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Chelsea in last-gasp attempt to capture Robinho

independent.co.uk
01-Sep-2008
        
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By Jason Burt and Michael Walker Chelsea were last night desperately trying to push through Robinho's £26m move from Real Madrid, with the Spanish club having submitted an extraordinary new bid for Valencia's David Villa. While that deal unsurprisingly went down to the wire – with the transfer window closing at midnight – Chelsea were also contemplating selling the defender Paulo Ferreira to West Ham United. The... [read full story]                    

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independent.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

The Arab investment at Eastlands may change the transfer market forever but there were hardly deflationary pressures in the "old" system as Monday's late-night dealings took the total spend in this summer's window to a...

                   

Manchester United get Berbatov and City sign Robinho

thenews.com.pk
02-Sep-2008
        

Wednesday, September 03, 2008 LONDON: Manchester United beat Manchester City to the 30.75 million pounds (37.7 million euros) signing of Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov, but City flexed their new financial muscle by...

Final 24-hour party people re-create Madchester

brisbanetimes.com.au
02-Sep-2008
        

LONDON: Manchester United finally signed Dimitar Berbatov but not before they were upstaged when Manchester City agreed to pay a British record transfer fee for Brazilian star Robinho on the last, remarkable day of the...

EPL transfers break new record

rediff.com
02-Sep-2008
        

Transfers have broken a new record this summer, with around 500 million pounds being spent on new players by English Premier League clubs, according to a report from consultancy firm Deloitte. Last minute deals in the...

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Deadline Day Round Up

vitalfootball.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Vital Colchester's StevieG Col U brings you some of the transfer deals which were completed yesterday, from around England. Premier League Manchester City smashed the British transfer-record to sign Real Madrid forward...

Ronaldinho and Robinho top football summer transfers!

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Paris, Sept 02: Ronaldinho, who left Barcelona for AC Milan, and Manchester City-bound Robinho were the two top names in football to have completed transfers during the summer. Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and...

                   

Paper Talk: Cardiff spurn Rob return

teamtalk.com
02-Sep-2008
        

Alan Curbishley and Kevin Keegan face uncertain futures, while it has been revealed Robbie Fowler tried to engineer a move back to Cardiff. DAILY MIRROR Manchester City were catapulted into the world elite following a...

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Big money transfers stun football

bbc.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Manchester City have shocked football after setting a British transfer record when they signed Robinho for £32.6m. They snatched the Brazilian from Chelsea, just hours after the club was bought by very rich new owners....

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Ex-Saints on move as transfer window closes

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Charlton manager Alan Pardew left it late on transfer deadline day to secure the loan signing of Portsmouth defender Martin Cranie until the end of 2008. Pardew clinched the deal for the former Saints defender just 20...

Robinho deal steals the limelight

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Dimitar Berbatov’s drawn-out transfer to Old Trafford appeared to be reaching its conclusion last night but it was Manchester United’s city rivals who stole the show on transfer deadline day. In a remarkable twist...

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