The Transfer Thread

[Hutton]

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I thought Akinfeev's name would be going around a lot more right now. Would make a ton of sense if Wenger went after him, young and not English.

And, Maicon=best right back in the world. Would love to see him in the prem

I don't think Akinfeev is as good as everyone touts him to be. He's a bit undersized by modern day keeper standards & has had numerous fitness issues throughout his career. I really think he'd struggle with the crosses from the wings that he'd face week in & week out in the Prem.

Personally I think he gets overrated because of the former great USSR keepers, and people are trying to get back to those glory years, similar to how every young french MF creator is touted as the next coming of Zidane....

Just my 2 cents on Akinfeev.

[ZM Punk]

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Cesc is not going anywhere...There's always the possibility that he could go back to Barca or even Real, but I doubt whether that would happen unless they offer the moon for him

Cesc himself has said that he's happy at Arsenal and enjoys it here

Pity about Merida leaving, but he wasn't getting a lot of chances
and now has a chance to go back hom,e and perform

With the emergence of Ramsey and seeing Diaby step up. I think Fran realized, that it was going to be extremely difficult for him to play first team football on a regular basis.

[rsnomar05]

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I thought Akinfeev's name would be going around a lot more right now. Would make a ton of sense if Wenger went after him, young and not English.

And, Maicon=best right back in the world. Would love to see him in the prem

Arsenal won't make a keeper change. If they get anyone it will be a striker, but Wenger is always reluctant to spend and seems to rate Fabianski highly, so I don't think a keeper is high on Wenger's wish list.

[KG]

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Looks like Roma is going to loan Stefano Okaka to Fulham. Solid pickup for the cottagers while Zamora is out hurt. Okaka scored vs Fulham in the Europa league.

[Tomasperez9]

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Wigan Athletic have completed the signing of goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic on loan from Sporting Lisbon for the rest of the season.

Freddy Adu has signed a long-term loan deal with Greek club Aris Salonika.

Sevilla have sealed a deal for Sampdoria's Marius Stankevicius.

Patrick Vieira is to have a medical on Thursday afternoon before joining Manchester City on an 18-month contract.

[Mo]

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Maxi Rodriguez has signed for Liverpool

[ZM Punk]

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Maxi Rodriguez has signed for Liverpool

Maxi will fit right in with this underachieving Liverpool team coming from Atletico.

[Mo]

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Gio Dos Santos has been loaned out to Galatasaray

American Stu Holden to Bolton

Senderos to Everton

Danny Welbeck joins Preston

[Tomasperez9]

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Blackburn have completed the signing of Turkish star Yildiray Basturk from Stuttgart.

Portsmouth have signed Quincy Owusu-Abeyie from Spartak Moscow on loan until the end of the season.

Manchester United have allowed Zoran Tosic to join Bundesliga side Cologne on loan until the end of the season.

Lazio have completed the signing of Villarreal midfielder Sebastian Eguren on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal.

[Hutton]

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Gah....Spurs supposedly interested Eider Gudjohnson. WTF? Seriously? I wouldn't waste anytime with him.

The Simon Kjaer to Spurs rumor just won't seem to go away, he's an interesting player but probably a bit to young to be a major factor from the jump, and he'll cost premium bucks.

[MachoMyers]

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Just got back from the Crystal Palace/Petersborough game - Victor Moses' last at Palace. A friend of a friend works for the club but couldn't tell us Moses' 'likely' destination. Will be in the Premier though. We'll see on Monday.

[Mo]

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12 hours are left in the deadline.

Some rumors,

Victor Moses to Wigan.

The following people might be in new kits, (all rumors)
Robbie Keane
Anderson
Benjani
Tyrone Mears

[MachoMyers]

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12 hours are left in the deadline.

Some rumors,

Victor Moses to Wigan.

Looks like it is offical:

"Wigan's quest for survival has received a timely boost with the signing of the sought-after forward Victor Moses from Crystal Palace. According to the player's agent, Tony Finnigan, the player has signed a 3½-year deal for a fee thought to be around £2.5m after being sold by the administrator Brendan Guilfoyle, who was appointed last week to seek buyers for Palace's entire first-team squad."

[Mo]

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Alan Hutton to Sunderland on loan

Fulham with a couple of loans deal, Nicky Shorey, and Okaka

West Ham have signed Benni McCarthy


Sorry about lack of links

SkySports should have them.



And here is a biggie***

Robbie Keane to Celtic on loan***

Sky Sports is reporting it, it's not official yet.

[Salhus]

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So much for all the money Birmingham were going to spend this window. Let down