"We've momentum and we can't afford to lose it tbh"- The '13-'14 summer transfer window thread for PL and beyond

ive sorta liked negredo for years, at least as being superior to llorente as spains third choice #9, he was targeted by various midtablish epl clubs in the £10m range in 2008/2009

however it is worth noting that the only other team to bid this time were west ham, and that buying him a month after navas suggest he wasnt a priority for citeh

either they are selling dzeko or they now have two very good but not great players for the same role, and soon another potentially great one in jovetic

While I wouldn't sniff at £75kpw myself, does it indicate that wages are maybe tailing off a bit? Insofar as you'd expect a headline to normally boast a six-figure sum?

negredo seems plausibly more dynamic than dzeko but given the number of euro big men that arent so big any more once they hit epl shores idk if the bird in the hand wasnt wiser

still have good vibes about city this year though

no it just suggests they have overpaid about £8m on the fee, west hams offer of £15m was the EUROPEAN price, but del nido (the levy of andalucia) has sensibly held out for the epl price

type

maicon alc

into yr favourite search engine and wonder why

i) no eng lang media sources are saying it
ii) roma have just paid €4m for him (age 31)

Dzeko to spurs imo, the last cf reject we got off citeh worked out great

I'm getting a story about a dude getting angry about Dunga at a Brazilian wedding. What am I missing here?

Is it not that the first four things that google suggests for "Maicon alc" seem to be implying in four separate languages that he is an alcoholic? Pretty leading intro for a google search tbfttl

Windsor blowing it open there. There's one Zambian article to that effect in English, so suggestion of a conspiracy of silence is off the mark. 90 beers though, I've never even come close to that.

just saying zambia is not subject to the judicature of england and its liberal libel laws

marquinhos off to psg, £30m

If France gets a couple more clubs the epl is fucked.

not really but one can dream

barcelona 'were being linked' to marquinhos for €15m earlier in the summer

are there any glamour purchase candidates left in France for the next billionaire?

I think the tax rise has put paid to that, but OM would seem the obvious candidate if there's to be one. Though the discerning oligarch with a keen sense of irony could always go for Red Star.

maybe an indie pop captain of industry can bankroll st etienne someday

Dick Wood SIGNED. Apparently he's quite, um, forthright

some of the tiddlers that pop up in Ligue 1 for a season, ILF could probably club together

stiff competition for our boy chris solly

This made me laugh. And also made me a little sad. Contract Charlotte or move them to Seattle already:

http://deadspin.com/the-hornets-name-change-party-is-going-strong-826967207

villa fans for you

oops! Too tired today, apparently.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/darren-o-dea-signs-three-year-metallurg-donetsk-deal-1.1468006

liked this kid before his injury

Me too. He had an annoying habit of letting long balls bounce over his head but definitely had/has the makings of a good centre hoff.

Also: Extra time Hunskelper 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRnOXfdQJvE

Karl Henry in talks with QPR apparently. Ah well, our gain is your loss.

rip bert trautmann

Watford have signed seven players from Udinese.

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke signs new contract with club until 2017 …

Woohoo!

Fuck off

assume they're just ramping the price

No fucking way. Speechless

Aston Villa are delight to confirm that Christian Benteke has withdrawn his transfer request and agreed a contract extension through to 2017 with the Club.

Aston Villa Manager Paul Lambert said: "I had a full and frank discussion with Christian Benteke on his return to training this week regarding his future. It is my opinion that the best thing for Christian is to remain at Aston Villa. He enjoyed a terrific first season at the Club and can use that as a platform to hopefully enjoy more success this season. I'm delighted, having time to re-evaluate his future, Christian has decided to commit to the Club. It's a huge bonus and I'm sure the supporters are every bit as delighted as me to have him on board and raring to go."

Christian Benteke said: "I spoke with the Manager when I returned to training and we had a good talk. I am very happy to be back here in Birmingham and at Aston Villa, and to sign a new contract. This is a great Club and it has given me a lot. Now I have to give back to my teammates and the fans who have always been right behind me."

i like him again now

remind me not to ever fuck with lambo

best story of this window so far. heartwarming stuff

http://www.avfc.co.uk/javaImages/68/5b/0,,10265~12082024,00.jpg

see they totally cropped out the family member's head he's holding

I'd been resigned to him leaving for so long that id never considered the possibility of him staying. Legit made my day

just means he stays for the world cup year and is a bit happier til he leaves next year if he reverts to the mean or sells for £30m if he repeats last year's statistics

there ought to have been another clause there but whatever

Damiao or bust levy stop with the fucking bargaining

damiao has not really progressed that much in brazil

this is why scolari chooses turds like jo and fred

Xpost Yeah dunno where spurs are looking for a new striker right now. Rooney for £25 mil?

he has potential to be a mandzukic sort of player but dont think his technical/finishing upside is that high

yeah i'm hoping damiao doesn't happen, too many bad omens: relatively late bloomer who's gone off the boil, third party ownership, agent who sounds like a harry potter bad guy.

spurs going back for soldado now, supposedly

leandro exactly the same ht/wt as mandz, 187cm/84kg

pandemic better be fuckin on the make cos im out of ideas here