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  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Robin van Persie Slipping away from Manchester City

    Manchester City might be the richest club in the world, or at least one of them, but that doesn’t mean that Roberto Mancini can still spend as much as he’d like. The Robin van Persie situation demonstrates the power struggles at the club’s highest levels, as football administrator Brian Marwood is denying Mancini the opportunity to get the Arsenal striker.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Kaka Leaving Real Madrid

    Once, not too long ago, Kaka was the best player in the world, awards and all. Now he can’t find a place in the Real Madrid squad, and as the news of Jose Mourinho announcing to the player that he’s surplus to requrierments this season and will be allowed to leave for the right price, a pretty interesting chase will probably begin.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal After Santi Cazorla

    Arsenal aren’t only about trying to hold on to Robin van Persie. Arsene Wenger is still hoping to get something out of the transfer market, shifting his attention to unsettled Santi Cazorla of Malaga, hoping that the Spanish club won’t mount too many financial difficulties in the way of a completed deal.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Oscar Almost a Chelsea Player

    All great transfer sagas come to an end, and Oscar dos Santos isn’t any different, as it seems the only thing keeping the 20 year old Brazilian from completing his move from Internacional to Chelsea is getting a work permit. Considering he’s played six times already for the national side and will play for Brazil in the Olympic games, it’s safe to assume he’ll get a permit.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea Also After Robert Lewandowski

    Not just Manchester United, but now also Chelsea. Good player never attract just one big team’s attention. Robert Lewandowski of Borussia Dortmund and one of the most productive strikers in Europe last season is now being chased by the Blues as well, although Chelsea’s initial offer is way too low for what Dortmund have in mind.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Luka Modric Not Playing Nicely

    While Real Madrid move (or don’t) closer to signing Luka Modric from Tottenham, the Croatian international doesn’t really look like a man who cares if anyone within the Tottenham organization likes him anymore, trying to force his way out of the club. Just remember, it happened last year as well, and look where he ended up and how he played.

  • Edinson Cavani – The Most Expensive Player in the World According to Napoli

    Every once in a while a team president will come out with some outrageous price tag for one of his star players. Edinson Cavani is that player this time, as Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis valued the Uruguayan striker at a whopping €100 million, theoretically making him the most expensive player in the world.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Juventus Want Luis Suarez AND RVP

    It’s not so certain that Juventus can afford either of them on his own, but more and more information points to the fact that Juventus are about Luis Suarez of Liverpool just as much as they are about Robin van Persie of Arsenal, but the Uruguayan will be much harder to land.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal Interested in Ganso

    While Arsenal seem to be mostly busy with keeping Robin van Persie or at least getting the most out of his approaching departure, Arsene Wenger is also thinking signings. Santos’ unsettled midfielder, Paulo Henrique Ganso, is probably the biggest name currently on the gunners’ to-do list.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Real Madrid After David Silva

    The Best Spanish player outside of the La Liga plays for Manchester City. David Silva has spoken a time or two about how he preferred going to the blue side of Manchester to signing with Real Madrid and Barcelona. It seems that the chase for the talented midfielder, at least for the Spanish champions, isn’t over.