Transfer Rumours | Tactics | Who to buy/sell etc

Nedved wrote:As Nick said it is better to have one regular striker and a supporting one. Somebody like Suarez/Aguero would be a great as a regular strike, but Benz will have to move on in that case. With goals not being an issue upfront I doubt this change will happen in Jan.
Summer - Yes , more likely.

But with Barca hounding top strikers like Aguero this Jan, we may try sign him to keep him off the market. You never know

Mr Nick09 wrote:Benzema is excellent in the final third, when the ball goes through him, he allows the game to flow, and he has enough quality to often see the runner and make the right pass. That's his true gift, keeps the ball alive, initiates quick movements, but all in the final third. You can play the ball to him and he can bring the others in the play. But that hasnt happened at a high level enough that we might feel like it's a given for us.

This idea that if other parts of the team are shut down, Benzema will wear his Zidane cap and start playmaking is terrible. Not true at all, sugarcoating his ball playing abilities is actually going too far.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insists he has no intention of selling Angel Di Maria - despite substituting the winger in Saturday's Copa del Rey draw with Olimpic Xativa.

It has been claimed that the winger has growing increasingly frustrated by the intense competition for places at the Santiago Bernabeu and is now considering moving to Monaco in order to boost his chances of representing Argentina at the 2014 World Cup.

But Ancelotti categorically denied the 25-year-old is heading for the exit door, insisting the decision to replace him with Karim Benzema was because of a minor injury concern - and not any dissatisfaction with Di Maria's display.

"He told me he felt discomfort so I told the others to warm up and, after that, I introduced Benzema," Ancelotti explained after the match.

"But he has not talked about his future. He is happy here and he will not leave Real Madrid."

Nedved wrote:If he was a coward so was Higuain, which is n't true. Ozil & Higuain were under lot of pressure , sometimes taking it off works and change of scenery is the way they choose to do it. It is working for Ozil so far. One can't be blamed for doing what they think is best for them.

Real Sociedad sporting director Loren has conceded that there have been ‘indications’ that Real Madrid are interested in Inigo Martinez.

Speculation last week was that Los Blancos are readying a summer move for the highly-rated centre-back and, in light of experiences in signing Asier Illarramendi during the last transfer window, will be prepared to pay Inigo’s full buyout clause.

“I do not know if Illarra’s move can help more with how much Florentino plans to pay. Equally we can make that effort too. Fear not,” mused Loren to Mundo Deportivo this week.

“We must be prepared. Illarra was one of the players who were more settled here and neither he nor us thought about him leaving 15 days before he did leave. We have no confirmation of anything, but the front cover of a newspaper was very significant and very showy. He is a Real player and we hope that he will give his all for us, and from there we are prepared.

“Has there been an offer? We have had indications.”

Rumours were that Madrid were previously interested in the player before he had debuted at senior level.

“There are teams that are always there during the development of players. They want to buy as cheaply as possible ahead of time.

“There was nothing firm, but indeed they were here.

“Does Inigo want to go? No. He has not conveyed that. He transmits work, intensity and football. Here in Zubieta he is not going through the halls saying that he wants to leave. Away from here, I do not know what he thinks.”

SuperMAG wrote:Tbh we dont need another CB, let alone a one for 30m. If we have to, then buy the best young cb in the world, not just because of being spanish.

Nacho is doing much fine as 4th cb. Derek should be loaned out next season or after 2 years.

halamadrid2 wrote:I wouldn't buy Inigo for 30mill which is his buyout clause.  he is too slow and prone to alot of errors