EPL Transfer talk

Kaka wouldn't want to not play in UCL for 2 consecutive seasons la. dream on City

i'm glad to hear that kaka's transfer to city collapsed... 100 million pounds for a player, even with kaka's quality, is totally ridiculous...

my full respect to kaka, money is not everything man!!

poor city...last time wanna hijack berba with higher offer, got dumped...now kaka pulak

If I'm not thinking on Kaka's behalf, I'd like him to join Man City just to see what he can do in the EPL. So many great players in Serie A and La Liga that I'd like to see playing in EPL, and Kaka is definitely one of them.

because berba's statement is clear :- "i want to play for the best club in the world"

titles, awards & silverware are the most important things in a footballer's career... u may become the highest paid footballer if u play for a club like city, but are u satisfy if ur club don't even qualify for champions league?

no offense for city fans... but i just annoyed by those ridiculous offer made by them...

£17m for Nigel de Jong... comment please?

Great player in Football Manager the game I know!

Jokes aside, he's way overpriced for a defender. Hopefully he's got the pace to match the speed of the EPL otherwise he'd be heading the same way as Jan Krompkamp.

devil_nick87 wrote:

£17m for Nigel de Jong... comment please?

sylus tung wrote:

Great player in Football Manager the game I know!

Jokes aside, he's way overpriced for a defender. Hopefully he's got the pace to match the speed of the EPL otherwise he'd be heading the same way as Jan Krompkamp.

devil_nick87 wrote:

£17m for Nigel de Jong... comment please?

haha, u play FM as well? FM2009 ?

yea, he is considered as "wonderkid" in that game, spending GBP17 on him wouldnt be much of a problem

but in real life....not yet proven..

I think he will anchor the City midfield along side Kompany. As both of them shouldn't have a problem to develop an understanding at they have played together in Hamburg previously.

but then they he still need to adapt the style of playing in BPL...

back to Kaka, Beckham told him there's only one club in Manchester which is United..
Even Becks also suggested him to join MU...

I stopped playing at FM 2007 because it was using too much of my PC's resources!

I think the interesting transfers at the moment at the ones going on at Spurs. It seems like a desperation move to bring back the oldies to the club that finished decently in the league under the old Martin Jol regime.

Looks who's back today, Chimbonda!

Given Robbie's Keane surprise omission from the Liverpool line-up last nite, I am guessing a 12-month loan back to Spurs with a view of a permanent move back to Liverpool.

pyroboy1911 wrote:

haha, u play FM as well? FM2009 ?

pity spurs, they've spent lots of pounds but the luck is still not in their side....

but that manage to sign cudicini from chelsea..a top class keeper as well...although he's a bit old...

spurs are buying back players the sold last time and for a higher price which is quite depressing lol. and now robbie keane come on dosent harry has some imagination

TOttenham really bought kean back worh hahaha

Summary of the big movers:

Jo to Everton (Loan)
Keane to Spurs (Permanent)
Queresma to Chelsea (Loan)
Given to Man City (Permanent)
Arshavin (still pending? - see bbc.co.uk report)

On a side note, would like to comment on the Robbie Keane saga. I think Keane's move back to Spurs is justice for the player. I might be a Liverpool supporter but no player should have to go through the mental turmoil and indignity Rafa Benitez put on him.

Rafa vs the Chairman vs the Owners is his own business and other football matters should remain on the pitch. Why did he have to humiliate Keane to make a statement to Rick Parry? Poor poor show.

I hope the man makes a big impact on his return to Spurs and scores alot alot of goals!

I do agree that the whole Keane situation is mismanaged badly. He was humiliated by being left out of the squad altogether. I think we can all agree on the fact that Keane didn't perform as expected at Liverpool, so maybe he should've been left on the bench. Maybe. But being left out altogether without any explanation is really humiliating for a player of his quality.

Anyway, don't know if it's confirmed but:

Arshavin 13
Quaresma 77

Arshavin apparently has made it just minutes before the transfer window closes. Good for Arsenal, not so for Aston Villa.

Arshavin transfer has been confirmed with all parties in agreement and he takes jersey #23

subpar wrote:

Arshavin 13
Quaresma 77

Arshavin apparently has made it just minutes before the transfer window closes. Good for Arsenal, not so for Aston Villa.

No confirmation of Quaresma squad number yet but it is possible he could get 7 as it is empty after Sheva left so probably wouldn't be 77.

All the talk in Milan now is Becks and Kaka. Wonder what happened to the hype of Pato and the Shev?

pato will still continue playing as he's been scoring regularly for milan but sheva is sad nowadays, he move to chelsea prove to be a really bad decision.. he's not the same sheva i used to admire 5 years ago...

sakhratul wrote:

pato will still continue playing as he's been scoring regularly for milan but sheva is sad nowadays, he move to chelsea prove to be a really bad decision.. he's not the same sheva i used to admire 5 years ago...

5 years ago?? now he's old already hehe

i want JO to do well at everton.. i rate him highly before but he never really get his carier going at City.. huhu..

The EPL is one of the best and most lucrative leagues in the world that alot of footballers aspire to play in at some point in their careers. The problem these lads keep forgetting is the weather and the pace of the game in the UK that they cannot adapt to.

If you track back historically, Brazilians have played very well in the Spanish Primera Liga (ie. the fat Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Romario, etc). Why? Well, the weather is warmer (closer to Brazil) and the style of play focuses more on skill than speed.

Jo is going to have this work cut out for him here in the EPL as his past experiences in CSKA Moscow are not going to help. Robinho is a different thing entirely having come from Real Madrid and more exposed to CL football and playing against big European teams.

faizulazlan wrote:

i want JO to do well at everton.. i rate him highly before but he never really get his carier going at City.. huhu..

Confirmed Quaresma has the 18, while Keane has the 15 at Spurs.