Premier League Transfer Rumours 28th June 2011

Man Utd new keepr David De Gea

Topping the Premier League transfer news again today is Manchester United the Red Devil’s officials failed yesterday in their attempts to blanket new keeper David De Gea who was at Old Trafford for his medical, the transfer will be completed today and the £18.3m Spanish keeper will become United new number 1.

Barcelona have urged Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas to go on a player strike in order that they may be able to get him at a reduced price.  The Arsenal skipper has caused more rumour today when he has been left out of the official phot’s unveiling the clubs new away strips.

Blackburn boss Steve Keane is being linked with Robbie Keane after being told to forget about a move for Roma’s Virko Mucinic as they are not a big enough club.

Boltons Gary Cahill is Arsenal target

Arsene Wenger is believed to have opened up talks with Bolton for defender Gary Cahill, the player has an excellent season last year and has attracted the interest of bigger clubs.  Wenger believes he is the man to help tighten up his Arsenal defence.

Two clubs are believed to have met the asking price for Naymar.  Chelsea and Manchester City are believed to be in the running, with Chelsea also looking at the possibly of Barcelona’s David Villa.

Going on elsewhere Swansea have rejected a bid from Newcastle for left back Neil Taylor.  Sunderland are ready to make a £7m bid for reading striker Shane Long as well as agreeing a £13m fee for Ipswich wonder boy Connor Whickham hoping this will fend off interest from rivals Liverpool.  Stoke have made a bid of £3m for West Ham striker Carlton Cole.  Arsenal have been told they will have to blow a whopping £23m in order to land Valencia star Juan Mata, and finally Liverpool are hoping to throw a couple of their young guns into a deal which will see Blackpool’s Charlie Adam heading towards Anfield.  

Transfer Rumour Roundup 27th June 2011

Rather than trying to explain everything individually it's much easier to give you the daily highlights on what is happening around Europe in the transfer market, so everyday from now to the start of the season you will get a full run down of transfer rumour and speculation.

The top news from the Premier League today is that Manchester United have made a £15m pound bid for Barcelona youngster Thiago Alcantara.  Barca's Spanish U21 midfielder shone in the sides recent victorious run in the Euros.  Alcantara is being billed as the natural replacement for long serving midfielder Paul Scholes who retired at the end of last season.

Lille seem to have finally got the idea that Gervinho is no longer wanting to stay in France, he has been linked with a whole host of clubs this summer, just about every top 10 team has had an interest and it seems that finally now he had indicated that he will be joining Arsenal at the Emirates for the beginning of the Premier League season, the fee is somewhere around £12m for the highly rated Ivory Coast International.

Big spending City are also ready to splash the cash, boss Roberto Manchini has highlighted three players he wants at Eastlands for next season.  The first is 23 year old Fiorentina midfielder Allesio Cerci, he has also been linked with Stefan Savic the 20 year old currently plays his football for Partizan Belgrade and commands a £7m asking price.  Last one on city's radar is Sergio Romero a 24 year old Montenegro goalkeeper, who will surely be brought in to cover Joe Hart as Shay Given will be leaving to pursue first team football.

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson has today joined the race to sign Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, he faces stiff competition for the signature though as Bolton and Newcastle have already weighed up with bids believed to be around £6m for the England U21.

Going on elsewhere today Chelsea are hoping to hold onto Portuguese star Jose Bosingwa and stop him joining Besiktas.  Arsenal have made a club record bid for Juan Mata the Valencia midfielder is going to cost around £18m.  Premier League new boys QPR are lining up a bid for Italian World Cup winning captain Fabbio Cannavaro, and Man City have been told it will take a club record of £36m in order to bring top target Hulk of FC Porto to Eastlands for next season.



Man City eye £45m rated Javier Pastore

It could turn out to be one of the biggest signings made by any club this season with mega rich Manchester City chasing Palermo's £45m rated Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore.

Palermo president Maurizio Zamprini claims that City are leading the chase for his star player but there are also six to seven other clubs in the mix.  The star is so highly rated that Zamprini has compared him to being worth two of Brazilian superstar Naymar, he said "Pastore is worth two Neymars, he is one of those who will win the Ballon D'Or in the coming years.  He is a champion.  Like him there are only Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta, Rooney and this quality player is only 22 years old".

If the signing come off Pastore will be joining International team mate and City skipper Carlos Tevez at the Eastlands.  It is firmly believed that Pastore is destined for great things and in the next couple of years will be one of the best players in the world.

Man City boss Roberto Mancini is still chasing his number one target for the summer Chilean Alexis Sanchez but he faces tough competition from Barcelona for the signature of the Udinese superstar.  They are also still in the hunt for German winger Marko Marin.  Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder and Arsenal's Samir Nasri is a possibility.

Arsenal chase new Fabregas

The day after we hear that European giants Barcelona have made a £27m bid for Arsenal's star midfielder Cesc Fabregas, news comes that Arsene Wenger already has his potential replacement lined up in the shape of Ricardo Alvarez.

No deal has yet been reached with his club Velez Sarsfield but, highly rated sources have confirmed he is definitely of interest to Arsenal.  His signature is likely to cost around £11m making him the biggest signing to come to the Emirates this summer and a move for him would surely bring an end to the career of Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal.

Some believe the deal with Arsenal is already done with Palermo president Murizio Zamprini also interested in the player has made it public that Alavrez has already signed with the gunners.

Ashley Young Joins Manchester United

It is so far the biggest transfer made in the Premier League this summer the move of England midfielder Ashly Young from Aston Villa to Manchester United.  The England starlet has signed a five year deal worth £31m at Old Trafford and says he is looking forward to winning trophies at United and most importantly helping them win their 20th Premier League title.

Come August 13th Young will be pulling on the most famous red jersey in Football walking out for United, his debut is likely to come before that during the Community Shield match against local rivals Manchester City on August 7th.

The player who started his professional career with Watford used to turn up to training in battered old Ford Fiesta, will now join in the competition with Bentley's and Ferrari's at Man Utd's training ground.  The 25 year old is predominantly a left sided midfield player but can also play up front adding to what is already an impressive United strike force, his place in the side is not guaranteed though and he will have to train hard to prove his worth and take Giggs spot on the left.

Barcelona table £27m bid for Cesc Fabregas

The speculation and rumour has been running for months now, maybe even years but today Barca cheif Sandro Rossell has finally confirmed they have made a verbal bid of £27m to Arsenal for star midfielder Fabregas.  The Catalans have long been an admirer of the classy Spanish Midfielder and a transfer has been talked up for years with one big question looming large.  Will Fabregas stay at Arsenal, or will he follow his heart for Barcelona?

The £27m bid has been immediately rejected by Arsenal, however Barca are ready to go back with a £30m bid.  Maybe not quite enough to convince Arsene Wenger to let go of his prize asset but, if they come back with something around the £35m mark then the money may be to much temptation to turn down.

Just last year Barcelona failed with bids of £29m and £31m to bring Fabregas to the Nou Camp.  For now Fabregas has remained quite on the matter but in his heart he must surely be relishing a return to the club where he learned his trade and being afforded the opportunity of winning major trophies.

Villas Boas takes Chelsea job

With comparissons to Jose Mourinho ringing in his ears new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has taken the same route as his former mentor leaving Portugese club Porto to take the reins at Stamford Bridge. 

The 33 year old coach who worked under Mouringho at the Bridge says the comparisions to his former boss are not inevitable but he has assure the Chelsea fans that a very different approch will be taken and this will not be a one man show.

The new boss has signed a three year deal at Chelsea and is the same age as both Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba, don't let that fool you though, although young he won the Portugese league, league cup and Europa league last season.  Under Villas-Boas Porto were unbeaten in the league last season with 27 wins in 30 matches they are only second Portugese club to do this since Benfica in the 1972 - 73 campaign.

I personally think a younger inection is maybe just what is need at Chelsea some fresh ideas to take the club forward, some pundits would agree that Villa-Boas is a good move whilst other are sitting on the fence claiming that he is a calculated gamble.

Hughton takes the reins at Birmingham

Former Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton has completed a deal which will see him manage the relegated Birmingham City in the championship next season.  Hughton who won promotion back to the Premier League with Newcatsle will be hoping that he can repeat the performance this time around.

He told the clibs official website "It is what I regard as a real football club with extremely passionate supporters".  Hughtons appointment was made official yesterday and he was able to fend off stiff competition from Italian Roberto Di Matteo in order to land the role.

His task, not an easy one in what is going to be a competative championship devision in the coming season with a side who are not as good as Newcastle were, will that effect Hughton?  Probably not, he showed during his time at Newcastle that he has the ability to get the best out of players and drives home a real team ethic in the dressing room.

The club have yet to confirm how long Hughton's contract is or how his backroom staff will be made up but, the Birmingham chariman Peter Pannu has said he was particularly impressed with Hughton's vision and footballing theories of bringing through youth players, playiong attractive and effective football.

Modric causing a stir for Spurs

Tottenham's creative midfield play maker is causing a stir at White Hart Lane today.  Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has stated that he is ready to quit Spurs this season on the hunt for a place at one of the top four.  Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp and Chairman Daniel Levy have reacted furiously and slammed a massive message home that "Luka Modric is not for sale at any price".

This comes only days after Chelsea made it public that they had a £22m bid turned down for the midfield star.  Modric has been quoted as saying "I have enjoyed my time at Tottenham and would like to stay in London and join Chelsea.  This is the biggest news and scandal of the transfer window so far this close season and things only look like they are going to get worse, with both Manchester United and Manchester City due to join the race to land Modric in the coming days.  Levy has stated he is furious with both the player and his representatives following his announcement that he wants a move to Stamford Bridge.

You would think that with all the turmoil that Tottenham would surely cut their losses at this point, and cash in on their prize asset.  After all, why keep a player who does not want t be there.  His wages at Tottenham are around £45,000 a week with the highest payed Spurs star Van De Vaart currently earning £65,000 a week.  Chelsea are set to treble the players wages if he joins the blues this summer and with Man Utd ready to offer England Winger Ashley Young £135,000 a week deal Modric must surely have one eye on an extremely lucrative contract, with the possibility of silverware to come.

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Chelsea chasing Romelu Lukaku

18 year old Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku currently playing for Anderlecht is in talks with Chelsea over a possible summer switch to Stamford Bridge.  The managerless Londoners are still making moves in the transfer market despite their being no manager at the Helm.  One would think that favourite Gus Hiddink is calling the shots from a far having things put into place for when he takes the reins.

The highly rated teenager was linked with a possible move to the Premiership in the January window but decided to stay in Belgium until the end of the season.  Chelsea will face stern competition for his signature with Premier league rival Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham all chasing the star.