Re: The 2015 Summer Transfer Rumour Thread

[RedOranje]

Thanks, makes things a lot clearer than the random reports did.

[Kick]

Yeah, they never report the whole story. I've been meaning to post it here, too.


In Chelsea news:

[Arda Turan] has an agreement with Manchester United, who have offered him a contract out of Atlético's reach. But [he] is still waiting on something concrete from Chelsea, his preferred option.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/arda-turan-has-agreement-manchester-united-would-prefer-chelsea-move-1509177?
Apparently we don't have an offer for him, yet

McEachran is looking likely to sign a 4 year deal with Brentford, according to a Brentford fanzone mag.
http://beesotted.co.uk/?p=16082

And lastly, it looks like we're offloading Todd Kane, too.

[Kick]

I know of interest from Chelsea and Wolfsburg. Antonio would prefer to stay in Germany.

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-blues-want-stuttgart-defender-antonio-rudiger-claims-agent-10361051.html

I doubt we'll get him, then.

More quotes from Rudiger's agent:

Antonio takes Wolfsburg very interesting[ly], but that also applies to Chelsea.

http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.vfb-stuttgart-fc-chelsea-bietet-um-ruediger-mit.22aea53c-adc5-4222-bd64-7ed0c85061ca.html

On the Begovic front:

Sources at Stoke admit "there is a deal to be done" and the only delay has been over Chelsea deciding which player to loan out as part of the deal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/11718266/Chelsea-to-complete-Asmir-Begovic-signing-this-week.html

Likely to see Moses go the other way, but we certainly have loan options, perhaps MVG?

[Kick]

So Fiorentina signed Salah on a loan deal with the option to extend for another season. This extension included a small fee, which Fiorentina activated a few weeks back. Salah was aware of the interest and was unsure of where he wanted to go. When July 1 hit, Salah decided he didn't want to re-sign with Viola and rejected their contract offer.

As Fiorentina's deal to extend his loan was accepted by us but not Salah, the deal won't go ahead since neither we nor Fiorentina can force Salah to sign the contract.

Basically, Fiorentina are unhappy at Salah and are threatening legal action but don't have much of a leg to stand on. Neither Salah nor Chelsea seem bothered by the threats so I doubt anything will come of it.

Salah will just be hated by Fiorentina fans and will probably end up at Inter.

Links for more info (oldest at top, newest at bottom):

More news on the Salah front:

Fiorentina invokes Article 18, paragraph 3 of the Regulation on the Status and Transfer of Players of the FIGC [the Italian FA]: "A club intending to conclude a contract with a professional [player] must inform the company in writing of membership of that before embarking on negotiations with the professional in question. [...] Any violation of this provision will be punished with appropriate penalties."

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/04-07-2015/fiorentina-salah-guerra-totale-lettera-diffida-inter-tesserato-noi-120431570862.shtml

While Salah's agent said this:

"Mohamed will go back to Chelsea now, but I can assure you he will 100 per cent never return to Fiorentina."

"He has offers from other foreign Leagues, but if he leaves Chelsea then it'll be for a return to Italy. Inter and Juventus? No comment, they are two great clubs, but first they have to speak to Chelsea. I can confirm their interest in Salah, but Milan and Roma are there too. These are the four clubs in the running."

"Which one does he prefer? I cannot answer that question now."

http://football-italia.net/68655/salah-inter-juve-milan-roma

While apparently Inter have submitted a 20m Euro bid for Salah.
http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2015/07/inter-make-e20-million-offer-for-chelsea-forward/?

[Shed]

Making a profit on Shit-lah. What a time to be alive

[Kick]

Thats about 12.5m pounds, Shed.

[Shed]

We paid 7, no?

[Kick]

I thought it was about 10m we paid for Salah?

[Shed]

Just looked it up. We're both wrong – it was 11

[Kick]

So not much of a profit.

But I'd like to just get him off our books.

[Shed]

To even have broken even on him would have looked like a miracle 12 months ago. To make any profit, however marginal, is superb.

[Kick]

[Shed]

My disdain for Scrublah is amply archived

[Kick]

I'm just happy to get a player who has no future with us off our books.

[Shed]

Agreed.


Next up, Oscar.

[Kick]

He won't leave.

[Shed]

He won't leave.

This summer, maybe ....

[Kick]

He won't leave anytime soon

[Shed]

Next summer isn't 'anytime soon'

[Soul]

Pfft when he's on form, he's exactly what's needed in midfield

[Kick]

Exactly.

[Blue]

We should make a bid for Gotze, his agent might be shopping him around.

Doesn't fit Pep system, could be a good replacement for either Oscar or Willian.

[Kick]

I'd be completely fine with Goetze, he excelled in a direct style, and I think he could in ours, too.

"I read with amazement, in some English and Italian newspapers of imaginary brokers or agents associated with the figure of Cuadrado. So I think it is right to clarify. Cuadrado is a Chelsea player, strongly backed by Mourinho just over five months ago, and the coach believes strongly in him. Juan is fine in London is very likely to remain at Chelsea."

"Juan has the respect of many clubs, but I repeat, Juan is a Chelsea player."

http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2015/07/agent-of-chelsea-winger-confirms-stay/
That should be the end of that.

[Kick]

Salah to Inter is looking very likely:

The Milan club have since agreed a €20m fee with Chelsea, say Calciomercato, that works out to be around £14m. Personal terms are obviously sorted but that doesn't mean the transfer is yet done.

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/chelsea-agree-14m-transfer-fee-personal-terms-already-sorted

[Kick]

Chelsea expect to complete the £8 million signing of Stoke keeper Asmic Begovic this week [...]. Chelsea have already agreed personal terms on a four-year contract worth £75,000-a-week for the Bosnia international, who will become the new back-up to Thibaut Courtois.

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-expect-to-clinch-8m-asmir-begovic-signing-despite-late-interest-from-manchester-united-10368407.html

[junkyard]

We should make a bid for Gotze, his agent might be shopping him around.

Doesn't fit Pep system, could be a good replacement for either Oscar or Willian.

I will absolutely love Gotze in our team.

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