This weekend's headlines were stolen by Emmauel Adebayor even before a ball was kicked. Saturday morning, Adebayor finally lashed out at his former club Arsenal, moments before the Gunners kicked-off a challenging visit to the Eastlands.

This past week Manchester United announced the signing of Zoran Tosic, the Serbian winger from Partizan Belgrade. The signing signals more competition amongst Manchester United's wingers, and potentially could see the exit of someone like Ji-Sung Park. Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that it also means a lot to the future of Wayne Rooney.

The trouble with making jokes about potential disasters is that when they come true, you're torn between the urge to shout 'I told you so' and, depending on your social stereotype, the urge to cry / pray / drink / blow yourself up.

At Manchester United, by no means are we near any financial disasters, but that will be the talk of the town after United backed out of the Adem Ljajic deal.

We have written about Serbian Kaka, Adem Ljajic, 17 years old kid that has signed for Manchester United in package deal with Zoran Tosic not long ago, but stayed with Partizan until January.

After that signing, Ljajic's performances have not been that great and even Partizan's fans started to turn against him (they said that he is keeping his best for United).

With the arrival of the weekend, football fans across the world are returning to following their respective teams in another series of cracking fixtures. However, excitement is going to reach a whole different level next weekend, when the much awaited FIFA 10 releases in Australia (October 1) and Europe (October 2).

Back in November Premiership Talk announced that Manchester United had signed Partizan Belgrade winger Zoran Tosic. The news never caught the major media as the terms were unclear. Today, Manchester United officially unveiled the signing of Zoran Tosic for an undisclosed fee. In addition, United have wrapped up a deal for Tosic's club and national teammate Adem Ljajic.

The worldwide credit crunch is taking its toll on football clubs around the world, and it has prompted Spanish side Valencia to admit that they may have to part ways with David Villa. "Whatever offer comes in we will have to study it although the idea is not to have to sell David Villa or David Silva," said Valencia's sporting vice-president Fernando Gomez Colomer.

"VIDEO: Adem Ljajic Scores" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Sunday will see a truly bizarre sight. If tradition is followed, Hull will come out onto the field and form a guard of honour for Manchester United.

Milking the applause, in amongst, will be Zoran Tosic, Corry Evans and Lee Martin.

However, I'm frankly amazed at the backlash Fergie is getting this week for suggesting he'd field a "squad" team against Hull.

Last week's biggest headline was the announcement that Chelsea have been handed a transfer ban. The Blues are accused of illegally tapping up former Lens youngster Gael Kakuta, and the ruling has sparked controversy all around the world of football. Manchester United appear to be the next club on the chopping block as French club Le Havre are accusing the Premiership champions of tapping up 16 year old Paul Pogba.

Barcelona may be the treble winners last season. In addition, they may also be the side with arguably the most potent attack in Europe, comprising of the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thierry Henry, Bojan Krkic, and FIFA World Player of the Year hopeful Lionel Messi. On top of that, they also possess one of the most powerful midfield combinations in the continent in the form of Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez.

News broke last week that Manchester United's deal with Partizan Belgrade for up-and-coming star Adem Ljajic had collapsed.

The press quickly latched on to it and claim it was down to lack of funds at our club, thanks to the massive debt given to us by the Glazers.

However, Ljajic today claims the reason he won't be joining United in January is because he couldn't get a work permit.

According to Manchester United's official website, Manchester United will not pursue the option to purchase Partizan Belgrade midfielder Adem Ljajic. A club spokesman said,

"We had an option to buy the player but, having closely monitored his development over past 12 months, and taken into the consideration the young players emerging through the ranks, we have chosen not to pursue the transfer.

Serbia, antes Serbia & Montenegro, antes Yugoslavia, una de las mayores canteras de grandes jugadores a lo largo de toda la historia del fútbol; sigue año tras año sacando talentos, sacando a futbolistas dispuestos a demostrar grandes cosas en el fútbol europeo fuera de la liga serbia, la cual por desgracia no posee un nivel demasiado alto.