Football Transfer Centre 2013: Transfer News and Rumours

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Vito Mannone completes Sunderland transfer as Arsenal continue clear out

On your bike: Vito Mannone has joined Sunderland (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have continued their summer clear out by selling Vito Mannone to Sunderland.
Mannone, 25, joins the Black Cats on a four-year-deal after failing to break through at Arsenal, where he made just a handful of first-team appearances during a seven year stay.
He will rival Keiren Westwood to be Sunderland’s new number one, after they sold Simon Mignolet to Liverpool for £9million last week.
Arsenal will pocket £2.8million for the deal, with £2million up front now, and the rest to follow in bonus payments.
He becomes just the latest victim of Arsene Wenger’s intensive summer clearout, that begun earlier this month with the release of 13 players.
Source:Metro Football

 

[prince salmin]

liverpool mseme lingine kipa huyooooooo?!

 

[popiexo]

Swansea wamelamba dume, Jonjo Shelvey has left Liverpool after his £6 million move to Swansea was finalised.

 

[Mourinho]

GINKEL PICKERS!
Last updated: July 04 2013

JOSE MOURINHO has swooped for Dutch starlet Marco van Ginkel.

Chelsea confirmed this morning that a fee, believed to be around £8million, has been agreed with Vitesse Arnhem for the highly-rated midfielder.

The deal is subject to Van Ginkel passing a medical and agreeing personal terms, although this is not expected to be a problem.

Van Ginkel, 20, helped an impressive Holland Under-21s side reach the semi-finals of Euro 2013 in Israel.

He played three matches and delivered two assists at the tournament.

 

[popiexo]

Arsenal mnajishauri nini toeni hela hiyo.


The Gunners are confident their new bid will be enough to secure the Real Madrid striker, with sources saying the fee could be agreed by the two clubs 'within the next 24 hours'.

Arsenal had been reluctant to pay more than €24.5m for the Argentinian, but manager Arsene Wenger sanctioned a fresh bid closer towards Real's €30m valuation of the player.

 

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French striker Nicolas Anelka has joined West Brom on a one-year deal. The 34-year-old, who has already played in the Premier League for five different teams, spent the latter half of last season at Juventus after leaving Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.

BBC Sport - Nicolas Anelka: West Brom complete signing of veteran striker

 

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Brazil midfielder Paulinho will undergo a medical at Tottenham ahead of his proposed move from Corinthians for a fee of about £17m.

Paulinho will also meet Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas and chairman Daniel Levy before finalising the terms of a four or five-year contract.

The 24-year-old arrived in London on Thursday and his medical is scheduled to begin on Friday morning.
Tottenham could be in a position to announce the signing later on Friday.

BBC Sport - Paulinho: Brazil midfielder to have Tottenham medical

 

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Arsenal confirm the departure of two players on season-long loan deals, withJohan Djourou and Francis Coquelin temporarily moving away from the Emirates Stadium.

Switzerland international Djourou, 26, has signed for Bundesliga side Hamburg after the defender spent the second half of last season at Hannover.

Meanwhile 22-year-old midfielder Coquelin will also move to Germany, with Freiburg taking the former France Under-21 international to the Mage Solar Stadion for the forthcoming campaign.

 

[Bukayo jr]

Arsenal mnajishauri nini toeni hela hiyo.
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The Gunners are confident their new bid will be enough to secure the Real Madrid striker, with sources saying the fee could be agreed by the two clubs 'within the next 24 hours'.

Arsenal had been reluctant to pay more than €24.5m for the Argentinian, but manager Arsene Wenger sanctioned a fresh bid closer towards Real's €30m valuation of the player.

Gonzalo Higuain agrees £23million move to Arsenal | The Sun |Sport|Football

 

[Bukayo jr]

[h=3]ARSENAL last night smashed their transfer record when they agreed a £23million fee for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain.[/h] The Argentine will undergo a Gunners medical today and is expected to sign a three-year £100,000-a-week deal.
Higuain, 25, has been given permission by Madrid to fly to London following weeks of negotiations. And boss Arsene Wenger has made it clear he wants the powerful goalscorer on board when Arsenal head for their tour of the Far East next Thursday.
The deal, which has been confirmed by the player's father Jorge, comes as a huge relief for Wenger, who had promised Arsenal fans to spend serious money this summer after eight years without winning a trophy.
The Gunners' previous biggest signing was the £16.5million they paid to sign Santi Cazorla from Malaga last summer and propels the club back into the big time.
Now Wenger wants to build on Higuain's imminent arrival by pressing ahead with negotiations for Wayne Rooney and Julio Cesar.
Rooney is still weighing up his future at Manchester United but would demand in excess of £200,000 a week.
Brazilian keeper Cesar, who has a £90,000-a-week contract at QPR, will be allowed to leave Loftus Road as a free agent just to get him off the wage bill.
The ex-Inter Milan keeper, 33, wants to stay in London despite interest from Barcelona.
And Wenger believes that the capture of Higuain will convince other world-class stars to join.

Read more: Gonzalo Higuain agrees £23million move to Arsenal | The Sun |Sport|Football
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BREAKING NEWS
David Moyes says Wayne Rooney is not for sale.
"He's a Manchester United player and will remain a Manchester United player," he says.
"I have known Wayne since he was 16, when he was at Everton. It is a little bit of deja vu. He is training really well, he is coming back in good shape and I am looking forward to working with him."

 

[Mourinho]

BREAKING NEWS
David Moyes says Wayne Rooney is not for sale.
"He's a Manchester United player and will remain a Manchester United player," he says.
"I have known Wayne since he was 16, when he was at Everton. It is a little bit of deja vu. He is training really well, he is coming back in good shape and I am looking forward to working with him."

Oooh dear me!
Wonders shall never end, did he say anything about the player's request to quit the club though?

 

[EMT]

Oooh dear me!
Wonders shall never end, did he say anything about the player's request to quit the club though?

David Moyes: "I do not know what those two gentlemen said - Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney. That conversation was private and as far as I am concerned I am looking forward to working with Wayne. I can categorically tell you that Wayne Rooney has trained fantastically well since I've been here. Wayne won't be sold by Manchester United."

Una swali lingine? lol

 

[Mourinho]

David Moyes: "I do not know what those two gentlemen said - Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney. That conversation was private and as far as I am concerned I am looking forward to working with Wayne. I can categorically tell you that Wayne Rooney has trained fantastically well since I've been here. Wayne won't be sold by Manchester United."

Una swali lingine? lol

Sasa who is telling lies kati ya SAF na Rooney?
SAF insisted that bwana mdogo kaomba kuangalia ustaarabu mwingine ila bwana mdogo anakanusha hiyo kauli, and he wanted that to be cleared as a condition for his commitment at the Club.

 

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Sasa who is telling lies kati ya SAF na Rooney?
SAF insisted that bwana mdogo kaomba kuangalia ustaarabu mwingine ila bwana mdogo anakanusha hiyo kauli, and he wanted that to be cleared as a condition for his commitment at the Club.

Sorry sikufuatilia tena press conference; tenis ilikuwa imenoga.

 

[mossad007]

Sorry sikufuatilia tena press conference; tenis ilikuwa imenoga.

I want the final of djokovic vs Murray na huyu mscoty apigwe

 

[BAK]

Saturday's gossip column


For a list of confirmed transfers, check out our transfers page.
TRANSFER GOSSIP

Chelsea's hopes of signing Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, 31, have been given a massive boost with the Spanish side interested in signing Real Sociedad player Asier Illarramendi, 23, as a replacement.
Full story: Daily Star
Everton and Tottenham look set to battle it out as they attempt to sign Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu, 19, on loan.
Full story: Independent

Gerard Deulofeu scored 18 goals in 36 appearances for Barcelona B

Hull manager Steve Bruce wants to sign 28-year-old South Africa striker Katlego Mphela - nicknamed Killer because of his lethal finishing - from Mamelodi Sundowns.
Full story: The Sun
West Ham have agreed a £6.7m fee to sign Colombian striker Duvan Zapata, 22, from Argentine club Estudiantes.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Napoli will move for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, 27, if they miss out on top target Stevan Jovetic, of Fiorentina.
Full story: Daily Express
Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy, 26, is in advanced talks over a move to Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Express
Queens Park Rangers are preparing a £4m offer for Celtic striker Gary Hooper, 25, who is also wanted by Norwich City.
Full story: The Sun
Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup is ready to join the chase for Blackburn Rovers forward Jordan Rhodes, 23, after making a firm inquiry about the Scottish international.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Pablo Osvaldo was born in Argentina but has represented Italy

Manchester City are set for talks with Roma with a view to buying 27-year-old striker Pablo Osvaldo.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Swansea City have stepped up their efforts to sign striker Wilfried Bony, 24, from Vitesse Arnhem with an improved £13.7m package.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Loic Remy, 26, could play for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship next season as other clubs show little interest in the France striker.
Full story: London Evening Standard
Spanish club Levante want to sign Arsenal's 29-year-old striker Marouane Chamakh.
Full story: Daily Mail
OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester City's pre-season tour of South Africa could be thrown into chaos because of Nelson Mandela's continued ill health.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea have won 11 trophies in the 10 years since Roman Abramovich bought the club

Chelsea defender John Terry, 32, has revealed how Roman Abramovich's arrival at Stamford Bridge left him fearing for his place in the side - but says the Russian's desire to win trophies has transformed the club.
Full story: Daily Mail
Everton's new assistant manager Graeme Jones believes Roberto Martinez faces a challenge to change the Toffees' style of play.
Full story: Sky Sports
AND FINALLY

The jacket of the ball boy "kicked" by Eden Hazard last season during Chelsea's League Cup semi-final clash with Swansea is being sold for charity.
Full story: Daily Mail

 

[BAK]

Paulinho: Tottenham target is a fighter - Edu


6 July 2013 Last updated at 09:54 GMT
Paulinho: Brazil midfielder completes move to Tottenham

By David Ornstein BBC Sport

Brazil midfielder Paulinho has joined Tottenham from Corinthians for a fee of just under £17m.
Paulinho, who starred in Brazil's Confederations Cup triumph, passed a medical before finalising his contract.
[h=2]Paulinho factfile[/h]Full name: Jose Paulo Bezerra Maciel Junior
Born: 25 July 1988
Brazil caps: 17
Brazil goals: 5



The 24-year-old arrived in London on Thursday and met Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas and chairman Daniel Levy.
"I am very happy and excited to have joined Spurs. It's a huge pleasure for my career to be at a club as big as Tottenham," Paulinho said.
Real Madrid also showed an interest in Paulinho, who has also played for Lithuanian side FC Vilnius and Polish club LKS Lodz.
Sao Paulo-born Paulinho scored 34 goals in 167 games for Corinthians and played in his country's 3-0 win over Spain in the Confederations Cup final.
He also played for Corinthians in their Club World Cup final win over Chelsea in December.
He has made a total of 17 appearances for Brazil and scored five times, including goals in their 3-0 Confederations Cup win against Japan and the 2-1 semi-final victory over Uruguay.
Earlier this month, when announcing he would leave Corinthians, Paulinho said: "What I have to say to Corinthians is 'see you soon'.
"Pretty soon I'll be back, owing to everything you have done for me."

 

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Francis Coquelin [Arsenal - Freiburg] Loan
Johan Djourou [Arsenal - Hamburg] Loan

 

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Nicolas Anelka [Juventus - West Brom] Free