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The Sickening Truth About Today’s Football

£100m for a player. £500k a week. Where’s it all going to end? Here, hopefully. But sadly, we all know that something along similar (and even more obscene) lines will happen in the summer. The Kaka deal was almost the straw that broke the camel’s back, and there’s a good reason why. According to many…

Transfer Rumors (26 Jan 09): Robbie Keane to leave Liverpool?, Tottenham sign a pair, Bundesliga leaders after Manchester United’s Tevez, and more

We’re into the final week of the January transfer window, and there are several signings to report on today. Nothing big, but the least attention-grabbing ones can have the biggest impact down the line (see Zaki, Amr). And since I’m in such a giving mood today, there’s a big ol’ batch of spec from Rumorville…

Transfer Rumors (25 Jan 09): Manchester City after Valencia’s Villa and Werder Bremen’s Diego, Arsenal to bid for Manchester City’s Richards, L.A. Galaxy ponder offer for Newcastle’s Owen, and more

We’re edging towards the final week of the January transfer window, and while you’ll likely hear more about a few new signings tomorrow, Sundays seem to be set aside for speculation from the tabloids.

Transfer Rumors (23 Jan 09): Aston Villa beat Liverpool to sign Wigan’s Heskey, Hull win race for Fulham’s Bullard, West Ham to sign Brescia’s Nsereko in record deal, and more

A couple of noteworthy signings are coming through the newswire today, which makes me quite happy, and should make fans of certain clubs quite happy as well. Of course, if you don’t care much for the actual signings as you do for the sizzling speculation, there’s plenty of that for you as well.

Transfer Rumors (22 Jan 09): Manchester City in for Chelsea’s Drogba, Newcastle up Given price to 14m, Juventus set aside 30m for Liverpool’s Kuyt, and more

It’s starting to get down to crunch time for sides looking to add the necessary reinforcements to their squads with races for titles, European places, and survival in mind. Of course, every signing this month isn’t just about ‘the now,’ so make sure you watch this space daily so that you can say you heard…

Transfer Rumors (21 Jan 09): Arshavin to buy out contract to get Arsenal move, Tottenham to seal double deal for Wigan’s Palacios and Chelsea’s Cudicini, Manchester City and Blackburn at odds over Santa Cruz, and more

Finally, the transfer deals are starting to come through in bunches. Am I just getting my hopes up that I’ll have a lot more of these to talk about over the rest of the window, or is this is a sign of things to come?

Transfer Rumors (20 Jan 09): Manchester City miss out on Kaka but sign Bellamy, Tottenham win race for Wigan’s Palacios, Chelsea to bid for Wigan star Valencia, and more

In case you hadn’t heard or read already, Manchester City have failed in their bid to sign Kaka from AC Milan. However, the January transfer window has not come to a stop, and there’s plenty to talk about in today’s roundup of transfer news and rumors.

January Sales: A (transfer) window to the future?

For someone as pathetically devoted to football literature, rumour, analysis and comment as myself, I should be loving this time of year. The time when the merest whisper of a mega money “swoop” — wouldn’t it be great to see a caped Mark Hughes/Harry Redknapp/Rafa Benitez actually swoop when signing his latest transfer target by…

“Kakà resta al Milan.” Silvio Berlusconi Tells the World that Ricky Said No to City

Ricardo Kakà said no to Manchester City. Incredibly, and it is important to note that AC Milan accepted the transfer request for a little less than 130 million euros according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, but the player ultimately had the final say. Kakà resta al Milan”. Così il premier Silvio Berlusconi ha dichiarato intervenendo…

Transfer Rumors (19 Jan 09): Manchester City close on Bellamy and de Jong, Wigan’s Palacios turns down Tottenham, Liverpool eye Sevilla defender, and more

Even without much to report on in the Kaka-Manchester City situation (besides more people weighing in with opinions, talks of meetings between the Kaka camp and AC Milan, and possible fan protests), there’s still plenty to run over in transfer news and rumors.