Villa Signs for Madrid [or not]

[Bari]

Move over City & Chav's, you just can't compete with the pulling power of Real

[red g]

If the mancs dont sign one of Benzema or Aguero, i'll be amazed.

Benzema wants to stay in france for another year with the world cup coming up next year.....althougn money tallks.

I said Earlier.....i reckon it will be Kun who will from then on be known as Kunt.

[JohnDoe]

If the mancs dont sign one of Benzema or Aguero, i'll be amazed.

Prepare to be amazed, in my opinion.

[wiw]

Crazy

[Exiled_red]

Worrying thing is they're probably not done there. With Madrid throwing money about, Man City and Chelsea likely to follow suit and the scum with £80m burning a hole in their pockets I'm worried where we are going to get the top class players we are looking for from.

[BobTheCharmer]

This is brilliant stuff. Madrid are going to be like the harlem globe trotters. I used to love that cartoon growing up. I hope Madrid bring one out soon. It's fantasy football and it'll spice the CL up which it has needed badly.

[Darth Marty]

Fair play to Madrid, cant help but think when we win stuff next season it will be so much sweeter. I honestly think Rafa will sign some great players under the radar. **** the mancs and **** the chavs, madrid may go to the top of the pile but theres no guarantees they will gel.

[SimonNo7]

They have also signed Albiol with a couple of players going the other way including Negrado!

[Jayesh87]

Graham Hunter was on SSN saying that Madrid have agreed to sign Villa & Albiol for 50 million euro's plus Valencia get Negredo & Granero.

[Leyton388]

So that will be £190m spent on 4 players in 2 weeks. That is a disgrace and just shows how far footballers and the sport is detatched from the real world and its fans. Alot of people are starting to fall out of love with football due to money. I mean how can you as a fan relate to a footballer who earns close to £100k a week and are so detatched from the real world.

Back in the day you could go to the game and watch guys who grew up round the corner from you or on the same street and you can relate to them. But how the **** can you relate to someone who doesn't give a **** about the fans and goes home to their big mansions after picking up another £100k?

Even the **** players like Barry are now being offered £120k a week i mean WTF? FAIR ENOUGH THE WORLD MEGA STARS EARNING LOADS BECAUSE THEY HAVE MARKETING APPEAL BUT THE LIKE OF BARRY AND CO????

[Lee]

Graham Hunter was on SSN saying that Madrid have agreed to sign Villa & Albiol for 50 million euro's plus Valencia get Negredo & Granero.

FFS!!! Another one we lose out on then

[Tatterdemalion]

It's funny how that prick Platini seems to be quiet at the moment.
God forbid if one of the english clubs was spending this much money.

[Vermilion]

FFS!!! Another one we lose out on then

Maybe we just buy him from Valencia, is that legal ?

Also, if he's gone to Valencia then he's not going to be part of any Alonso deal, so maybe that means Xabi stays.

[red g]

It's funny how that prick Platini seems to be quiet at the moment.
God forbid if one of the english clubs was spending this much money.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/06/11/1319165/michel-platini-slams-real-madrids-excessive-pursuit-of-cristiano-

The president of UEFA, Michael Platini, often critical of the manner in which sides from the Premier League recklessly throw wages and transfer fees around Europe, has slammed Spanish side Real Madrid for following suit.

The Primera Division runners-up have spent close to €165 million on just two players: Brazilian attacker Kaka and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Platini believes this contradicts the idea of "fair play".

The administrator, himself regarded as one of the finest footballers during his playing days with Juventus and France, told AFP, "These excessive transfers are happening almost every day."

Platini is keen to address the fiscal environment of European football and therefore wants to adopt a socialist policy to continental competition by creating a level economic playing field.

"These transfers are a serious challenge to the idea of fair play and the concept of financial balance in our competitions," he complained.

"UEFA is working hard with clubs to set up a new set of rules... to clean up the system and give it a more solid, more transparent base.

"That is our top priority today," he concluded.

[Lee]

Maybe we just buy him from Valencia, is that legal ?

Also, if he's gone to Valencia then he's not going to be part of any Alonso deal, so maybe that means Xabi stays.

Yeah I think that's legal as long as he doesn't actually play for them. I still think Real Madrid will take up Negedo's buy back clause and try to use him as a bargaining chip for Alonso.

Argh what a depressing transfer window so far - I hope I'm pleasantly surprised but at the moment I just want us to keep Alonso, sign Aguero, Silva and Villa, and then have the window shut. Is that too much too ask?!