The Official Football Transfers Thread

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Modric,was unveiled at the Bernabeu on Monday following the completion of his €37 million transfer, said making the move had been an easy decision on his part.

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Dimitar Berbatov Man. Utd. - Fulham 6 million
Scott Sinclair Swansea - Man. City 7.8 million
Julio Cesar Inter Milan - QPR - Free Transfer
Esteban Granero Real Madrid - QPR - 8 million
Charlie Adam Liverpool - Stoke - 5 million
Adam Johnson Man. City - Sunderland - 12.5 million
Moussa Dembele Fulham - Tottenham - 19 million
Andy Carroll Liverpool - West Ham - Loan
Giovani Dos Santos Tottenham - Mallorca - undisclosed
Nigel de Jong Man City - AC MIlan - 5 million
Bojan Krkic AS Roma - AC Milan - Loan
Antonio Cassano AC Milan - Inter Milan - undisclosed
Lucio Inter Milan - Juventus - Free Transfer
Javi Martinez Athletic Bilbao - Bayern Munich - 40 million
Marco Reus Bor. Mgladbach - Bor. Dortmund - 17.1 million
Van Der Vaart Tottenham - Hamburg - undisclosed
Maicon Inter Milan - Man City - undisclosed

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Juventus have announced the signing of Nicklas Bendtner on a season-long loan from Arsenal.

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Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has signed for Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal.

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signings of Clint Dempsey and Hugo Lloris.

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Zenit St Petersburg have signed FC Porto striker Hulk and Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel in an €80 million double swoop.

Chelsea have confirmed that midfielder Raul Meireles has joined Turkish side Fenerbahce for £8 million.

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Stoke City have announced the signing of free agent Michael Owen on a one-year deal.

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Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano is eyeing a raid on former club Barcelona for the Spanish giants’ emerging stars.
The likes of Sergi Roberto, Gerard Deulofeu and Cristian Tello have all been mentioned as potential targets, with Soriano privy to the players’ contractual information, including wages and buy-out clauses.

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Sao Paulo have completed the signing of Brazil international Ganso from Santos on a five-year contract.

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Muricy Ramalho has confirmed that Santos is closely monitoring the situation of Kaka, as it looks to strengthen its squad following the sale of Ganso.

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Top January Transfer Rumors :-

1. Klass Jun Huntelaar,Schalke - Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Arsenal, Juventus and Man. United
2. Mario Balotelli, Manchester City - Inter Milan
3. Arturo Vidal, Juventus - Man. United, Manchester City and Real Madrid
4. Kaka, Real Madrid - Liverpool and Manchester United, Move back to Brazil
5. Demba Ba, Newcastle United - Liverpool
6. Fernando Llorente, Athletic Bilbao - Juventus, Arsenal
7. Edinson Cavani, Napoli - Arsenal
8. Leandro Damiao, Internacional - Tottenham Hotspur
9. Neymar, Santos - Barcelona, Chelsea
10. Kevin Strootman, PSV Eindhoven - Man. United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool and Inter Milan
11. Victor Wanyama, Celtic - Manchester United
12. Daniele De Rossi, Roma - Manchester City
13. Gareth Bale, Tottenham Hotspur - Real Madrid £50 million
14. Marko Marin, Chelsea - Borussia Monchengladbach
15. Joao Moutinho, Porto - Paris St. Germain and Zenit St. Petersburg
16. Frank Lampard, Chelsea - Chinese club Guizhou Renhe, Major League Soccer
17. Mathieu Debuchy, Lille - Newcastle United
18. Marouane Fellaini, Everton - Chelsea, Paris St. Germain and Manchester United
19. Willian, Shakhtar Donetsk - Tottenham Hotspur
20. Radamel Falcao, Atletico Madrid - Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris St. Germain
21. Isco, Malaga - Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United
22. Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid - Liverpool and Manchester United
23. Theo Walcott, Arsenal - Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City
24. Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund -Man. Untied, Man. City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich
25. Daniel Sturridge, Chelsea - Liverpool and Arsenal
26. Alvaro Negredo, Sevilla - Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur
27. Mats Hummels, Borussia Dortmund - Manchester United
28. Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid - Chelsea
29. Nani, Manchester United - Juventus and AC Milan
30. Stevan Jovetic, Fiorentina - Manchester City, Juventus and Chelsea
31. Ashley Cole, Chelsea - Paris St. Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid
32. Iker Muniain, Athletic Bilbao - Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus
33. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid - Paris St. Germain, Manchester United €100 million
34. Pep Guardiola - Brazil National Team

[sharkman121]

interesting...

cavani is also linked to a liverpool move to team up with fellow Uruguayan striker suarez.

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Top January Transfer Rumors :-
22. Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid - Liverpool and Manchester United
28. Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid - Chelsea
33. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid - Paris St. Germain, Manchester United €100 million

those better just be rumours and nothing more....

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Roman Abramovich wants to offer former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola a £20 million-a-season contract to take over at Chelsea in the summer, ESPN has revealed.

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^if u guys loss ronaldo and ramos thats potentially the end of RM for a while

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^if u guys loss ronaldo and ramos thats potentially the end of RM for a while

I don't think either will be leaving soon,p but true. L

I kinda don't want to say it but I expecting kaka to leave for Mls

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CR7 has rejected to sign an extension at Real Madrid

Reports in Spain say Ronaldo rejected the extension, worth close to $20 million per year through 2018, because he feels the club has treated him badly.

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CR7 has rejected to sign an extension at Real Madrid

Reports in Spain say Ronaldo rejected the extension, worth close to $20 million per year through 2018, because he feels the club has treated him badly.

Murinho playing bad boy too....
Could see both of them leaving to the same club...

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wow
i didnt see that coming
with the upcoming game agains ManU, do u think he will put in a poor performance?

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all i want is falcao in blue

[kaylex]

CR7 is a professional... he would ensure he plays his best to win the champions league... that he wants badly so too the ba'lon dor which evades him up to now..

dont be surprised if CR7 and Murinho end up back in Chelsea at the end of the season..

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CR7 is a professional... he would ensure he plays his best to win the champions league... that he wants badly so too the ba'lon dor which evades him up to now..

dont be surprised if CR7 and Murinho end up back in Chelsea at the end of the season..

ah do see Chelsea... But Abramovich $$$ does rel talk.
Hoping to see dem in United...

[kaylex]

Daniel Sturridge: Liverpool sign Chelsea striker for undisclosed fee
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Liverpool have announced the signing of Chelsea and England striker Daniel Sturridge for an undisclosed fee.

"I'm humbled and happy to be here," the 23-year-old told liverpoolfc.com . "I've not signed here to play for a couple of years and then move on.

"I've signed to be here for as long as possible. It's a humongous club - for me, one of the biggest in the world."
Daniel Sturridge stats

England (2011-present): 4 caps, 0 goals

Bolton Wanderers (loan 2011): 12 Premier League appearances, 8 goals

Chelsea (2009-present): 96 appearances in all competitions, 24 goals

Manchester City (2006-09): 32 appearances in all competitions, 6 goals.

Sturridge had three years at Manchester City before joining Chelsea in 2009, and was loaned to Bolton in 2011.

He said of his Anfield move: "To have the fans and world-class players we have here is amazing."

Sturridge, who has made only one Premier League start in an injury-affected season, is believed to have had a medical at Liverpool last month.

He insisted Reds manager Brendan Rodgers had not guaranteed him a central striking role - an issue that was reportedly behind his desire to leave Chelsea.

Sturridge added: "I see myself as a striker. I think I perform best there because my attributes, I believe, are used best as a central striker.

"But I have played on the wing and have learned a lot doing so.

"I'd never refuse to play in that position and I've never demanded to play up front, either.

"For me, whatever the manager wants me to do I will do it and work as hard as I can for the club and the fans.
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“Daniel is somebody the manager has had huge interest in right from the start”

Ian Ayre Reds managing director

"I'll try to put a smile on the fans' faces and try to bring some success to the club - it would be amazing."

Rodgers was keen to add to his striking options after letting Andy Carroll join West Ham on loan in August and then missing out on former Fulham striker Clint Dempsey as the summer window closed.

Sturridge scored 13 times in all competitions for Chelsea last season, including 11 in the Premier League.

But a hamstring injury has limited his opportunities this campaign and he has not featured for the European champions since the 2-1 defeat at West Brom on 17 November.

The forward started his career at Coventry City before being bought by Manchester City in 2006 as a 16-year-old in a deal worth an initial £50,000. He finished as the top scorer as City lifted the FA Youth Cup in 2008.

Sturridge made 32 appearances for Manchester City and scored six goals before moving to Chelsea.

At the end of January 2011, the Blues sent him on loan to Bolton. His eight goals in 12 Premier League games helped Wanderers ensure another season in the Premier League.

His impressive spell at the Reebok raised his profile, and against Sweden in November of that year Sturridge was awarded the first of his four England caps.

Sturridge gained further international experience last summer when he was a key member of the Great Britain team at the Olympic Games, scoring twice for Stuart Pearce's side.

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said: "Daniel is somebody we've always had in our sights and somebody the manager has had huge interest in right from the start.

"I'm very pleased that we've got the right player and the right deal."

[kaylex]

CR7 is a professional... he would ensure he plays his best to win the champions league... that he wants badly so too the ba'lon dor which evades him up to now..

dont be surprised if CR7 and Murinho end up back in Chelsea at the end of the season..

ah do see Chelsea... But Abramovich $$$ does rel talk.
Hoping to see dem in United...

Fergie ent going one place... read below


Old Trafford manager going nowhere any time soon.

Alex Ferguson has quashed any talk of retirement by revealing he has no plans to step down as Manchester United manager in the near future.

Ferguson, who turned 71 on Monday, has been forced to deal with questions about his retirement plans since the time he reversed his decision to leave the club in 2002.

With Pep Guardiola due to end his post-Barcelona sabbatical in a few months, Jose Mourinho tipped to leave Real Madrid and David Moyes’ Everton contract close to expiring, three of the main candidates to replace Ferguson could be available at the end of the season, prompting a new round of speculation about the Scot’s future.

But Ferguson, who has been in charge at Old Trafford since 1986, marked the new year by making it clear he won’t be leaving United for some while.

“I’m hoping to stay on for a bit of time,” he said in an interview with the Abu Dhabi Sports channel.

It is widely accepted few will get to know when Ferguson is ready to call it a day, with chief executive David Gill the man tasked with advising the Glazer family about a replacement.

And, though Guardiola, Mourinho and Moyes are bound to be at the top of the list if they are available, Ferguson knows plenty of other candidates are likely to have emerged by the time he finally quits.

“It’s very difficult,” Ferguson said. “Over the years, names have been bandied about but football is such a precarious industry.

“But you could be talking about one of the potentially exciting young managers in the game, but is he going to be here in two or three years’ time?

“The sack race is horrendous. Sometimes a manager can only survive four games if he doesn’t win a match.

“Top managers will always been in demand but nobody knows where they are going to be in two or three years’ time.”

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Demba Ba to Chelsea___
Chelsea are reportedly scheduled to meet with Demba Ba’s representatives on Sunday evening ahead of the reopening of the transfer window on 2 January, Sky Sports understands.

Ba, 27, has a £7 million release clause in his current contract, and is subsequently attracting interest from a number of clubs in the English Premier League and abroad, with Arsenal, Liverpool, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and French Ligue 1 moneybags Paris Saint-Germain mentioned as potential destinations for the Senegal international striker.

The former TSG 1899 Hoffenheim striker is tied with Michu of Swansea City for second top scorer in the Premier League with 13 goals, one adrift of top scorer Robin van Persie of top-of-the-table Manchester United.

In Ba, Chelsea would receive a top striker with a fantastic habit of scoring goals in bunches, while simultaneously replacing Daniel Sturridge, who is expected to join Liverpool when the transfer window reopens on 2 January.

Following Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday, Rafael Benitez insisted he knew nothing of reports suggesting a meeting between the club and Demba Ba’s representatives.

“No, because we don’t talk about this business, we had a very important game today,” revealed Benitez.

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Newcastle have completed the signing of France international defender Mathieu Debuchy from Lille on a five-and-a-half-year contract .

Midfielder Joe Cole completes his free transfer to West Ham

Alexander Pato joins Corinthians from AC Milan in 15 million euro deal

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Chelsea confirm signing of Newcastle striker Demba Ba

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Germany international Lewis Holtby has agreed to join Tottenham from Bundesliga side Schalke in July.

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German champions Borussia Dortmund have brought Nuri Sahin back to the club on a long-term loan, after his temporary spell at Liverpool from Real Madrid was cut short.

Galatasaray have reached an agreement with Inter Milan over the transfer of Wesley Sneijder but talks to agree terms with the player are ongoing.

[sharkman121]

^Livers tryna hijack that deal as well..