EPL Preview: 10 Bold Predictions for September and Post-Transfer Window Matches

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(Bleacher Report) With the Transfer Window finally closed, teams will go back to the drawing board with the players they have secured for the time being.

Manchester United and Manchester City have roared out of the gates to join atop the EPL, while Liverpool and Chelsea are sitting joint third.

Arsenal suffered defeats to both the Reds and the Red Devils, while Tottenham were crushed by both United and City. With both clubs from the North London Derby sitting in the basement, the current big six has been slightly disheveled.

All three of the the newly promoted teams have gotten more points in the opening month than both Arsenal and Tottenham. Both Norwich City and Swansea City have two, while Queens Park Rangers have three points—the only new side in the league to have a victory.

The last day of the transfer deadline has seen many clubs sign players that are likely to completely change where they end in the table, and this month will start to show how much the new players will mean to teams during the first half of the season.

That said, here is a list of 10 bold possibilities to happen this month in the English Premier League......Click to view Slideshow.

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Samir Nasri: Manchester City Transfer Saga Finally Comes to a Close

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(Bleacher Report)Nearly two months of constant controversy and speculation surrounding Samir Nasri has finally come to a close in the past few days.

With the French International finally getting his move away from London, he has since been in the news for talking poorly of his old clubs' fans, but he has praised Arsene Wenger.

Manchester City shelled out £25 million to prize the midfielder away from the London club, who will have turned a £9.5 million profit on the player who cost them £15.5 million from Marseille in 2008.

The recently-turned 24-year-old was nothing short of sensational for the majority of his time with Arsenal, and despite all the speculation, he still put in a great shift against Liverpool in the Gunners 2-0 loss last weekend.

It is unknown if Nasri will start in the Citizens Sunday afternoon clash with Tottenham Hotspur, but he will most likely at least get a substitute cameo in front of his new adoring public......CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE UPDATES.

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Seriously Wenger I Dont Know Who Is Worse, You or Your Captain and His Sidekick

I cant take it in London anymore, Just let me Fly Emirates right out of here.
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(Bleacher Report)Day by day the impending departures of both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri from Arsenal get more and more tiring to read about and deal with. In most cases I just want to stop looking at anything with their names on it.

However, it has almost that factor or annoyance that it is just so ridiculous that it is still happening that we go ahead and look anyway.

Once again today it appears that despite some headway on either sides having been made, Arsene Wenger says that he does not expect anyone to leave. I mean really, just let it go already. Get your massive cash injection, fill your gaping defensive and goal keeping issues with quality and add another midfielder and striker and call it a day.

I would have taken the Fabregas deal last year, and it is a must to take it this season as you could tell he was only going at 90 percent all of last season because he wants to leave. It is not good for the team to have a captain begging to leave.

Anyway, the current figures still stand with the Gunners wanting at least £35 million for Fabregas and £22 million for Nasri. City Boss Roberto Mancini is becoming more frustrated with his pursuit of Nasri and if Wenger is not careful he could push the deal away and end up loosing out on any fee for the Frenchman if he moves for free next summer.

Likewise it appears that the Barcelona players expect the deal for Fabregas is already done as Goal.com reports that Carlos Puyol and Gerard Pique have both extended welcome home messages via twitter.

Whatever the case I look forward to these deals being sorted and done with as soon as possible.

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Samir Nasri, and Cesc Fabregas Are Causing Transfer Holds Says Wenger

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(Bleacher Report)Arsene Wenger is accusing the transfer sagas of both Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas as the reason for their not being more signings for the Gunners this summer. Two days ago he promised that a signing of "Super Quality," would be arriving next week.

Let us hope that he was not referring to the addition of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain because I will be horse laughing and most Arsenal fans will be cringing at the thought as they start calling for the Frenchman's head.

The under pressure manager had these words published in a recent ESPNsoccernet.com article:

"Ideally I would have finished all [our business], but it doesn't work like that,"

"We work very hard, we are non-stop working throughout the summer. It's all kinds of things you meet during the transfer market, but I can understand the impatience of people."

"We want to add not quality, but super quality."

"We hope to give you some good news soon. Next week, something might happen."

In all honesty it seems his desire to hold on to player desperately wanting out is causing the real problems with the summers dealings. He has been offered over £50 million between both Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas.

Fabregas wants to go so bad he is willing to use his own £4 million in bonuses to get out of London. How much more convincing to you need Mr. Wenger?

That amount alone could purchase which ever combination of defenders from amongst his targeted Gary Cahill, Scott Dann, Chris Samba, Phil Jagielka and Jose Enrique.

The signing of there of them at the most would have been worth the £35 million offered by Barcelona for Fabregas that was rejected once again. That still leaves another £22 million that Manchester City have on offer for Samir Nasri.

Out of that he could purchase a new quality keeper, he could have bought Maarten Stekelenburg for only £4.6 million which is what Roma paid for the 28-year old Dutchman. Then that would leave another £17.4 million to add an additional attacker to cover for the Robin Van Persie who despite is amazing talents will probably get injured once or twice this year. Wait actually RVP is already injured and the season has yet to start.

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