TRANSFERZONE

This is the list of all premier league clubs transfer status.....

Arsenal (arsenal.com)

In
Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona) Undisclosed

Out
Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City) Free
Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) Free
Chuks Aneke (Zuite Waregem) Free
Nicklas Bendtner Released
Chu Young Park Released

Aston Villa (avfc.co.uk)

InTom Leggett (Southampton) Undisclosed
Isaac Nehemie (Southampton) Undisclosed
Philippe Senderos (Valencia) Free
Joe Cole (West Ham) Free
Kieran Richardson (Fulham) Free

Out
Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) Free
Nathan Delfouneso Released

Burnley (burnleyfootballclub.com)

In
Michael Kightly (Stoke City) Undisclosed
Matt Gilks (Unattached) Free
Marvin Sordell (Bolton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Matt Taylor (West Ham United) Free
Steven Reid (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) Undisclosed

Out
David Edgar Released
Brian Stock Released
Keith Treacy Released
Nick Liversedge Released
Junior Stanislas Released
Chris Baird (West Bromwich Albion) Free

Chelsea (chelseafc.com)

In
Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona) Undisclosed
Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid) Undisclosed

Out
Tomas Kalas (Cologne) Loan
Ashley Cole (Roma) Free
Samuel Eto'o Released
Henrique Hilario Released
Sam Hutchinson Released
Frank Lampard Released

Crystal Palace (cpfc.co.uk)

In
Chris Kettings (Blackpool) Free

Out
Neil Alexander Released
Marouane Chamakh Released
Kagisho Dikgacoi (Cardiff City) Free
Daniel Gabbidon Released
Dean Moxey Released
Jonathan Parr Released
Aaron Wilbraham Released

Everton (evertonfc.com)

In
Gareth Barry (Manchester City) Free

Out
Mason Springthorpe Released
Apostolos Vellios Released

Hull City (hullcityafc.net)

In
Jake Livermore (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed
Robert Snodgrass (Norwich City) Undisclosed
Tom Ince (Blackpool) Free

Out
Joe Dudgeon Released
Abdoulaye Faye Released
Matty Fryatt Nottingham Forest (Free)
Conor Henderson Released
Eldin Jakupovic Released
Robert Koren Released

Leicester City (lcfc.com)

In
Jack Barmby (Manchester United) Free
Matthew Upson (Brighton and Hove Albion) Free
Ben Hamer (Charlton Athletic) Free
Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) Free

Out
George Taft (Burton Albion) Free
Lloyd Dyer (Watford) Free
Marko Futacs Released

Liverpool (liverpoolfc.com)

In
Rickie Lambert (Southampton) Undisclosed
Adam Lallana (Southampton) Undisclosed
Emre Can (Bayer Leverkusen) Undisclosed

Out
Luis Alberto (Malaga) Loan
Michael Ngoo Released
Stephen Sama Released

Manchester City (mcfc.co.uk)

In
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) Free
Fernando (Porto) Undisclosed
Willy Caballero (Malaga) Undisclosed

Out
Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) Free
Gareth Barry Released
Joleon Lescott (West Brom) Free
Alex Nimely Released
Marcos Lopes (Lille) Loan
Gareth Barry (Everton) Free

Manchester United (manutd.com)

In
Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao) Undisclosed
Luke Shaw (Southampton) Undisclosed

Out
Federico Macheda (Cardiff City) Free
Jack Barmby (Leicester City) Free
Rio Ferdinand Released
Ryan Giggs Released
Nemanja Vidic (Inter Milan) Free
Alexander Buttner (Dynamo Moscow) Undisclosed

Newcastle United (nufc.co.uk)

In
Ayoze Perez (Tenerife) Undisclosed
Jack Colback (Sunderland) Free
Siem de Jong (Ajax) Undisclosed
Remy Cabella (Montpellier) Undisclosed

Out
Conor Newton (Rotherham United) Free
Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) Free
Shola Ameobi Released
Michael Richardson Released

Queens Park Rangers (qpr.co.uk)

In

Out
Aaron Hughes Released
Stephane Mbia Released
Andrew Johnson Released
Luke Young Released
Hogan Ephraim Released
Angelo Balanta Released
Tom Hitchcock Released
Yossi Benayoun (Maccabi Haifa) Undisclosed

Southampton (saintsfc.co.uk)

In
Dusan Tadic (FC Twente) Undisclosed
Graziano Pelle (Feyenoord) Undisclosed

Out
Andy Robinson (Bolton Wanderers) Free
Tom Leggett (Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Isaac Nehemie (Aston Villa) Undisclosed
Danny Fox (Nottingham Forest) Free
Lee Barnard Released
Guly do Prado Released
Jonathan Forte Released
Rickie Lambert (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Adam Lallana (Liverpool) Undisclosed

Stoke City (stokecityfc.com)

In
Phil Bardsley (Sunderland) Free
Steve Sidwell (Fulham) Free
Mame Biram Diouf (Hannover) Free
Dionatan Teixeira (Banska Bystrica) Undisclosed

Out
Juan Agudelo Released
Matthew Etherington Released
Michael Kightly (Burnley) Undisclosed

Sunderland (safc.com)

In
Jordi Gomez (Wigan Athletic) Free
Billy Jones (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Costel Pantilimon (Manchester City) Free

Out
Billy Knott (Bradford City) Free
Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) Free
Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Carlos Cuellar Released
Andrea Dossena Released
John Egan Released
Oscar Ustari Released
David Vaughan Released
Kieren Westwood Released
Jack Colback (Newcastle United) Free

Swansea City (swanseacity.net)

In
Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal) Free
Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon) Free
Stephen Kingsley (Falkirk) Undisclosed
Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) Undisclosed

Out
Leroy Lita Released
Jernade Meade Released
David Ngog Released
Darnel Situ Released

Tottenham Hotspur (tottenhamhotspur.com)

In

Out
Heurelho Gomes (Watford) Free
Cameron Lancaster Released
Jake Livermore (Hull City) Undisclosed

West Bromwich Albion (wba.co.uk)

In
Craig Gardner (Sunderland) Free
Joleon Lescott (Man City) Free
Chris Baird (Burnley) Free
Sebastien Pocognoli (Hannover) Undisclosed

Out
Billy Jones (Sunderland) Free
Scott Allan Released
Nicolas Anelka Released
Cameron Gayle Released
Zoltan Gera Released
Diego Lugano Released
Liam Ridgewell Released
Steven Reid (Burnley) Free

West Ham United (whufc.com)

In
Mauro Zarate (Velez Sarsfield) Undisclosed
Cheikhou Kouyate (Anderlecht) Undisclosed
Aaron Cresswell (Ipswich Town) Undisclosed
Diego Poyet (Charlton Athletic) Undisclosed

Out
Joe Cole (Aston Villa) Free

Jack Collison Released

Callum Driver Released

George McCartney Released

Jordan Spence Released

Matt Taylor (Burnley) Free

-Football Fever

The pressure on new Premier League bosses

At the beginning of this season, eight managers in the Barclay's Premier League were embarking on their first full campaign in new roles.

New Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini
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Some had managed in the division before: Jose Mourinho has twice won the Premier League title and is returning to familiar ground to try and repeat the feat; Mark Hughes has a reputation to rebuild at Stoke; Ian Holloway and Roberto Martinez have both suffered relegation in recent years; and David Moyes has the hardest act to follow, having left Everton to fill Sir Alex Ferguson’s shoes at Old Trafford.

Of the remaining three, Manuel Pellegrini has the most managerial experience, but was newest to the English game, while fellow Argentine Mauricio Pochettino had half a season at Southampton under his belt, and Italian Paolo Di Canio performed a late rescue mission at Sunderland last season.

Each of these managers faced distinct circumstances and challenges – some to win silverware, others just to stay in the division.

But what united each of them is that they faced incredible pressure to meet these expectations from the first whistle of the season. Such was the pressure, two were out of work within weeks of the first whistle of the season.

Here today, gone tomorrow

That’s because expectations on football managers in the Premier League have now reached unprecedented levels of intensity.

This is reflected in the high turnover rates of Premier League bosses. Across each of the last five years, at least 20% of managers that started the season have left their club before its conclusion. In 2008/09 a staggering nine managerial changes took place during the season.

This trend means that aside from Arsene Wenger – who having led Arsenal for nearly 17 years is very much the last remaining exception in this regard – Newcastle’s Alan Pardew is the longest serving boss in the Premier League, despite having only been in charge for just over two and a half years.

Sam Allardyce, Martin Jol and Malky Mackay have also each been in their jobs for just over two years, while, aside from the eight managers referred to above, the remainder have chalked up a little over 12 months each in post.

Current Premier League manager tenures

The average tenure of the current line up of Premier League managers – again leaving out Arsene Wenger – is now roughly 14 months.

This trend is not unique to the Premier League, as this comparison shows. But what are the key factors driving the high turnover of bosses in the Premier League?

First, the costs of competing at the top level of English football, and the financial rewards associated with success, have never been greater. The transfer fees, wages and television revenue associated with the Premier League continue to rise, making running a football club in the top flight of English football a high stakes business.

Although prize money is awarded for each additional Premier League place gained (c. £1m per place), the real financial incentive lies in qualifying for the Champions League.

Each of the 32 teams that qualify for the Champions’ League group stages is guaranteed to earn over €8m in prize monies alone, even if it loses every single game (each win is worth an additional €1m).

Once television revenue and round-by-round prize money is included, clubs stand to make anywhere between €25m and €60m from participating in the Champions League.

So for clubs like Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool who have consistently invested in their playing squads, not competing in the Champions League is not just a challenge to their status as “top clubs”, but also tantamount to a financial disaster

But when there are only four slots available, every season at least one major competitor will be disappointed, and more often than not, the manager will pay the price.

Second, the expectations of owners and fans tend to be coloured by historical successes. England is home to a large number of clubs who have proud traditions of success at home and in continental competitions, often supported by significant fanbases.

It is easy for the owners and fans of these clubs to be captured by such traditions and to disregard more recent and relevant history as a guide to what a realistic measure of success should be for their team.

And it’s entirely understandably that long suffering fans of a club like Newcastle United continue to yearn for a return to the swashbuckling Kevin Keegan teams of the mid-90s, or the never-say-die attitude of Sir Bobby Robson’s Champions’ League campaigns in the early 00’s.

But since Sir Bobby left Newcastle at the beginning of 2004/05, only twice have the club finished higher than 12th in the Premier League, during which time they have hired and fired eight managers, and also experienced relegation to the Championship.

It is now simply not reasonable to continue to judge the current guardians of the club against the standards of these two relatively short periods of success now a decade or more in the past.

The current board’s reluctance to dispense with Alan Pardew after a disappointing 2012/13 season reflects a realisation that patience is required and expectations should be measured.

But this is far from being the case at every ground in the Premier League where managers continue to be measured against their distant predecessors, before inevitably coming up short.

Third, many managers end up being victims of their own success. Just as some fans and owners have difficulty forgetting the past, many struggle to remember recent progress that may have been made by their club.

This particularly applies to those clubs who gain promotion to the Premier League. You can count on one hand the number of days between a manager collecting the Play Off Trophy at Wembley, and them topping the bookies latest odds in the Premier League Sack Race.

Most promoted clubs can’t possibly invest the same amounts in their squad as established Premier League rivals. Yet, if come the end of January Hull City, Crystal Palace or Cardiff City are being cut adrift at the bottom of the league, the pressure will be on the owner to make a change (or a further change, in Crystal Palace’s case) in order to maintain their Premier League status.

There is something peculiar in the notion that it is a managers’ success that can often lead to their downfall – it shows how quickly the game moves on and expectations are re-assessed.

After all, had Brian McDermott or Nigel Adkins failed to gain promotion to the Premier League in 2011/12, they may still be in their jobs now.

Conclusions

Football management is a highly pressured and precarious profession. With manager turnover as it is currently, it’s entirely possible to be ‘Manager of the Month’ in January, but back in the job centre by the end of February.

Yet it is far from clear that sacking a manager significantly benefits the club in question. Every situation is different, but for many, such as Reading in 2012/13, it yields no significant improvement in performances.

For others, such as Southampton, it provides a short term boost which then fades (it’s interesting to note that Nigel Adkins and Mauricio Pochettino’s records last season are nigh on identical, despite the Argentine beginning his reign so impressively).

On the other hand, Chelsea has gone through seven managers since 2004 and can boast Premier League Championships and a Champions League title for their efforts.

Ultimately a new managerial appointment in itself is unlikely to be sufficient to drastically change the long term performance levels of a club. Increasingly managers are just one part of a complex infrastructure that includes Directors of Football, Directors of Recruitment, Sports Scientists and Analysts.

So, while managers remain the main public face of a club, carrying responsibility for its wellbeing, their ability to do a good job is contingent on many others who, for now, are unlikely to be held accountable in the same way.

For the foreseeable future then, the manager will remain the most vulnerable position at a club when their fortunes start to fall.

And as for the remainder of this season, one would likely get very long odds indeed on there being no further managerial changes before it has concluded.

-Football Fever

Transfer News: Premier League Targets.

• All 20 top flight clubs looking to strengthen their squad
• Sami Khedira reportedly set for a move to Arsenal
• Chelsea want Filipe Luis and a return for Didier Drogba
• Manchester City still going for Eliaquim Mangala and Mehdi Benatia
• Liverpool look to spend their Luis Suarez funds on Wilfried Bony
• Louis van Gaal wants three defenders and Arturo Vidal at Manchester United

With the World Cup coming to a close, excitement in building for the new Premier League season. Here, MailSport looks at the top targets for every top-flight club:

Arsenal

Nice goalkeeper David Ospina is a £4million target with Norwich’s John Ruddy an alternative. Sami Khedira's £23m move seems imminent, which may see a £23m move for Leverkusen’s Lars Bender put on the backburner. Southampton right back Calum Chambers is wanted.

Brazil shop window: David Ospina is fancied by Arsenal and could move for around £4million from Nice

Aston Villa

Paul Lambert likes Troy Deeney at Watford but they want at least £7m. Free agent Esteban Cambiasso is a midfield option but has other interest too while Forest defender Jamaal Lascelles will cost £6m at least.

Burnley

Two offers made for Deeney. Boss Sean Dyche has bid also £1.5m for Middlesbrough’s Lukas Jutkiewicz,  while West Brom defender Craig Dawson wants to join but Albion are reluctant to sell.

Chelsea

Jose Mourinho was confident of persuading Sami Khedira to join from Real Madrid for £20m but the player seems to favour Arsenal. Left back Filipe Luis should join from Atletico Madrid for £18m. Trump card could be the return of Didier Drogba on a free.

World star: Chelsea liked the look of Sami Khedira but the Germany midfielder looks set for a move to Arsenal

Crystal Palace

Tony Pulis hopes to snatch Steven Caulker of Cardiff from QPR’s grasp for £8m. Talks are ongoing with his clubmate Fraizer Campbell for £750,000. Pulis is a fan of Jonjo Shelvey but Swansea want at least £9m for the midfielder.

Everton

Roberto Martinez wants Romelu Lukaku to return from Chelsea but Wolfsburg are rivals. He may try for Demba Ba and Monaco’s Lacina Traore on loan again. He is in talks with Ferencvaros over midfielder Muhamed Besic.

Options: Everton like the look of two Chelsea strikers, Demba Ba and recent loanee Romelu Lukaku

Hull City

Steve Bruce wants a centre back but Tottenham's Michael Dawson wants to stay in London. Bruce has bid for Dundee United’s much-coveted 20-year-old left back Andy Robertson. Chelsea's central defender Kenneth Omeruo, 20, is among many other options.

Leicester City

A striker is top of Nigel Pearson’s agenda. Leicester have offered up to £7m for Leonardo Ulloa but Brighton want £10m. Connor Wickham, revived at Sunderland, and QPR’s Charlie Austin are alternatives.

Liverpool

Jay Rodriguez of Southampton is fancied as Swansea’s price for Wilfried Bony is rated too high. Loic Remy of QPR is a possibility. Dejan Lovren of Southampton, Ben Davies (Swansea) and Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea) are targets.

Keen: Liverpool want to add centre half Dejan Lovren to their ex-Southampton contingent

Manchester City

Talks are ongoing with £32m Eliaquim Mangala of Porto but he may choose Chelsea or Manchester United, so Mehdi Benatia of Roma is an option. Yaya Toure worries may spark a bid for Paul Pogba of Juventus.

Manchester United

Louis van Gaal wants three defenders. Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels and Arsenal’s Thomas Vermaelen are targets.

Newcastle United

They have signed Montpellier midfielder Remy Cabella for £12m. Feyenoord right back Daryl Janmaat has arrived on Tyneside for a medical ahead of a £5m move. Striker Emmanuel Riviere of Monaco will cost £6m 

En route to the Premier League: Midfielder Remy Cabella has joined Newcastle for around £12million

QPR

Rio Ferdinand is due for more talks this week ahead of a free transfer. A bid of £5m has been rejected by Ajax for striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson. If Steven Caulker joins Palace, QPR may try for Spurs’ Michael Dawson.

Southampton

Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry could form part of the deal that takes Calum Chambers to the Emirates. Ronald Koeman also likes Celtic’s Virgil van Dijk and Fraser Forster, and Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall.

Stoke City

Bojan Krkic of Barcelona - who was on loan at Ajax last season - is the kind of marquee signing Mark Hughes is desperate to make. Norwich’s Nathan Redmond has been discussed but is expensive at £6m while Stuttgart striker Vedad Ibisevic is a possibility.

European recruitment: Mark Hughes likes the look of Bojan Krkic and has made him his top target

Sunderland

Gus Poyet wants Jack Rodwell but faces competition from half of the Premier League in wanting to loan the midfielder. Sunderland have asked about QPR’s Charlie Austin and bid for Marcos Alonso at Fiorentina.

Swansea City

Swansea have asked about Troy Deeney, agreed a £4m fee with Monarcas Morelia for Jefferson Montero and are keen to loan Nick Powell from Manchester United. Bosnian midfielder Anel Hadzic has also been discussed.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham want Wilfried Bony of Swansea for £19m after being rebuffed over Romelu Lukaku. They are also keen on Morgan Schneiderlin of Southampton, Swansea’s Ben Davies and Toulouse full back Serge Aurier.

Target: Jack Rodwell is attracting the attention of a large group of clubs, including West Brom and Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion

Alan Irvine wants to take Jack Rodwell from Manchester City but only on loan. He has agreed to take Andre Wisdom on loan from Liverpool while, at £3m, Bournemouth striker Matt Ritchie is a cheaper option.

West Ham United

They want to agree a fee for Enner Valencia of Pachuca and have asked Young Boys about Michael Frey. Targets include Esteban Cambiasso, Jonathan Soriano of Red Bull Salzburg and Stuttgart’s Antonio Rudiger.

World Cup talent: West Ham want to tie up a deal for Ecuador forward Enner Valencia

- Football Fever