Transfer tittle-tattle

[-V-]

Oh, and how did Marseille manage to sign Cesar Azpilicueta for just €7m, that's insane!! What the **** are we doing?!?!

Osusuna left back? Can't say iv ever noticed him before. If he's so good why have none of the big spanish teams shown an interest in him? They are normally pretty quick to snap up young spanish talent and this guy is 21

[lickedlollipop]

Martin Petrov signed for Bolton.

[dww]

Martin Petrov signed for Bolton.

Is this really a surprise? Decent player but very injury prone, may well be happy living where he is and Coyle seems to play the sort of football that would suit him.

[lickedlollipop]

yes, but i think he's better than that ... we'll see!

[Craig_H]

****'s sake, these kind of signings are bringing even the likes of Bolton closer to us, in terms of quality.

[Craig_H]

Raul on his way to Schalke, apparently.

[red g]

****'s sake, these kind of signings are bringing even the likes of Bolton closer to us, in terms of quality.

come on lad, dont be so hyperbole......take money more of those signings to get close

[Helios Creed]

James Perch has joined Newcastle from Forest. It's a move he's been angling for for months.

[red g]

James Perch has joined Newcastle from Forest. It's a move he's been angling for for months.

I hope you weren't fishing for a compliment for that terrible pun.

[Helios Creed]

I hope you weren't fishing for a compliment for that terrible pun.

:flounders for a suitable reply:

[Rich]

shoots self

[Helios Creed]

shoots self

don't get that one..

[lickedlollipop]

Chigrinski is going back to Sahtjor for 15mil €

[Rich]

Ouch, a €10m hit in one year!

[Shaggy]

• French defender agreed personal terms on move from Lorient
• 24-year-old was playing in France's Ligue 2 last year

• Matt Scott
• guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 6 July 2010 17.46 BST
• Article history

Arsène Wenger has made Laurent Koscielny his first significant signing of the summer. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

Arsenal are awaiting international clearance before confirming Laurent Koscielny as their player within "hours or days". The French centre-half has agreed personal terms on a €12m (£10.1m) move from Ligue 1 club Lorient.

"The deal has not been confirmed because there are some administrative details to be validated," Lorient's general director, Serge Areguian, told the Guardian. "It will be made official in the hours or days to come."

It is a meteoric rise for Koscielny, who was playing for the Ligue 2 side Tours as recently as last year.

Even with the addition of the 24-year-old, Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, recognises his side are light in central defence, where only the Belgium international Thomas Vermaelen and Switzerland's Johan Djourou are available.

Arsenal have sold Philippe Senderos to Fulham, while William Gallas and Mikaël Silvestre are believed to have played their last games at the Emirates Stadium after their contracts also expired.

Arsenal have also been linked with Bolton Wanderers' Gary Cahill and Fulham's Brede Hangeland.