Transfer Talk 2014 (General)

[Rich]

Probably the largest ever transfer between two second-tier clubs?

Fulham's problem was scoring goals last year so if he gets them back into the Premiership then it'll be money well spent.

[Chris]

The worlds gone mental

Jeez, thats some fee. I know Leeds are broke but if that was put to good use they should be able to come back up.

[Shaggy]

Some Dutch football people saying this lad was the best player in the Dutch league last season...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/08/southampton-dusan-tadic-twente-signs?CMP=twt_gu

Southampton sign Serbian playmaker Dusan Tadic from FC Twente

• 25-year-old leaves Dutch club for around £8m
• Tadic becomes Ronald Koeman’s first signing

Southampton have completed the signing of the Serbian playmaker Dusan Tadic from the Dutch side FC Twente.

The 25-year-old joins the Saints for an undisclosed fee, reported to be over £8m, and becomes the first player brought in by the manager, Ronald Koeman.

Southampton are looking to rebuild the squad following the sale of Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert after Mauricio Pochettino left to take over at Tottenham.

Tadic said: “It is a really nice feeling. This is a really nice club of which I have heard a lot of good things. I have already seen the beautiful training centre and there are lots of nice people that work here including the coaches, so I am really happy to be here.”

An attacking midfielder, Tadic, who is 25, scored 16 times in 33 league games last season for Twente, as the Dutch side finished third behind Ajax and Feyenoord.

He has agreed a four-year deal at St Mary’s and is confident he has joined a club going places under Koeman, who impressed while in charge of Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.

“I watched a lot of the games last season and saw that the club plays really nice football which will suit me because I like to play in the same way,” he added.

“The manager obviously knows me from the Dutch league so, when he called me and told me his plan, it was an easy decision to make. I know the manager well because he is one of the biggest Dutch legends in football. Everyone knows him.

“He is a really good coach and you can always expect his teams to play well because he is leading them and because he is so good tactically. I am really excited to start playing for the club.”

[Assassin]

If he is any good we can buy him off our feeder club next season

[Fivex]

Summer Transfer Window 2014 (General)

Is Tadic one of those young whippersnappers who the Mancs bought for an extortionate fee?

[Shaggy]

No that was Tosic

[Shaggy]

Marcus Christenson @m_christenson
Bild say that Mario #Mandzukic is joining Atlético Madrid for €22m. Good piece of business for both I reckon. http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/ba...1952.bild.html …

[Bender]

Paris St-Germain are ready to make a £60m bid for Juventus's 21-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba. Le Figaro

Juventus are on the verge of signing 21-year-old striker Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid. Marca

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 36, is waiting for an offer from Juventus after the Ivory Coast international ended his contract with Turkish side Galatasaray. Tuttosport

[Shaggy]

barcastuff @barcastuff
Barcelona winger Cristian Tello (22) will join Porto on loan. It was the player who rejected to join them on a permanent transfer. [as]

[The_weatherman]

Some Dutch football people saying this lad was the best player in the Dutch league last season...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...gns?CMP=twt_gu

This guy will probably end up being better than Lallana, knowing our luck. Koeman will rebuild the team for the 100 million or so he gets and end up with a team that has good depth and can challenge for Europe.

[Shaggy]

Villa trying to sign Bendtner, to go with Senderos and Joe Cole. **** me

[Bender]

Villa trying to sign Bendtner, to go with Senderos and Joe Cole. **** me

and throw in Roy Keane

[The_weatherman]

Villa trying to sign Bendtner, to go with Senderos and Joe Cole. **** me

When you put it like that

[Bender]

It seems that Ángel di María is attracting interest from potential new suitors on a daily basis, his great season at Real Madrid now having been topped off by an outstanding performance with Argentina in the World Cup.
According to satellite TV's 'Sky Italia', the latest club to join the auction is PSG, who have put in a bid of €60 million for the midfielder.


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TransferScoop @TransferScoop 7m
Angel Di Maria could be on his way to the Premier League after Real Madrid accepted a £47.7m offer from United - [AS]

[Chris]

Kieran Richardson joins Villa. Poor ****ers.