Summer transfer thread 2012

[Lecter]

Is he what United need??

I keep seeing them linked with attacking midfielders but for me they need a holding player or someone like Javi Martinez more than they do an attacking player

[Fredo]

Scholes' signed for another year so I guess they won't.

[Lecter]

Scholes' signed for another year so I guess they won't.

Scholes is hardly a defensive player

FFS he cant tackle

[Red_Polo]

I think he meant I guess they won't need Kagawa.

[Shaggy]

City are going to be linked with everyone

Jamie Lindsay @Jamie_Lindsay
From 'AS' - #MCFC have made a formal offer to Fernado Llorente's agent. Had a meeting on April 27th. Dzeko would be sold to Germany to make room.

[red g]

City are going to be linked with everyone

they are like a spurs with buying power.

[PTP]

city are going to piss me off again this summer - they'll just out bid everyone for any player if it's just to **** up other teams....ie, say we moved for a striker for £15m.....City will just say "we'll pay £25m" - and if we don't budge they can then drag it out and then pull out the deal, leaving the player/selling club in limbo and us ****ed.

**** it - i don't give a **** about the right/wrong way - i'd ****ing love to have a couple of billion injected into LFC - a few hundred million getting the stadium sorted, a few hundred million to go and sign 8 top, top players and then the rest in the bank to help fund wages etc for a couple of years...

once the stadium is built, we'd already be champions and back in the champions league and be able to make us more self sufficient....just need that billion or two to get it started

[Imy]

Is he what United need??

I keep seeing them linked with attacking midfielders but for me they need a holding player or someone like Javi Martinez more than they do an attacking player

I'd love us to sign Kagawa (and Martinez).

Kagawa plays best behind a central striker, unsure where Utd would play him - possibly out wide allowing him to drift? or maybe Fergie is going to change to a full time time 4-2-3-1 formation.

They do need a holding player, but how many teams actually really attack them? Ourselves, City, Arsenal and Chelsea? The other teams seem to be happy with a draw against them.

[Chris]

city are going to piss me off again this summer - they'll just out bid everyone for any player if it's just to **** up other teams....ie, say we moved for a striker for £15m.....City will just say "we'll pay £25m" - and if we don't budge they can then drag it out and then pull out the deal, leaving the player/selling club in limbo and us ****ed.

Another reason why we need to get things done fast, they'll **** the market up one way or the other so need to get some business done before that happens. Oh well!

[Shaggy]

michael owen @themichaelowen
The Manager informed me after our testimonial match on Tuesday that the club would not be offering me a new contract.

michael owen @themichaelowen
I have loved every minute of the 3 years I have spent at such a fantastic club.

michael owen @themichaelowen
I would like to thank the players, staff and fans for their support and wish them well for the future.

michael owen @themichaelowen
I now plan to have a short holiday during which I will contemplate my next move.

michael owen @themichaelowen
I have an offer on the table from Coventry and an enquiry from Barnsley.

[Reece]

Coventry and Barnsley

[Shaggy]

[McDermotX]

Yes !!!!...................some fine news after yesterday

[Fernandinho]

he is so ****. I would love it if someone was able to work out how many minutes he spent on the pitch for them in competitive matches and a percentage of the minutes the club has played in competitive matches. Probably a healthy 3 percent over 3 years

[Bender]

Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins will meet Hoffenheim bosses face-to-face in a bid to secure the permanent move of midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.
The Iceland star joined Swansea in January on loan from the German club until the end of the season.

The 22-year-old impressed during his spell at the Liberty Stadium and scored seven goals in 17 starts.
Hoffenheim signed Sigurdsson from Reading, Swans boss Brendan Rodgers' former club, for £6.5m in 2010.

Swansea's initial bid, thought to be close to £4m, was rejected by the Bundesliga club who are likely to want to at least recoup the fee they paid for Sigurdsson.

The Welsh club earned £45.9m during their successful season in the top-flight from television and prize money, finishing 11th in the table, and so have funds to strengthen the squad.

Sigurdsson said in April he would be happy to stay at Swansea beyond the end of the current season.
But Swansea chief Jenkins admitted the Welsh club will struggle to keep hold of the midfielder.