Transfers

According to the Los Angeles Times, LA Galaxy have a new addition to their forward line. 

Giovani dos Santos, a 26-year-old Mexican international, has reportedly signed with the club, which has been interested in him since 2011.

It appears Robin van Persie is leaving the EPL for a move to Turkish club Fenerbahce. Van Persie's agent, Kees Vos, spent two days in Istanbul with the Turkish club negotiating a fair deal for the Dutch striker.

Ronaldinho has announced his return to Brazil, where he will likely finish his career. 

The former World Player of the Year has signed with Rio de Janeiro-based club Fluminense.

This is Ronaldinho's fourth Brazilian club, having also played for Atletico Mineiro, Gremio and Flamengo. He was briefly thought to have signed with Turkish club Antalyaspor before signing with Fluminense.

It’s gotta feel good to be Arda Turan right now, sure, you are not going to be able to play for your new club, Barcelona, until January, but once you do you will get to be a part of stuff like this:

It’s a footballer’s wet dream, and Turan about to bathe in — OK, sorry, I got a little carried away there. 

Manchester United and Bayern Munich have officially confirmed the transfer of midfielder and German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger. Ignoring the German’s age, this has been one of van Gaal’s best transfers since announcing Di Maria’s contract last year, but will Schweinsteiger be the answer to Manchester United’s problems? 

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Steven Gerrard has been nothing if not genuine as he readies for his MLS debut. That, and funny. 

“I’m not David Beckham," Gerrard said. "I'm not as good looking as him.” 

Dry, dry humor, Stevie. 

In all seriousness, the Liverpool legend recently spoke out about he and the LA Galaxy, and if I were his teammates or an LA Galaxy fan, I would be incredibly excited after hearing him. 

Louis van Gaal is either a genius or just another kid that wants to put the winger with 5 star skill moves at striker in FIFA. Only time will tell. 

Van Gaal has come out and said that he plans to play new acquisition Memphis Depay at striker next year, and that doing so is more than a reaction to the departures of Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie. 

Since their promotion back to the Premier League in 2013, Crystal Palace have been one of the most impressive newly promoted clubs. Finishing eleventh in their first season back to top flight football, they have continued to improve on that record both in the table and within their squad.