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2012 European Soccer Offseason Thread

  • (Insert birdie bags some groceries joke here)

    Anyways, should be an interesting market out there this summer. The Euros should be an interesting time and could do a lot to shape the European transfer market. There are some big names out there on squads that failed to make the Champions League. And what to do with Di Matteos?

    To spice it up, I've listed 26 of the most speculated transfer targets here. I probably missed some no brainers, and I threw in some up-and-comers that I am personally interested in tracking, and a couple of wildcards.

    Where do you think these 26 go?

    Robin van Persie (Arsenal) -
    Eden Hazard (Lille) -
    Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) -
    Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) -
    Edinson Cavani (Napoli) -

    Kaka (Real Madrid) -
    Gonzalo Higauin (Real Madrid) -
    Didier Drogba (Chelsea) -
    Hulk (FC Porto) -
    Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennes) -

    Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) -
    Neymar (Santos) -
    Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle) -
    Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao) -
    Nico Gaitan (Benfica) -

    Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen) -
    Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Basel) -
    Christian Eriksen (Ajax) -
    Younes Belhanda (Montpellier) -
    Thiago Silva (AC Milan) -

    Gareth Bale (Tottenham) -
    Luka Modric (Tottenham) -
    Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli) -
    Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) -
    Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) -

    Clint Dempsey (Fulham) -

    Soundsnice

  • My opinion:

    Robin van Persie (Arsenal) - Arsenal
    Eden Hazard (Lille) - Manchester City
    Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) - Manchester United
    Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) - Inter Milan
    Edinson Cavani (Napoli) - Napoli

    Kaka (Real Madrid) - PSG
    Gonzalo Higauin (Real Madrid) - Real Madrid
    Didier Drogba (Chelsea) - MLS :pray
    Hulk (FC Porto) - Chelsea
    Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennes) - Arsenal

    Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) - Bayern Munich
    Neymar (Santos) - Barcelona
    Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle) - Newcastle
    Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao) - Machester United
    Nico Gaitan (Benfica) - Manchester United

    Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen) - Bayern Munich
    Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Basel) - Tottenham
    Christian Eriksen (Ajax) - AC Milan
    Younes Belhanda (Montpellier) - Montpellier
    Thiago Silva (AC Milan) - Barcelona

    Gareth Bale (Tottenham) - Tottenham
    Luka Modric (Tottenham) - Chelsea
    Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli) - PSG
    Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) - AC Milan
    Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) - Manchester City

    Clint Dempsey (Fulham) - Liverpool

    Soundsnice

  • Soundsnice said...

    My opinion:

    Robin van Persie (Arsenal) - Arsenal Eden Hazard (Lille) - Manchester City Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) - Manchester United Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) - Inter Milan Edinson Cavani (Napoli) - Napoli

    Kaka (Real Madrid) - PSG Gonzalo Higauin (Real Madrid) - Real Madrid Didier Drogba (Chelsea) - MLS :pray Hulk (FC Porto) - Chelsea Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennes) - Arsenal

    Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) - Bayern Munich Neymar (Santos) - Barcelona Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle) - Newcastle Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao) - Machester United Nico Gaitan (Benfica) - Manchester United

    Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen) - Bayern Munich Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Basel) - Tottenham Christian Eriksen (Ajax) - AC Milan Younes Belhanda (Montpellier) - Montpellier Thiago Silva (AC Milan) - Barcelona

    Gareth Bale (Tottenham) - Tottenham Luka Modric (Tottenham) - Chelsea Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli) - PSG Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) - AC Milan Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) - Manchester City

    Clint Dempsey (Fulham) - Liverpool

    FYI Xherdan Shaqiri already signed with Bayern during the season.

    strago

  • Shaqiri signed with Bayern during the winter window I believe

    lazy

  • I think Bale's staying at Spurs but Modric is gone.

    tecmoHOOperbowl

  • Thiago Silvia and Neymar to Barcelona are the first 2 transfers I make when starting a season with Barcelona on Fifa.

    “Route 1, where everybody meets.” ~Nick Faust #5

    SkinsTerp

  • Robin van Persie (Arsenal) - Citeh
    Eden Hazard (Lille) - Chelski
    Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) - Man U
    Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) - Stays
    Edinson Cavani (Napoli) - Stays

    Kaka (Real Madrid) - PSG
    Gonzalo Higauin (Real Madrid) - PSG or Stays
    Didier Drogba (Chelsea) - China
    Hulk (FC Porto) - Chelski
    Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennes) - Arsenal

    Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) - Bayern Munich
    Neymar (Santos) - Barca or Real
    Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle) - Stays
    Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao) - Man U
    Nico Gaitan (Benfica) - No clue

    Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen) - Stays
    Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Basel) - Signed with Bayern Munich
    Christian Eriksen (Ajax) - Italy
    Younes Belhanda (Montpellier) - No Clue
    Thiago Silva (AC Milan) - Barca

    Gareth Bale (Tottenham) - Barca
    Luka Modric (Tottenham) - Chelski
    Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli) - PSG
    Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) - Stays
    Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) - Stays or AC Milan

    Clint Dempsey (Fulham) - Liverpool, Arsenal, or Roma

    This post was edited by gotech06 on 5/24/2012 at 12:36 PM

    gotech06

  • Robin van Persie (Arsenal) - Arsenal
    Eden Hazard (Lille) - Manchester _______ (will decide after friendlies)
    Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) - Man United
    Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) - City (said not going anywhere)
    Edinson Cavani (Napoli) - Juve (wants out of Napoli, Juve need a striker)
    Didier Drogba (Chelsea) - China
    Hulk (FC Porto) - Chelsea
    Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennes) - Arsenal
    Neymar (Santos) - Barcelona
    Nico Gaitan (Benfica) - Man United
    Younes Belhanda (Montpellier) - City (if Hazard chooses United)
    Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli) - PSG
    Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) - Inter/AC

    Don't have any thoughts on the others. Adebayor is another one who probably should be on list. Hopefully he will get sold somewhere.

    birdieterp

  • Clint Dempsey (Fulham) - Spurs

    Robin van Persie (Arsenal) - Stays
    Eden Hazard (Lille) - Chelski
    Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) - Man U
    Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) - Stays
    Edinson Cavani (Napoli) - Juve

    Gonzalo Higauin (Real Madrid) - Stays/Juve if Cavani falls thru
    Didier Drogba (Chelsea) - China
    Hulk (FC Porto) - PSG
    Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennes) - Arsenal

    Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) - Arsenal
    Neymar (Santos) - Stays
    Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle) - Stays J
    Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao) - Barcleona
    Thiago Silva (AC Milan) - Stays

    Gareth Bale (Tottenham) - Stays
    Luka Modric (Tottenham) - Chelsea
    Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli) - PSG
    Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) - Stays
    Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) - One of the Milans

    This post was edited by lazy on 5/24/2012 at 12:35 PM

    lazy

  • Ah, had no clue about the Bayern move for Shaquiri. He'll be a good pick up for them.

    And yes, birdie, Ade is probably another one worth mentioning. I just felt more compelled about the two players on his loaned team, and the two from his parent club. I don't think he'll receive adequate value as a transfer, so I think he'll try to fish out a CL team interested in him (maybe a loan move to Juve if they whiff on strikers?).

    Soundsnice

  • Bye bye Bosingwa and Kalou.

    Kalou on a free would be a total Wenger move. But I wouldn't hate it.

    BBC Sport - Chelsea set to release Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa

    Chelsea are set to release both Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa when their contracts expire this summer.

    www.bbc.co.uk

    Soundsnice

  • I am really not sure on most of them, but a few I do have opinions on:

    RVP - Arsenal
    Balotelli - Stays
    Hazard - City or Chelsea
    Neymar - Barca
    Tevez - No idea, but I don't see him staying
    Higuain - No idea, but I don't see him staying

    SBryan

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    Soundsnice

  • birdieterp

  • @TransferScoop: Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport are also reporting that Van Persie was in Torino to visit Juve (Via @Milanello) #afc

    birdieterp

  • Even if RVP doesn't sign a contract extension I bet Arsenal won't sell him

    lazy

  • birdieterp said...

    Fake

    Well, regardless of whether the picture was real, it appears that he does have an official offer:

    Martinez offered Liverpool job | Liverpool News, Fixtures, Results, Transfers | Sky Sports

    Roberto Martinez has been offered the chance to manage Liverpool according to Wigan chairman Dave Whelan.

    www1.skysports.com

    Soundsnice

  • Hazard to Chelsea.

    AlphaOmega

  • Good way to start the week for Arsenal fans:

    But his wife, Bouchra, believes the striker should repay the faith Arsenal showed in him when he was struggling for form and pointed to the fact that their family are settled in London.

    "Arsenal showed faith in Robin when he was going through a lean time, so we should not repay them by thinking about other clubs," she was quoted as saying in the Sun. "Our home life and our children are happy in London."

    Also, Kagawa to United is almost a done deal

    This post was edited by lazy on 5/29/2012 at 8:27 AM

    lazy

  • lazy said...

    Good way to start the week for Arsenal fans:

    But his wife, Bouchra, believes the striker should repay the faith Arsenal showed in him when he was struggling for form and pointed to the fact that their family are settled in London.

    "Arsenal showed faith in Robin when he was going through a lean time, so we should not repay them by thinking about other clubs," she was quoted as saying in the Sun. "Our home life and our children are happy in London."

    Also, Kagawa to United is almost a done deal

    Well, with Juventus being one of his suitors, the Italian match-fixing scandal is working in Arsenal's favor to keep RVP.

    YankeeTerp

  • Theres also a weird rumor going around that Arsenal has agreed to a fee for Llorente. A bunch of newspapers have picked it up, but it seems so out of left field to me.

    lazy

  • lazy said...

    Theres also a weird rumor going around that Arsenal has agreed to a fee for Llorente. A bunch of newspapers have picked it up, but it seems so out of left field to me.

    I thought that Llorente rumor was nothing more than a twitter hoax. Although to be fair, I haven't really looked that much into its validity.

    Soundsnice

  • Now there are reports saying that Brendan Rodgers is now in position for LFC job.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18235961

    Soundsnice

  • Soundsnice said...

    Now there are reports saying that Brendan Rodgers is now in position for LFC job.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18235961

    It's official now.

    birdieterp

  • Hulk to Chelsea looking more and more like a done deal. 38 million pounds.

    http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7787073/Blues-eye-Hulk-deal

    ------------------------------Torres----------------------------
    ---Hazard---------------------------------------------Hulk----
    -------------------------------Mata-----------------------------

    Ridiculous.

    Soundsnice

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