Summer Transfer Window 2013 (General)

[Bender]

Paris St Germain's president will attempt to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona for €250million if the Catalans choose to meet Thiago Silva's buy-out clause this summer, according to reports in France.

PSG president Sheikh Nasser Al-Khelaifi is unhappy that Barca are continuously being linked with PSG's Brazilian defender and has vowed to play them at their own game.

"If Barca pay the buy-out clause of Thiago Silva then I will meet Messi's buy-out clause," he is quoted as telling ActuSports.fr.

Since the end of last term speculation has been rife that Barcelona will make a concrete bid for the PSG star, but the Ligue 1 champions have insisted he will not leave.

Earlier this week, Camp Nou supremo Sandro Rosell attempted to up the ante as he publicly declared that Barca want Thiago Silva and that has not impressed the player's current club.

Now it appears that PSG are ready to use the financial backing of their Qatari owners to meet Messi's buy-out clause and offer him an enormous contract to see if they can persuade the Argentine to leave Spain.
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French Football going for world domination

[Chazza]

Good luck with that.

[RedAndWhite]

FFP is working well then.

[Fivex]

What would they offer him? €5m a week?

[Bender]

Manchester City have made a £25.8m bid for Benfica winger Eduardo Salvio, 23, but the Portuguese side are believed to want £34.4m for the Argentina international.
Full story: Independent

[Shaggy]

Manchester City have made a £25.8m bid for Benfica winger Eduardo Salvio, 23, but the Portuguese side are believed to want £34.4m for the Argentina international.
Full story: Independent

The few times I saw him he is nowhere near a £25m player. WTF? How come every player this summer is wildly overpriced yet Suarez attracts derisory bids?!

[Bender]

we'd be fools to sell him for anything less than £50million

[Sarb]

The few times I saw him he is nowhere near a £25m player. WTF? How come every player this summer is wildly overpriced yet Suarez attracts derisory bids?!

Cos he is a racist, biting prick

[Assassin]

Its quite unbelievable the prices being paid for some of these players

At least our Cheshire Cat has stated Suarez is valued as a minimum the same as Cavani

[Sarb]

Its quite unbelievable the prices being paid for some of these players

At least our Cheshire Cat has stated Suarez is valued as a minimum the same as Cavani

You'd have to think Rodgers is pretty confident regarding this alleged clause to be saying Suarez won't go for anywhere below the £55m

[Tee]

You'd have to think Rodgers is pretty confident regarding this alleged clause to be saying Suarez won't go for anywhere below the £55m

If we get a £50m offer I am sure we will take it. Only problem is who we bring in to replace him? Or have we done that already with Aspas? Would be unbearable if we had £50m and just panic bought again.

[Reece]

Is if the Suarez thread wasn't bad enough, you guys are now spilling it over into here

[Sarb]

Is if the Suarez thread wasn't bad enough, you guys are now spilling it over into here

I don't want to be the no.1 poster in the Suarez thread so I'm spreading it here for a bit

[kev776]

Marquinhos has joined PSG.........for 32m Euros. Crazy

he only cost that because of who is buying, he would have cost Wigan 3m if they were the only club in for him.

[Bender]

Tottenham are close to completing the signing of Belgium winger Nacer Chadli from Dutch club FC Twente.
Spurs have agreed an undisclosed fee, thought to be about £7m
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