Summer Transfer Predictions

[RedCityKid]

What major transfers do you think your club will make in the summer and for how much. This is not a wish list this is a best guess effort at what will actually happen

Spurs

Out
Mido - Man City £3m
Defoe - Aston Villa £7-8 m

In
Bale - Southampton £10m (dont want this to happen but he has apparently bought a gaff near traing ground and is a done deal, fergie wouldn't guarantee him first team football so hes gonna come to spurs)
Bent - Charlton £14m (more in hope) will only happen if charlton go down

[FL4ZGN]

United

In

Hargreaves
Berbatov

Out

Richardson

[parrotbait]

Ronaldinho Real Madrid-Milan £god only knows
Kaka Milan-Real Madrid £as above could be a swap don't want it to happen though, Ronaldinho isn't half the player!

[RonnyB]

United

In
Hargreaves

Out
Richardson
Silvestre

[MonTheHoops]

Celtic:

In - If Strachan is still the boss then it will more than likely the best of the bottom of the SPL barrel there is. Possibly Naismith, possibly even Killen. I'd hope Scott Brown if that's the route we go down. There's a keeper at Legia too that will possibly replace Boruc.

Out - Gravesen (love to see him stay), Jarosik, Miller (I can but hope), Boruc to Arsenal, Beattie.

[homer jay]

liverpool-

out-
fowler
bellamy
zenden
cisse
le tallec
pongolle
kewell (maybe)

in
villa
alvez (maybe)

they could do with another centre back and left back, i'm still a bit peeved they sold warnock.

[nemesis]

Ronaldinho Real Madrid-Milan £god only knows
Kaka Milan-Real Madrid £as above could be a swap don't want it to happen though, Ronaldinho isn't half the player!

It'll be some amazing deal if they get Madrid to swap Ronaldinho for Kaka.

:rolleyes:

[nemesis]

United

In: Nani (£10M), Hargreaves (£18M) and, if rumours are to be believed, Huntelaar.

Out: Heinze (£8M), Richardson, Silvestre, plenty of reserve players. Unfortunately, O'Shea will miraculously avoid the boot yet again.

[wat_boy]

i would love to see liverpool sign eto'o and frank ribery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMFcZTyW8t4&mode=related&search=

[FL4ZGN]

United

In: Nani (£10M), Hargreaves (£18M) and, if rumours are to be believed, Huntelaar.

Out: Heinze (£8M), Richardson, Silvestre, plenty of reserve players. Unfortunately, O'Shea will miraculously avoid the boot yet again.

No way.

[Forsberg]

Everton

In
Sidwell - Free
Nugent- 7m

Out
VDM- 1m (optimistic)
Beattie - 2m (or part exchange for Nugent)

[nemesis]

No way.

Stranger things have happened.

[Sound]

Ronaldinho Real Madrid-Milan £god only knows
Kaka Milan-Real Madrid £as above could be a swap don't want it to happen though, Ronaldinho isn't half the player!

The only player that is twice as good as Ronaldinho retired after the last WC final.

FFS.

[RedCityKid]

Everton

In
Sidwell - Free
Nugent- 7m

Out
VDM- 1m (optimistic)
Beattie - 2m (or part exchange for Nugent)

Dunno about Sidwell as I think ye are in direct competition with Newcastle who will offer him a lot more cash than Everton will.

[nemesis]

In other news, John Terry is due to be sold by Man Utd this summer in a move to Chelsea. Going the other way will be Chelsea wonderkid Cristiano Ronaldo.

[RonnyB]

There are a good few players at United under threat for various reasons. I think the wage bill will be trimmed again by getting rid of 1 or 2 more senior players due to the returning of the younger players from loan spells.

Here are my under threat players.

Silvestre - Either himself or Heinze will go in the summer and he's the obvious choice. With Evans & Pique returning along with Fergie's interest in Bale, there will be at least 1 defender sold during the summer.

Heinze - as above but because of the high transfer fee he's command in relation to Silvestre, Gabby may be sold in order to pursue any other targets. Also he's not 1st choice anymore so anything over £7m for a 29 year old sub is good business.

Brown - Again he may command a high fee but his problem is that he'd struggle to pass a medical anywhere. With the returning youths he will be under pressure seeing as he's not 1st choice & Simpson may take his reserve RB spot when Neville is out.

O'Shea - his ability to play in midfield as well as defence will probably save him but its a quality Pique also possesses. Again he'd fetch a nice sum in the transfer market being relatively young.

Richardson - Fergie should be sacked if he fails to sell this sack of shite.

Smith - Form is good & his effort is never in doubt but if the £7m bids are to be true I cant see him surviving. Add Rossi's expected return & the probablity that Fergie will sign a striker if funds are available to the doubt.

Solskjaer - Age & the fact he'd be seen as a high earner may see his departure to someome like Sunderland.

Rossi - I've said he's expected to return but the fact his small frame wont suit the Prem & the interest from the homeland of bids in the region of £5m may tempt Fergie to take a gamble that he wont make it at United.

[STEVIEG]

Thought Ole was contracted till the end of next season?

Anyway he wil stay no matter what

Silvestre and Richradson will go and maybe AN other

Hard to call but i can't see him moving Brown, Evans or Pique on so maybe one more defender

Hope Heinze, Smith and Rossi stay too

Only 2/3 in max i'd say

Hargreaves and maybe a suprise (Nani, Huntelaar etc)

a lot of good players returning to United too

[Forsberg]

Dunno about Sidwell as I think ye are in direct competition with Newcastle who will offer him a lot more cash than Everton will.

Ya ... I actually said as much in the Everton thread. But maybe the draw of European football will appeal to him and he won't get greedy. I'd prefer they made the Fernandes signing permanent but that looks unlikely and would heavily eat into the remaining funds anyway

[Edmund Blackwater]

Ronaldinho Real Madrid-Milan £god only knows
Kaka Milan-Real Madrid £as above could be a swap don't want it to happen though, Ronaldinho isn't half the player!
or at Madrid...

[marco 2005]

Arsenal:

Out:

Senderos
Alliadiere
Baptista/Reyes
Flamini
Gilberto??

In

Ribery
Malouda
Abidal
Some 15 year old unknown african player playing in holland

[KolaKubes]

Utd

In Hargreaves, Bale
Out Richardson, Heinze, O'Shea

[west cork rebel]

Eto'o to Sunderland;)

[parrotbait]

The only player that is twice as good as Ronaldinho retired after the last WC final.

FFS.

You think? I think Kaka is far more reliable and a more rounded player

[parrotbait]

or at Madrid...

Thats also a possibility

[shammy feen]

Chelsea

In

Steve Sidwell
David Villa or Fernando Torres
Alex

Out

Paulo Ferrera
Claude Makalele
Hilario

[shammy feen]

p.s If ye Man utd crew dont want Heinze anymore...we will welcome him to the Bridge with open arms!

[RonnyB]

p.s If ye Man utd crew dont want Heinze anymore...we will welcome him to the Bridge with open arms!

either in a straight swap for Essien or £15m +.

[STEVIEG]

p.s If ye Man utd crew dont want Heinze anymore...we will welcome him to the Bridge with open arms!


I'd be gutted if he left

[dotty]

dont understand why lads have him on their lists to get rid off,looked rusty when he first came back from injury but that was to be expected,think he has looked solid last few games and is getting better.

now wouldnt shed a tear if richardson or o shea were shown the door...

IN
Torres
Bale

OUT
Richardson
O' Shea

dont want hargreaves!

[Rebelred]

I'd be gutted if he left

I'd echo that, given our current defensive crisis I think we'd be foolish to get rid of any of our defenders. At present I'd boot Richardson from the squad and that's about it

[RonnyB]

I'd be gutted if Heinze left as well but he's 29 & would fetch a good price.

Dotty Fergie will have to sign a midfielder. United have been lucky that neither Scholes or Carrick have been out for long periods with injury.

[jungle]

Chelsea
In
No idea, maybe Romeo Castelen?

Out
Boulahrouz
Glen Johnson
Geremi
Hedman
Crespo and Veron are still technically Chelsea players too, but they'll probably just get their loans renewed.

[dotty]

I'd be gutted if Heinze left as well but he's 29 & would fetch a good price.

Dotty Fergie will have to sign a midfielder. United have been lucky that neither Scholes or Carrick have been out for long periods with injury.

oh dont doubt that for a second just think hargreaves would be a waste,very limited from what ive seen of him and to be fair england were poor at the last WC so didnt take much to stand out.

would prefer to see someone like xavi arrive at OT,ideally iniesta whos a class act but in reality thats not gonna happen.

[Rebelred]

oh dont doubt that for a second just think hargreaves would be a waste,very limited from what ive seen of him and to be fair england were poor at the last WC so didnt take much to stand out.

would prefer to see someone like xavi arrive at OT,ideally iniesta whos a class act but in reality thats not gonna happen.

rumours of Morten Gamst Pedersen today... but I'd imagine they're just that, rumours.

[dotty]

rumours of Morten Gamst Pedersen today... but I'd imagine they're just that, rumours.

wouldnt say no,good left foot on him and a goal threat,hopefully sparky wouldnt rape us when it came to a transfer fee.;)

seem to be linked with everyone last few weeks - owen,pederson,berbat ov,nani and now ribery.

[RonnyB]

oh dont doubt that for a second just think hargreaves would be a waste,very limited from what ive seen of him and to be fair england were poor at the last WC so didnt take much to stand out.

would prefer to see someone like xavi arrive at OT,ideally iniesta whos a class act but in reality thats not gonna happen.

Iniesta & Xavi are similar to Carrick and Scholes. For me Mascherano would have been the signing to make but that wont be happening.

Anything over £10m for Hargreaves is a waste.

[dotty]

Iniesta & Xavi are similar to Carrick and Scholes. For me Mascherano would have been the signing to make but that wont be happening.

Anything over £10m for Hargreaves is a waste.

yep agreed,big fan of mascherano,and yeah reports suggest bayern will look for about twice that in the summer for hargreaves,would love for fergie to try and tempt gino to OT.

[the puerto rican feen]

Arsenal

Out:

Hleb
Ljungberg
Baptista
Gilberto
Lehmann
Flamini
Aliadiere


In:
a few 8 year olds with enormous potential

[STEVIEG]

In:
a few 8 year olds with enormous potential

There's defo a terribly bad taste Wenger joke there but i won't bother

[the puerto rican feen]

There's defo a terribly bad taste Wenger joke there but i won't bother

there is two bad taste wenger jokes in there

[STEVIEG]

heh heh

[AmadeusDC]

rumours of Morten Gamst Pedersen today... but I'd imagine they're just that, rumours.

Apparently he can leave for 8 million (contract clause). I'd be gutted if he left for that to be honest but I rate him very highly and think he could be a good signing at that price for almost any team. We already got hosed on the Bellamy move last year though so I hope we can get him on a new contract with a bigger clause (ala Duff). He'll eventually move but I'd like to see us get top dollar. Pedersen is one of our best players and both a creator and a goal threat. Him and Bentley on the flanks have been top notch. Dunn looked sharp in the cup semi-final and I'd like to see him play alongside Tugay with McCarthy and someone new up top (Derbyshire and Roberts as cover). If he does go then it will be imperative that we hold onto McCarthy. Maybe the 8 million could get a better striker to partner him and we'd be sitting pretty going into next season. Emerton, Reid etc. could be adequate if unspectacular cover. -AmadeusDC-

[Philby]

This would be a great start on the contract front if Liverpool can tie these players to long-term deals.

Reds stars set to sign Apr 14 2007

by Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

LIVERPOOL hope to tie up the spine of Rafa Benitez’s side on new long-term contracts by the end of next week.

Pepe Reina, Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have all made progress in negotiations – overseen by Foster Gillett and Rick Parry – over the last few days to renew their terms at the club.

And the Reds hope to conclude talks sooner rather than later as the new owners take their first significant steps to protecting the key elements of Benitez’s squad.

It’s no secret Reina, Gerrard and Carragher will happily renew deals, but there is increasing confidence Alonso will join them, fending off keen interest from La Liga clubs such as Barcelona.

Alonso said last week he expected to wait until the summer before discussing a deal, but Benitez is determined to keep the midfielder who he sees as a pivotal part of his plans and hopes to sort his situation much sooner.

Liverpool now hope a series of positive announcements on the contracts of these players will follow imminently.

Benitez recently told owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks that while it’s important to invest in new players, of even greater urgency was safeguarding those already at the club.

Under new UEFA regulations, many players with only two years left on their deals are able to buy themselves out of the remainder of their contracts, significantly reducing their value unless they’re kept on longer-term agreements.

[Roman Abramovich]

arsenal will sign no one.

[Philby]

For any club on the lookout for a striker this guy is free and is very very hungry - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Aj5rxB5fk&NR=1

[nemesis]

For any club on the lookout for a striker this guy is free and is very very hungry - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Aj5rxB5fk&NR=1

Heh heh heh. Quality strike though.

[AmadeusDC]

Watched an old 60 Minutes on ESPN Classic there yesterday. It was on A-Rod right after he had signed his unbelievable contract with the Texas Rangers. Anyhow, it was new Liverpool owner Tom Hicks that his agent was dealing with. Apparently, Hicks was literally negotiating against himself once the price went above $200 million as everyone else dropped out yet he still stumped up $252 million. When you consider the Yankees (by far the richest team in Baseball) stumped up "only" $189 that summer to retain their golden boy Derek Jeter it puts into persective just how much Hicks over paid. He has since said that he feels he got value for money despite the Rangers not even reaching the playoffs with A-Rod. This sounds like a guy that will definitely open his check book for Liverpool in the summer. There really could be truth to the rumours of all these superstar signings. -AmadeusDC-

[homer jay]

so long as he doesn't start fucking around abromovich style. afaik that's why benitez left valencia

[Philby]

I'm not as au fait with how deals are brokered in baseball but I think that at Liverpool Rafa will name his main targets (and alternatives) and largely leave the financial side of the negotiations with Rick Parry. Hicks & Gillett will be providing the wallet, not the negotiation skills.

[AmadeusDC]

I'm not as au fait with how deals are brokered in baseball but I think that at Liverpool Rafa will name his main targets (and alternatives) and largely leave the financial side of the negotiations with Rick Parry. Hicks & Gillett will be providing the wallet, not the negotiation skills.

Which is even better for Liverpool, get Parry to negotiate but still have access to huge funds. Personally, I can't help but think that Abramovich has been ripped off most of the time because he has a gowl negotiating for him/running his club. Sure, Chelsea will be overcharged for most players but clubs must have been licking their lips at the mere idea of the swollen checks they were signing!! Liverpool may end up with a large transfer pot but a more shrewd negotiator (although he too has been ripped off on occasion) will serve them well. I think the futures bright at Anfield. -AmadeusDC-

[Sound]

Ye have far more confidence in Parry than I do. This better not result in Liverpool just paying more for the Pennants of the world.

[Philby]

Parry has a mixed reputation among Liverpool fans. Many feel that he hasn't done enough to capitalize on the club's global brand (a fair cop), is partly complicit in the near-disastrous delay to sealing Gerrard's new contract (again a fair cop) and wears horrible truly ties (doesn't have a leg to stand on).

On the other side he secured Liverpool a truly world-class manager, secured what is increasingly looking like a very promising set of new owners & is very close to kicking off work on a beautiful new stadium.

I like Parry because he always comes across as a nice guy who has genuine affection for the club. He is the anti-Kenyon in that sense. Could he perhaps be a little bit more cut-throat? Ya, maybe he could but I'd take that as a character flaw miles ahead of having someone at the head of my club's operations who I didn't like or, even worse, trust.

Liverpool have been on the wrong end of some overpriced deals but that's largely a product of being a "big" club trying to poach the better players of "smaller" clubs, by and large.

As an example Pennant was decidedly 3rd choice after deals for Simao & Figo could not be done for various reasons. Did Liverpool pay £1m or £2m OTT to make the deal happen? Ya, they probably did but B'ham were relatively stable financially and didn't need to sell. What was the alternative? Enter the new season without a new option for right midfield..that's no alternative in my mind. Liverpool made it clear that they had other options & left it in the air long enough to see if B'ham would crack..but they didn't. As is happens Pennant hasn't set the world on fire (...and added Arsony to his rap sheet) but he has come in and done a decent job when required, adding an extra dimension to the right side with his pace & crossing.

Unless you are privy to the inner workings of these deals it's hard to know whether one party is a poor negotiator but as no stories have leaked out about Parry being taken for a ride financially (ala Risdale's legendary negotiations for Seth Johnson) and he seems to have handled the financial side of his other duties at the club relatively well I'm inclined to give Parry the benefit of any doubt before writing him off.

[STEVIEG]

On the other side he secured Liverpool a truly world-class manager.

I dunno is Houllier truly World Class

[Philby]

hmm....ask Roy Evans.

[shammy feen]

hmm....ask Roy Evans.


I thought you were a fan of Roy?

[Sound]

I thought you were a fan of Roy?

Roy Evans is possibly the most maligned man in English football. He did preside over a time when there was a rotten culture at the club. But he also presided over some of the most cavalier football in Liverpool's recent history harnessing a bunch of youngfellas into a serious attacking unit. Plus his league position record was second only to Fergie.

What does he get for his troubles? Helping out at various shitholes and Wales at a time when you had blackguards and charlatans in charge of the majority of PL clubs.

[Actin The Sham]

Roy Evans is possibly the most maligned man in English football. He did preside over a time when there was a rotten culture at the club. But he also presided over some of the most cavalier football in Liverpool's recent history harnessing a bunch of youngfellas into a serious attacking unit. Plus his league position record was second only to Fergie.

What does he get for his troubles? Helping out at various shitholes and Wales at a time when you had blackguards and charlatans in charge of the majority of PL clubs.

Well said, agree 100%.

His treatment has been shabby to say the least.

[mart]

I still reckon Liverpool fucked up replacing Evans with Houllier(or their attempt at a joint management).... Houllier is not a world class manager, never was. Uefa Cup & FA Cup at Liverpool, he never seemed to get it right in the premiership, which reminds me alot of Benitez actually.

[Philby]

I thought you were a fan of Roy?

I never said I wasn't.