Football Transfers Thread

[Haarithan]

9th summer signing for Napoli in Higuain, and if ADL's words are to go by, they still have 41ME in their coffers to spend!

 

[Epic]

A lot ?41m can get you, where else would Napoli be looking to strengthen?

 

[MasterBlaster76]

I believe we already have Anderson. He's underrated; People are still quick to write him off. I don't see why. He's had terrible moments at United but he kept improving. He could make amazing passes through any midfield on his day, so to speak of the tunnel vision fabregas is famous for. If not for his injuries and other concerns, he's a first team material. I hope he gets a revival under Moyes, and the pre season has looked good for him after all.

Well, if we do sign Fabregas, there will have to be a change of lyrics as far as Anderson's song is concerned.

I meant Fabregas tunnel vision in the sense that he seems to be the only player Moyes is chasing.

 

[KBC]

lol. By the hindsight, he could be risking Everton's wrath again by trying to bid for Baines on the last day of the transfer window, who knows. I don't get the point with Cesc being linked to United, but I was wrong on RvP.

 

[Auwais]

I believe we already have Anderson. He's underrated; People are still quick to write him off. I don't see why. He's had terrible moments at United but he kept improving. He could make amazing passes through any midfield on his day, so to speak of the tunnel vision fabregas is famous for. If not for his injuries and other concerns, he's a first team material. I hope he gets a revival under Moyes, and the pre season has looked good for him after all.

Nah, Anderson has had his chances and blown them. He'll never be anything more than a squad player.

If Moyes does get Anderson fully fit and able to play 35-40 games this season, he should get his own statue outside Old Trafford.

 

[thedon5]

Didn't watch our game, but seen many of them saying this, so I think you might be right on this one. Also with us apparently having a 22ME bid rejected for Soldado yesterday, I was thinking:

Offload Suarez to a club outside England for 50ME, sign Soldado (30ME release clause) and Eriksen (21ME, player wants Liverpool move)?

Problem no clubs want Suarez. You can sell him to us for ?40,000,003 or to Real for ?25 m, that is the general understanding. I think the latter is a better option.

Also Soldado will prefer a move to Spurs over Liverpool what with Europe on offer there.

Also, the Red Sox just signed up Dustin Pedroia to a new $100 m contract, I wouldn't be surprised if FSG are keen to make a profit off Liverpool to cover that, or to make sure they spend no surplus.

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9th summer signing for Napoli in Higuain, and if ADL's words are to go by, they still have 41ME in their coffers to spend!

According to Sky Italia, they're blowing it all on Jackson Martinez!

Bit of an odd move, but if they are playing 4-4-2, Martinez and Higuain are improvements on Cavani.

 

[Haarithan]

A lot ?41m can get you, where else would Napoli be looking to strengthen?

As Don said, they're being linked with a ?35m move for Jackson Martinez, which's great, but I'd rather Rafa strengthened his defence line:

And with him saying in his most recent interview for GdS that it'd be risky to toil with Napoli's traditional three man defence line and him looking to play with two strikers upfront (3-4-1-2):

-----------------Reina----------------
-----???-----Albiol------Cannavaro--
Maggio------Inler-----Dzemaili------Zuniga/Armero
---------------Hamsik---------------
-----Callejon/Jackson?---Higuain

Not bad, but that defence line is going to get them nowhere in Europe.

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Problem no clubs want Suarez. You can sell him to us for ?40,000,003 or to Real for ?25 m, that is the general understanding. I think the latter is a better option.

Also Soldado will prefer a move to Spurs over Liverpool what with Europe on offer there.

With Real Madrid paying a fortune to land Illarramendi and ending up with a fortune themselves through the sales of Albiol, Callejon and Higuain to Napoli (62ME), I genuinely believe they might actually bid 40-45MP (46-52ME) for Suarez.

Regarding Soldado, I agree any player would prefer Spurs over Liverpool at the moment, but with Spurs' 26ME bid being rejected, unless they're willing to pay his 30ME release clause, which I doubt they would, I think we should take full advantage of this situation and spend the bulk of Suarez's funds on Soldado.

 

[thedon5]

Hard to say, Madrid know Liverpool will want to sell to them so at most will offer ?35 m which could be accepted. Bale is their clear first choice so I think unless Suarez publicly says he wants Real, they have to save up for Bale. Anyway, they probably know they can tempt him over from us in a few seasons once they have Bale.

?4 m extra for Spurs to pay is very little, when you consider how much better Soldado would make them. Liverpool will need to sell Suarez fast and act quickly to get in before Soldado, but there is still a chance that Soldado will wait for Spurs.

 

[Epic]

Real Madrid bid ?100m for 'unsettled' Gareth Bale - ESPN FC

What in the fearsome tweak?

 

[Bevab]

That's crazy money if true!

 

[Haarithan]

Bloody hell! Knowing AVB's special eye for talents, he could sign 5-6 absolutely world class prospects with that money!

EDIT:

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/r...n-twitter-spurs-have-signed-striker-for-e30m/

 

[MasterBlaster76]

With all the focus on Fabregas, I hope Utd have had some other irons in the fire or we'll end the summer without a single major signing, while potentially losing one of our best players (Rooney). Although now the stance is that we won't let him go unless it's to go abroad. I don't want to see him in a Chelsea, Arsenal, or Man City shirt (or any other Premiership rival) and going abroad can only help him as a player. Maybe they'll be able to get his arse into a gym as well!

Fabregas says ?yes? to Manchester United move: The Sunday Express report a secret meeting between United?s executive vice president Ed Woodward and Fabregas? agent Darren Dein. Dein, who also had a decisive hand in the Robin van Persie deal last summer, has said that Fabregas is keen to go to Old Trafford. The only stumbling block is if new Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino blocks the move for fear of making his first act as boss the sale of a popular player. It is not out of the question that Fabregas would put in a transfer request to force the move through, but for now United are prepared to bide their time on the deal.

Paper Round?s view: This sounds like a big development, but isn?t once you break it down. Would United have pursued this move so publicly and aggressively if they hadn?t had some kind of tip-off he would be receptive to a move? And the Express? report is couched in doubt over whether Barcelona are prepared to sell ? so if they continue to say no, Fabregas? yes or no is irrelevant. Unless he puts in a transfer request, which he definitely won?t do to his boyhood club.

Paper Round's view probably has it spot on, but then again we all know that when a player wants to leave, it's best to let them leave - an unhappy player disrupts the dressing room.

Still no word about Felliani - the signing that we really should be knocking ourselves out over.

 

[thedon5]

I hope like hell we don't get Rooney, couldn't care less if he went elsewhere. I'd prefer if he stayed at Man Utd actually to disrupt the dressing room.

Surprised you want Fellaini, most Man Utd fans aren't keen on him.

You really think the 'Daily Express' knows more about Fabregas than his manager, Wenger and the Spanish papers who all say he staying?

Cool it, he isn't moving to Man Utd! Moyes is an idiot really if he is seriously going after this guy. Which I doubt, since he is being so insanely public about it.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

What we need more than anything else is a guy who can boss the midfield. Felliani fits that bill; he can also do other jobs well and he has vast Premiership experience to boot.

Moyes is being very public about the Fabregas issue. That means that either he's being a bit naive in his new role, or he's using it as a smokescreen for something else. It's not common for big deals to be completely hidden until the last minute, but I remember when we signed Andy Cole - that was right out of the blue!

I just hope we've got some other deals going on, especially if we lose Rooney.

You really think the 'Daily Express' knows more about Fabregas than his manager, Wenger and the Spanish papers who all say he staying?

Read my post again: I said clearly that I think 'Paper Round' view is more accurate.

In other news:

'Gareth Bale, Gareth Bale! He just wants to play for Spurs! He just wants to play for Spurs!'

Yeah, right.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

Pretty certain Bale will end up at united eventually tbh, he's probably flattered by the madrid offer but I think he knows that's where he'd flourish.