Summer Transfer Rumours Mk. XI

Times are reporting that Spurs are closing in on Coentrao & Willian signings.

They are using the incoming Bale money very well.

If they can get those players, they should get top 4. Bale is a cancer to that team, dembelé plays much better without him

Yohan Modric wrote:Matri to apparently join Napoli for €12m.

Is your source goal.com ?

Need confirmation from the GOAT though..

Also on Eurosport.

Gazzetta dello Sport also saying Willian is close to signing for Spurs.

Yohan Modric wrote:Also on Eurosport.

Thats unreliable.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Times are reporting that Spurs are closing in on Coentrao & Willian signings.

They are using the incoming Bale money very well.

The two signings I am expecting to come in. Hopefully Willian doesn't come at 30 million pounds but rather around the 25 range but hell I'm not going to care either way.

Coentrao is coming in and BAE is on the way out, Danny Rose will be back up.

Villas-Boas bossing the transfer market.

With or without Bale this is a strong team:

Lloris
Walker Dawson Verthongen Coentrao
Capoue
Paulinho Dembele
Lennon Soldado Willian

I don't rate the back 4, Coentrao aside
... but dat midfield protection

Holly shite, Osvaldo in PL

Willian is a good player, but once again, another player who dominates on the left side of the pitch. However, he is right footed so maybe he can displace Lennon on the right wing.

Should just let Liverpool have him and go in for Eriksen. I would be willing to do a loan swap with Ajax for Holtby if it would sweeten the pot and give them a season to find a suitable replacement.

Yohan Modric wrote:Gazzetta dello Sport also saying Willian is close to signing for Spurs.

any idea how reliable is this source, I am not worried that we will miss Willian as a player but if we miss him it may be the third target we would miss if goes to spurs

Man it would be pretty disappointing if we miss out on 3 of our main targets this summer.

@ Urban, Walker is shite defensively, you're right there, however Lennon does a decent job tracking back. Dawson is a capable CB but we'll see he could be replaced by a superior Kaboul if he has recovered from his injury correctly. Not sure how you can't rate Vertonghen, he's class. Coentrao is great and it seems you acknowledge that.

Not sure if we'll see

Willian--Soldado--Chadli

or

Lennon--Soldado--Willian and Chadli rotates with Lennon and Willian

I'm well aware Willian is best at LW, can he play on the right? I've only watched him a couple times.

This is assuming the Bale deal goes through and Tottenham get Coentrao and Willian.

Gazzetta is about 50-60% reliable.

Di Marzio who's reliable, says Liverpool have offered €30m for Willian. Spurs are also interested.

He'll decide by Tuesday.

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:

Yohan Modric wrote:Gazzetta dello Sport also saying Willian is close to signing for Spurs.

any idea how reliable is this source, I am not worried that we will miss Willian as a player but if we miss him it may be the third target we would miss if goes to spurs

It's the Italian Daily Mirror... discussing the move of a Brazilian player leaving a Russian club for an English club (or so it seems).

As a fan I would be disappointed but I am not sure what BR has in his mind for Willian. So I am also little worried that BR has to again take another look at some other player and again same negotiations and all the frustrating stuff
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After RO's post I should wait to discuss this any further

Cadena Cope informs that Kondogbia will join Monaco tomorrow.

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:As a fan I would be disappointed but I am not sure what BR has in his mind for Willian. So I am also little worried that BR has to again take another look at some other player and again same negotiations and all the frustrating stuff
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After RO's post I should wait to discuss this any further

Here's what the very reliable Di GOAT Marzio says :

Di Marzio wrote:A two horse race, with the Premier League at the finish line. Willian is ready to leave Anzhi, president Kerimov’s fire sale will impact him. That is how the Liverpool and Tottenham auction started. This evening, Reds management offered 30 million plus 50% of the future resale of a transaction of over 30 million. Tottenham is trailing, and by Tuesday everything will be decided. Willian will leave Anzhi. The Premier League is waiting.

Milan want Sakho on loan

AC Milan are keen to secure the services of PSG defender Mamadou Sakho on a one-year loan deal if they manage to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League.

Source: L'Equipe

Win-win for PSG i guess

you can bet your house on that loan deal having an option to buy in it

Everton have rejected a £28million joint bid from Manchester United for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines, according to Sky Sports.

Former Toffees boss David Moyes offered £16m for Fellaini, whose £23.5m contract release clause expired at the end of July.

United had a £12m bid for left-back Baines knocked back in June but have come back with the same offer.

How stupid and disrespectful are Manchester United and David Moeys being here? Moyes being the former Everton manager makes it that much worse. Wait for the buy-out clause in Fellaini's contract - that you were yourself inserting there - to expire and bid less than it. To add to the insult, offer the same £12m for Baines that got rejected already once this summer. Utterly moronic.

Why is it insulting? Just refuse it if you don't want to sell.

Moronic? Yes. Insulting? I don't think so.

Osvaldo heads to Soton and suddenly he's a "big name signing" please

Manchester United officials will meet with representatives of Eto'o on Tuesday, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund interested in Ajax striker Sigthorsson, according to Corriere dello Sport.