Engleski Premiership 2008/09
Who wants whom this summer?
Our team of reporters examine which players the Premier League and top European clubs are planning to buy and sell during the summer transfer window, opening today
Brad Freidel hopes Aston Villa can keep the England midfielder, Gareth Barry (pictured), for the bulk of his career. Photograph: Michael Regan/Action Images
Arsenal
Despite the suggestions of the board, Arsène Wenger believes he will have no more than £15m in the kitty, to be supplemented by sales. "If I have £100m, do you think I am stupid enough to keep it in the bank?" he said. His priority is a central defender with experience
Possible departures Emmanuel Adebayor, Amaury Bischoff, Philippe Senderos
Possible arrivals Brede Hangeland (Fulham), Sebastien Bassong (Newcastle), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn), Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux), Jamie Edge (Cheltenham), Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Martin Angha-Lotscher (FC Zurich)
Aston Villa
Not a huge transfer kitty but Martin O'Neill and Randy Lerner are under pressure to bring in both quality and quantity after the squad's lack of strength in depth was exposed last season. And then there is the not so small matter of replacing the now retired Martin Laursen and, if he moves on, Gareth Barry. A tough summer ahead
Possible departures Gareth Barry, Marlon Harewood, Zat Knight, Craig Gardner, Ashley Young, Martin Laursen (retired)
Possible arrivals David Bentley (Tottenham), Brede Hangeland (Fulham), Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth), Daniel Sturridge (Man City), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege), David Wheater (Middlesbrough)
Birmingham
With Radhi Jaidi gone and Liam Ridgewell injured, signing two central defenders is a priority. Alex McLeish is also in the market for a creative central midfielder and a few younger legs to add some balance to an ageing squad, hence the interest in Aston Villa's Craig Gardner
Possible departures Stephen Kelly, Marcus Bent, Martin Taylor, Gary McSheffrey
Possible arrivals Zat Knight (Aston Villa), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liège), Bobo Balde (Celtic), Lee Bowyer (West Ham), Barry Ferguson (Rangers), Roger Johnson (Cardiff), Djimi Traore, Sean Davis (both Portsmouth), Dave Kitson (Stoke City)
Blackburn Rovers
A resolution to the worst kept secret in Lancashire, that Roque Santa Cruz has had enough of Ewood Park, would be most welcome for Sam Allardyce as it would improve his modest transfer budget and remove a distraction. Allowing Chris Samba to return to central defence by signing a few strikers is necessary, as will be replacing the departed Tugay and the injury-plagued David Dunn in central midfield
Possible departures Roque Santa Cruz, Andre Ooijer, Benni McCarthy, Zurab Khizanishvili, Jason Brown, Tugay (out of contract)
Possible arrivals Gael Givet, Renato Civelli, Modeste M'Bami (all Marseille), Joey Barton (Newcastle)
Bolton Wanderers
Using only 18 players Bolton comfortably secured their safety but fans unimpressed with Gary Megson's no nonsense football will be keen to see signs of progress next season. With nobody out of contract at the Reebok a mass exodus is unlikely but should Arsenal make an offer for Gary Cahill he may be sold to finance the purchase of a creative player such as Matias Fernandez
Possible departures Chris Basham, Gary Cahill
Possible arrivals Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht), Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth), Matias Fernandez (Villarreal), Kamel Ghilas (Celta Vigo), Paul Robinson (West Brom), Tuncay Sanli (Middlesbrough), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon)
Burnley
Owen Coyle will be eager to expand and improve the 23-man squad that survived a 61-game season but he is under no illusions, with a budget of £15m, that he will have to spend cannily. Some money may be raised by the sale of big earners Gabor Kiraly and Remco van der Schaaf, who have been on loan for most of the season. A striker, possibly from the lower divisions, will be top of Coyle's shopping list
Possible departures Gabor Kiraly, Remco van der Schaaf
Possible arrivals Russell Anderson (Sunderland), Jermaine Beckford (Leeds), David Connolly (free agent), Simon Cox (Swindon), Ched Evans (Man City), Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough)
Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti pinpointed the signing of creative players last summer, principally Xabi Alonso and Franck Ribery, and both would be dream arrivals. Yet Peter Kenyon has consistently indicated that the manager will have to generate the majority of his transfers through sales, with the odd 'gift' from Roman Abramovich thrown in if players become available at the right price. Ancelotti will have to reinvigorate an ageing squad
Possible departures Mineiro, Hilario (both out of contract), Deco, Ricardo Carvalho, Didier Drogba, Scott Sinclair, Michael Mancienne, Ricardo Quaresma (end of loan)
Possible arrivals Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow), David Villa (Valencia), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Daniel Sturridge (Man City), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Bruno Alves (Porto), Marko Arnautovic (FC Twente), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Diego Milito (Genoa), Carlos Tevez (MSI), Karim Benzema (Lyon), Adam Johnson, Ross Turnbull (both Middlesbrough)
Everton
Another difficult summer beckons for David Moyes as his club seeks the finance to meet their manager and supporters' rising expectations. There is room for improvement at right-back and on the right wing while the priority for last summer, a quality holding midfield player, remains on the agenda despite the emergence of Jack Rodwell
Possible departures Victor Anichebe, Lars Jacobsen, Segundo Castillo, Nuno Valente
Possible arrivals Joao Moutinho (Sporting Lisbon), Stephane M'Bia (Rennes), Joe Ledley (Cardiff), David Bentley, Darren Bent (both Tottenham), Kyle Naughton (Sheffield United), Michael Owen (free agent), Matthew Bates (Middlesbrough)
Fulham
Roy Hodgson recognises that his squad lacks depth, particularly as Fulham have the additional demands of the Europa League next season, so, with £25m to spend, his summer will be busy. His priority is to keep Brede Hangeland, although the centre-half has his price
Possible departures Julian Gray, Giles Barnes, Olivier Dacourt, Moritz Volz, Hameur Bouazza
Possible arrivals Gary Cahill (Bolton), Sol Campbell (free agent), David Wheater (Middlesbrough), Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth), Habib Beye (Fulham), Oli Johnson (Stockport), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Marc-Antoine Fortune, Landry N'Guemo (both Nancy)
Hull
Hull may have escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth but, ever optimistic, Phil Brown is already talking about mounting a bid for Europe next season. If that seems unlikely, eEnsuring survival could depend on Jimmy Bullard's recovery from a serious knee injury and the recruitment of a decent striker to score the goals Hull struggled to muster during the second half of last season. Another right-back and a central midfielder boasting enforcement skills are also required. Expect Phil Brown to take a leaf out of his mentor Sam Allardyce's book and sign older, experienced, Premier League pros for low or nominal fees but on decent wages
Possible departures Michael Turner, Geovanni, Ryan France, Manucho (end of loan)
Possible arrivals Dean Whitehead, Paul McShane (both Sunderland), Federico Macheda, Danny Welbeck (both Man Utd, loan), Jonathan Greening, James Morrison (both West Brom), Mido, Chris Riggott, Tony McMahon (all Middlesbrough), Alan Smith (Newcastle)
Liverpool
Rafael Benítez wants to fine-tune, deal quickly and basically avoid the mess of last summer when he became embroiled in a stand-off with Martin O'Neill over Gareth Barry and none of his signings made an impact as the season unfolded. Quality support for Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard will be essential, as will a solution to the Alonso/Barry debate
Possible departures Xabi Alonso, Ryan Babel, Jermaine Pennant (out of contract), Andriy Voronin, Jack Hobbs, Sebastian Leto, Andrea Dossena, Lucas Leiva
Possible arrivals Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), David Silva (Valencia), Carlos Tevez (MSI), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Stewart Downing, David Wheater (both Middlesbrough)
Manchester City
City's Abu Dhabi owners landed Robinho and almost secured the signature of Dimitar Berbatov in the one day they owned the club before last summer's transfer window closed, so it is reasonable to expect Mark Hughes will be most active in the market this summer. Roque Santa Cruz is likely to join, but Emmanuel Adebayor and Samuel Eto'o will take more convincing. Daniel Sturridge is sure to leave after his outlandish wage demands and he will be followed by others whose contracts have expired, such as Mills, Hamann and Ball
Possible departures Daniel Sturridge, Danny Mills, Michael Ball, Darius Vassell, Dietmar Hamann (all out of contract), Elano, Ched Evans
Possible arrivals Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), John Carew (Aston Villa), Eljero Elia (FC Twente), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona), Lucas Neill (West Ham), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn), Carlos Tevez (MSI)
Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson is not likely to be as busy this summer as his rival across town. Antonio Valencia may well join, but whether it is as a replacement or cover for Cristiano Ronaldo remains to be seen. The sale of the Portuguese to Madrid might see United enter the bidding war for Franck Ribéry and similarly if the club decline to take up the option on Carlos Tevez they may move for Karim Benzema, a player Ferguson has long admired Scholes may move on to launch his coaching career while Gibson will be hoping he is offered a new contract.
Possible departures Carlos Tevez, Darron Gibson (both out of contract), Tomasz Kuszczak, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes
Possible arrivals Karim Benzema (Lyon), Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich), Antonio Valencia, Maynor Figueroa (both Wigan)
Portsmouth
Sulaiman al-Fahim's proposed takeover at Fratton Park, should it be ratified, will determine how much money is made available to the incoming manager, whether that be the current incumbent Paul Hart or not. Certainly, the Dubai property investor will have ambitious plans for the club and, if Sven Goran Eriksson returns to the Premier League, expect a series of big-name arrivals to follow him. Should that scenario not come to pass, however, then days of ruthless cost-cutting under Alexandre Gaydamak lie ahead
Possible departures Sol Campbell, Hermann Hreidarsson, Lauren, Noe Pamarot, Jerome Thomas, Sean Davis (all out of contract), Nwankwo Kanu (released), Armand Traoré (loan end), Glen Johnson, Peter Crouch, Sylvain Distin, Djimi Traore
Possible arrivals Completely dependent upon who owns the club. They might be targeting established quality players at significant prices, or lower league bargains and Bosmans
Stoke City
Despite last season's success, Tony Pulis will make major changes to his squad this summer. The Stoke manager is set to move on at least half a dozen players, making room for the arrival of a centre-half, right-back, central midfielder to play alongside Glenn Whelan and another forward
Possible departures Salif Diao, Dominic Matteo, Dave Kitson, Andy Griffin, Ibrahima Sonko, Andrew Davies, Tom Soares, Seyi Olofinjana, Michael Tonge, Richard Cresswell
Possible arrivals Joe Ledley (Cardiff), Ched Evans (Man City), Kevin Nolan (Newcastle), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Fraizer Campbell (Man Utd)
Sunderland
Niall Quinn, Sunderland's chairman, argues that there is little wrong with the "talented" nucleus of his slightly overblown squad but that certain Sunderland players require a manager able to "turn them into proper men". Even so, the team lacks quality wingers capable of whipping in crosses from the byline and needs a new attacking partner for Kenwyne Jones and a fresh centre-half. A proper midfield enforcer would not go amiss either. It is thought the new manager will have around £60m to spend on turning Sunderland into a top 10 side
Possible departures Djibril Cisse, Calum Davenport, Tal Ben Haim (all end of loan), Marton Fulop, Dean Whitehead, Paul McShane, Michael Chopra, Jordan Henderson, Daryl Murphy
Possible arrivals Paul Scharner (Wigan), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon), Darren Bent (Tottenham), Julio Arca (Middlesbrough)
Tottenham
Harry Redknapp is never quiet during any transfer window but he will seek quality rather than quantity. He spent heavily in January so funds are likely to be dictated by what he can raise but he has a clutch of expensive under-achievers that he would like to move on
Possible departures Alan Hutton, David Bentley, Darren Bent, Carlo Cudicini, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Gilberto, Ricardo Rocha, Giovani dos Santos
Possible arrivals Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn), Djibril Cisse (Marseille)
West Ham United
Gianfranco Zola has suggested he will have funds to strengthen this summer, despite the continued uncertainty over the future ownership of the club and its financial viability. He would like to add depth in all areas of the team having grown weary of seeing injuries decimate his options in midfield and up front, and of relying upon a productive youth system. A striker to aid Carlton Cole and the injury-prone Dean Ashton is a priority
Possible departures Walter Lopez, Lucas Neill, Diego Tristan, Luis Boa Morte (all out of contract), David di Michele , Jan Lastuvka (both end of loan), Lee Bowyer, Nigel Quashie, Kyel Reid, Jimmy Walker, Freddie Sears (loan), Matthew Upson
Possible arrivals Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow), Matthew Bates (Middlesbrough), Eric Djemba-Djemba (Odense), Djibril Cisse (Marseille)
Wigan Athletic
Wigan will be effectively starting from scratch again this summer. The squad is desperately short of strikers – Hugo Rodallega is the only one whose position is not in doubt – and Steve Bruce had several deals in place through his contacts in South America. It looks like back to square one, however, because of Bruce's dismay at having to dismantle a fine team
Possible departures Antonio Valencia, Maynor Figueroa, Paul Scharner, Antoine Sibierski, Marlon King
Possible arrivals Cristian Benitez (Santos Laguna), Hendry Thomas (Deportivo Olimpia), Matthew Bates (Middlesbrough)
Wolves
Wolves need experience and lots of it. The club will take encouragement from the success Reading enjoyed in the top flight with a young, hungry side three years ago but Mick McCarthy knows that he needs to add quality right down the spine of the team to give Wolves a chance. He will not have much to spend
Possible departures None
Possible arrivals Marlon Harewood (Aston Villa), Nenad Milijas (Red Star Belgrade), Marc-Antoine Fortune (Nancy), Fraizer Campbell (Man Utd), Michael Brown, Emmerson Boyce (both Wigan)
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gorc je napisao/la:
l'pool će napraviti ogroman kiks ako se riješe xabija alonsa,a i za 3-4 fronte im treba još kvalitetnih igrača jer im je ovo premalo što su imali Vidi cijeli citat
Nek dovedu Johnsona i ja zadovoljan, pod uvjetom da nitko ne ode od važnijih igrača.
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pranjića isto
,a tu je i lavezzi u pitanju.treba im isto još jedan kvalitetni branič (osobito stoper) i tako bi ekipu zaokružili
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bome da se mene l'pool tiče
ja im stopere nebih mijenjao...agger,škrtel i carragher su po meni kvalitetni stoperi,bekovi se njima loši,oni poluigrači tipa dossena,insua pa i aurelio i arbeloa nisu ništa posebno...prije bih se njima 'pozabavio' neg stoperimaveza im je ok i nju nebi dirao,jedino bih torresu u napadu dodao još jednog kvalitetnog napadača i to je to
...ništa ja nisam vidio,ja sammmmm pio vodu...
Meni je Aurelio dobar igrac, ali koliko sam razumio dosta ozljeden... Riera takoder dobar igrac, ali nije neka konstanta... jednostavno ne vjerujem da bi dovodili Pranjica koji je u najboljem slucaju jednak ovoj dvojici... dok bi im Srna tamo desno sjeo kao budali samar - u biti vjerujem da bi od toga transfera moglo nesto biti, pogotovo jer Benitez ne spominje Srnu kao moguce pojacanje kao sto je radio valjda unazad 3 godine - jednostavno osjecam da bi tu moglo biti nesto.
@gorc
Sta se dogada s Manchesterom? jel prijeti egzodus ''pojacanja'' koji nisu napravili nista 2 godine - Anderson, nani i takvi, pa i Reservatov? I sto ce se desit s klubom kada ONA ode u Real ovo ljeto?
@gorc
Sta se dogada s Manchesterom? jel prijeti egzodus ''pojacanja'' koji nisu napravili nista 2 godine - Anderson, nani i takvi, pa i Reservatov? I sto ce se desit s klubom kada ONA ode u Real ovo ljeto?
dicquelme je napisao/la:
Meni je Aurelio dobar igrac, ali koliko sam razumio dosta ozljeden... Riera takoder dobar igrac, ali nije neka konstanta... jednostavno ne vjerujem da bi dovodili Pranjica koji je u najboljem slucaju jednak ovoj dvojici... dok bi im Srna tamo desno sjeo kao budali samar - u biti vjerujem da bi od toga transfera moglo nesto biti, pogotovo jer Benitez ne spominje Srnu kao moguce pojacanje kao sto je radio valjda unazad 3 godine - jednostavno osjecam da bi tu moglo biti nesto.@gorc
Sta se dogada s Manchesterom? jel prijeti egzodus ''pojacanja'' koji nisu napravili nista 2 godine - Anderson, nani i takvi, pa i Reservatov? I sto ce se desit s klubom kada ONA ode u Real ovo ljeto?
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sve će uvelike ovisiti o NJOJtj ak ode ONA e onda će biti transfera,ako ostane onda će možda biti sitinih promjena...anderson i nani će 100% ostati,jer nevidim druge igrače koji će biti sposobni osvojit carling cup i doći makar do finala fa cupa


a ako ode ona evo riberya/kake a u napadu karima ili njemu sličnih

...ništa ja nisam vidio,ja sammmmm pio vodu...
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Milan lako do pobjede protiv Verone, odlični Modrić sudjelovao kod pogodaka
Niko Kranjcar has committed his future to Portsmouth by declaring that he will not be leaving the club in the summer.
The winger has been continuously linked with a move away from Fratton Park this season with the latest rumours linking him with a switch to Tottenham where he would be reunited with former manager Harry Redknapp.
But despite a disappointing campaign fighting against relegation Pompey now have higher expectations following billionaire Sulaiman Al-Fahim's takeover of the club last week.
With the UAE businessman's riches the once cash strapped club no longer have to sell their prized assets; not that Kranjcar was interested in moving anyway.
"I'm going nowhere," he told Sportske Novosti.
"They are always talking about me going, but why would I want to leave Portsmouth? We have a new owner.
Ambitions
"My ambitions are greater than just Premier League survival, but I have another year on my contract.
"I want to spend that year just enjoying life and playing without injuries before going off to the World Cup."
The 24-year-old had to watch from the sidelines as his team-mates nervously secured their top flight status following an ankle injury he picked up against Bolton in April.
The Croatian international was immediately ruled out for the rest of the season but is eyeing his country's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on June 6th as a possible comeback.
"I started running again three days before the end of the English season," he added.
"I have now recovered from the injury. Of course, I am lacking in training and haven't played since April 18th."
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