In today’s transfer window we take a look at all the latest transfer rumours, including a bunch of Youngs and a German playmaker’s love of airports.
By Conor Hogan
Hundreds of millions of people visit airports every day. Rarely, however, does it make headline news. Even very famous people. Reading ‘Tom Cruise spotted in airport’ in a newspaper, most people would think, ‘So what! How the hell is this news?’
Yet when we at JOE came across the headline, ‘Mesut Ozil spotted in Airport’ we were suddenly gripped. It wasn’t a revelation that Ozil uses air travel. As far as we know he doesn’t have any Dennis Bergkamp style phobias. What we were more interested to see was what airport he visited.
Then it was revealed it was Manchester Airport!!! That can only mean one thing. That he is joining Manchester United. Well it can mean two things, as he could be joining Manchester City. Well actually it could mean three things, as he could be holidaying in Manchester.
There are many interesting things to do in Manchester; you could see the award-winning Heaton Park, or go to a show in the Palace Theatre, while the Manchester Art-Gallery on Mosley Street has a magnificent collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The Airport itself (pictured) is worth a visit, as there is a Concorde permanently on display near there.
Hodgson likes them young
The signings this season of 18-year-old’s Danny Wilson and Jonjo Shelvey suggest you can never be too young to play for Liverpool, and as such Roy Hodgson is set to sign two Youngs. That is South Korean striker Park Chu-Young and Aston Villa full-back Luke Young.
Hodgson, who might also be considering a move for Ashley Young, Scott Young, and 68-year old Israeili Roby Young, enjoys reading the works of poets Edward Young and Francis Brett Young while listening to Neil Young. His favourite song is Forever Young by Alphaville.
Premier League
Arsene Wenger is considering fielding an entire team of goalkeepers next season with bids for Rob Green, Federico Marchetti and Mark Schwarzer. He is also set to bid for Werder Bremen’s German centre-half Per Mertesacker.
Also set to bid for Rob Green are Fulham. A team currently with no goalkeepers on their books and only 14 players, Portsmouth, have finally got some not that awful news with the arrival of Ibrahima Sonko on loan.
Benfica have overheard that Manchester City will pay absolutely anything for a player and have slapped a ludicrous £33 million price tag on Brazilian centre-half David Luiz. Aston Villa are after Jermaine Jenas as a replacement for want-away James Milner.
Birmingham want Eidur Gudjonsen or someone else to solve their striking crisis, while West Brom are preparing for their 2011-2012 promotion bid by completing the capture of Ivorian Cheick Tiote and abandoning their move for the ‘new Roy Keane’, Eric Djemba-Djemba.
Roberto Mancini is struggling to offload Brazilian flop Jo, who has scored one goal for City since joining for £18 million. He may end up going out on loan for the third season in succession, this time to Blackburn Rovers.
City are also desperate to get rid of another £18 million man, Roque Santa-Cruz. The Paraguayan looks likely to either join French Champions Marseille or Stoke City for £8 million.
Nigel Clough is to ‘battle’ Bristol City’s Steve Coppell and Burnley’s Brian Laws for the loan signing of Jason Scotland. Laws should be favourite for such a confrontation. He’s lethal with a plate of chicken-wings, just ask Ivano Bonetti. Wigan are to snap up Ronnie Stam for £2 million, while Middlesborough are set to complete the signing of the magnificently named Estonian international Tarmo Kink.
SPL in a bucket
Yohan Benalouane has his heart set on Glasgow Rangers, and may be willing to stay at St. Etienne for a season to enable them to sign him on a free. Hamed Namouchi would also love to sign for them.
Kelvin Wilson was rumoured to have gone on strike because Nottingham Forest refused to sell him to Celtic.
New Zealand superstar and Celtic legend Chris Killen will sign for Chinese Super League giants Shenzen Ruby. The Old firm club are very close to capturing Biram Kayal, while Partick Thistle have signed Iain Flannigan.
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