1 September 2012
Hammers Pull A Rabbit From Their Hat With Swoop Signing Of Butland!
Highly Touted England Under 21 Keeper Jack Butland Headed To Upton Park
London- With the likes of Chelsea, both Manchester clubs, and Arsenal all having been linked to England under-21 international keeper Jack Butland in recent weeks, many felt it was just a matter of time before he left Championship Midlands side Birmingham City in a transfer switch, what nobody saw coming however was the swoop, bid, and capture of the 19 year old by West Ham United, but with just a few scant hours left before the summer window closed, an obviously pleased Sam Allardyce announced that it was indeed true, and that Butland was headed to Upton Park in a £1,750,000 transfer deal. Terms with the player were not released, but he was believed to have received a new four year deal. In other transfer news, controversial but very very talented striker Carlos Tevez, a former West Ham player himself, received the biggest deal this deadline day, with Manchester City receiving £20 million pounds from Spanish powerhouse Barcelona. Several other players also changed addresses during the final few days of business, here's a listing of the top deals that were consummated over the past few days:
1. Striker Carlos tevez goes from Manchester City to Barcelona in a £20 million pound deal
2. Brazilian midfielder Ramires goes from Chelsea to Athletico Madrid in a £12 million pound deal.
3. With Thiago Silva now in the fold, defender Mamadou Sakho was deemed expendable by PSG, he's gone to Bayern Munich in a £10.5 million pound move.
4. 20 year old LW Atsu goes from Porto to Juventus for £8.5 million pounds.
5. In an eight million pound deal, Aston Villa have shipped striker Darren Bent to fellow Premier League club Manchester City.
6. Looking to get younger in midfield, Manchester United have purchased 21 year old Serbian international Alen Stevanovic from Torino for £7.5 million pounds.
7. Porto continued their payroll slashing, sending 27 year old centre back Rolando to Sunderland for £7 million pounds.
8. PSV have sold 24 year old winger Jeremain Lens to Wigan Athletic for £6.5 million pounds.
9. Relegated and needing to cut wages, Hertha Berlin have sold 27 year old Colombian forward Adrian Ramos to Ligue 1 champions Montpellier for £5.5 million pounds
10. Finally, Feyenoord have sold 20 year old Dutch centre-back Stefan de Vrij to Real Madrid for £5 million pounds.