Premier League Round Up – Part 2: News from the premier league clubs

The transfer window finally came to an end yesterday as the sides made some important transfers towards the end. Some high profile players joined the premier league yesterday as a finishing touch to this transfer window.

Blackpool: Winger Matt Philips has joined premier league club Blackpool from Wycombe Wanderers for a reported fee of 325,000 pounds. The deal could be exceeded to 700,000 pounds should the Seasiders stay in the top flight next season.

There are more conditions to the deal, which state that more fee would be paid if Blackpool yet again qualifies for the Premier league within four years of relegation and there is also a sell-on clause inserted. The manager of the club, Ian Holloway claimed that Matt has been on their radar for some time now and has done well in the Euro U19 tournament in England.

The manager went on claiming that the winger has made over 80 appearances with Wycombe, which is a major achievement for a 19 year old. Holloway added that he can’t wait to get him involved at Blackpool and looks forward to working with the exciting prospect.

Bolton Wanderers: Wanderers have officially signed Benfica striker Rodrigo Moreno on a season long loan but is still subject to International clearance. The player only just made it to Portugal from Spain as he was part of the Angel Di Maria deal, who joined Real Madrid from Benfica last month. The Spanish has produced some impressive performances and would be joining former team mate Marcos Alonso at the Reebok Stadium. Alonso joined Bolton towards the end of July and both are expected to combine well together.

Chelsea: Premier league Champions Chelsea’s captain John Terry has confirmed that his hamstring injury, which would lead him to miss England Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, dates back to the World Cup. The former English Captain will be forced to see the qualifying match with Bulgaria as well as with Switzerland four days later. The defender has been ordered to take rest for 10 days minimum. The defender said: “I have had a bit of a problem since the World Cup and I was hoping after the World Cup that I would have two weeks off and it would completely go away. But that wasn’t the case and, coming back working hard, it came back on.”, claimed the Chelsea Captain. The player would be extremely happy with his team’s performance, as the club maintains a 100% win record in the premier league so far

Everton: Everton defender Joseph Yobo is expected to travel to Turkey to join Fenerbahce FC on a season long loan deal. The Turkish club has also been given the option to acquire the player on a full time deal at the end of the loan deal. However, the deal is still not official as the player still hinges on a medical and reaching a full agreement. The defender is expected to meet the prospective employers on the transfer deadline on Wednesday. The 29 year old has made over 250 appearances for the Toffees since arriving from Marseille in 2002.

Fulham: Newly signed manager Mark Hughes is happy to keep Australian goal keeper Mark Schwarzer at the club. The shot stopper has been linked with Arsenal throughout the summer, with the player and both the clubs all making clear that they would like to reach an agreement. Fulham, however, has been stern over the fact that they would only let Schwarzer go if they find a suitable replacement in time. That could take place in time and Schwarzer thus remained part of Hughes’s plan for the coming season.

The manager is now pleased to retain the player of his quality and claimed that they have had conversation regarding Mark’s situation on a number of occasions. Hughes added that ideally, he wanted the player to stat and even though there was an offer from Arsenal, the current goalkeeping situation at the club wouldn’t allow for such a move to happen.

The transfer window finally came to an end yesterday as the sides made some important transfers toward the end. Some high profile players joined the premier league yesterday as a finishing touch to this transfer window.

Liverpool: Merseyside club Liverpool have officially completed the transfer of Damien Plessis to Greek outfit Panathinaikos. The fee has not be disclosed yet and the Frenchmen has made the move owing to his omission from Roy Hodgson’s plans. The player arrived at Anfield back in the summer of 2007 from Lyon, but could never make his way into the midfield of the Reds, as he just appeared 8 times, scoring just one goal.

Manchester City: Midfielder Adam Clayton has signed a permanent deal with Championship side Leeds United. The 21 year old arrived at Leeds on loan at the start of the month and has since made 2 appearances against Derby County and Nottingham Forest. Adam is one of the many Manchester City players who have climbed the ranks at City’s academy.

The player was loaned out to Carlisle United last season, where he made 28 appearances. Clayton never made a single appearance for City, but was an unused substitute twice. City made the most signings this summer in the premier league, bringing in the likes of David Silva, Yaya Toure, James Milner and Aleksander Kolarov. City’s 150 million pound transfers still couldn’t highlight the fact that Premier league spending was the lowest since 2006. City lost their first match of the new premier league season, when they lost against Sunderland 1-0 owing to a Bent penalty.

Manchester United: Veteran Goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar has stopped being concerned about how long his career will go on at Manchester United. The shot stopper would be celebrating his 40^th Birthday in October and looks to be in place for yet another season at Old Trafford. It is expected that age would catch up to the Dutch eventually, but currently, he enjoys top form and fitness. There is still a lot of juice left in the player and is therefore not naming the day he would be hanging up his legendary gloves.

The player joined United back in 2005 from Fulham and was considered to be a make shift one as Ferguson was then looking for a long term replacement of Peter Schmeichel. The player proved his worth to club, which led to Manchester United establishing a permanent number 1 to the player. Van Der Sar claimed that he doesn’t worry about the day he would retire. “I am now exceeding my own expectations so it doesn’t bother me. When I was younger I thought maybe I would finish in my mid-30s. But that is a normal time to be thinking about it when you are younger and for players at this level”, claimed the veteran Goal keeper.

The player went on claiming that he is still enjoying his time at United and that is the only reason why he wants to keep on going. The goalkeeper ended the statement stating that coming to Old Trafford has given his life a new lease.

Newcastle United: 19 year old winger Kazenga LuaLua has completed his loan switch from Newcastle United to Brighton and Hove Albion. The player shined for a short time at the club last season and has agreed a deal till the end of this year. Seagulls manager claimed that he made a very big impact at the club last season and hopes that the winger repeats it at the new club.

The manager went on to say that he wished for the player to chip in some more goals. Gus Poyet, the manager of the club, confirmed that Lualua would not be able to play in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy match against Leyton Orient to be played on Wednesday, as the paper work was not completed in time.

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