Re: Winter Transfer Deadline Day Rumours

by Forza Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:03 pm

sportsczy wrote:Saw him against France NT in the WC playoff. good in first game. invisible in the second game. Good technique winger.... Young enough that he can be molded into something.

Dude is a massive diver though... I mean Suarez and Neymar level douchiness there

I knew the name was familiar. I saw him in these games.

by BeautifulGame Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:18 pm

M99 wrote:Liverpool have begun negotiations with Dnipro over a deal for Ukraine international Yevhen Konoplyanka.

Brendan Rodgers is keen to take the opportunity to add to his squad before the January transfer window closes on Friday, with the Reds firmly in the mix to challenge for a top-four finish.

Dnipro are hoping to secure a fee of €24 million for winger Konoplyanka, who hit the headlines in England following his terrific long-range strike against the Three Lions in a World Cup qualifier back in 2012.

Liverpool are, however, reluctant to pay such a lofty fee and are looking to strike a deal around the €15m mark as they attempt to secure a signing late on in the window having missed out on Mohamed Salah to Chelsea.

Speaking after watching his side's 4-0 thumping of Merseyside rivals Everton, Rodgers expressed his desire to seal a "major signing" before Friday's deadline.

He told reporters: "I think we will hopefully do something over the next couple of days.

"Hopefully we can have a major signing before the window shuts and if we can do that we will be set up for the remaining games."

€24 million for a player with just 12 months remaining on the contract ? Shocked

by the xcx Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:20 pm

Liverpool has gone mad.

by rwo power Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:33 pm

Obviously Liverpool are not so clever in their dealings if they let Salah slip through their fingers due to haggling too much - and now they might have to pay double for another guy who is likely not exactly better than Momo?!

by Arquitecto Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:14 pm

Konoplyanka is far better than Salah if both players are compared on what they've done and what they can replicate.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:19 pm

Konoplyanka is more of a finished article than Salah is.

Quite frankly i'd expect to be reflected in the price.

by sportsczy Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:27 pm

Level of competition is an issue when rating Konoplyanka... The league is poor and his club has no european comp to speak of. All you have is NT and he looked like one of those over-dribbling types to me...

by Arquitecto Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:35 pm

sportsczy wrote:Level of competition is an issue when rating Konoplyanka... The league is poor and his club has no european comp to speak of. All you have is NT and he looked like one of those over-dribbling types to me...

I find the Ukranian league to be quite underrated in strength and performance. We've seen Shaktar unluckily draw difficult groups while the likes of Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro and Metalist have made up a strong make-up of consistency within the Europa League and troubled many of the stronger EL teams. Dnipro have been competing within EL for years as Kono has performed there in the process. Not top level yet what he has done has me convinced enough that he can replicate it within the higher levels. His dribbling may be overt yet he possesses far more in his game than just dribbling. Your comparison would be apt if speaking about Yarmalenko.

by Robespierre Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:46 pm

I think Liverpool had other needs as midfielders
Anyway Konolpyanka is a very good player

by sportsczy Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:05 pm

Yarmalenko is much better than him imo because he produces a final product: he's decisive. That's probably the reason Yarmalenko is rated much hogher in his own country... Younger too. Konoplyanka seems like another one of those players that has flash without substance.

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:06 pm

Roma close to signing striker Berisha from Halmstad, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

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AC Milan thinking of signing Cerci, according to Tuttosport.

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Inter Milan reach agreement with Torino to sign D'Ambrosio, according to Corriere dello Sport.

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:09 pm

Palmeiras defender Henrique is close to joining Napoli, according to his agent Marco Malaquias.

Henrique will reportedly arrive in Naples later today to undergo a medical and sign a contract on a deal that will cost the Serie A club a €4million (£3.3m) transfer fee.

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News of Newcastle's pursuit of Luuk de Jong and the Borussia Monchengladbach striker is currently at St James' Park to put the finishing touches to his deal.

De Jong has undergone a 'stringent' medical ahead of joining Newcastle on loan for the rest of the season, with a view to a permanent deal.

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West Ham have been linked with a move for William Kvist, and the Stuttgart midfielder has suggested he could leave before the transfer window closes. Kvist had been out of favour before the Bundesliga's winter break and has also been linked with Evian.

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:10 pm

Arsenal are in talks over a deal for Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler, according to Sky Sports sources.

Draxler's buy-out clause is £37million, but it is understood that Arsenal are reluctant to pay more than £30million and a delegation has travelled to Germany for further discussions.

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Sky Sports understands that Liverpool's head of recruitment Dave Fallows has travelled to the Ukraine to hold talks with Konoplyanka.

by Firenze Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:11 pm

Cornelius close to returning to Copenhagen after flopping at Cardiff.

by zizzle Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:14 pm

Goal.com reporting that Nani have accepted Inter's approach. It will be a loan deal with the option to buy

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:16 pm

Cuenca will stay at Barcelona until the end of the season after rejecting the chance to go out on loan, according to Sport. Premier League clubs were interested.

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Juventus still want Osvaldo if Vucinic leaves, according to Tuttosport.

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Ranocchia close to moving to Galatasaray, according to Corriere dello Sport.

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:18 pm

Cabaye will sign a 3 and half year contract with PSG today, according to L'Equipe.

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QPR making loan bid for Marseille fullback Fanni, according to L'Equipe.

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Borussia Dortmund no longer want Holtby, because Tottenham wanted £5.5m for him, according to Bild.

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:20 pm

Malaga, Freiburg and Hannover interested in Valladolid winger Ebert, according to Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz.

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Manchester City will make a new offer for Mangala before the window closes, according to O Jogo.

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Benfica want to keep Rodrigo until the end of the season, according to A Bola.

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:23 pm

Borussia Dortmund want Javier Hernandez to replace Lewandowski, according to Sport Bild.

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Juventus still want Vidic for free when his contract expires this June, according to Tuttosport.

by Firenze Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:30 pm

Dortmund want Chicharito?

Chicharito and Kagawa hmm

Bargaining chips for Gundogan/Reus banana

by McAgger Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:40 pm

sportsczy wrote:Yarmalenko is much better than him imo because he produces a final product: he's decisive. That's probably the reason Yarmalenko is rated much hogher in his own country... Younger too. Konoplyanka seems like another one of those players that has flash without substance.

It may be your opinion, but it's not true what you say about Ukranians rating Yarmolenko higher than Konoplyanka. Go on Xtratime in the Ukranian section and you'll see the opinion of the fans is pretty much either that they are the same quality or that Konoplyanka is better. I think Yarmolenko is more well known outside of Ukraine which is why he's rated higher than a guy most people haven't seen play more than a couple of times.

Though going by the stats looks like Yarmolenko has more end product.

by Arquitecto Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:46 pm

sportsczy wrote:Yarmalenko is much better than him imo because he produces a final product: he's decisive. That's probably the reason Yarmalenko is rated much hogher in his own country... Younger too. Konoplyanka seems like another one of those players that has flash without substance.

Different players, Sports. Yarmalenko is a direct threat who has been primarily centre-forward or left forward to provide lateral passes with his dominant left-foot. Konoplyanka is more in the form of Eden Hazard in his ambidexterity and creativity where he can play left, right centre AM or even deep, to where he has performed in all quarters. Yarmalenko is a superior goal threat yet Kono is the more complete package who consistently influences the game. I'm guessing you judged Kono by the 2nd leg versus France, to which he was deployed out wide, away from his now best central role for Ukraine and Dnipro.

Not to say Yarmalenko isn't a solid talent as any team would be intelligent to buy him yet Kono is more accomplished: winning Ukrainian footballer of the year 2010, 2012, 2013 and was in Europa League team of the year 2012. Same age as well.

Yarmalenko having a fantastic year btw.

by sportsczy Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:00 pm

That's the thing McAgger.... and i noticed it during France games. Konoplyanka would get past a guy with a wonderful dribble or get himself into shooting position with a great move. But then, either his final pass was poor or his shot off. He wouldn't finish off anything (thankfully lol). Mostly in the first game since Ukraine got nothing done in the second game.

I've seen enough of these types with Lavezzi and Pastore that make you think they're great with their technique and then you realize that their true impact is minimal. They get found out at the highest level pretty quickly. Lucas Moura is having the same issue too.

I'd rather a player that may not be quite on par technically... but that will finish off his play with an impact decision as opposed to one where you want to pull your hair out.

At OM, we have that too with Payet, who drives me crazy and he fooled me last year because he was actually finishing off plays. But it seems that Rudi Garcia has a skill for making these types effective (Payet and Gervinho).

by Onyx Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:02 pm

Dzeko another candidate to replace Lewandowski, according to Bild.

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Lazio president Claudio Lotito has insisted that they are not going to sell Hernanes at any cost this month.

We have not sold Hernanes and we are not going to sell him.

by zizzle Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:28 pm

Lotito is just responding to protests from the fans, he also added that if the player wants to leave they cant keep him

by Robespierre Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:55 pm

According Sky braking about deal Hernanes- Inter , it is becoming a uphill road

the economic demands of Ibrahima Mbaye Lazio would be so much high

if the deal fails for Mbaye :facepalm:

no words... this is only 20 old, first season in Serie A and he wants to be treated as a top player :facepalm:

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