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I read some reports in England saying Barcelona launched an £30-35m bid earlier this week with Chelsea refusing the offer and Mourinho stating Barcelona should try signing another defender because David Luiz is going nowhere. This isn't quite true. The actual offer was €25m as Catalan based newspaper ‘Sport’ reported. This is Sport's front page from few days ago.

I just can imagine: against Hull City: "ya lo perdio Fryatt, se lleva larga De Bruyne, lo quiere por derecha Mata, al aria viene, (this must be Torres missing ), gol gol GOOOOOOOOOO...............................(TWO MONTHS LATER).....OOOOL Frankie Lampard con el rebote..." ) Funny commentators you have there

Yeah, heard this rumour, too. Don't know what happend with De Rossi deal, but I think Mou has probably changed his mind and wants Khedira now, a guy he knows very well, even though Daniele is a player he admires so much. Punto Pelota, a very reliable source regarding Spanish football is saying Khedira is close to joining Chelsea and Kondogbia is even closer to joining Madrid.

Spanish media claim he'll be a Real Madrid player in the next few days. Madrid's first bid of €12million was rejected by Sevilla. They want €15million for Kondogbia and Madrid will offer that money.

Heard of him, never seen him playing. The only thing I know is that he turns into a monster, one of the best defenders in that Football Manager game. At first, when I entered the forum today and saw the name of this topic I said to myself: "Hmmm, Doria... must be that defender every Football Manager fan talks about. This guy who opened the topic about Doria must be a FM fan or a brazilian asking why Chelsea isn't bidding for him." Maybe some friends from Brazil or any other guys watching Brazil Seria A closely could provide some insights.

Heard he is a talented young gun, but I've never seen him playing. Only watched some youtube highlights. Can't say anything about him, but he is a winger. So is Bertrand Traore. I've seen Traore playing and I was so impressed by him. So, right now I don't give a fuck if this Cristiano Ronaldo wannabe joins Benfica, Madrid or Paris. We have Traore and with the right guidance he will turn into a monster

Haven't watched Gustavo closely, but if he's that good why is Bayern letting him go? I remember reading two or three weeks ago that Gustavo will be leaving Bayern this summer, so clubs knew since then he'll be available for a transfer. And again I'm wondering, if he's so good, why is Wolfsburg the only team interested in him?

so if Spurs aiming this guy Chadli to be Bale's replacement, then Bayern should look in Arouna Kone and Gervinho to replace Ribery AVB had the chance to be named Paris' coach and he said no to them, also he said no to Barcelona couple of days ago and I'm pretty sure Bale won't leave this summer, too. They think they can challenge the title this season or make it into the TOP4 and shit like that...

Hope won't bother anyone I opened this new topic. Well, now that Thiago Silva won't be leaving PSG this summer and Marquinhos is a done deal, Sakho's future is in doubt. I mean, I don't think you pay more than €30 million for one of the best rated young CBs in football just for using him as a substitute. Thiago Silva and Marquinhos will be the two CBs for Paris IMO. There are also Alex, Zoumana Camara and Diego Lugano that can act as backups. In this case, I don't think Sakho's future is in Paris anymore. He is only a year left in his contract with PSG! and he needs regular football in this season if he wants to be in France's starting lineup in Brazil. Since Marquinhos is on the verge of joining Paris, rumours started to appear and it seems Monaco and Liverpool are sniffing around. I think Sakho will be so pissed off if he won't pair Thiago Silva in the center of Paris' defence and if benched, he won't stay in Paris IMO. As I said, his contract runs down in a year and he is valued at €15 million. I think anyone interested could get him even for €11-13 million regarding he is in his last year of contract. Or better, Sakho will be a free agent in 6-7 months. He's only 23!, over 200 games for Paris, captained all youth levels (France U16 to U21), 14 appearences for senior team. He is a bull, he is tireless and he is a beast in the air (Mamadou Sakho won 84 aerials duels in Ligue 1 2012/13, more than any other PSG player). I think he'd be a great signing.

Today's Sport frontpage. Now if Thiago Silva won't be leaving Paris soon and Marquinhos is off to PSG, this means Sakho will be benched. Guy's a beast, he's only 23 and he'll be so fucking pissed if Marquinhos will play alongside Thiago Silva and he (Sakho) will have to sit on the bench. If Marquinhos to PSG will be official, Sakho might sound like a good idea for us.

C'mon guys, are you even serious? City adds some names and all of a sudden they turn into favourites? Jesus Navas the guy who suffered from extreme homesickness? Fernandinho? Jovetic will get his ass raped in EPL, he's a talented young lad, but he is so injury-prone and his body acts like a "women's body" that he will brake into million pieces when Ivanovic/Terry/Vidic/Verthongen/Williams will challenge him. Navas is such a simple player to read: he's a right foot dribbler, that's his only move, that's the only thing he knows to do... and run, ofcourse. Fernandinho is a decent guy, he's calm and reads the game well. He'll be Pellegrini's watchdog, but we need to see how he adapts to a new league. He's only played in, let's say, two average leagues. He won't be competing against Odessa and Simferopol anymore. I think Negredo is a good signing, he's done some great seasons in Sevilla, 71 goals scored in the last four La Liga seasons. This means 17 goals per season. Not bad. But I can't see him breaking into the first 11. If benched, I think City will have the best backup striker in EPL, no doubt. And do I have to remember you who is in charge? This guy has done some great things in UCL in the past seasons, but let's face it guys, he is and will always be just a "small team coach" IMO. 2nd of June, 2009 - Madrid - Pellegrini signs a two-year contract with Real. He says something like: "Ok, I'm in charge now. If you guys want to win all the trophies then I need the best players available." Said and done. Next day Perez brings Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo (£80 million), Benzema (£30 million) and Xabi Alonso (£30 million) to Madrid. They will complete a team that already has quality players such as Iker, Ramos, Higuain, Guti, Marcelo. And after that what happens? Real Madrid is knocked out of Copa del Rey during the Round of 16 by Alcorcon (?????!?!?!?!?), then Lyon ends Pellegrini's UCL journey in the Round of 16 and later on Barcelona wins La Liga. (Madrid didn't even score a single goal against Barcelona in that season. 0-2 and 0-1 as I remember). 26th of May, 2010 - Madrid - Pellegrini is being sacked by Florentino. Well, that's Pellegrini's story. He's only managed one big club, maybe the biggest club in the history of football and he failed. Big time failure. He had a "stelar" team there and, yet, he failed to deliver. I rate Pellegrini's Real far better than Pellegrini's Man City. Can't see this guy winning EPL. So calm down guys. Yes, City will be challenging the title this season, but they are far from being favourites IMO. They will choke when the real fight will begin, Pellegrini won't stand a chance against Jose's mind tricks. They might have the upper hand when it comes to H2H, but we have Mou. PS: Supersport United (???) 2-0 City and Amazulu (???) 2-1 City I know this are only preseason games, but Hart, Kompany, Nastasic, Kolarov, Yaya, Fernandinho, Dzeko, Nasri and others were on the pitch. Read an interview with Rodwell saying Pellegrini wants to bring that neverending passing game to City, he wants to implement that tiki-taka philosophy and wants his players to press high up and press in numbers, to get the ball back as soon as possible and then play simple football. I guess Supersport and Amazulu don't agree with this...

Thank you, guys, I really appreciate it!

Sorry for being offtopic, but I have a question for those living in England - every day I'm reading all kind of tweets and quotes and so on. Can you please name the most reliable newspapers/sources from English media? A top5 maybe?

I share the same thought. I guess De Rossi is already a Chelsea player. Yesterday's reports said Daniele is in London. He is a target for sure. I don't think Jose would have changed his mind over the night. Done deal IMO. Came out of nowhere. Just like playing Football Manager - you try to sign/sell a player and you can suggest them or they can suggest you playing a friendly game, part of that business. Pretty sure has something to do with De Rossi deal.

Radio Monte Carlo reporting Hulk is set to join Monaco in a deal worth £52 million (€60 million) after he had a medical today.

Heard Cazorla already agreed personal terms with Atleti and the deal is 99% done. Spanish media reporting it is Cazorla's wish to come back to Spain as he hasn't adapted to the life in England.

I remember Valencia back when Mata was there. Unai Emery used to play a 4-2-3-1 system with Mata-David Silva-Joaquin/Pablo Hernandez as attacking mids and David Villa as a lone striker. Mata was terrific as a RW/LW. This is how he got the attention of big clubs. He moved to AMC only after David Silva left for City. He was brilliant in his new position, too, but my point is, naturally, Mata is a winger and, although we have Schurrle, De Bruyne and Moses, I still think we need a better RW and Juan would fit perfectly in that position IMO. Hazard - Rooney - Mata. Just imagine. This three wizards would be capable of killing any defence in this world. With all due respect, but I see Schurrle more of a backup for Eden, I see Moses a backup for the RW, too and guys like Oscar and De Bruyne should be used as CM/AMC, their natural position. I think we've seen the difference between Oscar playing for Brazil and the one playing for Chelsea. He is terrific when playing for Brazil as AMC. He's miles better than the one playing as a RW for Chelsea, and Jose knows this. Sign Rooney and De Rossi, have Mata playing as a RW and Oscar as AMC and this team would even discover new planets on it's way to glory.

Nice info, mate. Haven't watched him so much, but I've seen he's on the big clubs' radar. Since I have the chance to ask you here, I'll be a bit offtopic on this one: what about Bruma? any news on him? is he a free agent or he is Sporting's player for another year? heard about an offer from Galatasaray, but some guys said he's interested in joining Chelsea. Is it true? Would be nice to hear an opinion from a guy living in Lisbon, rather than reading some tweets and translating some quotations from newspapers,

Rudi Garcia, Roma's coach, when asked about the transfers: "Sappiamo di che giocatori abbiamo bisogno. De Rossi? È un grande giocatore, senza dubbio: è meglio averlo con noi, piuttosto che vederlo partire. Ha fatto una grande Confederation Cup e in questi giorni aveva bisogno di riposarsi." "We know the players that we need. De Rossi? He's a great player, no doubt: it is better having him with us, rather than see him leaving. He's had a great Confederations Cup and these days he needs some rest." De Rossi was not included in the squad for the first part of Roma's pre-season in Riscone di Brunico (12-21 July), but I think this is just because he took part in the Confederations Cup. Still, I hope Daniele will be at Cobham when the guys will return from Thailand.

HAHAHAH!!!! I swear I can't stop laughing, woke up the entire house haha

Meanwhile, Strootman is on the pitch against Arminia Bielefeld in a friendly game played in Germany. :banghead: Well, I know if a guy is involved in a transfer and the deal is almost done, he should not be playing, especially in a friendly game... I mean, if he gets injured, then the deal is off. I guess all the reports we're reading are BS, the deal is nowhere near to be done I think. C'mon Roma, wtf are you doing? Just sign this fking dutch footballer and send Daniele to Thailand asap, then you can watch Strootman play in as many friendlies as you want.

Only know he is one of the best guys working for espn deportes and friends with loads of worldclass footballers. Hope he is right on this one! C'mon Daniele!!!

This might prove to be the best deal in football history if someone signs him FOR FREE and he turns into the next Cristiano Ronaldo or better than him...

PSV bevestigde gisteravond dat het in de transfer van Strootman nu alleen nog wacht op een betalingsgarantie van Italiaanse kant. Die moet er komen in de vorm van een bankgarantie. "PSV confirmed last night that the transfer of Strootman now only waiting for a payment guarantee from Italian side. That should come in the form of a bank guarantee."