Big Premier League Signings

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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

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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

Luiz is more suited to playing as far away from his own goal as possible.

Saying that Luiz was quality in the CL final!

Luiz and Fellaini together would be interesting hair wise...

Hazard's deal to Chelsea is almost done reportedly.

Latest rumour is his gf has agreed a deal with John Terry after passing a medical

Ryan Giggs has been more aggresive in his pursuit of other mens women, surely he should join ManU in that case...

ryan giggs to join manu

She liked the team spirit shown at Chelsea more. Didn't really get a family vibe at OT

Graeme Swann's Cat wrote:She liked the team spirit shown at Chelsea more. Didn't really get a family vibe at OT

Does that mean she likes gangbangs?

Hazard IS taking his time. Has he been spotted/photographed anywhere near OT/Stamford Bridge?

Is there even an announcement today or is that just a fake rumour?

Holt says Man Utd apparently

Grant Holt? Don't listen to him

I really feel sorry for him. The press, Twitter, Facebook et al have been making up false rumours about him. When you think about it, it's hard to know what is true. What has he really said?

I think he said that he will be playing in Blue next season at some point.

TSC wrote:Grant Holt? Don't listen to him

I really feel sorry for him. The press, Twitter, Facebook et al have been making up false rumours about him. When you think about it, it's hard to know what is true. What has he really said?

would just be easier if he just came out and said 'I am going to..' instead of saying, i will make a decision, i have made a decision, i will play in blue, i love red, i love all colours etc...

I think that quote was completely fabricated (although I'm not 100% sure).

As I said, no one knows what's definitely true. All I know is whoever he signs for, he'll get a lot of abuse.

hes said hes playing in blue and in manchester.

and yet we still have this wait.

FC Utd of Manchester's 3rd kit is blue

TSC wrote:I think that quote was completely fabricated (although I'm not 100% sure).

As I said, no one knows what's definitely true. All I know is whoever he signs for, he'll get a lot of abuse.

I thought that was the only quote that wasn't fabricated! Of course it might have been translated badly.

So its someone in blue... Wigan?

Gregers wrote:

TSC wrote:I think that quote was completely fabricated (although I'm not 100% sure).

As I said, no one knows what's definitely true. All I know is whoever he signs for, he'll get a lot of abuse.

I thought that was the only quote that wasn't fabricated! Of course it might have been translated badly.

So its someone in blue... Wigan?

Southend probably.

I'd say this is the 2nd dullest transfer saga ever, with Cesc to Barca still as number 1.

So Hazard wants playing time in his favourite position, to wear the number 10 shirt, he wants to go to a team that is winning trophies at the moment and they play in blue...

It's Huddersfield.

Wouldn't it be great if he came out and announced he wanted the task of keeping Wigan up next season by himself.

Agree though, it was interesting but the longer it drags on the more boring it becomes. I tell you Hazard better be better than sliced bread to warrant this much attention.

Admittedly I've never seen him in a match but I've seen a lot of him on Youtube. Of course, even Emile Heskey can look good on Youtube but he looks alright and is a decent finisher. From reading his stats he can set up goals too.

I've just seen Eden Hazard out side Old Trafford with a Chelsea shirt on talking to Roberto Mancini. I think that means he's chose Arsenal.

This is also interesting, mainly for Manchester United fans...

Eden Hazard v Shinji Kagawa Stats: Played 192/198. Goals 50/86. Assists 38/45. Cost €35m/€20m. Make up your own mind!

Breaking News!
Eden Hazard has signed for LoveFilm on a 30 day trial.

A few more Eden Hazard related jokes:

John Terry to crash the Eden Hazard signing in full kit and announce he is also a Chelsea player!

Confirmed: Eden Hazard says "I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"

BREAKING NEWS: Eden Hazard has decided his future and he will be next Liverpool manager.

Why hasn't anyone thought to ask Dave Whelan who Eden Hazard will sign for?

Eden Hazard has nearly starved to death after he kept a waiter guessing for days as to whether he wanted the spaghetti or the fish special.

Decision Made. Eden Hazard will represent the UK for Eurovision next year.

BREAKING NEWS! Eden Hazard has failed his medical at Chelsea as he couldn't get his big head through the Cobham Training Ground doors

Crimey wrote:This is also interesting, mainly for Manchester United fans...

Eden Hazard v Shinji Kagawa Stats: Played 192/198. Goals 50/86. Assists 38/45. Cost €35m/€20m. Make up your own mind!

Add that the french league is of a lower standard that the german league, those are interesting stats. Also Shinji doesn't seem to be the prima dona that Eden appears to be. He wants to be loved to give his best performances. I mean, wtf is that about?

Interesting. People are doubting whether he can hack it at the top level. I think Fergie or Wenger could turn him into a brilliant PL player. Could Mancini or Di Matteo (who will no doubt be replaced sooner than later, even if he gets the job)?

BREAKING NEWS:

Hazard has forgotten his Twitter password.

He's currently hagling over what coloured smarties he gets at half time

http://t.co/7WWneMFE

I want links to all them quotes

If I say Geoff Shreeves and Eden Hazard, can someone make a joke from that?

"Eden, you know you're going to have to be the best player ever next year after this?"

I actually really want Kagawa at Utd, he genuinely looks a great player and like someone else said, he's not some pre-ma dona and Kagawa hopefully has the work ethic of many of the Asian players we see today.

He would fit into Utd more than Hazzard. The no.10 role is Rooney's and I can't see us changing to 4-3-3 any time soon, which means he's better off going to Chelsea, because he's a guaranteed starter in the position he wants to play. Plus there's already a couple of Belgians at Chelsea am I right?

plus apparently when SAF went to watch Lille, he actually went to watch right back Debuchy for them.

Or Joe Cole

It's not about any club playing him, it's about signing him then benching him to "get one over" rival clubs. Or not.

He turned us down I think when he went to Liverpool. I know he's only 30/31 but we would probably only get 2/3 seasons out of him and I would rather Cleverly get that game time. Kagawa is the man I really want us to sign, plus a good right back and left back for the long term.

For me a defensive midfielder is essential, the likes of Strootman etc.

I knew I was forgetting someone Hero, Strootman looks a very good talent and the pressure will be off him with the likes of Scholes, Carrick, Cleverly all waiting for a starting place. Hopefully we can shift Anderson for at least some money, and Berba, hopefully get 20m all together from both.

There we go Eden Hazard is joining Chelsea

What's the fee?

I'd like to point out he never declared which Champions League winner.

Graeme Swann's Cat wrote:I'd like to point out he never declared which Champions League winner.

Would of been an epic wum if it turned out to be United then

well after all that. He's already got on my nerves and seems as big headed as Ronaldo was, perhaps even more. Shame these talented youngsters seem to arise with such ego's. Funny enough the most sincere and level headed talented youngster in the world today also happens to be the best player in the world, possibility of being the greatest of all time in Leo Messi.

Should've had a 2nd tweet saying '*next year's'.

62m has been floated on twitter all day.

Would be 3rd largest in history behind Ronaldo and Zlatan I believe

Got to admit I'm completely confused with Hazard deciding on Chelsea, I thought he was just being polite re the fluke CL win.

They came 6th last year, best players just left and don't have a permanent manager. Plus one of their best players plays in his position...

Was sure he was going to go to city.

He can play wide and Mata through the middle or vice versa.

------------Cech
Van Der Wiel--Cahill--Terry/Luiz--Cole
---------Mikel/Romeu---Ramires
Marin-------Mata-----Hazard
-------------Torres

Right manager and depth and thats a title contending side.

More to the point its a team that suits the style of Nando

Graeme Swann's Cat wrote:More to the point its a team that suits the style of Nando

Not sure it does, will be a lot of faffing about and not a lot of direct play.

Don't think those 3 will ever start a game together either.

City he'll get the least game time, United already have 3 good wingers, Chelsea have none.

Its a team that will play football, and on the ground.

Which 3