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Transfer Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread - Summer 2014 - Mod note in OP

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭0028673


    Borini could be on his way to Sunderland

    Tony Barrett @TonyBarretTimes · 13m
    Sunderland have agreed a fee with Liverpool for Fabio Borini. The deal will be worth up to £14m if Borini can agree personal terms.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    0028673 wrote: »
    Borini signs for Sunderland

    Not yet.
    Tony Barrett @TonyBarretTimes · 13m
    Sunderland have agreed a fee with Liverpool for Fabio Borini. The deal will be worth up to £14m if Borini can agree personal terms.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    14m?! Jesus..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    0028673 wrote: »
    Borini signs for Sunderland

    Tony Barrett @TonyBarretTimes · 13m
    Sunderland have agreed a fee with Liverpool for Fabio Borini. The deal will be worth up to £14m if Borini can agree personal terms.

    When is this all going to stop that is a crazy transfer fee.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    When is this all going to stop that is a crazy transfer fee.
    Sshhhhh....

    We are selling, not buying.

    Huge discount, tbf:pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,369 ✭✭✭UnitedIrishman


    14m?







    *checks the price on Poyet to be first manager sacked*


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭0028673


    Borini has potential but £14m is way too much. The TV money has really inflated the prices of players.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    5live wrote: »
    Sshhhhh....

    We are selling, not buying.

    Huge discount, tbf:pac:

    I suppose Andy Carroll cost 2.5 times that . Makes it a bargain for Sunderland.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,937 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Worth up to £14million,

    When you consider what Fulham paid for a Championship level striker and how crucial a player Borini was to Sunderland last season, I don't think it is crazy money.

    A big fee for Sunderland, but they need quality and someone who has proven he can play the system would be a much better "gamble" than another target.

    As a Sunderland season ticket holder I hope he can agree terms, I enjoyed watching him strut his stuff at Sunderland last year, and unlike many before him at Sunderland - I think he put all his heart into it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


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  • Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Hope he does well at Sunderland.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    Worth up to £14million,

    When you consider what Fulham paid for a Championship level striker and how crucial a player Borini was to Sunderland last season, I don't think it is crazy money.

    A big fee for Sunderland, but they need quality and someone who has proven he can play the system would be a much better "gamble" than another target.

    As a Sunderland season ticket holder I hope he can agree terms, I enjoyed watching him strut his stuff at Sunderland last year, and unlike many before him at Sunderland - I think he put all his heart into it.

    Its one of those rare transfer deals when both sides are happy. Hope he does well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Worth up to £14million,

    When you consider what Fulham paid for a Championship level striker and how crucial a player Borini was to Sunderland last season, I don't think it is crazy money.

    A big fee for Sunderland, but they need quality and someone who has proven he can play the system would be a much better "gamble" than another target.

    As a Sunderland season ticket holder I hope he can agree terms, I enjoyed watching him strut his stuff at Sunderland last year, and unlike many before him at Sunderland - I think he put all his heart into it.

    I'd agree with all of that.

    Have we overpaid at a fee of £12m rising to £14m? Yes, but it's not overboard IMO. It's also worth remembering that Liverpool paid £10.5m for him and are not a charity shop. I'm sure they would have been happy to keep him around as a squad player. It's a cracking deal for them too.

    Our squad needs a serious injection of quality which he provides, Borini fits Poyet's system perfectly, his workrate is ridiculously good and he and his fiancee appeared to enjoy their time in the north-east. As I'm sure our Newcastle neighbours will attest to, it's not always easy to attract good players to the area. It will also give the fans a statement signing that is much needed and get the whole city buzzing.

    As an example, West Brom signed Brown Ideye for £10m. He might be really good, he might completely bomb. Sunderland know exactly what they're getting from Borini. It's worth the extra bit of money for that assurance.

    Lets hope he agrees personal terms now!


  • Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Paully D wrote: »
    I'd agree with all of that.

    Have we overpaid at a fee of £12m rising to £14m? Yes, but it's not overboard IMO. It's also worth remembering that Liverpool paid £10.5m for him and are not a charity shop. I'm sure they would have been happy to keep him around as a squad player. It's a cracking deal for them too.

    Our squad needs a serious injection of quality which he provides, Borini fits Poyet's system perfectly, his workrate is ridiculously good and he and his fiancee appeared to enjoy their time in the north-east. As I'm sure our Newcastle neighbours will attest to, it's not always easy to attract good players to the area. It will also give the fans a statement signing that is much needed and get the whole city buzzing.

    As an example, West Brom signed Brown Ideye for £10m. He might be really good, he might completely bomb. Sunderland know exactly what they're getting from Borini. It's worth the extra bit of money for that assurance.

    Lets hope he agrees personal terms now!

    The guy obviously wants to just play regularly which is commendable.

    He probably had the option of being a squad player for Liverpool but it was clear he enjoyed his time at Sunderland and the fans there took to him.

    I think he'll do well for you


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Italian media reporting that Roma have reached an agreement with Xherdan Shaqiri.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    Re: Borini

    Right from his time as a Chelsea youth product I always rated him highly. His work rate is phenomenal and he's a good finisher.

    I think he would have flourished at Chelsea if Carlo stuck around but the managerial merry go round ensued and no one wanted to risk unproven players.

    I wish him all the best.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Telegraph Football ✔ @TeleFootball
    Follow
    Tottenham beat Liverpool to the £10 million signing of Swansea's Ben Davies http://fw.to/6JkD14g


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    zerks wrote: »
    Telegraph Football ✔ @TeleFootball
    Follow

    Standard.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,206 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    Liverpool to sign Remy for 8m apparently. Not bad when they just got 12 for Borini.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    Liverpool to sign Remy for 8m apparently. Not bad when they just got 12 for Borini.

    Great business, Remy is the better player, for sure


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    greendom wrote: »
    Great business, Remy is the better player, for sure

    Aye, but he'll be on twice if not two and a half times the wage so you have to look beyond just the transfer fee.

    Very good piece of business by Liverpool though I do agree.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Paully D wrote: »
    I'd agree with all of that.

    Have we overpaid at a fee of £12m rising to £14m? Yes, but it's not overboard IMO. It's also worth remembering that Liverpool paid £10.5m for him and are not a charity shop. I'm sure they would have been happy to keep him around as a squad player. It's a cracking deal for them too.

    Our squad needs a serious injection of quality which he provides, Borini fits Poyet's system perfectly, his workrate is ridiculously good and he and his fiancee appeared to enjoy their time in the north-east. As I'm sure our Newcastle neighbours will attest to, it's not always easy to attract good players to the area. It will also give the fans a statement signing that is much needed and get the whole city buzzing.

    As an example, West Brom signed Brown Ideye for £10m. He might be really good, he might completely bomb. Sunderland know exactly what they're getting from Borini. It's worth the extra bit of money for that assurance.

    Lets hope he agrees personal terms now!



    I think he will prove to be a good signing, and am actually a little sorry to see him leaving Liverpool. When he did get games at Liverpool he was often played out of position, and him playing out wide was never going to make the most of our his better qualities.

    His movement in and around the box is very good, and if Sunderland get players that can pick up on the runs that Borini makes, then it could be happy days for all involved.

    If he gets a full season up front at Sunderland, then I would expect him to provide a decent goal return. Now he is not going to be a 20+ goal man imho, unless Sunderland improve their team as a whole around him to a significant degree, but I can see him being a regular scorer and the Mackem faithful getting a new terrace hero.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,206 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    Casemiro joins Porto on loan from Real.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭Cypher_sounds


    Juventus sign Morata for €20million.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    it would appear borini has turned down the chance to join sunderland,strange it got that far without him saying he would not go


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    barone wrote: »
    it would appear borini has turned down the chance to join sunderland,strange it got that far without him saying he would not go

    A Sunderland Echo journalist is claiming that it is rubbish that he has turned it down. Given the source who reported it (Di Marzio) is very good friends with sacked ex-Sunderland Director of Football Roberto Di Fanti who happened to be feeding Di Marzio news of all our deals before anyone else last summer, it wouldn't surprise me if Di Fanti is stirring the pot a bit.

    As you say, it would be strange for it to get this far. But if any club would bid for a player without assurances that he wanted to sign it would be Sunderland! :pac:

    Hopefully Young is correct. Di Marzio may well be correct on this, but his Twitter policy re: transfer news seems be throwing enough darts around and hoping some hit the board.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,752 ✭✭✭Mr Blobby


    Shaqiri has supposedly agreed terms with Roma.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Jesus Roma are really building. Potential banana skin for favorite European sides?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,134 ✭✭✭✭Rayne Wooney


    Roma building a seriously talented team and have a great manager in Rudi Garcia. Iturbe and Shaqiri are great additions, along with Benatia, Cole, De Rossi, Pjanic, Ljajic and Destro they look very strong

    I think they will do very well next season, maybe win the league with Conte gone at Juve

    Think United will buy Strootman off them at some stage


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    hopefully its bull so,would like to see him succeed in the prem


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