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The Transfer Window

Matt — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:56:07 +0000

A list of all the transfers and that…

ARSENAL


IN
Marouane Chamakh	Bordeaux	£10.4m
Laurent Koscielny	Lorient	£8.5m
Kyle Ebecillo	Feyenoord	Free
Phil Roberts	Norwich City	Free
OUT
Luke Ayling	Yeovil Town	Free
Fran Merida	Atletico Madrid	Free
Philippe Senderos	Fulham	Free
Alie Sesay	Leicester City	Free
Francis Coquelin	Lorient	Season Loan
Luke Freeman	Yeovil Town	Six Month Loan
Sam Byles		Released
James Dunn		Released
William Gallas		Released
Rhema Obed		Released
Mikael Silvestre		Released
ASTON VILLA
IN
OUT
David Bevan	Walsall	Free
Stephen O’Halloran	Coventry City	Free
Wilfred Bouma		Released
Marlon Harewood		Released
Andy Marshall		Released
BIRMINGHAM CITY
IN
Ben Foster	Manchester City	£6m
Nikola Zigic	Valencia	£6m
Enric Valles	NAC Breda	Free
OUT
Christian Benitez	Santos Laguna	Free
Artur Krysiak	Exeter City	Free
Gary McSheffrey	Coventry City	Free
Franck Queudrue		Released
Teemu Tainio		Released
Gregory Vignal		Released
Jared Wilson		Released
BLACKBURN ROVERS
IN
Hugo Fernandez	Union Deportiva Cornella	Nominal Fee
OUT
Michael Hall	Accrington Stanley	Free
Andrew Howarth	Bury	Free
Marcus Marshall	Rotherham United	Free
Steven Reid	West Bromwich Albion	Free
Jordan Bowen		Released
Josh Swann		Released
BLACKPOOL
IN
Dekel Keinan	Maccabi Haifa	Free
OUT
Al Bangura	Mersin idmanyurdu	Free
Hameur Bouazza	Arles-Avignon	Free
Ben Burgess	Notts County	Free
Daniel Nardiello	Exeter City	Free
Joe Martin		Released
Danny Mitchley		Released
Stephen McPhee		Retired
BOLTON WANDERERS
IN
Robbie Blake	Burnley	Free
Martin Petrov	Manchester City	Free
OUT
Ali Al-Habsi	Wigan Athletic	Season Loan
CHELSEA
IN
Yossi Benayoun	Liverpool	£5.5m
Matej Delac	Inter Zapresic	£2.7m
Tomas Kalac	Sigma Olomouc	Undisclosed
OUT
Miroslav Stoch	Fenerbahce	£4.95m
Michael Ballack	Bayer Leverkusen	Free
Juliano Belletti	Fluminense	Free
Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi	Peterborough United	Free
Tomas Kalac	Sigma Olomouc	Season Loan
Rhys Taylor	Carlisle	Two Month Loan
Joe Cole		Released
EVERTON
IN
Magaye Gueye	Strasbourg	£900,000
Joao Silva	Desportivo Das Aves	£500,000
Jermaine Beckford	Leeds United	Free
Ján Mucha	Legia Warsaw	Free
OUT
FULHAM
IN
Jonathan Greening	West Bromwich Albion	Free
Philippe Senderos	Arsenal	Free
OUT
Chris Smalling	Manchester United	£10m
Chris Buchtmann	FC Cologne	Undisclosed
Wayne Brown	Bristol Rovers	Free
Erik Nevland	Viking	Free
Elliot Omozusi	Leyton Orient	Free
Stefan Payne	Gillingham	Free
LIVERPOOL
IN
Jonjo Shelvey	Charlton Athletic	£1.7m
Milan Jovanović	Standard Liege	Free
OUT
Yossi Benayoun	Chelsea	£5m
Mikel San Jose	Athletic Bilbao	Undisclosed
James Ellison	Burton Albion	Free
David Martin	Milton Keynes Dons	Free
Robbie Threlfall	Bradford City	Free
Aurelio		Released
Christopher Oldfield		Released
MANCHESTER CITY
IN
Yaya Toure	Barcelona	£28m
David Silva	Valencia	£24m
Jerome Boateng	Hamburg	£11m
Alex Henshall	Swindon Town	£250,000
Albert Rusnak	MFK Kovice	Undisclosed
OUT
Valeri Bojinov	Parma	Undisclosed
Robert Mak	Nuremburg	Undisclosed
Paul Marshall	Walsall	Free
Filip Mentel	Dundee United	Free
Andrew Mitchell	Rangers	Free
Martin Petrov	Bolton	Free
Jack Redshaw	Rochdale	Free
Tobias Johansen	Kongsvinger	Free
David Ball	Swindon Town	Six Month Loan
Karl Moore		Released
Benjani Mwaruwari		Released
Sylvinho		Released
Stuart Taylor		Released
MANCHESTER UNITED
IN
Chris Smalling	Fulham	£10m
Javier Hernandez	Chivas de Guadalajara	£6m
Marnick Vermijl	Standard Liege	Undisclosed
OUT
Ben Foster	Birmingham City	£6m
Zoran Tosic	CSKA Moscow	Undisclosed
David Gray	Preston North End	Free
Tom Heaton	Cardiff City	Free
Ron-Robert Zieler	Hannover	Free
Matthew James	Preston North End	Season Loan
NEWCASTLE UNITED
IN
James Perch	Nottingham Forest	£1.5m
OUT
Wesley Ngo-Baheng		Released
Nicky Butt		Released
Frank Danquah		Released
Jonny Godsmark		Released
Darren Lough		Released
Callum Morris		Released
Fabrice Pancrate		Released
STOKE CITY
IN
Florent Cuvelier	Portsmouth	Undisclosed
OUT
Andy Griffin	Reading	£250,000
Steve Simonsen	Sheffield United	Free
Nathaniel Wedderburn	Northampton Town	Free
Diego Arismendi	Barnsley	Season Loan
Ibrahima Sonko	Portsmouth	Season Loan
Amdy Faye		Released
SUNDERLAND
IN
Simon Mignolet	Sint Truidense	£2m
Cristian Riveros	Cruz Azul	Undisclosed
Ahmed Al-Muhammadi	ENPPI	Season Loan
OUT
Lorik Cana	Galatasaray	£5m
Jamie Chandler	Darlington	Free
Roy O’Donovan	Coventry City	Free
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
IN
Sandro Raniere	Internacional	£6m rising to £10m
OUT
Lee Butcher	Leyton Orient	Free
Sam Cox	Barnet	Free
Jimmy Walker		Released
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
IN
Gabriel Tamas	Auxerre	£800,000
Pablo Ibanez	Atletico Madrid	Free
Stephen Reid	Blackburn	Free
OUT
Jonathan Greening	Fulham	Free
Joss Labadie	Tranmere Rovers	Free
Luke Daniels	Bristol Rovers	Season Loan
Robert Koren		Released
Andwele Slory		Released
Filipe Teixeira		Released
WEST HAM UNITED
IN
Pablo Barrera	UNAM Pumas	£4m
Thomas Hitzlsperger	Lazio	Free
OUT
Bondz N’Gala	Plymouth Argyle	Free
Guillermo Franco		Released
Ilan		Released
Josh Payne		Released
WIGAN ATHLETIC
IN
Mauro Boselli	Estudiantes	£6m
Antolin Alcaraz	Brugge	Free
Ali Al-Habsi	Bolton Wanderers	Season Loan
OUT
Tomasz Cywka	Derby County	Free
Tomasz Kupisz	Jagiellonia Bialystok	Free
Mario Melchiot	Umm Salal	Free
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
IN
Steven Fletcher	Burnley	£6.5m
Stephen Hunt	Hull City	£3m
Steven Mouyokolo	Hull City	£2.5m
Jelle van Damme	Anderlecht	£2.5m
Adlène Guedioura	Charleroi	Undisclosed
Geoffrey Mujangi Bia	Charleroi	Season Loan
OUT
Andrew Surman	Norwich City	£1.2m
Chris Iwelumo	Burnley	£500,000
Jason Shackell	Barnsley	Undisclosed
Daniel Jones	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
George Friend	Doncaster Rovers	Free
Mark Little	Peterborough United	Free
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	Peterborough United	Season Loan

How did your Club do?

Matt — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:14:11 +0000

What would we do without the Guardian? To save reviewing all the transfers of all the clubs, and where they’ve been left short – or bloated – we’ll just repeat everything that David Pleat allegedly wrote in the Guardian Sport Blog. We’ve even stolen the picture. It’s good though…

Arsenal

What they wanted

Arsène Wenger admitted he was looking for defensive cover and a defensive midfielder, along with ‘half the managers in the Premier League’

What they got

Arsenal have made an impressive start and that may have convinced Wenger that the squad he has – with the addition of Thomas Vermaelen – will suffice

Pleat’s verdict

Maybe a talented big man to replace Emmanuel Adebayor would have given them variations. Has resisted the urge to sign a midfield enforcer. Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere will get opportunities

The deals

In: Thomas Vermaelen Ajax, £10m Damián Martínez Independiente, £1.2m

Out: Emmanuel Adebayor Manchester City, £25m Kolo Touré Manchester City, £14m Abu Ogogo Dagenham & Redbridge, free Rene Steer Oldham Athletic, free Havard Nordtveit Nuremberg, loan Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Blackpool, loan Jay Simpson QPR, loan Amaury Bischoff released Rui Fonte released Paul Rodgers released James Dunne, released Vincent van den Berg released Anton Blackwood released

Aston Villa

What they wanted

At least one centre-half as a replacement for Martin Laursen, as well as a midfielder in place of Gareth Barry. A left-back was also sought

What they got

A restocked defence with Richard Dunne, whose move is set to be confirmed today, and James Collins but fans may wonder if Fabian Delph and the injured Stewart Downing are natural heirs to Barry

Pleat’s verdict

Laursen’s goodbye and Wilfred Bouma’s long-term injury, allied to Curtis Davies’s troublesome shoulder, forced O’Neill to breach the dam. Dunne is a seasoned campaigner. Collins is an ‘over my dead body’ defender. Delph should be eased in slowly

The deals

In: Stewart Downing Middlesbrough, £12m James Collins West Ham, £5m Habib Beye Newcastle, £3m Fabian Delph Leeds United, undisclosed Stephen Warnock Blackburn, undisclosed Andy Marshall unattached

Out: Gareth Barry Manchester City, £12m Zat Knight Bolton Wanderers, £4m Stuart Taylor Manchester City, free Sam Williams Yeovil, free Martin Laursen retired

Birmingham City

What they wanted

The signing of a creative midfielder and a proven Premier League goalscorer to boot

What they got

With Alex McLeish eschewing the search for a striker to focus on a creative player to complement his snarling midfield he will have been disappointed to lose out on Sporting Gijón’s Míchel

Pleat’s verdict

Spent sensibly but not sufficiently to make a strong challenge. Benítez could excite while Roger Johnson has the opportunity to step up

The deals

In: Christian Benítez Santos Laguna, £7.7m Roger Johnson Cardiff City, £5m Scott Dann Coventry City, £3.5m Barry Ferguson Rangers, £1.5m Giovanny Espinoza Barcelona Sporting Club, undisclosed James O’Shea Galway United, nominal Lee Bowyer West Ham, free Stephen Carr unattached, Joe Hart Manchester City, loan Teemu Tainio Sunderland, loan Grégory Vignal Lens, loan

Out: Stephen Kelly Fulham, free Michael McKerr Oldham, free James McPike Kettering, free, Krystian Pearce Peterborough, loan Robin Shroot Burton, loan Artur Krysiak Burton, loan Semih Aydilek released, Radhi Jaidi released, Mehdi Nafti released

Blackburn Rovers

What they wanted

The sale of Stephen Warnock to Aston Villa made a full-back a priority, while at the other end one goal in three games suggested the need for a new striker

What they got

Pascal Chimbonda seems an adequate replacement for Warnock, but the biggest surprise was that this was Sam Allardyce’s only last-minute deal

Pleat’s verdict

Losing Warnock and Roque Santa Cruz will hardly be compensated by their summer activity. Lars Jacobsen and Gaël Givet are unlikely to be big hits

The deals

In: Nikola Kalinic Hajduk Split, £12m Gaël Givet Marseille, £3.5m Pascal Chimbonda Tottenham, £2m Nikos Giannakopoulos Asteras, £5,000, Steven N’Zonzi Amiens, undisclosed Elrio van Heerden Bruges, free Lars Jacobsen Everton, free Míchel Salgado Real Madrid, free Franco Di Santo Chelsea, loan

Out: Roque Santa Cruz Manchester City, £17.5m Matt Derbyshire Olympiakos, £3m Paul Gallagher Leicester, £1m Stephen Warnock Aston Villa, undisclosed Bjorn Bussmann 1860 Munich, nominal Andre Ooijer PSV, free Aaron Mokoena Portsmouth, free Dean Winnard Accrington, free Andreas Arestidou Shrewsbury, free Jamie Clarke Lincoln, free Tony Kane Carlisle, free Keith Treacy Sheffield United, loan Alex Marrow Oldham Athletic, loan Nick Blackman Oldham Athletic, loan Gavin Gunning Tranmere, loan Alan Judge Plymouth, loan Mark Bunn Sheffield United, loan Tugay Kerimoglu retired Brian Hodge released

Bolton Wanderers

What they wanted

Two goals and no points from their opening three fixtures would suggest that some fresh blood was required, particularly to support Kevin Davies

What they got

The one-year loan signing of Ivan Klasnic will provide competition in the frontline. With the retention of Gary Cahill this has been a relatively successful summer

Pleat’s verdict

Gary Megson knows his team’s limitations. Zat Knight will have to show improvement. They seem well stocked at full-back, with Paul Robinson from West Brom joining Ricardo Gardner and Jlloyd Samuel

The deals

In: Zat Knight Aston Villa, £4m Lee Chung-yong FC Seoul, £2.2m Sam Ricketts Hull City, undisclosed Sean Davis Portsmouth, free Paul Robinson West Brom, loan Ivan Klasnic Nantes, loan

Out: Blerim Dzemaili Torino, undisclosed. James Sinclair released, Robert Sissons released, Nathan Woolfe released

Burnley

What they wanted

Owen Coyle did not want to unsettle an established squad with any last-minute wheeling and dealing. Preventing unwanted departures was priority No1

What they got

The addition of Premier League-tested André Bikey and no late departures is a job well done

Pleat’s verdict

Steven Fletcher, a left-footer with good movement, is an excellent buy. But a difficult season is in store

The deals

In: Steven Fletcher Hibernian, £3m André Bikey Reading, £1.8m Tyrone Mears Derby, £500,000 Brian Easton Hamilton, £350,000 David Edgar Newcastle United, undisclosed Richard Eckersley Manchester United, undisclosed Fernando Guerrero Independiente del Valle, loan David Nugent Portsmouth, loan

Out: Alan Mahon Tranmere, free Steve Jones Walsall, free Alex MacDonald Falkirk, loan Adam Kay Chester, loan Chris Lynch Chester, loan Gabor Kiraly released

Chelsea

What they wanted

Chelsea have been the only Big Four club not to haemorrhage star players, so their desire for a marquee signing was never pressing enough

What they got

With Ribéry, Villa, Pirlo et al staying put the summer influx has been limited to Ross Turnbull, Daniel Sturridge, Yuri Zhirkov and Nemanja Matic

Pleat’s verdict

Zhirkov has pedigree and gives more pace than Florent Malouda. Turnbull and Sturridge are depth signings. Unsurprisingly they will not break even in 2010, Peter Kenyon’s prediction

The deals

In: Yuri Zhirkov, left CSKA Moscow, £18m Nemanja Matic MFK Kosice, £1.5m Daniel Sturridge Manchester City, tribunal Ross Turnbull Middlesbrough, free

Out: Ben Sahar Espanyol, £1m Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv, undisclosed Frank Nouble West Ham, nominal Sergio Tejera Mallorca, nominal Morten Nielsen AZ Alkmaar, nominal Claudio Pizarro Werder Bremen, undisclosed Jimmy Smith Leyton Orient, free Michael Mancienne Wolves, loan Scott Sinclair Wigan, loan Franco Di Santo Blackburn Rovers, loan Ryan Bertrand Reading, loan Tom Taiwo Carlisle, loan Lee Sawyer Southend loan, Shaun Cummings West Brom, loan Jack Cork Coventry, loan Jacob Mellis Southampton, loan Patrick van Aanholt Coventry, loan Liam Bridcutt Stockport, loan

Everton

What they wanted

David Moyes wanted at least four men from a budget swelled by Lescott’s sale, with two defenders, a midfielder and two wide men on list

What they got

Johnny Heitinga and Sylvain Distin fulfilled defensive needs. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov covers the left but missing out on Ever Banega leaves a gap

Pleat’s verdict

Having squeezed the pips for Lescott, Moyes has replaced like for like with Distin at an outstanding profit. With Louis Saha, Jô and Yakubu available, they still have thrust up front

The deals

In: Johnny Heitinga Atlético Madrid, £6m Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Lokomotiv Moscow, £9m Sylvain Distin Portsmouth, undisclosed Shkodran Mustafi Hamburg, undisclosed Luke Garbutt Leeds United, fee to be determined by tribunal Anton Peterlin Ventura County Fusion, free Cody Arnoux Carolina Dynamo, free Jô Manchester City, loan

Out: Joleon Lescott Manchester City, £22m Tom McCready Hibernian, nominal Lars Jacobsen Blackburn, free John Paul Kissock Hamilton, free John Ruddy Motherwell, loan Lukas Jutkiewicz Motherwell, loan Nuno Valente released, Andy van der Meyde released

Fulham

What they wanted

Bolstering the midfield was one concern for Roy Hodgson. The other was up front, where an injury to Andy Johnson highlights a lack of top-class cover

What they got

Hodgson seems content with the limited business he conducted this summer, with Damien Duff and Jonathan Greening adding options to his squad

Pleat’s verdict

Greening may give them more legs in midfield than Danny Murphy, but less creativity and few goals. Duff gives balance on the left but does not have that change of pace that protected his reputation

The deals

In: Damien Duff Newcastle, £2.5m Bjorn Helge Riise Lillestrom, undisclosed Kagiso Dikgacoi Golden Arrows, undisclosed David Elm Kalmar, undisclosed Stephen Kelly Birmingham, free Jonathan Greening West Brom, loan

Out: Troy Brown Ipswich, free Moritz Volz released, Julian Gray released

Hull City

What they wanted

To keep Michael Turner. To freshen the squad. To add defensive stability, midfield creativity and, above all, attacking incision

What they got

Several new faces but will they offset the loss of Turner? The strikers Jozy Altidore and Kamel Ghilas have made an impact

Pleat’s verdict

More opportunities with Altidore and Stephen Hunt on the left. Defensively they do not appear as strong and may need something clever again

The deals

In: Stephen Hunt Reading, £3m Seyi Olofinjana Stoke, £3m Kamel Ghilas Celta Vigo, £2m Steven Mouyokolo Boulogne, undisclosed Paul McShane Sunderland, undisclosed Jozy Altidore Villarreal, loan Ibrahima Sonko Stoke, loan

Out: Sam Ricketts Bolton, undisclosed Michael Turner Sunderland, £12m Wayne Brown Leicester, free Matt Plummer, Dean Windass James Bennett all Darlington, free John Welsh Tranmere, free Ryan France Sheffield United, free Michael Bridges MK Dons, free Tom Woodhead released, Joe Lamplough released

Liverpool

What they wanted

A forward to support or cover for Fernando Torres. That was unlikely as Rafael Benítez’s budget was used to improve contracts for current players

What they got

Greece defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos accounted for the last of Benítez’s budget, following the earlier purchases of Alberto Aquilani and Glen Johnson

Pleat’s verdict

Alvaro Arbeloa adequately replaced with the more attack-minded Johnson, at a heavy price. The loss of Alonso will be more difficult to cope with. Aquilani is more offensive and likes to attack defenders

The deals

In: Alberto Aquilani Roma, £20m Glen Johnson Portsmouth, £18m Sotirios Kyrgiakos AEK Athens, £1.5m Aaron King Rushden & Diamonds, nominal Chris Mavinga PSG, undisclosed

Out: Xabi Alonso Real Madrid, £30m Alvaro Arbeloa Real Madrid, £3.5m Sebastián Leto Panathinaikos, £1.3m Paul Anderson Nottingham Forest, £250,000 Adam Hammill Barnsley, undisclosed Sami Hyypia Bayer Leverkusen, free Jermaine Pennant Real Zaragoza, free Jack Hobbs Leicester, free Astrit Ajdarevic Leicester, free Shane O’Connor Ipswich, free Ryan Flynn Falkirk, loan Dean Bouzanis Wrexham, loan

Manchester City

What they wanted

Enough players of sufficiently high calibre to create a side to qualify for the Champions League

What they got

Nine players at a cost of around £120m. Mark Hughes is entitled to reflect on an ‘exceptional’ and ‘unprecedented’ recruitment programme

Pleat’s verdict

Signings have transformed expectations but the team’s balance will be important. Lovely alternatives up front – Bellamy’s pace, Cruz’s goals, Tevez’s work rate and the unpredictable Adebayor

The deals

In: Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal, £25m Carlos Tevez unattached, £25m Joleon Lescott Everton, £22m Roque Santa Cruz Blackburn, £17m Kolo Touré Arsenal, £14m Gareth Barry Aston Villa, £12m Nils Zander Shalke 04, undisclosed Stuart Taylor Aston Villa, free Sylvinho Barcelona, free

Out: Ched Evans Sheff Utd, £3m Gelson Fernandes Saint-Etienne, £2m Elano Blumer Galatasaray, undisclosed Kasper Schmeichel Notts County, undisclosed Daniel Sturridge Chelsea, fee to be set by tribunal Valeri Bojinov Parma, loan Jô Everton, loan Felipe Caicedo Sporting Lisbon, loan Joe Hart Birmingham, loan Shaleum Logan Tranmere, loan Clayton McDonald Walsall, loan Darius Vassell Ankaragucu, free Dietmar Hamann released, Michael Ball released, Danny Mills released, Richard Martin released, Angelos Tsiaklis released, Leandro Berti Glauber released, Tal Ben-Haim Portsmouth, undisclosed

Manchester United

What they wanted

At least two new players capable of filling the huge void left by the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and, to a lesser extent, Carlos Tevez

What they got

Antonio Valencia arrived to take Ronaldo’s place while Michael Owen’s arrival was unexpected.

Pleat’s verdict

The big question mark will be replacing Ronaldo’s goals. Owen is only likely to play a small part. Despite the £80m – a good sale in the long term – was cash hard to find?

The deals

In: Antonio Valencia Wigan, £16m Gabriel Obertan Bordeaux, undisclosed Mame Biram Diouf Molde, undisclosed Michael Owen Newcastle, free

Out: Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid, £80m Fraizer Campbell Sunderland, £3.5m Manucho Real Valladolid, undisclosed Lee Martin Ipswich, undisclosed Richard Eckersley Burnley, undisclosed Rodrigo Possebon Braga, loan Carlos Tevez loan ended

Portsmouth

What they wanted

A squad large enough to see them through what could be a very long season after a summer of upheaval and departures

What they got

A summer-long talent drain as the takeover dragged on. Finally signed several players with minimal Premier League experience

Pleat’s verdict

A mad dash in the final furlong after the internal wranglings of the last few months. Paying the price for the unsupportable salaries that brought an FA cup win

The deals

In: Kevin-Prince Boateng Tottenham, £4m Mike Williamson Watford, £2m Tal Ben Haim Manchester City, undisclosed Tommy Smith Watford, undisclosed Michael Brown Wigan, undisclosed Steve Finnan Espanyol, free Aaron Mokoena Blackburn, free Antti Niemi Fulham, free Aruna Dindane Lens, loan Jamie O’Hara Tottenham, loan Frédéric Piquionne Lyon, loan Anthony Vanden Borre Genoa, loan Hassan Yebda Benfica, loan

Out: Glen Johnson Liverpool, £18m Peter Crouch Tottenham, £9m Niko Kranjcar Tottenham £2.5m Martin Cranie Coventry, undisclosed Sylvain Distin Everton, undisclosed Sean Davis Bolton, free Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo Standard Liège, free Andre Blackman Bristol City, free David Nugent Burnley, loan. Sol Campbell released, Lauren released, Glen Little released, Noé Pamarot released, Jerome Thomas released, Djimi Traoré released, Niko Krancjar Tottenham, 2.5m

Stoke City

What they wanted

Stoke comfortably survived after Tony Pulis’s frantic trading last summer and 12 months on he was looking to add depth to his squad in most areas

What they got

Stoke spent more than £12m in the final week on three players, Robert Huth, Tuncay Sanli and Danny Collins, as Pulis added an element of quality

Pleat’s verdict

Peter Coates, a genuine football philanthropist, has given Tony Pulis superb backing. Collins, Huth and Tuncay are proven, while they have resisted moves to take Ryan Shawcross away

The deals

In: Robert Huth Middlesbrough, £5m Tuncay Sanli Middlesbrough, £5m Dean Whitehead Sunderland, initial £3m Diego Arismendi Club Nacional, £2.9m Danny Collins Sunderland, £2.75m Matt Lund Crewe, nominal Ben Marshall Crewe, nominal

Out: Ben Marshall Northampton, loan Ibrahima Sonko Hull, loan Vincent Péricard released, Marc Grocott released, Jimmy Phillips released, Tom Thorley released

Sunderland

What they wanted

Increased aggression and a reinforced spine. To reduce an overblown squad and to sign two strikers, two midfielders and two defenders

What they got

Two strikers, two midfielders, three defenders and a far tougher backbone now manned by Michael Turner, Lee Cattermole, Lorik Cana and Darren Bent

Pleat’s verdict

Cattermole will give them bite, Turner will give them height – but they will need all the qualities of Reid, Richardson and Malbranque

The deals

In: Darren Bent Tottenham, £10m Lee Cattermole Wigan, £6m Lorik Cana Marseille, £5m Fraizer Campbell Man United, £3.5m Michael Turner Hull, undisclosed Paulo da Silva Toluca, free John Mensah Lyon, loan

Out: Michael Chopra Cardiff, £4m Dean Whitehead Stoke, £3m Danny Collins Stoke, £2.75m Grant Leadbitter Ipswich, up to £2.6m Greg Halford Wolves, £2m Carlos Edwards Ipswich, up to £1.35m Paul McShane Hull, undisclosed Anthony Stokes Hibs, undisclosed Nick Colgan Grimsby, free Peter Hartley Hartlepool, free Teemu Tainio Birmingham, loan Djibril Cissé Marseille, loan ended Calum Davenport West Ham, loan ended Tal Ben Haim Man City, loan ended Arnau Riera released David Connolly released Dwight Yorke released Darren Ward released Nile McArdle released

Tottenham Hotspur

What they wanted

Two good quality players for every position. The ones that needed reinforcing were central defence and left midfield after Luka Modric’s injury

What they got

Sébastien Bassong added strength to the fragile defence, while Niko Kranjcar’s arrival on deadline day gives cover for his fellow Croatian

Pleat’s verdict

Harry Redknapp has replaced players who faltered with more quality. Midfield and wide positions look much stronger and expectations are now high

The deals

In: Peter Crouch Portsmouth, £9m Sébastien Bassong Newcastle United, £8m Kyle Naughton Sheff Utd, undisclosed Kyle Walker Sheff Utd, undisclosed Anton Blackwood unattached, Niko Krancjar Portsmouth, £2.5m

Out: Darren Bent Sunderland, £10m Didier Zokora Seville, £8.5m, Kevin-Prince Boateng Portsmouth, £4m Pascal Chimbonda Blackburn, £2m Chris Gunter Nottingam Forest, £1.75m Ben Alnwick Norwich, loan Troy Archibald-Henville Exeter, loan David Button Crewe, loan Sam Cox Cheltenham, loan Jake Livermore Derby, loan Jacques Maghoma Burton, loan Jamie O’Hara Portsmouth, loan Jon Obika Yeovil, loan Adel Taarabt QPR, loan Andros Townsend Leyton Orient, loan Kyle Walker Sheffield United, loan Gilberto, Ricardo Rocha, Simon Dawkins, Kyle Fraser-Allen, Cian Hughton, Danny Hutchins, David Hutton, Takura Mtandari, Saulo Asajile, Mark Clare, James Dalton, Ajet Shehu all released

West Ham United

What they wanted

Gianfranco Zola has spoken of a squad of 20 senior outfield players – two for each position – meaning he is currently short of three fit strikers

What they got

Manuel da Costa may prove a more than adequate replacement for James Collins. But a striker was the priority and one was not signed

Pleat’s verdict

Financial restrictions have limited Zola’s efforts. Matthew Upson is an important hold and Carlton Cole has improved considerably. Italian signings may be short of top drawer

The deals

In: Herita Ilunga Toulouse, £2.75m Robert Kovac Spartak Moscow, £1.8m Manuel da Costa Fiorentina, undisclosed Fabio Daprelà Grasshopper, undisclosed Alessandro Diamanti Livorno, undisclosed Peter Kurucz Ujpest, undisclosed Jack Lampe Harlow, undisclosed Luis Jiménez Internazionale, loan Frank Nouble Chelsea, tribunal

Out: James Collins Aston Villa, £5m Savio Nsereko Fiorentina, undisclosed Lee Bowyer Birmingham City, free Kyle Reid Sheffield United, free Joe Widdowson Grimsby Town, free Freddie Sears Crystal Palace, loan David Di Michele Torino, loan ended Jan Lastuvka Shakhtar Donetsk, loan ended Walter López released, Lucas Neill released, Tony Stokes released, Diego Tristán released, Jimmy Walker released

Wigan Athletic

What they wanted

Roberto Martínez wanted added firepower following an indifferent start to the season, plus a replacement for Lee Cattermole in central midfield

What they got

Frustrating. A late move for Scott McDonald at Celtic came to nothing, so much will be expected of Jason Scotland and Jordi Gómez

Pleat’s verdict

Martínez played admirable football at Swansea but has failed to take his most influential player, Ferrie Bodde, to Wigan

The deals

In: Jason Scotland Swansea, £2m Jordi Gómez Espanyol, £1.7m James McCarthy Hamilton, undisclosed Mohamed Diame Rayo Vallecano, undisclosed Hendry Thomas Deportivo Olimpia, free Scott Sinclair Chelsea, loan Antonio Amaya Rayo Vallecano, subject to international clearance

Out: Antonio Valencia Manchester United, £16m Lee Cattermole Sunderland, £6m Lewis Montrose Wycombe, free Ben Watson QPR, loan Amir Zaki Zamalek, loan ended Mido Middlesbrough, loan ended Antoine Sibierski released, Henri Camara released

Wolverhampton Wanderers

What they wanted

Mick McCarthy identified early in summer positions that needed strengthening, most notably a player who had previously scored goals in the top flight

What they got

Molineux would seem to boast an embarrassment of riches in attack, with Maierhofer and Doyle joining Ebanks-Blake, Keogh and Iwelumo

Pleat’s verdict

Rapid Vienna’s Maierhofer looked capable against Villa and Doyle should do well. But Mick McCarthy’s determination to give Championship players a platform might not work in his favour

The deals

In: Kevin Doyle Reading, £6.5m Nenad Milijas Red Star, £2.7m Greg Halford Sunderland, £2m Ronald Zubar Marseille, £1.5m Andrew Surman Southampton, £1.2m Stefan Maierhofer Rapid Vienna, undisclosed Marcus Hahnemann Reading, free Michael Mancienne Chelsea, loan Segundo Castillo Red Star Belgrade, loan

Out: Darren Potter Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed Stephen Gleeson MK Dons, undisclosed Elliott Bennett Brighton, undisclosed Lewis Gobern MK Dons, free Neill Collins Preston, loan George Friend Millwall, loan Jason Shackell Doncaster, loan

The Transfer Window

Matt — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:07:49 +0000

The transfer window is nearly at an end… and expect a flurry of activity as teams can’t hold out any longer.

The very best place to keep track of who’s in, who’s out, and who’s about (to move) is Sporting Life’s Live Transfer centre – they have up to the minute news that, frankly, we just can’t compete with.

Then, if you’re looking for rumours, conjecture, and surmise, you have the Guardian’s Rumour Mill (beware of puns), and the BBC’s Gossip Column… and finally the Times’ Transfer Bulletin, delivered to your Inbox every day.

Last, but of course not least, we will try and keep track of all the movers and shakers here…

August

24 August

Tom Aldred [Carlisle United - Workington Reds] Loan
Besian Idrizaj [FC Eilenburg - Swansea] Undisclosed
Bobby Hopkinson [Unattached - Aldershot] Non-contract

22 August

Mohamed Diame [Rayo Vallecano - Wigan]
Kelvin Etuhu [Man City - Cardiff City] Loan

21 August

Ashley Chambers [Blackburn - Leicester] Loan
David Foley [Hartlepool - Barrow] Loan
Paul Gallagher [Blackburn - Leicester] Undisclosed
Andy Gray [Charlton - Barnsley] Undisclosed
Marlon Jackson [Bristol City - Hereford] Loan
Lewis Alessandra [Oldham - Chester] Loan
Adam Kay [Burnley - Chester] Loan
Chris Lynch [Burnley - Chester] Loan
Leon Knight [unattached - Hamilton]
Sotirios Kyrgiakos [AEK Athens - Liverpool] Undisclosed
Adrian Leijer [Fulham - Melbourne Victory] Undisclosed
Gavin McCullum [unattached - Hereford]
Tristan Plummer [Bristol City - Hereford] Loan
Sean Rigg [Bristol Rovers-Forest Green] Loan
Anthony Stokes [Sunderland - Hibernian] Undisclosed
Robbie Threlfall [Liverpool - Northampton] Loan
Luke Varney [Derby - Sheffield Wednesday] Loan

20 August

Medi Abalimba [Southend - Derby] Undisclosed
Elliott Bennett [Wolves - Brighton] Undisclosed
Neal Trotman [Preston - Southampton] Loan
James Wilson [Bristol City - Brentford] Loan

19 August

Dean Hammond [Colchester - Southampton] Undisclosed
Michel Salgado [unattached - Blackburn]

18 August

Steve Adams [Torquay - Forest Green] Loan
Bobby Aisien [unattached - Rushden]
Rikki Bains [unattached - Darlington]
Andre Bikey [Reading - Burnley] Undisclosed
Damien Duff [Newcastle - Fulham] Undisclosed
Mark Ellis [Torquay - Forest Green] Loan
Ben Farrell [Cambridge Utd - Histon] Loan
Manny Panther [Exeter - Morecambe] Loan
Claudio Pizarro [Chelsea - Werder Bremen] Undisclosed
Kyle Wilkie [unattached - Hamilton]

17 August

George Beavan [Luton - Grays] Loan
Rio Bryan-Edwards [unattached - Grays]
Tom Cleverley [Man Utd - Watford] Loan
Shaun Cummings [Chelsea - West Brom] Loan
Tom Harvey [unattached - Grays]
Kevan Hurst [Scunthorpe - Carlisle] Undisclosed
Johnnie Jackson [Colchester - Notts County] Undisclosed
Nemanja Matic [MFK Kosice - Chelsea] £1.5m
Nathan Porritt [Middlesbrough - Darlington] Loan

15 August

Jason Shackell [Wolves - Doncaster] Loan
Andrius Velicka [Rangers - Bristol City] Season-long loan

14 August

Antonio Amaya [Rayo Vallecano - Wigan] Undisclosed
Nick Chadwick [unattached - Chester City]
Danny Drinkwater [Man Utd - Huddersfield] Season-long loan
Tommy Forecast [Southampton - Grimsby] Loan
Alan Gow [Rangers - Plymouth] Undisclosed
Emil Hallfredsson [Reggina - Barnsley] Season-long loan
John Paul Kissock [Everton - Hamilton]
Radoslav Kovac [Spartak Moscow - West Ham] Undisclosed
Lee Chung-Yong [FC Seoul - Bolton] Undisclosed
Jacob Mellis [Chelsea - Southampton] Loan
Tope Obadeyi [Bolton - Swindon] Loan
Michael Ricketts [unattached - Tranmere]
Luis Rubiales [Alicante - Hamilton]
Kasper Schmeichel [Man City - Notts County] Undisclosed
Cillian Sheridan [Celtic - Plymouth] Loan
Danny Simpson [Man Utd - Newcastle] Loan
Cleveland Taylor [Carlisle - Brentford] Undisclosed
Jerome Thomas [unattached - West Brom]
Kevin Welsh [Harestanes - Hamilton]
Harry Worley [Leicester - Crewe] Loan

13 August

Kamel Ghilas [Celta Vigo - Hull] Undisclosed
Stephen Hunt [Reading - Hull] Undisclosed
Artur Krysiak [Birmingham - Burton] Loan
Michael Mancienne [Chelsea - Wolves] Season-long loan
Robbie Matthews [Salisbury - Kidderminster] Free
Anthony Vanden Borre [Genoa - Portsmouth] Loan
Gregory Vignal [Lens - Birmingham] Undisclosed

12 August

Lee Cattermole [Wigan - Sunderland] £6m
Jerel Ifil [Swindon Town - Aberdeen] Free
Andy Marshall [Free agent - Aston Villa] Free

11 August

George Daly [Wycombe - Hayes and Yeading] Loan
Rhys Evans [Unattached - Bristol Rovers]
Adam Le Fondre [Rochdale - Rotherham] Undisclosed
Simon Moore [unattached - Brentford]

10 August

Adam Hammill [Liverpool - Barnsley] Undisclosed
Mark Hudson [unattached - Blackpool]
Nikola Kalinic [Hajduk Split - Blackburn] £6m
Rickie Lambert [Bristol Rovers - Southampton] Undisclosed
Jake Livermore [Tottenham - Derby] Loan
Joe Mattock [West Brom - Leicester] Undisclosed
Dean Morgan [unattached - Grays]
Adam Nowland [unattached - Blackpool]
James O’Shea [Galway - Birmingham]
Paul Terry [unattached - Grays]
Aman Verma [Leicester City - Crewe] Loan

8 August

Michael Bridges [unattached - MK Dons] Non-contract
Craig Hammond [Royston - Histon] Undisclosed
Bradley Hudson-Odoi [unattached - Histon]
Lee Smith [Bury Town - Histon] Undisclosed
Josh Thompson [Stockport - Celtic] Undisclosed

7 August

Trevor Benjamin [unattached - Tamworth]
Habib Beye [Newcastle - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Craig Braham-Barrett [Unattached - Grays]
Billy Crowther [unattached - Grays]
Ishmel Demontagnac [unattached - Blackpool]
Neal Eardley [Oldham - Blackpool] Undisclosed
Andy Lindegaard [unattached - Yeovil]
Antti Niemi [unattached - Portsmouth]
Darren Powell [unattached - Milton Keynes Dons]
Tamas Priskin [Watford - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Kris Taylor [unattached - Port Vale]
Alberto Aquilani [Roma - Liverpool]

6 August

Jozy Altidore [Villarreal - Hull] Loan
Christoph Ascherl [unattached - Gateshead] Non-contract
Sebastien Bassong [Newcastle - Tottenham] Undisclosed
Jack Colback [Sunderland - Ipswich] Loan
Michael Doyle [Coventry - Leeds] Loan
Mustapha Dumbuya [unattached - Doncaster]
Fernando Guerrero [Independiente del Valle - Burnley] Loan
Gavin Gunning [Blackburn - Tranmere] Loan
Steve Kabba [unattached - Brentford]
Alex Marrow [Blackburn - Oldham] Loan
Ben Marshall [Stoke - Northampton] Loan
Stephen McKenna [unattached - Queen of the South]
Seyi Olofinjana [Stoke - Hull] £3m
Flavio Paixao [unattached - Hamilton]
Marco Paixao [unattached - Hamilton]
Tamas Priskin [Watford - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Romone Rose [QPR - Northampton] Loan
Sam Russell [unattached - Wrexham]
Scott Sinclair [Chelsea - Wigan] Loan
Byron Webster [FK Siad Most - Doncaster] Undisclosed

5 August

Xabi Alonso [Liverpool - Real Madrid] £30m
Darren Bent [Tottenham - Sunderland] £10m
Anthony Bruce [unattached - Tamworth]
Michael Flynn [Huddersfield - Bradford] Free
Glen Little [unattached - Sheffield United]
Kane Louis [unattached - Eastbourne]
Graeme Murty [unattached - Southampton]
Frederic Piquionne [Lyon - Portsmouth] Loan
Veliche Shumulikoski [Ipswich - Preston] Undisclosed
Ross Stearn [unattached - Forest Green] Non-contract
David Louhoungou [Stade Rennais - Hamilton Accies] Undisclosed
Kyle Walker [Tottenham - Sheffield United] Loan
Nicky Weaver [unattached - Dundee United]

4 August

Charlie Adam [Rangers - Blackpool] £500,000
Moses Ademola [Brentford - Woking] Loan
Karl Broadhurst [unattached - Crawley]
Gavin Caines [Cheltenham - Kidderminster] Free
Carl Cort [unattached - Brentford]
Fabian Delph [Leeds - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Nathan Elder [Brentford - Shrewsbury] Undisclosed
Jacob Erskine [Bromley - Gillingham] Free
Quinton Fortune [unattached - Doncaster]
Brett Johnson [unattached - AFC Wimbledon]
Nick Jordan [unattached - Crawley]
Alan Judge [Blackburn - Plymouth] Loan
Tyrone Kirk [Boston- Macclesfield] Undisclosed
Michael McIndoe [Bristol City - Coventry] Undisclosed
Mido [Middlesbrough - Zamalek] Loan
Matty Pattison [Norwich - Mamelodi Sundowns] Undisclosed
Jason Puncheon [Plymouth - MK Dons] Loan
Daniel Powell [MK Dons - Crawley] Loan
Marr Richards [unattached - Walsall] Free
Ben Smith [Hereford - Crawley] Free
Jose Veiga [unattached - Macclesfield]
Peter Vincenti [Stevenage - Woking] Free
James Wesolowski [Leicester - Hamilton] Loan

3 August

Kris Bright [Panserraikos - Shrewsbury] Undisclosed
Mark Bunn [Blackburn - Sheffield United] Loan
Mark Burchill [unattached - Kilmarnock]
Seb Harris [unattached - Northampton]
Franco di Santo [Chelsea - Blackburn] Loan
Karl Hawley [Preston - Notts County] Undisclosed
Rene Howe [Peterborough - Lincoln] Loan
Brett Johnson [unattached - AFC Wimbledon]
Josh Labadie [West Brom - Shrewsbury] Loan
Kevin Lisbie [Ipswich - Colchester] Loan
Leroy Lita [unattached - Middlesbrough]
Chris McCready [unattached - Northampton]
Paul Parry [Cardiff - Preston] Undisclosed
Rashid Yussuff [unattached - Gillingham]

1 August

Jimmy Phillips [unattached - Burton]

July

31 July

Sam Clucas [unattached - Lincoln City]
Christian Dailly [unattached - Charlton]
Fabio Daprela [Grasshoppers - West Ham] Undisclosed
Sol Davis [unattached - MK Dons] Loan
Steve Finnan [Espanyol - Portsmouth]
Fraser Forster [Newcastle - Bristol Rovers] Loan
Alex Marrow [Blackburn - Oldham] Loan
Reuben Reid [Rotherham - West Brom] Undisclosed
Jordan Rhodes [Ipswich - Huddersfield] Undisclosed
Nick Travis [Sheffield United - Central Coast Mariners] Free

30 July

Damien Allen [Morecambe - Bury] Free
Jens Berthel Askou [unattached - Norwich]
Dean Bowditch [unattached - Yeovil] Free
Darren Forsyth [Bray Wanderers - Gateshead] Undisclosed
Matt Heath [Colchester - Southend] Loan
Stern John [unattached - Crystal Palace]
Goran Maric [unattached - Norwich]
Martin McBride [Stranraer - Queen's Park] Free
Neale McDermott [unattached - Gateshead]
Neil McGregor [unattached - Dunfermline]
Alessandro Pellicori [unattached - QPR]
Ian Roper [Luton - Kettering] Free
Jamie Smith [unattached - Colorado Rapids] Free
John White [Colchester - Southend] Loan
Elano [Manchester City - Galatasaray] undisclosed

29 July

Stuart Andersen [unattached - Salisbury]
Sean Clohessy [Gillingham - Salisbury] Free
Jordan Collins [Cambridge United - Ebbsfleet] Free
John Curtis [Wrexham - Northampton Town] Undisclosed
John Finnigan [Cheltenham - Kidderminster Harriers] Free
Jamie Forshaw [Southend - Ebbsfleet] Free
Bradley Grey [Leyton Orient - Salisbury] Free
John Halls [unattached - Aldershot]
Adam Hinshelwood [unattached - Aldershot]
Reda Johnson [Amiens - Plymouth Argyle] Undisclosed
James Lindie [Southend - Ebbsfleet] Free
Felipe Morais [Caledonian Thistle - St Johnstone] Undisclosed
Ryan O’Hara [unattached - Salisbury]
Danny Spence [Reading - Salisbury] Free
Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton [Stoke - Vauxhall Motors] Loan
Drew Talbot [Luton Town - Chesterfield]
Kolo Toure [Arsenal - Manchester City] £14m
Jamie Turley [Wycombe - Salisbury] Free
Ishmael Welsh [Grays - Ebbsfleet] Free

28 July
Marc Corcoran [Hamilton Academicals - Partick Thistle]
Bryan Deasley [Dundee - Forfar Athletic] Loan
Kim Do-Hoen [West Bromwich Albion - Suwon Bluewings] £360,000
Sherjill MacDonald [West Bromwich Albion - Germinal Beerschot] £650,000
Shane O’Connor [Unattached - Ipswich]
Scott Rendell [Peterborough - Torquay] Loan

27 July

Mark Allott [Tranmere - Chesterfield] Free
Peter Crouch [Portsmouth - Tottenham] Undisclosed
Cian Hughton [Spurs - Lincoln City] Free
Izzy Iriekpen [Bristol City - Hamilton] Free
Romone McCrae [Crawley - Peterborough] Undisclosed
Lee Morris [Burton - Hereford] Free
Stuart Nelson [Norwich - Aberdeen] Free
Shane O’Connor [unattached - Ipswich]
Callum Reynolds [Portsmouth - Luton] Loan

25 July

Simon Eastwood [Huddersfield - Bradford] Loan
Ben Herd [unattached - Aldershot]
Chris Jones [unattached - Grimsby]
Zat Knight [Aston Villa - Bolton] Undisclosed
Sam Ricketts [Hull - Bolton] Undisclosed

24 July

Cliff Akurang [Barnet - Rushden] Loan
Ben Alnwick [Tottenham - Norwich] Loan
Sammy Clingan [Norwich - Coventry] Undisclosed
Danny Fox [Coventry City - Celtic] Undisclosed
Colin Healy [Cork City - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Shaleum Logan [Manchester City - Tranmere] Loan
Alex McCarthy [Reading - Yeovil] Loan
John Ruddy [Everton - Motherwell] Loan
Simon Whaley [Preston - Norwich] Undisclosed
Dean Whitehead [Sunderland - Stoke] £3m
Rhoys Wiggins [Crystal Palace - Norwich] Undisclosed

23 July

Felipe Caicedo [Manchester City - Sporting Lisbon] Loan
Rhys Day [Aldershot - Oxford] Free
Aaron Farrell [Sutton Coldfield - Kidderminster] Undisclosed
Radoslaw Majewski [Groclin - Nottingham Forest] Loan
Clark Masters [Southend - Aldershot] Undisclosed
Adel Taarabt [Tottenham - QPR] Loan

22 July

Dexter Blackstock [QPR - Nottingham Forest] Undisclosed
David Button [Spurs - Crewe] Loan
Damian Casalinuovo [Platense - Dundee United] Free
Ian Craney [Huddersfield - Morecambe] Loan
Stephen Hughes [Motherwell - Norwich] Free
Joel Lynch [Brighton - Nottingham Forest] £200,000
Paul Connor [Cheltenham - Lincoln] Free
Phil Jevons [Huddersfield - Morecambe] Loan
Patrick Kisnorbo [Leicester - Leeds] Free
Danijel Marceta [Partizan Belgrade - Falkirk] Loan
Billy McKay [Unattached - Northampton] Free
Bjorn Helge Riise [Lillestrom - Fulham] Undisclosed
Kyle Naughton [Sheffield United - Tottenham] Undisclosed
Kyle Walker [Sheffield United - Tottenham] Undisclosed

21 July

James McCarthy [Hamilton - Wigan] Undisclosed
Oliver Bozanic [Reading - Cheltenham] Loan
Jason Bradley [unattached - Mansfield]
Mark Carrington [Crewe - MK Dons] Free
Luke Daniels [West Brom - Tranmere] Loan
Jason Euell [unattached - Blackpool]
Dan Harding [Ipswich - Southampton] Free
Tom Kearney [unattached - Altrincham]
Richie Partridge [Chester - MK Dons] Free
Luke Rodgers [Yeovil - Notts County] Free
James Scowcroft [unattached - Leyton Orient]
Matt Thornhill [Nottingham Forest - Brighton] Loan
Sam Williams [unattached - Yeovil]

20 July

Kari Arnason [Unattached - Plymouth]
Denis Behan [Cork City - Hartlepool] Undisclosed
Mark Byrne [Nottingham Forest - Rushden & Diamonds] Loan
Duane Courtney [Unattached - Kidderminster]
Josh Gowling [Carlisle - Gillingham] Loan
Chris Gunter [Tottenham - Nottingham Forest] £1.75m
Kyle Hadley [Unattached - Kidderminster]
Jordi Lopez [Unattached - Swansea] Free
James McCarthy [Hamilton - Wigan] £1.2m
Paul McKenna [Preston - Nottingham Forest] £750,000
Krystian Pearce [Birmingham - Peterborough] Loan
David Preece [unattached - Barnsley]
Joel Thomas [Hamilton - Colchester] £125,000

19 July

Roddy Hunter [unattached - Dumbarton]

18 July

Emmanuel Adebayor [Arsenal - Man City] Undisclosed
Jason Scotland [Swansea - Wigan] £2m
Ryan Bertrand [Chelsea - Reading] Loan*
Oliver Russell [unattached - Berwick]
Jure Travner [NK Celje - Watford] Undisclosed
Paul Warne [Yeovil - Rotherham] Free

*Paperwork to be finalised

17 July

Jacques Maghoma [unattached - Burton]
Mame Biram Diouf [Molde - Manchester United] Undisclosed
Mame Biram Diouf [Manchester United - Molde] Loan
Dougie Hill [unattached - Raith Rovers]
Jacques Maghoma [unattached - Burton]
Manucho [Manchester United - Real Valladolid] Undisclosed
Scott McBride [Dunfermline - Cowdenbeath] Loan
Grant Murray [unattached - Raith Rovers]
Tim Ryan [unattached - Chester]
Stuart Searle [unattached - MK Dons]
Ryan Strachan [unattached - Peterhead]
Hedi Taboubi [unattached - Wrexham]
Steve Williams [unattached - Bradford]

16 July

Guy Branston [Kettering - Burton ] Free
Tom Denton [Huddersfield - Cheltenham] Loan
Stewart Downing [Middlesbrough - Aston Villa] £12m
John Gemmell [Cowdenbeath - Montrose] Undisclosed
Paul Gerrard [unattached - Stockport]
Martin Jack [unattached - Stranraer]
David Mitchell [Ayr Utd - Stranraer] Loan
Landry N’Guemo [Nancy - Celtic] Loan
Sam Parkin [unattached - Walsall]
Adam Tann [unattached - Histon]
David Witteveen [Red Bull Salzburg - Hearts] Undisclosed

15 July

Shaun Barker [Blackpool - Derby] £1m
Nick Colgan [unattached - Grimsby]
Liam Dickinson [Derby - Brighton] Undisclosed
Danny Grainger [Dundee Utd - St Johnstone] Undisclosed
Stuart Green [unattached - Wycombe]
Chris Humphrey [Shrewsbury - Motherwell] Undisclosed
Andy Taylor [Tranmere - Sheffield Utd] Undisclosed
Andy Webster [Rangers - Dundee Utd] Loan
Ian Westlake [unattached - Wycombe]
Bradley Wright-Phillips [unattached - Plymouth]
Fabian Yantorno [Hibernian - Chester] Free

14 July

Jermaine Easter [Plymouth - MK Dons] Undisclosed
Brian Easton [Hamilton - Burnley] £350,000
Jemal Johnson [unattached - MK Dons]
Paul McLaren [Bradford - Tranmere] Free
Lee Sawyer [Chelsea - Southend] Loan
Carlos Tevez [Economic rights owned by investors' group - Man City] £25m
Laurence Wilson [Chester - Morecambe] Free

13 July

Scott Cuthbert [Celtic - Swindon] Undisclosed
Paulo da Silva [Toulca - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Jon-Andre Fredriksen [Sarpsborg - Hartlepool]
Josh O’Keefe [Blackburn - Walsall] Undisclosed
John Welsh [Hull - Tranmere] Undisclosed

12 July

Paul Robinson [West Brom - Bolton] Loan

11 July

Fraizer Campbell [Manchester United - Sunderland] £3.5m
Chris Mavinga [Paris St Germain - Liverpool] Undisclosed

10 July

Adam Boyes [York - Scunthorpe] Undisclosed
Yannick Bolasie [Plymouth - Barnet] Loan
Joe Burnell [Oxford - Exeter] Free
Chris Coyne [Colchester - Perth Glory] Free
Matty Crowell [Northwich - Altrincham] Undisclosed
Jonathan Douglas [Leeds - Swindon] Free
Michael Duberry [Reading - Wycombe] Free
Gelson Fernandes [Manchester City - St Etienne] Undisclosed
Damian Spencer [Cheltenham - Kettering] Free

9 July

Dominic Blizzard [Stockport - Bristol Rovers] Free
Phil Bolland [Cambridge United - Barrow] Free
Ismael Bouzid [Ankaragucu - Hearts] Free
Ross Draper [Hednesdford Town - Macclesfield] Free
Rob Jones [Hibernian - Scunthorpe] Undisclosed
Jim Hamilton [unattached - Partick]
Jack Lampe [Harlow Town - West Ham] Free
Michael Lea [Scunthorpe - Chester] Free
Chris McPhee [Unattached - Kidderminster]
Russ Penn [Kidderminster - Burton] Undisclosed

8 July

Simon Cox [Swindon - West Brom] £1.5m
Ayden Duffy [Lincoln - Corby] Free
Marc-Antoine Fortune [Nancy - Celtic] Undisclosed
Mark Hughes [Northampton - Walsall] Undisclosed
Alan Mahon [Burnley - Tranmere] Free
Stephen McGuire [Airdrie Utd - East Stirlingshire] Free
Stuart Malcolm [unattached - Forfar]
Gabriel Obertan [Bordeaux - Man Utd] Undisclosed
Lewis Price [Derby - Brentford] Loan
Mark Stallard [Mansfield - Corby] Free
Jamie Stevenson [Morton - East Stirlingshire] Free
Michael Theoklitos [Melbourne Victory - Norwich] Free
Didier Zokora [Tottenham - Sevilla] Undisclosed

7 July

Colin Daniel [unattached - Macclesfield]
Adrian Forbes [Millwall - Grimsby] Undisclosed
James Reid [Nottingham Forest - Rushden & Diamonds] Loan
Craig Samson [unattached - Ayr United]
Richie Wellens [Doncaster - Leicester] Undisclosed

6 July

Hanza Bencherif [Nott'm Forest - Macclesfield] Free
Jake Cole [unattached - Barnet]
Danny Coyne [Tranmere - Middlesbrough] Undisclosed
Paul Hartley [Celtic - Bristol City] Free
Michael O’Connor [Crewe - Scunthorpe] £250,000
Chris Palmer [Walsall - Gillingham] Free
Shane Redmond [Nottingham Forest - Burton] Loan
Josh Wright [Charlton - Scunthorpe] Free
Yuri Zhirkov [CSKA Moscow - Chelsea] Undisclosed
Ronald Zubar [Marseille - Wolves] Undisclosed

3 July

Lee Camp [QPR - Nottingham Forest] Undisclosed
Lee Martin [Man Utd - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Alan O’Brien [Hibernian - Swindon] Undisclosed
Michael Owen [unattached - Man Utd]
Rodrigo Possebon [Man Utd - Braga] Loan
Alfie Potter [Peterborough - Oxford] Loan
Daniel Sturridge [Man City - Chelsea] Tribunal

2 July

Darren Ambrose [Charlton - Crystal Palace] Free
Damien Delaney [QPR - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Danny Graham [Carlisle - Watford] Tribunal
Gary Harkins [Partick Thistle - Dundee] £150,000
Mark Hudson [Charlton - Cardiff] £1.075m
Chris Neal [Preston - Shrewsbury] Free
Lewis Neal [Carlisle - Shrewsbury] Free
Ross Turnbull [Middlesbrough - Chelsea] Free
Myles Weston [Notts County - Brentford] Tribunal

1 July

Astrit Ajdarevic [Liverpool - Leicester]
Andre Blackman [Portsmouth - Bristol City]
Joe Cobb [Leicester - Wycombe]
Sean Davis [Portsmouth - Bolton] Free
David Edgar [Newcastle - Burnley] Tribunal
Dean Gerken [Colchester - Bristol City] Undisclosed
Sebastian Leto [Liverpool - Panathinaikos] Undisclosed
Lee Peltier [Yeovil - Huddersfield]
Kyel Reid [West Ham - Sheffield United] Free
Cristiano Ronaldo [Man Utd - Real Madrid] £80m
Graeme Smith [unattached - Brighton]

June

30 June

Paul Anderson [Liverpool - Nottingham Forest] £250,000
Andre Blackman [Portsmouth - Bristol City]
Andrew Crofts [Gillingham - Brighton] Free
Kevin Doyle [Reading - Wolves] Undisclosed
Steven Fletcher [Hibernian - Burnley] £3m
Graeme Lee [Bradford - Notts County] Free
Tyrone Mears [Derby - Burnley] Undisclosed
Steven N’Zonzi [Amiens - Blackburn] Undisclosed
Alan O’Hare [Mansfield - York]
Marc Pugh [Shrewsbury - Hereford] Undisclosed
Jamie Stuart [Grays - Rushden]
Suso [Tenerife - Hearts]
Antonio Valencia [Wigan - Man Utd] Undisclosed

29 June

Miguel Angel Llera [MK Dons - Charlton] Free
Neil Barrett [Ebbsfleet - York] Free
Dean Beckwith [Hereford - Northampton] Free
David Clarkson [Motherwell - Bristol City] Undisclosed
Leon Constantine [Northampton- Hereford] Free
Lars Jacobsen [Everton - Blackburn] Free
David McGoldrick [Southampton - Nottingham Forest] Undisclosed
Mat Mitchel-King [Histon - Crewe] Free
Abu Ogogo [Arsenal - Dagenham & Redbridge] Free

26 June

Pawel Abbott [Darlington - Oldham] Undisclosed
Martin Brittain [Kidderminster - Gateshead] Free
Djibril Cisse [Marseille - Panathinaikos] £7m
Scott Flinders [Crystal Palace - Hartlepool] Free
Gael Givet [Marseille - Blackburn] Undisclosed
Leigh Griffiths [Livingston - Dundee] £115,000
Joe Heath [Nottingham Forest - Lincoln] Loan
Dean Holden [Falkirk - Shrewsbury]
Glen Johnson [Portsmouth - Liverpool] Undisclosed
Dany N’Guessan [Lincoln - Leicester] Tribunal
Stefan Stam [Oldham - Yeovil]

25 June

Ian Breckin [Nottingham Forest - Chesterfield]
Lee Croft [Norwich - Derby] Free
Luke Joyce [Carlisle - Accrington] Free
Kevin Maher [Oldham - Gillingham] Free
Mark Yeates [Colchester - Middlesbrough] Undisclosed

24 June

*Lee Beevers [Lincoln - Colchester] Free
Matt Derbyshire [Blackburn - Olympiakos] Undisclosed
Giovanny Espinoza [Barcelona Sporting Club - Birmingham] Undisclosed
Joe Hart [Manchester City - Birmingham] Loan
* Lewis Montrose [Wigan - Wycombe] Free
Mark Robinson [York - Gateshead] Free

23 June

Adam Bartlett [Kidderminster - Hereford] Free
Robin Hulbert [Darlington - Barrow] Free
Adrian Patulea [Lincoln - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed
*Scott Severin [Aberdeen - Watford] Free
Glen Southam [Dagenham & Redbridge - Hereford] Free

22 June

Chris Casement [Ipswich - Dundee] – Free
Matt Green [Torquay - Oxford] Loan
Roque Santa Cruz [Blackburn - Man City] £17.5m

20 June

Freddie Sears [West Ham - Crystal Palace] Loan

19 June

Jordi Gomez [Espanyol - Wigan] £1.7m
Joe Jacobson [Bristol Rovers - Oldham] Free
*Michael Nelson [Hartlepool - Norwich] Free
Zesh Rehman [QPR - Bradford] Free
*Josh Scott [Hayes & Yeading - Dagenham & Redbridge] Free
Djimi Traore [Portsmouth - Monaco] Free
Thomas Vermaelen [Ajax - Arsenal] £10m

18 June

Courtney Cameron [Northampton - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Ben Chorley [Tranmere - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed
Danny Foster [Dagenham & Redbridge - Brentford] Undisclosed
Michael Haswell [AFC Wimbledon - Grays] Undisclosed
Sam Saunders [Dagenham & Redbridge - Brentford] Undisclosed
Ben Strevens [Dagenham & Redbridge - Brentford] Undisclosed
Lee Williamson [Watford - Sheffield United] Undisclosed

17 June

Toumani Diagouraga [Hereford - Peterborough] Undisclosed
Aaron O’Connor [Mansfield - Rushden & Diamonds] Free
Dean Windass [Hull City - Darlington] Free

16 June

* Jason Crowe [Northampton - Leeds] Free
* Stephen Kelly [Birmingham - Fulham] Free
Chris Swailes [Hamilton - Gateshead] Free
Owain Tudur Jones [Swansea - Norwich] £250,000

15 June

Pat Clarke [Clyde - Dundee] – Free
Matthew Edwards [Unattached - Rochdale]
Tommy Fraser [Unattached - Port Vale]
Nenad Milijas [Red Star Belgrade - Wolves] Undisclosed
Heinz Muller [Barnsley - FSV Mainz 05] £600,000

14 June

Richie Hart [Ross County - Dundee] Free
Sean Higgins [Ross County - Dundee] Free
John Gibson [Dundee United - Dundee] Free

12 June

Scott Dann [Coventry - Birmingham] Undisclosed
Craig Farrell [York - Rushden & Diamonds]
Simon Ramsden [Rochdale - Bradford] Free
Michael Rankine [Rushden - York] £10,000

11 June

* Jabo Ibehre [Walsall - MK Dons] Free

9 June

* Kenny Arthur [Accrington - Rochdale]
Chris Fagan [unattached - Lincoln]
Carl Fletcher [Crystal Palace - Plymouth] Free

8 June

Paul Boertien [unattached - Burton]
Justin Richards [unattached - Cheltenham]
Alan White [Darlington - Luton] Free

6 June

*Ryan Green [Bristol Rovers - Hereford] Free

5 June

Liam Hatch [Peterborough - Luton] Loan

4 June

Craig Disley [Bristol Rovers - Shrewsbury] Free
Lloyd Owusu [Cheltenham - Adelaide United] Free
Tom Pope [Crewe - Rotherham] £150,000

3 June

Christian Benitez [Santos Laguna - Birmingham] Undisclosed
Jamie Clarke [Rotherham - Lincoln City] Free
*David Fox [Blackpool - Colchester] Free

2 June

Gareth Barry [Aston Villa - Manchester City] £12m
Nathan Dyer [Southampton - Swansea] £400,000
Lee Fowler [Forest Green - Kettering] Free
*Paul Heckingbottom [Bradford - Mansfield] Free
*David Lucas [Leeds - Swindon] Free
Carl Tremarco [Wrexham - Macclesfield] Free

1 June

*Mark Allott [Oldham - Tranmere] Free
Lee Steele [Northwich - Oxford City] Free

The Man City Merry-go-round

Matt — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:41:08 +0000

After the breakdown of Kaka’s proposed £100m transfer (or £175m if you read the Sun) (If you do read the Sun you’re not welcome here) and Robinho’s reported walk-out, we felt compelled to comment on the Man City merry-go-round.

It appears that Mark Hughes is locked in a power struggle with his Arabian owners; whereas he wants to bring in proven Premiership quality, the likes of Lescott, Bridge, Parker and Bellamy, the Abu Dhabi group want Brazilian superstars, the likes of Robinho and Kaka.

So who is right? Arguably, at this stage, Mark Hughes. Put Robinho or Kaka into Manchester United or Chelsea’s side, and they’ll certainly make a difference, adding that extra bit of quality and ability. But stick them in a side containing Michael Ball, Darius Vassell, and the ageing Dietmar Hammann, and they’re a fish out of water. Yes they’ll make a difference; but they’ll upset the balance, put the side out of kilter, skew the tactics.

The priority for Man City should be signing the type of player that will solidify their place in the top half of the table, and push them towards the top six. The type of player that will firm up the side, inject proven quality, enthusiasm, and of course ability. Players that will grab a struggling team by the scruff of the neck and drag it up the table. Robinho and Kaka simply won’t do that – but Parker, Bellamy, Lescott, Bridge will – they’ll inject spirit and drive, and take City to the next level, that of UEFA cup challengers.

Then, when you’re top six and looking at a Champions League push, then you buy Kaka, or Robinho, then you buy the likes of Berbatov and Arshavin. Those players that can do something different, can be the difference between first and second, can turn a game in an instant. They’re for winning things, not for relegation battles.

Man City need grit and determination, nous and know how. They don’t need flair and magic. They don’t need Robinho, Kaka, Elano and Jo. Mark Hughes has obviously realised this – but will he be a victim of his own perspicacity?

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