Summer Transfers

[Fittster]

Now the football is over the real business of transfer speculation can start. So who's in and who's moving on?



Spurs seem to have started the ball rolling with Garteth Bale having a medical at White Hart Lane.



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Not really sure I favour big money moves for unproved young players with potential. It seems a safer bet buying a proven player in his mid 20's who are often cheaper.

[B16 RTT]

Steve Sidwell - Free transfer to Chelsea



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[cj_eds]

Steve Sidwell and Gareth Bale, both players linked with Newcastle not so long ago



I hope Allardyce has some suitable summer targets instead...



Interesting to see where Sidwell will fit into Jose's plans when Essien and Mikel are available.

[B16 RTT]

cj_eds said:

Interesting to see where Sidwell will fit into Jose's plans when Essien and Mikel are available.

Being honest, I don't think he will. I think he'll end up like Shaun Wright-Phillips and rot on the bench, occasionally being brought on for 20 minutes in games which Chelsea seem to have wrapped up.



I think it's a terrible waste. I wouldn't say Sidwell is by any means world class, but is definately a grafter and would really suit a top mid-table team like Newcastle or Bolton, as these are agrresive play style teams like Reading.



My attention is all on the Owen Hargreaves/Bayern Munich/Man Utd affair. If you believe the press, Man Utd have agreed a fee and are now waiting on a medical to take place. Don't know if there's any truth to that, but I certainly hope so.



Also would like to see Eto'o play in the Premiership next season. But the latest reports suggest that he is at Barcelona until 2010.



Just my 2p's worth

[Fittster]

cj_eds said:

Steve Sidwell and Gareth Bale, both players linked with Newcastle not so long ago



I hope Allardyce has some suitable summer targets instead...



Interesting to see where Sidwell will fit into Jose's plans when Essien and Mikel are available.

Wouldn't imagine that Allardyce would be interest in an unproven teenager like Bale, not really his style. Now he has a large transfer budget it will be interesting to see what kind of players he goes after,

[Panclan]

Arsenal signed a Polish keeper last week

[magicofmotors]

Panclan the polish goalie wasn't called mr sheen was he ?? just kidding

[Antony Moxey]

Billy Jones - Exeter City to Crewe: £50k
Patrick Ada - Exeter City to Histon: Free

[The jiffle king]

Dean Windass to continue his once a year move of clubs to Hull for the 22nd time as the pie shop is closer

Andy Cole to Sunerland to re-enact his partnership off the pitch with Dwight Yorke (no videos allowed)

Lee Bowyer to Slade FC to catch up with Fletcher and join Duncan (Disorderly) Fergusen and Lee Hughes



T-J-K

[Highway Star]

Note to Kevin Bond: Oi, ttmunch, get some bloody players, we've only got 9 under contract at the moment and football strangely enough is 11-a-side. And make sure they're better than the make-weight loan players we had last season - looked like you'd loaned them from Asda.

Anderton can't play in midfield on his own.

Don't sell our best player to Doncaster for 25 grand.

[The Wiz]

Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze is close to a £5m switch to Real Madrid. (Sun)

Italian giants Juventus are leading the chase for Frank Lampard after his contract talks stalled at Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Carlos Tevez believes Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid are battling it out to sign him from West Ham. (Sun)

But Craig Bellamy insists he has no intention of quitting Liverpool if boss Rafa Benitez plots to use him as bait to land Tevez. (Sun)

Radostin Kishishev is set to be one of new Leicester boss Martin Allen's first signings. (Daily Mirror)

Nolberto Solano has revealed he wants to sign up for one more season at Newcastle under Sam Allardyce. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are poised to make a £12m swoop for Portuguese wonder kid Nani from Sporting Lisbon. (Daily Mirror)

[FourWheelDrift]

Owen Hargreaves set to finally move to Man U for £17m.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/m...

BBC said:

Owen Hargreaves is expected to complete his transfer to Manchester United next week, BBC Sport understands.
United have agreed a fee in the region of £17m with Bayern Munich for the England midfielder. Hargreaves passed a medical at United last week and all that remains is the formality of signing a contract, which will be for either three or four years. The 26-year-old will fly to Canada on Tuesday to visit his family and should return to Manchester early next week. United failed with bids to sign Hargreaves last summer and in January.

The midfielder enjoyed an illustrious 10 seasons at Bayern, winning six league titles and the 2001 Champions League. But his final season was plagued by injury and ended in disappointment, as Bayern finished fourth in the Bundesliga, missing out on Champions League qualification. Hargreaves missed four months at the start of the campaign because of a broken leg and went on to play in only nine league games. He will also miss England's upcoming matches against Brazil and Estonia because of a knee problem.

[The Wiz]

Liverpool will make a £10m bid for France and Lyon winger Florent Malouda. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze, who is wanted by Real Madrid, Villarreal and Juventus, is so desperate to leave Old Trafford he could invoke the new Fifa ruling and buy out the remainder of his contract. (Daily Mirror)

Leeds striker David Healy will join Fulham for £1m. (The Sun)


Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov, who has been linked to Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool, will sign a new contract within the next fortnight after team-mate Robbie Keane penned a fresh £10m deal on Monday. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are set to make a £3m bid for Sheffield Wednesday defender Frankie Simek. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth have launched a £10.5m double swoop for Lyon's former Liverpool midfielder Alou Diarra and Rennes striker John Utaka. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United midfielder Phil Jagielka is set to tell the club he wants a move to Everton. (Various)

Dundee United and St Johnstone could move for Queens Park striker David Weatherston. (Daily Record)

Kilmarnock are interested in signing Queens Park goalkeeper David Crawford. (Daily Record)

West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker wants a transfer to either Arsenal or Manchester United. (The Guardian)

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce is on the verge of raiding his old club Bolton to make defender Tal Ben Haim his first signing. (Mirror)

Middlesbrough will move for Fulham captain Michael Brown if they fail to land Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton. (Mirror)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce is ready to pay £1.8m for Charlton winger Jerome Thomas. (Mirror)

Newcastle, Fulham, Reading and Wigan are fighting it out to sign Liverpool centre-back Sami Hyypia. (Mirror)

Celtic are lining up a shock bid for 31-year-old Swedish goalkeeper Rami Shaaban, formerly of Arsenal. (Scottish Daily Express)

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez will be given a £10m war chest to sign Leeds' David Healy, QPR's Lee Cook and Aston Villa's Steve Davis. (Daily Mail)

[FourWheelDrift]

The Wiz said:

West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker wants a transfer to either Arsenal or Manchester United. (The Guardian)

And I want to meet Kirsten Dunst but I think neither of us will get what we want.

[Fittster]

FourWheelDrift said:

The Wiz said:

West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker wants a transfer to either Arsenal or Manchester United. (The Guardian)

And I want to meet Kirsten Dunst but I think neither of us will get what we want.

I can't see any of the clubs in the Champions League wanting him. I'd love to know who he thinks is going to sign him.

Do West Ham fans actually want to keep him?

[Antony Moxey]

Jon Challinor - Exeter to Rushden: free <sigh>

[Ewan Oozarmy]

B16 RTT said:

cj_eds said:

Interesting to see where Sidwell will fit into Jose's plans when Essien and Mikel are available.

Being honest, I don't think he will. I think he'll end up like Shaun Wright-Phillips and rot on the bench, occasionally being brought on for 20 minutes in games which Chelsea seem to have wrapped up.

I think it's a terrible waste. I wouldn't say Sidwell is by any means world class, but is definately a grafter and would really suit a top mid-table team like Newcastle or Bolton, as these are agrresive play style teams like Reading.

My attention is all on the Owen Hargreaves/Bayern Munich/Man Utd affair. If you believe the press, Man Utd have agreed a fee and are now waiting on a medical to take place. Don't know if there's any truth to that, but I certainly hope so.

Also would like to see Eto'o play in the Premiership next season. But the latest reports suggest that he is at Barcelona until 2010.

Just my 2p's worth

With the African Nations Cup next season Chelsea will be losing Essien, Mikel, Kalou and Geremi fo possibly some time. That plus injuries, etc.

Sidwell will play a fair amounts of games, I reckon.

[NickFRP]

West ham talking to Scott Parker for 8 Mill
also talking to Luke Younge who's deal to sign for west ham fell over last year due to hhim failing a medical

[Royton Blue]

Controversial one here, we (Latics) are due to sign Lee Hughes once he leaves prison this summer should his parole hearing be successful. Hmmmmmm.

[Fittster]

Royton Blue said:

Controversial one here, we (Latics) are due to sign Lee Hughes once he leaves prison this summer should his parole hearing be successful. Hmmmmmm.

Going to give him a company car as part of his contract?