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  • Manchester City Targeting Robin Van Persie

    Everything good that Arsenal have is up for grabs, and with Robin Van Persie being the best player on the side, don’t be surprised to see Manchester City move in this summer, trying to add another piece to their all-star roster while weakening Arsene Wenger’s.

  • Hulk Will Be Chelsea’s Second Big Signing of the Summer

    Brazilian striker Givanildo Vieira de Souza, known to most simply as Hulk, will be switching the blue & white stripes of FC Porto for the all-blue of Chelsea, apparently the only club willing to bid anything even remotely close to the £80 million release clause the Portuguese champions are asking for.

  • Eden Hazard Prefers Chelsea to Manchester City

    Instead of playing for the Champions of England, Eden Hazard preferred to play for the European Champions. It might sound shocking, but a big part of why the Belgian international transfer to Manchester City fell was money. Money Chelsea eventually were willing to pay, bringing the hottest young talent in Europe to Stamford Bridge.

  • Deadline Day Transfers Around Europe

    Panic day, as August 31 should be called, was as usual, busy as ever. In England it was Arsene Wenger, pressing the panic button and going against everything he usually preaches regarding players he signs and the Great Plan. Inter Milan were quite busy themselves and in all the past few days were quite hectic regarding fax machines, phone calls between Football directors and contract signings.

  • Liverpool Stay Busy With Signings of Downing and Doni

    Liverpool FC execs were busy on Friday, signing Stewart Downing from Aston Villa from 20 million pounds and adding Doni from Roma on a free transfer.

  • David De Gea is Manchester United’s New Keeper

    It wasn’t a question of IF, it was a question of WHEN and for how much. David de Gea has completed his transfer from Atletico Madrid to Manchester United for 18 million pounds, inking a deal that should keep him at Old Trafford for the next five years at least.

  • Transfer News and Rumors – Mid June Edition

    More hot days, and more players joining the rumor mill – Hottest right now are Alexis Sanchez (Udinese) and Luka Modric (Spurs), but they’re not the only ones attracting big names and big bucks.

  • Transfer News and Rumors – Early June Edition

    The beginning of summer means a rest from actually watching European soccer games. It also means we dwelve a whole of a lot deeper into the transfer scene and all the rumors flying around.

  • Studs or Duds – 2011 Edition – Did Your Team Spend Big Cash Well?

    Greeting in the new year which means we’re kicking off the second half of the season around the European leagues, we take a look at the more expensive transfers from the 2010 summer and examine who’s been successful and who starts 2011 with a BUST tag on his forehead.

  • Biggest Deadline Transfers Around Europe

    Now that the transfer deadline has passed and teams can’t sign players till January, lets take a look at some of the bigger moves clubs around Europe have made during the last couple of days of the summer transfer window.