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Transfer Rumour Thread

Cochise said:
They reckon Madrid are gonna spend that on Sterling, Hazard and Aguero. £90m to strengthen your own team and weaken 3 rivals substantially is good business. Not a clue where they will play them all, but if they are looking to offload Benzema, I'd hope we were trying to use our "special" relationship to an advantage.

Still I'll be gutted to see him in that shirt.
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:ross: they think they can buy those three for £90m? I can't imagine that they'd get much change from £90m if they signed Aguero, let alone the other two as well. I'd guess nearer £150m...perhaps £70m Aguero, £30m Sterling, £50m for Hazard.
 
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is preparing a bid for Fiorentina's Colombia World Cup wide man Juan Cuadrado, 26, who is unhappy in Italy. (Daily Star)

Striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 30, has returned to Spurs after compassionate leave but is expected to be farmed out on loan in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

Atletico Madrid want to re-sign Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, 30, on loan at Napoli, but only if he comes for free. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal are considering a double swoop for Roma striker Mattia Destro, 23, and Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik, 27, in the January transfer window but need to sell first. (Metro)

Manchester United and Chelsea midfield target Kevin Strootman, 24, will not be sold by Italian club Roma in January. (Daily Express)

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is lining up Norwich keeper John Ruddy, 28, as a replacement for dropped Belgian custodian Simon Mignolet, 26. (Daily Star)

Italian World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso, 36, wants to return to Glasgow to manage Rangers when Ally McCoist leaves the club. (Daily Mail)
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Injury-hit Emirates Marketing Project boss Manuel Pellegrini has become the latest Premier league manager to call for a winter break. (Manchester Evening News)

Tottenham's Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, 22, reckons the club's tough new fitness regime under manager Mauricio Pochettino is responsible for their run of dramatic late victories over Hull, Aston Villa and Swansea on Sunday. (Guardian)

Ajax manager Frank de Boer has revealed he would be happy to take over from under-fire Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool. (Daily Express)

Craig Gardner, West Brom's match-winner against Aston Villa, says under-fire manager Alan Irvine will lead the Baggies up the Premier League table. (Birmingham Mail)

Former Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince has urged Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers to get rid of mis-firing striker Mario Balotelli, 24. (Talksport)
 
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Could make some sense. Get him in now, have a chance to evaluate and then (probably) a view to a permanent move in the summer knowing a bit more what we get.

Might also free up more funds for the January window...?
 
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Rorschach said:
Not particularly directed at you but is he any good? That is the real question.
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I don't know. I know he's highly rated, but struggling to get games at PSG. Haven't actually seen him play other than his youtube compilations.

I know this might be controversial for some, but I like our signings so far under Poch. Fazio is coming along very nicely, Ben Davies looks good, Vorm is an excellent backup goalkeeper. Dier looks very promising, as does Yedlin although difficult to judge yet of course. The biggest question mark is next to Stambouli, but more due to a lack of game time so far, looks pretty useful to me.

If Rabiot follows that pattern I'm encouraged at least.
 
braineclipse said:
I don't know. I know he's highly rated, but struggling to get games at PSG. Haven't actually seen him play other than his youtube compilations.

I know this might be controversial for some, but I like our signings so far under Poch. Fazio is coming along very nicely, Ben Davies looks good, Vorm is an excellent backup goalkeeper. Dier looks very promising, as does Yedlin although difficult to judge yet of course. The biggest question mark is next to Stambouli, but more due to a lack of game time so far, looks pretty useful to me.

If Rabiot follows that pattern I'm encouraged at least.
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Is Rabiot coming then?
 
No need to sell Stambouli, he's done OK so far and needs a run of games. Seems to read the game well and get a fair few blocks/interceptions in.
 
braineclipse said:
I don't know. I know he's highly rated, but struggling to get games at PSG. Haven't actually seen him play other than his youtube compilations.

I know this might be controversial for some, but I like our signings so far under Poch. Fazio is coming along very nicely, Ben Davies looks good, Vorm is an excellent backup goalkeeper. Dier looks very promising, as does Yedlin although difficult to judge yet of course. The biggest question mark is next to Stambouli, but more due to a lack of game time so far, looks pretty useful to me.

If Rabiot follows that pattern I'm encouraged at least.
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On loan it is a safe enough move I guess.

To be honest that youtube was scraping the bottom of the barrel for highlights but I suppose that might be explained by his lack of playing time. If you have the time check out Depay's highlights reel from last season. It goes on for ever. If we were to gamble again on an expensive foreign import I think this is the guy.
 
P.D. said:
No need to sell Stambouli, he's done OK so far and needs a run of games. Seems to read the game well and get a fair few blocks/interceptions in.
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For me he's already ahead of Capoue, Dembele and Paulinho in the pecking order (i.e. our 3rd choice CM) and it barely feels like he's started yet
 
harr1984 said:
Is Rabiot coming then?
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How should I know?

Rorschach said:
On loan it is a safe enough move I guess.

To be honest that youtube was scraping the bottom of the barrel for highlights but I suppose that might be explained by his lack of playing time. If you have the time check out Depay's highlights reel from last season. It goes on for ever. If we were to gamble again on an expensive foreign import I think this is the guy.
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Yeah, Depay definitely looks very talented. Also a very different player to Rabiot. And also not someone I think we'll be able to get without a bigger club stepping in and poaching him. I have a feeling they're just biding their time to let him develop where he is and if a bid is accepted from us they'll swoop in rather quickly.

I agree that his youtube videos were rather unimpressive, but like you say limited playing time so I really don't thin it's anything to go on.
 
...and in todays hilarious Liverpool transfer speculation news;

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/547243/Liverpool-transfer-news-Guillermo-Ochoa-Christian-Eriksen-Martin-Odegaard

Christian Eriksen is another player on Rodgers' transfer wish list.

The Tottenham man has attracted suitors from across Europe thanks to his recent performances at White Hart Lane.

And reports in Denmark suggest that the Reds could make a £32m bid to sign the midfielder in the near future.
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:ross:
 
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Anyone think we might be interested? Seems like a very reasonable price and he's still just 23.
 
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