Transfer Rumours 2013/14

He'd get into a few sides, but it would be based more on reputation of being Barcelona keeper than his ability.

He's a mid-table quality keeper.

More importantly though, appears there is some sense at Chelsea with A.Cole appearing to have agreed a year deal for next season. Now hopefully the same with Lampard, will be furious if he goes.

Do you actually believe that?

That I do. I've never rated him as a keeper whatsoever.

I would genuinely take the likes of Begovic, Schwarzer, Krul, etc over Valdes.

Valdes skill-set is the direct opposite of that belonging to a mid-table keeper.

Some people are numb on here, you don't play near 500 games for Barcelona during such a dominant period without being a top player. His breakthrough season was when they finished 6th too and it's worth noting that him and Reina came through at a similar time and they opted to let Reina go for a pittance.

He's played more games than any other goalkeeper ever for Barcelona ffs, in such a successful period. If he was/is mid table quality he would've been found out a long time ago, because ANY mistakes at a top club, nevermind one of the biggest in the world, get picked up and scrutinised.

Some people are numb on here, you don't play near 500 games for Barcelona during such a dominant period without being a top player. His breakthrough season was when they finished 6th too and it's worth noting that him and Reina came through at a similar time and they opted to let Reina go for a pittance.

He's played more games than any other goalkeeper ever for Barcelona ffs, in such a successful period. If he was/is mid table quality he would've been found out a long time ago, because ANY mistakes at a top club, nevermind one of the biggest in the world, get picked up and scrutinised.

Anyone else think Barca are gonna try go after Curtois?

Verse is a biased moron. There's no point.

If he goes for less than £25m, you'll have been ripped off. He's brilliant.

I don't want him to go at all.
He'd be a brilliant successor to Cech, who due to his fragile bones and shit, may not be able to last as long as "normal" keepers.

I don't want him to go at all.
He'd be a brilliant successor to Cech, who due to his fragile bones and shit, may not be able to last as long as "normal" keepers.

French side Nancy have confirmed that a deal has been agreed with Newcastle for Massadio Haidara, reports Sky Sports.

A statement from the club read: "After 46 games and two-and-a-half years in the Nancy shirt, Massadio Haidara is leaving his former club for Newcastle United, currently sixteenth in the Premier League. The two clubs have reached an agreement and will finalise the transfer on Tuesday."

"If Zaha goes to Man Utd, good luck to him," Wenger told a press conference on Tuesday. "We were never in for him. Never."

Despite Wenger's words, ESPN understands that Arsenal did place a bid for Zaha last week but Palace's demands and the player's seeming desire to continue the next phase of his career at Old Trafford has ended their interest.

Arsenal are still looking to bring in two players in January, with French trio Yann M'Vila, Yoann Gourcuff and Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue all linked in recent weeks.

Wenger, though, refused to admit who he has been tracking, saying: "I will not give you any names. We are working very hard. It's not the number of players that counts, but the quality."

When pushed over a report that Gourcuff was offered to him he added: " I don't want to talk about that as it puts Lyon in a bad position and the player as well. You have to respect that the player has a contract somewhere and is playing. As long as the transfer is not on for anybody then it is better not to talk about it."

The French boss did, however, talk up West Ham midfielder and possible target Mohamed Diame - who has a reported release clause of £3.5m in his contract - as he revealed: "He has a great presence in the games, I have seen him have a big impact."

Mbiwa didn't turn up for his medical \o/