Summer transfer gossip

[superfrank]

All the Man U fans I know have been bitching about Berbatov and saying Tevez is much better. They have all been complaining about Ferguson not picking the better player. Imo, Ferguson's just too stubborn to admit that he wasted money on Berbatov. I don't have a clue why he won't sign Tevez.

El Pais are saying Kaka's signed for Real for €65m.

Perez's circus is starting up again, I'm surprised Pellegrini agreed to be involved in that mess. He seems like a pretty good and intelligent manager so it's a shame that his head'll be on the line the moment he starts there.

[TheBoss]

Confirmed on their respective websites.

It will be something different for Pellegrini, will he be able to cope with the pressure from Perez, we will have to see.

I think Berba is a good player, but they spent way too much for him, for fans to judge him after 1 season is a bit unfair, wait till the end of the next season and then make a opinion.

[Oink]

Yep, seems Kaka has gone for £59m and cites the recession as the swaying factor.

great place for transfer news if anyone is interested: http://www.sportinglife.com/clients/...ansfer_centre/

[gustavo]

All the Man U fans I know have been bitching about Berbatov and saying Tevez is much better. They have all been complaining about Ferguson not picking the better player. Imo, Ferguson's just too stubborn to admit that he wasted money on Berbatov. I don't have a clue why he won't sign Tevez..

AFAIK all the regular match day goers there appreciate Berbatov every bit as much as Tevez

[Lev Yashin]

Confirmed on their respective websites.

It will be something different for Pellegrini, will he be able to cope with the pressure from Perez, we will have to see.

I think Berba is a good player, but they spent way too much for him, for fans to judge him after 1 season is a bit unfair, wait till the end of the next season and then make a opinion.

I'd agree with that if he had come from the continent...but he had a few years in England so should have preformed better. comes across as lazy and arrogent...which was acceptable when you were as talented as Cantona but not Berba.

Macherano to Barcelona? hope not.

[KK77]

Real Madrid send doctor to check on Cristiano Ronaldo as Perez caves in on £75m fee to sign Manchester United star

Real Madrid have reportedly agreed to pay a world record fee to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and have dispatched a doctor to examine his hernia problem.

Widespread reports in Spain say the club's new president Florentino Perez has sanctioned a deal that will dwarf the £56m paid to AC Milan for Kaka.
It has long been said that there is a pre-contract agreement to sign Manchester United star Ronaldo - understood to be set at £75m.
The contract, which United have previously denied the existence of, would have to be executed before June 30, with Madrid paying a £26m penalty if they broke the terms.
Perez's predecessor Ramon Calderon has persistently hinted that Ronaldo will arrive at the Bernabeu because of work he had already done on the deal last summer.
Perez is understood to be unhappy at such a high fee and has reportedly been in talks with United chief executive David Gill over the last few days in an attempt to renegotiate the deal.
But the Barclays Premier League champions have refused to budge other than agreeing to take the payments spread over five years, leaving Perez to reluctantly sanction the transfer rather pay £26m and have no player.
El Mundo Deportivo says that a representative of the club and a doctor have been sent to meet the 24-year-old in Los Angeles, where he is recuperating after injury forced him out of the Portugal squad.
His prospective new employers want to examine the suspected hernia to see if it needs surgery, which may rule him out of the start of the season, but they could move quickly to finalise the deal if they are satisfied. He would receive about £200,000 a week on a similar deal to Kaka.
Reports in Portuguese newspaper A Bola say Ronaldo will not need surgery and that his pain is the natural result of a 59-match season.

While Calderon angered United boss Sir Alex Ferguson by courting Ronaldo in public, Perez has not met the same resistance despite constantly stating in interviews in recent days that he was determined to sign the Portugal international.
Perez, 62, is said to have a much better relationship wit the Old Trafford hierarchy, dating back to a time when he chaired the now disbanded G-14 collection of Europe's elite football clubs.
Bernabeu insiders insist the spending will not stop with a player they have spent two years chasing. There is an estimated £260m budget, with deals still in the offing for Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery, Liverpool's Xabi Alonso and plus Valencia trio David Villa, David Silva and Raul Albiol.
He has also spoken warmly of Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, though it appears the club's

[old git]

Real Madrid send doctor to check on Cristiano Ronaldo as Perez caves in on £75m fee to sign Manchester United star

Real Madrid have reportedly agreed to pay a world record fee to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and have dispatched a doctor to examine his hernia problem.

Widespread reports in Spain say the club's new president Florentino Perez has sanctioned a deal that will dwarf the £56m paid to AC Milan for Kaka.
It has long been said that there is a pre-contract agreement to sign Manchester United star Ronaldo - understood to be set at £75m.
The contract, which United have previously denied the existence of, would have to be executed before June 30, with Madrid paying a £26m penalty if they broke the terms.
Perez's predecessor Ramon Calderon has persistently hinted that Ronaldo will arrive at the Bernabeu because of work he had already done on the deal last summer.
Perez is understood to be unhappy at such a high fee and has reportedly been in talks with United chief executive David Gill over the last few days in an attempt to renegotiate the deal.
But the Barclays Premier League champions have refused to budge other than agreeing to take the payments spread over five years, leaving Perez to reluctantly sanction the transfer rather pay £26m and have no player.
El Mundo Deportivo says that a representative of the club and a doctor have been sent to meet the 24-year-old in Los Angeles, where he is recuperating after injury forced him out of the Portugal squad.
His prospective new employers want to examine the suspected hernia to see if it needs surgery, which may rule him out of the start of the season, but they could move quickly to finalise the deal if they are satisfied. He would receive about £200,000 a week on a similar deal to Kaka.
Reports in Portuguese newspaper A Bola say Ronaldo will not need surgery and that his pain is the natural result of a 59-match season.

While Calderon angered United boss Sir Alex Ferguson by courting Ronaldo in public, Perez has not met the same resistance despite constantly stating in interviews in recent days that he was determined to sign the Portugal international.
Perez, 62, is said to have a much better relationship wit the Old Trafford hierarchy, dating back to a time when he chaired the now disbanded G-14 collection of Europe's elite football clubs.
Bernabeu insiders insist the spending will not stop with a player they have spent two years chasing. There is an estimated £260m budget, with deals still in the offing for Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery, Liverpool's Xabi Alonso and plus Valencia trio David Villa, David Silva and Raul Albiol.
He has also spoken warmly of Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, though it appears the club's

rafa b were are you getting this information from can find anything on t.v anywere

[Roadend]

Here I'd imagine The Oracle

[Longfordian]

It's from the Daily Mail so therefore it's obviously true.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo....html?ITO=1490

[DmanDmythDledge]

Looks like Owen is going to sign for Man Utd. Having a medical at the moment. Could be a great signing.

[KK77]

Could be a great signing.

You are joking?

[Dodge]

30 goals in 65 games for a ridiculously crap Newcastle team

Owen may be crocked but he'll score goals when on the pitch, and if the money is right he's a far better striker than most of those being linked with British clubs

[KK77]

30 goals in 65 games for a ridiculously crap Newcastle team

Owen may be crocked but he'll score goals when on the pitch, and if the money is right he's a far better striker than most of those being linked with British clubs

Sweet Jaysus

All those goals helped Newcastle loads! He's finished as a player. Yeah he'll get the odd goal here and there but how anyone can think this is a good signing is beyond me but i suppose a good spin has to be put on it.

[DeLorean]

You are joking?

It's fairly no risk and a no brainer for me. Seeing him kitted out for Hull or Stoke next season would have been a travesty. If he stays reasonably injury free his career could reignite, if not then there's not too much lost from United's point of view.

[KK77]

It's fairly no risk and a no brainer for me. Seeing him kitted out for Hull or Stoke next season would have been a travesty. If he stays reasonably injury free his career could reignite, if not then there's not too much lost from United's point of view.

Can't agree but jmo. You have to look back to 2004 to his best days and that's a long time ago now. Shocked Utd have signed him but i suppose with them being knocked back on their main targets who else could they sign.

[Dodge]

Sweet Jaysus

All those goals helped Newcastle loads! He's finished as a player. Yeah he'll get the odd goal here and there but how anyone can think this is a good signing is beyond me but i suppose a good spin has to be put on it.

Name 10 better strikers in the premiership. You won't be able to. Owen's role has changed. he's no longer the "stud" striker but he'll be an excellent 2nd/3rd/4th striker for a club like man U

Oh and your comment about Newcastle makes no sense. How can he be blamed for their failures when he did his job?

[KK77]

Name 10 better strikers in the premiership. You won't be able to. Owen's role has changed. he's no longer the "stud" striker but he'll be an excellent 2nd/3rd/4th striker for a club like man U

Oh and your comment about Newcastle makes no sense. How can he be blamed for their failures when he did his job?

Torres, Rooney, Tevez, Arshavin, Adebayor, Anelka, Drogba, Keane, Berbatov, Santa Cruz, Crouch.

My comment about Newcastle does make sense. So he was a success at Newcastle?? He's no longer in the England squad because he's finished as a player. Not being smart at all but look at his last four seasonsand compare them to pre 2004. If any other top four sided signed him would you be saying what your saying. Be honest!

[Dodge]

Do you think I'm a Man U fan? Way, way off the mark there

Arshavin isn't a striker. Tevez is the most overrated player in the world. Owen is far better than keane. Berbatov isn't good enough. Crouch is a different type of player (and one I like) but if I@m looking for goals, he's not the man.

You're completely missing the point. They're not signing owen to build a side around him (like they may have if they signed him 5 years ago), and of course he's not as good as he was....

BUT he's still far better than most players avilable and having him as an option in a good team like Utd suits him and the club.

[DeLorean]

Can't agree but jmo. You have to look back to 2004 to his best days and that's a long time ago now. Shocked Utd have signed him but i suppose with them being knocked back on their main targets who else could they sign.

That's a big part of it I'd say. I agree his best days look over but I still think he would contribute heavily in an injury free season. Going to Hull/Stoke would have put the final nail in his coffin. The confidence alone he would gain from United signing him would be considerable I think.

[KK77]

Do you think I'm a Man U fan? Way, way off the mark there

Arshavin isn't a striker. Tevez is the most overrated player in the world. Owen is far better than keane. Berbatov isn't good enough. Crouch is a different type of player (and one I like) but if I@m looking for goals, he's not the man.

You're completely missing the point. They're not signing owen to build a side around him (like they may have if they signed him 5 years ago), and of course he's not as good as he was....

BUT he's still far better than most players avilable and having him as an option in a good team like Utd suits him and the club.

Did i say your a Man Utd supporter? How am i missing the point? I never once said Utd were signing him to build a side around him. Anyway just our different opinions. Time will tell how it works out.