FOOTBALL: JANUARY TRANSFER MARKET ENDS

Edu Mestalla is staying back in Arsenal.
Santiago Solari signs new deal with Real Madrid.

Major transfers:

1. Nicholas Anelka from Manchester City to Fenerbache
2. Faye Amdy from Portsmouth to Newcastle United
3. Fernando Morientes from Real Madrid to Liverpool
4. Thomas Gravesen from Everton to Real Madrid
5. Jamie Redknapp from Tottenham Hotspur to Southampton
6. James Beattie from Southampton to Everton
7. Jean-Alain Boumsong from Glasgow Rangers to Newcastle United
8. Celestine Babayaro from Chelsea to Newcastle United
9. Craig Bellamy from Newcastle United to Boston Celtic (on loan)
10. Barry Ferguson from Blackburn Rovers to Glasgow Rangers
11. Jermaine Pennant from Arsenal to Birmingham (on loan)
12. Mido from AS Roma to Tottenham Hotspurs (on loan)
13. Eric Djemba-Djemba from Manchester United to Aston Villa
14. Oliver Bernard from Newcastle United to Southampton
15. Valeri Bojinov from Lecce to Fiorentina
16. Igor Tudor from Juventus to Siena
17. Adrian Mutu to Juventus (special case)
18. Simone Inzaghi from Lazio to Sampdoria
19. Demetrio Albertini from Atalanta to Barcelona
20. Maxi Lopez from River Plate to Barcelona

My conclusion from the list above? Nicholas Anelka will go into FIFA record books for the MOST TRANSFERRED PLAYER in the history of football on this planet. They should start designing the medal specially for him now to be awarded to him after he transfers at least once a season until he retires from football. He is no doubt football's No.1 NOMAD!

I have a good idea for his final match. Normally when a player retires, they will have a testimonial game to honour their achievement in football. If he changes at least one club per season, all the 21 players on the field (not including him) can all come from different clubs he had joined in his whole career. You will have every star player on every position from every club he had joined before. Cool idea eh? OK, maybe 2-3 players from the same clubs, 1 will be a bit too much! So the testimonial will be co-sponsored by all the clubs he had joined. Haha!

Plus let us not forget Newcastle United, the BUSIEST club in the concluded January transfer market. I wonder it will bring any improvements to them. I wonder how Edu will sort out his contract now when he is still in Arsenal. Probably he will go for free at the end of the summer. Will he sign a new deal with Arsenal? No idea. As for Solari, I am happy Real Madrid did not sell him. He is another great player hardly used. Very sad to say.....

Let us not forget the showdown of this match:
ARSENAL VS. MANCHESTER UNITED

Will expect a very intensed battle!