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Plus Klopp looks like a cooler, thinner and trendier version of me. I want to be him.

Hope Dortmund wins, their side are going to be picked apart and I'm afraid it'll be long since they get another chance. Plus Klopp is immensely entertaining.

Casillas dropped from the Real Madrid squad. Mou wants to leave in style (EDIT: "slight pain in the back")

More of an attacking mid than a true central midfielder though. What I mean is that if Cabaye is injuried or off-form, you have no playmaker. Even bringing somebody in to just fill up the Guthrie role would help. Great if he could even challenge Yohan.

The problem is that there's only one genuinely creative player in all that list (well, I'm not familiar enough with Abeid to know what kind of player he is).

I remember being genuinely excited when we were linked with Arshavin back in 2008 after the Euros, and was so p*ssed off when Arsenal got him in January for what seemed a bargain price...

"As" says it's Real Madrid, but Real Madrid can't formally bid for players since they have no board until the elections are held.

That's why I made you my favorite English team. Balances my karma.

Globo Esporte are saying its 23m euros going up to 30 if Barca win CL in next 3 years. I know he's in last year of his contract but considering his ability, potential and quite frankly hype you have to say Barca have done very well there. If its all true of course. We love doing that for some reason, last time we won it we had to pay €30m in assorted bonuses and transfer clauses. And it would've been €20m this year.

Some names being throwed around; Filipe Luiz and Iñigo Martínez. I'd love Martínez, loathe Luiz. We most definitely needed another credible goal threat though.

Having been hearing that every 1-2 days for the last weeks. I'll believe it when I see it.

http://estaticos03.marca.com/imagenes/2013/05/24/futbol/liga_campeones/1369423313_extras_portada_0.jpg

To be honest, this is easily the best U21 side we've ever had.

Deportivo aren't going to offer Valerón a new contract, and there's talk that he could retire at the end of the season. Absolute legend.

That's just for 55% of the rights, though, the whole thing would go to 35m-40m which is a ridiculous amount for a player with 12 months left on his contract.

Thiago has supposedly left every transfer window since he got promoted to the senior team. We'll see, I hope it's their usual bollocks.

Really like our kit, might break my Qatar embargo and buy one this season. Away one has to definitely be bought.

Think I'll support them. Never cared about baseball and I need an outlet for my big club douchebaggery if I go back to live in NYC.

Posting from my phone, it screws up default subject for some reason.

I know football's emotional, but nobody would put up a fuss if you worked at Radio Shack and you got an offer from Apple and left. That said, media peddling of any player that starts to do well is getting ridiculous.

Real Madrid to make an announcement at 8 local time. Presumably to announce Mou's departure, possibly a successor could be announced (Ancelotti).

All Madrid media considered Bale as good as bought when Spurs missed on the CL. Credit to Bale, it's a handsome contract but most would've bailed.

Looks like Montanier is definitely leaving Real Sociedad. Rennes, apparently. Weird, even though he isn't that popular over there.

Spain's TVE reporting that Real Madrid and Mourinho have agreed terms on his departure.

Sergi Roberto, although it looks like he'll go out on loan because of our midfielder glut. Deulofeu will, apparently, be part of the senior squad but it's still up in the air. I agree about Thiago, although he's featured quite a bit more than people think. 30+ games despite spending 3 months on the injury table. But he's been quite anonymous in most of his games. Next season he'll need to make a step up.