Bundesliga summer transfers 2008

Stuttgart Lining Up Voronin Move
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=695332

Ewerthon, Voronin... Anyone else see a pattern here?

Vertrag bis 2011: Gentner wird jetzt ein echter Wolfsburger
http://www.waz-online.de/newsroom/vflwolfsburg/dezentral/vflwolfsburg/art3726,592627

anglophileHedgehog wrote:Stuttgart Lining Up Voronin Move
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=695332

Ewerthon, Voronin... Anyone else see a pattern here?

You can do so, so much better! I suppose he might be more suited to the Bundesliga, but he has been as poor a forward as I have seen in the Premiership (particularly at a top club) for a long time.

As written in the Werder thread already, Ivan Klasnic will definitely leave us. He has been linked to Besiktas, Hannover 96 and Wigan Athletic.

do Ze Jarmans rate Voronin? I see something in him, but he's got an awful lot of nothing to boot.

If he was 21 people would be raving about him, he's almost got the lot, but he's no spring chicken and is a bit of a Fletcher.

Voronin is mistaken for a striker, he is not. He is what we call a "Chancentod", the antithesis of a clinical striker, he wastes an awful lot of chances. However, he can be useful in the buildups, can make assists and help his team in other ways than goal scoring.

He would do well for a small club probably (Santa Cruz syndrome).

He scored one good goal against Toulouse in the CL Qualifiers.

Thank God, the Voronin rumour was just that, a rumour.

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(Not posting the image directly due to its size)

Dortmund have signed 22 year old Brazilian defender Felipe Santana (Figueirense FC) to replace Christian Wörns.

http://www.sportbild.de/sportbild/generated/article/fussball/2008/05/15/9180900000.html

Looks like Stuttgart are now interested in signing Ivan Klasnic also.

Wolfsburg are interested in Italian international Andrea Barzagli (US Palermo). He and his girlfriend apparently were in Wolfsburg on Monday and Tuesday. They supposedly only have to agree on his wages. He'll cost ~€15m, with Inter and Fiorentina also interested.

http://www.sportbild.de/sportbild/generated/article/fussball/2008/05/15/9164400000.html

Wolfsburg on a spending spree. Now that Magath is delivering the results, it looks like VW are willing to pump some serious cash into the club. They should be a force to reckon with next season, should they really sign all these new players. UEFA Cup spot a realistic goal, if they are lucky probably even more.

So the Italian can choose between Wolfsburg, La Viola & Inter...

Ferrari , Maserati or Volkswagen, tough pick. Think he'll go for the Polo

Hehe.....

Well, Italian clubs prefer to sell to clubs abroad it seems, so who knows? He was in Wolfsburg on Monday & Tuesday, and at the end of the day, it's cash that counts unfortunately. Let us wait and see.

blutgraetsche wrote:Hehe.....

Well, Italian clubs prefer to sell to clubs abroad it seems, so who knows? He was in Wolfsburg on Monday & Tuesday, and at the end of the day, it's cash that counts unfortunately. Let us wait and see.

Good point. Like you say we'll see

off topic. Until which spot in the Bundesliga do you qualify for UEFA Cup?

Until the 5th. Finishing 6th, you (usually, if your team has been registered) qualify for the Intertoto Cup, and can qualify for the UEFA Cup that way (-> HSV last season).

Hertha BSC have signed Kaka!

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/378625/



Ok, not the Milan Kaka, but a 26 year old defender from the Portuguese club Academica de Coimbra.

Thanx, Intersting last matchday when it comes to UEFa Cup qualification me thinks with 4th-7th all on 51 points

@ Blut: Why is Crespo wearing a Bremen shirt in your Avatar?

....that's not Crespo, that's Portugal's hope for Euro 2008!

HUGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

Legend just for doing that.

blutgraetsche wrote:Wolfsburg are interested in Italian international Andrea Barzagli (US Palermo). He and his girlfriend apparently were in Wolfsburg on Monday and Tuesday. They supposedly only have to agree on his wages. He'll cost ~€15m, with Inter and Fiorentina also interested.

http://www.sportbild.de/sportbild/generated/article/fussball/2008/05/15/9164400000.html

Barca always buys him for 15-20mil pounds in FM08, must be a good signing

Basa vor BVB-Unterschrift
Veröffentlicht: 18.05.2008 - 17:04 Uhr Quelle: ouest-france

Französischen Medienberichten zufolge steht Marko Basa vor einer
Unterschrift beim BVB. Der Innenverteidiger vom UC Le Mans soll rund 7
Millionen Euro kosten und einen Vertrag bis 2012 erhalten.

Bayern are said to be very keen on Frey and are apparently prepared to meet the £16m valuation to take him from Fiorentina.

I thought they were looking to use Rensing as Kahn's successor

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3584129,00.html

That is surprising news indeed, and would be a slap in Rensing's face for sure. Should they really pull that off, Rensing should leave the club ASAP. That would be just another example of a promising German youngster wasting his time in there, and be treated very unfairly (read: like $h!t).

Stuttgart warn Lehmann over wage demands
Arsenal keeper thought to be close to signing one-year deal
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Jens Lehmann has been told by Stuttgart that, if he wants to move to the club, he must expect lower wages than he currently earns. The Arsenal keeper is thought to be on the brink of signing for the Bundesliga side after meeting officials this morning and it is believed Lehmann wants to secure his future before the start of Euro 2008 next month. But Stuttgart maintain that they will not pay over the odds for the 38-year–old.

"If he wants to earn as much as he did at Arsenal, then we have no chance," cautioned the club's general manager Horst Heldt.

Lehmann is being lined up as a replacement for Raphael Schafer, who has disappointed since signing from Nürnberg last season. Stuttgart, who finished sixth in the Bundesliga, are thought to be offering a one-year contract, with an option for a second year.

Lehmann flew out to Mallorca after the meeting to join the German national side as they prepare for their European Championship campaign in Austria and Switzerland.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/19/arsenal.stuttgart

Do you know how much was he on at Arsenal?

I honestly don't know how much we paid him a week!

Cesc Soler wrote:Do you know how much was he on at Arsenal?

I honestly don't know how much we paid him a week!

Not a clue, but if I was to guess I'd say £40-45,000 maybe. If he goes to Stuttgart he should be looking to halve that at least. I don't have the slightest clue what their wage structure is like, but I'm guessing they'd struggle to pay £20,000. If he wants to find a new club now he should be looking to do so for the challenge. He must have enough money, there is no point haggling over such matters, particularly as very few clubs can offer him what he was earning in the richest league, at one of the biggest clubs and being based in London.

Stuttgart bestätigt Interesse an Dalmat
19.05.2008

Turbulente Tage beim VfB Stuttgart. Auf der Suche nach Verstärkungen sind die Schwaben offensichtlich in Frankreich fündig geworden. Auf der Wunschliste: Mittelfeldspieler Stéphane Dalmat vom FC Sochaux. VfB-Manager Horst Heldt bestätigt SPORT BILD online: "Ja, wir beschäftigen uns mit ihm."

Schon in den nächsten Tagen sollen konkrete Vertrags-Verhandlungen mit dem 29-Jährigen aufgenommen werden.

Seine Profikarriere startete Dalmats 1998 bei RC Lens. Bereits im Jahr darauf wechselte er zu Olympique Marseille. Weitere Stationen: Paris St. Germain, Inter Mailand, Tottenham Hotspur, Toulouse FC, Racing Santander, Girondins Bordeaux. Zurletzt stand er beim FC Sochaux unter Vertrag.

http://snipurl.com/29lpy

Okay, who is he and why do we need another midfielder, we already signed two? I want a centre back, PRONTO!

blutgraetsche wrote:That is surprising news indeed, and would be a slap in Rensing's face for sure. Should they really pull that off, Rensing should leave the club ASAP. That would be just another example of a promising German youngster wasting his time in there, and be treated very unfairly (read: like $h!t).

You don't actually believe this Cr@p, do you?

Rensing's the no.1, end of discussion.

anglophileHedgehog wrote:

Stuttgart bestätigt Interesse an Dalmat
19.05.2008

Turbulente Tage beim VfB Stuttgart. Auf der Suche nach Verstärkungen sind die Schwaben offensichtlich in Frankreich fündig geworden. Auf der Wunschliste: Mittelfeldspieler Stéphane Dalmat vom FC Sochaux. VfB-Manager Horst Heldt bestätigt SPORT BILD online: "Ja, wir beschäftigen uns mit ihm."

Schon in den nächsten Tagen sollen konkrete Vertrags-Verhandlungen mit dem 29-Jährigen aufgenommen werden.

Seine Profikarriere startete Dalmats 1998 bei RC Lens. Bereits im Jahr darauf wechselte er zu Olympique Marseille. Weitere Stationen: Paris St. Germain, Inter Mailand, Tottenham Hotspur, Toulouse FC, Racing Santander, Girondins Bordeaux. Zurletzt stand er beim FC Sochaux unter Vertrag.

http://snipurl.com/29lpy

Okay, who is he and why do we need another midfielder, we already signed two? I want a centre back, PRONTO!

From what I remember of him of his time at Spurs, he is quite a talented attacking midfielder, either playing in the centre or on the left. I think he made a pretty decent impression on the Spurs fans, but I don't think he would be a good signing for you. I got the impression he isn't exactly a model professional off the pitch (afterall Spurs didn't make his loan permanent) and also I think once he settles at a club he gets into a comfort zone and doesn't produce his best. I think the number of clubs he has played for already at the age of 29 might be evidence of this and it could be a risk signing him. Although he has played for a number of good clubs so the talent must be there. But I am speculating a bit, I don't recall a great deal about him, I just get the feeling you might be better off avoiding him.