Premiership Transfers so far

The Phantom

Liverpool clinch Zenden signing Liverpool have agreed to sign Middlesbrough winger Boudewijn Zenden on a free transfer after his contract expired at The Riverside. The 28-year-old has agreed personal terms and passed a medical, and will complete the formalities on Monday. He will sign in time to be eligible for Liverpool's Champions League qualification campaign on 13 July. Zenden joined Middlesbrough on a permanent basis last summer after a successful season on loan from Chelsea. Liverpool spokesman Ian Cotton said: "Bolo Zenden has passed his medical. We have reached an agreement with the player and expect the contract to be signed on Monday morning. "He will then be introduced at a press conference later that afternoon." from bbc.co.uk

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Zendes a good player, and if Liverpool need 1 thing it's a wide man

Crocker

He's just an average premiership player to me

K Jay

Im a red as you may know and I really wanted him b4 he signed for Chelsea, but I have to agree he has panned out as an fair to middling winger. Probably hold a place in most side but not the sort of player to take us to the next level.

I had a sig, once.

Crocker

Im sure you would rather have SWP

K Jay

Without a doubt.

I had a sig, once.

The Phantom

Alot of Transfer news today, here's some of the latest:

Experienced utility man Steve Watson has become the third player in five days to join West Bromwich Albion.

The 31-year-old has turned down the offer of a new one-year deal at Everton, to link up with Bryan Robson's squad on a three-year contract.

West Ham have completed a triple swoop for Cardiff centre-back pair Danny Gabbidon and James Collins and Charlton full-back Paul Konchesky.

Gabbidon, 25, Collins, 21 and Konchesky, 24, have signed long-term contracts at the Upton Park club.

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Firstly I think Steve Watson is a good signing for WBA, a solid defender who'll do the job asked of him at the Hawthawns.

Great to see Danny Gabbidon and James Collins get their chance in the Premiership. Would have liked to have seen Gabbidon go to a proven premiership side like Blackburn or Everton, but he's playing in the Premiership and I have no doubt he can cope. In regards to James Collins, I think he's a terrific young player, not quite sure if he's ready for the premiership, but we shall see.

Got nothing good or bad to say about Paul Konchesky, I think he's an avarage player, but will probably do well at West Ham.

The Phantom

Blackburn have completed the signing of Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy on a four-year contract.



The 25-year-old Welsh forward passed a medical and has agreed terms on a transfer thought to be just under £5m.

Bellamy found himself out of favour with Newcastle boss Graeme Souness after the two fell out last season.

Celtic, Everton and Aston Villa were interested, but Bellamy has chosen to link up with former Wales national coach Mark Hughes.
Bellamy had a successful spell on loan at Celtic during the second half of last season after his bust up with Souness.

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Granted Craig Bellamy isn't the most leathal of premiership strikers, but he does create chances for others. I think we've seen the end of Craigs childish acts, and hopefully now we'll see the best of Craig Bellamy. He's worked under Mark Hughes before and he knows how to get the best out of Bellamy.

Crocker

Updated list

Arsenal

In: Aleksander Hleb (VfB Stuttgart, undisclosed)

Out: Edu (Valencia, free), Jermaine Pennant (Birmingham City, £500,000), Stuart Taylor (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Jeremie Aliadiere (Celtic, season loan), Graham Stack (Reading, loan)

Aston Villa

In: Patrik Berger (Portsmouth, free), Aaron Hughes (Newcastle United, undisclosed), Stuart Taylor (Arsenal, undisclosed), Kevin Phillips (Southampton, £1million)

Out: Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart, free), Stefan Moore (Queens Park Rangers, free), Stephen Cooke (Bournemouth, free)

Birmingham City

In: Jermaine Pennant (Arsenal, £500,000), Mikael Forssell (Chelsea, £3million), Mehdi Nafti (Racing Santander, undisclosed)

Out: Ian Bennett (Leeds United, free), Darren Carter (West Bromwich Albion, £1.5million)

Blackburn Rovers

In: Shefki Kuqi (Ipswich Town, free), Craig Bellamy (Newcastle United, £5million)

Out: Craig Short (Sheffield United, free), Nils-Eric Johansson (Leicester City, free), Jonathan Stead (Sunderland, £1.8million)

Bolton Wanderers

In: El-Hadji Diouf (Liverpool, undisclosed), Ali Al Habsi (SFK Lyn, pre-contract agreement, January)

Out: Fernando Hierro (retired), Anthony Barness (Plymouth Argyle, free), Julio Cesar (released), Charlie Comyn-Platt (released), Florent Laville (released), Kevin Poole (released), Ricky Shakes (Swindon Town, free), Jason Talbot (Mansfield Town, free), Vincent Candela (Udinese, free)

Charlton Athletic

In: Darren Bent (Ipswich Town, £2.5million), Darren Ambrose (Newcastle United, undisclosed), Chris Powell (West Ham United, free), Jonathan Spector (Manchester United, season loan)

Out: Stacy Long (released), Neil McCafferty (released), Simon Royce (QPR, free), Paul Konchesky (West Ham United, undisclosed)

Chelsea

In: Asier Del Horno (Athletic Bilbao, £8million)

Out: Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City, £3million), Scott Parker (Newcastle United, £6.5million), Juan Sebastian Veron (Inter Milan, two-year loan), Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid, £5.3million)

Everton

In: Simon Davies (Tottenham Hotspur, £3.5million), Per Kroldrup (Udinese, £5million), John Ruddy (Cambridge United, £250,000)

Out: Steve Watson (West Bromwich Albion, free), Anthony Gerrard (Walsall, free), Daniel Fox (Walsall, free), Alan Stubbs (released), Alessandro Pistone (released), Eddy Bosnar (released), Guillaume Plessis (released)

Fulham

In: Heidar Helguson (Watford, £1.3million) Ahmad Elrich (Busan Icons, undisclosed), Jaroslav Drobny (Panionios, undisclosed)

Out: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United, undisclosed) Lee Clark (released), Jerome Bonnissel (released), Malik Buari (released), Sean Doherty (released), Ross Flitney (Barnet, free), Alex Lawless (released), Stuart Noble (released).

Liverpool

In: Boudewijn Zenden (Middlesbrough, free), Jose Reina (Villarreal, undisclosed), Mark Gonzalez (Albacete, season loan), Antonio Barragan (Sevilla, undisclosed), Mohamed Sissoko (Valencia, undisclosed)

Out: Vladimir Smicer (Bordeaux, free), Jon Otsemobor (Rotherham United, free), Richie Partridge (released), Paul Harrison (released), Mark Smyth (released), Patrice Luzi (released), El-Hadji Diouf (Bolton Wanderers, undisclosed), Mauricio Pellegrino (Alaves, free), Alou Diarra (RC Lens, undisclosed), Bruno Cheyrou (Bordeaux, season loan), Chris Kirkland (West Bromwich Albion, season loan), Gregory Vignal (Portsmouth, free)

Manchester City

In: Kiki Musampa (Atletico Madrid, season loan)

Out: Paul Bosvelt (Heerenveen, free), Steve McManaman (released), Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard (Hertha Berlin, free), Jon Macken (Crystal Palace, undisclosed), Christian Negouai (Standard Liege, nominal)

Manchester United

In: Edwin van der Sar (Fulham, undisclosed), Park Ji-Sung (PSV Eindhoven, undisclosed)

Out: Roy Carroll (West Ham United, free), Ricardo (Osasuna, free), Paul Tierney (Livingston, free), Daniel Nardiello (Barnsley, free), Jonathan Spector (Charlton Athletic, season loan)

Middlesbrough

In: Aiyegbeni Yakubu (Portsmouth, £7.5million), Emanuel Pogatetz (Bayer Leverkusen, £1.8million)

Out: Boudewijn Zenden (Liverpool, free), Andrew Davies (Derby County, season loan)

Newcastle United

In: Scott Parker (Chelsea, £6.5million)

Out: Aaron Hughes (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Patrick Kluivert (Valencia, free), Andy O'Brien (Portsmouth, £2million), Jamie McClen (released), Laurent Robert (Portsmouth, season loan), C