I'd be happy with Sissoko in and Hudd out.
Thats truly how its looking. Summertime we may be looking at Holtby/Sissoko/Dembele/Sandro/Carroll/Luongo/Parrett as CMs....i think Parker, Hudd and Livermore will be sold or loaned out.
I'll be surprised if Dean Parrett can be bothered to stay with us past the summer.
Clearly not given an opportunity at Spurs and now a senior player.
Can see Parrett, Mason and Obika all leave when their contract expire in the summer,
sadly Pritchard as well - though I reckon will give a fight for him. Could see Ferguson being tinkled at us and do a Fryers in return though.
Yes, I wonder what's going on with Pritchard. Unlike the club not to have secured such a talent on a long term contract. And he didn't feature in many youth / u21 games in the month or so before Christmas. I wonder whether another club has indeed got to him.
Would be a great shame. Ages....decades, even...since we produced an attacking player of genuine quality.
I would say that Nick Barmby was probably the last one.
Tweet by 'Transfer Quantum' (never heard of them...)
'Tottenham Hotspur are said to have had a $24million bid accepted by Internacional for 23-year old Brazilian striker Leandro Damião.'
No source/quotes etc.
Probably right......made his debut in 1992 - which says it all about how little we've produced. Peter Crouch is the only other attacking player in the intervening years who has gone on to have any sort of a career with us. And even he had to leave the club before making it.
Bizarre for a club known for its attacking excellence and defensive fragility but we've produced some truly outstanding defenders over the years - Ledley, Campbell, Carr (he genuinely was outstanding before injury and move to Saudi Sportswashing Machine) and now, possibly, Caulker. But very few strikers, wingers or attacking midfielders.
Sort of feel its a wider problem. Apart from Utd's team of kids that came through in 1992 only Gerrard has stuck at a top side, off the top of my head of course. All of west hams golden generation have moved along, Chelsea obviously don't bother, city likewise. Defenders seem to stick around longer
Holtby, Sissoko and Llorente all on free transfers?
Has levy written all over it hasn't it.
Yes I think so although it sounds like Llorente is going to Juve. If we get Sissoko along with Holtby surely that means Livermore, Hudd, and Parker on their way out.
I still think we need Moutinho right now, to challenge for top 4. Moutinho + Damaio would be perfect but not sure Levy will splash that much cash. Maybe we can generate some money through sales though.
Maybe something or maybe nothing but one of our 'targets' has called a sickie. Would obviously team up again with his old partner.
Ajax travels Sunday without Toby Alderweireld to Brazil, where Amsterdammers are preparing for the second half of the season. PSV's Mark van Bommel (photo) in the Netherlands remained.
The 23-year-old Alderweireld is sick and therefore remains at home. It is unknown whether Alderweireld possibly later travels to Rio de Janeiro, where Ajax on 13 January an exhibition game played against Vasco da Gama. The residue Alderweireld, the selection of coach Frank de Boer now 23 players.
PSV's Saturday traveled to Thailand, but coach dingdong Advocaat, Van Bommel at home because of a virus. Also on his knee injured Luciano Narsingh and Orlando Engelaar, who is looking for a new club, stay home.
Erik Pieters, Dries Mertens, Ola Toivonen and Jetro Willems have traveled with you, even if faced with the four physical discomforts. The Friday IF Elfsborg acquired Oscar Hiljemark is also part of the 25-man squad of PSV.
http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/233743/Alderweireld-en-Van-Bommel-blijven-achter-in-Nederland.htm
Mmmm...would be interesting if we hear soon that Gallas is off to QPR!