Om vores rivaler VII

DarioGomez skrev: Gode back-ups i hvert fald, men det lægger stort pres på Batra og til dels også Mascherano omend Judas jo har udtalt, at Mascherano hører til midt på banen og ikke i forsvaret.

Med andre ord Bartra skal sgu steppe-up, hvis ikke deres forsvar skal fortsætte med at være elendigt afstemt. Jeg har min tvivl omkring hans egentlige evner, ligesom jeg tror på, at det kun er folk, som tilbeder La Masia, der ser det store lys i ham - for mig er han ganske middelmådig og vel cirka på niveau med Nacho.

En fin reserve, men sgu ikke en, der lige redder røven i en presset situation i en CL-finale.

Hvis Bartra er lige så god som Nacho, er han fremragende!

Nacho er ufatteligt undervurderet...:)

Alfredo Relaño har skrevet en fin lille leder omkring Peter Lim, Valencia og Atlético. Den kan læses her (på engelsk).

Et lille udsnit:

Amid all of that, Valencia continues to function as though Peter Lim is the owner, because that is what the President Amadeo Salvo wants. It’s feasible that it could turn out to be a decent solution because I detect certain unease at Atlético for the new developments at Valencia. It was influential super-agent Jorge Mendes who brought Lim to this country and set him up.

Aston Villa have come to an agreement with Valencia to sign full-back Aly Cissokho.

Read more: Cissokho signs for Aston Villa - MARCA.com (English version)

Aston Villa confirm signing of Aly Cissokho on a four-year deal.

A couple of deals being done by Greek giants Olympiakos. They are set to sign winger Ibrahim Afellay from FC Barcelona, but are set to sell star defender Kostas Manolas to Juventus.

Reigning La Liga champions Atlético Madrid have signed full-back Jesús Gámez from Málaga on a three-year contract.

Claudio Annelluci, the agent of Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani, has assured that he has on the table €50 million offers from Liverpool and Arsenal and that the player "has not as yet made a decision" regarding the two tempting proposals from the Premier League.

The agent's declarations have been picked up and echoed by both the Uruguayan and British media. Allegedly, Liverpool have offered €50 million and Arsenal are also in the running for 'El Matador'. "Cavani has offers from Liverpool and Arsenal. He has not as yet made a decision", Annelluci said. The main contenders are Liverpool.

Read more: Cavani's agent reveals offers from Liverpool and Arsenal - MARCA.com (English version)

Villarreal and Valencia have agreed on a loan deal for Víctor Ruiz for this season. Thus, the 25 year old defender will play for the Yellows during the 2014-15 campaign.

Atlético Madrid and Wolfsburg have reached an agreement for the loan of Josuha Guilavogui . The 23-year-old French midfielder will play on loan for the next two seasons in the German Club.

Roberto Soldado is back in the spotlight. Atlético Madrid are already negotiating in an attempt to bring the Tottenham striker to Simeone's league champions.

Read more: Atlético back in for Soldado - MARCA.com (English version)

Thomas Vermaelen is very close to signing for FC Barcelona. The BBC has revealed that Arsenal are prepared to accept a €19million offer from the Catalan club.

Read more: Vermaelen-Barça deal round the corner - MARCA.com (English version)

Celta Vigo officials have denied receiving a formal bid from Everton for striker Nolito.

Valencia's former France left-back Aly Cissokho remains poised to sign for Aston Villa, with his former club Lyon set to net 35% of a £2million transfer fee.

Deportivo La Coruña and Valencia want to bring in Argentinian midfielder Bruno Zuculini on loan from Manchester City, but Manuel Pellegrini would prefer to send the 21-year-old to an English club.

FC Barcelona are now understood to have agreed a £15million fee with Arsenal for defender Thomas Vermaelen . The deal is subject to the Belgium centre-back passing a medical at the Camp Nou.

Sky sources: FC Barcelona agree £15m fee with Arsenal for defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Sevilla have allowed Spain winger Manu del Moral to join La Liga new-boys Eibar on loan for the 2014/15 campaign. The 30-year-old, who was capped back in 2011, has found opportunities limited at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and spent last season at Elche.

Reports in Russia claim Manchester City's Javi García is on the brink of joining FC Zenit.

Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has joined AS Monaco on a season-long loan.

Arsenal confirm Thomas Vermaelen has joined FC Barcelona.

Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen arrived at El Prat airport in Barcelona on Saturday morning to undergo the necessary medical tests ahead of his imminent move to FC Barcelona. On Friday Arsenal and Barça reached a preliminary agreement for the centre-back – €19m euros, 15 million plus add-ons – as the Catalan outfit look to strengthen their rearguard. After passing the Barcelona medical, the 28-year-old could be unveiled first thing on Sunday morning and an official photo could be released on Saturday.

Read more: Vermaelen passes medical and could be unveiled on Sunday - AS.com (English version)

Diego Simeone is still interested in both Fernando Torres and José Callejón. In a meeting held between Atlético Madrid’s technical staff this week, the names on everybody’s lips were the two Spaniards. The Argentinian coach feels that with both players in tow, Atlético’s season could really start to take shape. Nevertheless, hiring the services of both players comes with complications.

Read more: Simeone keeps up his interest in signing Torres and Callejón - AS.com (English version)

Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has arrived in Barcelona to undergo his medical ahead of joining the Catalan giants. Vermaelen is set to sign a five-year deal at the Camp Nou.

Manchester City midfielder Javi García is poised to join FC Zenit. (The Sun)

Italian publication Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Chelsea have joined the hunt for Roma defender Mehdi Benatia. The Morocco international has already been heavily linked with Manchester United.

According to the Daily Mail, Atlético Madrid have turned their attention to Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado as they seek further attacking reinforcements. A loan deal has been mooted.

Officielt

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Lidt detaljer omkring Thomas Vermaelens skifte fra Arsenal til FC Barcelona:

FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Belgian player Thomas Vermaelen . He joins the Catalans on a five-year deal.

FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Belgian player Thomas Vermaelen. He joins the Catalans on a five-year deal after Arsenal accepted a €19m bid from the Catalan giants.

Read more: Vermaelen seals Barcelona switch - MARCA.com (English version)

FC Barcelona confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Arsenal for Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Read more: Official: Barcelona close five-year Vermaelen deal - AS.com (English version)

Så sættes Atlético Madrid nu i forbindelse med den 23-årige mexicaner, Raúl Jiménez:

Several weeks ago, Atlético Madrid were considering Fernando Torres or Roberto Soldado as the candidates to complete their attack. But their search for a striker had taken a sudden, unexpected turn and the man who could partner Mario Mandzukic up front next term could well be América centre-forward, Raúl Jiménez.

Sources within the player’s circle assume that the striker is set to join Atlético on a deal worth 11 million euros.

Read more: Raúl Jiménez rumoured to be close to Atlético switch - AS.com (English version)

Resten af lørdagens rygter er samlet her .

Raúl Jiménez appears set to complete a move to Atlético Madrid, with both parties expressing a desire to get a deal done. The Mexico international forward is currently on the books of Club América in his homeland.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says the club have fielded no enquiries for defender Daniel Agger - who has been linked with the likes of FC Barcelona, Arsenal and Tottenham.

"Dan’s still getting some work done on his knee, he’s been a bit unfortunate since America. He’s still getting treatment but we haven’t had anything, no offers."

Manchester City have been heavily linked with FC Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala for some time and manager Manuel Pellegrini has now revealed that a big-money agreement is close to being completed.

"Maybe we need some papers but we continue our interest in the player who wants to come so we'll see what happens. We need to demonstrate from the beginning why we want to title this year and repeat last year. We have a chance to do it and we have a good squad."

Reports in Italy are suggesting that Fiorentina are poised to complete the loan signing of Chelsea midfielder Marko Marin. The Germany international, who spent the 2013/14 campaign with Sevilla in Spain, is expected to move to Italy on a season-long loan agreement.

Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger has hinted that he will look to add another centre-half to his ranks before the transfer window closes after losing Thomas Vermaelen to FC Barcelona.

"If I can find another centre back I will do it. You make your position with your performances."

FC Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has hinted the signing of Thomas Vermaelen may not be the last of the summer. Zubizarreta preferred not to talk about specific targets, which reportedly still include Fiorentina's Colombia star Juan Cuadrado, while he also said Barça had not received any offers for their full-back Dani Alves.

FC Barcelona have confirmed that Ibrahim Afellay has joined Olympiakos on loan for the forthcoming season.

Thomas Vermaelen has completed his move from Arsenal to FC Barcelona.

Sikke en forfærdelig præstation af Monaco hjemme mod Lorient, den eneste grund til de har fået scoret, er at de fik foræret et pinligt billigt straffespark som Falcao smadrede op i hjørnet. Carvalho er desuden blevet udvist.

Prins Albert er netop udvandret hovedrystende fra stadion :)

Spændende at se hvad det sker i fyrstedømmet i resten af transfervinduet.

En lidt forældet video, men god underholdning, hvis man keder sig :D

asp3200 skrev: Skal også siges at skade historikken på de to nye indkøb ikke ligefrem er gode. Vermaelen har jo Agger syndrom:)

I dag fremgår det så af Barcelonas hjemmeside, at Vermaelen er ude på ubestemt tid på grund af en muskelforstrækning ;)

Chamartin skrev:

asp3200 skrev: Skal også siges at skade historikken på de to nye indkøb ikke ligefrem er gode. Vermaelen har jo Agger syndrom:)

I dag fremgår det så af Barcelonas hjemmeside, at Vermaelen er ude på ubestemt tid på grund af en muskelforstrækning ;)

Og med lidt flere detaljer (El_Juan);

"New signing Thomas Vermaelen injured his right hamstring while playing at the World Cup in June. His presence in training sessions will depend on how his recovery progresses.

Vermaelen was announced as a new Barça signing on Saturday afternoon and was officially presented on Sunday. He has a contract until 2019 and has a buyout clause of 80 million euros."