Lavezzi not a great signing IMO. Great player, but they have enough forwards like him.
Maicon would be an amazing signing. Like Thiago Silva would. Maicon not really a defender, but that back four if they get them has got to be one of the best Ligue 1 has ever seen.
Seriously I'd watch the hell out for PSG, Anzhi, Malaga, and as we all know, City and Chelsea this summer. Expect them to go for big players (I'm sure Anzhi will go for Neymar again) like Silva, and then if they fail, which is likely, they'll resort to stealing others' targets. So other clubs really need to make their moves quick.
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Looks like we're closing in on Giroud. Not going to believe anything just yet though, as he won't sign till after the Euros and the same trick was played on us with M'Vila a few weeks ago.
Would be a good signing. Adds depth, and doesn't mean the end of RVP by any means, especially now that Juve is his only real alternative to Arsenal. Plus, should mean the end of Chamakh. Always great to get deadwood off the wage bill.
Apparently he has turned down Malaga, QPR and Zenit, who all offered much higher wages, so nice to see someone not interested only in money
. Bit sad that even QPR pay higher wages than us though.
Plus, apparently Napoli are ready to pay 8.1 m for Djourou
. I would've been happy with just a few million.