As you will know and as I think why do football transfers go on for so long once a manager has targeted his player and put a bid in for him. Isn't it as simple as I bid £5 million for a player, the bid is accepted, money paid and the player moves on? Well no, so I'd though I should explain:

Here we go from start to finish

In spite of all the glitz and glamour of football, players are still traded like cattle.

The transfer rumor mill is in full force once again, and almost all of the rumors revolve around some up and coming Spanish club that goes by the name of Real Madrid (surely a rip-off of the MLS side Real Salt Lake). This time the rumors concern Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has a rumored price tag of just £1.

With a little over three months left until the Philadelphia Union kicks off their inaugural season in Major League Soccer, the expansion franchise is said to be aggressively pursuing a sponsor for the front of their team shirts, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Apparently, two companies approached the club about front-of-the-jersey sponsorship deals early on, but team officials felt like neither were a good fit for the brand that they are trying to create.

Yesterday I watched the match between Crystal Palace and Man City on Sky Sports 1 and throughout the 1st half and glimpses in the second Palace held their own and in the 1st half had 5 shots on target 4 more than Man City.

But one player caught my attention through the match and this was Palace's Victor Moses.

17-year-old Brazilian teenager, Dodo, has claimed that he will be signing for Manchester United in the summer, with reports suggesting he would cost £5 million.

Reports in Sao Paulo today suggest the defender will first come on loan from Corinthians before the deal is made permanent.

If he was to join, he would be linking up with the Brazilians we already have at the club, Anderson, Rafael, Fabio and Possebon.

The following report on Jozy Altidore's future comes from Tribal Football........

Fulham are considering offering Villarreal's US striker Jozy Altidore a loan deal.
Cottagers boss Roy Hodgson is believed to be interested in the 19-year old who is currently on international duty at the Confederations Cup.

Argentinian makes first step on the Cheshire property ladder Who said the property market is in meltdown? The happy chap pictured above is a first-time buyer about to get himself onto the property ladder by purchasing a modest £5 million mansion. Carlos Tevez's potential new pad has one careless former owner: former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.

Only a fraction of fee payable now.

Contrary to all the rubbish printed by the British press regarding a 20 million
pound deal for Alberto Aquilani, Roma have themselves revealed the true extent of the payment structure for the Italian (both to the stock exchange as well as their own official site).

Today has been quite a day for news stories reporting Arsenal FC; there has been transfer news, Wenger's quote's about various issues and stupid newspaper columnists sledging us over and over again. But let's calm down.

News reports on Huntelaar

It has been clear knowledge for a day now that Huntelaar is not keen on a mover to Stuggart even though Real have agreed a fee.

According to Luis Mira at Goal.com, A Bola is reporting that Liverpool have made a €3.5 million offer for River Plate striker Radamel Falcao. Falcao appeared set to join Benfica prior to this offer from Liverpool.

Below are summer transfer rumors circulating around the world of football.

• Manchester City are also willing to pay Aston Villa £10m for Gareth Barry, despite the England midfielder only having a year left on his current deal. (Daily Mirror)
• Carlos Tevez is set to move to Manchester City, with the £30m fee paid to his owners MSI.

While the French media reported a few days ago that Hammarby's American striker Charlie Davies had all but locked up a deal with Sochaux, methinks the phone lines are burning up between his agent and several clubs, to include Rennes, Saint Etienne, and at least one Bundesliga club.
Word on the street is that the price tag for the 23 year-old US breakout star of the Confederations Cup will be anywhere from is currently somewhere between € 2.

The rumor mill in Europe is working overtime on the rumor that Barcelona star Thierry Henry is coming to MLS next summer to play for the New York Red Bulls.

Today the Spanish newspaper AS reported that Henry, who is 32, would like to end his career in the U.S.

Henry is still part of the France national team that is expected to qualify for next summer's World Cup in South Africa, which would delay Henry coming to MLS until late in July.

DeRo Goes Agro About BMO Turf
In an post-match interview following Toronto FC's 2-0 home loss to Chicago Fire, Dwayne DeRosario on CBC sports gave the strongest condemnation of the FieldTurf used by BMO Field to date:
"This turf has to go, I'm sick of it."
Indeed, one would think with the money that MLSE earned from their portion of the nearly $5 million Canadian dollars received for the transfer of US International, Maurice Edu to Scotland's Rangers, they would be able to install grass or at least a better grade of Fieldturf similar to what is in use in Seattle.

There have been various reports in the press this morning over a few of Arsenal's transfer dealings, as i shall tell you about below:

Marouane Chamakh

The Daily Mirror reports that Arsene will make a final move for the Moroccan international after his £5 million bid was rejected earlier this summer, they report the bid will be around £8.

Every fan looks anxiously at the transfer window and starts to wonder who we will sign, when will we sign anyone and who is leaving the club. For Arsenal fans this is more relevant this summer. We know from the rumblings around the dressing room, the stands and even in the board-room, that a failure to win something this season will see top players leave next summer and Arsene's future will definitely be brought into question.

So i wake up early this Saturday morning, tune into sky sports news hoping to hear some good news how Chelsea might of lost or all the Scums players broke their legs on the way back from wembley when i hear that Sunderland of all teams have signed Lorik Cana.

Lets take a step back now, the same Lorik Cana that alot of Arsenal fans are crying out for and someone who would suit us perfectly and would have been the perfect addition for us!

Germany's 15,000 Seat Paragon Arena Would Be A Splendid Model For An Earthquakes Stadium
Courtesy of CenterLineSoccer:

On Tuesday afternoon, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved the sale of the property at 1125 Coleman Avenue to a group led by Lew Wolff, one of the owners of the San Jose Earthquakes.

According to The Daily Mirror, Manchester United have struck a deal with Corinthians for Brazilian defender Jose Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro, better known as Dodo.

At only 17-years-old the centre-back is being compared to Rio Ferdinand, because of his ability on the ball and power in the air.

Dodo is currently at the South American Under-17 Championships with Brazil.

According to a report in the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, Liverpool are lining-up Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez as a replacement for Xabi Alonso.
Reds manager Rafael Benitez has repeatedly denied that Alonso will be sold this summer, but the midfielder has continually been linked with an exit from Anfield in the forthcoming transfer window.

Turkcell Super Lig giants Galatasaray are looking to pounce for Liverpool's Ryan Babel during the close-season, according to a report in the British tabloid The Daily Mail.
Apparently, newly appointed Cim Bom head coach Frank Rijkaard has identified the 22-year-old as a primary target this summer.

Liverpool have been linked with a £16.5 million move for Valencia winger Juan Mata in January, as ongoing concerns over the finances of the Spanish club may result in them being forced to sell the player.
Although the club's two main stars – the two Davids, Silva and Villa – have remained at Valencia, despite serious interest from many of Europe's biggest clubs, their sporting director Fernando Gomez hinted that lesser players may be sold to ease the financial burden.

Interesting news surfacing today with regards to the financial situation at Anfield. The latest business accounts show that the parent company of Liverpool -owned by Tom Hicks and George Gillet - lost an incredible £42.6 million in the year to August 2008. Kop Football Holdings accounts also show just how much money is being drained to service the costs of the parent company's loans, with interest payments alone topping £36.

Last summer I wrote that the writing was on the wall for Phillipe Senderos. Newcastle were one of the clubs interested in taking the Swiss international away from his Arsenal nightmare.

Wenger let Senderos go to AC Milan on loan a deal that cost the Italian club £1.5 million, the deal was constructed with a view to AC Milan signing the player on a permanent deal this summer for £6.

The news coming out of Fiorentina today is that Arsenal have until Friday to finalise a deal if they wish to sign Felipe Melo from them. Juventus talks have collapsed after Marco Marchionni's refused to sign for Fiorentina on the deal they offered him. To add to this Fiorentina's supporters staged a protest that one of their best players was being sold to a bitter rival, consequently with this in mind Fiorentina want to sell to Arsenal and have set a Friday deadline date.

Reports have surfaced this week linking FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper with a move to Football League Championship side Bristol City in England.
The same situation presented itself last season, when several European teams swooped for Cooper's services during the summer transfer window.

Sercan Yildirim just got himself into the limelight when Manchester United, Wigan Athletic, Man City and Liverpool were alerted of the 19 year old's extra ordinary skills. Manchester United put up a bid of £3.5 Million.

The interest probably started when he scored 16 goals in 35 games in the 2008-2009 season.

Here is something that will help the Red Bull Nation pass the time as they await their next meaningful fixture against Trinidads W Connection; Jozy Altidore is still a hot commodity overseas. People have not forgotten about his performance in the Confederations Cup, and his services are being sought after in the Premiership.

Talented Nicolas Lodeiro is a young boy, who excelled on South American U21 championship.

This competition that traditionally gathers great number of scouts from all over the world is a gold mine of talents. 20-year-old Lodeiro is a star in Uruguay, playing for Nacional Montevideo.

Frank Lampard was making the news yesterday - though not for footballing reasons.

Lampard lashed out, after a DJ said on his London talk-show, suggested Lampard was a bad father - after it emerged Lampard's girlfriend is now living with the couple's two young children in a flat in Chelsea, after the couples' recent split.

Cruzeiro's Kléber

Cruzeiro striker, Kléber, has claimed that Liverpool have out in a bid for his services. "I have a proposal from Liverpool for 7 million euros. We are analysing [it]" said the striker on SporTV's Arena programme in Brazil.

The forward was recently signed by Cruzeiro in swap deal with Guilherme who moved to Dynamo Kiev.

Plenty of transfers are floating about this summer, but almost all of them revolve around familiar faces. Premiership Talk takes a look at this summer's hottest targets.

David Villa

Real Madrid have already clinched the signings of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, and David Villa appears to be next on the list.

We love it when footballers make honest women of the girlfriends that have hung in there through it all, hoping, waiting, and counting stretch marks to pass the time before a proposal.

On that note, we offer up a big congratulations to Rio Ferdinand, who has just married his long-time gal, Rebecca Ellison, It was a wedding that included hiring a private jet to take guests to the Caribbean for a week's stay at a 5-star resort (at an estimated cost of £5 million.

The Toffees are ready to up their bid for the Belgium international Steven Defour. Everton are set to make a renewed bid to sign Standard Liege's highly-rated captain, Steven Defour. The Premier League outfit reportedly had a €10.5 million (£9m) offer turned down by the player's club last month but are ready to increase their efforts to [.

Ok, ok, ok, ok, I tell a lie.

The award for the most fictional Saturday press report this week goes to.... and I have just realised its Friday.

Fuck, double shit and bollocks.

Anyway, the Independent think that we are going to buy Danielle De Rossi for 30 million quid, there is no doubt that De Rossi is a very good player but there is doubs as to whether he would move from the club that brought him up from the little kiddie ranks and move from the place he was always lived.

There is always a last-minute move before the European transfer window slams shut at the end of August but the latest deal to be made involving a South Korean star came so late that it will actually take place at the start of 2010.
Ki Sung-yong has signed for Scotland titans Glasgow Celtic but will join the team next January.

Both Stoke and Fulham have a double header on Gameweek 20, after missing out on Gameweek 17. Arsenal and Bolton are the other teams that gameweek who benefit from the revised fixture list.
The tricky part for a lot of players is that by now many have shaped their teams into something close to what they would like, making the dilemma not so much about who they should transfer in, rather who they will transfer out.

Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has revealed that he is not at all happy with being used purely as a substitute by Reds boss Rafa Benitez, and feels a little bitter about the situation as he feels he has worked hard to improve those aspects of his game that were perhaps hindering his starting opportunities.

ProEvents today announced the ticketing details for the Manchester United match in Malaysia. The match, to be played on July 18 at 5.30pm at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, will see a Malaysian Selection play the Red Devils.
Fans who buy tickets during this pre-sale period will also be given free training passes to watch the Team in training, and this offer is until May 31, while stocks last.

Robin van Persie's contract expires in summer 2011 and the club has been locked in contract negotiations all season. The club appeared to have offered the Dutch striker £75,000 a week, but van Persie is stalling over signing a new contract.

There was talk earlier that he wanted a buyout clause, which was as low as €5 million.