Summer Transfer Window: Rumors and Confirmed Transfers

Apparently we're being linked with Sam Vokes.

Lux wrote:Apparently we're being linked with Sam Vokes.

Same.

He's a Saints fan.

Jay Lloyd Samuel to Leeds.

Marvin wrote:Jay Lloyd Samuel to Leeds.

Heard that Leeds turned him down and we're interested Doubt it highly.

Jordi wrote:

Lux wrote:Apparently we're being linked with Sam Vokes.

Same.

He's a Saints fan.

He played for Bournemouth

Dean why would Corinthians even bid for Tevez if they didn't have the money?

polska. wrote:Payments was probably the problem, but Corinthians have the money. They've splashed money before.

As I asked, what's their record signing? (I genuinely don't know, but I'd bet my last pound, it isn't over £20-25m)

Well, if they had the money and 'much more' like you said, then why was payments such a problem? I don't understand it? It was something to do with a bank verification which apparently the buying club has to agree to (basically happens with all big deals) and I think it's to ensure, the selling club get all their money. Corinthians wouldn't sign it. Not fishy no?

Sean wrote:Dean why would Corinthians even bid for Tevez if they didn't have the money?

What have Corinthians said on the matter?

Dean wrote:

polska. wrote:Payments was probably the problem, but Corinthians have the money. They've splashed money before.

As I asked, what's their record signing? (I genuinely don't know, but I'd bet my last pound, it isn't over £20-25m)

Well, if they had the money and 'much more' like you said, then why was payments such a problem? I don't understand it? It was something to do with a bank verification which apparently the buying club has to agree to (basically happens with all big deals) and I think it's to ensure, the selling club get all their money. Corinthians wouldn't sign it. Not fishy no?

You could splash money on more than one player.

You'll have to ask Rei or Benq as I don't know Corinthians that well...

The transfer window in Brazil is coming to an end soon and I don't think there is time to negotiate a deal. Corinthians may have the money, but they aren't going to needlessly spend it around, they want a good deal too. Plus not like the need Tevez anyway.

be funny when the day comes that brasilian clubs will have financial muscle stronger then most european teams, infact those days are already starting to come to fruition and the single minded fan of european football that cringe towards south american football will cry in fear

or something like that

polska. wrote:

Dean wrote:

polska. wrote:Payments was probably the problem, but Corinthians have the money. They've splashed money before.

As I asked, what's their record signing? (I genuinely don't know, but I'd bet my last pound, it isn't over £20-25m)

Well, if they had the money and 'much more' like you said, then why was payments such a problem? I don't understand it? It was something to do with a bank verification which apparently the buying club has to agree to (basically happens with all big deals) and I think it's to ensure, the selling club get all their money. Corinthians wouldn't sign it. Not fishy no?

You could splash money on more than one player.

You'll have to ask Rei or Benq as I don't know Corinthians that well...

The transfer window in Brazil is coming to an end soon and I don't think there is time to negotiate a deal. Corinthians may have the money, but they aren't going to needlessly spend it around, they want a good deal too. Plus not like the need Tevez anyway.

City wanted money up front apparently, Corinthians obviously don't have that right now do they

Dean wrote:

Sean wrote:Dean why would Corinthians even bid for Tevez if they didn't have the money?

What have Corinthians said on the matter?

“There is no more time for the transfer to be achieved given that the window to sign players from abroad closes on Wednesday, July 20,” the club’s board said in the statement.

Corinthians have never spent money like this before to buy a player. I'm not sure what their record signing is, but I know that it pales in comparison to this bid for Tevez. What Corinthians have done before with Ronaldo, Adriano, and maybe Edu (I'm not too sure about him) is that they acquired these players on a free transfer on high wages. These wages were supplemented by third parties and sponsors who back Corinthians because of their fanbase (which means their name will get more exposure), and also for a cut of the revenue generated by image rights and other money generating avenues.

However actually buying a high profile player is a new phenomenon. If it had gone through it would have represented a huge sign of intent. I know the 37 million Euro bid was leveraged by the fact that Corinthians are signing a very lucrative tv deal soon, and I suspect that the aforementioned third parties and sponsors would contribute to the fee itself.

I guess Man City just asked for too much. The Brazilain international transfer window closed today, so Corinthians were forced to break off negotiations because they would not have been completed in time after Man City changed the terms. Corinthians could have stumped up the extra cash, but like any other buying club they had a threshold where any bid beyond that would trigger a negotiation.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2016936/Chelsea-bid-Romelu-Lukaku.html
They're going to have soo many strikers if they do buy him.
Drogba, Torres, Anelka, Sturrdige and now Lukaku.

Birmingham are interested in Sunderland CB Matt Kilgallon and Doncaster ST Billy Sharp

http://www.shemsfm.net/actualite/actualites_sport-news/ammar-jemal-tres-proche-de-southampton/13

Must be a Jaidi recommendation.

Probably old but

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FC Barcelona and Udinese have reach agreement on the transfer of Alexis Sánchez. The deal is for 5 years.

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Chelsea 'very close' to completing €5m transfer of Barcelona holding midfielder Oriol Romeu. #fcb #cfc

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by philmcnulty
Chelsea 'very close' to completing €5m transfer of Barcelona holding midfielder Oriol Romeu. #fcb #cfc

Hmm, never heard anything about him. How old?

19. He's just a B team member at the minute but that doesn't mean he isn't good.

Highly rated anyway, can't say I've seen him enough to judge.

I bet the media call him the new Busqets. Which would actually be quite good if he devolped like hm.

I've read him described as the new Busquets actually.

There's a few good youth midfielders coming through at the minute like Thiago, Rafinha, Sergi Roberto, Romeu. Not all of them can stay and progress well.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11668_7054518,00.html

Spanish sources also claim that Barca will have a clause in the deal inserted which will allow them to buy highly-rated Romeu back in the summer of 2013.

Spanish pansy.

No better than Josh.

Whats the point in that then

I swear Barca were planning to sell Bojan and then have an option to buy back if he done well?

They have a buyback clause with Botía too, standard procedure.

Yeah, it's to prevent another Cesc saga

£10m for jagielka??? lololoollol

is Wenger living in early 00's or something

Kuled wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2016936/Chelsea-bid-Romelu-Lukaku.html
They're going to have soo many strikers if they do buy him.
Drogba, Torres, Anelka, Sturrdige and now Lukaku.

Neymar

really hope all the competition pisses Drogba off, he leaves, and signs with us

a man can dream

I think Anelka might leave this season, plus Drogba hasnt got that long left, Im thinking Lukaku is seen as his natural successor.