Summer Transfers - 2009 Edition

[Liverpöol]

Breaking Gossip:1201 BST: Brazil's Felipe Melo has been linked with Arsenal but the player's agent says the combative midfielder is happy at Fiorentina and will stay with the Serie A outfit. (Press Association)

1146 BST - Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says he is confident Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will join him at the Nou Camp in the future. (Press Association)

1007 BST - Celtic manager Tony Mowbray should discover over the weekend whether he has been successful in luring Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune to Parkhead.
(Press Association)

0938 BST - Bayern Munich have ruled out selling midfielder Franck Ribery, insisting the "irreplaceable" player is not for sale at any price. Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona are vying for the Frenchman's signature.
Full story: French newspaper L'Equipe

Other Transfer Gossip:
Manchester United are a step closer to a £30m deal for Lyon striker Karim Benzema after the French side made a £15m move for Porto forward Lisandro Lopez.

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will become a target for Italian side AC Milan, if they miss out on Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.

Manchester City are favourites to secure the signature of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez.

Inter Milan's Brazilian right-back Maicon is a £10m target for City manager Mark Hughes.

Chelsea are closing in on a £4m deal for Charlton's 17-year-old forward Jonjo Shelvey, who is also being tracked by Newcastle, Tottenham and West Ham

Chelsea are set to make a move for goalkeeper Ross Turnbull who has rejected a new contract at Middlesbrough.

Liverpool will offload winger Sebastian Leto to Greek club Panathinaikos for £3m with defender Alvaro Arbeloa set to join Real Madrid in the next few days.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is ready to pay £5m for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins.

Sam Allardyce will bid £4m to bring Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher to Blackburn.

Tottenham are interested in Wigan's 21-year-old midfielder Lee Cattermole.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is tracking Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell and Middlesbrough's Gary O'Neil

Hodgson may look at bringing Villerreal's American forward Jozy Altidore to Craven Cottage

Gary Megson is ready to splash £8.5m on Swansea midfielder Ferrie Bodde and Reading striker Kevin Doyle

Burnley boss Owen Coyle is closing in on Newcastle defender David Edgar. The full-back has had a medical at Turf Moor, along with Derby ace Tyrone Mears.

Celtic defender Bobo Balde is considering contract offers from Birmingham and Burnley

Hull are set to launch a bid for Celtic striker Scott McDonald

Wolves have been told they will need to pay £3m for Doncaster defender Matthew Mills

Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon is a £4m target for Wigan, Wolves and Birmingham

Cardiff are eyeing a £1m move for Millwall defender Zak Whitbread

Middlesbrough have agreed a fee with Colchester for 24-year-old winger Mark Yeates

Former Reading striker Leroy Lita has opened talks with Crystal Palace

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to make a £40m bid for Valencia striker David Villa after Barcelona opened the auction with a bid. (Daily Mirror)

United are also a step closer to a £30m deal for Lyon striker Karim Benzema after the French side made a £15m move for Porto forward Lisandro Lopez.
Full story: Daily Star

Sir Alex Ferguson has offered Manchester United's Portuguese winger Nani to Wigan as bait in his bid to sign Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia. (Daily Mirror)

Brazilian club Gremio have rejected a request from Manchester United to take midfielder Douglas Costa on a three-week trial because they want a straight cash bid.
Full story: The Times

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will become a target for Italian side AC Milan, if they miss out on Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.
Full story: The Guardian

Manchester City are favourites to secure the signature of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez.
Full story: The Sun

Inter Milan's Brazilian right-back Maicon is also a £10m target for City manager Mark Hughes.
Full story: Daily Express

Chelsea are closing in on a £4m deal for Charlton's 17-year-old forward Jonjo Shelvey, who is also being tracked by Newcastle, Tottenham and West Ham. (Daily Express)

FA Cup winners Chelsea are also set to make a move for goalkeeper Ross Turnbull who has rejected a new contract at Middlesbrough. (Daily Express)

Liverpool will offload winger Sebastian Leto to Greek club Panathinaikos for £3m with defender Alvaro Arbeloa set to join Real Madrid in the next few days.
Full story: Telegraph

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is ready to pay £5m for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins.
Full story: Daily Star

Blackburn are likely to be priced out of their bid to land Portsmouth's Peter Crouch because of the striker's £70,000-a- week wages.
Full story: The Sun

Sam Allardyce will bid £4m to bring Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher to Blackburn.
Full story: Daily Express

Tottenham are interested in Wigan's 21-year-old midfielder Lee Cattermole. (Daily Mail)

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is tracking Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell and Middlesbrough's Gary O'Neil. (Daily Mirror)

Hodgson may also look at bringing Villerreal's American forward Jozy Altidore to Craven Cottage. (Telegraph)

Gary Megson is ready to splash £8.5m on Swansea midfielder Ferrie Bodde and Reading striker Kevin Doyle. (Daily Mirror)

Burnley boss Owen Coyle is closing in on Newcastle defender David Edgar. The full-back has had a medical at Turf Moor, along with Derby ace Tyrone Mears.
Full story: The Sun

Hull City are interested in Celtic striker Scott McDonald as well as the Glasgow club's own transfer target Marc Antoine Fortune. (Daily Record)

Marc Antoine Fortune's agent Michael Manuello says the striker will make a straight choice between Celtic and Hull despite interest from Wolves and Fulham. (Daily Record)

Celtic have agreed a £3.8m fee with Nancy for Marc Antoine Fortune and are interested in departing Iraklis winger Fernando Marques and Real Sociedad left-back Xabi Castillo. (Daily Express)

Departing Celtic defender Bobo Balde says Birmingham and Burnley have shown an interest in his services. (The Sun)

Sampdoria could make a £1m bid for Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati next week. (Various)

Hearts have told Coventry they must pay £4m if they want England Under-21 winger Andrew Driver. (The Sun)

New Blackpool manager Ian Holloway will continue the club's pursuit of Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam. (Daily Record)

Barnsley manager Simon Davey has urged Charlie Adam to leave Rangers and join his club. (Daily Mail)

Wolves have been told they will need to pay £3m for Doncaster defender Matthew Mills. (The Guardian)

Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon is a £4m target for Wigan, Wolves and Birmingham. (The Sun)

Cardiff are eyeing a £1m move for Millwall defender Zak Whitbread. (The Sun)

Cardiff boss Dave Jones wants £400,000-rated Motherwell captain Paul Quinn, 23. (Daily Star)

And the Bluebirds are also after Motherwell striker David Clarkson, although they face competition for the the 23-year-old from Bristol City, who have tabled a bid in the region of £600,000.
Full story: Bristol Evening Post

David Clarkson will decide in the next 48 hours whether to make an £800,000 move to Bristol City after Motherwell accepted the offer. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough have agreed a fee with Colchester for 24-year-old winger Mark Yeates. (Daily Star)

Former Reading striker Leroy Lita has opened talks with Crystal Palace. (Daily Star)

John Hughes will today return to former club Falkirk to make out-of-contract midfielder Patrick Cregg his first signing as Hibernian manager. (Various)

And Falkirk goalkeeper Dani Mallo could follow Cregg to Easter Road. (Various)
Falkirk have joined Dundee United in showing an interest in Rangers defender Andy Webster. (Daily Express)

Former Falkirk striker Pedro Moutinho is holding talks with Maritimo in the hope of making a return to the Bairns. (Daily Express)

Cameron Bell has signed a new contract with Kilmarnock, but fellow goallkeeper Damien Rascle will leave the club because of injury problems. (Daily Record)


Been a big time with transfers

[Gorayfle]

Nihat Kevehci to Besiktas from Villareal

[Luxz0rz]

Originally Posted by Brendyne

That just makes Watford sound stupid.

Just because he's your best doesn;t mean you shouldn't let him go.

The financial gain could make it easier to go up this season.

No. It's been proven that selling players is only a short term option financially...if you have a worse team you risk going down and losing even more money.

Smith is a main player for us if it wasn't for him we could have gone down.

Originally Posted by Liverpöol

When you let go of Poom you lost my respect

Lol he is old and he got injured for the whole season. He's past his best and our u21 goalie Scott Loach is doing great anyway.

[Liverpöol]

I really loved his goal though

[dena]

Originally Posted by Gorayfle

Nihat Kevehci to Besiktas from Villareal

Mass exodus!


















means more space for Jozy

[Luxz0rz]

Originally Posted by dena

Mass exodus!


















means more space for Jozy

But he's rumoured to Fulham o.O Which seems to be the American capital of England

[PopApt99]

woot if Altidore comes to us

[dena]

Yeah I've heard, I think he'd be a good fit for Fulham, Hodgson knows how to get the best out of his players and I think Jozy would do well there. But if he doesn't go to Fulham it's good (in a way) that Villarreal is offloading some strikers for him to get more playing time, especially before the World Cup

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Luxz0rz

Lol he is old and he got injured for the whole season. He's past his best and our u21 goalie Scott Loach is doing great anyway.

What happened to Lee?.. I thought he was your goalkeeper?..

[Luxz0rz]

Originally Posted by Danthomas2005

What happened to Lee?.. I thought he was your goalkeeper?..

He was but towards the end of the 07/08 season he dipped in form and with Poom and Lee injured at the start of next season Loach grabbed the spot deservedly.

[Tilton_Bluenose]

Can't believe we've been going for Vieira. Something is happening at Blues and I like it!

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Luxz0rz

He was but towards the end of the 07/08 season he dipped in form and with Poom and Lee injured at the start of next season Loach grabbed the spot deservedly.

Fair enough.. Sounds like Loach is a prospect for the future then..

[Scouser_Dave]

Originally Posted by Tilton_Bluenose

Can't believe we've been going for Vieira. Something is happening at Blues and I like it!

Patick Vieira?

[Anderson=klass]

[roloman3]

Dang it Valencia don't go to Real Madrid, you will never get playing time there!

[Jamieb08]

Originally Posted by roloman3

Dang it Valencia don't go to Real Madrid, you will never get playing time there!

true he won't why what have you heard

[roloman3]

Originally Posted by Jamieb08

true he won't why what have you heard

Well I just keep hearing that Real keep offering stiff competition for his signature. Why they want him I don't know, they already have Ronaldo for that position, they should be happy.

[Jamieb08]

Originally Posted by roloman3

Well I just keep hearing that Real keep offering stiff competition for his signature. Why they want him I don't know, they already have Ronaldo for that position, they should be happy.

true yeah plus Robben don't worry i reckon we'll get him

[Tilton_Bluenose]

Originally Posted by Scouser_Dave

Patick Vieira?

Yep, from a reliable source as well:

Birmingham Mail - Sport - Birmingham City - Birmingham City News - Birmingham City trying to tempt Patrick Vieira to St Andrew's

[SirReal Madrid]

Saviola to Benfica for 5mil. Official

[Gorayfle]

Poor Saviola maybe he can get his career back on track. It was his fault though.

Reports from Brazil say Keirrison is 99% confirmed to move to Barca. He isn't training for the upcoming match against Santos and won't play. It said that only small details are being sorted out. The fee is about 15 million Euros. This is pretty legit since Keirrison's agent told the reporters this over the phone.

GloboEsporte.com > Futebol > Palmeiras - NOT�CIAS - Pequenos detalhes separam Keirrison do Barça, e o K9 já nem enfrenta o Santos

Liverpool set to lose Keirrison to Barcelona « Pitaco do gringo’s Brazilian football blog

[QuikZilver]

damn 15 million Euros?

[Everton69]

Nani to Wigan? :rofl:

[benqbiggis]

keirrison 99% signed with barcelona

GloboEsporte.com > Futebol > Palmeiras - NOT�CIAS - Pequenos detalhes separam Keirrison do Barça, e o K9 já nem enfrenta o Santos

[Cahill4]

Originally Posted by Jamieb08

true yeah plus Robben don't worry i reckon we'll get him

Originally Posted by Jamieb08

true he won't why what have you heard

Why do you always agree with everything!?!?!

Saviola to Benfica for 5 mil. Confirmed.