Big Premier League Signings

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Here is a list of all the "big movers" to the PL this season. The table contains the player's name, club moved from and to and fee for so we can scrutinise them

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Player	From	To	Fee
Kevin de Bruyne	Genk (Belgium)	Chelsea	£6.7m
Olivier Giroud	Montpellier (France)	Arsenal	£13.2m
Eden Hazard	Lille (France)	Chelsea	£35.2m
Shinji Kagawa	Borussia Dortmund (Germany)	Manchester United	£13.2m
Marko Marin	Werder Bremen (Germany)	Chelsea	£8.6m
Lukas Podolski	Cologne (Germany)	Arsenal	£11.4m
Jan Vertonghen	Ajax (Netherlands)	Spurs	£7.5m

Any updates would be appreciated.

Other transfers that may/may not be interesting:

Gylfi Sigurdsson - Spurs
Jacob Butterfield - Norwich
Nick Powell - Manchester United
Romain Amalfitano - Newcastle
Steven Naismith - Everton

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/premier-league/transferuebersicht/wettbewerb_GB1.html

Chelsea agree £38m fee for Hulk.

Arsenal keeping an eye on Toulouse defender Capoue

Not PL, but Alba agreed a deal with Barca, now they have to agree a fee with Valencia.

Graeme Swann's Cat wrote:Not PL, but Alba agreed a deal with Barca, now they have to agree a fee with Valencia.

Alba? I suppose Jessica Alba will help keep Messi happy...

Close, but Jordi

Though Jessica Alba would persuade me to watch more Barca games...

I heard Man Utd may try to make a last ditch bid to sign him. I don't know where Barca are getting the money; I heard their finances are amongst the worst in football.

Banks bankroll Barca and Real Madrid.

http://www.forbes.com/soccer-valuations/list/

54% debt for Barca. Sad that they can get away with it.

Eh, where as banks would reign in clubs' spending over here, the big 2 get more leeway.

This is what makes even more annoying as a Man Utd fan, that my club actually went about business in the correct manner, they steadily increased their global appeal and worked hard to get where they are (only for then a family from the States to use borrowed cash to buy them) whilst others get sugar daddies or are bankrolled.

whilst others get sugar daddies or are bankrolled.

Another theoretical argument rather than a genuine argument. ManU being bankrolled by SKY tv money and UEFA CL money is not any better than clubs being taking over by ambitious people.

There is a massive difference between prem clubs spending and the two big spainish sides- You cant have a pop at a sugar dady for spending his own money ,howeveer....


Its actually us that bank rolls barca and madrid. the banks that bank roll are govenment owend these days which are being propped up by us net european contributers.

basically the two big spainish clubs are never pushed to pay back Long term loans and can get funding whenever they want.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:

whilst others get sugar daddies or are bankrolled.

Another theoretical argument rather than a genuine argument. ManU being bankrolled by SKY tv money and UEFA CL money is not any better than clubs being taking over by ambitious people.

Hardly, the difference between the top and the bottom of the Premier League in receiving cash is 20m, far less than the likes of La Liga split.
And you're deeming it unjust to give cash to those that have managed to do well in order to participate in the Champions League?

Still no word on Eden?

Heard Chelsea agreed £38m for Hulk.

I put Hulk last night :P

Bad Dost has gone to Wolfsburg instead of West Ham

Louis Saha released by Tottenham

I know it's not signings but I'm suprised that Kalou and Bosingwa have been released by Chelsea.

Though the same list says Scholes has been released by Man U, but I'd read he'd been offered another seasons contract.

Kalou and Bosingwa have definitely gone.

Kalou and Bosingwa probably wanted too much money for guys that havent really produced

Newcastle release Alan Smith, Guthrie and Lovenkrands

I'd like 2 of them at Forest :P

Kalou is certainly worth snapping up for most clubs in the Premier League.

Newcastle could be a fit, not as if Liverpool are loaded with wing/strike options

It's a signing in a way... Rumours are that Pogba decided against a move to Juventus and is staying with Utd although Fergie has said if he matures he will allow him to go out on loan for a season.

Hearing rumours that Deadly Ledley has retired.

Squash that, he's been released.

Jaaskelainan in talks with West Ham

Guthrie turned down a new deal with Newcastle. Can't blame him to be fair, never got in the team.

Carlos Vela to Real Sociedad for 4m + clauses

Holt's agent confirmed what we said, the striker is after a new 3 year contract at Norwich, the club yet to offer it him however #NCFC

Well saying he wants to leave won't get him it!!

Guy wants to get paid ultimately.

If I was Norwich, cashing in on a player with 1 good PL year and 30+ would be tempting.

Holt's agent has said that
1. It is about money
2. He wanted his contract dealt with before the out of contract ones.

Also said this and I quote, ""A deal was almost in place, we wanted it sorted before Adam's testimonial... David said he couldn't do it"

I'm sorry I love Holt he will always be a legend here, but I am starting to lose respect for him. The club have always stated this, and I quote again,
"The club have clearly said in the past, when out of contract players have been dealt with, everyone else will be spoken to"

Seems to me he is being very selfish and if he is like that then he can go

Its probably one where I can't really blame either side.

Vertonghen to Tottenham is done in the next few days.

Clearly doesn't want to be outshined by Hazard as expensive Belgian getting a run out at his new home tomorrow.

I wonder hoe much they're forking out for him. I expect he'll start alongside Dawson at CB or Spurs will bring in another CB.

I suspect £10-15m

Spurs are a mess at CB. Hopefully they put that right, and they can actually make a consistent challenge for the Top 2.

They still need a top centre forward. City would probably let Adebayor walk for free, but I'm still not convinced by him.

And I wouldn't say they're a mess. Just pretty average.

Graeme Swann's Cat wrote:And I wouldn't say they're a mess. Just pretty average.

I'd describe signing Ryan Nelson as a mess

Well that was more depth for injuries.

Without "Deadly Ledley" they will be a mess!!

olly the tractor boy wrote:Holt's agent has said that
1. It is about money
2. He wanted his contract dealt with before the out of contract ones.

Also said this and I quote, ""A deal was almost in place, we wanted it sorted before Adam's testimonial... David said he couldn't do it"

I'm sorry I love Holt he will always be a legend here, but I am starting to lose respect for him. The club have always stated this, and I quote again,
"The club have clearly said in the past, when out of contract players have been dealt with, everyone else will be spoken to"

Seems to me he is being very selfish and if he is like that then he can go

Especially as your manager looks set to leave, contracts shouldn't really be dealt with until there's a new manager.

Crimey wrote:

olly the tractor boy wrote:Holt's agent has said that
1. It is about money
2. He wanted his contract dealt with before the out of contract ones.

Also said this and I quote, ""A deal was almost in place, we wanted it sorted before Adam's testimonial... David said he couldn't do it"

I'm sorry I love Holt he will always be a legend here, but I am starting to lose respect for him. The club have always stated this, and I quote again,
"The club have clearly said in the past, when out of contract players have been dealt with, everyone else will be spoken to"

Seems to me he is being very selfish and if he is like that then he can go

Especially as your manager looks set to leave, contracts shouldn't really be dealt with until there's a new manager.

Well they have been. I'm disappointed in Holt, I would have thought he would have shown a bit more respect and humility, especially towards the fans who love him so much. I dunno how to feel!

olly the tractor boy wrote:

Crimey wrote:

olly the tractor boy wrote:Holt's agent has said that
1. It is about money
2. He wanted his contract dealt with before the out of contract ones.

Also said this and I quote, ""A deal was almost in place, we wanted it sorted before Adam's testimonial... David said he couldn't do it"

I'm sorry I love Holt he will always be a legend here, but I am starting to lose respect for him. The club have always stated this, and I quote again,
"The club have clearly said in the past, when out of contract players have been dealt with, everyone else will be spoken to"

Seems to me he is being very selfish and if he is like that then he can go

Especially as your manager looks set to leave, contracts shouldn't really be dealt with until there's a new manager.

Well they have been. I'm disappointed in Holt, I would have thought he would have shown a bit more respect and humility, especially towards the fans who love him so much. I dunno how to feel!

It might just end up as a Rooney case where he signs a new contract and it's all forgotten about and you start loving him again. At least you have to hope that is what is going to happen.

Crimey wrote:

olly the tractor boy wrote:

Crimey wrote:

olly the tractor boy wrote:Holt's agent has said that
1. It is about money
2. He wanted his contract dealt with before the out of contract ones.

Also said this and I quote, ""A deal was almost in place, we wanted it sorted before Adam's testimonial... David said he couldn't do it"

I'm sorry I love Holt he will always be a legend here, but I am starting to lose respect for him. The club have always stated this, and I quote again,
"The club have clearly said in the past, when out of contract players have been dealt with, everyone else will be spoken to"

Seems to me he is being very selfish and if he is like that then he can go

Especially as your manager looks set to leave, contracts shouldn't really be dealt with until there's a new manager.

Well they have been. I'm disappointed in Holt, I would have thought he would have shown a bit more respect and humility, especially towards the fans who love him so much. I dunno how to feel!

It might just end up as a Rooney case where he signs a new contract and it's all forgotten about and you start loving him again. At least you have to hope that is what is going to happen.

I will always love him Crimey! He is a god round these parts! I hope you are right, as I can't see a great market for him. He won't get a better place and situation to play football than here, just depends if he is really influenced that much by money that he is prepared to go somewhere like Sunderland or Everton and not play week in week out for the rest of his career. Or he can stay here, play every week and be seen as a superhero like he already is.

He wasn't always first choice at Norwich though. He struggled to get into the side for a long time at the beginning of the season.

Crimey wrote:He wasn't always first choice at Norwich though. He struggled to get into the side for a long time at the beginning of the season.

I know Crimey, I was there

But he is firmly established now, after the second half of the season where he was amazing and Morison fell off a bit. Plus when we changed back to the diamond midfield and two up front that suited him more, where as one up front suited Morison more.