As the season draws closer and many of the clubs pre season tours comes to an end this has still not left the transfer market quiet with plenty of teams trying to strengthen their team before the start of the season.

At the moment teams buying the most seem to be Manchester City and Real Madrid this summer. Recent transfers include:

Adebayor to Manchester city
Kolo Toure to Manchester City
Steve Finnian to Portsmouth
Mokoena to Portsmouth
Darren Bent to Sunderland
Peter Crouch to Tottenham
Elano to Galatasaray
Eboue to Fiorentina

Sweden international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a five-year contract with European champions Barcelona.

Ibrahimovic, who passed his medical with the Spanish side earlier on Monday, moves to Camp Nou after three seasons with Inter Milan.

Barca will part with a reported 45million euros and Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o to secure the services of Ibrahimovic, with Alexander Hleb set to join the Serie A side on a season-long loan deal.

Pep Guardiola has moved to bolster his attacking options ahead of the new season in the wake of fierce rivals Real Madrid’s extravagant spending spree.

The Liverpool captain has today been cleared of affray after punching a man in a Merseyside bar.

The England midfielder admitted hitting Marcus McGee, 34, in the Lounge Inn, Southport, in December last year but denied the charge of affray.

A jury at Liverpool Crown Court agreed with Mr Gerrard’s assertion that he was acting in self-defence.

Speaking after the hearing, the player said he had put it behind him and was looking forward to the season ahead.

Six friends of the 29-year-old footballer, of Formby, admitted charges connected with the brawl and will be sentenced on 7 August.

With the cash injections being pumped in to Manchester City the squad is going to be like a man pumped on steroids with sheer volume they are paying for these players

City had already tied down Gareth Barry at the start of the season but have since gone on to try and but every world class player there is with just capturing the signature of Carlos Tevez and being in negations with Arsenals Adebyour.

Rumours are now suggesting that City have the squad to break in to the top four but the real question is who will be forced out if this happens.

Manchester United?

Liverpool?

Chelsea?

Arsenal?

As you’s are all aware the football transfers are well into the swings of things ahead of the start of the new season and many teams are on the lookout for the quality players they need in order to strengthen their team

Summer signings and rumors so far include,

Valencia’s move from Wigan Athletic to Manchester United

Kaka to Real Madrid

C.Ronaldo to Real Madrid

Glen Johnson to Liverpool

Tevez to Manchester City

Barry to Manchester City

The list could go on with a lot of business taking place this summer and record transfers being broke for Kaka then C.Ronaldo of which both players joined Real Madrid they seem to be the power house ahead of the Richest Club Manchester City with many players choosing to join the Spanish giants.