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Jack Rodwell, a Player Manchester City Don’t Really Need
Look at the list of players Jack Rodwell, Manchester City’s latest expensive signing, has to compete with for a place in the champion’s midfield – James Milner, Samir Nasri, David Silva, Gareth Barry, Nigel de Jong and Yaya Toure. Does anyone see him getting too much playing time?
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Juventus Closing in on Fernando Llorente
The 4-2 win over Napoli in the Italian Super Cup wasn’t enough to ease the minds of the Juventus sporting directors, adamant to add another striker to the mix before the season begins. It seems that Fernando Llorente of Athletic Bilbao is the man closest to being the new front man for the Bianconeri, while Javi Martinez is getting closer and closer to Bayern Munich.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea After Edinson Cavani
Is a striker Chelsea’s most immediate need? Probably not. But that isn’t stopping them from pursuing one of Europe’s best over the last couple of seasons, Edinson Cavani of Napoli. Like others the club has sought after this summer, Cavani seems like quite a long shot.
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Mini Revenge at the German Super Cup (Bayern Munich vs Dortmund)
Does this mean this will be Bayern Munich’s year? Probably not, but at least the five match losing streak for Bayern against Dortmund is over. Two quick goals from Martio Mandzukic and Thomas Muller, giving Bayern the two goal lead after only 11 minutes was enough to secure their first win over Dortmund in more than two seasons, winning their fifth German Super Cup with a 2-1 win.
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Fernando Torres Opener Not Enough in Charity Shield (Manchester City vs Chelsea)
Played at Villa Park, the 2012 Charity Shield went to the champions, deservedly so, outplaying a pretty similar Chelsea to the one we saw last season in terms of style and what they try to accomplish in the match. Manchester City won 3-2 with goals from Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri, while the FA Cup holders were mostly hurt by the sending off of Branislav Ivanovic.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal & Manchester United Chasing Isco
Malaga aren’t done with their clearance sale, and 20 year old Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, aka Isco, seems to be the next name Premier League teams are chasing, as Manchester United and their mountains of cash just waiting to be spent join Arsenal in their chase after the Spain U-23 midfielder.
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Hulk – Ready to Leave Porto and Join Chelsea
Maybe it was all about waiting for the Olympic tournament to be over, so he can fully concentrate on bringing a gold medal back to Brazil. Hulk had a good tournament, but failed at the finish line, losing to Mexico 1-2 in the final. Now he feels ready to move on, leave Porto and join a Premier League team, probably Chelsea.
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Tottenham Looking for Goalkeeprs – Julio Cesar? Hugo Lloris?
Trying to keep Luka Modric isn’t all the Tottenham are doing this summer. Chasing goalkeepers, feeling that reliable yet not too extraordinary Brad Friedel, already 41, is also part of the off-season. Hugo Lloris seems unreachable and too expensive, but Julio Cesar isn’t.
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Manchester City – Not the Favorites to win the Premier League?
According to Roberto Mancini, the Premier League champions aren’t going to repeat, placing Manchester City as the third or fourth on the list of favorites heading into the 2012-2013 season. Low confidence? Probably not. More like trying to his board into allowing him to spend a bit more money.
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Joe Allen – A very Expensive Gamble for Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers
At first look, this Joe Allen transfer is bound to fail. A young central midfielder, just like Jordan Henderson was last season, just a bit cheaper. Still, £15 million isn’t cheap, especially during these times, not matter how rich the owners are. But maybe Brendan Rodgers knows what he’s doing.