Man United : Kemenangan, Prestasi & Kecederaan

United mengharungi minggu yang padat dengan mencatat 3 kemenangan masing2 melalui kejayaan keatas Galatasaray (1-0) dalam UCL, Liverpool 2-1 (BPL) & Capital One Cup (League Cup yang dulu dikenali sebagai Carling Cup) 2-1 keatas Newcastle United. Dalam ketiga2 perlawanan ini, United membariskan 2 skuad yang berbeza iaitu skuad yang hampir sama utk UCL & BPL manakala League Cup membariskan pemain2 yang tidak diturunkan dlm skuad utama iaitu pemain2 muda seperti Scoot Wootton, W.Keane & Vermaijl manakala Rooney, Fletcher, Cleverley, Anderson, Hernandez & Welbeck melengkapkan pasukan setelah masing2 pulih dari kecederaan & kecergasan serta prestasi.

Secara dasarnya, prestasi United masih belum mencapai tahap yang sepatutnya namun masih mampu mengutip 3 mata penuh. Jika diambil kira prestasi ketika menentang Galatasaray & Liverpool, United ternyata masih tercari2 rentak yang cemerlang sehinggalah dgn kemasukan Paul Scholes memberi sedikit kesan kepada serangan United. Walaupun Kagawa bermain dengan baik, namun rangkaian serangan belum cukup berbisa utk merobek kubu lawan. Paling digusarkan ialah prestasi Nani yang agak baik ketika beraksi di pentas UCL tetapi kembali lesu ketika bertemu Liverpool. Namun United tidak mempunyai pilihan disayap kiri. Pertemuan dgn Liverpool dilihat terlalu beremosi & United agak tenggelam dlm perlawanan ini biarpun barisan Liverpool tidaklah begitu mengancam namun United gagal menekan aksi baik di Anfield. Namun yang positifnya, kemenangan telah dicatatkan oleh United.

Senarai kecederaan United juga agak merisaukan dimana Vidic disahkan akan berehat sehingga 2 bulan akibat kecederaan lutut manakala Valencia juga dilaporkan meninggalkan kem Carrington lebih awal dgn memakai pelindung kaki akibat kecederaan ketika di Anfield. Dikhuatiri Valencia juga bakal tersisih daripada skuad utama. Senarai penuh pemain2 yang sedang direhatkan ialah Young, Jones, Smalling & terkini, Vidic. Young semakin hampir utk kembali pulih manakala Jones & Smalling masih dlm proses pemulihan. Dengan kehilangan Vidic, tonggak pertahanan pastinya disandarkan sepenuhnya kepada Ferdinand & Evans manakala Wootton & Keane juga dilihat sedia menggalas tugas sebagai pemain simpanan. Kelebihan Buttner utk bermain dlm dua posisi fullback memberi kelebihan kepada United andai Rafael atau Evra terpaksa direhatkan. Kehadiran kembali Fletcher yang mengetuai United dgn 90 minit permainan memberi pilihan yang banyak dibahagian tengah iaitu Carrick, Scholes, Kagawa, Fletcher, Giggs, Cleverley, Ando, Nani, Valencia & Powell. Welbeck juga mampu mengisi slot dibahagian sayap andai prestasi Nani/Valencia tidak menjadi. Rooney juga telah kembali pulih & diturunkan utk memberi kecergasan namun kedudukan Rooney serta Hernandez juga bakal sedikit terjejas dgn prestasi yg ditunjukkan oleh RvP ketika ini. Ternyata sukar buat Bebe & Macheda utk mendapat tempat dlm skuad utama dan ini belum lagi dengan kehadiran penyerang baru berusia 18 tahun, Angelo Henriquez.

Pertemuan dengan Tottenham Hotspur sabtu ini di OT nanti bakal membariskan kembali pemain2 utama yang direhatkan. Andai kata Valencia serta Young tidak dpt diturunkan, barisan kemungkinan United nanti adalah ;

Lindegaard

Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra

Carrick, Scholes

Valencia(Nani), Kagawa, Rooney

v.Persie

sub : De Gea, Buttner, Wootton, Welbeck, Anderson, Fletcher, Hernandez

United perlu menang andai mahu terus menekan Chelsea yang kini mendahului United dgn kelebihan 1 mata.

Verdict :  3-1 melalui Kagawa, Rooney & van Persie.

United : UCL Mission

Menjelang sepak mula UCL, United nampaknya mengambil peluang dgn memberi debut game buat beberapa pemain muda yang baru dibeli & merehatkan pemain2 utama bagi memberi persediaan & kecergasan secukupnya menjelang pertemuan dgn Galatasaray nanti. United yang menanti kunjungan Wigan di OT membariskan Lindegaard, Rafael, Rio, Vidic, Buttner, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Welbeck & Chicharito. Kemudian Powell, Evans & RvP dibawa masuk menggantikan Scholes, Giggs & Vidic. Penampilan sulong Buttner benar2 memberangsangkan dgn corak permainan yang kerapkali membantu bahagian sayap. Dengan satu jaringan serta percubaan yang disambut Chicharito utk menjaringkan gol kedua United, tidak mengejutkan bila ManUnited.com memilih Buttner sebagai MOTM. United yang bermula dengan tempo yang agak perlahan bagaimanapun gagal menjaringkan gol dlm separuh masa pertama biarpun mengusai permainan. Agaknya dlm bilik persalinan masing2 telah menerima `hairdryer treatment` dari Boss, lantas perubahan ketara dilihat dlm separuh masa kedua yang akhirnya mencatatkan kemenangan 4-0 dengan beberapa rekod dlm perlawanan ini. Fakta menarik :

1. Game ke-700 kelab - Paul Scholes (menjaringkan gol dlm setiap 100 game kecuali game ke-600)
2. Game ke-600 Premier League - Ryan Giggs (Total 911).
3. Game ke-400 kelab - Rio Ferdinand.
4. Kemenangan liga ke-600 dlm 1001 perlawanan liga yang dikendali oleh Alex Ferguson.
5. Debut game & goal buat Buttner & Powell.
6. Clean sheet pertama musim ini.

Dibawah pula adalah analisis menarik dari SkySport mengenai United & lawannya dlm saingan UCL 2012/13 kali ini.

Group H : Manchester United

How they qualified? : 2nd in the Premier League

Group H opponent : Braga, CFR Cluj, Galatasaray

SkySports predicts : semi final

Dream draw or Group of death?

There isn't a great deal to fear for United but there wasn't last year either when the Red Devils failed to successfully negotiate the group stage for only the second time since 1996. Once again there is a Portuguese and a Romanian outfit to overcome while the prospect of a return to Galatasaray brings back memories of several epic encounters in the 1990s.

Targets
With the Champions League final pencilled in for Wembley on 25 May 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson's men will be desperate to return to the scene of their 2011 humbling at the hands of Barcelona and put things right. With Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie within the ranks this is a stronger United squad than last season and hopes will be high.

• Fixtures
• Galatasaray, 19/09/2012 - 19:45
• Cluj, 02/10/2012 - 19:45
• Braga, 23/10/2012 - 19:45
• Braga, 07/11/2012 - 19:45
• Galatasaray, 20/11/2012 - 19:45
• Cluj, 05/12/2012 - 19:45
• 
  

Danger Men

Hugo Viana (Braga)

The former Newcastle and Valencia playmaker has enjoyed a new lease of life at Braga where the Portugal international is entrusted with pulling the strings in midfield.

Sasa Bjelanovic (CFR Cluj)

The 33-year-old forward was drafted in for a second spell at the club on deadline day. He has vast experience having played for nine different clubs in Italy.

Tomas Ujfalusi (Galatasaray)

The veteran Czech Republic international was named the best defender in the Turkish league last season and his experience will be needed in Europe.

Scouting Report

Tactics.

Jose Peseiro's side edged past Udinese on penalties in the play-off round and will be tricky opponents with their patient approach and ability to hit teams on the counter-attack.

Strengths.
In Hugo Viana, Custodio and new boy Ruben Micael, Braga have arguably the strongest midfield trio in Portuguese football.

Weaknesses.
Question marks remain as to whether Brazilian striker Lima, who was sold to Benfica on transfer deadline day, can be adequately replaced.

Tactics. 

Fatih Terim is in his third spell in charge at the club and the man who guided them to UEFA Cup success in 2000 will have his side hard to beat at home once again.

Strengths.

The arrival of Turkish goal king Burak Yilmaz is a huge boost for Galatasaray. The striker hit 33 league goals in 34 games for Trabzonspor last season.

Weaknesses.

With a lot of new signings made in the summer in the hope of making an impact in Europe, it could take time for them to bed in.

Tactics.

Cluj showed what they can do by beating Basel in both legs of their play-off and with popular coach Ioan Andone back at the helm they will fancy their chances of taking a scalp.

Strengths.

Cluj were top scorers in the league last season but no one player scored more than 12 times. There are goals from everywhere in this team.

Weaknesses.

Cluj conceded 31 goals last season - more than any of their rivals for the Romanian title. That could prove costly against superior opposition.

Memory Lane

View from abroad

A Bola (Portugal) - "Braga boss Jose Peseiro recognises Manchester United are favourites in Group H of the Champions League, but warns that Braga will not be subservient to the English team."

Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) - "Manchester United are the comfortable favourites for the group but Turkish title holders Galatasaray have reasons to be hopeful."

City-News Cluj (Romania) - "Cluj avoided the Group of Death but missed out on the most accessible group too. There will be opportunities."

Previous Record

• 2011/12 Group stages
• 2010/11 Final
• 2009/10 Quarter-finals
• 2008/09 Final
• 2007/08 Winners

Facts & Figures

17

Consecutive seasons in the Champions League, the current record run

2

Number of Champions League games lost in their last 56 at old Trafford

2

Number of the last four home games lost against Turkish opposition

4

Total goals scored by Robin van Persie in his last five Champions League starts

05/06

Previous occasion United failed to get through their group prior to last season

International Break

Hujung minggu yang sedikit membosankan tanpa perlawanan bolasepak melibatkan liga BPL atau kempen Piala Malaysia. Memberi laluan buat perlawanan antrabangsa melibatkan kempen kelayakan Piala Dunia 2014 & perlawanan2 persahabatan. Malaysia hanya akan turun menentang Vietnam malam nanti. Kedah akan menentang ATM dlm perlawanan terakhir kumpulan yang bakal memuktamadkan peluang utk layak ke pusingan seterusnya. Diatas kertas, Kedah masih mampu layak namun secara realistiknya misi Kedah dilihat telah berkubur setelah hanya mengikat Kelantan 0-0 pd perlawanan di Darulaman tempoh hari manakala Kelantan hanya memerlukan seri dgn Terengganu ditempat sendiri utk layak.

Sementara United pula mengharapkan tempoh ini akan memberi peluang kepada pemain2 utk kembali cergas & baik dari kecederaan. Rooney dilaporkan akan berehat utk tempoh 2 bulan & kecederaanya nyaris menggugat karier bolasepaknya dimana luka yang dialaminya hanya 1mm dari salur darah utama dikakinya. Sementara Jones pula menerima kecederaan baru yang bakal menyisihkannya utk tempoh lagi 2 bulan bagi melakukan pembedahan lutut. Jonny Evans yang kembali disenaraikan dibangku simpanan ketika menang keatas Soton dikhabarkan menerima kecederaan ketika bermain utk Northern Ireland. United secara rasminya telah mengikat penyerang muda berusia 18 tahun dari Chile iaitu Angelo Henriquez. Dikahabarkan juga United telah bersetuju dgn tawaran Zenit St Petersburg namun Nani meminta gaji yang tidak masuk akal iaitu sekitar £200,000 seminggu jauh dari gajinya di OT. United secara jelas memberi gambaran bahawa Nani tidak lagi menjadi keutaman United lebih2 lagi dgn kehadiran pemain2 baru serta lama yang mampu mengisi kekosongan yang akan ditinggalkannya. Dgn prestasi yang tidak menentu, Nani cuba meminta gaji  sekitar £120,000 yang menyamai Rooney & Ferdinand. Namun jika Nani enggan menyambung kontrak baru atau gagal dijual, Nani bakal meninggalkan United secara percuma hujung musim ini. Sementara itu, Carrick, Cleverley serta Welbeck telah dipanggil bermain utk England bagi kempen kelayakan dgn kemenangan 5-0 keatas Moldova.

Transfer In/Out BPL 2012

Arsenal (arsenal.com)

In
Santi Cazorla (Malaga)
Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) Undisclosed
Lukas Podolski (Cologne) Undisclosed

Out
Manuel Almunia (Watford) Free
Benik Afobe (Bolton Wanderers) Loan
Kyle Bartley (Swansea)
Nicklas Bendtner (Juventus) Loan
Daniel Boateng (Oxford United) Loan
Joel Campbell (Real Betis) Loan
Denilson (Sao Paulo) Loan
Gavin Hoyte (Dagenham & Redbridge) Free
Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Ryo Miyaichi (Wigan Athletic) Loan
Robin van Persie (Man Utd)
Alex Song (Barcelona) Undisclosed
Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) Undisclosed
Ju Young Park (Celta Vigo) Loan

Aston Villa (avfc.co.uk)

In
Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord) Undisclosed
Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar) Free
Matthew Lowton (Sheffield United) Undisclosed
Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord) Undisclosed
Jordan Bowery (Chesterfield) Undisclosed
Ashley Westwood (Crewe Alexandra) Undisclosed
Christian Benteke (Genk) Undisclosed
Joe Bennett (Middlesbrough) Undisclosed

Out
James Collins (West Ham United) Undisclosed
Carlos Cuellar (Sunderland) Free
Emile Heskey (released)
Jean Il Makoun (Rennes) Loan
Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) Loan

Chelsea (chelseafc.com)

In
Cesar Azpilicueta (Marseille) Undisclosed
Eden Hazard (Lille) Undisclosed
Thorgan Hazard (Lens) Undisclosed
Marko Marin (Werder Bremen) Undisclosed
Victor Moses (Wigan Athletic) Undisclosed
Oscar (Internacional) Undisclosed

Out
Yossi Benayoun (West Ham United) Loan
Jose Bosingwa (QPR) Free
Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid) Loan
Ulises Davila (Sabadell) Loan
Kevin De Bruyne (Werder Bremen) Loan
Matej Delac (Guimaraes) Loan
Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua) Free
Michael Essien (Real Madrid) Loan
Gael Kakuta (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Salomon Kalou (Lille) Free
Milan Lakovic (Guimaraes) Loan
Romelu Lukaku (West Brom) Loan
Josh McEachran (Middlesbrough) Loan
Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
Thorgan Hazard (Zulte Waregem) Loan

Everton (evertonfc.com)

In
Matthew Kennedy (Kilmarnock) Nominal
Kevin Mirallas (Olympiacos) Undisclosed
Steven Naismith (Rangers) Free
Bryan Oviedo (FC Copenhagen) Undisclosed
Steven Pienaar (Tottenham Hotspur) £4.5m

Out
Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls) Undisclosed
Marcus Hahnemann (released)
James McFadden (released)
Jack Rodwell (Manchester City) Undisclosed
James Wallace (Tranmere) Undisclosed
Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce) Undisclosed
Joao Silva (Levski Sofia) Undisclosed

Fulham (fulhamfc.com)

In
Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Mladen Petric (Hamburg) Free
Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) Undisclosed
Sascha Riether (Cologne) Loan
Hugo Rodallega (Wigan Athletic) Free
George Williams (MK Dons) Undisclosed

Out
Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed
Dickson Etuhu (Blackburn Rovers) Undisclosed
Bjorn Helge Riise (released)
Andrew Johnson (Queens Park Rangers) Free
Danny Murphy (Blackburn Rovers) Free
Marcel Gecov (KAA Gent) Undisclosed

Liverpool (liverpoolfc.tv)

In
Joe Allen (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Fabio Borini (Roma) Undisclosed
Oussama Assaidi (Heerenveen) Undisclosed
Nuri Sahin (Real Madrid) Loan
Samed Yesil (Bayern Munich) Undisclosed

Out
Charlie Adam (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina) Undisclosed
Fabio Aurelio (Gremio) Free
Craig Bellamy (Cardiff City) Free
Andy Carroll (West Ham Utd) Loan
Stephen Darby (released)
Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahce) Undisclosed
Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys) Undisclosed
Toni Silva (Barnsley) Undisclosed
Nathan Eccleston (Blackpool) Undisclosed
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) Loan

Manchester City (mcfc.co.uk)

In
Maicon (Inter Milan) Undisclosed
Jack Rodwell (Everton) Undisclosed
Scott Sinclair (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Matija Savic (Fiorentina) Undisclosed
Richard Wright (Unattached) Free

Out
Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham) Undisclosed
Wayne Bridge (Brighton & Hove Albion) Loan
Omar Elabdellaoui (PSV Eindhoven) Loan
Owen Hargreaves (released)
Adam Johnson (Sunderland) Undisclosed
Stuart Taylor (released)
Vladimir Weiss (Pescara) Undisclosed
Nigel de Jong (AC Milan) Undisclosed
Stefan Savic (Fiorentina) Undisclosed
Dedryck Boyata (Twente) Loan
Roque Santa Cruz (Malaga) Loan

Manchester United (manutd.com)

In
Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) Undisclosed
Nick Powell (Crewe) Undisclosed
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem)

Out
Ben Amos (Hull City) Loan
Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham) Undisclosed
Ritchie De Laet (Leicester City) Undisclosed
Fabio da Silva (Queens Park Rangers) Loan
Tomasz Kuszczak (Brighton & Hove Albion) Free
Michael Owen (released) 
Park Ji-Sung (Queens Park Rangers) Undisclosed
Paul Pogba (Juventus) Free

Newcastle United (nufc.co.uk)

In
Romain Amalfitano (Reims) Free
Vurnon Anita (Ajax) Undisclosed
Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City) Undisclosed
Curtis Good (Melbourne Heart) Undisclosed

Out
Leon Best (Blackburn Rovers) £3m
Fraser Forster (Celtic) Undisclosed
Danny Guthrie (Reading) Free
Peter Lovenkrands (released)
Alan Smith (released)

Norwich City (canaries.co.uk)

In
Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley) Undisclosed
Robert Snodgrass (Leeds United) Undisclosed
Michael Turner (Sunderland) Undisclosed
Steven Whittaker (Rangers) Free
Javier Garrido (Lazio) Loan
Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham) Undisclosed
Alexander Tettey (Rennes) Undisclosed

Out
Daniel Ayala (Nottingham Forest) Loan
Andrew Crofts (Brighton & Hove Albion) Undisclosed
Zak Whitbread (released)
Aaron Wilbraham (released)

Queens Park Rangers (qpr.co.uk)

In
Samba Diakite (Nancy) Loan
Fabio da Silva (Manchester United) Loan
Robert Green (West Ham United) Free
Junior Hoilett (Unattached) Free
Andrew Johnson (Fulham) Free
Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham Hotspur) Free
Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea) Free
Julio Cesar (Inter Milan) Undisclosed
Esteban Granero (Real Madrid) Undisclosed

Out
Patrick Agyemang (released)
Jay Bothroyd (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan
Joey Barton (Marseille) Loan
Akos Buzsaky (Free)
Daniel Gabbidon (released)
Fitz Hall (released)
Paddy Kenny (Leeds United) Undisclosed
Heidar Helguson (Cardiff City) Undisclosed
Peter Ramage (Crystal Palace) Free
Daniel Shittu (released)

Reading (readingfc.co.uk)

In
Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Danny Guthrie (Newcastle) Free
Adrian Mariappa (Watford) Undisclosed
Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest) Free
Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart) Free
Nicky Shorey (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Stuart Taylor (Manchester City) Free

Out
Michail Antonio (Sheffield Wednesday) Undisclosed
Mikkel Anderson (Portsmouth) Loan

Southampton (saintsfc.co.uk)

In
Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) Undisclosed
Steven Davis (Rangers) Free
Paulo Gazzaniga (Gillingham) Undisclosed
Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) Undisclosed
Emmanuel Mayuka (BSC Young Boys) Undisclosed
Gaston Ramirez (Bologna) Undisclosed
Cody Cropper (Unattached) Free

Out
Dan Harding (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Billy Sharp (Nottingham Forest) Loan
Radhi Jaidi (Released)
Bartosz Bialkowski (Notts County) Free
Dean Hammond (Brighton & Hove Albion) Loan

Stoke City (stokecityfc.co.uk)

In
Charlie Adam (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo) Undisclosed
Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Jamie Ness (Rangers) Free
Steven N'Zonzi (Blackburn Rovers) Undisclosed

Out
Ryan Brunt (Leyton Orient) Loan
Florent Cuvelier (Walsall) Loan
Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough) Free
Danny Collins (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Andrew Davies (released)
Salif Diao (released)
Ricardo Fuller (released)
Louis Moult (released)
Thomas Soares (released)

Sunderland (safc.com)

In
Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa) Free
Steven Fletcher (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Adam Johnson (Manchester City) Undisclosed
Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) Loan
Louis Saha (Tottenham) Free

Out
Jordan Cook (released)
Craig Gordon (released)
Asamoah Gyan (Al-Ain) Undisclosed
George McCartney (West Ham United) Free
Michael Turner (Norwich City) Undisclosed
Marcus Angeleri (Estudiantes) Undisclosed
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) Loan
Kieran Richardson (Fulham) Undisclosed

Swansea City (swanseacity.net)

In
Jose Manuel "Chico" Flores (Genoa) £2m
Pablo Hernandez (Valencia) £5.55m
Jonathan De Guzman (Villarreal) Loan
Michu (Rayo Vallecano) £2m
Itay Shechter (Kaiserslautern) Loan
Ki-Sung yeung (Celtic) Undisclosed
Jamie Proctor (Preston) Undisclosed
Kyle Bartley (Arsenal) Undisclosed

Out
Joe Allen (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Scott Sinclair (Manchester City) Undisclosed
Stephen Dobbie (Brighton & Hove Albion) Undisclosed

Tottenham Hotspur (tottenhamhotspur.com)

In
Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City) Undisclosed
Mousa Dembele (Fulham) Undisclosed
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed
Jan Vertonghen (Ajax) Undisclosed

Out
Ben Alnwick (Barnsley) Free
Sebastien Bassong (Norwich) Undisclosed
Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow) Undisclosed
Niko Kranjcar (Dynamo Kiev) Undisclosed
Ryan Nelsen (Queens Park Rangers) Free
Steven Pienaar (Everton) £4.5m
Danny Rose (Sunderland) Loan
Louis Saha (Sunderland) Free
Bongani Khumalo (PAOK Salonika)
Giovani Dos Santos (Real Mallorca)
Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg)

West Bromwich Albion (wba.co.uk)

In
Yassine El Ghanassy (AA Gent) Loan
Ben Foster (Birmingham City) Undisclosed
Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) Loan
Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen) Free
Claudio Yacob (Racing Club de Avellaneda) Free
Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev) Loan

Out
Keith Andrews (Bolton Wanderers) Free
Simon Cox (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Marton Fulop (released)
Paul Scharner (Hamburg SV) Free
Nicky Shorey (Reading) Free
Somen Tchoyi (released)

West Ham United (whufc.com)

In
James Collins (Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Mohamed Diame (Wigan Athletic) Free
Alou Diarra (Marseille) Undisclosed
Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth) Undisclosed
Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton Wanderers) Free
George McCartney (Sunderland) Free
Modibo Maiga (FC Sochaux-Montbeliard) Undisclosed
Raphael Spiegel (Grasshopper Club Zurich) Undisclosed
Matt Jarvis (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Full story
Andy Carroll (Liverpool) Loan

Out
Pablo Barrera (Cruz Azul) Undisclosed
Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers) Free
Ravel Morrison (Birmingham City) Loan
Frank Nouble (released)
Freddie Sears (Colchester) Free
Sam Baldock (Bristol City) Undisclosed
Nicky Maynard (Cardiff City) Undisclosed

Wigan Athletic (wiganlatics.co.uk)

In
Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen) Undisclosed
Arouna Kone (Levante) Undisclosed
Ryo Miyaichi (Arsenal) Loan
Ivan Ramis (Real Mallorca) Undisclosed

Out
Mohamed Diame (West Ham United) Free
Nouha Dicko (Blackpool) Loan
Steve Gohouri (released)
Chris Kirkland (released)
Victor Moses (Chelsea) Undisclosed
Hugo Rodallega (released)
Conor Sammon (Derby County) Undisclosed