The Summer Transfer Window Thread 2014/15

[Arjen Robben]

Saw this earlier which amused me.

[Jimmy]

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Alvaro Morata will leave Real Madrid this summer. (Source: Eurosport)

Arsenal, Spurs & Juve all interested.

[Cymbols]

Stoke have signed Steve Sidwell. Not a bad signing, one of Fulham's better players from last season.

[stokeriño]

Reports that Fabregas has agreed a 4 year contract with Chelsea for £156kpw, but nothing beyond Twitter at this stage.

(Meanwhile everyone's favourite Italian representative of the twitterati, Trancredi "Cavani has 100% signed for Chelsea" Palmeri, suggests that Man Utd have outbid these wages for Fabregas but haven't spoken to Barcelona yet...)

[Lineker]

Brad Friedel has signed another one year extension to his contract, which will also see him become Spurs' official USA ambassador.

[Jimmy]

Joe Cole's having a medical at Villa tomorrow, apparently.

[Rafael]

Man Utd will try to sign Kevin Strootman from Roma for 28m. The Red Devils are also interested in Nerf's favourite player, Yevhen Konoplyanka.

Chelsea and Arsenal will battle for Mario Mandzukic's signing.

Steven Caulker attracts interest from Arsenal. lol

Mauricio Pochettino sanctioned a move for Juventus' Mirko Vucinic.

Everton are the latest club rumoured to sign Samuel Eto'o.

Barcelona will bid 35m for Andy Carroll Borussia's Marco Reus.

Sunderland will pay 13.8m to sign Fenerbahce's Moussa Sow.

[9 to 5]

Joe Cole.

[TCO]

Club comment on Colback departure.

After the announcement that Jack Colback has signed for Newcastle United, SAFC has issued the following statement:

“Jack is a player we have nurtured and developed through our academy system since he was eight years old. We gave him the opportunity to become a professional footballer and are therefore extremely disappointed in the events that have led to his departure from the club.

“This wasn’t about money - the club agreed to all of the terms demanded of us during discussions and we were always led to believe that Jack wanted to stay with us. At his and his representatives’ request, final talks were put on hold until the club secured its top flight status. To our dismay however, we were subsequently never given the chance to negotiate with him to stay.

“For him to then leave the club that has supported him throughout his formative years in such a manner, with no chance for Sunderland to recover any of the significant investment that it has made in him as a player, has left a bitter taste."

Ouch!

[Matt]

When was the last time anyone directly went from Sunderland to Newcastle or vice versa?

[Colly]

Chopra? Or did he go to Cardiff first?

Edit: He did. Paul Bracewells the last one to do it this way, not sure on the other.

[Matt]

Yeah, Cardiff in between.

[Hobo]

Joe Cole's having a medical at Villa tomorrow, apparently.

I'm sorry Villa fans.

[TCO]

First Senderos and now Joe Cole? Is Paul Lambert trying to get sacked to get a payoff?

[Rafael]

But Joe Cole used to be the best player in the world in CM01/02!!!!

[Lineker]

Lionel Perez?

[Colly]

Never played a game so therefore doesn't count.

[Colly]

Ah, Lee Clark. For some reason I was thinking he went to Fulham first, rather than being exiled there hastily after 'the t-shirt'.

[METALMAN]

Steven Caldwell.

[Colly]

Yep, spot on. Doesn't really have the same kick that some of the others do mind, he'd been at Leeds then his contract ran out.