Thursday 7 August 2014

Football; Man Utd make De Jong move, Diame to QPR, Benzema deal - Transfer Window LIVE


DIAME SET FOR QPR

Goal understands QPR are closing in on a deal for West Ham midfielder Mohamed Diame. The 27-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has a release clause of £3.5 million. The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool have been linked with the Senegal international in previous windows but he now looks set to complete a move to the newly promoted club.

QPR close in on Diame
09:05 WAT
8/7/14
DONE DEAL - ISLA JOINS QPR

I say BREAKING NEWS, we knew this yesterday - but Juventus have just announced that defender Mauricio Isla will spend the season on loan at QPR. They've kindly added in a statement on the club's official website that QPR have paid a loan fee of €1.2 million (£953,000) and can make the deal permanent for €10m (£7.94m).
09:00 WAT
8/7/14
HAPPY THURSDAY

Yo! Yo! Yo! Hello there and welcome back to the LIVE transfer window blog. Another day, another batch of rumours. From Thomas Vermaelen and Daniel Agger to Javier Hernandez and Wilfried Bony, we’ll have all the latest updates for you right here over the next 10 hours. And we’ve got a bit of BREAKING NEWS to kick off with...
19:00 WAT
8/6/14
CHEERIO

That, my transfer buddies, is your lot for the day. Thank you very much for following. But the LIVEing ain't over. The LIVEing is NEVER over. We've got pre-season updates from Napoli v Barcelona below. As for this very LIVE blog, we'll be back right here at 09:00 BST on Thursday. See you then!

LIVE: Napoli v Barcelona
 
18:53 WAT
8/6/14
ISLA VISA

He will, however, need to obtain a visa...
18:50 WAT
8/6/14
ISLA REACTION

And here’s what the new-boy had to say: “I am very happy to be here – this is the start of an exciting new adventure for me. Everybody knows that the Premier League is the greatest league in the world and the QPR proposal is very interesting and one I am very excited about. I hope this coming season is going to be great for both the club and myself. I will give 100 per-cent in every game to help QPR in the Premier League.”
18:48 WAT
8/6/14
REDKNAPP REACTION

The QPR manager told the club’s official website: “He’s a top player and we’re delighted to have him here. He showed his quality in the World Cup for Chile and it’s a great loan signing for us. He’s a versatile player, he’s full of energy. I’m confident he’ll be a really big asset for us this season.”
18:45 WAT
8/6/14
DONE DEAL - ISLA JOINS QPR

After yesterday's little mishap, Mauricio Isla has officially completed his loan move to QPR from Juventus. The 26-year-old posted pictures on Twitter of himself wearing a QPR shirt on Tuesday afternoon but quickly deleted them. Whoops-a-daisy.
18:38 WAT
8/6/14
NEW BENZEMA DEAL

I can't imagine Karim Benzema needed much convincing to stay at Real Madrid. He'll have Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguezto create chances... and just look at those trophies!
18:30 WAT
8/6/14
DONE DEALS

I reckon we can officially say that business is picking up again in the transfer window. Today has seen many more deals go through - including Pablo Osvaldo to Inter, Saphir Taider to Southampton and Conor Coady to Huddersfield - and you can check out all the latest moves below.

Transfer Zone: All the latest moves
18:23 WAT
8/6/14
LAMPARD POLL UPDATE

Today's poll has brought some rather surprising results so far. Asked if Frank Lampard joining Manchester City will negate his 'legend' status at Chelsea, 40.3 per cent of you, the Goal readers, answered with a big fat YES. There's still time to get involved, so get voting below!

Does Lampard move negate 'legend' status?
 
18:16 WAT
8/6/14
PREMIER LEAGUE INTEREST IN SHAQIRI

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says there has been plenty of interest in Xherdan Shaqiri from Premier League teams but insists the playmaker is part of Pep Guardiola’s plans. He told the club's official website: "We've had several enquiries from teams in England and Italy. I've never had a conversation because we are convinced he will have a good career with us. He must stay healthy [but] the coach is convinced by him."

Bayern want Shaqiri to stay
18:08 WAT
8/6/14
GET INVOLVED - NEW BENZEMA DEAL

No Karim Benzema at Arsenal, and now The Twittersphere is piling pressure on Arsene Wenger to look for suitable alternatives. There's always Yaya Sanogo - the Emirates Cup's all-time record goalscorer. He's written his name into history right here.
18:00 WAT
8/6/14
FALCAO FUTURE

Perhaps this will FINALLY bring an end to rumours linking Radamel Falcao with Real Madrid. One day the Colombian is wanted on loan, the next Madrid have dropped their interest. The latest talk, in fact, has seen a number of Premier League clubs linked with the striker, with Gazzetta dello Sport claiming Manchester City are interested in a loan move.

Transfer Talk: Man City want Falcao on loan
 
17:52 WAT
8/6/14
DONE DEAL - NEW CONTRACT FOR BENZEMA

Oh hello! Real Madrid have announced that striker Karim Benzema has agreed a new FIVE-YEAR deal with the club. The 26-year-old Frenchman has been linked with a move to Arsenal since, well, the beginning of time, but has now finally committed his future to the club. Happy days.
17:42 WAT
8/6/14
BARCELONA GOALKEEPER SITUATION

Claudio Bravo and Marc-Andre ter Stegen have both joined Barcelona this summer, but we're no closer to finding out who the club's No.1 goalkeeper will be. Bravo told reporters: "Luis Enrique hasn't told us anything. We don't know and we don't have to ask for explanations, we're there to make it hard for the coach and let him decide. The important thing is I've worked very well and been very comfortable in recent weeks, the reception from the squad has been amazing."

Uncertainty over Barcelona No.1
17:34 WAT
8/6/14
DONE DEAL - COADY JOINS HUDDERSFIELD

Right on cue, it's been confirmed that midfielder Conor Coady has indeed joined THE YORKSHIRE CLUB Huddersfield from Liverpool on a three-year deal.
17:24 WAT
8/6/14
SCHURRLE TO ATLETICO?

A reminder: Jose Mourinho needs to cut one foreign player from his squad to meet Premier League rules and, according to the Daily Express, Atletico Madrid are ready to make a £25 million bid for Andre Schurrle. Schurrley they won't sell him after just a year? Schurrley???

Transfer Talk: Atletico to make Schurrle offer
17:16 WAT
8/6/14
LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER ON THE MOVE?

According to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, Championship club Huddersfield have made a £375,000 bid for defensive midfielder Conor Coady and are confident of completing a deal. The 21-year-old has only made two appearances for Liverpool and spent last season on loan at Sheffield United.

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