I doubt they'd get Essien. Alex would be a good buy. I think they were close to signing Adebayor in the summer so that could go through. I'd be disappointed to see these players leaving the EPL.

I think they'll be very tight with their manc millions. I doubt they'll do a massive overhaul. They mightn't even buy a player this Jan. In the summer I think they'll only buy 2 or 3 players. Then they'll keep a little left over to rebuy Kaka when he cracks the shits and leaves.

I can see the Kaka deal being put off until summer.

in the paper mark hughes was looking into a 4-1-4-1 just to accomdate kaka for as early as the 28th match against someone can't remember:-k

Newcastle. Someone posted that non-story a few days ago.

They're going to have to soon; they have one of the oldest teams in Europe.

it was posted in teh heardl sun 2 days ago as well that's where i read it.

yea aC is so old they gotta take out the old and brin gin the new :d

Will they move for Drogba perhaps? He seems almost certainly on the way out...

hmm... maybe:-k

but IMO drogba will still go to inter at the end of tehe season

Ibra/Drogba = wa wa wee wa [/Borat]

haha yeah but i reckon drogba will be a swap for adriano

Adriano to Spurs, everyone's a winner.

(everyone being me)

I meant that. As in, Ibra/Drogba TOGETHER is a tantalising thought.

nah i know that, yeah i understood that
but i' just saying ir eckon adriano will end up at chelc for drogba

Oooohh...as in a straight swap, or a swap + cash?

Interesting prospect....

We'll give them Bent for Adriano...or Ibra :p

haha i reckon

adriano straight swap for drogba, maybe a bit of cash somewhere not quite sure:-k

I would think cash...Drogba's a much better player than Adriano these days

I think Adriano would be a revelation at Chelski if he swaps with Drogba it'll be a win/win situation for both teams (drogba/ibra, anelka/adriano). If that happens expect players like Crespo, Malouda and Kalou to all move to smaller clubs such as Everton, Tottenham or Roma.

Expected those 3 to move anyway, to be honest. Adriano as target man would be more beneficial for Anelka than himself IMO.

yea drogba and adriano both need a change of scenery

I would love to see Adriano revive his career in the EPL because he was so promising.
Milan have Gourcouff out on loan and he is in fine form so they can recall him to cover the loss of Kaka if need be

from the daily mirror website....
Everton want to take Jermaine Pennant on a free from arch-rivals Liverpool this summer.

Liverpool will let the star out on loan this month if he signs a one-year extension to his contract and is wanted by Portsmouth .

But Pennant, 26, is refusing to be pressured into a new Anfield deal and intends to move on a Bosman. He could snub AC Milan for a move across Stanley Park.

and also


Elyaniv Barda has accused Genk of trying to block his move to Everton after the Belgian club put a £3.5m price on his head.

The 27-year-old, who moved to Belgium from Hapoel Tel Aviv last season, is desperate to play in the Premier League despite recently signing a new deal with Genk.

"The truth is I don't know if I'm worth £3.5m," he said. "I think Genk went over the top.

It could be they threw out a price so high so I wouldn't leave."

IMO pennant will leave but i reckon pompey will get him not everton

yep. highly unlikely to everton.

Odemwingie could be a possibility but he hasnt got a work permit in the UK as he hasnt played enough games for Nigerian team.

bellamy is almost certainly going to city
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7825118.stm

Benjamin said Pennant had a large loyalty payment if he played out his Liverpool contract. Pennant will sit on the bench for the next 6 months, collect this payment then fuck off wherever he likes. He seems like that kind of guy.

i don't think it was any doubt, yeah west ham put someobstacles in between, but i was sure of the deal going through.

i coudn't be bothered reading 2 pages back so hopefully this is fresh news.
West ham have agreed Bellamy bid from City thought to be around 14 million pounds. (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=610993&sec=transfers&cc=5739)
Podolski to join Cologne in July
Shalke move for Ghanian-Kingston (http://www.goal.com/en/news/778/schalke/2009/01/19/1067829/schalke-move-for-ghanaian-kingston)
Ac Milan in for summer swoop for Lucio. (http://www.goal.com/en/news/592/bayern-munich/2009/01/19/1067532/milan-plan-summer-swoop-for-bayern-munich-stopper-lucio-report)

Bahh beat me to it! Morgan you barstard:p

Lucio would be good at Milan but he sint exactly a young player, which is definately what they need especialy their defence

yeah i wonder who's gonna come in when their defenders all retire...?

propbably just buy some with their 296 mil :d

Kaka deal is dead.