pirlo up for sale... seem like chelsea hit the right button with AC.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...ansfers&cc=4716

90% confirmed already.

Santa Cruz having medical at Manchester City
www.soccernet.com


Barry, Cruz and who's next? I thought their problem lies on midfielders and maybe manager?

A slow post-season this term is.

This post has been edited by boxsystem: Jun 22 2009, 07:51 PM

their problem is the manager..

Nope, their problem is actually the player's egoism and individualism due to the price and wage inflation that citeh provides... they looked like 11 players that play only for himself alone.

Santa Cruz seals £17m City switch

Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has completed his £17million move to Manchester City after passing a stringent medical on Monday.

The Paraguayan hitman passed a lengthy medical with the Eastlands outfit and has now signed a deal to link up once more with City boss Mark Hughes, his former manager at Ewood Park.

Hughes has never made any secret of his desire to have Santa Cruz at City and having assured themselves the knee injury that kept the South American out at the end of last season has fully cleared up, the Blues have completed the signing of the striker.

Santa Cruz is the second big-money arrival at Eastlands of the summer after Hughes captured Gareth Barry from Aston Villa for £12million.

The striker's length of contract with City has not been disclosed.

Despite the improvement of Felipe Caicedo during the final few weeks of last season, City were desperately in need of a senior striker to bring the best out of Stephen Ireland, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Robinho, who continues to be linked with Barcelona.

Having brought the 27-year-old from Bayern Munich during his Blackburn days, Hughes knew exactly what Santa Cruz could bring to him team and after missing out on the player during the last two transfer windows, he was quick to make contact with Rovers counterpart Sam Allardyce with another offer, which this time was accepted.

Although he managed just four Premier League goals last term, the memory of his 23 in 43 appearances during his first season at Ewood Park is still strong and Santa Cruz is expected to clock up a third World Cup finals campaign with Paraguay next summer.

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,1...5396193,00.html

Blackburn got a good deal by selling Santa Cruz, IMO he worth that much in season 07/08, not 08/09

Reds pip Blues to Johnson signature

Liverpool have confirmed they have agreed a deal with Portsmouth to sign England defender Glen Johnson, beating Chelsea to his signature.

Both the Reds and the Blues agreed a £17.5million fee with Portsmouth earlier this month.

Pompey were resigned to losing Johnson, with the player keen to join a bigger club to enhance his bid of keeping his place in the England squad for next summer's World Cup finals.

Johnson was given permission to speak to both clubs about a move last week and the full-back has decided to make the switch to Anfield rather than return to Stamford Bridge for a second spell.

A Liverpool statement read: "Liverpool FC confirmed this evening that they had reached an agreement with Portsmouth Football Club and with Glen Johnson for the transfer of the player to Anfield."

Johnson will be Liverpool's first major signing of the summer, but his arrival is sure to cast doubts over Alvaro Arbeloa's long-term future on Merseyside.

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,1...5396302,00.html

next robinho will go.

stop posting rubbish if u dun have anything to post.

everyone is buying young players. why is ski getting those old farts?? gattuso, pirlo are not young anymore. glen johnson, ski owned him last time, then they sold him off. now they want him back. be realistic la.

The Carlito style`
Bosingwa will always be Chelski's first choice. Glen made the right decision there.

with ancelotti at helms in ski, i dun think they'll buy any young players. look at AC Milan and you'll figure it out. once in a blue moon he'll buy in one, maybe two youngsters.

Everything in this thread are about EPL.

News from La Liga. Espanyol have captured the services of Shunsuke Nakamura.

Welcome to another good playmaker and set piece taker Unfortunately, he will play for Barca's arch rivals

good buy for espanyol....i dont think he is good enough for barca...with iniesta n xavi around...

After santa cruz, Tevez is going to MC. the deal will be done after 1st july, at the end of his loan deal contract ends. I read at the STAR Newspaper.

Best still to check where they sourced it from because The Star has a habit of getting their information from the S*N

Source

djibril cisse going to panathinaikos for 8million euro... shud sign by today...

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:26 pmchelsea may buy philippe mexes from AS Roma to replace the Inter-bounded Ricardo Carvalho...

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:27 pm SPAIN: Real Madrid are close to signing Raul Albiol from Valencia. The defender will set the capital club back around 15 million euros (AS and Marca).

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:27 pm Franck Ribery's agent Alain Migliaccio has said his client will only play for Real Madrid if he moves to Spain. "Franck won't play in Barcelona," he told AS.

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:28 pmAlvaro Arbeloa has admitted he would be "lying" if he said he would definitely be a Liverpool player next season. The right-back, who now faces competition from Glen Johnson, said: "It fills me with pride that Real Madrid would look at me. I'm flattered - it's a great project with the return of Florentino (Perez)."

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:28 pmBirmingham want Armand Traore on loan from Arsenal in a similar deal to the one which took Stuart Taylor to St Andrews earlier this week (Daily Mail).

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:29 pmPortsmouth's John Utaka has become a target for Turkish side Besitkas, who expect to pay around £1m for his services. The Nigerian cost Pompey £7m back in 2007, but they are willing to take a hit on him given the club's current debts (Daily Mirror)

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:29 pmManchester City striker Felipe Caicedo, expected to leave Eastlands following the arrival of Roque Santa Cruz, is being tracked by Wigan, West Ham and Sporting Lisbon (Daily Mirror).

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:32 pm Tottenham are looking at Twente winger Eljero Elia after his proposed move to Hamburg collapsed following the departure of Martin Jol (Times).

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Added on June 25, 2009, 6:32 pmBolton are snooping around South Korean prospect Lee Chung-yong, according to the international winger's agent. "Yes, Bolton have sent a scout to watch him play for South Korea. However, nothing has been discussed at this stage," he told the local media.

This post has been edited by bcts85: Jun 25 2009, 06:32 PM

mexes??
i like this guy...
he's good...

Blues wrap up £5m Johnson capture

Premier League newcomers Birmingham have completed the signing of Cardiff central defender Roger Johnson in a £5million deal.

The 26-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year deal which will keep him at St Andrews until the summer of 2012.

Johnson is the third centre-back to join City's ranks this summer following Scott Dann and Giovanny Espinoza.

The arrival of Johnson breaks the club transfer record for a defender. Johnson has been a revelation since his arrival at Ninian Park in 2006 from Wycombe.

Last season he was named in the Championship team of the year following consistently impressive displays for the Bluebirds.

He is also a defender that frequently causes opposition defences problems from set-pieces.

Johnson began his career at Wycombe and was captain of the side before sealing a move to Cardiff for £275,000 after making 183 appearances for the Chairboys.

He was a virtual ever-present for Cardiff last term, scoring five goals for Dave Jones' side.

Johnson told Birmingham's official website: "I am really pleased to be here. Birmingham are a massive club and I am looking forward to putting the shirt on to be honest.

"Premier League football is the dream at the start of any footballer's career so I am pleased I have been given that chance with Birmingham and I can't wait to get started.

"The aim is to stay in the Premier League with Birmingham and hopefully I will have a big part to play in that.

"I want to do well for the club. At both clubs I have been at I have got on well with the fans and hopefully that will continue here."

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,1...5400865,00.html


Now, tell the truth, who thought Chelsea signed Johnson when I put that as updated the thread description

This post has been edited by solstice818: Jun 25 2009, 11:58 PM

I tot chelsea signed glen johnson... lol