Big Premier League Signings

First topic message reminder :

Here is a list of all the "big movers" to the PL this season. The table contains the player's name, club moved from and to and fee for so we can scrutinise them

[ [/td][/tr]

Player	From	To	Fee
Kevin de Bruyne	Genk (Belgium)	Chelsea	£6.7m
Olivier Giroud	Montpellier (France)	Arsenal	£13.2m
Eden Hazard	Lille (France)	Chelsea	£35.2m
Shinji Kagawa	Borussia Dortmund (Germany)	Manchester United	£13.2m
Marko Marin	Werder Bremen (Germany)	Chelsea	£8.6m
Lukas Podolski	Cologne (Germany)	Arsenal	£11.4m
Jan Vertonghen	Ajax (Netherlands)	Spurs	£7.5m

Any updates would be appreciated.

Other transfers that may/may not be interesting:

Gylfi Sigurdsson - Spurs
Jacob Butterfield - Norwich
Nick Powell - Manchester United
Romain Amalfitano - Newcastle
Steven Naismith - Everton

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/premier-league/transferuebersicht/wettbewerb_GB1.html

Chelsea to sign Hulk is seeming more and more likely

Gregers wrote:Chelsea to sign Hulk is seeming more and more likely

^

That's a big move. The topic is all about (big) players coming into the PL.

As for Hulk, I can think of many better players to get. According to transfermarkt, it has a 61% chance of happening.

I must say this is a great idea for a thread! Will give us a great base to see how transfers pan out over next season!

So would Norwich signings mainly fall into the

Other transfers that may/may not be interesting:

Category?

ollyrules wrote:So would Norwich signings mainly fall into the

Other transfers that may/may not be interesting:

Category?

If they are coming into the PL, yes. Although if you sign Rhodes he gets a place in the table as I said because he's Rhodes.

TSC wrote:

ollyrules wrote:So would Norwich signings mainly fall into the

Other transfers that may/may not be interesting:

Category?

If they are coming into the PL, yes. Although if you sign Rhodes he gets a place in the table as I said because he's Rhodes.

He is another young englishman parading as a Scotsman! Matt Phillips may be next I hear. Damn you Craig Levein and your team of people finding old relations of football players

Hero wrote:They can outbid and outpay us obviously but it sounds like they've decided not to and that the bids that came in are considered final.
French papers are reporting that the player has decided upon Utd, sky sports said he preferred Utd so it's certainly possible he's been lured by the chance to wear the number 7 shirt.

I don't know why he's stalling, just look at Ronaldo when came and Ronaldo when he left. You can get plenty of money further down the line if that's what he wants.

A young player at his level coming to the EPL, if he wants to improve it's gotta be at Manu or Arsenal.

If Aston Villa play their cards right they can get Pep Guardiola, who says he is open to seduction.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18202900

Nore Staat wrote:If Aston Villa play their cards right they can get Pep Guardiola, who says he is open to seduction.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18202900

If he put his boots back on and signed for us as a player only, we might just be able to afford him.

I don't know if I want Hazzard. He seems very petulant when I hear him speak and sounds a bit of a pre-madonna. He clearly has the talent but I don't think he'd fit in at United personally. Wouldn't mind us looking elsewhere.

Never seen Hazard play, cant be bothered to look on youtube, are the big teams really that weak at scouting that they will spend 35 million plus 150k pw on a loudmouth?

martyr_94 wrote:I don't know if I want Hazzard. He seems very petulant when I hear him speak and sounds a bit of a pre-madonna. He clearly has the talent but I don't think he'd fit in at United personally. Wouldn't mind us looking elsewhere.

I think it's gotten to the stage Man Utd are trying to get one over Citeh.

Silvin Distin has a new 1 year deal at Everton

Yann M'Vila press conference at 3.30 UK time with French media.

Niko Kranjcar leaving Spurs this summer. Fulham if Dempsey goes?

I bet M'Vila doesn't go anywhere. He's a slightly lesser troll than Hazard

Yeah, good move for Kranjcar I think.

Lukaku off to Stoke on loan

Lukaku off to Stoke on loan

Almost as bad as getting the chair!

Guys only 19. Learning the physical side of the game while playing PL football will be good for his development.

M'Vila said anything interesting yet?

M'Vila avoided questions about Arsenal in his press conference and refused to comment, says he is looking forward to a rest before Euros

If M'villa goes to Arsenal, could that pave the way for Song to leave. Heard a few rumours of clubs after his signature, around the 20m mark the highest I've heard. Would allow Arsenal to strengthen in other areas.

Song was their 2nd best player last year.

Just have Song and M'Vila sit and break from deep.

Completely agree, just heard rumours before hand then looked at the almost certain signing of M'villa and put two and two together. He may be looking to play a 4-2-3-1 formation, with like you said Song and M'villa holding and then perhaps Podolski LW and RVP through the middle.

Would certainly give them more protection and stop them getting caught out on the counter all the time. I would still take 20m for Song though Arsenal could bring in some needed signings in at LB and maybe LW/RW for 20m.

Songs also probably the 2nd best CB in the squad

Well that must have been an exciting press conference

Was probably one of the international ones where we sit Milner or Barry down and they say nothing.

Come on Hulk, come to the PL and fail...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18211253

martyr_94 wrote:If M'villa goes to Arsenal, could that pave the way for Song to leave. Heard a few rumours of clubs after his signature, around the 20m mark the highest I've heard. Would allow Arsenal to strengthen in other areas.

I can't see us selling Song. Great player and can play anywhere in midfield as well as centre back. Him and M'Vila will be a good partnership.

Fabios gone QPR on loan

TSC wrote:Come on Hulk, come to the PL and fail...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18211253

Why would he fail?

Gregers wrote:

TSC wrote:Come on Hulk, come to the PL and fail...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18211253

Why would he fail?

Personally, I don't think he's any good.

Fair enough, I'll admit I haven't seen that much of him. Look an absolute beast tho!

Oh and I posted this over in the FEL but here it is again, Hazard signs for United...

Spoiler:

Yeah he's properly been in the pies.

Lukaku, Mikel and Hulk on the pitch is a scary thought. Can pitches take that level of mass on the pitch!

Would have Falcao over Hulk every day of the week especially for that kind of money but if Torres is the main man next season then there 4-3-3 formation will require Hulk to play on the wing. Immense power and physical strength that will suit the english game, however I can see him becoming frustrated out wide and eventually his well known temper will get him into trouble. Basically every time i've seen him he's disappointed with a poor first touch and always shows an unwillingness to help out defensively.

I'm loving the influx of talent supposedly on it's way this summer.

The Arsenal squad is shaping up nicely now. Have to say Podolski is a steal at £11million when you consider his international record and the prices being quoted for players like Hulk and Hazard who fill a similar role but are not yet as proven at the top level. I know he struggled a bit at Bayern but there was huge expectation on him there, while his arrival at Arsenal has been relatively low key which should help. Hopefully he wont tread on RVP's toes but he has the advantage of being comfortable anywhere in the forward diamond. Gervinho will hopefully improve, Ox will continue his development, and Walcott carry on playing well so there's options out wide. Song has improved immeasurably over the last couple of years and there is also Wilshere to come, Arteta and Ramsey. Add M'Vila and that's a seriously strong CM group. How do Arsenal fans think you'll play? I guess the fluidity of the systems always employed are an advantage with a lot of these types of players and I suppose it'll be a constant Man U style rotation of the squad. But who would be the best 11?

As a relative neutral I'm really enjoying how a lot of the top sides are looking strong. Hopefully Spurs can keep hold of their stars, Chelsea can bring in some new ones and Newcastle continue to pull gems from obscurity. You never know, Liverpool's expensive flops could start playing well under new management then there'd be 7 seriously good teams.

Agreed that Hazard is a steal, as is Marin for that matter.

Schezney (Not a clue how to spell this)

Sagna-Vermaelen-Mertesacker-Gibbs

---------------Song-M'Vila

Walcott----Wilshere/Arteta---Podolski

------------------RVP

I'm guessing.

Will Wilshire be the player he was before the injury?

Hard to say, he's young enough to shake it off hopefully, might be midseason before he recovers past form though.

I'd expect Arsenal to look hard at finding a better CB partner for Vermaelen and Gibbs will probably last all of half an hour.

How many games did Gibbs play last season?

Guess Arsenal could go:

-----M'Vila-Arteta-----
Ox----Wilshire----Pod
---------RVP---------

Personally I think thats got a better look to it and Arteta said this season he prefers being slightly further back.

Isn't going to drop Song surely.

Song and M'Vila are very very similar players. Don't think Arsene will be looking at playing both unless he goes with:

-----Song--M'Vila-----
--------Arteta--------
Ox----------------Pod
---------RVP---------

Allowing Arteta to roam and Ox/Pod to bomb forward as much as they want.

Song was their best midfielder last year and Arsenals defense is shaky enough as if.

I imagine both will sit and break from deep.

Why are we all so sure RVP will be staying?? He still hasn't signed a new contract yet

He isn't pining for a move home like Cesc, and doesn't come across as a huge **** a la Nasri?

If Arsenal do lose RVP who will they go for, or will Walcott be moved to up front?

Graeme Swann's Cat wrote:He isn't pining for a move home like Cesc, and doesn't come across as a huge **** a la Nasri?

But in his interview after the final game of the season against WBA, he hardly said he was going to say. He left the door open and if I was a Arsenal fan I would be worried. Other clubs like Man City and Barca could offer him more money and more trophies. Because at the end of the day he is what 28? 29? and he only has a FA Cup winners medal to show for his talents. He will want to start winning things sooner rather than later and he has more chance of doing that at a City or Barca rather than Arsenal. Just my view on the situation

Persie will stay he is more Loyal then the other 2

He won't win anything at Arsenal, what is it now 8 years?