Transfer Deadline: Robinho Joins MAN CITY, Berbatov Moves to United

The transfer deadline has finally passed, and the normal flurry of activity mixed with wild rumours, and fluttering hearts of football fans up and down the country has left us with the biggest shock in deadline day history…..

ROBINHO HAS JOINED MANCHESTER CITY!!!!

The Brazilian has been continuously linked with a move to Chelsea this summer, and the deal did look possible. But, with minutes to spare the Real Madrid midfielder has shocked us all and moved to City. Not one person predicted this move, including us here at CLDsport.

The fee is reported to be a British record £32.4million and Read more

Pavlyuchenko To Sign For Spurs

Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has announced that he is set to join Tottenham Hotspur.

The 26-year-old appeared for Guus Hiddink’s Russian team in Euro 2008 in the summer, and finished as the team’s top scorer with 3 goals, Read more

Robinho Desperate to Join Chelsea

Robinho has made it clear that he is desperate to leave Real Madrid for Stamford Bridge after Chelsea had a £20million offer for the Brazilian rejected.

The winger/striker has scored 93 goals in 266 professional club appearances while averaging 1 goal every 2 games for the Brazilian national side. The 24-year-old has made 101 appearances for Real, scoring 25 times in the process.

When rejecting Chelsea’s offer, Real president Roman Calderon insisted Robinho would be staying at the Bernabéu.

However, Robinho himself has now Read more

Kaka To Join Chelsea In £78million Deal

Reports today suggest that Brazilian star Kaka is set to join Chelsea from AC Milan in a world record £78million deal.

The reports follow on from Sunday’s report in The Observer that Kaka believes he could be a Chelsea player by the end of August.

The Milan midfielder has been at the club since 2003, when he was signed from Saõ Paulo for a $8.5million fee - later described as ‘peanuts’ by club owner Silvio Berlusconi.

The 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year winner has scored 109 times in 309 professional club appearances. If the Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo To Stay At United For One More Year

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he will play for Manchester United for at least “one more year”, ending the summer long speculation regarding his future - and more specifically his transfer to Real Madrid.

It seems that United manager Alex Ferguson has utilised his man management skills in persuading the 23-year-old Portuguese winger to remain at Old Trafford for this season.

Ronaldo, who scored 42 goals for United last season, told Portuguese paper Publico;

“Sir Alex Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard his and it was settled that the best thing would be for me to stay. I can confirm that, next season, I will play for Manchester United.” Read more

Tottenham Sign Bentley, Pavlyuchenko and Arshavin Next?

David Bentley has completed his transfer to North London, with a £15million move to Tottenham Hotspur that could rise to £17million. He has put pen to paper on a 6-year contract.

The 23-year-old former Arsenal winger made it clear to new Blackburn manager Paul Ince that he wanted to leave Ewood Park, and Tottenham was always his first choice. Despite Blackburn initially demanding £18million, the club have accepted that Bentley no longer wanted to play Read more

Bentley To Sign For Spurs

As reported here, David Bentley looks set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth £18million. Reports suggest that the former Arsenal man could be a Spurs player by the weekend, following a medical on Wednesday.

Spurs have been interested in Bentley for some time now, and no doubt the sale of Robbie Keane to Liverpool has allowed the North London club to reach an agreement with Blackburn. Spurs fans will be happy to see Bentley arrive, after the disappointment of seeing Keane leave.

Blackburn manager Paul Ince did not want to let Bentley leave, but the 23-year-old made it clear he wanted out, stating European football as his motivation.

The winger has been at Blackburn since 2006, and has scored 13 goals in 102 appearances in that time, as well as winning 6 England caps.

Robbie Keane Completes Liverpool Transfer

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has completed his move to Liverpool for an initial fee of £19million that could rise to £20.3million.

Keane passed a medical at Anfield on Monday, before putting pen to paper on a 4-year deal reportedly worth £80,000 a week.

Tottenham have also agreed not to pursue their official complaint to the Premier League in relation to Liverpool’s pursuit of the player. Liverpool have apologised, and agreed to make a donation to the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.

Spurs’ chairman Daniel Levy has revealed that Keane’s transfer was an ‘enforced’ deal with Liverpool’s illegal approach to the player, along with a transfer request from Keane himself.

Levy said on the club’s official website:

“I was incredibly disappointed Read more

Paul Robinson Signs For Blackburn Rovers

Spurs keeper Paul Robinson has sealed his £3.5million transfer from White Hart Lane to Blackburn Rovers, signing a 5-year contract with the Ewood Park outfit.

Robinson endured a terrible season last year, losing his place in the Spurs team, as well as being replaced as the England number 1 after a drop in confidence and a loss of form. Read more

Robbie Keane’s Transfer to Liverpool Imminent?

News reports suggest that Robbie Keane is set to sign for Liverpool ‘within the next 48 hours’ for a fee believed to be approximately £18million. Rafa Benitez has long admired the Spurs’ striker, and stated last week he hopes to sign him before the start of the season.

Keane has been at White Hart Lane for 6 seasons, and has scored 107 times in 253 appearances for the North London club.

Ironically, Keane almost joined Read more

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