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Premier League 2012 — 2013 Forecast: City, United, Chelsea, Arsenal?
The new Premier League season kicks off three days from now and I’m sure you all are very eager to see the teams in action again. I know I am quite curious to see an improved Arsenal for instance. I have tried to list all the pre-season transfers in the Premier League in this post, even though some last-minute moves are still possible.
I have arranged the teams considering the odds for winning the title, that’s why Manchester City are top of the list, since the bookies see them as favourites for the title this season. And I guess the bookmakers are right this time. The Citizens have made just one signing this summer, something unusual for a club that used to spend fortunes during each transfer window. However, they got Jack Rodwell and that’s a pretty good investment in my view.
Manchester United brought in jut one big name, and that’s Dortmund’s Kagawa. A good player in my view but he might need some time to adapt.
Last but not least, Arsenal have moved a lot better on the transfer market this summer compared to last year. Podolski is a great signing, a striker that always had a good scoring ratio, while Cazorla and Giroud are pretty good players as well. However, I think that Arsenal‘s biggest signing is Jack Wilshere, the midfielder that has missed the whole last season due to an injury. If he can step back up then Arsenal could well be the dark horse this season.
Liverpool and Tottenham are the outsiders and I doubt any of the two could mount a serious title challenge.
Here are all the Premier League transfers we know about until now:
Manchester City — 5/4
Players in:
- Jack Rodwell (Everton) £12m
Players out:
- Greg Cunningham (Bristol City) Undisclosed
- Gai Assulin (Racing Santander) Free
- Ahmad Benali (Brescia) Free
- Andrea Mancini (Real Valladolid) Free
- Wayne Bridge (Brighton) Loan
- Omar Elabdellaoui (Feyenoord) Loan
- Owen Hargreaves (Released)
Manchester United — 2/1
Players in:
- Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) £12m
- Nick Powell (Crewe) £3m
- UPDATE Robin van Persie (Arsenal) £24m
Players out:
- Park Ji-sung (QPR) £2m
- Ritchie De Laet and Matthew James (Leicester) £2m
- Tomasz Kuszczak (Brighton) Free
- Oliver Norwood (Huddersfield) Free
- Paul Pogba (Juventus) Free
- Ben Amos (Hull) Loan
- Reece Brown (Coventry) Loan
- John Cofie (Sheffield United) Loan
- Fabio Da Silva (QPR) Loan
- Sean McGinty (Oxford) Loan
- Michael Owen (Released)
Chelsea FC — 9/2
Players in:
- Eden Hazard (Lille) £32m
- Oscar (Internacional) £25m
- Marko Marin (Werder Bremen) £6.5m
- Thorgan Hazard (Lens) Undisclosed
Players out:
- Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua) Free
- Salomon Kalou (Lille) Free
- Jacob Mellis (Barnsley) Free
- Marko Mitrovic (Brescia) Free
- Jeffrey Bruma (Hamburg) Loan
- Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid) Loan
- Ulises Davila (Sabadell) Loan
- Kevin de Bruyne (Werder Bremen) Loan
- Matej Delac (Guimaraes) Loan
- Ben Gordon (Birmingham) Loan
- Rohan Ince (Yeovil) Loan
- Tomas Kalas (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
- Milan Lakovic (Guimaraes) Loan
- Romelu Lukaku (West Brom) Loan
- Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan
- Sam Walker (Bristol Rovers) Loan
- Jose Bosingwa (Released)
Arsenal FC — 9/1
Players in:
- Santi Cazorla (Malaga) £15m
- Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) £12m
- Lukas Podolski (Cologne) £11m
Players out:
- Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) Undisclosed
- Manuel Almunia (Watford) Free
- Tom Cruise (Torquay) Free
- Gavin Hoyte (Dagenham & Redbridge) Free
- Jeffrey Monakana (Preston) Free
- Rhys Murphy (Telstar) Free
- Benik Afobe (Bolton) Loan
- Joel Campbell (Real Betis) Loan
- Denilson (Sao Paulo) Loan
- Ryo Miyaichi (Wigan) Loan
- Pedro Botelho (Atletico Paranaense) Undisclosed
- UPDATE Robin van Persie (Manchester United) £24m
Liverpool FC — 25/1
Players in:
- Joe Allen (Swansea) £15m
- Fabio Borini (Roma) £11m
Players out:
- Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina) £5.5m
- Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahce) £1m
- David Amoo (Preston) Free
- Fabio Aurelio (Gremio) Free
- Craig Bellamy (Cardiff) Free
- Stephen Darby (Bradford) Free
- Joe Rafferty (Rochdale) Free
- Maxi Rodriguez (Newell’s Old Boys) Free
- Henoc Mukendi (Northampton) Loan
- Toni Silva (Barnsley) Free
Tottenham Hotspur — 25/1
Players in:
- Jan Vertonghen (Ajax) £9.5m
- Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim) £8m
Players out:
- Ledley King (retired)
- Niko Kranjcar (Dynamo Kiev) £5.75m
- Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow) £5.5m
- Steven Pienaar (Everton) £4.5m
- Lee Angol (Wycombe) Undisclosed
- Ben Alnwick (Barnsley) Free
- Oscar Jansson (Shamrock Rovers) Free
- Ryan Nelsen (QPR) Free
- Kudus Oyenuga (Hayes & Yeading) Free
- Ryan Fredericks (Brentford) Loan
- Bongani Khumalo (PAOK) Loan
- Massimo Luongo (Ipswich) Loan
- Louis Saha (released)
Newcastle United — 150/1
Players in:
- Gael Bigirimana (Coventry) £1m
- Curtis Good (Melbourne Heart) £400,000
- Romain Amalfitano (Stade de Reims) Free
- UPDATE Vurnon Anita (Ajax Amsterdam) Undisclosed fee
Players out:
- Leon Best (Blackburn) £3m
- Fraser Forster (Celtic) £2m
- Danny Guthrie (Reading) Free
- Michael Hoganson (Derby) Free
- Tamas Kadar (Roda JC) Free
- Peter Lovenkrands (Birmingham) Free
- Alan Smith (MK Dons) Free
- Daniel Taylor (Oldham) Free
Everton FC — 250/1
Players in:
- Steven Pienaar (Tottenham) £4.5m
- Steven Naismith (Rangers) Free
Players out:
- Jack Rodwell (Man City) £12m
- Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls) £1m
- Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce) £2m
- Joao Silva (Levski Sofia) Undisclosed
- Aristote Nsiala (Accrington) Free
- Adam Forshaw (Brentford) Free
- Connor Roberts (Cheltenham) Free
- James Wallace (Tranmere) Free
- Marcus Hahnemann (Released)
- James McFadden (Released)
Fulham FC — 1000/1
Players in:
- George Williams (MK Dons) Undisclosed
- Mladen Petric (Hamburg) Free
- Hugo Rodallega (Wigan) Free
- Sascha Riether (Cologne) Loan
Players out:
- Marcel Gecov (Gent) Undisclosed
- Richard Barroilhet (RKC Waalwijk) Free
- Dickson Etuhu (Blackburn) Free
- Andrew Johnson (QPR) Free
- Danny Murphy (Blackburn) Free
- Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading) Free
- Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom) Free
- Orlando Sa (AEL Limassol) Free
Sunderland AFC — 1000/1
Players in:
- Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa) Free
Players out:
- Asamoah Gyan (Al-Ain) £4m
- Michael Liddle (Accrington) Undisclosed
- George McCartney (West Ham) Undisclosed
- Michael Turner (Norwich) Undisclosed
- Marcos Angeleri (Estudiantes) Free
- Trevor Carson (Bury) Free
- Jordan Cook (Charlton) Free
Aston Villa — 1500/1
Players in:
- Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord) £3.2m
- Matthew Lowton (Sheffield United) £3m
- Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord) £2.5m
- Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar) Free
Players out:
- James Collins (West Ham) £2.5m
- Emile Heskey (released)
- Reece Caira (Western Sydney Wanderers) Free
- Carlos Cuellar (Sunderland) Free
- Connor Taylor (Walsall) Free
Queens Park Rangers — 1500/1
Players in:
- Samba Diakite (Nancy) £3.5m
- Park Ji-sung (Manchester United) £2m
- Junior Hoilett (Blackburn) Fee yet to be decided
- Robert Green (West Ham) Free
- Andrew Johnson (Fulham) Free
- Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham) Free
- Fabio Da Silva (Manchester United) Loan
Players out:
- Fitz Hall (Watford) Free
- Heidar Helguson (Cardiff) Free
- Paddy Kenny (Leeds) Free
- Peter Ramage (Crystal Palace) Free
- Danny Shittu (Millwall) Free
- Rowan Vine (St Johnstone) Free
- Akos Buzsaky (released)
- Danny Gabbidon (released)
- Gary Borrowdale (released)
- Lee Cook (released)
- Bruno Perone (released)
Stoke City — 1500/1
Players in:
- Michael Kightly (Wolves) Undisclosed
- Jamie Ness (Rangers) Free
Players out:
- Danny Collins (Nottingham Forest) £500,000
- Ryan Brunt (Leyton Orient) Free
- Andrew Davies (Bradford) Free
- Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough) Free
- Florent Cuvelier (Walsall) Loan
- Matthew Lund (Bristol Rovers) Loan
Norwich City — 2500/1
Players in:
- Robert Snodgrass (Leeds) £3m
- Michael Turner (Sunderland) £1.5m
- Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley) Over £1m
- Steven Whittaker (Rangers) Free
Players out:
- Andrew Crofts (Brighton) Undisclosed
- Matt Ball (Stevenage) Free
- Josh Dawkin (Braintree) Free
- Adam Drury (Leeds) Free
- Zak Whitbread (Leicester) Free
- Aaron Wilbraham (Crystal Palace) Free
- Daniel Ayala (Nottingham Forest) Loan
Swansea City — 2500/1
Players in:
- Jose Manuel Flores (Genoa) £2m
- Michu (Rayo Vallecano) £2m
- Jonathan de Guzman (Villarreal) Loan
Players out:
- Joe Allen (Liverpool) £15m
- Ferrie Bodde (Released)
- Scott Donnelly (Released)
West Bromwich Albion — 2500/1
Players in:
- Ben Foster (Birmingham) £3.5m
- Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen) Free
- Claudio Yacob (Racing Club) Free
- Yassine El Ghanassy (Gent) Loan
- Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) Loan
Players out:
- Simon Cox (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
- Keith Andrews (Bolton) Free
- Paul Downing (Walsall) Free
- Lateef Elford-Alliyu (Bury) Free
- Marton Fulop (Asteras Tripolis) Free
- Joe Mattock (Sheffield Wednesday) Free
- Nicky Shorey (Reading) Free
- Somen Tchoyi (Released)
West Ham United — 2500/1
Players in:
- Modibo Maiga (Sochaux) £4.7m
- James Collins (Aston Villa) £2.5m
- Alou Diarra (Marseille) £2m
- George McCartney (Sunderland) Undisclosed
- Raphael Spiegel (Grasshoppers) Undisclosed
- Mohamed Diame (Wigan) Free
- Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth) Undisclosed
- Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton) Free
Players out:
- Sam Cowler (Barnet) Undisclosed
- Jordan Brown (Barnet) Free
- Julien Faubert (Elazıgspor) Free
- Abdoulaye Faye (Hull) Free
- Robert Green (QPR) Free
- Frank Nouble (Wolves) Free
- Freddie Sears (Colchester) Free
- Marek Stech (Yeovil) Free
- Ravel Morrison (Birmingham) Loan
- Pablo Barrera (Undisclosed)
Wigan Athletic — 2500/1
Players in:
- Ivan Ramis (Real Mallorca) £4m
- Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen) £500,000
- Ryo Miyaichi (Arsenal) Loan
- Arouna Kone (Levante) Undisclosed
Players out:
- Mohamed Diame (West Ham) Free
- Chris Kirkland (Sheffield Wednesday) Free
- Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) Free
- Lee Nicholls (Northampton) Loan
- Ryan Watson (Accrington) Loan
Reading FC — 5000/1
Players in:
- Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest) £2.3m
- Adrian Mariappa (Watford) £1m
- Pierce Sweeney (Bray) Undisclosed
- Danny Guthrie (Newcastle) Free
- Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest) Free
- Nicky Shorey (West Brom) Free
- Pavel Pogrebnyak (Fulham) Free
Players out:
- Michail Antonio (Sheffield Wednesday) £700,000
- Mathieu Manset (Sion) Undisclosed
- Tomasz Cywka (Barnsley) Free
- Michael Hector (Shrewsbury) Loan
- Angus MacDonald (AFC Wimbledon) Loan
- Joseph Mills (Burnley) Loan
- Karl Sheppard (Accrington) Loan
- Gozie Ugwu (Yeovil) Loan
Southampton FC — 5000/1
Players in:
- Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) £7m
- Steven Davis (Rangers) £800,000
- Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) Undisclosed
- Paulo Gazzaniga (Gillingham) Undisclosed
Players out:
- Dan Harding (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
- Bartosz Bialkowski (Notts County) Free
- Harlee Dean (Brentford) Free
- Ryan Doble (Shrewsbury) Free
- Lee Holmes (Preston) Free
- Tommy Forecast (Gillingham) Loan
So, what do you think? Who will win the Premier League this season? Feel free to unleash your imagination in the comments :)
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