The transfer window is finally closed but for every Robin Van Persie or Sergio Aguero, there is a Park Chu Young or an Andy Carroll. So which summer signings are perhaps ones which owners and managers should have thought twice about sanctioning?
Since the transfer window slammed shut on Friday night, there have been many articles written slamming SKY Sports for their wall to wall coverage of what can only be described as an event
Douglas Maicon has been a superb player for a number of years now. The Brazilian has made a habit of combining defensive excellence and consistency with marauding forward runs that often led to goals for both club and country since the mid 2000s. Of course, who can forget the right back’s “annus mirabilis” in
As Alex Song completed his rather surprising transfer from Arsenal to Barcelona, the questions began: What exactly would Song provide to Barca?
The Premier League burst back into action with a blaze of goals (although nobody seemed to tell the Emirates) and amidst all the hype and in particular Martin Tyler referring to “that” QPR game and commentary on May 13th, a number of interesting points emerged:
So the summer’s most tedious transfer saga is ending with Robin Van Persie set to a complete a move to Manchester United for what The Guardian reports as £23m. Within hours of the announcement, The Daily Mail reported that Barcelona representatives were in London to complete the signing of Alex Song.
With the Premier League now only days away from thrilling us once more, I pick out five summer signings that could light up English football in the months ahead.
It has, by and large, been a successful summer thus far for Arsenal and Arsene Wenger. The Gunners’ lack of striking depth appears to have been solved by the additions of vastly experienced international forwards Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, while almost everyone appears in agreement that the signing of Spanish midfield schemer Santi Cazorla is a superb one.