Transfer Thread 2.0! New and improved

Post #1281 » by **Slava** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:23 pm

I don't think he's agreed to anything and I feel for him, especially when people are throwing stuff at the wall thinking one out of 100 is going to stick.

He's good though, he's scoring in international competitions as well but sill unproven and relatively lightweight for his age.

Post #1282 » by **5DOM** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:12 am

I really like Neymar. I thought he'd be just another selfish player with great techniques, but he can make some very nice forward passes from time to time. I think he's stronger than he looks too. Its Ganso's strength that I question. As for the rumors, they are most likely fake just like the previous 1000 that had him going to Chelsea, Barca and Real. I wish he joined Chelsea last year though. It was probably the only time Chelsea had a legitimate chance.

De Rossi for 70M? I say BS. Not the first time Italian director/president lied to the public

TheHartBreakKid · Post #1283 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:42 pm

Honestly from my point of view it kinda sucks he's staying in Brazil, since he's wasting young healthy years in an inferior league, but I respect him for doing that and the Brazilians must love him for that.

Post #1284 » by **Slava** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:30 pm

What is this 2005?

"I know nothing of alleged interest from Manchester United," Huntelaar said to Voetbal International. "I will not even speculate, I am concentrating fully on Schalke.

"I'll let any offers come to me quietly and will then see what happens. This is the attitude I've always had. My contract runs until the summer of 2013. If they [Schalke] want to talk, I'll gladly listen."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... nk?cc=4716

England defender Cahill, who turned 26 this month, is out of contract at the end of the season and Bolton are now looking to cash in during the January window.

"Regarding Gary Cahill, there has been dialogue between ourselves and Chelsea," Bolton said on their Twitter page. "He is a top player and is fully focused on Bolton."

Cahill is expected to feature for Bolton against Newcastle and Wolves on Boxing Day and New Year's Eve respectively.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... ll?cc=4716

He's been pretty crap lately.

Post #1285 » by **bryant08** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:10 pm

^rofl at the Hunter rumours. I remembered when I wanted him at United really badly like 3-4 years ago.

IronChef · Post #1286 » by **IronChef** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:25 pm

He's been lighting it up for Shalke lately. But, with Welbeck, Berbatov, Rooney, and Hernandez coming back, seems unnecessary.

Post #1287 » by **5DOM** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:45 pm

I imagine Fergie laughed hard at that rumor

bargs · Post #1288 » by **bargs** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:27 am

Napoli signed to a 4 years contract the young chile star Eduardo Vargas from U. chile for about 12 million euros.

treiz · Post #1289 » by **treiz** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:59 am

Chelsea and Bolton have agreed a fee for Cahill

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news ... Cahill-fee

Really pleased about this, he's been horrible this year but hopefully playing with JT can kick start him back into gear, not only does this please me as a Chelsea fan, but as an England fan too. £7 million is a bargain as well. Low risk-high reward for us.

Ted Lasso · Post #1290 » by **Ted Lasso** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:01 am

bargs wrote:Napoli signed to a 4 years contract the young chile star Eduardo Vargas from U. chile for about 12 million euros.

I love watching Napoli so i hope it's as good a move as people have been speculating. They have been spending some serious money too.

Ted Lasso · Post #1291 » by **Ted Lasso** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:07 am

treiz wrote:Chelsea and Bolton have agreed a fee for Cahill

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news ... Cahill-fee

Really pleased about this, he's been horrible this year but hopefully playing with JT can kick start him back into gear, not only does this please me as a Chelsea fan, but as an England fan too. £7 million is a bargain as well. Low risk-high reward for us.

I agree he's been crap. And even if he turns things around and lives up to his reputation, between Ivanovic and (the money spent on) Luiz, i think it's a bit of an unnecessary move.

7 million for a player who is six months away from leaving on a free is only a bargain in the bloated English market. It's crazy to compare the money Real Madrid spent on Ozil and Sahin to the money spent on the likes of Ashley Young and Cahill.

Post #1292 » by **Slava** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:56 pm

You need to be a positionally strong center back to survive with Terry because JT is a guy who makes a living out of going into last ditch tackles. From what I saw of Cahill so far this season he seems like a similar guy except with a inclination to making mistakes while throwing into those tackles.

I think they might be looking to move Luiz on.

Post #1293 » by **5DOM** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:03 pm

I think Cahill's just going to be Alex's replacement. The club and the manager are very high on Luiz who's been great defensively since dropping that high defensive line crap.

Still I like the signing because he's got that homegrown status, worked well with JT and wasn't very expensive.

Ted Lasso · Post #1294 » by **Ted Lasso** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:17 pm

5DOM wrote:I think Cahill's just going to be Alex's replacement. The club and the manager are very high on Luiz who's been great defensively since dropping that high defensive line crap.

Still I like the signing because he's got that homegrown status, worked well with JT and wasn't very expensive.

I've been very curious about that entire ordeal. Did they ditch it for good or is AVB just waiting for more appropriate pieces to reinstate it? It's remarkable how immediately visible the change is when you watch Chelsea. In theory, Luiz is exactly the kind of defender you'd want if your goal is to maintain a high line and make the pitch smaller, and Cahill is a bit of a misfit in that environment.

Post #1295 » by **5DOM** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:31 pm

I think they just decided to go back because the high defensive line was clearly not working. If we learned anything since Jose left, it's that no matter what the new managers try to do, the team only functions when they go back to Mourinho football with Drogba playing in the center forward position.

MitchellUK · Post #1296 » by **MitchellUK** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:54 pm

Henry's loan return to Arsenal is basically a done-deal.

diogo_pt · Post #1297 » by **diogo_pt** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:31 am

Do you think it's true that Chelsea is interested in Hulk?

Post #1298 » by **5DOM** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:42 am

AVB probably likes both Hulk and Pereira but at the prices Porto's asking for, I doubt either happens. Both are cup-tied too

IronChef · Post #1299 » by **IronChef** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 4:33 am

Saw a couple reports that Arsenal are close on a 13 MIllion pound deal for Podolski. Would be a great signing, imo. Him and someone like Juan Vargas, would be amazing.

Post #1300 » by **Slava** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:14 am

Why don't you guys buy a proper center forward? Podolski is one of many winger/attacking players you already have.