Deadline Day: Bring Out The Transfer Gimp!

Fenix wrote: »

Jesus, that Reus story, how do the mail get away with that? Id say a decent chunk of posters on here know he's already gone to Dortmund without having to do a tad of research. And by research I mean Google Marco Reus.

Ridiculous journalism, they reported Thiago to utd not that long ago either, should be a watchdog to prevent them making **** up.

Montpellier president Louis Nicollin claims Arsenal have completed the signing of France forward Olivier Giroud.

Giroud, part of Laurent Blanc's Euro 2012 squad which was knocked out by Spain in the quarter-finals on Saturday, is thought to command a transfer fee in the region of £13million.

The 25-year-old scored 25 goals for his club last season to help Montpellier win the Ligue 1 title, igniting the interest of several top clubs.

Last week, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger revealed a deal was "90%" complete as he looked to add the promising Frenchman to his squad, which has already been bolstered by the arrival of Germany marksman Lukas Podolski.

Speaking to French newspaper Midi Libre, Montpellier president Nicollin confirmed the transfer had now been completed after Arsenal met the player's release clause.

Nicollin said: "I wish him well."

Arsenal have not yet made any official comment, but Press Association Sport understands an announcement by the Barclays Premier League club is imminent.

Once the transfer for Giroud is formally complete, Arsenal could then look to offload some of their fringe players, including Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner and Morocco international Marouane Chamakh as well as Mexico forward Carlos Vela and Brazilian midfielder Denilson.

However, Nicollin maintained a move to take Chamakh in the opposite direction back to France was not part of the Giroud deal.

Wenger, who is at the European Championship working as a media pundit, is convinced Giroud can be a big hit at Arsenal.

"I think he has exceptional potential and will integrate very well in our collective and our way of playing," he said last week.

"He is a real team player and knows how to combine with other players and I'm sure he will do well with us."

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Letting Murphy drop down a division just seems silly. While he was slow as a cart horse, he was still wonderful to watch and so much of Fulham's play went through him.

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

John Ruddy signed a new 4 year deal that's rules out any transfer .

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

Good signing . Wonder will Vdv be on the move now

greendom wrote: »

Probably just twitter nonsense but there are rumours that Drogba will be in Barcelona tomorrow to sign for them. Seems odd so probably untrue.

Oatesy23 wrote: »

He already signed for Shanghai Shenhua on a 2 and a half year deal.

£200k per week reportedly.

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Didier Drogba has a clause installed in his contract that allows him to talk to Barcelona. Therefore he can move there on a free.

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Apparently, there's a clause in Drogba's contract with Shanghai Shenhua that allows him to leave if there's an offer from FC Barcelona.

Didier Drogba's representatives have dismissed speculation the striker could sign for Barcelona.

Didier Drogba, Adriano
AssociatedTalk that Didier Drogba could make a shock move to Barcelona has proved wide of the mark

Drogba, 34, left Chelsea this summer and agreed a move to Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua on a free transfer, but reports emerged that he had a clause in his contract allowing him to move on a free transfer and could instead make a shock move to Barcelona.

However, the Sports PR Company tweeted: "Drogba to Barca story complete nonsense. As we told you he joins Shanghai in July."

The striker is reportedly set to spend several days this week in Catalonia but Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said it was not connected to the club.

"I don't know anything about Drogba," Rosell said. "If he's in Barcelona, he's on holiday, but it has nothing to do with Barca."