Premiership Key Transfers Ins 2004/05

[Rue]

Having been out of the loop a bit in recent weeks, what with work piling up around me, I've taken ten minutes to put together a (scruffy) list of all the key transfer ins into Premiership teams this pre-season. The latest transers are at the top. For me, Chelsea seem to have bought some very attractive players and also shifted a lot of dead wood. Although keep your eye on Carlton Cole at Villa. I think Birmingham have bought wisely too, but not Boro - too many cooks and all that:

Latest transfers in bold

Mathieu Flamini >>> Marseille >>> Arsenal
Didier Drogba >>> Marseille >>> Chelsea
Tiago Mendes >>> Benfica >>> Chelsea
Andy Cole >>> Blackburn Rovers >>> Fulham
Manuel Rivero Almunia >>> Celta Vigo >>> Arsenal
Jesper Gronkjaer >>> Chelsea >>> Birmingham City
Mateja Kezman >>> PSV Eindhoven >>> Chelsea
Carlton Cole >>> Chelsea >>> Aston Villa Loan
Peter Crouch >>> Aston Villa >>> Southampton
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink >>> Free >>> Middlesbrough
Mario Melchiot >>> Chelsea >>> Birmingham City
Mark Viduka >>> Leeds United >>> Middlesbrough
Dominic Matteo >>> Leeds United >>> Blackburn Rovers
Michael Reiziger >>> Barcelona >>> Middlesbrough
Les Ferdinand >>> Free >>> Bolton Wanderers
James Milner >>> Leeds United >>> Newcastle United
Djibril Cisse >>> Auxerre >>> Liverpool
Arjen Robben >>> PSV Eindhoven Chelsea
Peter Cech >>> Stade Rennes >>> Chelsea
Emile Heskey >>> Liverpool >>> Birmingham City
Dennis Rommedahl >>> PSV Eindhoven >>> Charlton Athletic
Michael Bridges >>> Leeds United >>> Bolton Wanderers
Muzzy Izzet >>> Leicester City >>> Birmingham City
David Bentley >>> Arsenal >>> Norwich City >>> Loan
Alan Smith >>> Leeds United >>> Manchester United
Paul Robinson >>> Leeds United >>> Tottenham Hotspur
Robin van Persie >>> Feyenoord >>> Arsenal

 

[Race Idiot]

I'm pretty sure Diddier Drogba has been confirmed for Chelsea.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3852989.stm

And we are still waiting for Kluivert to make his mind up about joining Newcastle.