Jezzman

What about Tevez? I think it's weird that he hasn't signed for City yet, if that's what he wants? Wonder if we're still in the picture?

I totally agree.... if we need to sell Xabi we need enough money to buy an equally good midfielder.... Has anyone thought about the situation where Real Madrid changed their minds and opted for Michael Essien from Chelsea instead? How much do people think it would take to price him away from them? 50M?

According to some news sources Real Madrid have given us a deadline on the Xabi deal... who the f*** are they to give us a deadline? Piss off...

Interesting quotes from Maicon's agent... if they're true.. http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/...-still-possible

http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/...tial-mascherano

I read that as Camara Crew at first....

Why don't we greet our new signings like this in John Lennon airport? http://video.turk.net/video/izle/17374/Ank...tirdi---ANKARA/

Just saw this on RAWK.... funniest thing I've seen in ages...

Rafa seems to like him... or at least that's what the media says... Patrick Vieira anyone?

According to this interview Arda Turan is dreaming of a move to Liverpool (or Juventus).... http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1043389.html

Why is that...?

I was meaning to ask... anyone reckon we could be in the running for Andrea Pirlo's signature? Apparently Chelsea wants him but doesn't want to pay the 25m euro asking price.... decent player if we get cut short in the middle...

Inler? Third Udinese player we've been linked with in as many days. That football pools site also has us linked to Joao Moutinho for 18M£... media is clueless as to what goes on, me thinks... .

Every interview makes me love him more.... what a personality, what a player...

Should be the absolute minimum for letting Arby go.... Somewhere in the region of 25-35M£ acc. to the same article for Xabi... I reckon 40M£ for both players would be an ok deal - without it being fantastic that is....

I try to read as much as I can but that particular bit about Negredo, I must've missed...

Yup...

We're still the one with the joker. THEY want Arby... we don't necessarily need or want Negredo... time to play hardball.. Besides that I do believe I read somewhere that we want 8M pounds for Arbeloa and if their initial valuation of Negredo is 10-12M pounds that's close enough to make a swap... we could throw in some performance clauses of +1 to 2M£ in the Negredo deal... easy peasy

I can see us financing both the Silva and Johnson deal ourselves with whatever cash Rafa has leftover from Crouch (10m), Keane (18m) + yearly transfer money. Direct swap for Negredo and Arbeloa is just waiting to happen.... Madrid did only pay 4m euros to buy him back right?

The GMR group were interested in buying Liverpool not that long ago. GMR is owned by Grandi Rao who also owns Dehli Daredevils cricket team. I read somewhere that they never walked away and I'm just guessing they/he could be back with an offer for the shirt sponsorship, or even the stadium naming rights. Edit: forgot this http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...mp;&cc=4716 Wal-Mart was just one of the yanks' buddies.... it's got to be a company with s***loads of cash. Samsung or LG is other alternatives...

Get Distin as a back up in the defensive line up and buy Silva to run opposition ragged together with either Kuyt or Yossi. Get Negredo in as an alternative/back up for Torres and make sure we keep both Alonso and Mascherano. Insua to be installed as permanent back up for Aurelio andt that would be a fecking dream summer of transfers in my eyes... Even if we get rid of Dossena, Itandje, Arbeloa and the pony-tailed-ranger....

I think it might well be : Or:

Does anyone else think that we'll all of a sudden sign a player, who we haven't been linked to yet? The rabbit out of Rafas hat?

Negredo has been bought back by Madrid, according to goal.com.... He's the one who was going to be "part" of the "Alonso" deal, no? Quote: Also, the Merengues have completed a lower key deal to resign Alvaro Negredo from Almeria. The fee there is considerably less than the €67 million required for Kaka. It's in the region of €5m.

If we need to replace anyone in the middle, I'm sure we'll be going for Felipe Melo - if Arsenal doesn't get him first... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Melo_de_Carvalho