5 Types Of Signing You Might Just Come Across During This Transfer Window

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As Sky Sports News struggle to squeeze another rumour onto their rolling on screen ticker, and the football pages of the tabloid media seem to have more spies and insiders than MI5, its a sure sign that the transfer silly season is well and truly underway. From bargain basement wheeling and dealing, to the multi million pound super deals, here are a few of the types of transfers you might just  Von Miller Jersey come acro s before the 1st of September.Hes One Of UsIn the mercenary world of modern football, fans love nothing more seeing one of their own turning out for the club they supported as a boy. It might not always work out, but at the very least it can add a certain feel good factor to the million pound merry go round that is the transfer window. With Rickie Lambert still beaming from his recent return to Anfield, football has been graced with many players togging out for the teams they once cheered on from the stands. Who could forget Alan Shearers momentous return to Newcastle United, Stan Collymores unveiling at Villa Park, or Robbie Keane proclaiming his joy at finally having the opportunity to join his boyhood heroes Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan, Leeds, Spurs, Liverpool, Celtic, LA GalaxyManagers PetAs the transfer window kicks into gear, it isnt just the players who can find themselves destined for new surroundings. Managers too are often subject to the whims of embattled chairmen, convinced that a change at the helm will breathe new life into an otherwise flagging squad. However, walking into that new dre sing room full of big name stars can be an intimidating scenario for any new bo s to deal with. How might the new gaffer help to smooth over such a difficult transition? By crowbarring in a few familiar faces, thats how. Managers have often resorted to plundering their former clubs for players with whom they enjoyed succe s in the past. However it can often seem that these types of transfers are Ike Boettger Jersey  made with little or no thought as to how they will fit into their newly adopted sides. It can be a bit like switching the bits in two jigsaw puzzles, hammering hell out of them to make them fit together and then sitting there wondering why youve ruined the pieces and yet still ended up with a pretty disjointed result. Just ask Marouane Fellaini.The GalacticoWhile having mainly been the preserve of sides such as Real Madrid or Barcelona, this type of signing was all the rage at the beginning of the noughties. It seemed you couldnt move without another transfer fee record being smashed by some club or other. Then we were told that football had to tighten its belt and that sustainability and frugalne s were the mantras by which the future of the game would be safeguarded. No more frivolity and no more record smashing, sensible busine s practice was to be the order of the day. Emmanuel Sanders Jersey  That was before some people at the top European clubs decided that sensible busine s practice was boring. So they all got their cheque books out and soon it seemed as if everyone was partaking in a Europe wide game of no limits poker: Ill see yourRadamel Falcaoand Ill raise you Edison Cavani. At least some of the other clubs have benefitted from the reckle s spending of Europes elite. Tottenham, Napoli and Athletico Madrid are just some of those to have pocketed large wads of cash in recent times and all have gone on to reinvest wisely to improve their squads. Well, Spurs got their hands on the money at least.The World Cup WonderWhats that saying? Form is temporary, cla s is a distinctly average player having a decent World Cup and leaving with a hugely over-inflated price tag. It seems that every four years, some club somewhere is convinced that based on a couple of decent performances on the international stage, they have seen something no one else has. That somehow, a certain player has slipped through the scouting nets of all the top clubs, and now theyre about to pull off one of the greatest transfer coups of all time. And then the player arrives. And hes not very good. Cue general head scratching and looks of embarra sment as another skewed shot ends up in Row Z. Mind you, it was just this type of signing Zack Moss Jersey  that led to the arrival of El Hadji Diouf in English football, and that is something for whicheveryone can be..err.thankful?Weve Signed Who?!In the age where Google has become something we do rather than use, this type of signing isnt as prevalent as it once used to be. Every club has had at least one however. The unknown foreign import nobody can pronounce, let alone recognise. Nowadays, a quick internet search will often present everything you need to know about even the most obscure of footballers, right down to the name of his first pet or his favourite colour, or the favourite colour of his first pet. Pronunciations can still present difficulties however (Chelsea fans resorted to referring to Cesar Azpillicueta as Dave owing to the complexity of the Spaniards surname) and this type of player can also present numerous headaches for those charged with the penning of the clubs latest song or chant (just try  Tommy Doyle Jersey finding something decent to rhyme with Ju si Jaaskelainen). The level of succe s of such signings can vary greatly. For every Georgiou Kinkladze and Tony Yeboah, there are twice as many Sieb Dykstras and Fumacas. Only a few enjoy long and succe sful careers at the top level, an awful lot more fade back into obscurity, quicker than a West Ham fan can say Florin Raducioiu.