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The Other Clubs Transfer Rumours and News Thread

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Chelsea have identified 25-year-old Marouane Fellaini as their preferred replacement for Frank Lampard, 34, and are planning to trigger a £22m buyout clause in the Everton midfielder's contract at the end of the season.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)
Marouane Fellaini

Marouane Fellaini has scored nine goals in 18 appearances this season

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is lining up a summer move for England international Lampard.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich could lose out on £11m target Taison after Emirates Marketing Project tried to hijack the deal for the 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who plays for Metalist Kharkiv.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Luka Modric has alerted Chelsea and Emirates Marketing Project to a potential January transfer after the 27-year-old Real Madrid midfielder admitted he is unsettled in Spain.

Full story: Metro
OTHER GOSSIP

Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has put Premier League clubs on red alert by admitting he is eager to get back into football. The 41-year-old has at least eight offers but insists he has not yet decided where his next job will be.

Full story: Daily Star

MLS side Toronto FC will announce at a media conference on Tuesday that Paul Mariner his been sacked as coach and replaced by 35-year-old former Blackburn, Tottenham and QPR defender Ryan Nelsen.

Full story: CBC Sports

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 23, is poised to sign a new contract with the club this week, keeping him at Emirates Stadium until 2017 and increasing his salary from £60,000 to £90,000-a-week.

Full story: Goal.com
AND FINALLY

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo, 36, is preparing for a move to England after enrolling as an advertising student.

Full story: Daily Star
 
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 23, is poised to sign a new contract with the club this week, keeping him at Emirates Stadium until 2017 and increasing his salary from £60,000 to £90,000-a-week.

So him staying is all about just money then
 
markysimmo said:
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 23, is poised to sign a new contract with the club this week, keeping him at Emirates Stadium until 2017 and increasing his salary from £60,000 to £90,000-a-week.

So him staying is all about just money then
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Yeah all about money..


It's not also to do with the fact that Arsenal have started to utilise him as a central striker at all.
 
Spursalot said:
Yeah all about money..


It's not also to do with the fact that Arsenal have started to utilise him as a central striker at all.
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Yep not about the money - if Arse had kept in on £60000 a week and played him as a central striker he definately would stay.
 
Robspur12 said:
Yep not about the money - if Arse had kept in on £60000 a week and played him as a central striker he definately would stay.
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I didn't say it didn't have something to do with the money.


It's not the only reason though. I reckon if they paid him that much and told him to be a winger, he'd be off. Granted he still hasn't even signed this contract yet.
 
Nuri Sahin's return to Borussia Dortmund 99% done, according to "Sportbild"

Also saw a rumour that Liverpool are the club that's bid 22 million for Strootman.
 
Sunday Times reported that Liverpool are interested in a summer move for £15m-rated PSV Eindhoven midfielder Kevin Strootman.

Sky Italia say they've bid €22 million now.
 
Huddy said:
But not worth 22 million, if your going to pay that you want the creame de la creame.

Bugger sorry this is Liverpool were talking about.
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Might be euros though?

Felliani apparently has a £22m release clause, I wouldnt say he is worth that either.
 
TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United are leading the chase for Crystal Palace's England winger Wilfried Zaha, 20, and hope to tie up a £12m deal.
Wilfried Zaha

Wilfried Zaha made his England debut against Sweden in November

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Tottenham's hopes of signing Brazilian forward Leandro Damiao, 23, have suffered a blow after his agent said he expected him to stay with Internacional.

Full story: Daily Mail

QPR have made a £5m bid for West Brom's 29-year-old Swedish defender Jonas Olsson.

Full story: Daily Mirror

QPR boss Harry Redknapp also wants to sign Tottenham's William Gallas, 35, to strengthen his struggling defence.

Full story: Evening Standard

Manchester United are lining up a double bid for Chelsea stars Frank Lampard, 34, and Ashley Cole, 32, who are surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge.

Full story: Metro

£6m-rated England keeper Jack Butland, 19, says he will only leave Birmingham City for first-team football - not to be a reserve.

Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham are ready to move for Everton defender Sylvain Distin, 35, which could pave the way for 23-year-old centre-half James Tomkins to join Saudi Sportswashing Machine.

Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott, 23, has committed his future the club after agreeing terms on a new four-and-a-half-year contract.

Full story: Goal.com

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wants his scouts to make the most of the wealth of emerging talent on their own doorstep.

Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sent his brother Martin on a scouting mission to Spain to watch Rayo Vallecano striker Leo Baptistao, 20, who could be available for as little as £1.6m

Full story: talkSPORT
OTHER GOSSIP

Emirates Marketing Project forward Carlos Tevez says manager Roberto Mancini has fired up his strikers by praising Manchester United forward Robin van Persie.
Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish was sacked as Liverpool manager in May

Full story: Daily Express

Liverpool are preparing to offer former manager and player Kenny Dalglish another Anfield comeback, lining him up for a return to his role as a club ambassador.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 28, has hinted that manager Andre Villas-Boas is not happy that he has teamed up with Togo for the Africa Cup of Nations Cup.

Full story: The Independent

Birmingham City's supporters trust has criticised the club's governance after City's 2011-12 accounts revealed a bizarre sponsorship arrangement, the club still owing £14m to Carson Yeung who is awaiting trial for money-laundering, and an unnamed director being paid £687,611.

Full story: Guardian
AND FINALLY

Just nine days into the new year, Portsmouth's official calendar is already out of date, with just three of the 12 featured players still at Fratton Park.

Full story: Metro
 
Spursalot said:
I didn't say it didn't have something to do with the money.


It's not the only reason though. I reckon if they paid him that much and told him to be a winger, he'd be off. Granted he still hasn't even signed this contract yet.
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I predict that his form will dip and Wenger will go back to playing him out wide if the contract is signed.
 
Why would he play out wide and one of his top-scorers this season and reduce his team's fire-power - assuming you're referring to out wide on the wing - a position he's hardly played over the last few seasons?

What would he gain from that?

BTW - He's almost always been deployed as a wide forward in a 4-3-3 (his optimum/natural position), so I'm not sure how this season's any different bar a few occasions - he's simply discovered a rich vein of form
 
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ArcspacE said:
Why would he play out wide and one of his top-scorers this season and reduce his team's fire-power - assuming you're referring to out wide on the wing - a position he's hardly played over the last few seasons?

What would he gain from that?

BTW - He's almost always been deployed as a wide forward in a 4-3-3 (his optimum/natural position), so I'm not sure how this season's any different bar a few occasions - he's simply discovered a rich vein of form
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Its different because he's recently played at the tip rather than one of the wide forwards
 
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TRANSFER LATEST
Chelsea could sign Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini by the end of the week, according to French newspaper L'Equipe.

They report that the 25-year old will sign a five-year deal with the club, for a fee of £22m. He will earn £4m a year.

However, Manchester United could still hijack the deal.



Would people agree if Fellaini leaves that's good for us?
 
If he leave to United it could be good for us short term. If he leaves to Chelsea it's not good for us.


Chelsea have managed to drag themselves kicking and screaming backwards into the fight for 3rd/4th. Where they simply have no right to be. For a club that has so many world class talents it's simply a bit of an embarrassing place to be.
 
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