Om vores rivaler VII

Et Agger indkøb skræmmer på ingen måde. Barca må hjertens gerne hente ham. Jeg har aldrig rigtigt set det store lys i ham. Han står ofte og blunder inde i feltet og er for ofte skadet. Han får næsten Mathieu til at lige en god forsvarsspiller.

According to a report in Dutch newspaper 'De Telegraaf', Atlético Madrid have agreed a deal to sign young Belgian forward Zakaria Bakkali from PSV Eindhoven for €2 million.

Chelsea have made another enquiry for Atlético Madrid defender João Miranda. The 29-year-old Brazilian is valued at £20m by the west London club.

Marouane Fellaini has agreed to join Napoli, but is now waiting for the Italian side to agree a deal with Manchester United, according to the Daily Star.

The Daily Star claims Atlético Madrid are planning moves for Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres.

Here's the full story on Everton's signing of Romelu Lukaku for £28million from Chelsea.

Endnu en gang viser Mourinho god købmandsskab. £28 mio. for Lukaku er en rigtig god handel. Til sammenligning har Liverpool angiveligt blot givet £10 mio. for Lukakus to år yngre landsmand, Divock Origi. Så jeg ved godt hvilken af de to Liverpool-klubber jeg mener, der har handlet bedst. Selv har jeg større fidus til Origi på den lange bane. De forsvarsspillere i Premier League, som nåede, at spille overfor Thierry Henry, vil måske få et mindre flashback når de - fra og med næste sæson - kommer til, at stå overfor Origi.

Chelsea are weighing up a move for Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, sources have told ESPN FC. A long-term link to Stamford Bridge, the 27-year-old Uruguay international joining Jose Mourinho's side would be dependent on a number of factors, not least Chelsea's need to comply with UEFA regulations.

Apart from already having exceeded the quota for foreign players over the age of 21 by one -- with Didier Drogba taking them to 18 -- the London club are also increasingly conscious of financial fair play.

It is expected that Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech could move on, however, and that any purchase of Cavani would finally see the long-mooted sale of Fernando Torres. Furthermore, the departure of Romelu Lukaku to Everton brought in 28 million pounds, freeing up more funds.

Mere her . Hvis det sker, kan Chelsea vel ligeså godt stile checken til Real Madrid med det samme.

Liverpool will take their summer spending past £100million after chief executive Ian Ayre flew to Spain to complete the signings of Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno and Atlético Madrid right-back Javi Manquillo.

Javier Hernández looks unlikely to leave Manchester United for Atlético Madrid this summer after the Spanish champions' president Enrique Cerezo insisted the Mexico striker was not a transfer target. Cerezo also ruled out a swoop for either Chelsea's Fernando Torres, Arsenal's Santi Cazorla and Napoli's José Callejón. The Atléti president told Radio MARCA:

"Many names have been mentioned, but none of those players, neither Cazorla, Callejón, Torres nor Chicharito (Hernández) are on our agenda. If we sign another player, it won't be any of them."

Valencia have announced the signing of goalkeeper Yoel Rodríguez on loan from fellow Primera Division side Celta Vigo, subject to a medical.

Rayo Vallecano have taken Chelsea winger Gaël Kakuta on a season-long loan.

Chelsea manager José Mourinho has told Sky Sports News that Fernando Torres, who has been linked with a return to Atlético Madrid, will not be sold this summer.

FC Porto have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Andrés Fernández from Osasuna.

Siempre Madrid skrev: Arturo Vidal til Manchester United.

Det beretter i hvert fald både engelsk og italiensk presse. 60 millioner € til Juventus, 4 år til Vidal, som kommer til at tjene 13 millioner € om året.

De er altså ved at have skrabet en ganske habil midtbane sammen efterhånden. Med Van Gaal ved roret og denne trup, kan man nok roligt regne dem for titelkandidater i år på trods af deres elendige 2013/2014.

Mexicos landsholdsmålmand, Guillermo Ochoa, skifter til Málaga fra franske Ajaccio. Den 29-årige keeper kommer til Málaga på en fri transfer. Han erstatter Willy Caballero, der som bekendt har forladt Málaga til fordel for Manchester City.

Mexico World Cup goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has completed a move to La Liga side Málaga.

Den 22-årige schweiziske angriber, Haris Seferovic, forlader Real Sociedad efter blot en enkelt sæson i klubben og skifter videre til tyske Eintracht Frankfurt.

Eintracht Frankfurt have secured the services of Switzerland forward Haris Seferovic following lengthy negotiations with Real Sociedad.

Og Atlético Madrid har præsenteret Cristian Ansaldi på en etårig lejeaftale. Den argentinske wingback kommer til fra russiske FC Zenit.

Atlético Madrid have announced the signing of Argentina left-back Cristian Ansaldi from Zenit St Petersburg. The 27-year-old joins the Spanish champions on a season-long loan.

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Olympiakos have announced the signing of Sevilla defender Alberto Botía.

Widespread reports claiming Frank Lampard is on the verge of agreeing a short-term deal at Manchester City. Lampard is due to join City's sister club New York City FC next year, but it is now being suggested he could make the move to the Etihad until he makes the move to the MLS next March.

Newly-promoted La Liga outfit Eibar have signed winger Dani Nieto and centre-back Borja Ekiza. Nieto, 23, was released by FC Barcelona (Barcelona B) at the end of last season while Ekiza, 26, arrives on a free from Athletic Bilbao.

Spanish champions Atlético Madrid are set to bid £14m for Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa .

Liverpool are closing on a double deal for Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno and Atlético Madrid right-back Javi Manquillo, Sky sources understand. Chief executive Ian Ayre has flown to Spain to try and complete the transfers, which would take Liverpool's summer spending through the £100m barrier if completed.

An investment fund, a super agent, and a Singapore businessman: What will it all mean on the field for Los Che this season?

While the summer’s silly-season headlines have mostly focused on big names like Luis Suarez, James Fernandez, and Diego Costa, La Liga’s most interesting transfer business has been taking place at Valencia.

Los Che have brought in promising attacker Rodrigo and young midfielder Andre Gomes from Benfica, and were widely reported to be tracking even more high-profile targets like Argentina’s World Cup midfielder Enzo Perez and Colombia’s $53 million-rated striker Jackson Martinez.

Such moves have not been welcomed in all quarters. Concerns have been raised in particular about the “playing rights” of Rodrigo and Gomes being controlled by an investment fund owned by Singapore businessman Peter Lim, the same Peter Lim whose long-running attempt to buy Valencia outright remains up in the air.

Fin artikel om den nuværende situation i Valencia: soccer.fusion.net/2014/07/31/valencia/

Manuel Pellegrini confirms Frank Lampard will join Manchester City on loan on Wednesday until January.


CONFIRMED: Frank Lampard joins Man City on loan until the end of January, more on SSN now.

He's requested NOT to be selected v Chelsea.

Speculation is growing that Atlético Madrid could bid for Manchester United's Japan attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa after supposedly giving up on Arsenal's Santi Cazorla. Kagawa cost United around £15million when he signed from Borussia Dortmund in summer 2012, and it is thought a similar amount might be enough to tempt away to the Vicente Calderón.

Tottenham are in talks with Villarreal's £21million-rated Argentine defender Mateo Musacchio.

Manchester United's £30m attempt to sign 26-year-old Colombian midfielder Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina is set to be hijacked by FC Barcelona.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been told that £32m FC Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala will be his last summer signing.

Edit: Apropos Valencia, så deltager de i Emirates Cup i disse dage. I dag møder de en anden af Jorge Mendes' sponsorklubber, AS Monaco. Nuno Santo starter med følgende 11: Alves; Barragán, Otamendi, Vezo, Cissokho; Fuego, Parejo, André Gomes; Feghouli, Rodrigo, De Paul.

Falcao er i øvrigt ikke med fra start for AS Mend... Monaco. Han sidder til gengæld på bænken. Her starter Leonardo Jardim i stedet med disse 11: Subasic; Fabinho, Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Toulalan, Moutinho, Kondogbia; Germain, Berbatov, Martial. Hvis man ser bort fra deres centrale midtbane, så er det ikke just ligefrem en potentiel fransk mester.

Liverpool are set to make their seventh summer signing after striking a deal with Atlético Madrid for defender Javi Manquillo. The 20-year-old right-back is due on Merseyside on Monday to undergo a medical and complete the formalities of what will be a two-year loan move.

Jackson Martínez har forlænget sin kontrakt med FC Porto med et enkelt år, så kontrakten nu løber frem til 2017. Hvad mere interessant er dog, at han samtidig har fået skrevet en frikøbsklausul ind i kontrakten - på sølle €35 mio. - eller hvad der svarer til i omegnen af 260 mio. danske kroner. Det lugter lidt af et salg.

Jackson renews until 2017

Jackson Martínez renewed his contract with FC Porto, adding one extra year to his current agreement. The Colombian is now tied to the Dragons until July 2017, with a release fee set at 35 million euros.

The striker is starting his third season in white and blue, having become the top goal scorer of the Portuguese League in the first two seasons in Portugal, scoring 26 goals in 2012/13 and 20 in 2013/14. Check his profile here.