August 8th, 2008
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Just 8 more days for Premier league kick off and the clubs are trying to form the team for the season. Long awaited Ronaldo saga has come to an end. Yes. Ronaldo is staying at United. Same might be the case with Lampard and Robinho. Scolari has sent out a strong statement saying that money will not be an important part of his plans, rather his squad would be. In the past years foreign clubs have increased the evaluation of players tremendously trying to exploit the buying power of business magnets owning clubs. Chelsea, in Scolari, have got a good replacement for Mourinho.
Sunderland have captured 3 players from Tottenham in what has been a ‘ok’ transfer activity. Roy Keane is expected to bring the French striker Saha from United. Portsmouth seem to have a good front line in Defoe and Peter Crouch. Tottenham and Arsenal are still expecting to sign the Russian playmaker Arshavin. Elsewhere, it has been a quiet transfer activity.
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July 23rd, 2008
With the premier league kick-off less than a month away, club managers are busy working ways to lure some top signings. Compared to last few years, this year’s transfer activity has been very dull (thanks to Roman Abrahamovic for busy activities in the past few years). Top clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool are yet to make any big signing for this season. Though there have been few signings in the past few weeks, the signing of big names like Eto, Kaka, Robinho, Arshavin, Berbatov are still awaited.
Chelsea have already started their pre-season in China with a 4-0 win over Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Lampard, Wright-Phillips, Kalou and Argentine di Santo scored for Chelsea. Lampard’s stay at Stamford Bridge is not final yet as Jose Mourinho is preparing to sign him for Inter Milan. Manchester United will be as strong as they were during last season if they manage to hold Ronaldo. Arsenal will take new shape with Arsene Wenger still pondering over the transfer market.
In the bottom, Sunderland will have some encouraging news in the next week or so with manager Roy Keane prepared to sign a bunch of players from Tottenham which includes Chimponda and Darrent Bent. Roy is also preparing to sign Darren Fletcher from his old club Manchester United. The new boys Hull are also busy in transfer market as they are on the verge of signing few star players. No activities in Newcastle camp after their disappointing performance in last season. They would have to rely on Michael Owen to score as Viduka and Martins were ineffective during latter half of the 08 season.
Every game will be important - well, I have to say that after the close finish last season. I would expect Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea to fight it out for the top spot as I think Liverpool are yet to learn to be consistent. So..who is it going to be… Scolari or Ferguson or Arsene Wenger?
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July 17th, 2008
Chelsea’s summer signing Jose Boswinga, the FC Porto defender today revealed that he used to watch 3 to 4 matches from the English Premier League each weekend, and that he is a passionate supporter of English football.
That’s all fine, but what came next was baffling! Boswinga stated that, of all the opponents that he would come across this season, Blackburn Rovers’ Morten Gamst Pedersen is the one he would fear the most!
Not Cristiano Ronaldo or Wayne Rooney. Nor Anfield sensation Fernando Torres, or one of the Gunners. But the Norwegian, Gamst! Is he that good?
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July 16th, 2008
AC Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has confirmed that his club will not sign any more players this summer, and that star recruit Ronaldinho who signed yesterday is the last new player on the roster.
Milan, who finished fifth in last season’s Serie A, had earlier added Arsenal’s Mathieu Flamini on a free transfer, and recently brought in defender Gianluca Zambrotta from Barcelona for 8.5 million euros. Zambrotta’s Barca teammate Ronaldinho put an end to transfer speculation choosing the Rossoneri over Manchester City, despite the English club’s offer being monetarily superior.
Galliani’s statement means that Milan (might) have ended their interest in Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The Gunners had recently halved their asking price for the forward, after Milan had backed off from Arsenal’s preliminary valuation. A move for Andriy Shevchenko was also on the cards at the San Siro.
Arsenal meanwhile have played up their interest in Spain and Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. Alonso has been linked with Juventus for quite some time. Arsenal are also being linked with a move for England and Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, who they aim to snatch from under Liverpool’s noses.
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July 15th, 2008
Manchester United striker Louis Saha is likely to sign a loan deal with Sunderland. Sunderland boss Roy Keane is keen to sign the striker in a permanent deal. The deal is likely to be completed during this week.
Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz and Russian midfielder Arshavin are both heading their way to Arsenal with Arsene Wenger to make a reasonable bid to lure the players.
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