Epl is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ken]

What should Arsenal do? Van Persie is going to be 30 years old this year. He has never had a good season as an Arsenal player prior to 2011-2012 and this was his first season he was not injured. Arsenal can sell him for close to 60-70 million pounds and sign poo load of quality players or they can keep him and pair him up with Lukas Podolski... As much as I love Van Persie, I'd sell him to Barcelona...

With FFP coming in I doubt Barca will splurge that kind of money on a 30 year old. No way RVP is going for so much money. Somewhere around $40M.

The only way I see him leaving is if he demand to leave, which I don't see him doing.

On Podolski, not sure how good he'll be in epl, he's good for Germany but was below average for Bayern.

[Boltergeist]

West Ham is back in the Prem - winning 2-1 over Blackpool in the Championship playoff.

[JakeFlake]

Triple news update: Jose Mourinho has signed a new contract with Real Madrid, Owen Hargreaves has been released by Manchester City and Didier Drogba is definitely leaving Chelsea - www.soccernet.com

also:

Liverpool have had no contact with either Fabio Capello or Didier Deschamps, according to ESPN sources on Tuesday lunchtime.

[Ja Rhule]

I love Didier Deschamps! I grew up watching him play.

[JakeFlake]

BREAKING NEWS - Dave Whelan tells ESPN "Roberto Martinez has flown to Miami and is meeting Liverpool right now."

[Boltergeist]

BREAKING NEWS - Dave Whelan tells ESPN "Roberto Martinez has flown to Miami and is meeting Liverpool right now."

Hopefully all he gets out of it is a lovely trip to Miami - Martinez should run far away from Liverpool.

[Ja Rhule]

Looks like RVP will be sold in next few weeks.

Arsenal on a verge of signing striker Olivier Giroud, best striker in France last year... He's not a bench warmer. If signed, that's pretty much guaranteed RVP will be sold. Russian club Anghi that signed Eto to insane contract is ready to offer close to 60 million pounds for RVP...

Eden Hazard will pick between Manchester City and Manchester United next week. Considering that Hazard wants minimum of 200,000 million euro per weeks makes me believe he's going to Manchester City.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2149508/Arsenal-net-Montpellier-striker-Olivier-Giroud.html

[thatlookseasy]

Selling Van Persie may very well turn out to be a good financial decision considering his injury history, but its a huge fug you to the fans. I mean this is Arsenal we are talking about, a giant of the English game and a team that should always be competing for titles, and yet they seem perfectly content in their role as a modern day Ajax.

How can you sell Fabregas, Nasri, Clichy, Adebayor, Kolo Toure, and now RVP in 3 seasons and expect to compete in the EPL? I give them credit, to actually make a profit on player transfers while qualifying for the Champions League is a very impressive feat in the modern game, but at some point it makes it harder to retain your best players when they know the team is more concerned with the bottom line than with competing for titles

[Ja Rhule]

Hazard agreed to transfer to Manchester United. Manchester City offered him insane contract but he refused to join Manchester City because of lack of possible playing time. Many compare him to next Christiano Ronaldo if not better.

Roberto Martinez will decide between Aston Villa and Liverpool. He actually agree on contract with Aston Villa before he met with Liverpool officials in Miami. Aston Villa officials are pissed.

Van Persie said it's not about the money, he wants Arsenal to sign some quality players. As soon as Arsenal signs some quality players, Van Persie will sign new contract with Arsenal. Arsenal is going hard after CDM M'Villa, ST Olivier Giroud, and CM Shinji Kagawa. Arsenal also likely to land CB Vertonghen if Spurs will not increase their bid. If Arsenal lands Vertonghen, Vermaelen will move into midfield.

[Boltergeist]

Hazard spurned both Manchester sides and will be going to Chelsea.

And in the Liverpool manager search, it appears Swansea's Brendan Rodgers has taken the lead.

[JakeFlake]

FOX Soccer

‎Liverpool FC have reportedly hired Brendan Rodgers as their next manager.

[Ja Rhule]

Arsenal signs french star striker Olivier Giroud. Looks like Walcott is going to Chelsea.

http://www.arsenalinsider.com/6615/wenger-agrees-fee-to-take-olivier-giroud-to-arsenal/#axzz1xRXcsi1F

[KendrickPanther]

I'm a Fulham fan, very interested to see what becomes of Clint Dempsey.

[Ja Rhule]

Dempsey want's to play in CL and I def see Chelsea making a run for him. Chelsea needs a back-up striker.