Summer Transfers - 2009 Edition

[Liverpöol]

29th April, 2009 [Updated daily]
BBC SPORT

Juventus will make a new bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso after missing out on him last summer. (Various)
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Real Madrid's Dutch winger Rafael van der Vaart has been offered to Chelsea for £8m. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham hope to sign 17-year-old Charlton midfielder Jonjo Shelvey for about £3m but face competition from Newcastle and Fulham. (Various)

Meanwhile, Spurs are giving a trial to 19-year-old Ghanaian full-back Gladson Awako. (The Sun)

Aston Villa want £5.5m-rated Steau Bucharest defender Dorin Goian. (The Sun)
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Fulham are ready to make a £1m bid for Slalalalahorpe United's 21-year-old striker Gary Hooper. (Daily Mirror)

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident of signing England midfielder David Beckham on a permanent deal from Los Angeles Galaxy. (Various)
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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy says he is interested in signing Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia, who could be available for free at the end of the season. (Daily Star)

Bristol Rovers striker Richard Walker is lining up a move to Shrewsbury after not getting a new contract. (Daily Star)

Nottingham Forest are set top open talks with QPR over a £1.5m deal for Loftus Road striker Dexter Blackstock. (Various)

Blackburn have invited Austrian keeper Lukas Konigshofer for a trial. (The Sun)

Leicester are chasing 21-year-old Lincoln striker Dany N'Guessan. (Various)

Former Manchester United keeper Mark Bosnich, 37, has held talks with Swindon. (The Sun)

[Bayern]

Real Madrid's Dutch winger Rafael van der Vaart has been offered to Chelsea for £8m

8mil?

hes worth soo much more then that!!!

[Liverpöol]

maybe he's had a run-in with the board

[Bayern]

I want him to go to Bayern!! but that would never happen haha since Hamburg fans would loose respect for him.

Van Der Vaart is a class player hes way too underrated

[Liverpöol]

yehh I guess but why would you care if another club doesn't like you?

[Liverpöol]

what do people think about Villa and/or/maybe Silva coming to Anfield?

[Laurencioso]

Originally Posted by Liverpöol

what do people think about Villa and/or/maybe Silva coming to Anfield?

Show me the money. There's no way in hell Liverpool can afford to shell out 40-50m for Villa and 30m for Silva, just no way. Maybe if they get bought up by those Indian billionaires, but with Hicks and Gilette as owners, I doubt it.

[City-Slicker]

Ronaldo to Madrid....lol

[Bayern]

Silva maybe to liverpool, but not villa since hes way to pricey i could see him going to barca or even madrid.

Liverpool should get Owen back

[Cahill4]

Juventus will make a new bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso after missing out on him last summer. (Various)

Would be a good but for them, especially when he's been one of the best players in the EPL this season.

Real Madrid's Dutch winger Rafael van der Vaart has been offered to Chelsea for £8m. (Daily Mirror)

Would be a bargain.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy says he is interested in signing Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia, who could be available for free at the end of the season. (Daily Star)

Would be an awesome signing for them.

Former Manchester United keeper Mark Bosnich, 37, has held talks with Swindon. (The Sun)

He's 37. 37! Not much point in signing him if your only going to get him for a season.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Laurencioso

Show me the money. There's no way in hell Liverpool can afford to shell out 40-50m for Villa and 30m for Silva, just no way. Maybe if they get bought up by those Indian billionaires, but with Hicks and Gilette as owners, I doubt it.

I'm not saying there's any chance of them both coming.

But, the owner's are giving Benitez the usual 20m + 10m from Keane.
If Alonso goes to either Juve or Real he could fetch around 20m.
Babel and Dossena will likely leave for around 10-15m.
Voronin will definately leave for about 5m.

That's a possible 70m.

I'm not saying it's going to happen but we could have more money than you think this summer.

[Cahill4]

Manchester City have held talks with Barcelona about signing Samuel Eto'o for a fee of about £40m. The Cameroon international striker has stalled on a new four-year deal at the Camp Nou and Barca could run the risk of losing him for nothing with 14 months left on his current deal.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez admits he may have to sell some of his current squad to fund his summer transfer kitty. The Spaniard is eyeing Valencia duo David Silva and Raul Albiol, as well as Aston Villa's Gareth Barry.

Middlesbrough's record £12m signing Afonso Alves will join Benfica in the summer, even if the Teesiders escape relegation.

Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora says he is ready to quit the club after losing his first-team place. Team-mates David Bentley, Tom Huddlestone, Gareth Bale and Jermaine Jenas also face uncertain futures at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham and Manchester City are among a number of clubs heading the list for Blackburn's Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz.

AC Milan owner Silvio Burlusconi says he is unsure whether Carlo Ancelotti will be at the San Siro next season, fuelling speculation the Rossoneri coach will join Chelsea in the summer.

Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol, now in charge of German side Hamburg, is favourite to succeed Jurgen Klinsmann, who was sacked as Bayern Munich manager on Tuesday.

Klinsmann's availability could interest Manchester City should the club decide to sack current manager Mark Hughes.

Manchester United winger Nani faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford following his second-half substitution in the 5-2 victory over Tottenham. The Portugal international has yet to complete 90 minutes in six Premier League starts this season.

Manchester City defender Richard Dunne has outlined his commitment to stay at Eastlands, despite interest from Sunderland.

Birmingham City and Newcastle are set to fight it out over £4m Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra.


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Barcelona striker Thierry Henry insists the Catalan giants are not just about Lionel Messi. ""Players like Xavi and Andres Iniesta are both unique and brilliant players."

Barcelona midfielder Xavi says Barca are a better side than the one beaten by Manchester United in last year's Champions League semi-final.

Chelsea right-back Jose Bosingwa believes he can contain Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor says Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic is the toughest defender he has played against.

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas could face a possible Football Association rap for criticising referee Howard Webb following his penalty decision in Spurs' 5-2 defeat by Manchester United.

Sunderland striker David Healy could make his full Sunderland debut against Everton on Saturday, nine months after former boss Roy Keane signed him from Fulham for £1.5m.

Celtic's title bid has been handed a boost with news that captain Stephen McManus and striker Georgios Samaras will be fit for Saturday's lunchtime kick-off at Pittodrie against Aberdeen.

Livingston chairman Angelo Massone has been ordered to attend a meeting with SFL chiefs to explain the escalating crisis at the club.

Hampden chief David Kells has leapt to the defence of the Hampden pitch following recent criticism, saying he will not be tearing up the national stadium's turf.

Celtic midfielder Marc Crosas halalalala out at the standard of Scottish football, saying he feels derby experiences to date have been disappointing.

Falkirk have asked for a 50-50 ticket split for the Scottish Cup final at Hampden with Rangers in May.

Celtic could join the English Premier League within ten years, according to the club's majority shareholder Dermot Desmond.

[Bayern]

Originally Posted by ryan07903

I'm not saying there's any chance of them both coming.

But, the owner's are giving Benitez the usual 20m + 10m from Keane.
If Alonso goes to either Juve or Real he could fetch around 20m.
Babel and Dossena will likely leave for around 10-15m.
Voronin will definately leave for about 5m.

That's a possible 70m.

I'm not saying it's going to happen but we could have more money than you think this summer.

Dont sell babel !!!

sell benayoon or whatever instead !!!

[Liverpöol]

Isn't Valencia broke atm?

[Bayern]

Yes haha thats why they are selling their top players

sad really i enjoyed playing with them in FIFA09 now they wont be fun anymore

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by BayernMünchen

Dont sell babel !!!

sell benayoon or whatever instead !!!

Babel has been very poor this season and Bennayoun has been on fire recently. I think Rafa doesn't think Babel is ready for a starting position, but Babel want's first team football.

Originally Posted by Liverpöol

Isn't Valencia broke atm?

Yes.

[Kaka11|LFC]

Originally Posted by BayernMünchen

Dont sell babel !!!

sell benayoon or whatever instead !!!

are you serious? Bena has been one of our best players of the season! and one of the most influental! hes becoming one of our go-to men nowadays

[Liverpöol]

Yossi is a legend mate

[Kaka11|LFC]

i wouldn't say legend but hes defiantly a good player

[Liverpöol]

one of the best this season

[ILCaesar]

Well, found out this morning we're linked to Diego of Werder Bremen. Our midfield is crowded as it is, but rather have the weapon than have it used against us.

Some others we're linked to (from sites associate with Milan):

Mandanda
Adebayor
Morientes
Agger

And some of the ones we're supposed to be bringing back:
Paloschi
Abate
Di Gennaro
Perticone

[Egzon|RMCF]

V/D Vaart is a CAM not a Winger he's being used as a Winger at Madrid if he wants to play sometimes, cause he won't be picked over Guti or Sneijder as CAM.

[Liverpöol]

We'll take Paloschi

and don't even think about Danny coming to Milan

[ILCaesar]

Originally Posted by Liverpöol

We'll take Paloschi

and don't even think about Danny coming to Milan

I don't want Agger and sorry, but Milan aren't going to just give away one of their most promising products. The only reason he won't come back is if we allow him to stay at Parma another season to mature further.

[Liverpöol]

really? Why not Agger?