Obafemi Martins to VFL Wolfsburg
Steve Finnan to Portsmouth

He'd fit right in too.

Wolfsburg have a pretty sweet forward line up but without Felix I cant see them repeating last seasons heroics and winning the title again.

Lazio have signed Julio Cruz on a one year deal after the Argentine hitman left rivals Inter Milan

Wenger has refused to rule out a move for former captain Vieira

Lyon have clinched the signing of French striker Bafetimbi Gomis from rivals St Ettiene. The deal takes their total expenditures to 70million pounds

Just thought id do this so everyone can keep up to date on all the gains and lossers,

Arsenal

Ins: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, £11m)

Outs: Amaury Bischoff, James Dunne, Rui Fonte, Abu Ogogo, Paul Rodgers, Rene Steer, Vincent van den Berg, Anton Blackwood (all released), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City, £25m), Kolo Toure (Man City, £17m), Harvard Nordveit (Nurnberg, loan)

Aston Villa

Ins: Courtney Cameron (Northampton), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough, £12m),

Outs: Martin Laursen (retired),Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £12m), Stuart Taylor (Manchester City, undisclosed), Zat Knight (Bolton, undisc)

Birmingham City

Ins: Christian Benitez (Santos Laguna, £9m), Scott Dann (Coventry, £3.5m), Joe Hart (Man City, loan), Giovanny Espinoza (Barcelona SC, undisc), Roger Johnson (Cardiff, £5m), Lee Bowyer (West Ham, free), Barry Ferguson (Rangers, £1m)

Outs: Mehdi Nafti, Radhi Jaidi, Artur Krysiak (all released), Stephen Kelly (Fulham, free), Krystian Pearce (Peterborough, loan), Semih Aydilek (Kayserispor)

Blackburn Rovers

Ins: Elrio Van Heerden (Bruges, free), Gael Givet (Marseille, undisc), Lars Jacobsen (Everton, free), Nikos Giannakopoulos (Asteras Tripolis, £52,000),

Outs: Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, free) Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven), Tugay (retired), Johann Vogel (released), Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City, £18m), Matt Derbyshire (Olympiakos, undisc), Tony Kane (Carlisle, free), Dean Winnard (Accrington Stanley, free), Josh O'Keefe (Walsall, undisc), Keith Treacy (Sheffield United, loan)

Bolton Wanderers

Ins: Sean Davis (Portsmouth, free), Paul Robinson (West Brom, loan), Zat Knight (Aston Villa, undisc), Sam Ricketts (Hull, undisc)

Outs: Blerim Dzemaili (Torino, undisc), Rob Sissons, Nathan Woolfe, James Sinclair (all released)

Burnley

Ins: Tyrone Mears (Derby, £500k), Steven Fletcher (Hibernian, £3.5m), David Edgar (Newcastle, free), Brian Easton (Hamilton, £350,000), Richard Eckersley (Man Utd, undisc)

Outs: Steve Jones, Alan Mahon, Gabor Kiraly, Alex MacDonald (all released)

Chelsea

Ins: Ross Turnbull (Middlesbrough, free), Daniel Sturridge (Man City, tribunal), Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow, £18m)

Outs: Slobodan Rajkovic (FC Twente, loan), Jimmy Smith (Leyton Orient, free), Lee Sawyer (Southend, loan), Miroslav Stoch (FC Twente, loan), Ryan Bertrand (Reading, loan), Frank Nouble (West Ham, free) Morten Nielsen (AZ Alkmaar, free)

Everton

Ins: Anton Peterlin (Ventura County Fusion, undisc), Shkodran Mustafi (Hamburg, free), Jo (Man City, loan)

Outs: Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn, free) John Irving, Cory Sinnott, Nuno Valente, Andy van der Meyde (all released)

Fulham

Ins: Stephen Kelly (Birmingham, free), Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom, undisc)

Outs: Moritz Volz, Collins John (released), Leon Andreasen (Hannover, free)

Hull City

Ins: Steven Mouyokolo (Boulogne, £2m)

Outs: Dean Windass, Michael Bridges, James Bennett, Ryan France, Joe Lamplough, Matthew Plummer, Tom Woodhead (all released), Wayne Brown (Leicester City, free), John Welsh (Tranmere, undisclosed), Sam Ricketts (Bolton, undisc)

Liverpool

Ins: Glen Johnson (Portsmouth, £18.5m), Aaron King (Rushden & Diamonds, undisc), Chris Mavinga (Paris Saint Germain, undisc)

Outs: Jack Hobbs (Leicester, undisc), Sami Hyypia (Bayer Leverkusen, free), Ronald Huth, Godwin Antwi, Miki Roque, Gary MacKay-Steven (all released), Jermaine Pennant (Real Zaragoza, free)

Manchester City

Ins: Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, £12m), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn, £18m), Stuart Taylor (Aston Villa, undisc), Nils Zander (Schalke, undisc), Carlos Tevez (undisc), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, £25m), Kolo Toure (Arsenal, undisc)

Outs: Joe Hart (Birmingham, loan), Dietmar Hamann, Richard Martin, Danny Mills, Ben Morris, Curtis Obeng, Chris Ramsey, Darius Vassell (Ankaragucu, released), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea, tribunal), Gelson Fernandes (St Etienne, undisc), Jo (Everton, loan), Elano (Galatasaray, undisc), Ched Evans (Sheffield United, £3m)

Manchester United

Ins: Antonio Valencia (Wigan, £17m), Michael Owen (Newcastle, free), Sean McGinty (Charlton, undisc), Gabriel Obertan (Bordeaux, undisc), Mame Biram Diouf (Molde, undisc)

Outs: Carlos Tevez (end of loan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £80m), Rodrigo Possebon (Braga, loan), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland, £3.5m), Richard Eckersley (Burnley, undisc), Manucho (Real Valladolid, undisc)

Portsmouth

Ins: Aaron Mokoena (Blackburn, free), Steve Finnan (Espanyol, free)

Outs: Glen Johnson (Liverpool, £18.5m), Djimi Traore (Monaco, free) Sean Davis (Bolton, free), Joe Collins, Noe Pamarot, Lauren, Glen Little and Jerome Thomas (all released), Peter Crouch (Tottenham, undisc)

Stoke City

Ins: Dean Whitehead (Sunderland, £3m)

Outs: Vincent Pericard, Marc Grocott, Jimmy Phillips, Tom Thorley (all released), Seyi Olofinjana (Monaco, £2.4m)

Sunderland

Ins: Fraizer Campbell (Man United, £3.5m), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca, undisc), Lorik Cana (Marseille, £5.0m)

Outs: Peter Hartley (Hartlepool, free), Arnau Riera, Dwight Yorke, Nick Colgan, David Connolly, Niall McArdle (all released), Darren Ward (retired), Greg Halford (Wolves, £2m), Michael Chopra (Cardiff, undisc), Dean Whitehead (Stoke, £3m)

Tottenham Hotspur

Ins: Kyle Naughton (Sheff Utd, £7m), Kyle Walker (Sheff Utd, £3m), Peter Crouch (Portsmouth, undisc)

Outs: Ricardo Rocha, Simon Dawkins, Kyle Fraser-Allen, Takura Mtandari (all released) David Hutton (Cheltenham, free), Danny Hutchins (Yeovil, free), Didier Zokora (Sevilla, undisc), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest, £1.75m) Jacques Maghoma (Burton Albion, free), Yuri Berchiche (Valladolid, free), David Button (Crewe, loan), Adel Taarabt (QPR, loan), Cian Hughton (Lincoln, free)

West Ham United

Ins: Peter Kurucz (Ujpest FC, undisc), Luis Jimenez (Inter Milan, loan), Jack Lampe (Harlow, free), Frank Nouble (Chelsea, free)

Outs: Freddie Sears (Crystal Palace, loan), Diego Tristan, Walter Lopez, Kyel Reid, Tony Stokes, Jimmy Walker (all released), Joe Widdowson (Grimsby Town, free), Lee Bowyer (Birmingham, free)

Wigan Athletic

Ins: Jordi Gomez (Espanyol, £1.7m), Hendry Thomas (Deportivo Olimpia, undisc), Jason Scotland (Swansea, undisc), James McCarthy (Hamilton, £1.2m)

Outs: Antonio Valencia (Man Utd, £17m),Lewis Montrose (Wycombe, free), Henri Camara, Lewis Field, Matt Hampson, Craig Mahon, Andrew Pearson, Antoine Sibierski (all released)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ins: Nenad Milijas (Red Star Belgrade, undisc), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, free), Kevin Doyle (Reading, £6.5m), Andrew Surman (Southampton, undisc), Greg Halford (Sunderland, £2m), Ronald Zubar (Marseille, £2m)

Outs: Matt Bailey, Lewis Gobern, Alex Melbourne (all released)

Edited by Benjamin: 1/8/2009 05:49:40 PM

Cool thanks for that man...

Love your work Pimpsta.

I thought they got something for Pennant. No big loss for Liverpool though. The guy's mediocre at best.

Edited by TheCannibal: 1/8/2009 05:15:33 PM

Manchester City could be set to land defender Joleon Lescott from Everton with the Goodison Park club lining up a move for Arsenal's Philippe Senderos.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has been linked with a move for Valencia ace David Villa with the funds generated by Xabi Alonso's expected move to Real Madrid.
AC Milan ace Andrea Pirlo is reported to be ready to hand in a transfer request as he looks to secure a summer move to Chelsea.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson could be planning a swoop for young Turkish striker Sercan Yildirm.

Wow we r doing really well....

Why on earth would Martins go to Wolfsburg, surely there were better clubs after him?

Wolfsburg are Bundesliga chapions and are on the rise. If they get him they will have a great frontline of Dzeko/Grafite/Martins.

Sunderland are preparing a double transfer swoop for Tottenham's David Bentley and Michael Dawson. (The People)

Manchester City's summer spending spree has seen their annual wage bill has doubled in two years to £100m a year.
Full story: News of the World

Alan Shearer seems to have given up hope of becoming Newcastle manager on a permanent basis. The former England and Magpies striker has gone on his holidays to Portugal and has no plans to return before the new season starts. (Sunday Mirror)

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has been told to spend an extra £1m if he wants to land Spurs striker Darren Bent. The Black Cats have already offered £14m. (The People)

Chelsea midfielder Deco says he has turned down an offer from Inter Milan to see out his contract at Stamford Bridge. (Sunday Mirror)

Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira will make a shock return to Arsenal this week, and has been lined up by the club's hierarchy as a long-term successor to manager Arsene Wenger. (The People)

Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole is to sign a new contract within the next two weeks which will keep him at the club until 2014 and give him earnings of more than £100,000-a-week.
Full story: Sunday Mirror



Edited by imnofreak: 2/8/2009 05:06:28 PM

FFS Levy! Take the money and run! Dude isn't even worth 10m...
can't wait to see what you want for Bentley..:shock:

I'd be stunned if we chased any more Spurs players after the way the negotiations have gone over Bent.

With regard to those negotiations, my understanding is that we've offered £10m + £4m in add ons if things go well, whilst Spurs want £15m in cash. Big gap between the clubs and Bruce is considering taking his ball home.

I would and I'm a Tottenham fan. :lol:

If you guys can score Bentley too top 10 is a real possibility.

What went wrong with Bentley at Spurs? Is it simply that he's not as good as Lennon, or is there something deeper?

Not 100% there,Benjamin...Imo,combination of attitude,ego and application,although to be fair why spend so much on a player who wants to be the new Beckham,and play him as a reserve? I'm interested to see what Levy wants for Bentley,personally I think he's worth more than Bent,but I bet Levy won't play the same way..

Chelsea will go on a £100m spending spree this week and hope to sign AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo, Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero.
Full story: Daily Mail

Or Chelsea will be priced out of the market and miss out on the signing of Ribery as well as Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. (The Telegraph)

Manchester City are expected to make an improved £20m offer for Everton defender Joleon Lescott.
Full story: Daily Star

Tottenham will offer £10m to Chelsea for midfielder Joe Cole. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham look like they will be beaten to the signature of Newcastle United defender Sebastien Bassong by big-spending Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is hopeful of completing the £750,000 signing of former Gunners midfielder Patrick Vieira from Inter Milan.
Full story: Daily Express

Hull City are not prepared to meet Newcastle United's valuation of £4m for defender Habib Beye.
Full story: The Times

Los Angeles Galaxy and England midfielder David Beckham is to star alongside governor of California and former actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a television advertisement to promote tourism in the American state.
The Sun

Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo's new mansion in Spain will cost £8m and boasts 36 rooms. (The Sun)

What? Why the hell would we sell him, especially to Spurs? :-s #-o

Edited by marconi101: 3/8/2009 05:16:05 PM

Hmmm, interesting transfer news there.... :lol:

Bent in Sunderland for his medical. Fee agreed.

Edited by Benjamin: 3/8/2009 11:49:49 PM

Yeah, I read on BBC.

Also read that we have signed Aquilani. NOT confirmed yet. But if its true, then goodbye Xabi.

Yay! =d> p.s.what's all this Joe Cole Malarki I'm being feed?

Di Santo loaned out to Blackburn from Chelsea.

Edited by davidtorres: 4/8/2009 07:57:23 AM

Sunderland set to sign Egyption winger - according to Egyption winger's agent...

Al-Muhammadi (the lad who got sent off in the last minute against Brazil in the Confed Cup).

http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=23573

Chelsea's spending spree will be interesting IF they can land those three. Might give United a big shake for the title.

Lescott wants to go to City and Everton are better off letting him go. Having a player in your defence who doesn't want to be there is not good in the short or long term.

If Cole is worth 10 million quid then Bent must be worth only 4 million!! I would rather have Cole in my side any day.

I worry about Hull City I really do. They need at least 2 defenders and 2 attacking players and they have accomplished sod all in this transfer window.

They cunningly managed to collapse the signing of Daryl Murphy after agreeing a fee - that's a bonus for any Premiership side.

I'm just waiting for Phil Brown to notice that their form went to crap last season after Paul McShane returned to Sunderland from his loan spell. Come on, Phil, offer us a million and he's yours.

I hope they do because after McShane on form alone they will give Derby's terrible season total a real shake. What was it....one win in 14 games!!!! Relegation form by any standard!!

We've also signed Nikola Kalinić, work permit permitting though.

OFFICIAL: Bent to Sunderland

We agreed a fee with Aquilani.

Don't do a Hull City and haggle over personal terms. You've got a very good player in your sights.