Lorik Cana is a great player, tough as nails, would go great in the EPL methinks. Love his nickname in France, "Le Destructeur".


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WHEEERE
Would love this to happen.

Edited by Funky Munky: 24/7/2009 12:14:12 AM

Apparently Chamakh wants desperately to go to the EPL, but his club have said the deal must be done by a certain date if he's going to go. He'd rather go to Arsenal (I'm a Sunderland fan and I'D rather go to Arsenal), but they aren't prepared to match our offer. I suspect he'll stall until closer to the club's deadline hoping that a more fashionable club comes in for him ('Arry Redknapp will be along in a minute).

As an aside, Spurs fans seem to think Bent will sign for Sunderland in the next 48 hours. I've heard nowt definite about it this summer but we chased pretty hard for him last season.

Sunderland look the goods this season, those signings will reinforce that very much so.
Looks to me like they are looking long term to be the best in the north of England.

Already the best in the north-east on account of the Mags and Boro getting relegated. Best in the north? I think it'll take us a while to catch Everton, let alone Man City, Liverpool and Man Utd.

My geography failed me there. I meant to say that they are planning long term to be the best out of Newcastle, Boro and Sunderland. (Which tbh isn't that hard)

I was under the impresion that those 3 clubs were the furthest north?

Edited by marconi101: 24/7/2009 12:16:09 PM

They are the furtherst north, but they are also considered to be the North East. Liverpool, ManUtd, Shitty and Everton(okay, okay...Blackburn can join the party too) are all considered North East. Just saying North takes all these clubs into account.

No, we're considered North West. :lol:

Its funny how many times people get caught out on here with their English geography. Its always Benjamin correcting people.

STFU! You know what i mean.

Liverpool are set to make a £12million bid to re-sign Peter Crouch from Portsmouth. Should Rafa Benitez bring the striker back to Anfield? Daily Star


Hull City are ready to offer former Newcastle striker Mark Viduka a chance at the KC Stadium. Is Viduka worth the gamble? The Sun


Fenerbahce are prepared to offer Andriy Shevchenko a way out of Chelsea. Is it time for the striker to leave Stamford Bridge? The Times


Liverpool are ready to make their move for David Silva after Valencia failed to sell David Villa. Can Silva help the Reds win the Premier League title? The Independent


Arsenal will rival Spurs for the signing of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and are also keen on Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana. Would these two signings improve the Gunners? The Sun


Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg are ready to swoop for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. Should Martins head for Germany? Daily Mail


Edited by jimsmith: 24/7/2009 05:32:36 PM

I'd be quite happy if we got Huntelaar and Cana tbh. Rather Huntelaar over Chamakh.

Yeah selling Ade, might not be that bad. Hunter will fit in way better at Arsenal, and Cana would fix your defensive problems...

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FSN just said Viduka may join Hull on a PAYP deal BUT he has other interested parties such as Sunderland, Tottenham and Arsenal!!

W....T....F???

If he went to Arsenal your mids would score tonnes of goals. Personally Id fucking love to see it.

He wouldn't be the absolute worst acquisition, but I personally can't see it happening.

Dukes is over 16, he carnt play for Arsenal.

I've heard absolutely nothing about Sunderland being interested. If he came he'd be the first player I can remember playing for all three north-east clubs.

More new of Cana to Sunderland. Apparently hes meeting up with you lot tonight, before you play Benfica. Would be a brilliant acquisition

From Sky:
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed the £5million signing of midfielder Lorik Cana from Marseille on a four-year deal.


Also from Sky:

13.20 Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle has confirmed the Serie A club are interested in signing versatile Arsenal man Emmanuel Eboue.

14.13 Celtic have completed the signing of Coventry City defender Daniel Fox for a fee of £1.5million. (HOLY CRAP WE SIGNED A DEFENDER)

15.16 Stoke have signed midfielder Dean Whitehead from Premier League rivals Sunderland on a four-year deal for an initial fee of £3million, which could rise to £5million.

17.25 Barcelona new boy Keirrison would be willing to join Serie A outfit Roma on loan, according to his agent.

19.55 Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admits his pursuit of Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira has stalled.

20.08 Andrea Dossena's agent has revealed his client's desire to join Napoli and insists the Seria A outfit are willing to do business.

21.07 Barcelona have confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is due to undergo a medical at the club on Monday. The Sweden international is closing in on completing a move from Serie A champions Inter Milan.

21.40 Genoa have confirmed the signing of striker Rodrigo Palacio from Boca Juniors for an undisclosed fee.

22.27 Inter Milan defender Maicon has refused to commit his future to the Serie A champions.

22.05 Shakhtar Donetsk boss Mircea Lucescu is resigned to losing central defender Dmitri Chrygrynskiy to Barcelona.

I'd hate to see Vieira in a Tottenham shirt.
There was also a story about him enquiring about Lassana Diarra from Real Madrid. That's just ridiculous, just another reason for all the Tit's to get all hyped up only for yet another season of mediocrity. Surely he doesn't think Diarra would leave a starting gig at Madrid for a mid table Premiership team?

He made Diarra at Pompey. Theres no guarantee he'll even make the bench at Real. Lass has always had intentions of playing for the biggest clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real, and now that hes at one, AFTER starring at Pompey, I think he'd like to stay. However I wouldnt rule out this move completely.

Diarra was the main reason behind Madrid's improvement in form in the second half of last season. He fills the role that has been lacking since the loss of Makelele. Pellegrino would have to be hitting the crack pipe hard if he sells Diarra, can't see Kaka, Ronaldo or Robben doing any of the dirty work in midfield.

What he said. Diarra is an excellent player, they'd be stupid to sell him.

That's a good signing. A good replacement for Milito.

Cana is a great buy. Good enough for the Big 4, great bit of business from Sunderland.

Its about time he moved to Europe, good signing for Genoa, they already have a great forward list though

Chamakh next - unless Arsenal match our offer in the next couple of days. He's the ideal partner for Kenwyne Jones, if it comes off (and if Kenwyne's knee isn't as bad as some suspect!)

Holy shit. You got Cana. Le destructeor. FANTASTIC signing. He suits the english game perfectly. He is going to dominate. If you get Chamakh too (which I think you will) then, along with the other signings, your looking good for top 10.

But of course, we have all seen when a squads potential isnt realised. Cant get ahead of ourselves

Still need a left winger, or to convince Kieran Richardson to play on the left. If he's going to play on the left then we need another central midfielder. That said, I'm feeling optimistic that we'll not be scraping around desperately for 3 more points come May next year!

Why dont you buy Babel off us? :P

I'd take him - Bruce probably reckons he can get better for less through his contacts overseas.

Yeah, you probably can. We will never make our money back on Babel :(