The whole city.

[Matt]

If Southampton sell Lovren I can see them going down. Losing 4 of your best players is going to be tough for any team.

[DFF]

It depends who they replace them with, though. Yes, they probably won't luck out and get equal quality replacements, but they are getting a heck of a lot of money for them - enuogh to build a decent squad.

[Nerf]

Apparently Lovren is refusing to join up for pre-season if they don't let him move. Silly.

[TCO]

Southampton's squad is getting absolutely gutted this summer. Unless they heavily reinvest all that money and avoid pulling a Tottenham with the signings they do make, they could be in danger of going down.

[Hobo]

Can we have Morgan Schneiderlin too? Just because his name is fun to say.

The last Liverpool player who had a fun name was David N'Gog.

[Rich]

How you can say that when you have Aspas in your team is criminal