The official summer transfer thread 2008

[2005]

The silly season has officially got underway.

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news...ane260408.html

Spurs sign Croatian star Modric

Tottenham have won the race to sign Croatia midfielder Luka Modric for a fee believed to be £15.8m.

The Carling Cup winners have agreed terms with the in-demand 22-year-old, fending off interest from Premier League rivals Newcastle.

The play-maker will leave Dinamo Zagreb for White Hart Lane this summer subject to passing a medical.

Modric must also obtain a work permit but that should be a formality as he is a regular in the Croatia national team.

On Tuesday, Modric was reported to have been on Tyneside to discuss a move to Kevin Keegan's Newcastle and visit the club's training ground.

Recent reports have also linked him with Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal.

The signing of Modric is a major coup for Spurs manager Juande Ramos and the Tottenham hierarchy, who needed to make a statement of intent with the team falling away badly after their Wembley triumph against Chelsea in February.

Spurs' season has fizzled out disappointingly with just a single win in their last seven league games, and a swingeing overhaul of the squad was predicted for this summer, but the signing of Modric has comes as a major surprise.

After making his name in the Bosnian league as a teenager, Modric moved to Croatian club Inter Zapresic before joining Dinamo in 2005.

He made his debut for Croatia a year later and has gone on to win more than 20 caps for Slaven Bilic's side - including the home and away victories over England that cost them their place at Euro 2008.


YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!



What a signing, get in there!

Mods can you please sticky this.

[2005]

Modric was at White Hart Lane today watching Tottenham draw against Bolton, he was sat next to Tottenham's Sporting Director Damien Comolli.

[Zaqattaq]

im go0ing to fucking kill myself, I am in serious dismay right now. I have wanted this boy for so long and he is one of my favourite players. I am now going to withdraw my support of Croatia, if you fucks sign Carlos Kameni I do not know what will happen.
Please don't sticky this, the transfer thread should have been started in a less partisan manner

[cinosanap]

The man of many faces.

[clarky]

Arsenal
Mikael Silvestre...Defender...France...Age 31...£1m
Amaury Bischoff...Midfielder...Portugal...Age 21...Free Transfer
Samir Nasri...Winger...France...Age 21...£12m
Carlos Vela...Winger/Striker...Mexico...Age 19...Loan Return
Aaron Ramsey...Midfield...Wales...Age 17...£5m
Oguzhan Ozyakup...Midfielder...Holland...Age 15...Undisclosed
Ignasi Miquel...Center-Back...Spain...Age 15...£1m
Francis Coquelin...Defensive-Midfield...France...Age 17...Free Transfer
Joseph McArthur...Striker...Ireland...Age 15...Undisclosed

Aston Villa
Curtis Davies...Defender...England...Age 23...Undisclosed fee
Steve Sidwell...Midfielder...England...Age 25... £5m
Brad Guzan...Goalkeeper...USA...Age 23...£2m
Brad Friedel...Goalkeeper...USA...Age 37...£2m
Nicky Shorey...Defender...England...Age 27...Undisclosed
Luke Young...Defender...England...Age 29...Undisclosed
Carlos Cuellar...Defender...Spain...Age 26...£7.8m

Blackburn Rovers
Paul Robinson...Goalkeeper...England...Age 28...£3.5m
Carlos Villanueva...midfielder...Chile...Age 22...Loan
Danny Simpson...Defender...England...Age 21...Loan
Julio Santa Cruz...Striker...Paraquay...Age 18...Undisclosed

Bolton Wanderers
Fabrice Muamba...Defensive-Midfield...England...Age 20...£5m
Johan Elmander...Striker...Sweden...Age 27...£10m
Mustapha Riga...winger...Dutch...Age 26...Undisclosed
Danny Shittu...Defender...Nigerian...Age 27...undisclosed fee

Chelsea
Jose Bosingwa...Right-Back/Midfielder...Portugal...Age 25...£16.2m
Deco...Midfielder...Portugal...Age 30...£8m

Everton
Steven Pienaar...Midfield...South Africa...Age 26...£2m

Fulham
Mark Schwarzer...Goalkeeper...Australia...Age 35...Free Transfer
David Stockdale...Goalkeeper...England...Age 22...Undisclosed
Andranik Teymourian...Midfielder...Iran...Age 25...Free Transfer
Zoltan Gera...Midfielder...Hungary...Age 29...Free Transfer
Toni Kallio...Defender...Finland...Age 29...Free Transfer
Bobby Zamora...Striker...England...Age 27...6.3m.(joint fee with John Pantsil)
John Pantsil....Defender...Ghana...Age 27...6.3m (joint fee with Bobby Zamora)
Fredrik Stoor...Defender...Sweden...Age 24...undisclosed fee
Pascal Zuberbuhler...Goalkeeper...Switzerland...Age 37...Free Transfer
Andrew Johnson...Striker...England...Age 27...undisclosed fee

Hull City
Craig Fagan ...Striker...English...Age 25...£750,000
Geovanni...Midfielder...Brazil...Age 28...Free Transfer
Bernard Mendy...Defender...French...Age 26...Free Transfer
Peter Halmosi...Winger...Hungary...Age 28...£2m
George Boateng...Midfield...Holland...Age 32...£1m
Tony Warner...Goalkeeper...Trinidad...Age 34...Free Transfer
Anthony Gardner...Defender...England...Age 27...£2.5m
Seyi Olofinjana...midfielder...Nigeria...Age 28...£3m
Mark Oxley...Goalkeeper...England...Age 18...£150,000
Marlon King...Striker...Jamaica...Age 28...Loan

Liverpool
Philipp Degen...Right Back...Switzerland...Age 25...Free Transfer
Nikola Saric...striker...denmark...age 17...undisclosed
Andrea Dossena...Defender...Italy...Age 26...Undisclosed
Vincent Lucas Weijl...defender...Holland...Age 17...Undisclosed
Diego Cavalieri...Goalkeeper...Brazil...Age 25...£3.5
Emmanuel Mendy...Defender...Spain...Age 18
Christopher Buchtmann...Defender/Midfield...Germany...Age 16
Pölöskei Zsolt...Midfield...Hungry...Age 17...Loan(1 year)
David Ngog...Striker...French...Age 19...Undisclosed
Robbie Keane...Striker...Ireland...Age 28...£20.3m

Manchester City
Jo...Striker...Brazil...Age 21...£19m
Marcello Trotta...Italian...age 15...£750,000
Tal Ben Haim...Defender...Israel...Age 25...£5m
Vincent Kompany...Defender...Belgian...Age 22...undisclosed fee

Manchester United

Middlesbrough
Didier Digard...Midfielder...France...Age 21...£4m
Marvin Emnes...Striker...Dutch...Age 20...£3.2m
Justin Hoyte...Defender...England...Age 23...3m

Newcastle United
Jonas Gutierrez ...Winger...Argentina...Age 24...Undisclosed Fee
Danny Guthrie...Midfielder...England...Age 21...undisclosed fee
Sebastien Bassong...Defender...France...Age 22...Undisclosed
Fabricio Coloccini...Defender...Argentina...Age 26...Undisclosed

Portsmouth
Armand Traore...Left Back...France...Age 19...Season Loan (Arsenal)
Peter Crouch...Striker...England...Age 27...£11m
Ben Sahar...Striker...Israel...Age 18...Six Month Loan (Chelsea)
Celestine Babayaro...Defender...Nigeria...Age 29...Trial
Omar Alieu Koroma...Striker...Gambia...Age 18...Undisclosed
Younes Kaboul...Defender...France...Age 22...Portsmouth] Undisclosed
Jerome Thomas...winger...England...Age 25...Undisclosed
Armand Traore...Defender...France...Age 18...Loan

Stoke City
Dave Kitson...Striker...England...Age 28...£5.5m
Seyi Olofinjana...Midfield...Nigeria...Age 28...£3m
Thomas Sorensen...Goalkeeper...Denmark...Age 32...Free Transfer
Amdy Faye...Midfield...Senegal...Age 31...undisclosed fee.

Sunderland
Teemu Tainio...Midfield...Finland...Age 28...undisclosed
Nick Colgan...Goalkeeper...Ireland...Age 34... FreeTransfer
David Meyler...Midfield...Ireland...Age 19...£160,000,
El-Hadji Diouf...Striker...Senegal...Age 27...£2.5m
Pascal Chimbonda...Defender...French...Age 29...undisclosed
Steed Malbranque...Midfield...French...Age 28...Undisclosed
Djibril Cisse...Striker...French...Age 27...Loan
David Healy...Striker...N Ireland...Age 29...undisclosed fee

Tottenham Hotspur
Luka Modric...Midfield...Croatia...Age 22...£15.8
Giovani dos Santos...Striker...Mexico...Age 19...£4.7m
John Bostock...Attacking Midfielder...England...Age 16...£700,000
Mirko Ranieri...Goalkeeper...Italian...Age 16...Undisclosed
Heurelho Gomes...Goalkeeper...Brazilian...Age 27...Undisclosed
Jose-Paul Mpoku...Striker...Belguim...Age 16...Undisclosed
David Bentley...Midfield...England...Age 23...£15m
Cesar Sanchez...Goalkeeper...Spain...Age 36...Undisclosed

West Bromwich Albion
Luke Moore...Striker...England...Age 22...£3m
Do-Heon Kim...Midfield...South Korea...Age 25...£550,000
Gianni Zuiverloon...Defender...Dutch...Age 21...£3.2m
Graham Dorrans...Midfielder...Scotland...Age 21...£100,000
Marek Cech...Defender...Slovakia...Age 25...£1.4m
Scott Carson...Goalkeeper...England...Age 22...£3.75
Madjid Bougherra...Defender...Algeria...Age 25...£2m
Abdoulaye Meite...Defender...Ivory Coast...£2m

Borja Valero...midfield...Spain...Age 23...£4.7m.

West Ham United
Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson...Defender...Icelandic...Age 17...Undisclosed
Valon Behrami...Defender/Midfield...Switzerland...Age 23...£5m
Jan Lastuvka...Goalkeeper...Czech Republic...Age 26...Loan

Wigan Athletic
Daniel de Ridder...Winger...Dutch...Age 24...Free Transfer
Olivier Kapo...Midfield...France...Age 27...£3.5m
Amr Zaki...Striker...Egypt...Age 25...Loan
Lee Cattermole...Midfield...England...Age 20...£3.5m

[2005]

lol! Zaq, can't blame you for feeling the way you do, I can remember when you lot got Rosicky, dam, I've been a fan of that guy for ages and you lot swindled him, wanted to throw up big time.

Here's today transfer rumours.

Everton striker Andy Johnson is set to leave Goodison Park and West Ham, Manchester City and Newcastle could be interested. (News of the World)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has been given the green light to make a £7m summer swoop for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch. (Sunday Express)

Pompey are also targeting Rennes' Ghana defender John Mensah, who would cost £5m. (Sunday Express)

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes would rather let David Bentley rot in the reserves than sell him to Liverpool in the summer. (News of the World)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos will make a big-money bid for West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green. (News of the World)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese. (News of the World)

Arsenal have joined Chelsea and Liverpool in the race for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (The People)

Chelsea are willing to pay £35m to sign Atletico Madrid's Argentine wonderkid Sergio Aguero. (Daily Star Sunday)

CSKA Moscow striker Jo has agreed an annual salary of £3.5m with Manchester City, who are set to pay £18m for the Brazilian. (Mail on Sunday)

Middlesbrough have emerged as the favourites to sign £5m-rated Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell at the end of the season. (Mail on Sunday)

Chelsea are to offer Bayern Munich Florent Malouda, plus £10m, in a bid to sign Franck Ribery. (The People)

Middlesbrough are planning to bid £3m for Derby midfielder Giles Barnes and Fulham ace Steven Davis, who is on loan at Rangers. (News of the World)

Reading hope to sign £3m-rated Metz striker Rudy Gestade in the summer. (News of the World)

Bolton are set for a summer tug-of-war with Middlesbrough over Crewe striker Nicky Maynard. (News of the World)

Celtic, Newcastle and Aston Villa are vying for the signature of Bournemouth's Sam Vokes. (News of the World)

Aberdeen are poised to sign Darren Young and Mark Burchill after the pair leave Dunfermline. (Scotland on Sunday)

Inverness manager Craig Brewster says Romania striker Marius Niculae will still be at the club next season. (Sunday Mail)

Nottingham Forest have joined Preston, Aberdeen, Hearts and Borussia Moenchengladbach in showing interest in Dundee United's Mark Kerr. (News of the World)

West Brom expect to sign Roman Bednar from Hearts at the end of his loan. (Sunday Mail)

[Noostairz]

liverpool are linked with barry (yes please), american 200m legend michael johnson (unsure), and david FAKIN bentley (handy player but potential to cause unrest due to shit attitude). good to see rafa after some english players though.

i'd hand harry "can't play - blister" kewell his P45, and voronin, and pennant.

crouch stays and is sent a prostitute by way of apology for season-long neglect.

[Toadboy]

Still no sign of Snoogy Doogy though.

[Noostairz]

snoogy doogy - the one that got away. he was the next pele as well.

[Smoggie_Si]

Originally Posted by 2005

Middlesbrough have emerged as the favourites to sign £5m-rated Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell at the end of the season. (Mail on Sunday)

Yes please!

Originally Posted by 2005

Middlesbrough are planning to bid £3m for Derby midfielder Giles Barnes and Fulham ace Steven Davis, who is on loan at Rangers. (News of the World)

Barnes, hmm, dunno. Don't think wide players are a priority. Davis, no ta!

Originally Posted by 2005

Bolton are set for a summer tug-of-war with Middlesbrough over Crewe striker Nicky Maynard. (News of the World)

Could be worth a punt, looks strong and a decent finisher.

[Zaqattaq]

2005 I too was a big fan of Roz when he was at Dortmund and was over the moon when we signed him (he then had a fantastic WC 06 and Luka will have a great Eruo 08), heres to Modric being a worthless broken down shit too!

[2005]

Even I laughed at this..













How Modric found out about his move to Spurs

[Scarecrow]

Steven Pienaar signed for Everton for £2m last week. Absolute bargain, again. Well done Moyes!

[sterock85]

Originally Posted by Smoggie_Si

Yes please!



Barnes, hmm, dunno. Don't think wide players are a priority. Davis, no ta!

Could be worth a punt, looks strong and a decent finisher.

Great support on Saturday...best away following at the SOL this season.

[Durbsboi]

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

Steven Pienaar signed for Everton for £2m last week. Absolute bargain, again. Well done Moyes!

quality player, will deff learn more with Moyes, he was wasting his time at Ajax.

[2005]

£2m for Pieneer is a bargain! Congrats on a very good bit of business Moyes

More on the Modric move from the official site.

Tottenham Hotspur plc is pleased to announce that agreement has been reached with Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatian international midfielder, Luka Modric, age 22 years, for the transfer of his registration to Tottenham Hotspur FC for a total consideration of Euro21 million payable in instalments over the next four years.

The player's contract is for a period of up to six years and the agreement is conditional upon the granting of a work permit.



By my calculations that makes the fee £16.54m which would me is now our record signing although it depends what the business rate is as opposed to the tourist exchange

[Toadboy]

It also depends on inflation and currency fluctuations over the period!

Modric has been raved about and this is the big step up, Tottenham have a decent squad but it could do with some balance and a spot of bulking out, Ramos will be a very busy man over the summer.

[clarky]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ea/7395831.stm
Chelsea seal £16.2m Bosingwa deal


Chelsea have completed the signing of Porto right-back Jose Bosingwa on a three-year contract for £16.2m.

The 25-year-old Portugal international will join up with the Blues after Euro 2008 in the summer.

Bosingwa, who was also a target for Manchester United, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but moved to Portugal as a child.

The full-back helped Porto to the 2004 Champions League title and four league championships since signing in 2003.

Bosingwa made more than 40 appearances for Boavista before former Blues boss Jose Mourinho brought him to rivals Porto.

Although he was used sparingly in his first season, the defender, who can also play on the wing, had been the first-choice right-back during the last three seasons.

His performances have earned him seven caps for Portugal and he is expected to be named in their Euro 2008 squad this week.

Portuguese journalist Alberto da Silva, who works for Abola, believes Bosingwa has been overvalued by Chelsea.

"He's a good player but he's not worth that much money," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"I think Chelsea's current right-back Paulo Ferreira is a better player. I don't know who negotiated the deal, but he did well for Porto."

Three years ago, Bosingwa was involved in a serious car accident along with four other footballers.

All survived, but Sandro Luis, from a minor Portuguese side, had to have his left foot amputated as a result of the accident.

Bosingwa's arrival at Stamford Bridge will cast doubt over the future of another right-back Juliano Belletti.

The former Barcelona defender, who scored the winning goal in the 2006 Champions League final against Arsenal, has been overlooked by Blues manager Avram Grant in recent weeks, with Michael Essien occupying the full-back berth.

[Durbsboi]

Liverpool reject £40 million bid for Fernando Torres from Chelsea.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...558659,00.html

lol, if it is true, why would the morons think we will sell him in the first place?

[JackSwan]

maybe they regard you as a feeder club...like tottenham.