The shopping begins

The transfer window began with a big shocking transfer of a high profile player. Yes it is none other than Gareth Barry. The ex Aston Villa player has moved to Manchester City when is move to Liverpool was looking possible in this transfer window. Liverpool was in pursuit of the Englishman for a very long time. He did shatter the hopes of Rafael Benitez who was hopeful of signing the player for the next season. Aston Villa fans on the other hand are yet to digest the fact that their playmaker has left. Barry has reported said that he is expecting Manchester City to qualify for Europe next season and wishes to play with some more stars. Manchester City is continuing their efforts to improve their squad by making some big signings. There are speculations that Manchester City will be bidding for Carlos Tevez who wants to leave Manchester United after spending most of last season on the bench. Real Madrid will mostly sign Cristiano Ronaldo this season as the rift between the player and his manager Sir Alex Ferguson seems to be increasing. For many seasons there has been a trend in soccer where money can buy everything. Let’s see what happens as the days go by.