Non-Arsenal Transfer Rumours - Winter 2008

[stuart]

Well thats just it, you never know. But it just seems like spending for the sake of spending to me. The fact that he cant get in the Lyon team and its Sp**s and PSG fighting for his signature doesn't install me with fear

 

[stiiphunn]

Impossible to know indeed.

It's a Bent like signing tbh. The opportunity is there so you take it without really thinking it through. I completly agree with you.

Will be interesting to see how that develops.

 

[MDGoonah41]

missed this earlier...

Manchester City are close to a deal for German striker Lukas Podolski. (Various)

If Podolski ever gets his head screwed on straight, he could be lethal. He scores for fun with the NT, but can't score for his club.

 

[MDGoonah41]

Chelsea will ask Barcelona for Lionel Messi or AC Milan for Kaka if Didier Drogba decides to join either team in the summer (Mirror).

Yeah good luck with that.

 

[Dragon181]

Maduro to sign for Valencia:

http://football.guardian.co.uk/breaking ... 14,00.html

A good player. I think he would've done well in England (outside of the Big 4). How he will do in Spain is another question entirely.

 

[MDGoonah41]

Chelsea are prepared to pay £40m to sign Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o should Didier Drogba leave Stamford Bridge. (Sunday Express)

Meanwhile, Drogba has told Ivory Coast team-mate Yaya Toure he wants to join Barcelona, AC Milan or Real Madrid. (Mail on Sunday)

Newcastle and Manchester United are battling it out for the signature of Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. (Mirror on Sunday)

And the two teams could do an £18m deal that would see midfielder Michael Carrick leave Old Trafford for St James' Park. (Daily Star Sunday)

Manchester City and Aston Villa are interested in Real Madrid forward Julio Baptista, the Brazilian who played on loan at Arsenal. (News of the World)

Craptista needs to come back to England!

 

[GoonerGurjit]

Real won't be selling Baptista anytime soon. He's in their starting line-up in every game at the moment.

 

[thegame24]

i swear ****ing carrick if he goes for 18 million again i dont understand it.

If he can be sold for 18 million i would be wiling to sell fabs for about 80 milion

and selling carick already? fergie is a **** faced **** who thinks this is championship manager

 

[Thommybhoy]

Bosnia&Herzegovina and HNK Hajduk Split player Hrgovic is apperenly wanted by many, and he is apperently very close to Napoli.
Is this true Mos?
If so good news for Hrgovic and Bosnia&Herzegovina.

 

[Mostarac]

Bosnia&Herzegovina and HNK Hajduk Split player Hrgovic is apperenly wanted by many, and he is apperently very close to Napoli.
Is this true Mos?
If so good news for Hrgovic and Bosnia&Herzegovina.

Its looks like its true, mate. In a article on Sportin, they say that the main people from Poljud think the deal is almost 80% done. Would be a great transfer for Hrgovic and for our national team without a doubt :wink: .

 

[entropy13]

Sp**s in Gilberto Talks

 

[True Gooner]

Gilberto is a very good player..Sp**s will do well if they sign him

He'll turn them down..

 

[thegame24]

they can have gilberto on his form.

we are gonna need a midfielder though, diarra was a big loss of talent.

They can also give us berba

LMAO

thought it was our gilberto.

 

[Thommybhoy]

I read that Bayern allowed Podolski to leave for a loan.
Is there any truth in that and is there any apeculation about that?

 

[DREVAK]

Not the most interesting of news, but interesting enough to fit here, I think. There is a rather large amount of speculation in the local media surrounding Milan Baros. And it's not just local, I seem to recall his name being mentioned here and there on various English sites as well. If what they say is true, his move to Portsmouth is imminent. Supposedly club officials have already met, Lyon is willing and Portsmouth is wanting, seemingly nothing can stand in Baros' way. If, and in my opinion it is a fairly large – but not huge – if, it is true.

Local news also says that any resolution of the matter will have to wait until after Lyon face, um, St. Etienne I believe. On Sunday. Portsmouth are supposed to sign Baros on loan until the end of the season with the option of a permanent deal. Who knows whether this piece of news will or won't be true. Should it really happen, I don't really know what to think. Unlike others, I haven't written Baros off. At least not completely, that is. Because even his greatest fans, something I most definitely am not by the way, have to agree that his career has not been exactly on a rise.

However, at the same time, I think he still might show he is a decent player. He scores the odd goal or two when he comes off the bench for Lyon. But he is something of an idiot and has only himself to blame for going on a slow but steady downward spiral. I bet he could do quite okay at Portsmouth, if he gets his head sorted a bit. Or if he gets influenced by leadership that will help him with that sorting. He is no world class player, but if the move turns out to be real, and if Baros gets in shape, mentally speaking (uhm), then he might do just fine.

 

[DREVAK]

Even more Baros talk, supposedly he is having a medical at Portsmouth these days. And, what sounds interesting, should already face Manchester United on Wednesday.

 

[Macho]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... =1779&ct=5
Found this if anyone cares.
Woodgate to the ****s.

 

[kamikaze80]

baros is terrible.. zero ability to link up with teammates or even get his head up to find a pass. awful, awful player.

 

[number_0]

he is like a mole with his head in the ground all the time, intersting specimen

 

[MDGoonah41]

Tottenham are set to complete a £16.25m double move for Rangers full-back Alan Hutton and Newcastle centre-back Jonathan Woodgate. (Various)

Bolton manager Gary Megson also wants to sign Barcelona's former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. (Mirror)

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is on the trail of Schalke 04's Danish winger Peter Lovenkrands. (Mirror)