The Official Football Transfers Thread

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Rafa Benitez has been confirmed as the new manager of Serie A side Napoli, the club's president has announced.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis announced via Twitter: "Rafa Benitez is the new trainer of Napoli. A man with great international experience. A leader."

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Both Bale and Suarez have been heavily linked with a move to Madrid in recent days, with the Tottenham winger’s agent suggesting his client would be open to a transfer, and Liverpool striker Suarez himself talking about how difficult it would be to turn down an offer from the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu club.

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Outgoing Leverkusen chief executive Wolfgang Holzhauser says the club has reached an agreement with Chelsea over the transfer of Andre Schurrle and the loan of Kevin de Bruyne.

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Abidal says farewell to Barcelona

Eric Abidal is to leave Barcelona this summer as the club have not offered him a new contract and he still feels he can contribute as a player at the top level.

He has made four senior appearances since getting a medical all-clear to resume playing, but the club have decided against renewing his deal, which ends in June.

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Monaco have won the Radamel Falcao sweepstakes, landing the coveted striker on a five-year deal, reports the Reds' website.

http://www.asm-fc.com/en/news/team/agre ... mel-falcao

[rfari]

Rell bomb squads forming up jed

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Luis Suarez confirms he wants to leave Liverpool: "My reason for leaving is not the money. I don't feel comfortable here any more.

It is a difficult moment for me, my coach and my colleagues know that they (the media) didn't treat me well.

Because of the paparazzi I could not go in my garden, I could not go to the supermarket.

Not surprisingly, some Liverpool fans haven't taken the news well thus far. According to Ed Malyon of Mirror, one disgruntled Reds fan posted a photo of Suarez's No. 7 jersey in flames.

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Jose Mourinho has returned to Chelsea for a second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22574810

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Jose Mourinho has returned to Chelsea for a second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22574810

The Blues gonna be an even bigger threat in the EPL now

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Dani Carvajal will rejoin Real Madrid after only one year at Bayer Leverkusen, the Bundesliga club have confirmed.

Madrid have triggered an option to re-sign the 21-year-old right-back, who will return to his old club for €6.5 million after making 32 appearances as Leverkusen finished third in the Bundesliga.

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Arsenal have agreed to sign striker Gonzalo Higuain to a £150,000-a-week deal after agreeing on a £22 million transfer fee with Real Madrid, reports David Kent of the Daily Mail.

At 25, he should just be starting to enter his peak seasons, which was another reason the transfer made sense for both sides, especially Arsenal. He can showcase his talents, and the club can look forward to top-tier production for the duration of the deal.

Expect big things from Higuain moving forward.

Good luck Pipita

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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Carlo Ancelotti is Real Madrid's new manager for the next 3 seasons.

WELCOME Carlo

Viva Los Blancos !!!

[kurpal_v2]

Start scrubbing allyuh tongues from now, Madrid gonna dominate and leave all with the sour taste of defeat.




My words, mark it.

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Serie A champions Juventus have reportedly acquired Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez for a transfer fee of €9 million.

The striker will not turn 30 until February, but City was already his third EPL club. Perhaps a change of scenery is just what Tevez needs to avoid any potential controversy.

[kaylex]

Start scrubbing allyuh tongues from now, Madrid gonna dominate and leave all with the sour taste of defeat.




My words, mark it.

You said this same thing when you all bought CHRISTIANA from manure....

wht happen since then...

[Mr Midas]

First they burn Torres shirts, now Suarez?? Smh....liverpool fans

Tevez to Juve is a good move, would have prefered Higuain tho.

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JUST IN: Real Madrid signed Isco. Florentino Perez: "We have the agreement, he will be unveiled next week"

Isco has been signed for 27m €

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Nice buy for Real

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DONE DEAL: Kolo Toure has completed his move to Liverpool, with the 32-year-old putting pen to paper on a two-year deal and becoming the club’s fourth signing of the summer. He told the Reds' official website: "This means a lot to me. I'm joining one of the best clubs in England."

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FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of David Villa.

The deal is set to bring Barça a maximum of 5.1 million Euros, with 2.1 due this season, 2 more if Villa stays at Atletico next year and another million should he be at the Madrid club the season after. Barça also reserve the right to 50% of any sell on fee in the future.



Shakhtar Donetsk have announced the sale of Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Borussia Dortmund for €27.5 million.

Mkhitaryan, 24, had been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool only for Dortmund to emerge as the favourites for his signature.

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Mark Schwarzer to chelsea on a free transfer.

[sharkman121]

wuh he goin an do dey...warm bench? Bess he did go MLS or sumn

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Real Madrid have agreed to sign Spain Under-21 midfielder Asier Illarramendi from Real Sociedad, the two clubs have confirmed. (Xabi Alonso replacement)

The Basque club's president, Jokin Aperribay, told a press conference that Real had deposited the €38 million demanded in Illarramendi’s buyout clause with the Spanish Football League.

Real, meanwhile, said the 23-year-old had agreed a six-year contract and would be presented as their player on Saturday.




Napoli have completed the signing of striker Jose Callejon from Real Madrid on a four-year deal.Callejon traveled to Italy earlier this week to undergo his medical and the 26-year-old has now put pen to paper on a four-year contract with Rafael Benitez's side. Neither club have officially confirmed how much the deal is worth but reports in Italy suggest Napoli have agreed to pay Real 10 million euros for the former Spain Under-21 international.

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Bayern Munich have completed an agreement with Barcelona to sign Thiago Alcantara, as confirmed by the club on its Twitter account.

AS is reporting that the deal is for €25 million and includes a clause that the two clubs will take place in a friendly.

AS English @English_AS

BREAKING: Thiago seals Bayern move for 25 million euros. The deal includes a friendly to the played between the 2 sides.

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Manchester United boss David Moyes certainly hasn't wasted any time. Less than 24 hours after Bayern Munich pipped the Red Devils to Thiago's signature, United have returned to Barcelona in an attempt to plunder their midfield for another player, Cesc Fabregas.

Fabregas moved to Barca from Arsenal at a cost of €29 million just two years ago. United have put an offer of €30 million on the table to bring him back to the Premier League.

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PSG finally unveiled Edison Cavani as their first signing of this summer's transfer window after an epic two-hour wait, setting a French transfer record at 64 million euros in the process.

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Sevilla have announced that striker Alvaro Negredo has agreed to sign for Manchester City, subject to a medical.The deal is reported to be worth around €25 million up front, with a further €3 million in potential add-ons.

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Fiorentina have reached an agreement to sell the Montenegrin striker Stevan Jovetic to Manchester City, the Serie A club have confirmed.

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Paris Saint-Germain announced a third arrival in the form of Roma defender Marquinhos. The Brazilian sensation joins on a five-year deal from the Italian giants and once again pushes PSG's summer spending spree over the 100 million euro mark.

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Manchester United fans can stop dreaming and Real Madrid fans can start breathing again. ABC Madrid are reporting that Cristiano Ronaldo has sold his house in Manchester, all but confirming he will not be signing for the Red Devils. Either that or he just wants a better house.