Don't be silly, he will be great for our team, big strong and experienced..
He will become a key player for us.


Glad to see we have made 2 signings already, need some defenders and a keeper now tho.

I've read some reports contradicting this story, lets wait till it's confirmed:p.

Arsenal now pissed at how barca have gone about trying to sign fabregas, apparently ready to put in a second bid.


One of the candidates for barca president said "it should be easy to sign fabregas"..

Problem is fabregas is under contract for 5 more years.. if we dont want to sell.. well hes pretty buggered.

Offer 45m and we should take it.

buy gourcuff and HOPEFULLY get jcole.

All he would have to do is put in a transfer request and if the club rejects then ask FIFA to look into it if he wants to go that bad...

Foot boll is a very nice game i also like playing foot boll and form on and off for the entire year for England and more detrimentally to Manchester United.I like the Chicago temporary loss of striker Joey Aldridge, that the loss of Rio Ferdinand won’t place England too many pegs down the potential World Cup winning pole as the once great defender has hard worked with fitness

Filipe melo wants to stay at juve instead of moving to arsenal because he wants to win trophies.

I dont think juve are even in europa, finishing 7th! in serie A..

lol goodluck.

Gunners in race for Richards.

Arsenal look to go into battle with North London rivals Tottenham to sign Micah Richards from Manchester City. According to various reports the English defender is able to leave Eastlands for a figure of £9m, as the mega-rich club look to sign high-profile defenders. The ex-England international is seen as an ideal replacement for the outgoing William Gallas

Arsenal in for "new Messi".

According to the Mirror, Arsenal lead the growing list for ‘the new Lionel Messi.’ The Israeli midfielder Guy Assulin is a free agent this summer and the Gunners look set to battle it out with Manchester City for his signature. The 19-year-old Barcelona playmaker is said to be keen on working with manager Arsene Wenger, if the deal goes ahead.

Valencia youngster turns down Arsenal chance.

15-year-old starlet Francisco Alcacer has play down talk of a move to Arsenal, pledging his future to Valencia. The striker recently caught Wenger’s eye after impressing at U17 European Championships, taking Spain to the final. "I am pleased to hear of the interest from big clubs but my heart is with Valencia. He told Sky Sports. "My future is with Valencia and the club shares my ambition."

Yaya Touré could be in line for a move to Liverpool after his agent claimed that the Barcelona midfielder has already agreed a deal to join a Premier League club.

Chelsea and Manchester United have both been in the hunt for the 27-year-old, who has also been linked with a move to Manchester City where he would link up with brother Kolo, as Barcelona continue to eye Cesc Fabregas.

But after Arsenal rejected a £29million bid earlier this week, the La Liga champions have once again turned their attention to Javier Mascherano after failing to lure the Liverpool holding midfielder to Spain last summer.

A swap deal has been mooted with Mascherano, 25, keen to leave Anfield whilst Liverpool are unable to meet Barca's €36million asking price, but Touré's agent, Dimitri Seluk, has remained tight-lipped until the Ivory Coast international returns from the World Cup.

He said: "If everything goes well, Yaya will go to England.

"But we can't talk about definite clubs. We already have a closed deal, and all will be resolved before the World Cup."

Liverpool supporters also claim that managing director Christian Purslow hinted at a deal for Touré was imminent when he was bombarded with phone calls yesterday following Rafael Benitez's departure.

Jose Mourinho's Summer Transfer Moves Will Cost Real Madrid €100 Million - Report
Mourinho has requested three or four players for his team, which will push the total cost of summer transfers to €100 million...

As reported by AS, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho's summer transfer budget to form his ideal team will be in the €100 million range.

"I want three or four defensive-minded players but I want for us to improve in attack," said the Special One in a recent interview with the Spanish tabloid. And thus, Los Blancos are preparing to put the wheels in motion to make Mourinho's requests a reality.

The three defensive-minded players the Portuguese coach has his eye on are Inter's Maicon (right-back), Lazio's Aleksandar Kolarov (left-back) and a midfielder (either Roma's Daniele De Rossi or Liverpool's Steven Gerrard).

Negotiations for the Brazilian right-back have taken a favourable turn in that the player has publicly declared his desire to play at Real Madrid, effectively shutting Manchester City out of a swoop, but Inter are insisting on a fee of €35m, while Madrid seem unwilling to shell out more than €25m.

The same is the case for Kolarov, who Lazio price at €20m but Madrid are insisting on paying only €15m for him. For either De Rossi or Gerrard, Los Blancos are at liberty to pay €30m.

The only offensive player Mourinho is willing to shell out on is Benfica's Angel Di Maria and in that case the two teams are at an impasse; Madrid are unwilling to increase their offer past €30m, while Benfica continue to demand €40m for the star Argentine. Should Di Maria's transfer fail, Valencia's David Silva has also been strongly tied to the Bernabeu.

Madrid could be convinced to include players in their respective deals in cash plus player options and Royston Drenthe, Ezequiel Garay and Marcos Alonso are just some of the names that have been mentioned in reports.

Los Blancos are reportedy in no rush to make the signings should teams be unwilling to negotiate this early in the summer. In fact, Florentino Perez and co. are intent on waiting until August if needs be to see the price of some of the players come down.


Steven Gerrard is an attacking player really?

Having him and de rossi would be good.

Arsenal have beaten Chelsea to the signing of Dutch Under 17 international Kyle Ebecilio, according to RTV Rijnmond. The 16-year-old midfielder will join from Feyenoord on July 1st.

Ebecilio, a strong and powerful attacking midfielder, has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea in recent weeks, but a reported last minute move from the Gunners has seen them seal the deal, much to Feyenoord’s dismay. Kyle is the cousin of Blues defender Jeffrey Bruma.

They spent 70-90 million on Kaka and Benzema

Bet they regret that lol, both have been pretty awful

Benzema will leave for half the price soon enough lol.
Good news for united.


No wonder teams are asking for such big price tags

Man united and Arsenal set to fight it out for joe cole, as chelsea withdraw their contract offer for cole.

Need Mascherano to have an amazing World Cup so that we get a lot of money for him. So here's hoping he guides Argentina quite far into the tournament.

Obi Mikel ruled out the World Cup now too, the African squads are getting hit hard.

Robben is a doubt now as well

So many injured lol.

Need the spanish brazilians and argentinians to get injured now.

Arsenal and Manchester will lose out on signing Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole on a free transfer, while Manchester City and Tottenham remain firmly in the hunt for his signature.

Speculation has continued to mount over Cole's future, and he seems certain to leave Stamford Bridge as talks over a new contact stalled before he set off for South Africa after making Fabio Capello's final England squad.

Spurs, Arsenal, United and City have all been linked with a move for Cole, though it appears that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are unlikely to have the midfielder at their disposal next season.

A source close to the transfer activity told Soccernet: "My information is that Joe Cole will not be going to Arsenal or to Manchester United, despite being linked with both of these clubs. Joe Cole has a few options, and has not made up his mind, and will do so when he returns from South Africa. It is still possible that he could decide to stay at Chelsea but that is only a small chance."

The source refused to rule out Spurs and Man City and, while Roberto Mancini's club can offer big bucks, Harry Redknapp has the lure of Champions League football for Cole, and that could be the deciding factor.

Redknapp has made it clear that he isn't looking to make a large number of signings, but instead wants one or two outstanding new players to reinforce Spurs' chances of making it past the qualifying stage of the Champions League. And it was Redknapp that gave Cole his debut in the Premier League when they were both at West Ham United.

Cole would be happy to stay at Chelsea, but the club have thus far shown no willingness to improve the contract offer which is still on the table.

With Cole available on a free, his advisors argue that his value in the open transfer market could be £18 million to £20 million, a huge saving for any prospective new club, which would justify an inflated wage packet.

Chelsea will fight to keep Joe Cole at Stamford Bridge.

The England midfielder has been linked with a move to Arsenal after saying he will not sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge when his current deal expires at the end of June.

He has also been a target for Manchester United, Tottenham, Manchester City and West Ham.

But Chelsea assistant coach Ray Wilkins insists he and manager Carlo Ancelotti will be trying to persuade Cole to stay.

Wilkins, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme said: "We've obviously been in dialogue with Joe for months now and it's pretty evident that Carlo and myself would love Joe to stay but it's down now to the club to see what we can do.

"We sincerely hope Joe stays with us - he's a smashing guy and he's a wonderful footballer so we'll keep our fingers crossed."



What to believe ? lol

There has been heavy speculation over the future of Torres at Liverpool after the Merseyside giants failed to qualify for the Champions League next season. The frustrated Spanish striker has recently made it clear that he wants Liverpool to show ambition and sign some top players.

The Anfield exit of compatriot Rafa Benitez appears to have fuelled rumours of Torres' summer departure from Liverpool, with the Mail on Sunday reporting that Chelsea will intensify their interest in the striker.

Apparently, Chelsea are prepared to pay £70million for the Spaniard and although Manchester City could match the fee, they are unable to offer Torres Champions League football. Liverpool's owners apparently made it clear to Benitez before his departure that there is little money to spend over the summer and they may find it hard to resist a huge bid.

Last month, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti explicitly said that he would like to sign Torres, commenting "It's not only Drogba – I would like to play with Torres." It is thought that Roman Abramovich has sanctioned a massive bid for the Spanish striker.

Torres managed to score an impressive 22 goals for Liverpool in an injury-plagued season. He is set to star at the World Cup for tournament favourites Spain.

Fabregas reportedly told Gunners' boss Arsene Wenger that he would like to move to Barcelona, following intense speculation that the Arsenal skipper would move back to the Nou Camp, where he began his career.

Barcelona made an initial bid last week, reported to be around the £30million mark. Arsenal have firmly rejected the offer and insisted that Fabregas is not for sale at any price.

Sensing the stalemate, Spanish dailies Marca and Sport claim that Real Madrid have made enquiries about what would be a sensational move for Fabregas. With Jose Mourinho now at the helm at the Bernabeu, Real appear determined to sign a big name midfielder, with Steven Gerrard also linked with the Spanish giants.

However, Sport reports that Fabregas has told Real Madrid president Florentino Perez that he isn't interested in a move to the Bernabeu and that talks between Arsenal and Barcelona will intensify over the coming few days. Sport interprets Real's interest in Fabregas as "an attempt to interfere in negotiations" to bring the midfielder to the Nou Camp.

Fulham shot-stopper Mark Schwarzer gets green-light for Arsenal switch

Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer looks set to complete a switch to London rivals Arsenal after holding emergency talks with manager Roy Hodgson.

According to the News of the World, the 37-year-old Australian shot-stopper is on the verge of a £3 million move out of Craven Cottage after telling Hodgson the opportunity was too good to turn down.

Schwarzer, who was in fine form for the Cottagers last season after guiding them to the Europa League final, is wanted by Arsene Wenger as a short-term solution to the Gunner's goalkeeping problems.

He's anticpated to replace current No.1 Manuel Almunia as the club’s first choice goalkeeper, while acting as an example for youngster's Lukas Fabianski and Vito Mannone.

Although Hodgson will be reluctant to let his veteran gloveman depart, especially with a year outstanding on his current deal, he's thought to have agreed in principle not to stand in Schwarzer's way.

Schwarzer, who will be part of the Socceroos World Cup 2010 squad this summer, moved to the Premier League from Kaiserslauten in 1996 and has represented Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Fulham.



Okay i like mark schwarzer but... hes marginally better than almunia.. and he is like 5 - 6 years older.

We would only be able to keep him for 2 seasons tops. Which i think is a waste, may aswell go for green or hart.

The Mirror and the Mail reported on Sunday that the diminutive midfielder would be joining the Gunners on a free transfer after the World Cup.

The 28-year-old is reportedly set to sign a four-year, £100,000-a-week deal at Arsenal.

Cole is out of contract at Chelsea and has rejected a new deal, with the Blues resisting his £100,000-per-week wage demands.

The midfielder has found it difficult to command a first-team place under new manager Carlo Ancelotti, playing just 31 times in all competitions last year, scoring two goals.
It had been thought that Tottenham were favourites to sign Cole, but Spurs boss Harry Redknapp said last week that "someone else" was in pole position to sign him.



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