Summer transfer gossip

[DeLorean]

Is that the guy who's name sounded like Jerk-off when George Hamilton was commentating at the Euros? Looked a really good player.

[Mr Maroon]

Is that the guy who's name sounded like Jerk-off when George Hamilton was commentating at the Euros? Looked a really good player.

That's him.

He plays left wing or left back.

[Mr Maroon]

BREAKING NEWS: Juventus Sign Felipe Melo - Report

The Bianconeri have signed the Brazilian for €20 million plus Marco Marchionni, according to Sky Sport Italia...

Juventus have signed Felipe Melo from Fiorentina for €20 million plus the full ownership of Marco Marchionni, according to Sky Sport Italia.

The deal has been done and official confirmation will arrive tomorrow. Felipe Melo has signed a contract worth €2.6m a year.

Juventus have been in the market for a top-class centre midfielder, and their primary target had been Udinese’s Gaetano D’Agostino. However, the failure to agree on a transfer fee had seen Juve look elsewhere for possible alternatives.

Over the last few days there had been widespread speculation over a move for Felipe Melo, who has also been tracked by Premier League side Arsenal.

On Saturday, Sky Sport Italia claimed that Felipe Melo’s agents had reached an accord with Juventus, and that Bianconeri officials were to meet their Fiorentina counterparts on Tuesday in order to arrange a transfer fee and close the deal.

This was followed by an official announcement on the Fiorentina website, which stated that the Viola had only received one firm offer from Arsenal, and that they were negotiating a cash-plus-player exchange with The Gunners, that player being Emmanuel Eboue.

The saga continued to play out, and only today Fiorentina transfer chief Pantaleo Corvino insisted that Juventus had still not made an offer, and that Arsenal were in pole position.

However, Sky Sport Italia, an extremely reliable source, claim that Felipe Melo is now a Juventus player.

The 25-year-old will become the third Brazilian member of the Juventus line-up, along with Diego and Amauri.

goal.com.

[coast boy]

The Bianconeri have signed the Brazilian for €20 million plus Marco Marchionni, according to Sky Sport Italia...

The deal fell through because they couldnt agree terms with Marchionni

[DmanDmythDledge]

Tevez signs for Man City (http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5432260,00.html).

[DmanDmythDledge]

Adebayor passes Man City medical (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8149488.stm).

I think this could be a really good signing for Man City. He was quality the season before last and is an all round striker.

Downing about to sign for Villa. Rumours going around that Young will be going to Man Utd but I'd say that's unlikely.

[DeLorean]

Downing about to sign for Villa

Confirmed. Didn't realise he was out til October though.
Downing signs for Villa (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/8151447.stm)

[DmanDmythDledge]

http://www.guillembalague.com/rumores_desp.php?titulo=United%20Prepared%20to%20S woop%20for%20Frustrated%20Villa&id=216


Manchester United have been following the situation very closely and they have told Villa`s representatives that, in the next day or so, they will make an offer that they feel will be well received by both Valencia and the player. In order to satisfy Valencia, that would mean United are prepared to offer the Spanish club around €45 million, plus a salary package in the region of €8 million a year to the player.

David Villa has always insisted that he would like to remain in Spain and that he does not want to move abroad, that is, until now. However, for the second consecutive season, the player has seen his dream to move to one of the two top Spanish teams end in frustration, and it is plausible that his increasing frustration at his current situation could prompt him to abandon Spain and drive him toward the Premier League and into the hands of Manchester United.

Villa`s representatives have been told that Sir Alex Ferguson`s comments that United have ended their summer spending is nothing more than an attempt to avoid becoming distracted by a summer of speculation and is a strategy for dealing with an increasingly volatile transfer market - and that if the United manager is presented with an opportunity to sign a player of David Villa`s calibre, then he has both the resources and the desire to do so.
Not surprised by that. Hopefully there will be a bid as he is the best striker in the world, although he probably won't outscore Torres in the Premier League.

[gustavo]

Balague has a history of being way off on his scoops it has to be said.

[irishultra]

Thats an understatement, goal.com is more reliable than that fool.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Fair enough. I only posted it as I thought he was well respected.

[DeLorean]

Crouch after turning down Sunderland as he doesn't want to move to the North-East. Really big blow for them, wonder will somebody else come in for him.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Fulham and Spurs supposedly after him. I'd say Spurs could be a likely destination as Redknapp is there. He actually started off as a youth there too.

[DeLorean]

I'd like to see him at Fulham, would be an interesting partnership with Johnson. Spurs still have Keane, Bent, Pavlyuchenko and Defoe. Think it's definitely time for Bent to move on. I like Pavlyuchenko, would like to see him at a club where he plays all the time.

[Row Zed]

Richard Dunne to Aston Villa (if Lescott goes to Man City)


Would be a great singning for the Villa to replace laursen

[Row Zed]

Stephen Hunt having medical at Hull:eek: