New Transfer Rumours and Signings

Gangsta · 30-05-2005 11:48AM

Third_Echelon wrote:

Please god... make it not happen

Lol, I'm asssuming you're an everton fan;)

Bannor wrote:

Mellor - Told to start looking for a new club

What happened to all that potential after his "intentional" wondergoal against Arsenal

Third_Echelon · 30-05-2005 12:10PM

Gangsta wrote:

Lol, I'm asssuming you're an everton fan;)

yup.... hopefully this doesn't happen :eek:

I've heard that moyes is a fan of this eejit though

PHB · 30-05-2005 03:12PM

Catalan sources claim Manchester United are ready to join the race to try and prise Samuel Eto'o away from Barcelona.

Chelsea have had a long-standing interest in the African hit-man, but now United could try to beat their Premiership rivals to the Barca star.

Barca are not looking to sell Eto'o, but they are not completely shutting the door on any prospective deals that the English suitors may put to them.

The Blues are understood to be in the market for two strikers. Porto's Benni McCarthy is thought to be one name high on Jose Mourinho's wish list, but owner Roman Abramovich also wants a big name.

Andrei Shevchenko is believed to be out of their reach, which leaves Adriano and Eto'o. Internazionale are insistent they have no plans to let their prized Brazilian leave, although Chelsea are continuing to make enquiries.

However, Eto'o is a feasible option after he recently made noises about wanting a new bumper pay deal from Barca.

Chelsea want a straight cash deal and are willing to go up to £45 million, but Barca would only accept that if they could use the money elsewhere and their main target Thierry Henry continues to look entrenched at Arsenal.

William Gallas could be added to the deal to smooth things over, as could Hernan Crespo - according to some reports - but this is where it is claimed United hold the trump card in Ruud van Nistelrooy.

English newspaper reports claim the Dutchman is unhappy and that he is considering his Old Trafford future.

With this in mind, a number of Barcelona-based sources are claiming United have already offered their Dutch star in part-exchange for the free-scoring Eto'o.

Van Nistelrooy was very strongly linked to Barca only last year and the chance to link-up with Los Cules coach Frank Rijkaard is likely to be a major draw.

Sir Alex Ferguson knows United cannot live with Chelsea's financial power, but the chance to land one of Europe's most feared strikers - who is aged just 24 - looks too good an opportunity for the Scot not to try.

Eto'o has bagged 28 goals in his first season with Barca and admitted in recent days that you can never rule anything out in football when asked about his future.

Hmm, now theres a swap I'd consider.
I think Eto would like a 4-3-3 more than Ruud does, although I'd still hate to loose Ruud

Mitch Connor · 30-05-2005 03:17PM

PHB wrote:

Hmm, now theres a swap I'd consider.
I think Eto would like a 4-3-3 more than Ruud does, although I'd still hate to loose Ruud

I agree - i think Eto'o's pace and mobility would be a greater asset then ruuds, i reckon he would find interchanging positions with Rooney and ronaldo easier then ruud. Somehow i just do not see it happening though

Bannor · 30-05-2005 04:09PM

As I posted in the Chelsea thread : RVN + £8M is the current offer from Man Utd which falls some way short of the €55M (~£37M) offer from Chelsea. Laporte reckons RVN is worth £15M so Man Utd will have to make up the difference.

Laporte is enjoying the day so far - Chelsea offered him €55M for a former Real player (Eto'o) and Man Utd have offered him a Real transfer target (RVN). Meanwhile Perez is waiting anxiously for a call from Chelsea, Laporte has been keeping him informed with regular updates.

The big name player that Abramovich will most likely end up with is Ronaldo of Real Madrid - I don't think Mourinho will be too happy with that but the tabloids will get plenty of headlines from his off-field antics.

mike65 · 30-05-2005 06:53PM

How on earth can Gerard play for pool unless Gerrard leaves!? Pity the team talks and match commentators...:p

Mike.

PHB · 30-05-2005 07:23PM

Am I biased as a United fan in thinking that Van Nist is worth at least 20mill, maybe 25?

Chucky the tree · 30-05-2005 07:32PM

PHB wrote:

Am I biased as a United fan in thinking that Van Nist is worth at least 20mill, maybe 25?

no, not biased, just crazy.

adox · 30-05-2005 07:36PM

PHB wrote:

Am I biased as a United fan in thinking that Van Nist is worth at least 20mill, maybe 25?

And the rest.I really hope they dont offload him,although if rumours are right,he may want to leae anyway.

No matter how poor his last season was(mainly down to injury)he is still a player that is like gold dust,an out and out goal scorer.His strike rate speaks for itself.

I think Utd would be very unwise to instigate a move away from OT for him.

Paying money + van Nistelrooy for Eto would be a joke.A straight swap and I`d still be unhappy.

Gangsta · 30-05-2005 08:13PM

Eto would much rather suit the system Sir Alex wants to play so I think United should go for it.

PHB wrote:

Am I biased as a United fan in thinking that Van Nist is worth at least 20mill, maybe 25?

20million is fair after the season he'd had.

johnor · 30-05-2005 08:55PM

With RVN's record in the CL alone this would be a poor move, understandable un ited need sucess in the prem lg, but surely if RVN can get back to his best he will be banging them in, in the lg aswell as the CL.

Big Ears · 30-05-2005 10:44PM

PHB wrote:

Am I biased as a United fan in thinking that Van Nist is worth at least 20mill, maybe 25?

He's getting on a bit (still in his prime) , so soon enough he's going to depreciate like a 4 seater sports car .

seabee · 31-05-2005 11:12AM

Bannor
Do you know anything about this player?Miguel Roque

talla · 31-05-2005 11:17AM

How would people feel about unstickying this thread and creating a new thread for this years rumours/signings? Will see if i can move some of the more recent rumours over to the new thread.

Mitch Connor · 31-05-2005 11:27AM

makes sense - i assume it would not be much an issue to split the topic if required?

Villain · 31-05-2005 11:29AM

talla wrote:

How would people feel about unstickying this thread and creating a new thread for this years rumours/signings? Will see if i can move some of the more recent rumours over to the new thread.

Yea probably a good idea talla, although I enjoyed seeing the high post and read numbers for a thread I started

Bannor · 31-05-2005 01:17PM

seabee wrote:

Bannor
Do you know anything about this player?Miguel Roque

He's a 16 year old defender/midfielder. Real and Barca have spent the past year buttering his parents up - hoping to get him in to their respective academies so that he would be considered a 'homegrown' player under the UEFA ruling. By getting to the Champions League final and beating Milan, Liverpool is now seen as a club where Spanish players can succeed and there are quite a few players seeking the opportunity to do so - Rafa and Pako are hoping to cherry pick the upcoming talent for the academy. They had been tracking his progress while at Valencia and are now striking while the proverbial iron is hot. The player will be in the academy and under age teams for three years and so become a 'homegrown' player.

They are not happy with the standard of players at the academy. Neither was Houllier, he clashed with Steve Heighway several times over the poor quality players that were coming through. Moores stayed loyal to Heighway because of Fowler, McManaman, Owen and Gerrard. One of the things that undermined Houllier was his clashes with Heighway over not developing foreign youth players at the academy - it was envisaged that Houllier would take over the role of Academy Director when he stepped down as manager, but members of the board were afraid that he would only bring in foreign youngsters and the local connection would be lost.

talla · 31-05-2005 02:11PM

Thread split, moved most recent posts over into this thread. Original thread closed.

Bannor · 31-05-2005 05:06PM

yom 1 wrote:

bannor any truth in the rumours of Patrice Evra goin to the pool

I've asked about this ...

Last month Monaco contacted Liverpool about the availability of two players Cheyrou and Diarra. Liverpool said they were both available and asked about Evra - no further developments between the clubs but the player's agent was in contact to say he would be interested in a move.

ianomccabe · 31-05-2005 08:56PM

Bannor wrote:

Don't take this as gospel - obviously not all of these deals are going to happen but here is the current state of play with Liverpool from what I've been told.

Goalkeepers - In
Reina (Villareal) - a done deal

Goalkeepers - Out
Dudek - has been offered to Feyenoord in part exchange for a striker
Harrison - being released by club
Luzi - being released by club

Defenders - In
Alexis (Malaga) - an offer has been made
Gallas (Chelsea) - Rumour that Barca are pulling the plug on the transfer, his agent has made contact with Liverpool.
Miguel (Benfica) - enquiry made
Milito (Real Zaragoza) - enquiry made. Zaragoza are trying to tie the player to a long term contract before Liverpool influence him
Ramos (Sevilla) - very impressed with Liverpool winning the Champions League, his agent has been in contact to say the player would be interested in a move.

Defenders - Out
Ostemobor - being released by club
Traore - his agent is currently resurrecting a move to Everton
Warnock - has been offered as a make weight in a couple of potential transfers. Also been subject of an enquiry from Everton.

Midfielders - In
Angel (Malaga) - offer has been made
Boamorte (Fulham) - An offer of £2M plus Warnock
Figo (Real Madrid) - Due to interest from other clubs, Madrid now want money for the player. Player has told Benitez that Liverpool is his choice. There has also been contact from Bolton, Newcastle, Inter Milan and a couple of Japanese clubs.
Galetti (Real Zaragoza) - enquiry made
Gerard (Barcelona) - player has rejected Barca's contract offer and his agent has been in contact with Liverpool.
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich) - Clubs haggling over player valuation, he's on a bosman next season
Malbranque (Fulham) - An offer of £3M
Prutton (Southampton) - enquiry made
Rodriguez (Malaga) - done deal
Wright-Philips (Man City) - Arsenal aren't biting and seem to think that Robinho is going to turn down Madrid for them. Liverpool have an offer of £10M plus Warnock on the table.

Midfielders - Out
Biscan - Contract won't be renewed
Cheyrou - Rafa doesn't care where he goes, has asked Houllier if he wants to take him to Lyon.
Diao - told to find another club
Diarra - Doesn't feature in Rafa's plans
Partridge - being released by club
Smicer - Has offers from several Premiership clubs (Aston Villa,Bolton,Everton,Newcastle). Berger has been asked by O'Leary to use his influence to nudge Vlad in the direction of Villa.
Welsh - Been told he will never be more than a squad player at the club

Forwards - In
Johnson (Crystal Palace) - Offer of £6M on the table, Crystal Palace chairman thinks the player is worth twice that.
Kuyt (Feyenoord) - Offer of £6M plus Dudek has been made
Crouch (Southampton) - an enquiry has been made

Forwards - Out
Baros - Valencia looks to be a certainty now
Diouf - Bolton are putting finances in place for a deal, might involve a player part exchange
Mellor - Told to start looking for a new club
Smyth - being released by club

Mate u can't just plagiarise someone elses work from another website and pass it offa s your own

zAbbo · 31-05-2005 09:09PM

Wheres it coming from ianomccabe ?

applehunter · 31-05-2005 09:34PM

Scott Parker might be going to Newcastle.

ianomccabe · 31-05-2005 09:57PM

bazH wrote:

Wheres it coming from ianomccabe ?

It comes from the insider board on koptalk.com

Was posted a few days before it was posted here. Cant provide a link as its a subscription website

gsand · 31-05-2005 10:00PM

van der vaart has signed for hamburg so no chance of seeing him in the prem next year

eirebhoy · 31-05-2005 10:13PM

ianomccabe wrote:

It comes from the insider board on koptalk.com

Was posted a few days before it was posted here. Cant provide a link as its a subscription website

That exact post was? Do a search of Bannor's posts mate.

ianomccabe · 31-05-2005 10:21PM

yeah that exact post was word for word. even the "dont take this as gospel bit at the start"
its obious he just lifted it as its from one of the posters in koptalk who provides transfer info

Bannor · 31-05-2005 10:34PM

Absolute bullsh!t - I'm not even subscribed to any such website.

Chucky the tree · 31-05-2005 10:37PM

ianomccabe wrote:

yeah that exact post was word for word. even the "dont take this as gospel bit at the start"
its obious he just lifted it as its from one of the posters in koptalk who provides transfer info

has his other posts been the excact same as bannors? cos infairness bannor info before that has been extremely accurate.

ianomccabe · 31-05-2005 10:42PM

i dont know about his other posts but i just know that that same post word for word appeared on koptalk insider forum before it was posted here

Guy:Incognito · 31-05-2005 10:48PM

The Clown Man wrote:

Crouch is undoubtedly the most underrated player in the premiership.

Proposition 24: Crouch to Liverpool

Well I'm quite happy for him to be th emost underrated player in the championship.

Vote No On 24!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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