I agree Malouda hasn't been good for chelsea, but at Lyon he was great.
Kalou is awesome he'll be great:d

We've had flops over the years with strikers and attackers.
Shevchenko was just terrible.
Pizzaro was useless.
Malouda is a waste of space.
But Kalou has been good. At least he isnt like Anelka and Drogba. Keep him for the love of god. [-o<

All the chelsea fans I know say Kalou is Kalou-less because he hasn't got any idea. He's shite most games.
Lots of clubs are interested in Given, but if Newcastle let him go, they can say hello to the championship.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA Heskey to Chelsea :lol: go for it. That would be a tops laugh. I'd die if he came back to Liverpool, he's just shit. HE only looked good because of Owen.
Pennant has said he doesn't want to play for another team in england. Real Madrid looks like his destination, and they can have him. I'd be questioning Aguirre's ambition if Atletico signed him to be honest.
Redknapp wants Defoe, and given the spat with Adams, I can see it happening.
If Arteta leaves Everton, they're fucked. They need him there to score the goals half the time. He's their X-factor.
:lol: @ The idea of Hughes changing tact from signing Bridge, a 6mil player to Lahm a 15mil player.
17mil for Di Maria is a bit rich. They only paid 4mil for him, 12mil is more like it.

Kalou is getting better, just very slowly. I like him because he is the only striker that is different from Anelka and Drogba. He is a breath of fresh air.
Heskey to Chelsea would just be embarassing #-o

Mikel Arteta to Arsenal would be great! We need someone just like him with Cesc out. He is proven in the Premier League and has a lot of experience. I hope there is truth to this rumour. Everton would and should be reluctant to sell though.

Gokhan Inler was talked about in pre-season and he was not ready on a move to the Premier League and such a big club. Doubt there is any truth to this, just a rehash.

Xabi Alonso could still happen, though I really don't see it happening with Liverpool in such a strong position. I can't see them selling to a direct rival midway through the season.


Pape Diakhate is one of those players who most people would need to look up on google just to know what club he plays for. Very much a Wenger signing and for that reason alone, probably the most likely to happen.:p

Interesting stuff.
Heskey is a very overrated player and I would really, really like to see him at Chelsea.:lol:
Pennant to Real madrid would surprise me TBH.
Everton, for their own sake should not sell Arteta.


Thanks imno.:) Just edited that just a tad after you posted cos I re-read your transfer whispers and I came across that. That'll teach me to skim read!:d

Edited by MidfieldMaestro: 1/1/2009 09:52:41 PM

Newcastle will move for Sheffield United's out-of-favour keeper Paddy Kenny if Given leaves. (Various)
Is what I heard.
And the window is open. Wah wah wee wah

Edited by imnofreak: 1/1/2009 09:52:06 PM

Lassana Diarra [Portsmouth - Real Madrid] £20m Has been confirmed. Is this old news?

Owen will reject the chance to join Inter because he is not keen on another move abroad following his stint with Real Madrid. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa are all monitoring Owen's situation, despite his recent pledge to see out the final six months of his contract at St James' Park. (Daily Mail)

City are set to sign Arsenal defender Kolo Toure and Santa Cruz by the end of the week. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham centre-back Matthew Upson and Everton defender Joleon Lescott have also emerged as targets for Hughes. (The Times)

West Ham will also listen to offers for defender Lucas Neill, who is out of contract in the summer, and are willing to subsidise his wages at a new club. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is desperate to offload Mexican forward Giovani Dos Santos and says the club's transfer policy was a shambles before he arrived. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs have turned down the chance to buy Adriano from Inter Milan and will go back to Pompey on Thursday with an improved £15m bid for Defoe. (The Independent)

Everton and Aston Villa want to sign Inter Milan's Honduras striker David Suazo, who is out of favour at the San Siro and has been on loan at Benfica this season. (Daily Mirror)

Heskey, however, is likely to rejoin his former club Liverpool for £4m. (The Independent)

Partizan Belgrade winger Zoran Tosic has pulled the plug on his move to Manchester United after failing to agree terms and Manchester City and Arsenal are poised to swoop for the 21-year-old instead. (Daily Express)

Wenger wants to buy a new centre-back before he allows Gallas to leave. The Arsenal boss is considering making bids for Fulham's Brede Hangeland and West Ham's Matthew Upson but is not interested in bringing Senderos back into the fold. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is set to cut his losses on £7m full-back Andrea Dossena and AC Milan hope to take him back to his native Italy. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been offered £25m to take charge at Real Madrid in the summer and the Spanish side also want to sign Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Mirror)

If Wenger rejects the Real job they will turn to Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez as the man to replace Juande Ramos when his short-term deal at the Bernabeu ends. (Daily Express)




Edited by imnofreak: 1/1/2009 09:57:45 PM

Confirmed hey? First I've heard of it, but a lot of you guys keep a closer eye on on it than I do I guess. Don't R.Madrid have Mahamadou Diarra already screening their backline?

Yeah, check it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7787323.stm
And
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7806817.stm


Edited by imnofreak: 1/1/2009 10:01:40 PM

Cheers imno. IMO owen should nver have left Liverpool. He had the world at his feet and his move to Real madrid was the start of his slow demise. That's just my observations anyway.

If Arsenal are looking to offload Gallas, where would he go to?

What if Ramos does really well in his short term stint? Any chance of a contract extension, or is it set in stone that he'll leave at the conclusion of that? Even as a Man U fan, I'd like to see Wenger stay in the premiership.

I also notice that it seems with that news of Tosic that United will stay dormant on the transfer front this month.

Unlikely we'll get rid of Gallas when Toure is likely to leave, that's what i've heard anyway.

LIVERPOOL
Budget: Probably sell to buy. Owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks are struggling to find the money to build a new stadium and they may feel they have pushed the boat out far enough.

January previous: Manager Rafael Benitez prefers to do his business in the summer but he has spent in January before. He splashed out £6.3m on Real Madrid's Fernando Morientes in 2005 and brought in Javier Mascherano on loan two years later.
What they need: Two quality full-backs would be beneficial. Alvaro Arbeloa is unconvincing, while Andrea Dossena and Phillip Degan have failed to get to grips with the Premier League. A striker in the target-man mould would appear to be a priority. Liverpool might also like to add quality on the right side.

Who they might buy: Wigan's Emile Heskey has been strongly linked to the club but he was hardly Anfield's most popular figure in his first spell at the club and this may be regarded as a retrograde step. Portsmouth's Glen Johnson might be an outside bet for the right-back slot. BBC Radio Merseyside's Mike Hughes says: "Spurs' Aaron Lennon could prove to be an astute buy, given his pace. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp could be willing to do business, with Jermaine Pennant and Yossi Benayoun as potential swap candidates, plus a cash adjustment. Maybe even more exciting for the Reds would be Standard Liege's Axel Witsel. He's quick, powerful, can score goals and can play in a variety of roles."

Who they might sell: Liverpool would love to cash in on Jermaine Pennant - a poor purchase by Benitez and who has never fulfilled his potential. Yossi Benayoun might also be in the market if Benitez can strike the right deal, either cash or exchange. There are a variety of peripheral figures in the squad but there is hardly a queue of potential purchasers.

What the fans say: "I'd like to see Michael Owen and Ashley Young join the Reds. Owen's a goal poacher, which we badly need, and Young is a player with pace who actually knows how to use it, and can score goals."
WittyRed on 606

A few more rumours, think some might be the same as imno's but oh well.

Spurs have seen an audacious £30 million bid for Pompey trio Glen Johnson, Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe turned down. (Guardian)

Arsenal want Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta to replace injured captain Cesc Fabregas, although he will cost at least £12 million. (Sun)

Should Arsene Wenger fail, he will instead attempt to capture another Spaniard, Liverpool's Xabi Alonso. (Sun)

Real Madrid have emerged as rivals to Man City for the signature of Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Sun)

Both Newcastle and Everton want Wolves winger Michael Kightly. It will cost them at least £4 million to prise him away from the Championship leaders. (Sun)

The Toffees are also interested in signing Chelsea central-defender Michael Mancienne, currently on loan at Wolves. (Sun)

Should David Moyes succeed, Mick McCarthy will turn to Mancienne look-a-like Tamika Mkandawire from Leyton Orient to fill his boots. (Sun)

The O's themselves are keen to spend in January. Stevenage talisman Steve Morison is top of their shopping list for around £100,000. (Star)

I will keep an up to date list of all the big transfers here, and also all transfers involving EPL clubs:
Lassana Diarra [Portsmouth - Real Madrid] £20m

David Gray [Man Utd - Plymouth] Loan

Joss Labadie [West Brom - Shrewsbury] Loan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7806466.stm



Edited by imnofreak: 2/1/2009 01:08:49 PM

arshavin to arsenal within the next five days for 18 million according to his agent http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=134440 its in italian just translate it

I'd be very keen to see how Arshavin goes in the EPL. He did exceptionally well at Euro 2008 so IMO he should do fine in England.

Weren't Spurs apparently chasing him? I wonder how this news will go down in their part of London.:lol:

Edited by MidfieldMaestro: 2/1/2009 02:53:15 PM

arshavin IMO will go to england, i hope it's to arsenal his play would suit their free styling football

Yeah I hope he goes to the gooners

All courtesy of tribal football.

Chelsea have made a bid for CSKA Moscow winger Zhirkov.

Tevez will stay with Man U.

Juventus to offer Iaquinta for Arshavin.

Man City to discuss personal terms with W. Bridge today.

Inter Milan compete with Chelsea for Sevilla's Fabiano

I stopped reading there. :lol:

I can't see Wenger parting with 18mil for a 28 year old.
nice copy and paste job there imno...all the more credibility added by their ability to spell Degen.

Owen lieft Liverpool 'to win silverware'...the irony is, since he left he's won a grand total of 0 trophies.

Disregard the lot of it then.

haha fair enough

neither can i but maybe its broken into peices like 13-15 mil first up and the rest based on goals/ apperances

A few Arsenal rumours in there. Oh and it's not from Tribal :)



http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_4728606,00.html

Edited by JT: 2/1/2009 05:46:20 PM

Failing that, there's always the stellar pairing of Djourou and Senderos ;)


That's still a lot of money from Wenger for a 28 year old. He's a decade too old for Wenger.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been told he has very little money to spend in the January transfer window. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe is poised for a return to Tottenham in a £15m deal. (The Telegraph)

Manchester City look set to land Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz for £18m. (Daily Express)

Bridge's departure will pave the way for Chelsea to sign CSKA Moscow's Yuri Zhirkov. (Daily Mail)

Valencia have admitted they would sell star forward David Villa to Manchester City for the right price. (The Independent)

West Ham will allow defender Lucas Neill to leave the club for free, just to get him off the wage bill. (The Sun)

Hughes is also considering a bid for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker after the Hammers turned down a £12m offer for striker Craig Bellamy. (The Times)

Newcastle are lining up a £5m swoop for Sheffield United pair Stephen Quinn and Kyle Naughton. (Daily Star)

Liverpool are closing in on Iceland's Victor Palsson, who plays for Aarhus of Denmark. (The Times)

West Ham owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has just over two months to sell the club before being declared insolvent. (The Guardian)

Some new transfer news:
7.41 Reports in Friday's newspapers are linking West Ham defender Lucas Neill with a move to Galatasaray. Yesterday it emerged that the Hammers could be prepared to pay off the Australian's contract to allow him to move for free this month.

10.26 Liverpool full-back Robbie Threlfall is poised to sign for Stockport, skysports.com understands.

11.01 Chelsea teenager Jack Cork has joined Watford on loan until the end of the season.

10.41 Blackburn have revealed that German winger Sergio Peter is expected to complete a transfer from Ewood Park to Sparta Prague in the next 24 hours.

Other confirmed transfers:
Heidar Helguson [Bolton - QPR] Undisclosed
Lee Molyneux [Everton - Southampton] Free



Edited by imnofreak: 2/1/2009 10:07:44 PM

Man United sign Serbian duo

January 2, 2009


Manchester United have completed the signings of Serbian duo Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljajic from Partizan Belgrade.
Click here

United announced a couple of months ago they had reached agreement with Partizan for the duo, since when the Red Devils have been attempting to agree personal terms.

At one point it was suggested talks had collapsed as the various parties could not reach a satisfactory conclusion.

However, any outstanding issues have now been resolved, leaving Tosic free to join the Old Trafford outfit next week, with Ljajic staying in Belgrade for the remainder of the season.

Despite being just 21, Tosic has already made 12 appearances for Serbia and is regarded as one of the best young wide players in Europe.

In theory, his arrival could be bad news for Nani, who has struggled to make anything like the same impact as fellow countryman Cristiano Ronaldo, having left Sporting Lisbon for United 18 months ago.

However, with Ryan Giggs now 35 and set to figure even less over the next 18 months, Sir Alex Ferguson may decide to persevere with Nani, giving Tosic time to get used to his new surroundings.

At just 17, Ferguson feels Ljajic will benefit from the stability of remaining with Partizan, knowing his first-team opportunities at United would be almost non-existent this season.

Ljajic has already made his presence felt at under-21 level for Serbia and most observers believe it is only a matter of time before he gains full international honours.

It has been suggested United could end up paying around £17million for the duo, who will link up with Nemanja Vidic at Old Trafford, although that figure is likely to be based heavily on future success and the club have refused to comment on the size of an initial payment.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=606267&sec=transfers&cc=3436

Edited by random_hero: 2/1/2009 11:17:49 PM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=606249&sec=transfers&cc=3436

Edited by JT: 2/1/2009 11:26:25 PM