2013/14 Transfer Window.

[doublet750]

Well Chelsea have snapped up Steve Sidwell on a free from reading..beating out Man U and a host of other clubs.

Bayern have joined the chase with Chelsea and Atletico Madrid to try an dget Quaresma
the bavarian giants have also been rumored to be on teh brink of getting Luca TOni for 18 million (only hinderance now is that Toni only ever wanted to leave fiorentina for Champs League football and bayern missed out on this )

Man U very well may be getting hargreaves after it is rumored that ze roberto will return to bayern to fill the gap once he leaves


Liverpool already have ANdriy VOroin coming in from Bayern Leverkusen..the ukranian moves on a free which could signal the end of Bellamy career at anfield with blackburn eager to get him back on the books.


Just put up some of these here from what i have read from links online like soccernet and yahoo soccer.....any other rumored info ??

I heard Inter Pres Massimo Moratti is ready to put in a bid for Tevez and offload Cruz and Recoba.....especially with the news that Chelsea may take back Crespo to avoid a shortage of strikers if Kalou and Drogba play for Ivory Coast in teh Coupe D'Afrique

[jaden]

bayern munich tryin to get rapheal van der vart from hamburg, but he say no way,apparently he almost sign for them in 2005 and they pull out and say he not good enough and hamburg snap him up. now he is proven to be one of the best play makers in germany. but he say he wasn't good enough in 2005, them not good enough for him now.

[chelsealife]

KJ and Bellamy up front for Cardiff next season??

Cardiff will get Prem-ready with £7m punt on Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones .
By Darren Lewis

Kenwy fix it?

Cardiff want to make £7million Kenwyne Jones their first Premier League signing.

Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan is desperate to make his mark in the top flight next season and is ready to back manager Malky Mackay in his bid to land the Stoke frontman.

Tan said: “We do not want to be a one-season wonder. Malky Mackay has a lot of things to do.

“We must support his work and be positive. We want the best for Cardiff City.

“We are in the Premier League and understand it is going to be difficult, but we will do everything we can to keep our place there.

“We want Cardiff City to be known as a Premier League club and there is work to be done.”

The Championship winners want to add Jones’s experience to their frontline and believe they can help him to regain his scoring touch.

The Trinidad and Tobago marksman, 28, hit just one league goal in 21 games last year and this season has scored just three times in 25 League appearances.

Stoke are ready to sell at the right price with boss Tony Pulis ready to revamp his with the funds he will recoup.

[Flex]

Chelsea handed the edge in Lewandowski race
Posted by ESPN Staff

Where will in-demand striker Robert Lewandowski end up at the season's end? If Borussia Dortmund have their way, it will be Stamford Bridge.

The Daily Star reports Dortmund are eager to avoid selling Lewandowski to rivals Bayern Munich - who they will face in the Champions League final later this month - at all costs. Key to the Bundesliga outfit's plan is the on-loan Kevin De Bruyne, who Dortmund hope to use in a part-exchange deal to make the transfer more attractive to Chelsea.

Manchester United are also hot on the heels of the £25 million-rated Poland international, but the De Bruyne factor could again play into Chelsea's hands.

Jose Mourinho - mooted as the Blues' next manager - is also desperate to complete a deal for Lewandowski, who he reportedly rates as one of the top strikers in Europe.

Liverpool have emerged as favourites to sign Brazilian Douglas on a free transfer, despite Newcastle and Inter Milan showing interest. The FC Twente defender is said to be viewed by manager Brendan Rodgers as the ideal replacement for the retiring Jamie Carragher, the Daily Mail claims, while Stefan de Vrij of Feyenoord and Sevilla's Federico Fazio also remain in the frame.

QPR winger Junior Hoilett appears certain to remain in the Premier League next term, though his current team will not. Everton and Stoke are set to battle it out for the 22-year-old this summer, according to the Daily Mail. Hoilett almost moved to West Brom in January in a controversial part-exchange deal involving Peter Odemwingie.

Meanwhile, Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino is aiming to make Valencia's Victor Ruiz his first signing of the summer. The Daily Mail states the cash-strapped La Liga club may be forced to part with the central defender, while Pochettino worked with Ruiz at Espanyol.

[Bitter]

KJ and Bellamy up front for Cardiff next season??

Cardiff will get Prem-ready with £7m punt on Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones .
By Darren Lewis

Kenwy fix it?

Cardiff want to make £7million Kenwyne Jones their first Premier League signing.

Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan is desperate to make his mark in the top flight next season and is ready to back manager Malky Mackay in his bid to land the Stoke frontman.

Tan said: “We do not want to be a one-season wonder. Malky Mackay has a lot of things to do.

“We must support his work and be positive. We want the best for Cardiff City.

“We are in the Premier League and understand it is going to be difficult, but we will do everything we can to keep our place there.

“We want Cardiff City to be known as a Premier League club and there is work to be done.”

The Championship winners want to add Jones’s experience to their frontline and believe they can help him to regain his scoring touch.

The Trinidad and Tobago marksman, 28, hit just one league goal in 21 games last year and this season has scored just three times in 25 League appearances.

Stoke are ready to sell at the right price with boss Tony Pulis ready to revamp his with the funds he will recoup.

Never happen, unless they change the kit to red and white stripes.

[chelsealife]

Think it will happen. Hope Swansea might come back in as well with a bid. He needs to play under a better coach

[giggsy11]

Neymar tuh Barca- allegedly for 30milliom. Seems, cheap, reports say deal could be confirmed Saturday.

[triniairman]

Neymar tuh Barca- allegedly for 30milliom. Seems, cheap, reports say deal could be confirmed Saturday.

Unproven in Europe, seems a bit too much to me. got skills, but easily pushed off the ball.

[giggsy11]

Neymar tuh Barca- allegedly for 30milliom. Seems, cheap, reports say deal could be confirmed Saturday.

Unproven in Europe, seems a bit too much to me. got skills, but easily pushed off the ball.

I think he will be fine in LaLiga and Barca will be the perfect team for him tuh grow and excel. They are ore stable than Real and dey will work on helping him improve his strength and he will adapt. I also like that he likes tuh share the ball.

[Jah Gol]

Neymar tuh Barca- allegedly for 30milliom. Seems, cheap, reports say deal could be confirmed Saturday.

Unproven in Europe, seems a bit too much to me. got skills, but easily pushed off the ball.

I think he will be fine in LaLiga and Barca will be the perfect team for him tuh grow and excel. They are ore stable than Real and dey will work on helping him improve his strength and he will adapt. I also like that he likes tuh share the ball.

A practice seldom acknowledged about his play. He is always moving and looking bring other players into the game. I think he's perfect for Barca.

[triniairman]

Monaco confirm the signings of FC Porto duo Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez

Monaco have confirmed the signings of FC Porto duo Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez on five-year deals for a combined fee of €70million.

Both players collected Portuguese winners' medals for the third season in a row earlier this month and a number of European clubs were believed to have been chasing their signatures before Russian billionaire owner Dmitry Rybolovlev opened his chequebook.

Portuguese international Moutinho, who has spent the last three years with Porto since joining from Sporting Lisbon in 2010, came at a price of €25million.

News of the 26-year-old's transfer will be a major blow for Tottenham Hotspur, who had been expected to revive their interest in the midfielder this summer after missing out last year.

Colombian winger Rodriguez has collected eight trophies in a three-year spell in Portugal and has commanded a €45million fee.

A statement issued by Porto read: "Futebol Clube do Porto would like to inform the market that it has reached an agreement with Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club for the permanent transfer of players James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho.

"The combined fee of this transfer is €70million (£60m), €45m (£38.4m) for the transfer of James Rodriguez and €25m (£21.4m) for the transfer of Joao Moutinho."

Claudio Ranieri's side have also been linked with a big-money move for Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, who has attracted interest from Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11800/8732816/Monaco-confirm-the-signings-of-FC-Porto-duo-Joao-Moutinho-and-James-Rodriguez

[asylumseeker]

... dahis pure deadball specialist trouble in Monaco now.

[Jah Gol]

How Moutinho still hasn't been bought by a major club yet is beyond me.

[giggsy11]

How Moutinho still hasn't been bought by a major club yet is beyond me.

I always wondered why United never bought him, earlier in his career and after last Euros.

[Mango Chow!]

I does get rel kicks when I see and hear men talking about Neymar getting to easily pushed off the ball....as much as the Brazilian national team's play does not revolve aroung physical play, men does forget how brutal football can be in their domestic league(s).  I watched  him play in the olympics last year and saw nothing in his game to suggest he can't thrive in Europe, particularly in spain, playing for Barca.  If there is any brazilian that tends to seem "soft" and a little intimidated by physical play in Europe it's Oscar (Chelsea) and we all got to find out this season that it didn't stop him from having a decent season.  I never get to see him play for Santos, but another aspect of his game that I noticed with Brazil is that he works off the ball, he is not another Ronaldino.....if Barca go back to their high-pressure defence that they seemed to have lost a bit this season, he will do his part very well. 

[giggsy11]

Want tuh see what Real will do tuh match this move! First dey need tuh take collective bushbaths tuh remove the stench of Jose from dey pores!

[Mango Chow!]

Want tuh see what Real will do tuh match this move! First dey need tuh take collective bushbaths tuh remove the stench of Jose from dey pores!

  Real's (Jose's) biggest mistake was trying to do like Portugal did and have everybody on the team defer to ronaldo. They are a squad just as deep and talented as Bayern.

[giggsy11]

Want tuh see what Real will do tuh match this move! First dey need tuh take collective bushbaths tuh remove the stench of Jose from dey pores!

  Real's (Jose's) biggest mistake was trying to do like Portugal did and have everybody on the team defer to ronaldo. They are a squad just as deep and talented as Bayern.

Jose needed tuh take off the handbrake he had the side playing with and leave the histrionics alone. None of dem establish players were impressed or bought into his attempts tuh motivate dem. Jose can be like a knee without cartilage.

[Jah Gol]

How Moutinho still hasn't been bought by a major club yet is beyond me.

I always wondered why United never bought him, earlier in his career and after last Euros.

He has all the technical tools. He's not the quickest same but that is not what he's there to do. It's still not too late for him I feel.

[Banter Banton]

He is 26 and now sign a 5 year contract with Monaco.. whatever dream he had of playing for a big club is over.. Spurs was his best chance, they would have come back in for him this summer... I agree that he good enough to play for any of the big clubs in England and Madrid could find a spot for him if Alonso leaves..

Oh well..

James Rodriguez will play 2-3 seasons there and they will sell him for big bucks if he keeps his projected path..tipped to be the next big thing..only 21 now so a couple more seasons to boost his rep

Monaco trying to build a good squad to take on PSG one time..when they get a CL spot is even more money hungry men going there..I will bet scarface Tevez end up there this summer

[Observer]

He is 26 and now sign a 5 year contract with Monaco.. whatever dream he had of playing for a big club is over.. Spurs was his best chance, they would have come back in for him this summer... I agree that he good enough to play for any of the big clubs in England and Madrid could find a spot for him if Alonso leaves..

Oh well..

James Rodriguez will play 2-3 seasons there and they will sell him for big bucks if he keeps his projected path..tipped to be the next big thing..only 21 now so a couple more seasons to boost his rep

Monaco trying to build a good squad to take on PSG one time..when they get a CL spot is even more money hungry men going there..I will bet scarface Tevez end up there this summer

How Moutinho still hasn't been bought by a major club yet is beyond me.

Truth! He was outstanding for Portugal in the Euro. Sometimes players just comfortable, money is enough and piece of mind with enjoyment more important. I get the feeling this was always his motivation. He may jump to Monaco now just for security. Then again, comfortable club, tiny fan base, minimal pressure & stunning life style. Remember Klinsman went there at 28 (in his prime), Morientes at 27 the list goes on

[Mango Chow!]

He is 26 and now sign a 5 year contract with Monaco.. whatever dream he had of playing for a big club is over.. Spurs was his best chance, they would have come back in for him this summer... I agree that he good enough to play for any of the big clubs in England and Madrid could find a spot for him if Alonso leaves..

Oh well..

James Rodriguez will play 2-3 seasons there and they will sell him for big bucks if he keeps his projected path..tipped to be the next big thing..only 21 now so a couple more seasons to boost his rep

Monaco trying to build a good squad to take on PSG one time..when they get a CL spot is even more money hungry men going there..I will bet scarface Tevez end up there this summer

How Moutinho still hasn't been bought by a major club yet is beyond me.

Truth! He was outstanding for Portugal in the Euro. Sometimes players just comfortable, money is enough and piece of mind with enjoyment more important. I get the feeling this was always his motivation. He may jump to Monaco now just for security. Then again, comfortable club, tiny fan base, minimal pressure & stunning life style. Remember Klinsman went there at 28 (in his prime), Morientes at 27 the list goes on

  precise is correck! 

[grimm01]

The Guardian claiming that Falcao is set to have a medical at Monaco on Monday in £51M transfer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/26/falcao-transfer-monaco-medical

[Mose]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2013/05/27/sp-soccer-la-liga-barcelona-neymar.html

Brazil striker Neymar inks 5-year deal with Barcelona
21-year-old led Santos to greatest run since Pele stopped playing for club in 1970's

Brazilian striker Neymar says he is officially a Barcelona player.

Neymar said he signed a five-year contract agreement with the Spanish powerhouse on Monday, two days after announcing that he decided to pick the Catalan club instead of Real Madrid.

"I'm sad to be leaving Santos, but it's a great honour to be signing with a club like Barcelona and to be able to play with some of the best players in the world," Neymar said.

The 21-year-old Brazilian will be joining a star-filled roster that already includes four-time FIFA Player of the Year Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.

Neither Neymar nor Barcelona released financial details of the transfer, but Brazilian media said the Spanish club will pay about £30 million for the youngster. Santos had fielded offers from Barcelona and Real Madrid and said it was up to Neymar to decide where he wanted to play.

For more:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2013/05/27/sp-soccer-la-liga-barcelona-neymar.html

[elan]

Where we (T&T) big player/s going?

[MEP]

Where we (T&T) big player/s going?

sameplace they was goin before nowhere

[triniairman]

Liverpool confirm deal to sign Kolo Toure from Manchester City

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Kolo Toure when his current contract with Manchester City expires on July 1.

The 32-year-old, who made 18 appearances for City this season, has been brought in by Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers as a replacement for recently retired Jamie Carragher.

A statement on the Anfield club's official website read: "Liverpool Football Club can today announce they have agreed a deal in principle with Kolo Toure to join the club on July 1.

"The powerful defender will be registered as a Reds player when his current deal with Manchester City expires."

The future of centre-back Martin Skrtel remains in doubt after the Slovakia

international lost his place to Carragher in the second half of the season.

Comments from the player in his homeland over the weekend appeared to suggest a move was a possibility and with Sebastian Coates also likely to be moved on, Rodgers' defence needs rebuilding.

Toure arrives at Anfield with a wealth of experience having represented City and Arsenal in the Premier League after arriving in England 11 years ago.

During his four years with City he made over 100 appearances and tasted glory in the Premier League and FA Cup.

The Ivory Coast international, who was signed by Arsene Wenger from ASEC Mimosas, made over 200 appearances for Arsenal, claiming the Premier League title and two FA Cup winners' medals.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11669/8740463/Transfer-news-Liverpool-confirm-deal-to-sign-Kolo-Toure-from-Manchester-City

[triniairman]

Monaco sign Ricardo Carvalho from Real Madrid

Monaco have further strengthened their squad for next season with the signing of Ricardo Carvalho from Real Madrid.

The 35-year-old former Chelsea centre-back has put pen to paper on a one-year contract with the Ligue 2 champions.

The Portugal international joined Real from Chelsea in 2010, having won the UEFA Champions League with Porto when they beat Monaco in the 2004 final.

"I am delighted to join Monaco and participate in this new adventure. It is a new challenge for me," said Carvalho, whose deal has the option of a further year.

Monaco, who are bankrolled by Russian billionaire owner Dmitry Rybolovlev, look set to launch a strong challenge for the Ligue 1 title next season.

Porto duo Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez arrived at the club earlier this week on five-year deals for a combined fee of around £60million.

Colombian striker Radamel Falcao also appears to be on the brink of a £50m move from Atletico Madrid and is reportedly set to undergo a medical, while Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is also said to be close to completing a transfer.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11800/8740550/Transfer-news-Monaco-sign-Ricardo-Carvalho-from-Real-Madrid

This team means business this upcoming season.

[asylumseeker]

Monaco set to make world record £85m bid for Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo
Super-rich French club poised to step in as contract talks between Portuguese winger
 Jack Pitt-Brooke   

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Ronaldo has just two years left on his contract at Madrid and is known to be disillusioned with life at the Santiago Bernabeu, at the end of his fourth season there.

The Ligue 1 club, funded by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, have already spent over £110m this summer on Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid and James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho of Porto. They are now prepared to make their boldest move yet, taking advantage of the Portuguese forward's frustration at Madrid, and failure to sign a new deal, to tempt him to join with a world record salary offer of €20m (£17m) per year.

Monaco are closely monitoring Ronaldo's negotiations with Real Madrid over a contract extension, and if no deal is done by late July or August they will make their move. There have been talks between Monaco and Ronaldo's camp over the last 18 months and the two parties met earlier this year.

Ronaldo feels underappreciated at Madrid and believes he is due a pay rise. He is especially keen to earn more than his great rival Lionel Messi at Barcelona. In February of this year, Messi signed a new contract with Barcelona that will last until 2018, heavily incentivised but with a basic salary starting at €12m per year, but increased through bonuses and image rights.

Monaco will offer Ronaldo an annual salary of €20m, which would equate to nearly £330,000 per week. The principality of Monaco does not charge its residents income tax and so Ronaldo would become the highest-paid footballer in the world.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who would be his Ligue 1 rival at Paris Saint-Germain, has a net salary of between €13m and €14m but because of France's near 75 per cent tax rate on top earners, Paris have to pay out far more than that. Monaco would face no such issue.

This summer, since their promotion back to Ligue 1, Monaco have spent more than £100m on players, all of whom are clients of Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes. Their summer spending started with a combined £60m on the Porto pair Rodriguez and Moutinho – both of whom are Mendes players, as is Ricardo Carvalho, formerly of Chelsea and Real Madrid, who arrived on a free transfer.

Their next purchase was Falcao, the Colombian forward who joined from Atletico Madrid for a fee of roughly £50m, and will be paid £12m annually. Victor Valdes, the Barcelona goalkeeper, is likely to be the next arrival. They have also been linked with John Terry.

Monaco would have to bid another world record fee for Ronaldo, as Real Madrid would be keen to make back the €95m (£80m) which they paid Manchester United for him in 2009. United are also keen on Ronaldo's signature this summer, with the player himself open to the possibility of returning to Old Trafford, where he enjoyed six brilliant seasons between 2003 and 2009. There has also been ongoing dialogue between Ronaldo's camp and United over the past six months.

Ronaldo has scored an implausible 199 goals in 201 games at Real Madrid since his arrival from Manchester United in 2009. Only the feats of Messi at Barcelona have stopped Ronaldo from being recognised as the undisputed player of his generation.

But, with one Spanish title and one Copa Del Rey in four years of individual brilliance at Madrid, he has not done as well as he could have. In those four years, Messi has won three Spanish titles, the Champions League, a Copa Del Rey, the Club World Cup and, importantly, three Fifa Ballon D'Or awards. Ronaldo has not been crowned the world's best since his 2008 Ballon D'Or and would love to win it again. Last September, Ronaldo declined to celebrate two goals that he scored for Madrid, explaining that it was because he was "unhappy" with the club.

Top billing: World record transfers

Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United-Real Madrid) £80m

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale-Barcelona) £56m

Kaka (Milan-Real Madrid) £55m

Hulk (Porto-Zenit St P'burg) £52m

Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid-Monaco) £50m

Fernando Torres (Liverpool-Chelsea) £50m

Neymar (Santos-Barcelona) £48.6m

Zinedine Zidane (Juventus-Real Madrid) £48m

Falcao (Porto-Atletico Madrid) £41m James Rodriguez (Porto-Monaco) £38.5m

Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid-Manchester City) £38m

Luis Figo (Barcelona-R Madrid)£38m

Hernan Crespo (Parma-Lazio) £35.5m


http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/exclusive-monaco-set-to-make-world-record-85m-bid-for-real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-8654657.html

[Madd Ras#13]

Monaco en playin boi, dey on ah mission, hope say all dem big new players n dem cud gel