After a rather long pause because of work reasons, I’m back now to talk about latest football transfers rumors and the done deals. This summer big transactions are still not happening as often as they used to, but many big names have accepted new challenges. Among them, we can point, Michael Ballack, that moved from Chelsea back to his home country to play for Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, Thierry Henry, that is not the same from Arsenal times, move to the weak MLS, to play for the NY Red Bulls. From Madrid, two surprising departures. Raúl and Guti, taken as sons of Madrid, went for Schalke 04 and Besiktas respectively.
Thierry Henry adventures himself at MLS.
From the “big” clubs, ones with buying power, all we could hear so far is Manchester City involved in many transfer rumors and two big signings. David Silva and Yaya Touré already joined the squad, while Balotelli is still a target for the Sheik owned club.
So far, we can expect a very good season from teams right below these big ones, worth to point here the Turks Besiktas and Fenerbahce and the Italian side Genoa.
But there is still a lot of time (and money) for the big guns to show their power. Chelsea should soon sign Ramires from Benfica. Barcelona already signed David Villa, but still chasing Cesc Fábregas. In the meantime, Madrid has its eyes in Milan, trying to bring Maicon to Bernabéu.
Below, a table with the biggest signings this summer for now:
| Player | Position | Age | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ballack | Midfielder | 33 | Chelsea | Leverkusen |
| Luca Toni | Striker | 33 | Bayern Munich | Genoa |
| Raúl | Striker | 33 | Real Madrid | Schalke 04 |
| Yaya Touré | Midfielder | 27 | Barcelona | Man City |
| David Silva | Midfielder | 24 | Valencia | Man City |
| Thierry Henry | Striker | 32 | Barcelona | NY Red Bulls |
| David Villa | Striker | 28 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| Adriano | Striker | 28 | Flamengo | Roma |
| Guti | Midfielder | 33 | Real Madrid | Besiktas |
| Philippe Coutinho | Striker | 18 | Vasco da Gama | Inter Milan |
| Joe Cole | Midfielder | 28 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| Eduardo | Striker | 27 | Arsenal | Shakhtar |
In two weeks we should have news on some other transfers, so that’s when you can expect another update about it in the blog. Heartbeats are raising cause the season is about to start! Let it come!
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