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Roundup of the 2012 Summer Transfer Deadline Deals
The last day of the transfer deadline heading into the 2012-2013 season across Europe showed how far financially English clubs are when compared with the rest of Europe, as Manchester City stood out with five signings (Javi Garcia, Maicon, Nastastic, Richard Wright, Scott Sinclair), followed by Tottenham, adding Hugo Lloris and Clint Dempsey.
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Chelsea FC – Radamel Falcao Not Their Biggest Problem
If someone at Chelsea is actually kidding himself by thinking that not signing Radamel Falcao is what caused this debacle in the European Super Cup match he should look onwards, to everything wrong in the middle of the pitch and the defense, again with John Terry but without anyone stepping up to lead the unit […]
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Tottenham Very Close to Joao Moutinho
The Portuguese international midfielder Joao Moutinho has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League all summer long after impressing for Portugal in Euro 2012, and it seems that Tottenham, poised to make more than one big signing on the last day of the transfer window, are quite close to signing him.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea Still Chasing Andre Schurrle
Getting three bids rejected isn’t enough, as Chelsea are still trying to land Andre Schurrle from Leverkusen despite seeing offers for the German winger getting refused time and time again this summer, but the looming transfer deadline is giving the European Champions an incentive to try again.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal Want Michael Essien
As the transfer deadline looms closer and closer, the deals get weirder and weirder, with more loans for desperate sides and players coming through. The next possible big one? Arsenal, looking for someone (they need more than just someone) to improve their defensive midfield, are looking into bringing in Michael Essien of Chelsea on loan.
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Pepe Reina Nearly Ruins it for Liverpool
Despite being recognized by many as one of the best goalkeepers in the game, Pepe Reina’s has a knack of performing one huge mistake from time to time. This time, it nearly cost Liverpool their place in the Europa League group stage, awkwardly fumlbing what should have been an easy stop, allowing Heats to score a goal at Anfield.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Maicon Joining Manchester City
It’s still not completely official, but it seems Maicon will be leaving Inter and join his former manager, Roberto Mancini, at Manchester City, busy making a late spending spree through the transfer market and landing the very coveted Brazilian right back.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal After Edin Dzeko
In their desperate attempts (at least they seem to be), Arsenal might finally peg one player back from Manchester City after losing a few to them over the years, looking to bolster their striking options with Edin Dzeko, who feels he’s being a bit left out by Roberto Mancini who prefers to see others start for him.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Liverpool & Arsenal Chasing Fernando Llorente
With two days left for teams to take advantage of the summer transfer window, Brendan Rodgers is still trying to make moves for Liverpool, hoping to get at least one more striker before September arrives, turning the club’s attention towards Fernando Llorente, who has been looking for a way out of Athletic Bilbao all summer.