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July 28th, 2008

Diouf and Keane complete move

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Sunderland signed El-Hadji Diouf from Bolton for a fee of £2.5m. Keane had already signed Chimponda and Tainio from Spurs.
Liverpool, successfully signed Robbie Keane from Spurs. Keane had been with Spurs since 2002. Liverpool needed to strengthen their strikeforce after selling Peter Crouch to Portsmouth. Tottenham are now hunting for a striker with Martins, Eto and Arshavin in line to replace the Ireland striker.

Tags: diouf, Robbie Keane, Roy Keane, Sunderland, Tottenham, Transfer

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July 28th, 2008

Transfer round up - Keane and Johnson set to complete moves

With the premiership clubs getting ready for the kick off of the 2008-2009 season, the signing of transfer targets is being done aggressively. Liverpool are set to exit the transfer market with the signing of Spurs frontman Robbie Keane for a massive £18m. Tottenham are planning to use the money to fund the move for Arshavin. Tottenham are firmly resisting any offers from United and Barcelona for their star striker Berbatov.
Andrew Johnson is all set to sign for Fulham, as Sunderland’s bid is considered as an undervalue for the player. Sunderland have shifted their attention to Manchester United striker Saha, with Roy Keane very keen on the frontman, the deal could be finalized anytime this week. PSG are also interested in the striker.

Tags: Arshavin, Barcelona, Berbatov, Liverpool, Manchester United, Robbie Keane, Roy Keane, Saha, Spurs, Sunderland, Tottenham, Transfer

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July 24th, 2008

Transfer Update: Roy Keane signs Tainio from Spurs

Sunderland manager Roy Keane signed Finnish midfielder Tainio from Tottenham. Four more players including Chimponda and Darren Bent from Spurs are waiting to complete the formalities and join the Black Cats for the next season. It is understood that chairman and former teammate of Roy Keane, Quinn is willing to fund more for new signings this season.

Tags: Chimponda, Darren Bent, Quinn, Roy Keane, Sunderland, Tainio, Tottenham, Transfer

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July 23rd, 2008

Countdown to Kick off

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?

Tags: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Chelsea, Darren Fletcher, Drogba, Eto, Ferguson, Lampard, Manchester United, Martins, Newcastle, Owen, Roy Keane, Scolari, Sunderland, Viduka

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July 21st, 2008

Breaking news: Sunderland could sign 4 Spurs players

In what could be a big spending spree for Sunderland, Roy Keane is all set to splash in £23m to sign four players for Tottenham this week. The targeted players are Chimponda, Steed Malbranque, Kaboul and Tainio. It is understood that both clubs have reached an agreement over the deal. Sunderland are expected to launch more signings this summer.
Meanwhile, Claude Makelele was released from Chelsea making him join PSG in France. Makelele was thankful to the Chelsea management for letting him end his career in France. Makelele played a vital role under Jose Mourinho during the two tital wins.
There is still a big cloud under the transfer moves for Berbatov, Adebayor, Robinho, Drogba and Eto. While the possible destinations are clear, it is still yet to be known if it will take place this season.