***Offical Summer Transfer Thread***

[ThaSaltCracka]

Tevez is dope and I would be amazed if Ribery ends up anywhere but Arsenal, however I hope he ends up somewhere else honestly. There has to be a better winger out there.

[JaredL]

Spanish press seems to say that these are forgone conclusions:
- Fabregas is going to Real Madrid
- Reyes isn't going to play for Real Madrid but doesn't want to go back to Arsenal and will probably sign for another Spanish club (Atletico de Madrid is the most likely)
- Baptista is in a similar boat. Arsenal don't want him, nor do Real Madrid. Not sure where he'll end up.

Apparently Wenger is in Madrid right now to discuss these three guys face to face with Mijatovic.

Although I love Reyes, looks like Sevilla sold these guys at the right time. They played so ridiculously well for Sevilla at a young age and showed such promise but haven't played at even close to that level, much less realized their potential, since leaving.

[sixfour]

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sidwell signing with chelsea makes 0 sense whatsoever to me. i think youre wrong about hargreaves though.

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Yeah, Hargreaves is going to be great at United.

Sidwell's move makes no sense as he's blatantly not going to play ever, it's clearly all about the money

[Fletcher19]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/6686935.stm

It will be interesting to see how much they spend this offseason

[Fletcher19]

this is all speculation but this is what the bbc thinks the squad could look like next year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/6687309.stm

Tevez and Eto could be great at anfield

[Chairman Wood]

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Lol at Tevez being so overrated and overpriced just because he scored a few of goals to save a team from relegation.

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I couldn't disagree more. He's either brought Championships to or drastically improved every team he has ever played for.
When he first went to England I was concerned at how he would adapt to the style of play/life in England/ language/more money and pressure. But I realized that I don't really think any of this matters with him. He's just a monster that just doesn't do or want to do anything other than play football. I think he'll be sucessful wherever. I don't like Chelsea much but I really think he'd fit in nicely alongside Drogba.

[Chairman Wood]

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Tevez is dope and I would be amazed if Ribery ends up anywhere but Arsenal, however I hope he ends up somewhere else honestly. There has to be a better winger out there.

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I know this wasn't what you were getting at but your post for some reason got my thinking about Tevez and Ribery being on the same team. It wouldn't matter who else they had but that would be the ugliest team in the history of football.

[AJW]

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sidwell signing with chelsea makes 0 sense whatsoever to me. i think youre wrong about hargreaves though.

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Replacement for Makelele who turns 36 this year or another midfielder to cover for Essien if his used in defence?

[ThaSaltCracka]

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- Fabregas is going to Real Madrid

[/ QUOTE ] They have been saying this all season, I highly doubt its true. Wenger is most likely in Madrid to discuss Reyes and Baptista only.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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this is all speculation but this is what the bbc thinks the squad could look like next year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/6687309.stm

Tevez and Eto could be great at anfield

[/ QUOTE ]40mil to pick up those 4 players??? right......