Summer football transfers thread

[JammieJam]

know Quaresma from Championship Manager and he rocks in that game lol.

i know him from FIFA ((()))) and he has done quiet well for me too.

[ForeverInLoveWithJus]

I think he is a talented player. According to reports from Italy, Manchester United have launched an ambitious €25 million bid for Parma's young striker Alberto Gilardino.

The exciting youngster is believed to be being watched by the biggest clubs in Europe and could well be sold due to Parma's precarious financial position.

Everton have signed Ipswich striker Marcus Bent for £450,000 on a three-year deal.

The 26-year-old, who also attracted interest from West Brom and Portsmouth, will officially become an Everton player on 1 July.

Middlesbrough have emerged as favourites to land Dutch international defender Michael Reiziger.

Boro have made an offer to Barcelona defender Reiziger, who becomes a free agent on July 1 and is currently with Holland's Euro 2004 squad.

Reiziger is keen to play in the Premiership and has turned down an offer from Spanish champions Valencia.

[ForeverInLoveWithJus]

Man United are stepping up their interest in Norwegian left winger Morten Gamst Pedersen and are expected to have a spy at Tromso's cup match with Lillestrom tonight.

Blackburn Rovers have already had a bid for the highly-rated 22-year-old rejected by Tromso and turned their attentions instead to last week's capture of Javier De Pedro from Real Sociedad.

United's own efforts last January to secure cover and competition for Ryan Giggs in that role were wrecked when PSV Eindhoven's Arjen Robben chose Chelsea instead.

But Pedersen could be a cheaper option for manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Rovers offered £1.5m plus £500,000 after a certain amount of games but the Norwegian club threw out the deal.

Last week Pedersen reflected: "My situation is unchanged from a week ago. Blackburn made an offer and Tromso said no.

[JammieJam]

thanks for the updates emma - it is great!

[ForeverInLoveWithJus]

No Problem!

[JammieJam]

i would not have been able to keep track.

Norwegian left winger Morten Gamst Pedersen : do u think he is qorth getting??

[ForeverInLoveWithJus]

He is a very talented player and one that United badly need.

[JammieJam]

they've never been able to get that cover for Giggs, for sooo long. even on the right, after Beckham left.

so many names just did not do it at UTD>

blomqvist, cryuff, veron ---

[ForeverInLoveWithJus]

Thats really true, Poborsky was a good buy at the time, just look at him and the tournament he is having.

[ForeverInLoveWithJus]

Interesting news from Old Trafford:

Man United have found themselves inching nearer a possible takeover after US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer today invested a further £6m in the Reds.

Glazer, who owns American football outfit Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has bought a further 2.41m shares in the club.

It raises the stake of United's second-biggest shareholder to 50.27m shares, an increase of 0.9 per cent.

Glazer has steadily increased his holding in the Reds over the past year and at one stage looked to be in a battle with largest shareholders John Magnier and JP McManus to be the first to launch a takeover.

But since the speculation reached its height in February, Magnier's Cubic Expression and Glazer's Family Partnership have both gone quiet.

In February, the club were placed in an offer period by the Takeover Panel when Glazer built his shares up to 16.31 per cent.

At that stage Glazer's company issued a statement to the Stock Exchange.

"The Malcolm I. Glazer Family Partnership is a long-time and enthusiastic supporter of Manchester United.

"The Malcolm I. Glazer Family Partnership has acquired shares in Manchester United because it has great admiration for Manchester United's rich history, loyal fans, great players, outstanding managers, winning tradition and for investment purposes.

"As with any investment, it is considering its possible options, which may include increasing or decreasing its shareholding.

"It could also include a possible offer for or a possible sale of its shareholding."