January Transfer Gossip

pleasant Co. · 27-07-2012 3:13pm

SuprSi wrote: »

Looks like Sahin is being kindly asked to move on!!

Interesting, as I'd read another story earlier involving this chap: http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/589811262?-19389

boo3000 · 27-07-2012 11:32pm

Am I the only one here who isn't in thrall with the idea of Lloris.

I haven't seen that much of him but it looks like he's an amazing shot stopper, whose absolutely dreadful on crosses.

I'm basing this mostly on a reel I saw of him before one of the Euros matches.

But dear god did he look bad on crosses. And i'd really worry that whatever other talent he has won't compensate for that in the PL.

boo3000 · 27-07-2012 11:40pm

Sorry i've just seen that this has been mentioned a few pages back. Any thoughts on it tho, anyone know if he is that bad at crosses or was that just a clip section making it look worse?

RoboClam · 28-07-2012 5:34am

boo3000 wrote: »

Sorry i've just seen that this has been mentioned a few pages back. Any thoughts on it tho, anyone know if he is that bad at crosses or was that just a clip section making it look worse?

His only real problem is that he seems to have a tendency to palm the ball away, rather than holding it. I'm sure this can be worked out in training though, as can any issues with crosses.

SuprSi · 28-07-2012 8:32am

RoboClam wrote: »

His only real problem is that he seems to have a tendency to palm the ball away, rather than holding it. I'm sure this can be worked out in training though, as can any issues with crosses.

Exactly. De Gea at Utd hardly covered himself in glory when he started and if he's poor on crosses he may struggle initially though with some proper coaching he'll be fine.

2nd Row Donkey · 28-07-2012 6:23pm

I saw that SSN were running a story earlier that spurs and everton had agreed on a fee for pienarr..
... It was gone a few mins later and no mention of it now.

28-07-2012 6:32pm

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

I saw that SSN were running a story earlier that spurs and everton had agreed on a fee for pienarr..
... It was gone a few mins later and no mention of it now.

Here it is:

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/7945910/

Saab Ed · 29-07-2012 8:02pm

Balkan press reckon Modric to Madrid for €44.7m will be confirmed tomorrow. I expect tomorrow will be quite busy.

2nd Row Donkey · 30-07-2012 10:50am

€44.7m is just shy of £35m

I could live with that. We could get a very good replacement for £25-30M

Kiith · 30-07-2012 11:07am

I'd also be happy with that. We could get Moutinho for that, or try get a big name striker.

2nd Row Donkey · 30-07-2012 11:39am

You'd have to wonder if we should bother trying (or even need) to replace Modric.

Its certainly going to be a difficult task to replace him with a player of similar style and who is of the same calibre.

There a few of them about, even fewer who are available and even fewer who would be willing to sign for us.

I'd rather we put the funds into 1-2 new strikers and see how we get on with the existing midfielders available to us..

Ormus · 30-07-2012 11:52am

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

You'd have to wonder if we should bother trying (or even need) to replace Modric.

Its certainly going to be a difficult task to replace him with a player of similar style and who is of the same calibre.

There a few of them about, even fewer who are available and even fewer who would be willing to sign for us.

I'd rather we put the funds into 1-2 new strikers and see how we get on with the existing midfielders available to us..

We will be buying strikers no matter what, so it's a case of buy a midfielder or not.

We don't necessarily need a carbon copy replacement for Modric but I would like to see us strengthen in midfield, especially with Parker currently injured.

Dembele or Sahin would be my first choices. Moutinho looks good but 24m sounds excessive.

philon · 31-07-2012 7:22pm

PIENAAR TO EVERTON....done deal on the club site

mickman · 31-07-2012 7:30pm

Made 1.5 million profit on him , great business

flyswatter · 31-07-2012 8:49pm

Gooners seem to have jumped ahead of us in the Sahin race.

jiltloop · 01-08-2012 12:15am

Only Spurs could do that kinda business on Pienaar. Maybe I'm wrong but by my reckoning he would have been worth a bit less after his brief non productive stint at Spurs, not 50% more! Well done Levy.

Mr. Guappa · 01-08-2012 1:05am

jiltloop wrote: »

Only Spurs could do that kinda business on Pienaar. Maybe I'm wrong but by my reckoning he would have been worth a bit less after his brief non productive stint at Spurs, not 50% more! Well done Levy.

He only had 6 months on his contract when we signed him. If anything, we overpaid on that occasion.

Kiith · 01-08-2012 8:52am

Buy a striker already!

2nd Row Donkey · 01-08-2012 10:52am

If reports are true we paid £3m for Pienarr and sold him for £4.5, surely he would have earned £1.5m at least in wages during his time at WHL so if anything we have lost money on him ... (thats assuming we paid £3m in the first place which I find hard to believe considering he had only 6 months left on his contract at the time0.

jiltloop · 01-08-2012 11:31am

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

He only had 6 months on his contract when we signed him. If anything, we overpaid on that occasion.

Didn't realise his contract was that close to the end when we signed him. That sheds a different light on it.

2nd Row Donkey · 02-08-2012 12:48pm

Soooo... getting a bit miffed now.
Bad enough that Chelsea are snapping up qualty players left right and centre AND buying them at the right time so they have them for pre-season, arsenal are at it too. So RVP may or may not leave but they've brought in two quality players so far and according to media reports they are pretty close to signing two more.

Meanwhile, We started our last friendly with no striker on the pitch and the only player who looks like been ready for the EPL kick off is the untried, untested and unproved Kane.

Ormus · 02-08-2012 12:57pm

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Soooo... getting a bit miffed now.
Bad enough that Chelsea are snapping up qualty players left right and centre AND buying them at the right time so they have them for pre-season, arsenal are at it too. So RVP may or may not leave but they've brought in two quality players so far and according to media reports they are pretty close to signing two more.

Meanwhile, We started our last friendly with no striker on the pitch and the only player who looks like been ready for the EPL kick off is the untried, untested and unproved Kane.

Defoe will be well ready for the start of the season, and we will have signed at least one more striker by then, with another to follow before the window closes.

I still think Adebayor will be in our starting 11 against Newcastle.

Admittedly pretty jealous of Arsenal if they really do get Sahin and Cazorla. Hoping Podolski will be a flop for them though.

SuprSi · 02-08-2012 12:58pm

Yeah, I'm getting a bit worried too. Regardless of the fact that the window still has a month to run, we're only just over 2 weeks from the start of the season. Anyone other than Ade won't have time to settle into the squad and the thought of starting the game against Newcastle with just Defoe and Kane is nightmarish.

The Modric situation rumbles on and at the moment it looks like he'll be with the team at the start of the season, but will he pull another stunt and claim his head's not in the right place again or will he take part? If Levy is not careful, we could have another crap start to the season.

After a great start to this window, it seems like a case of same old Spurs again and I just hope something is very close to being sorted.

Mr. Guappa · 02-08-2012 9:05pm

Stekelenburg being linked today:http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/7957137/Spurs-in-Stekelenburg-link

I presume the 3 'keepers mentioned are Stekelenburg, Lloris and Cesar.

Ormus · 02-08-2012 10:03pm

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Stekelenburg being linked today:http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/7957137/Spurs-in-Stekelenburg-link

I presume the 3 'keepers mentioned are Stekelenburg, Lloris and Cesar.

Sounds about right yeah. 3 world class goalies in fairness, although Cesar would want massive wages and it's suspicious that he is so available all of s sudden.