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Bamford was going to be loaned regardless of this deal because he's not ready to be a backup striker at Chelsea Hopefully if he kicks on at Middlesboro...we'll have a HG 3rd choice striker next season :blue scalf:

Exactly. Only City are loaded in terms of strikers....everyone else is in the same situation as us.

Brilliant news. He should do well in Serie A

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-City-transfer-talk-Chelsea-8217-s-Marco-van/story-22848010-detail/story.html Apparently Hull are interested in Van Ginkel Maybe a short-term loan deal?

When that announcement is made, the forum will crash

I kind of want Chelsea to be drawn with Zenit, just to see Mourinho vs Villas-Boas As for the rest of the teams, avoiding Dortmund and Roma would be a massive advantage

Simple truth is that he's not valuable Otherwise, there would have been a whole host of clubs ready to sign him

Or maybe Mikel is still here because no other club wants to sign him?

I thought Galliani said Mitroglu won't be joining Milan just yesterday in the press conference Feel bad for Mitroglu (Greek striker), he shouldn't have left Olympiacos for Fulham...

Apparently Falcao will cost 20 million for a 1 year loan deal Surprisingly...I don't see any links between Falcao and Chelsea..all the rumors are Falcao to Arsenal for a 1-yr loan deal

I'm guessing he means Torres may stay if Costa's injury is worse than expected?

I just don't see this loan spell as beneficial He had the opportunity to go to Benfica but turned it down

I'd prefer Remy over Destro (assuming QPR are willing to sell)

You gotta give credit to City, they know how to buy versatile strikers.. Jovetic could end up being the difference in the title race (assuming he stays fit)

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11698/9438599/transfer-news-west-brom-sign-porto-winger-silvestre-varela-on-loan West Brom add Varela on loan from Porto

Without a proper defensive/holding midfielder, how do you play 4-2-2-2?

Maybe, in 15 years time!

I was worried they would sign 2-3 of the Dutch national players (e.g. Blind, one of the CB's and De Jong) for relatively good prices But they're just wasting money. Shaw was never worth 30 million and Herrera won't be able to do much without a DM

Damn, shouldn't have put Dummett on the bench for Ben Davies I wasn't expecting a Newcastle clean-sheet

I don't think he cares if he's 'wanted'...he's getting 175,000 a week for doing absolutely nothing! Imagine if all our jobs were that easy, you could under-perform for multiple years and still get paid a strong salary, week after week after week...

Don't care who plays at RB/LB, just need the win

I like that signing. West Brom could use a bit of experience up-front

Yeh, I would agree that Balotelli could go either way at Liverpool but in saying that, on his day, he is a match-winner.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-happy-sell-lukas-podolski-4081959 Galatasaray could sign Podolski for 12 million

Getting a good #2 striker and getting rid of Torres in the same deal? if it happens, party-time! Also, Skipper, didn't you say you would run naked on your local street if Torres was sold in this window (or something along those lines)?