Off-season transfer window thread (soccer)

unless Ronaldo joins him

 

even if Real strengthen their squad Barcelona will still take some beating in La Liga next season.

 

I have to Lol @ people who still think Ronaldo is going to Madrid. .. Seriously people, your ****ed in the head if you think that.

 

Yeah Kaka is confirmed.

Real Madrid are also chasing David Villa who has to make a choice between Chelsea or Real later this week.

Aston Villa are also favourites to get Michael Owen's signature with Everton and Roma also interested.

West Ham's takeover will result in manager Gianfranco Zola upping his attempt to sign Inter Milan's £15m-rated attacking midfielder Luis Jimenez.

Mike Ashley has been criticised for trying to overvaluate Newcastle United and attempting to sell the club for somewhere between £100m and £120m.

Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson and his partner Asgeir Fridgeirsson have sold West Ham United football club to a private group called CB Holdings, the majority of which is owned by Straumur-Burdaras Investment bank. Andrew Bernhardt is the majority shareholder of CB Holdings and will become the new chairman of West Ham.

 

No, he won't. It's done with. He may go somewhere, but it won't be to Madrid.

 

1938 BST: Real Madrid are interested in signing David Villa but are yet to reach an agreement to buy the Valencia striker, Real president Florentino Perez said on Spanish TV station Telemadrid.

1507 BST: Birmingham will sign Ecuador international defender Giovanny Espinoza from Sporting Club Barcelona in his homeland.
(Full story: Birmingham Mail)

1319 BST: Lazio striker Goran Pandev has told the club he wants to leave, which may alert Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham as well as Italian club Juventus.
(Full story: Sporting Life)

1241 BST: Argentine Javier Mascherano's agent says the combative Liverpool midfielder would welcome a move to Barcelona.
(Full story: The Sun)

1134 BST: Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora wants talks about his future with manager Harry Redknapp after being linked with a move to Sevilla.
(Full story: The Premier League)

1121: Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has backed the club's possible signing of Ajax defender Thomas Vermaelen. "It's a good thing. There's nothing wrong with the qualities of Vermaelen. He can play as left-back and central defender and we need this type of player," Van Persie told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

1029 BST: AC Milan's Alexandre Pato wants talks with former manager and new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti ahead of sorting out his future. "Before deciding my future I want to talk with him. At the end of June, after the Confederations Cup in South Africa, I will talk with the Milan directors," he told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

0955 BST: Real Madrid are close to the signing of Valencia striker David Villa. (Spanish newspaper Marca)

0938 BST: Sunderland are being linked to £6m-rated Rennes midfielder Stephane M'bia.
(Full story: The Northern Echo)

0937 BST: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will switch his attentions to signing Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo after capturing Kaka. "Ronaldo is a great player who we would like to bring to the club but first we have to speak to Manchester United because the important thing is for us to maintain a good rapport with everyone," he told Sky Italia.

0843 BST: Aston Villa have denied making Newcastle striker Michael Owen a two-year contract offer. (Press Association)

Valencia striker David Villa will decide on a move to either Real Madrid or Chelsea this week.
(Full story: The Sun)

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has backed boss Martin O'Neill's attempts to outgun Everton and Roma in the battle for Newcastle striker Michael Owen.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Villa will also compete with Liverpool in trying to sign Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, says he is not interested in signing striker Ezequiel Lavezzi from Napoli.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

AC Milan may have lost Kaka but they have overtaken Arsenal and Manchester City in the race to sign Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Blackburn could move for Austria striker Marc Janko if they sell Roque Santa Cruz, who is again a target for Manchester City.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Meanwhile, Rovers are ready to sell defender Zurab Khizanishvili to Turkish outfit Galatasaray.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

West Ham's takeover will result in manager Gianfranco Zola renewing his attempt to sign Inter Milan's £15m-rated attacking midfielder Luis Jimenez.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

The Hammers also want Rennes right-back Rod Fanni and Middlesbrough defender Matthew Bates.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

But defender Matthew Upson could be sold by Zola after he was told by the club's new owners that he would have to generate his own transfer funds by selling players.
(Full story: Daily Mail)

Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov and defender Nemanja Vidic will not be leaving the club, according to their agents.
(Full story: Daily Star)

Tottenham could make a £4.8m loss by offloading striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to Italian side Roma for £9m.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Birmingham will have to battle it out with Bolton for the signing of defender Danny Shittu, while the Midlands club have also set their sights on Newcastle defender David Edgar. (Daily Star)

Wolves are to sign centre-back Ronald Zubar from Marseille for £2.5m.
(Full story: Daily Mirror)

Marc-Antoine Fortune's agent says the Nancy striker would consider joining Tony Mowbray at Celtic after being on loan to West Brom. (Daily Record)

Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher would relish the chance to join former Easter Road boss Tony Mowbray at Celtic. (The Scotsman)

Rangers hope Barnsley will double their original offer and meet the £500,000 asking price for midfielder Charlie Adam. (Daily Mail)

Rangers are tracking Partick Thistle's Northern Ireland goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey. (The Sun)

Rangers' Cypriot midfielder Georgios Efrem has joined Hearts' Bruno Aguiar and Christos Karapidis by signing for Omonia Nicosia. (Daily Record)

Kilmarnock could offer a contract to free Rangers goalkeeper Lee Robinson. (Daily Express)

 

Stop screaming IMO.