That wage bill is gonna be real awkward when they get relegated, isn't Cole on ~100k/week?

I'd assume that they'll have a significant relegation wage drop clause.

They are apparently trying to get Liverpool to continue paying half his wages.



I doubt Cole would agree to sign such a clause. Why would he when he can sit on the bench at Anfield and keep it all?

I believe it's a league mandated clause to stop clubs from going bankrupt due to relegation?

tbh, if we can get rid of that 50k/week from the wage bill to put towards something more useful (like a second striker) it'd be totally worth it.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8377128/Chelsea-launch-7m-bid-for-Newcastle-striker-Demba-Ba

Reports yesterday were that Ba and Chelsea couldn't come to an agreement over wages.

Apparently Juninho has signed for NYRB, was always one of my favourite players growing up, can't believe he is still getting around

He signed for them back on Dec. 17th.

The Ghanaian Boateng about to finalise a move to Fulham.

Talk of Andrei Arshavin joining, too.

Pato has completed his move to Corinthians for something like 15m.

Joe Cole looks all set to join West Ham today.

:D Ecstatic with that fee

That's a good fee for Pato, all things considered.

Can't wait to be rid of Joe Cole.

Reports in Spain that Bilbao's Llorente has entered into talks with Juventus.

Edited by afromanGT: 4/1/2013 05:16:57 PM

By reports in Spain you mean 'official announcement from Bilbao' :P

Newcastle have announce the signing of French fullback Mathieu Debuchy from Lille.

Joe Cole has competed his free transfer from Liverpool to West Ham.

QPR are rumoured to be signing every player in the known universe.

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 4/1/2013 09:44:15 PM

:lol: Apparently QPR have been offered Wesley Sneijder :lol:

That's what Harry says. But this is the same Harry who's just gone and signed Tal Ben haim :lol:

Demba Ba Chelsea signing confirmed.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

All confirmed British signings since the window opens so far. Bold involves a PL club.

4 JANUARY
Demba Ba [Newcastle - Chelsea] Undisclosed
Tal Ben Haim [unattached - QPR]
Clarke Carlisle [York - Northampton] Free
Marouane Chamakh [Arsenal - West Ham] Loan
Joe Cole [Liverpool - West Ham] Free
Mathieu Debuchy [Lille - Newcastle] Undisclosed
Roger Espinoza [Sporting Kansas City - Wigan] Free
Lee Fowler [Fleetwood - Doncaster] Undisclosed
Marc Laird [Leyton Orient - Southend] Free
David McGoldrick [Nottingham Forest - Ipswich] Loan
Aaron McLean [Hull - Ipswich] Loan
Lewis Montrose [Gillingham - Oxford] Loan
Justin Richards [Burton - Oxford] Loan
Adam Thompson [Watford - Barnet] Loan
Darren Ward [Millwall - Swindon] Free

3 JANUARY
Chris Birchall [unattached - Port Vale]
Sam Hoskins [Southampton - Stevenage] Loan
Patrick Kisnorbo [Leeds - Ipswich] Loan
Sean Maguire [Waterford United - West Ham] Undisclosed
Mark McChrystal [Tranmere - Bristol Rovers] Free
Izale McLeod [Portsmouth - MK Dons] Free
Stephen McLaughlin [Derry City - Nottingham Forest] Undisclosed
Adam Morgan [Liverpool - Rotherham] Loan
Jamie Murphy [Motherwell - Sheffield United] Undisclosed
Brett Pitman [Bristol City - Bournemouth] Undisclosed
Dominic Samuel [Reading - Colchester] Loan
Laurence Wilson [unattached - Accrington]

2 JANUARY
Lee Frecklington [Peterborough - Rotherham] Undisclosed
Steven Gregory [unattached - Gillingham]
Angelo Henriquez [Manchester United - Wigan] Loan
Josh King [Manchester United - Blackburn] Undisclosed
Paddy Madden [Carlisle - Yeovil] Undisclosed
Ibrahim Rabiu [Celtic - Kilmarnock] Free
Daniel Sturridge [Chelsea - Liverpool] Undisclosed

1 JANUARY
Leon Clarke [Charlton - Coventry] Loan
Karl Darlow [Nottingham Forest - Walsall] Loan
Kevin Dawson [unattached - Yeovil]
Lateef Elford-Alliyu [Bury - Crawley] Free
Gareth Evans [Rotherham - Fleetwood] Free
Mozesh Gyorio [unattached - Fleetwood]
Michael Harriman [QPR - Wycombe] Loan
Danny Higginbotham [Stoke - Sheffield United] Free
David Lucas [Birmingham - Fleetwood] Undisclosed
Conor Newton [Newcastle - St Mirren] Loan
George Porter [Burnley - Colchester] Loan
Chris Wood [West Brom - Leicester] Undisclosed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/transfers/

Edited by AJohn: 5/1/2013 02:30:17 AM

Hate this undisclosed shit.

Lewis Holtby to join Spurs on a free transfer on July 1.

That is the most outrageous thing i've read all week. What kind of footballer wants to sit on the bench...

:lol: Plenty of players, depending on how much money they're earning. Just ask Winston Bogarde

I think Fergie's jelly. Having a rant because we signed Fryers from Standard Liege instead of paying 6mil for a player with 6 months left on his contract.

Fergie will not get fined for making baseless accusations against Levy because he's Fergie. Where's your evidence Sir Alex or is speculation as good as you've got you senile old wanker?

Rest of Yesterday's transfers:
Chris David [FC Twente - Fulham] Undisclosed
Matthew Dolan [Middlesbrough - Yeovil] Loan
Jamie Devitt [Hull - Grimsby] Loan
Lewis Holtby [Schalke- Tottenham] Free*
Steve Leo Beleck [Udinese - Stevenage] Loan
Stephen McGinn [Watford - Shrewsbury] Loan

Chris David could be a huge singing, we also have Trotta, so they could be a lethal force in a year or two.

If the FA wanted to stop outrageous spending they'd put a stop to this 'undisclosed' bullshit. "undisclosed" is just a way of saying "one of us got ripped off".

Nice work with Holtby by Spurs. Was kinda hoping we'd get him.

lol;

http://www.skybet.com/football/transfer-specials/event/14655855?aff_id=7662%3BSS_AC_FB&dcmp=ss_fb_acco

-PB

Even money we're going to sign him? Gosh, I don't think we need a midfielder?

Neither, although I certainly wouldn't say no.

But:
Liverpool-No he'll want champions league
Arsenal- Doubt they'll fork out
Manchester United-Good luck getting the Glazers to give him all those wages after they just signed RVP

So that just leaves really, us, PSG and City

fffuuu - i wanted ba and holtby . he tore us to shreds in champs league

Contrary to popular belief the Glazer's have always been willing to fund any move the club wishes to make, and Fergie has made no secret of his appreciation of Sneijder, having said that though the club doesn't throw money about unless the player is really worth it and he has dipped off a bit lately.