Summer transfer thread 2012

[lickedlollipop]

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/premier-league-ins-and-outs.html

The summer transfer window has now shut and the Barclays Premier League clubs' trading has finished until January.

You can keep track of all the ins and outs at your club on this page, which will be updated throughout the summer.

Arsenal

In
Santi Cazorla (Malaga) Full story
Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) Undisclosed Full story
Lukas Podolski (Cologne) Undisclosed Full story

Out
Manuel Almunia (Watford) Free
Benik Afobe (Bolton Wanderers) Loan
Kyle Bartley (Swansea) Full story
Nicklas Bendtner (Juventus) Loan
Daniel Boateng (Oxford United) Loan
Joel Campbell (Real Betis) Loan
Denilson (Sao Paulo) Loan
Gavin Hoyte (Dagenham & Redbridge) Free
Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Ryo Miyaichi (Wigan Athletic) Loan
Robin van Persie (Man Utd) Full story
Alex Song (Barcelona) Undisclosed
Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) Undisclosed
Ju Young Park (Celta Vigo) Loan

Aston Villa

In
Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord) Undisclosed Full story
Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar) Free Full story
Matthew Lowton (Sheffield United) Undisclosed Full story
Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord) Undisclosed Full story
Jordan Bowery (Chesterfield) Undisclosed
Ashley Westwood (Crewe Alexandra) Undisclosed
Christian Benteke (Genk) Undisclosed
Joe Bennett (Middlesbrough) Undisclosed

Out
James Collins (West Ham United) Undisclosed Full story
Carlos Cuellar (Sunderland) Free Full story
Emile Heskey (released)
Jean Il Makoun (Rennes) Loan
Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) Loan

Chelsea

In
Cesar Azpilicueta (Marseille) Undisclosed
Eden Hazard (Lille) Undisclosed Full story
Thorgan Hazard (Lens) Undisclosed Full story
Marko Marin (Werder Bremen) Undisclosed
Victor Moses (Wigan Athletic) Undisclosed
Oscar (Internacional) Undisclosed Full story

Out
Yossi Benayoun (West Ham United) Loan
Jose Bosingwa (QPR) Free
Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid) Loan
Ulises Davila (Sabadell) Loan
Kevin De Bruyne (Werder Bremen) Loan
Matej Delac (Guimaraes) Loan
Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Full story
Michael Essien (Real Madrid) Loan
Gael Kakuta (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Salomon Kalou (Lille) Free
Milan Lakovic (Guimaraes) Loan
Romelu Lukaku (West Brom) Loan
Josh McEachran (Middlesbrough) Loan
Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Thorgan Hazard (Zulte Waregem) Loan

Everton

In
Matthew Kennedy (Kilmarnock) Nominal
Kevin Mirallas (Olympiacos) Undisclosed Full story
Steven Naismith (Rangers) Free Full story
Bryan Oviedo (FC Copenhagen) Undisclosed
Steven Pienaar (Tottenham Hotspur) £4.5m Full story

Out
Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls) Undisclosed
Marcus Hahnemann (released)
James McFadden (released)
Jack Rodwell (Manchester City) Undisclosed Full story
James Wallace (Tranmere) Undisclosed
Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce) Undisclosed
Joao Silva (Levski Sofia) Undisclosed

Fulham

In
Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) Undisclosed Full story
Mladen Petric (Hamburg) Free Full story
Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) Undisclosed Full story
Sascha Riether (Cologne) Loan Full story
Hugo Rodallega (Wigan Athletic) Free Full story
George Williams (MK Dons) Undisclosed

Out
Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed Full story
Dickson Etuhu (Blackburn Rovers) Undisclosed
Bjorn Helge Riise (released)
Andrew Johnson (Queens Park Rangers) Free Full story
Danny Murphy (Blackburn Rovers) Free Full story
Marcel Gecov (KAA Gent) Undisclosed

Liverpool

In
Joe Allen (Swansea City) Undisclosed Full story
Fabio Borini (Roma) Undisclosed Full story
Oussama Assaidi (Heerenveen) Undisclosed Full story
Nuri Sahin (Real Madrid) Loan Full story
Samed Yesil (Bayern Munich) Undisclosed

Out
Charlie Adam (Liverpool) Undisclosed Full story
Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina) Undisclosed
Fabio Aurelio (Gremio) Free
Craig Bellamy (Cardiff City) Free
Andy Carroll (West Ham Utd) Loan Full Story
Stephen Darby (released)
Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahce) Undisclosed Full story
Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys) Undisclosed
Toni Silva (Barnsley) Undisclosed
Nathan Eccleston (Blackpool) Undisclosed
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) Loan

Manchester City

In
Maicon (Inter Milan) Undisclosed Full story
Jack Rodwell (Everton) Undisclosed Full story
Scott Sinclair (Swansea City) Undisclosed Full story
Matija Savic (Fiorentina) Undisclosed
Richard Wright (Unattached) Free

Out
Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham) Undisclosed Full story
Wayne Bridge (Brighton & Hove Albion) Loan
Omar Elabdellaoui (PSV Eindhoven) Loan
Owen Hargreaves (released) Full story
Adam Johnson (Sunderland) Undisclosed Full story
Stuart Taylor (released) Full story
Vladimir Weiss (Pescara) Undisclosed
Nigel de Jong (AC Milan) Undisclosed
Stefan Savic (Fiorentina) Undisclosed
Dedryck Boyata (Twente) Loan
Roque Santa Cruz (Malaga) Loan

Manchester United

In
Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) Undisclosed Full story
Nick Powell (Crewe) Undisclosed Full story
Robin van Persie (Arsenal) Full story
Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem) Full story

Out
Ben Amos (Hull City) Loan
Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham) Undisclosed Full story
Ritchie De Laet (Leicester City) Undisclosed
Fabio da Silva (Queens Park Rangers) Loan Full story
Tomasz Kuszczak (Brighton & Hove Albion) Free
Michael Owen (released) Full story
Park Ji-Sung (Queens Park Rangers) Undisclosed Full story
Paul Pogba (Juventus) Free Full story

Newcastle United

In
Romain Amalfitano (Reims) Free Full story
Vurnon Anita (Ajax) Undisclosed Full story
Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City) Undisclosed Full story
Curtis Good (Melbourne Heart) Undisclosed Full story

Out
Leon Best (Blackburn Rovers) £3m
Fraser Forster (Celtic) Undisclosed
Danny Guthrie (Reading) Free Full story
Peter Lovenkrands (released)
Alan Smith (released)

Norwich City

In
Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley) Undisclosed Full story
Robert Snodgrass (Leeds United) Undisclosed Full story
Michael Turner (Sunderland) Undisclosed Full story
Steven Whittaker (Rangers) Free Full story
Javier Garrido (Lazio) Loan Full story
Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham) Undisclosed Full story
Alexander Tettey (Rennes) Undisclosed

Out
Daniel Ayala (Nottingham Forest) Loan
Andrew Crofts (Brighton & Hove Albion) Undisclosed
Zak Whitbread (released)
Aaron Wilbraham (released)

Queens Park Rangers

In
Samba Diakite (Nancy) Loan Full story
Fabio da Silva (Manchester United) Loan Full story
Robert Green (West Ham United) Free Full story
Junior Hoilett (Unattached) Free Full story
Andrew Johnson (Fulham) Free Full story
Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham Hotspur) Free Full story
Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United) Undisclosed Full story
Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea) Free Full Story
Julio Cesar (Inter Milan) Undisclosed Full Story
Esteban Granero (Real Madrid) Undisclosed Full story

Out
Patrick Agyemang (released)
Jay Bothroyd (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan
Joey Barton (Marseille) Loan
Akos Buzsaky (Free)
Daniel Gabbidon (released)
Fitz Hall (released)
Paddy Kenny (Leeds United) Undisclosed
Heidar Helguson (Cardiff City) Undisclosed
Peter Ramage (Crystal Palace) Free
Daniel ****tu (released)

Reading

In
Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed Full story
Danny Guthrie (Newcastle) Free Full story
Adrian Mariappa (Watford) Undisclosed Full story
Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest) Free
Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart) Free Full story
Nicky Shorey (West Bromwich Albion) Free Full story
Stuart Taylor (Manchester City) Free

Out
Michail Antonio (Sheffield Wednesday) Undisclosed
Mikkel Anderson (Portsmouth) Loan

Southampton

In
Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) Undisclosed Full story
Steven Davis (Rangers) Free Full story
Paulo Gazzaniga (Gillingham) Undisclosed Full story
Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) Undisclosed Full story
Emmanuel Mayuka (BSC Young Boys) Undisclosed Full story
Gaston Ramirez (Bologna) Undisclosed
Cody Cropper (Unattached) Free

Out
Dan Harding (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Billy Sharp (Nottingham Forest) Loan
Radhi Jaidi (Released)
Bartosz Bialkowski (Notts County) Free
Dean Hammond (Brighton & Hove Albion) Loan

Stoke City

In
Charlie Adam (Liverpool) Undisclosed Full story
Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo) Undisclosed
Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed Full story
Jamie Ness (Rangers) Free Full story

Out
Ryan Brunt (Leyton Orient) Loan
Florent Cuvelier (Walsall) Loan
Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough) Free
Danny Collins (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Andrew Davies (released)
Salif Diao (released)
Ricardo Fuller (released)
Louis Moult (released)
Thomas Soares (released)

Sunderland

In
Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa) Free Full story
Steven Fletcher (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed Full story
Adam Johnson (Manchester City) Undisclosed Full story
Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) Loan
Louis Saha (Tottenham) Free Full story

Out
Jordan Cook (released) Full story
Craig Gordon (released) Full story
Asamoah Gyan (Al-Ain) Undisclosed
George McCartney (West Ham United) Free Full story
Michael Turner (Norwich City) Undisclosed Full story
Marcus Angeleri (Estudiantes) Undisclosed
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) Loan
Kieran Richardson (Fulham) Undisclosed Full story

Swansea City

In
Jose Manuel "Chico" Flores (Genoa) £2m Full story
Pablo Hernandez (Valencia) £5.55m Full story
Jonathan De Guzman (Villarreal) Loan Full story
Michu (Rayo Vallecano) £2m Full story
Itay Shechter (Kaiserslautern) Loan
Ki-Sung yeung (Celtic) Undisclosed
Jamie Proctor (Preston) Undisclosed Full story
Kyle Bartley (Arsenal) Undisclosed Full story

Out
Joe Allen (Liverpool) Undisclosed Full story
Scott Sinclair (Manchester City) Undisclosed Full story
Stephen Dobbie (Brighton & Hove Albion) Undisclosed

Tottenham Hotspur

In
Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City) Undisclosed Full story
Mousa Dembele (Fulham) Undisclosed Full story
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed Full story
Jan Vertonghen (Ajax) Undisclosed Full story

Out
Ben Alnwick (Barnsley) Free
Sebastien Bassong (Norwich) Undisclosed
Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow) Undisclosed
Niko Kranjcar (Dynamo Kiev) Undisclosed Full story
Ryan Nelsen (Queens Park Rangers) Free Full story
Steven Pienaar (Everton) £4.5m Full story
Danny Rose (Sunderland) Loan
Louis Saha (Sunderland) Free
Bongani Khumalo (PAOK Salonika)
Giovani Dos Santos (Real Mallorca)
Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg)

West Bromwich Albion

In
Yassine El Ghanassy (AA Gent) Loan Full story
Ben Foster (Birmingham City) Undisclosed Full story
Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) Loan
Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen) Free Full story
Claudio Yacob (Racing Club de Avellaneda) Free Full story
Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev) Loan

Out
Keith Andrews (Bolton Wanderers) Free
Simon Cox (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Marton Fulop (released)
Paul Scharner (Hamburg SV) Free
Nicky Shorey (Reading) Free
Somen Tchoyi (released)

West Ham United

In
James Collins (Aston Villa) Undisclosed Full story
Mohamed Diame (Wigan Athletic) Free Full story
Alou Diarra (Marseille) Undisclosed Full story
Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth) Undisclosed
Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton Wanderers) Free Full story
George McCartney (Sunderland) Free Full story
Modibo Maiga (FC Sochaux-Montbeliard) Undisclosed Full story
Raphael Spiegel (Grasshopper Club Zurich) Undisclosed Full story
Matt Jarvis (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Full story
Andy Carroll (Liverpool) Loan Full Story

Out
Pablo Barrera (Cruz Azul) Undisclosed
Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers) Free Full story
Ravel Morrison (Birmingham City) Loan
Frank Nouble (released)
Freddie Sears (Colchester) Free
Sam Baldock (Bristol City) Undisclosed
Nicky Maynard (Cardiff City) Undisclosed

Wigan Athletic

In
Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen) Undisclosed Full story
Arouna Kone (Levante) Undisclosed Full story
Ryo Miyaichi (Arsenal) Loan
Ivan Ramis (Real Mallorca) Undisclosed

Out
Mohamed Diame (West Ham United) Free Full story
Nouha Dicko (Blackpool) Loan
Steve Gohouri (released)
Chris Kirkland (released)
Victor Moses (Chelsea) Undisclosed
Hugo Rodallega (released)
Conor Sammon (Derby County) Undisclosed

[Vermilion]

All i want to know is... have we closed the gap on our rivals with our business done compared to theirs ?

small steps, i know, so have we taken any ?

[Chris]

We've improved our first 11, Arsenal's has clearly got worse and despite all the hype about Spurs business I think they had a better 1st 11 last season too. Key might be that Spurs have Dempsey and Defoe as attacking back up whereas ours looks like Joe Cole, Downing and Assaidi (who might be amazing for all we know but if he's **** we are screwed)

[Chazza]

Spurs will ship some goals with the AVB high line and Kaboul injured.

Arsenal get an injury to Giroud or Podolski and they are short up front in the same way we are.

This season could all be about how lucky teams are with injuries as no one seems to have a great deal of cover.

[elrichio86]

Thats a whole lot of "undisclosed".

How are we supposed to argue about net spends without knowing the fees, goddammit.

Oh yeah, we'll all make them up and argue anyway

[RichC]

blimey there has really been some turnover this summer then, surprised at the number of players that have been let go or sold on.

Maybe clubs are really starting to seriously consider FFP and getting the over paid fringe players off their books.

[Bender]

Sunderland have expressed an interest in signing former Newcastle striker Michael Owen, Press Association Sport understands.

The Black Cats have made initial contact with the 32-year-old free agent as manager Martin O'Neill attempted to boost his striking options with the summer transfer window drawing to a close.

However, it is understood that conversation is yet to be followed up and that long-time admirers Stoke remain more likely to make the decisive move.

Owen, who was released by Manchester United at the end of last season, has indicated he wants to stay in the Barclays Premier League despite receiving offers from Europe, and he has been linked with a series of clubs, including Everton, Liverpool and West Ham as well as the Potters and Sunderland.

He spent four years in the north-east after Newcastle made him their record signing when they pulled off what looked like a sensational coup by bringing him back to England from Real Madrid in August 2005.

However, injuries, and in particular the knee ligament damage he suffered on England duty at the 2006 World Cup finals, severely limited his contribution.

Amid a chaotic period in the club's history, he turned down the offer of a contract extension at St James' Park and ultimately was unable to prevent the club slipping out of the top flight at the end of the 2008-09 season, after which he was part of a player exodus.

O'Neill worked hard all summer to strengthen his attacking options, investing heavily in the services of strikers Steven Fletcher, who scored both goals in yesterday's 2-2 draw at Swansea, and Louis Saha as well as winger Adam Johnson.

However, Fraizer Campbell and youngsters Ji Dong-won, Connor Wickham and Ryan Noble represent the back-up and the temptation to add experience is perhaps understandable.

[Shaggy]

[little dave hedgehog]

[Lee]

Great smiley.

[Lee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19466253

Raul Meireles close to leaving Chelsea for Fenerbahce

Turkish side Fenerbahce say they are in negotiations to sign Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles.

Fenerbahce would be able to buy the 29-year-old after the British transfer deadline because the Turkish window is open until midnight on Wednesday.

Reports suggest an £8m bid has been submitted for the Portuguese international.

A Fenerbahce spokesman told BBC Sport: "The club are in talks and are hopeful that a deal can be completed."

Meireles moved to Chelsea from Liverpool for a reported £12m on transfer deadline day a year ago.

[Chazza]

Leave them a bit short in CM?

Essien and Meireles going leaving them with Romeu, Mikel, Lampard and Ramires

[Chazza]

Andy Brassell @andybrassell
Gregory van der Wiel now officially PSG player, signing on four-year deal from Ajax. Another full-back in the squad who's defensively ropey.

[Bender]

Zenit St Petersburg have signed highly-rated Brazilian forward Hulk from FC Porto on a five-year contract.

Hulk is believed to be a long-time target of Chelsea but the Russian giants have ended speculation linking him with a Stamford Bridge move after confirming their swoop for the forward on their official website on Monday evening.

The club did not disclose the transfer fee but reports claim they have parted with €50million to secure the frontman.

The 26-year-old made a huge impact at Porto after joining from Tokyo Verdy in 2008.

But the Brazil international had long been linked with a new challenge, with his agent admitting earlier in the summer that the "time was right" for the player to move on.

Last week, Porto president Pinto da Costa revealed he had turned down an offer worth €50m from Zenit for the powerful forward, but a deal has now been reached by the two clubs.

Hulk scored 21 goals in all competitions last season and played a crucial role in Porto's Europa League title-winning campaign in 2010-11.sky

[Bender]

Radamel Falcao's father says the Atletico Madrid striker 'has always wanted' to play in the Premier League and is a big fan of Chelsea.

The Colombia international is one of the most prolific forwards in world football and produced a devastating display in Atletico's Super Cup mauling of Chelsea on Friday night.

Falcao plundered a first-half hat-trick in the 4-1 victory in Monacoto demonstrate what Chelsea could be buying in the January transfer window.

The former Porto hit-man's father, Radamel Garcia, has claimed that Chelsea are one of three clubs interested in his son and that a New Year move is a possibility.


"Yes, it's very likely," Radamel Sr was quoted by the Colombian media, when asked if his son could move to the Premier League in January.

"There are three teams interested - Manchester City, Chelsea and a Russian team.

"Falcao has always wanted to play in the Premier League. Ever since he was a boy he has loved Chelsea and has always thought it would be an honour to play for a big Premier League team."

There have been reports in Colombia that Chelsea have already reached a pre-agreement to sign Falcao, but his father would not be drawn on the speculation.

He added: "I don't want to talk about pre-agreements.

"I spoke to Falcao yesterday. The release clause in his contract is about €55million (£43.5m) but Falcao doesn't want to talk figures."SKY