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Inter Milan were Serie A champions in the 2007-08 season. This season we will see ” The Special One “- Jose Mourinho in the boots of Roberto Mancini. Inter have not made much of an impression in the CL, and Moratti will hope for a change of fortunes with the charismatic Mourinho at the helm of affairs.

The club have been linked with several players- Drogba, E’too, Lampard, Quaresma, Dentinho

Inter Milan transfers summer 2008 :- ( Loan returns not counted)

In : Phillippe Coutinho ( Vasco Da Gama-€3.8m), Mancini ( AS Roma-€13 million + player performance bonus)

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List of summer soccer transfers ( 2008) in the Scottish Premier League.

Does not include Inward loan returns.

Aberdeen transfers summer 2008 :-

In : Gary McDonald ( Oldham), Bertrand Bossu ( Walsall-free), Sammy Stewart ( Glenavon-£15,000), Mark Kerr ( Dundee United), Charlie Mulgrew ( Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Out : Jackie McNamara ( Falkirk-free), Barry Nicholson ( Preston North End-free), Steve Lovell (free), Dave Bus ( De Graafschap- loan return), Richie Byrne ( Free), Derek Soutar ( free- but is on trial with Hartlepool, saved a penalty against Falkirk), Dan Smith ( free), Martin Skinner ( free- Peterhead), Davie Ross ( free- Peterhead), Neil McVitie ( free- Peterhead), Karim Touzani ( free-Sparta Rotterdam)

Celtic transfers summer 2008 :-

In : Pat McCourt ( Derry City-£200,000), Georgios Samaras ( Manchester City- 3 year contract-fee rumoured to be around the 1m mark)

Out :- Michael McGovern ( Dundee United), Diarmuid O’Carroll ( Morecambe)

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The deal is finally done. Peter Crouch has moved from Liverpool to Portsmouth in a deal estimated to be worth £11m. Crouch returns to Fratton Park after a gap of six years, and is reunited with old manager Harry Redknapp. Portsmouth, who signed Crouch from QPR in 2001 for £1.25 million, sold him to Aston Villa for £5m the next season.

Crouch has signed a four year contract at Portsmouth, and is expected to partner Jermain Defoe upfront. The move also sees him in the same team as former Liverpool defender Djimi Traore.

In his time at Anfield, Crouch notched up some memorable performances. He was also the first England player to score 10 international goals in a calendar year. Anfield fans will remember Crouch for his stunning overhead kick against Galatasaray as well as his hat trick against Arsenal, among other memories.

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Highly rated Danish teenager Nikola Saric has completed his move to Anfield from Herfølge. The 17 year old attacking talent is primarily a left footed striker, but can also play on the right or in the centre. Bosnian born Saric has represented Denmark at the U-18 level, and was also apparently being chased by Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur.

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After five injury filled seasons at Liverpool, Australian winger Harry Kewell has left the Premiership and moved to Turkish club Galatasaray. Kewell has signed a two year contract with the Turkish giants after being released on a free transfer by the Reds. Roma, Spartak Moscow and Portsmouth were also reportedly chasing his signature.

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Judging by reports in the press, Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor will not be reunited with Mathieu Flamini next season. AC Milan, who had earlier expressed interest in signing the Arsenal striker, have said that they cannot meet Arsenal’s 45 million euro valuation of the player. Barcelona have already had a £25 million pound bid rejected.

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Trinidad and Tobago veteran Dwight Yorke has signed a one year contract extension at Sunderland, thus putting an end to speculation that he would leave the Stadium of Light for other clubs. Sydney FC, the A-League club from where he moved to the Black Cats for £200,000 in August 2006, were reportedly interested in re signing him.

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The race for Cardiff City’s teenaged wonder Aaron Ramsey is heating up, and according to latest reports, Everton have had their £5m accepted by the Bluebirds. Manchester United and Arsenal have already made similar bids, with Liverpool reportedly considering making an offer for a player who has been tipped by many to reach Ryan Giggs’ stature.

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Sunderland have announced that they will not be renewing the contracts of eight players this summer, including Andy Cole and Ian Harte. The other six players to be shown the door by the Black Cats are Stanislav Varga, Stephen Wright, Jack Pelter,Gavin Donoghue, Billy Dennehy and Jake Richardson. The future of Dwight Yorke is also unclear, but the former Manchester United striker is reported to be negotiating a deal that will allow him to slowly move into a coaching role.

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Wolfsburg, managed by Felix Magath, finished fifth in the Bundesliga last season. Here is the list of transfers made by the club in the summer as they aim to improve upon last season’s performance.

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Bayern Munich won the German Bundesliga in the 2007-08 season, finishing ten points ahead of their nearest rivals Werder Bremen.

Manager Uli Hoeness has reportedly said that Bayern will not splash out millions in the summer. Gennaro Gattuso has decided to stay with AC Milan, although Bayern made no secret of their interest in him.

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Fiorentina have announced the signing of teenager Stevan Jovetic from Partizan Belgrade. The 18 year old, who has already been capped for the Montenegro senior team, is expected to be presented to the press on June 3.

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Recently relegated Derby County have signed Nathan Ellington and Jordan Stewart from Watford. Ellington is on loan for one year, and will make a full switch on a free transfer next summer. Stewart, a former Leicester player has arrived at Pride Park on a free as Paul Jewell tries to rebuild the Rams in their quest to return to the Premiership next season.

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Cameroon defender Pierre Wome has moved to newly promoted German side FC Köln on a free transfer. Wome, who missed the penalty that enabled Ivory Coast to qualify for the 2006 World Cup at the expense of the Indomitable Lions, leaves Werder Bremen after a two year spell.

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On loan goalkeeper Scott Carson has termed Liverpool’s 10 million pound valuation of him “stupid”. The Whitehaven born goalkeeper was sent to Villa Park on loan, and started in 35 games for Midlands club last season. No permanent deal has been agreed upon, but Villa retain the first option on the player they paid around £2m in loan fees for. If Villa do agree to shell out 10 million pounds for 22 year old keeper, Carson will become the most expensive keeper in British transfer history. Sunderland currently hold the record, having paid £9m for Hearts of Midlothian’s Gordon Brown in August 2007. In fact, Aston Villa were keen contenders for Brown’s signature, and it was due to their failure to bring him to Villa Park that they made the loan move for Carson.

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If news in the press are to be believed, Roman and Chelsea are willing to make a mockery of all previous football transfer records to bring Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to Stamford Bridge.

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Football’s world governing body FIFA has allowed the Swiss Football Federation to register Essam El Hadary as a FC Sion player. The Egyptian goalkeeper, 35, has been the subject of a tug of war between Al Ahly and the Swiss club. The FIFA ruling however does not stop the Egyptian giants from taking legal action against the player or the club.
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All you Red Devils, do not get angry at the headline. It is not Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha who is heading to Upton Park, but Brescia sporting director Gianluca Nani.

The Italian, 45, will begin his role as West Ham’s technical director in June.  The appointment of Nani signals the end of a six month long search by the Hammers for the right candidate.

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If reports in the press are to be believed, Manchester City are reportedly wanting to sign Croatian starlet Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb. Modric, 22, currently wears the No.10 at his club and is considered to be one of the hottest players in his native Croatia.

The Times suggests that Sven will have to fork out £17 million to bring Modric to the City of Manchester Stadium.

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Wigan Athletic have signed striker Marlon King from Watford on a three and a half year contract. The move comes hours after Fulham, who were once favourites to sign King, let Collins John move to Vicarage Road.

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Chelsea have signed Serbia and Montenegro defender Branislav Ivanovic from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee. Ivanovic has been given a work permit, and has also passed a medical and finalised personal terms. According to reports, he can play anywhere in defence, but used to play as rightback for Lokomotiv.

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Here is a list of all the transfer activity from in and around the Premiership. All the below mentioned transfers have had a Premiership club involved in some way or the other. All figures in pounds. If you find an error, please report it to us using the contact button on the top right hand corner of your screen.

Arsenal

In : Luke Freeman ( Gillingham-200K)
Out : Matt Connolly ( QPR), Lassana Diarra ( Portsmouth- rumoured to be around 5.5M), Kieran Gibbs ( Norwich - loan), Mark Randall ( Burnley)

Aston Villa

In : Wayne Routledge ( Tottenham -1.25m)
Out : Chris Herd ( Port Vale- loan), Stephen O’ Halloran ( Southampton- loan), Gary Cahill ( Bolton- loan)
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Thanks to Thaksin ” Frank” Sinatra’s takeover of the club, Manchester City have improved by leaps and bounds, and Sven Goran Eriksson’s boys might even upset the applecart by making it to Europe this season. A finish in the top six would do, but if they do make it to the top four and break the hegemony of the CALM group ( Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd), then we could see the beginning of a new future in English football.

A time when Everton, Portsmouth, City and Newcastle start to give the big four a run for their money. Thaksin’s large pockets have enabled Eriksson to make some interesting signings after taking over as coach- Elano, Corluka, Bianchi and Petrov for example. City have even been associated with the likes of Adriano, and have managed to snap up Nery Castillo on a year long loan deal. And while on the matter of Adriano, it is his teammate at Inter that Eriksson would pay ” any price ” for. Yes folks, the man that we are talking about is Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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Middlesbrough striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu has moved to Everton for a fee of 11.25 million pounds. The 24 year old Nigerian international is Everton’s new club record signing. He joins Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines in the list of high profile footballers moving to Goodison Park this summer.

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After days of speculation, it appeara that Egypt and Tottenham Hotspur striker Ahmed Mido will move to the Riverside. Middlesbrough have reportedly reached upon an agreement with Tottenham regarding the sum of money involved, and a medical is currently being conducted. If the deal goes through, Mido will join Yakubu and Jeremie Aliadiere as part of the strike force at Boro. The fee is reported to be around the 6 million pound mark.

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Championship side Charlton Athletic have completed a double swoop by signing Zheng Zhi and Izale Mcleod. As some of you might have recollected, Zhi made a few appearances last season for Charlton while on loan, but his transfer has now been made permanent. A fee of two million pounds was paid to Shandong Luneng for the services of the Chinese midfielder. (more…)

Former Liverpool and Leeds striker Robbie Fowler will play for Welsh club Cardiff City in the  Championship for the 2007/2008 season. Fowler, who was a free agent after having been released by Liverpool, has reportedly agreed to join the Bluebirds on a two year contract.

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Icelandic striker Heidar Helguson is on the brink of a move to the Reebok Stadium from Craven Cottage. Bolton have reached upon an agreement with Fulham for the former Watford forward for an undisclosed fee. Helguson, known for his hard working nature, has passed a medical and is on the verge of putting pen to paper.

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Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez has brought another player to Craven Cottage, and this time it is West Ham fullback Paul Konchesky. The fee for Konchesky, who usually plays at left back or left midfield, is unknown, but could rise upto 3 million according to reports.

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