Liverpool

In
Glen Johnson

(Portsmouth) £17,000,000
Alberto Aquilani

(Roma) £16,000,000
Sotirios Krygiakos

(AEK Athens) £2,500,000
Andriy Voronin

(Hertha Berlin) Return from loan

Out
Xabi Alonso

(Real Madrid) £30,000,000
Alvaro Arbeloa

(Real Madrid) £3,500,000
Sebastian Leto

(Panathinaikos) £2,000,000
Paul Anderson

(Nottingham Forest) £250,000 (permanent from loan)
Jack Hobbs

(Leicester City) Unisclosed (Permanent from loan)
Sami Hyypia

(Bayer Leverkusen) Free
Jermaine Pennant

(Real Zaragoza) Free
Szilard Nemeth

(AEK Athens) Loan
Charles Itandje

(Kavala FC) Loan

Manchester City

In
Carlos Tevez

(Media Sports Investments) £25,000,000
Emmanuel Adebayor

(Arsenal) £25,000,000
Joleon Lescott

(Everton) £24,000,000
Roque Santa Cruz

(Blackburn Rovers) £18,000,000
Kolo Toure

(Arsenal) £16,000,000
Gareth Barry

(Aston Villa) £11,000,000
Stuart Taylor

(Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Sylvinho

(Barcelona) Free

Out
Elano

(Galatasaray) £9,000,000
Richard Dunne

(Aston Villa) £6,000,000
Gelson Fernandes

(St Etienne) £3,000,000
Ched Evans

(Sheffield United) £3,000,000
Kasper Schmiechel

(Notts County) £1,000,000
Tal Ben Haim

(Portsmouth) Undisclosed
Daniel Sturridge

(Chelsea) Tribunal
Darius Vassel

(Ankaragucu) Free
Dietmar Hamann

(Released)
Michael Ball

(Released)
Danny Mills

(Released)
Jo

(Everton) Loan extended
Felipe Caicedo

(Sporting Lisbon) Loan
Joe Hart

(Birmingham City) Loan
Valeri Bojinov

(Parma) Loan

Manchester United

In
Antonio Valencia

(Wigan Athletic) £16,000,000
Gabriel Obertan

(Bordeaux) £4,000,000
Michael Owen

(Newcastle United) Free

Out
Cristiano Ronaldo

(Real Madrid) £80,000,000
Frazier Campbell

(Sunderland) £6,000,000
Manucho

(Real Valladolid) Undislosed
Lee Martin

(Ipswich Town) Undisclosed
Richard Eckersley

(Burnley) Tribunal
Rodrigo Possebon

(Sporting Braga) Loan
Carlos Tevez

(Media Sports Investments) Return from loan

Portsmouth

In
Kevin Prince-Boateng

(Tottenham Hotspur) £4,000,000
Mike Williamson

(Watford) £3,000,000
Tommy Smith

(Watford) £1,800,000
Tal Ben Haim

(Portsmouth) Undisclosed
Michael Brown

(Wigan Athletic) Undisclosed
Aaron Mokoena

(Blackburn Rovers) Free
Steve Finnan

(Espanyol) Free
Danny Webber

(Sheffield United) Free
Antii Niemi

Unnattached.
Frederic Piquionne

(Lyon) Loan
Anthony Vanden Borre

(Genoa) Loan
Aruna Dindane

(Lens) Loan
Jamie O'Hara

(Tottenham Hotspur) Loan
Hassan Yebda

(Benfica) Loan

Out
Glen Johnson

(Liverpool) £17,000,000
Peter Crouch

(Tottenham Hotspur) £9,000,000
Niko Kranjcar

(Tottenham Hotspur) £6,500,000
Sylvain Distin

(Everton) £5,000,000
Martin Cranie

(Coventry City) Undisclosed
Sean Davis

(Bolton Wanderers) Free
Djimi Traore

(AS Monaco) Free
Noe Pamarot

(Released)
Lauren

(Released)
Sol Campbell

(Notts County) Free
Jermaine Thomas

(West Bromwich Albion) Free
Glen Little

(Sheffield United) Free
Arnold Mvuemba

(Released)
David Nugent

(Burnley) Loan
Jermaine Pennant

(Liverpool) Return from loan)
Armand Traore

(Arsenal) Return from loan
Theofanis Gekas

(Bayer Leverkusen) Return from loan
Pele

(FC Porto) Return from loan

Stoke City

In
Tuncay Sanli

(Middlesbrough) £6,000,000
Robert Huth

(Middlesbrough) £5,000,000
Dean Whitehead

(Sunderland) £4,000,000
Diego Arismendi

(Nacional) £4,000,000
Danny Collins

(Sunderland) £3,500,000
Tom Soares

(Charlton Athletic) Return from loan

Out
Danny Collins

(Stoke City) £3,500,000
Seyi Olofinjana

(Hull City) £3,000,000
Vincent Pericard

(Released)
Ibrahima Sonko

(Hull City) Loan

Sunderland

In
Darren Bent

(Tottenham Hotspur) £10,000,000
Michael Turner

(Hull City) £9,000,000
Lee Cattermole

(Wigan Athletic) £8,000,000
Frazier Campbell

(Manchester United) £6,000,000
Lorik Cana

(Marseille) £5,000,000
Paolo Da Silva

(Toluca) Free
John Mensah

(Lyon) Loan
Roy O'Donovan

(Blackpool) Return from loan

Out
Dean Whitehead

(Stoke City) £4,000,000
Michael Chopra

(Cardiff City) £4,000,000 (permanent from loan)
Grant Leadbitter

(Ipswich Town) £2,650,000
Greg Halford

(Wolverhampton Wanderers) £2,000,000
Paul McShane

(Hull City) £2,000,000
Carlos Edwards

(Ipswich Town) £1,350,000
Anthony Stokes

(Hibernian) Undisclosed
Dwight Yorke

(Released)
David Connolly

(Released)
Nick Colgan

(Released)
Arnau Riera

(Released)
Peter Hartley

(Hartlepool United) Free
Darren Ward

(Retired)
Teemu Taino

(Birmingham City) Loan
Djibril Cisse

(Marseille) Return from loan
Tal Ben Haim

(Manchester City) Return from loan
Calum Davenport

(West Ham United) Return from loan

Tottenham Hotspur

In
Peter Crouch

(Portsmouth) £9,000,000
Sebastien Bassong

(Newcastle United) £8,000,000
Niko Kranjcar

(Portsmouth) £6,500,000
Kyle Naughton

(Sheffield United) £6,000,000
Kyle Walker

(Sheffield United) £2,000,000
Jimmy Walker

(West Ham United) Free
Giovani Dos Santos

(Ipswich Town) Return from loan

Out
Darren Bent

(Sunderland) £10,000,000
Didier Zokora

(Sevilla) £7,500,000
Kevin Prince-Boateng

(Portsmouth) £4,000,000
Pascal Chimbonda

(Blackburn Rovers) £2,000,000
Chris Gunter

(Nottingham Forest) £1,750,000 (permanent from loan)
Gilberto

(Cruzeiro) Free
Ricardo Rocha

(Released)
Frazier Campbell

(Manchester United) Return from loan
Adel Taarabt

(Queens Park Rangers) Loan extended
Ben Alnwick

(Norwich City) Loan
Jamie O'Hara

(Portsmouth) Loan

West Ham United

In
Alessandro Diamanti

(Livorno) £5,000,000
Radoslav Kovac

(Spartak Moscow) £3,000,000 (permanent from loan)
Jonathan Da Costa

(Fiorentina) £3,000,000
Herita Ilunga

(Toulouse) Undisclosed (Permanent from loan)
Fabio Daprela

(Grasshoppers Zurich) Undisclosed
Péter Kurucz

(Ujpest FC) Undisclosed (permanent from loan)
Guillermo Franco

(Villarreal) Free
Luis Jimenez

(Inter) Loan
Julien Faubert

(Real Madrid) Return from loan
Calum Davenport

(Sunderland) Return from loan

Out
James Collins

(Aston Villa) £5,000,000
Savio Nsereko

(Fiorentina) £4,000,000
Lucas Neill

(Released)
Lee Bowyer

(Birmingham City) Free (permanent from loan)
Diego Tristan

(Cadiz) Free
Walter Lopez

(Cerro) Free
Jimmy Walker

(Tottenham Hotspur) Free
Freddie Sears

(Crystal Palace) Loan
David Di Michele

(Torino) Return from loan
Jan Lastuvka

(Shakhtar Donetsk) Return from loan

Wigan Athletic

In
Mohamed Diame

(Rayo Vallecano) £3,500,000
Jason Scotland

(Swansea City) £2,000,000
James McCarthy

(Hamilton Academical) £2,000,000
Jordi Gomez

(Espanyol) £1,700,000
Hendry Thomas

(Olimpia) Undisclosed
Antonio Amaya

(Rayo Vallecano) Undisclosed
Scott Sinclair

(Chelsea) Loan
Marlon King

(Middlesbrough) Return from loan

Out
Antonio Valencia

(Manchester United) £16,000,000
Lee Cattermole

(Sunderland) £8,000,000
Michael Brown

(Portsmouth) Undisclosed
Henri Camara

(Released)
Ben Watson

(Queens Park Rangers) Loan
Amr Zaki

(Zamalek) Return from loan
Mido

(Middlesbrough) Return from loan

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In
Kevin Doyle

(Reading) £6,500,000
Nenad Milijaš

(Red Star Belgrade) £2,600,000
Ronald Zubar

(Marseille) £2,500,000
Greg Halford

(Sunderland) £2,000,000
Stefan Maierhoffer

(Rapid Vienna) £1,800,000
Andrew Surman

(Southampton) £1,000,000
Marcus Hahnemann

(Reading) Free
Michael Mancienne

(Chelsea) Loan
Segundo Castillo

(Red Star Belgrade) Loan

Out
Stephen Gleeson

(MK Dons) Undisclosed (permanent from loan)
Darren Potter

(Sheffield Wednesday) Undisclosed (permanent from loan)

 

Interesting.

 

Yeah it might be, **** all has happened so far though. I dunno if Ooijer is confirmed to be going to PSV yet, so I won't add him.

 

You can put Martin Laursen's transfer to the Shady Acres retirement castle.

 

Yeah, this one is a real shame.

Aston Villa captain Martin Laursen has called time on his playing career due to injury.

The Danish defender, who has not played since January, has announced that he will be retiring from football with immediate effect.

He has been plagued by knee problems for many years and the latest setback left him facing a decision about whether to carry on.

Laursen could have undergone another major operation - this time on his right knee - in an attempt to return to action but he has instead opted to hang up his boots.

The 31-year-old's retirement will leave a huge void to fill in the Villa defence as he has been one of the club's most consistent performers in recent seasons.

He moved to Villa Park from AC Milan in 2004 and went on to establish himself as one of the strongest centre-backs in the Premier League.

Laursen has had to endure many spells on the sidelines but it was hoped earlier this season he had finally overcome his problems.

A series of excellent performances helped Villa mount a challenge for a UEFA Champions League spot before he was struck down again.

Martin O'Neill's men have struggled to keep as many clean sheets in Laursen's absence and will finish either fifth or sixth in the league.

Laursen, who made 53 appearances for Denmark before retiring from international football earlier this year, also spent time with homeland club Silkeborg and Italian sides Hellas Verona and Parma earlier in his career.

One of the best defenders in the league for the season and a bit he was actually fully fit.

 

Oh and the Ronaldinho to City rumours have started again, that took up a lot of space in last years version of this.

 

Only 10m this time. We don't want or need him. Especially as he could distract Robinho. I'd rather see us sign Diego.

 

Especially as he could distract Robinho.

Ronaldinho's character has definetely improved. There's definitely no problems there, well at least not so at Milan.

And you're laughing if you think the 10th best team in England doesn't need Gaucho. If you somehow convince him to stop trying to play as a left sided attacking midfielder, and finally play as a genuine #10 in a central attacking position, he'd be....awesome.

 

Diego seems set for Juve though...

 

Yeah

 

Laursen is a massive loss to the Villans. One of the best defenders in the league. World class in the air, very strong in the tackle, smart and leads the team so well from the back. Real Loss for O'Neil.

Ronaldinho would be brilliant for Man City, he could return to being a worldclass player in my opinion, if they make him the centre of the team and get his fitness up to a decent level. He is still a stunning player in my eyes, technically one of the best in the world, great in one on ones, great with set pieces, very very clever player, can create goals, can score goals. Please return to fitness Ronny, we need one of the best players of the last decade back to his best.

 

Silva, Johnson and Barry wth: ) would be my predictions to Liverpool.

 

Boss not happy with Arbeloa?

also who would be going out in your opinion cos those 3 players would probably altogether cost 40m

 

Boss not happy with Arbeloa?

I think he's more then happy with Arbeloa but we have no cover what so ever, if Arbeloa is injured then we usually play Carragher or Skrtel there, even Mascherano.

Also Johnson would give us a more attacking option from full back then Arbeloa who would be the more defensive option, I think they'd provide good competition for each other.

Do you think Spurs are seriously interested? As they seem to be the main competition for his signature.

also who would be going out in your opinion cos those 3 players would probably altogether cost 40m

Well I don't think it's true we need to sell before we can buy, we have spent a similar amout each summer under the yanks and recouped most of the money from our big money signing last summer already but...

I'd say Babel is a goner, Voronin as well, Dossena will probably leave and their is also rumours about Riera going.

Also sadly it looks like Alonso might go to Real Madrid, if that's the case I can actually see us being worse next year unless the money is used to good affect and not just on the aforementioned three players (or similar players).

 

Ryan Babel probably. Maybe Dossena too.

 

Ronaldinho is past it. He doesn't want to do better and he'd upset the balance of the team. Its a very simplistic view that "the 10th best team in ENgland should want Ronaldinho". We've got some fantastic midfielders who play well together. Robinho and Ireland look like a fantastic partnership, scoring 27 goals between them, and adding Ronaldinho could disrupt that.

 

I fully agree with TGO here. Ronaldinho, the further the better.

 

If he can't motivate himself at AC Milan to get his form back to anything resembling his first few years at Barca I dont see how he would at City.

 

The big rumour for now ahs to be Tevez, I believe he will still be an EPL player next year, but for which team, and oddly enough, the team that gets Tevez, one of the other teams may well get Villa (unless he decides to stay in Spain) or Benzema. Showing the potential the EPL clubs have, but it also shows Arsenal will need a strong market to catch up to the big 3 really, as its unlikely Arsenal will get any of the above unless they decide to splash out a bit.

 

Weird that stuff seems to be heating up once I made the thread.

Only definite move today is Blackburn not taking up their option on Villanueva, which isn't a surprise seeing as Allardyce has barely played him. Kind of a shame seeing as I thought he'd do better, and he's heading out to the gulf, which seems a waste.

Rumours include Gourcuff to Citeh/Liverpool, Adebayor to Milan, Pennant to Wigan to presumably replace Valencia and Zaki to one of four teams.

Can see this summer being fairly quiet, though.

 

Zaki would be a liability though.. He's a good striker, but his attitude is severely lacking.

 

I think he's one of those players that would work for certain managers. Can see him doing well for Allardyce at Blackburn if Santa Cruz fecks off.

 

I think he'll most likely end up at a decent German team like Dortmund or Leverkusen. I think most EPL managers know what he is by now, and very few would be willing to take the risk..

 

Zaki will be even more problematic than last season as its the Cup of Nations this season (yay).

That Gourcuff to City rumour is delicious, makes me wonder if Elano will be off mind.

 

I cant see Milan giving both Ronaldinho and Gourcuff to City, and maybe not even 1 of them if Kaka goes.

 

Well it depends on who the new manager is. Berlusconi doesn't want to give up Ronaldinho after last summer was spent chasing him, and he seemed to be his rather than Ancelotti's signing. I can see them quite easily surrending Gourcuff though.

 

Added Zaki to the list seeing as Bruce made it clear they're not taking up the loan option on him. I imagine I can get ready to add Quaresma, Paim (seriously think they got him in just because he was good on FM), Makaluka, Castillo and a few others to the loan returns list.

Only loanees I really see staying are Jo (though that'll probably drag out as Everton try and lower the fee), Givet and Di Michele.

 

Oh and maybe Traore, depending on how much Arsenal want for him.