The Never-Ending Drama: The Transfer Window

The transfer window provides football fans endless excitement even though there are no games being played. Any given transfer period has every European club linked to many players, most of whom have no chance of being signed. Juventus have had a histoy of bad signings while missing out on their true transfer goals. Looking back over the last few years, the list of potential and actual transfers is quite large. There have been well-established players that never ended up in black and white (Alonso, Ribery, Schweinsteiger, etc...) as well as numerous signings that ended up a little bit better than useless (Poulsen, Martinez, Caceres, etc..). Some transfers have proven to be successful (Krasic, Quaglierella, Matri) This season is proving to be much of the same with links to Rossi, Aguero, Benzema, Honda, as well as others. As frustrating as it is to see Juventus pursue these players and then fail to sign them, the pursuit keeps me excited. As it it likely that Rossi will sign this week, I am constantly vigilant. When the news breaks all that built up stress will be relieved and I can become excited at the potential of a new signing. There is truly no offseason for the football fan. Thanks to the transfer window, we always have something to talk about.