Former Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was quoted as saying: "Dzemaili is a fantastic player, who has played for the best team in Switzerland for the past three years. For someone so young, he has a wealth of experience. At the tender age of 20, he is the skipper of FC Zurich and is expected to become a regular international for Switzerland in the years ahead. He has hardly missed a game for FC Zurich since he started playing for them at the age of 17. I am excited by the prospect of working with Blerim next season".

35 !!!!!! huh ! we need young bitches to run on the court not matures !!!

Well, Protagonist, today's gossip indicates the following:

*Kalac on the way out, possibly to Parma
*Flavio Roma IN, from Monaco (though why we need another 30+ year old keeper is beyond Fishdoll's poor brain)
*Possibly a deal with Toro for Dzemaili (Zigoni + $$$)
*No new LB/RB unless and until Oddo is sold.

Just how accurate it is? Hard to say right now but there does seem general agreement about Flavio Roma coming in.

So any updates on the transfer front ?

I heard Bale is an option, never heard of him before (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

to rap things up for the summer :

i hope in the upcoming days an perhaps week or two

IN : f.roma g.bale an de silvestri

OUT : KALAC, DIDA - i had to put him in and oddo just bein realistic here if those 3 transfers went through our squad would be complete for the season ahead just the fullbacks that worry me and the dodgy trio of dida kalac and storari

Eh, ok. Whatever.

While Wesley Sneijder is away on international duty, negotiations between Real Madrid and Inter have continued in his absence. The player's agent claimed last night that the Nerazzurri were struggling to meet Real's valuation, but the Italian media is suggesting that this may not be the case.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, there are only small details separating the two clubs from a loan agreement. Although Real supremo Florentino Perez is eager to sell the Dutchman outright, his club would be paid €7 million for a year-long loan, which would possess an option for Inter to make the move permanent for a further €13m.

The news comes as a blow to Aston Villa, who were hoping that Inter would be priced out of a transfer, thereby opening the door for the 25-year-old to move to the Premier League.

Any transfer would be welcome for Sneijder, who is unlikely to feature regularly with los Merengues after their heavy investment this summer. As a result, he has been warned by coach Bert van Marwijk that his place in the Netherlands team is under threat.

If Sneijder's transfer to Inter doesn't materialise, the Nerazzurri will turn to one of Rafael van der Vaart, Pablo Aimar, Yoann Gourcuff or Ivan Rakitic as an alternative.