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Inter in danger of losing contact with the podium

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February 12, 2012

Inter have reduced their title chances after surprisingly losing at Giuseppe Meazza against the last team in Serie A standings, Novara.

Novara have scored the only goal of the game at one of the few counterattacks. Inter have dominated the game but the finishing was disastrous again.

Many football specialists are saying that every cycle has a period of supremacy of around 4-5 years and after that the worst is coming. It looks like it’s the case at Inter Milan who were at the relegation after around 10 games. After Ranieri took control everything looked to be normal again but it seems that the big problems have not disappeared. The main problem is that Inter have an old squad and maybe the players have lost their hunger for success after winning the treble in 2010.

Now Inter are 11 points behind their city rivals who are topping the Serie A table and 6 points behind 3rd place, occupied by Lazio, the last one that can send them in Champions League.

Will Shaqiri replace Robben at Bayern?

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February 9, 2012

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Bayern have announced the signing of talented winger Xherdan Shaqiri from Basel. The Switzerland international will join Bayern next summer as the transfer window is closed.

The transfer sum is not specified but probably the deal is around €10 millions. Shaqiri will sign a four years deal with the German giants and will have to compete with Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery for a starting place as the talented midfielder can play on both sides of the field.

The 20 years old International made his debut at Basel in 2009 and since then he became a key player. Shaqiri has already 17 caps and 4 goals for his national squad.

Shaqiri comes at Bayern as a substitute for Robben or Ribery and as a long term replacement for them but many specialists are seeing the youngster in the first team from the beginning. And this could be possible as Robben gets injured often and his form has decreased. There are a few contestants that suggest that Bayern are playing better without him as he is also a selfish player.

However he will play from the beginning or after a few games Shaqiri deal looks like a very good deal for Bayern.

Anzhi are interested in Sneijder

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February 8, 2012

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Anzhi Makhachjala are interested in signing Inter’s playmaker Wesley Sneijder. The Russian club are one of the new big spenders in football.

After signing Samuel Eto’o, Anzhi tried to sign another players from Inter but they failed with Maicon or Chivu. Now their newest target is Wesley Sneijder.

The Dutchman was also in Manchester United attention and at a time everything looked set but the transfer never materialized. It’s hard to believe that Sneijder will leave Inter for Anzhi but everything is possible in football. Anzhi would offer Sneijder a contract of around €8 millions and €25 millions to Inter.

The former Real Madrid player who was close to win the Golden Ball in 2010 had a less successful season.

Inter loaned Palombo from Sampdoria

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February 3, 2012

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Inter have loaned Palombo from Sampdoria with the option to buy him at the end of the season.

Palombo declared that there where a few clubs interested in him but when Inter approach him he knew that’s the best option. The former Fiorentina man made his debut at Inter in 4-4 draw against Palermo.

Angelo Palombo came at Inter as a replacement for Motta who joined PSG in the last day of the transfer window. The 30 years old midfielder reunites with Pazzini and Poli with whom he played at Sampdoria.

Palombo spent most of his senior career at Sampdoria. He made 22 also appearances for Italy.

QPR signed Djibril Cisse

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January 31, 2012

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QPR have signed Djibril Cisse from Lazio in the last day of the transfer window.

The transfer sum is believed to be around €5 millions and the player will sign a contract that will long for two years. The 30 years old striker failed to meet the expectations at Lazio as he scored only one goal in 18 games.

QPR manager Mark Hughes expressed his delight at signing the player he wanted also at Manchester City. The manager also declared that he rates Cisse very high.

The 30 years old attacker declared that he is happy with the move, as the Premier League is the best championship in the World, and that he wants to prove that he can face it after the past experiences at Liverpool and Sunderland. He was also impressed by long term project presented by the manager.

Cisse started his career at Auxerre from where he moved to Liverpool in 2004. The other teams from his CV are Marseille, Sunderland and Panathinaikos.