Off-season transfer window thread (soccer)

Johnson at RB with Hutton either in the midfield or on the bench and Corluka at centre-back would be best IMO.

 

- Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko expects to remain at White Hart Lane for next season.

- Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has dismissed talk of a bid for Real Madrid striker Raul, claiming it is the latest example of agents trying to take advantage of the club's vast resources.

- Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez could make a dramatic switch to rivals Manchester City after his agent Kia Joorabchian revealed the Argentine striker would join a club not in the Champions League.

- However, United are looking to see if there are any loopholes in Tevez's contract that will allow them to sign the 25-year-old for free.

- Former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce, who is now manager of Wigan, has warned Tevez that he would be mad to leave Old Trafford, with Liverpool also keen on the former West Ham forward.

- Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is lining up a £15m bid for Valencia forward David Silva.

- Arsenal will renew their interest in Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso but will have to pay about £18m for the Spaniard.

- Blackburn have inquired about taking Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic on loan next season.

- Everton will hope to sign Cardiff midfielder Joe Ledley for £3.5m in the summer.

- Aston Villa and Tottenham are keeping tabs on Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer, who has only a year left on his contract.

- Birmingham are lining up a £2.5m offer for Aston Villa midfielder Craig Gardner.

- Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has verbally agreed a new five-year contract that will double his salary to £80,000 per week and he will put pen to paper before the end of the season.

- Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is favourite to replace Quique Flores as the coach of Benfica.

- Hull manager Phil Brown has been assured he will still have a job, even if the Premier League club are relegated to the Championship.

- AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has moved a step closer to becoming Chelsea manager after he was the victim of a bitter attack from Rossoneri owner Silvio Berlusconi.

- Chelsea will target AC Milan stars Andrea Pirlo and Kaka if Ancelotti becomes their new boss.

- Arsenal assistant manager Pat Rice has denied rumours that he is considering retiring at the end of the season.

 

I was addressing the defence by saying it would be best to have Johnson at RB and Corluka at CB.

For Hutton, either put him in midfield if Jenas is injured/suspended or on the bench. I rate Hutton, but Jenas is clearly better - no argument.

 

- Manchester United are favourites to beat Liverpool in the £20m race for Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are also interested in the Ecuadorian.

- United are also set clinch the £6m signing of Brazil defender Dodo from Corinthians.

- Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has his eye on former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan, who is now at Atletico Madrid.

- Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, who has been linked with a host of top clubs, will not be leaving Anfield this summer, according to his agent.

- Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant believes the club would be making a mistake if they allow striker Didier Drogba to leave this summer.

- But Drogba will depart and the club are lining up Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor as his replacement.

- Carlo Ancelotti will bid for Aston Villa's Ashley Young if the AC Milan coach takes the job as Blues boss this summer.

- Chelsea will send Ricardo Quaresma back to Inter Milan but the Portugal winger is then likely to make a permanent switch to Benfica.

- Current boss at Stamford Bridge Guus Hiddink has recommended the club go for £15m-rated CSKA full-back or winger Yuri Zhirkov.

- Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz will turn down Arsenal and Tottenham if he can secure a move to Manchester City or Liverpool.

- But Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is determined to sign Cruz after putting the Paraguay forward top of his wanted list.

- One player on his way to Blackburn is defender Gael Givet, who will complete a £4m permanent switch from Marseille. It will also pave the way for Stephen Warnock to leave Ewood Park.

- Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko says he expects to remain a Tottenham player next season, insisting he has received assurances over his future.

- Newcastle manager Alan Shearer wants Wigan midfielder Paul Scharner.

- Bolton are ready to make a £4m bid for Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O'Neil.

- Birmingham have cleared the way for goalkeeper Joe Hart's arrival on loan from Manchester City by loaning out Colin Doyle to Swansea.

- West Brom are set to beat Fulham to the signature of Stockport striker Oli Johnson.

- Celtic are set to make James McCarthy the highest-paid teenager in Scottish football history with a summer transfer bid for the Hamilton midfielder.

- Newcastle manager Alan Shearer insists striker Michael Owen has a big part to play in their relegation battle.

- Arsenal's billionaire investors are poised for a showdown over the club's future strategy, with Alisher Usmanov ready to suggest that Stan Kroenke and others join him in making a commitment to tackle the club's £318m debt.

- Reading want Watford manager Brendan Rogers to replace Steve Coppell, while also on their list of candidates are Tony Adams, Nigel Pearson and Lawrie Sanchez.

- Also on Reading's list are Adrian Boothroyd, Phil Parkinson and Gus Poyet.

- Meanwhile, ex-Royals boss Coppell is being lined up to take on a new role developing future England stars as Premier League chiefs want him to take on a new Head of Youth job.

 

LOL @ Benitez wanting sell Babel, but then wanting to buy ****ing Forlan...

 

Drogba > Adebayor

Stupid move imo.

 

as long as they sign a good striker i don't think there will be any difference, i dont like Adebayor though