January Transfer Gossip

2nd Row Donkey · 01-01-2013 5:14pm

Hatch99 wrote: »

I'm not convinced by him lads if I'm honest

Most over rated player since Péle

Emoran · 01-01-2013 5:27pm

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Most over rated player since Péle

My aul lad used to always say I've told you a million times stop exaggerating

yiddo59 · 01-01-2013 8:48pm

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Most over rated player since Péle

Overrated or not he'd definetly improve us.

Lightbulb Sun · 01-01-2013 9:01pm

Hatch99 wrote: »

I'm not convinced by him lads if I'm honest

Why is that?

Saab Ed · 01-01-2013 9:01pm

yiddo59 wrote: »

Overrated or not he'd definetly improve us.

Mores the point, what's actually the problem there. Why is a player who's widely regarded as prodigiosly gifted not getting his game at an already top club, not getting much interest fro other top clubs, not showing much interest in rescuing his situation in Italy at the moment and supposedly wants to join us! Forgive me for being a little dubious about everything to do with this story.

01-01-2013 9:40pm

Isn't Snejder past it? I remember the CL game at WHL where Thud had him in his pocket the whole match.

Antisocialiser · 02-01-2013 10:28am

AVB admits interest in Willian and Leandro Damiao

Internacional striker Damiao, 23, impressed at the Olympics where he was the tournament's top scorer, while 24-year-old winger Willian has been one of the stars of Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League campaign.

"We got in touch with Willian [in the summer] and he is one of the players that interests us," Villas-Boas said in the Daily Mirror .

"I like his style, but we could not reach the value Shakhtar were asking. It does not mean we won't try again.

"Shakhtar are a difficult club to negotiate with as they do not need the money and can keep their players.

"For Damiao, he had a spectacular Olympics. We follow the best players and youngsters. Leandro fits this profile.

"He has had injuries after London 2012, but he is a player that is always on our list."

SuprSi · 02-01-2013 10:45am

Very interesting - those two players would turn us into a serious outfit.

Leinstersqspur · 02-01-2013 10:58am

Looks like nothing more than an open statement of admiration being turned into transfer speculation to fill newspapers...

Also, hearing rumours about Lewis Holtby from Shalke?

2nd Row Donkey · 02-01-2013 11:01am

I would cream myself we we signed both.

We badly need cover for both wings. If lennon had been missing yesterday we would have struggled. I'd like to see us move for Zaha.

irishmover · 02-01-2013 11:05am

Those quotes are over a week old. Sky Sports just slow.

We couldn't afford Willian in the summer so I don't see how we could now and Damaio has been an interest from Spurs for almost 5 years now. Don't really expect either to be joining in January if at all.

golfball37 · 02-01-2013 11:15am

Willian said in the media last week that he hopes Chelsea come back in for him. He obviously loves his money.

irishmover · 02-01-2013 11:38am

Leinstersqspur wrote: »

Looks like nothing more than an open statement of admiration being turned into transfer speculation to fill newspapers...

Also, hearing rumours about Lewis Holtby from Shalke?

Holtby has been talked about for a while. He's said he's definitely leaving Schalke in the summer on a free so don't think we'll be buying him in January. Only seems to be Liverpool and us interested in the PL at the moment. Remember reading the other day that Spurs appear to be front runners for him. We'll see. Don't know a huge amount about him.

Hatch99 · 02-01-2013 11:55am

Lightbulb Sun wrote: »

Why is that?

I just thinnk he is passed his best. He seemingly has missed out on big moves over the last 2 years due to his wage demands, not much chance of getting it off Daniel I'm afraid Wes. He was crap last summer, and imo he is just looking for a big pay day.

I'd rather we put the money in to getting Damaio, and maybe Zaha.

Antisocialiser · 02-01-2013 12:26pm

There is money in the pot and I can see us spending if the right player became available for the right price. It's probably accepted that our valuation and Shaktar's valuation are a good few mill apart.

It would never happen but I think Walcott would be a fantastic January signing. He can play on the wing or through the middle up top and is a cracking player imo. He gets a lot of jip but the lad is only 23 and has done lots in the game. I wonder what he would be available for if Arsenal decided to sell.

Zaha looks like he has potential but the hype surrounding him will massively increase the fee involved and he is completely unproven. He has only scored 12 goals in 108 appearances for Crystal Palace like!

Kiith · 02-01-2013 12:50pm

God, keep Walcott away from us. Hate him, and he's nowhere near as good as some people seem to think he is.

I'd love Leandro or Willian.

Devo from Dublin · 02-01-2013 3:13pm

1. Wesley / Moutinho
2. Damiao / Lorenthe.
3. Willian / Zaha.
4. Holtby / Ericksson.

mickman · 02-01-2013 3:29pm

zaha is very over rated and will cost a fortune as he is playing in england.

Moutinho is the man we meed - if we get him in january then the window will be a huge success

2nd Row Donkey · 02-01-2013 3:46pm

We need a centre forward ASAP, its no coincidence that our form as improved dramatically since we started playing with 2 up front. When Ade heads off to the African cup of Nations we will be snookered.

Saab Ed · 02-01-2013 4:15pm

I don't want anybody in January. Summer is the time to buy players. January signings are either panic or disruptive. Nobody we sign now will really dictate where we finish in the league and might actually be more trouble than its worth.

We already have an excellent squad, let's complete it in the summer rather than thinker with it .

2nd Row Donkey · 02-01-2013 4:17pm

Sturridge has officially signed for liverpool in the last hour or so.

PogMoThoin · 02-01-2013 4:18pm

We need a striker for when Ade leaves so we can keep playing 4-4-2

2nd Row Donkey · 02-01-2013 4:19pm

We'll end up with Gallas up front.

.. and I'm not kidding.

DubPerryman · 02-01-2013 4:23pm

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

We need a centre forward ASAP, its no coincidence that our form as improved dramatically since we started playing with 2 up front. When Ade heads off to the African cup of Nations we will be snookered.

As Mickman says, if Moutinho comes in that may be all we need. The one man up front didn't work because we had two holding midfielders in the centre of the park. If we bring in Moutinho then it could be Sandro and Moutinho in centre midfield with Dembele pushed a little further forward - a very different proposition to what we had earlier in the season.

I'd like to be a fly on the wall if Levy was to say to AVB, you can have a striker or Moutinho in January.

However, having just Defoe and Dempsey for the six or so games when Ade is away is a major risk. I'd like to see Coulthirst on the bench a couple of times, with a few minutes game time here or there.... just to see if he could handle the pressure of stepping in as cover for Ade.

Antisocialiser · 02-01-2013 4:24pm

Saab Ed wrote: »

I don't want anybody in January. Summer is the time to buy players. January signings are either panic or disruptive. Nobody we sign now will really dictate where we finish in the league and might actually be more trouble than its worth.

We already have an excellent squad, let's complete it in the summer rather than thinker with it .

Look at how Jelavic and Pienaar affected Everton's run in last year! Compared to us bringing in Nelson and Saha...

January signings can be fantastic but you very rarely get any value is the major downfall. If we got Moutinho and Damaio I believe we could push Chelsea and City to the wire.

DubPerryman · 02-01-2013 4:55pm

Antisocialiser wrote: »

If we got Moutinho and Damaio I believe we could push Chelsea and City to the wire.

I'd agree with this. Though I just can't see us getting Damaio. If he wanted the move it would have happened by now. We've been after through enough transfer windows.

DubPerryman · 02-01-2013 5:05pm

A guy on another Spurs forum that I'm on vouches for '@theSPURSinsider' on Twitter.

He's saying that "Damaio won't happen". He's also said that there is a verbal agreement between us an Eriksen and finally that our three main targets are "Moutinho, Llorente and Eriksen".

Hatch99 · 02-01-2013 5:11pm

DubPerryman wrote: »

A guy on another Spurs forum that I'm on vouches for '@theSPURSinsider' on Twitter.

He's saying that "Damaio won't happen". He's also said that there is a verbal agreement between us an Eriksen and finally that our three main targets are "Moutinho, Llorente and Eriksen".

Don't be getting me excited ye cnut

DubPerryman · 02-01-2013 5:20pm

Hatch99 wrote: »

Don't be getting me excited ye cnut

I know it's torturous. I remember sitting in on deadline day in August.... waiting and waiting and waiting for the Moutinho deal to be announced.

irishmover · 02-01-2013 5:21pm

In the know is the biggest load of crap... Rarely do any of them know a thing!...

There's about as much chance of us getting those three as there is us getting Messi.

On a different note seems a few articles popping up saying we've made/making a bid for David Villa. Would suit our style but hope its not for much if we are going to sign him.

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