Transfer Rumours 2013/14

They spelt letter wrong.

Parker, Taarabt, Bent, Stekelenburg, Amorebieta - Fulham have made some impressive signings this summer.

Diego Lopez was chosen over Casillas for Sunday night's game. Ancelotti said it was a decision, "for that game" and the choice a matter of details. My assumption was that given he'd done three transatlantic trips that week (unlike Ramos and Isco who went straight from the US tour to Ecuador) he was just being rested.

However, Casillas allegedly didn't see it like that. He'd let it be known to his press pals that he was expecting to start, so when Ancelitti chose Lopez he was apparently not amused. He didn't warm up with Lopez and the keeper trainer before the match.

He had lunch with some pals on Monday and told them that he couldn't believe he'd been dropped for "sporting reasons" and that it had to be Perez who'd ordered it. So, he was again thinking about leaving. Apparently he also told them, that he'd had offers and that his favourite was the one from Manchester

Some of the press think it's just Casillas campaigning to get his job back by manipulating the Madrid crowd, and that he's insulting Lopez by simply assuming he was automatic first choice irrespective of form or tiredness. Others of course say that it was disrespectful of Ancelotti to leave him out without giving him a satisfactory explanation.

Utd and City both have top quality young keepers. Can't see him playing for either. And given that he;s frustrated at not starting I highly doubt he's going to go to 'support' De Gea

Quoting this directly from Redcafe, thought it was interesting.

Cassilas seems like a massive child, wonder if there's any truth to the matter though. Can't imagine us or City are actually that interested.

Sport Wereld are usually very reliable and don't indulge in the routine transfer gossip, even when it's related to their own players, but with this Fellaini situation they appear to be absolutely convinced that the player wants the move and it's going to happen.

Sport Wereld also have a decent relationship with the player himself, he often does interviews for them and is open about his future. Those interviews have been picked up more than once by the English media and his words have been quite literally changed (A good example from The Sun of how to do just that is here), but that hasn't stopped Fellaini from returning to speak to the newspaper nearly every time he's on international duty. Therefore it wouldn't be a surprise if the outlet has some inside information on this one.

They claim that Manchester United will put in another bid for the player before the end of the end of the transfer window, and perhaps before the end of this week, but that they expect the final price to be closer to €20m than the €27m which was around his release clause, expired now anyway. The gist is that Manchester United never had any intention of paying his release clause because they thought it was too much. That clause starts again at the start of all subsequent transfer windows.

The newspaper is so confident that their headline is 'Road to Manchester United free for Fellaini'. they have no comment to make on the Leighton Baines situation which again shows they only talk of what they know.

He seems like a cancer though, basically got Mourinho kicked out and has turned on Ancelotti after one game. I wonder if he could go without bringing Ancelotti down with him.

I love a good rumour and this one is easily spread because there is obvious foundation, but I wouldn't use a guy using a supposed lunch with friends as a base for a conversation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenals-10m-bid-for-newcastle-star-yohan-cabaye-gazumped-as-psg-enter-race-8775287.html

I hope that's true, because it's fucking hilarious.

Bale to Madrid for £93m and Coentrao is doing the rounds.

Edit: That's £93m including the value of Coentrao not with Coentrao in addition to that fee.

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Someone mentioned a week or 2 ago that it was no surprise that City and Spurs (and Chelsea to an extent) have done the best this transfer window (getting deals done early etc.) as they are the clubs with a proper structure and a proper Director of Football

Lamela is in Tottenham to complete his move, apparently.

I'll have no faith in Roma whatsoever if Lamela goes. Marquinhos, Lamela and Osvaldo (tool but good goalscorer) gone in one window, that would be some effort.

Hopefully won't happen....

Someone mentioned a week or 2 ago that it was no surprise that City and Spurs (and Chelsea to an extent) have done the best this transfer window (getting deals done early etc.) as they are the clubs with a proper structure and a proper Director of Football