Winter Transfer Deadline Day Rumours

Art Morte wrote:

Hapless_Hans wrote:So Holtby can leave Spurs for £5-6m, is that right?

Why isn't some PL club in need of a central midfielder, any central midfielder really, thinking of coughing up that money for the former best U-19 German player?

If he's available for that sum, like, did Schalke say Tottenham are asking 5.5m?, we should be all over that. But it's possible that Tottenham won't sell to a top-4 rival.

Yes I read (fwiw) Tottenham want something like 5 or 6m for him from Schalke (they paid Schalke 2m one year ago, so Schalke is not really pleased plus they're always broke for some reason).

Now I don't know if thyt means he could go to a top rival for that money.

But I wasn't even talking about you when I said "in need of any CM really" lol. And he's from a family of die-hard Everton fans, so...

Just read something about him going to Fulham (!) and I thought what a *bleep*-ing waste.

Seeing that nowadays 40m pounds are paid to sign mediocre players from other clubs benches.

It’s reported Hernanes has agreed personal terms with Inter, but the club needs to find €20m cash for Lazio.

The midfielder was filmed leaving the training ground in tears this afternoon, hugged and consoled by Biancocelesti supporters.

According to Sky Sport Italia, the Brazilian already emptied his locker at Formello and has now agreed personal terms with Inter.

Agent Joseph Lee is in advanced negotiations and wrote out a contract worth €3.2m per season plus performance-related bonuses, rising to €3.7m.

However, the problem remains the transfer fee, as now that Ibrahima Mbaye has been removed from the deal, Lazio only want cash.

Their price-tag for Hernanes is between €17m and €20m, the kind of money Inter do not have at their disposal right now.

It’s reported the club and President Erick Thohir are in talks with the banks to receive financial guarantees so they can complete the transfer.

It’s reported Roma have a deal for Sao Paulo defender Rafael Toloi, who will arrive for his medical tomorrow.

According to Sky Sport Italia, the 23-year-old centre-back will fly in overnight and complete the final details on Friday.

He is able to be registered as an EU player thanks to Italian ancestors, but only if the Italian consulate in Sao Paulo completes the paperwork in time.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is edging closer to joining Barcelona this summer and the deal could be completed within days.

Mundo Deportivo reports that negotiations between Barca and the goalkeeper’s club, Borussia Monchengladbach, are entering the final stage, although the publication doesn’t reveal the fee Barca will pay for the player.

But a five-year contract has been settled between Barca and ter Stegen after sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta, a former goalkeeper, gave the move special attention.

Ter Stegen had already told Gladbach he would not renew his contract before it expires in 2015,forcing the Bundesliga club into a dilemma - whether to retain the 21-year-old for another 12 months and lose him on a free transfer, or sell in summer 2014.

It is expected that Barca and Gladbach will confirm the deal as soon as it is completed despite Barca initially wanting to wait for Victor Valdes to announce where he will be playing next season.

Valdes is to leave Camp Nou but insists he will not agree terms with a new club before the end of the season, in contrast with Robert Lewandowski, Mundo says, who is to leave Borussia Dortmund and has already had a medical with his new club, Bayern Munich.

Once ter Stegen is signed Barca have to decide on the identity of their other first team goalkeeper, with the contract of Jose Pinto coming due.

Pinto and Barca previously agreed that they would not discuss a new contract until June.

According to German journalist Uli Hesse: "Kroos ambition is to play for Man United"

B-Mac wrote:According to German journalist Uli Hesse: "Kroos ambition is to play for Man United"

People thinking we can't attract the best players in the world after a few rocky months

Kroos mah man

Hapless_Hans wrote:

Art Morte wrote:If he's available for that sum, like, did Schalke say Tottenham are asking 5.5m?, we should be all over that. But it's possible that Tottenham won't sell to a top-4 rival.

Yes I read (fwiw) Tottenham want something like 5 or 6m for him from Schalke (they paid Schalke 2m one year ago, so Schalke is not really pleased plus they're always broke for some reason).

Well, Schalke didn't exactly feel like buying back a player for 6 mio Euros that they just sold that same club for for about 1.5 mio Euros, especially considering that his wages were now around 3 mio Euros per year, which is more than Schalke are willing to pay him.

Sky sources understand Juventus are close to announcing the loan signing of Southampton striker Dani Osvaldo until the end of the season with the opportunity to sign him permanently for a sum of about 20 millions euros in the summer.

Holtby will apparently join Fulham on loan.

In case this needed any more confirmation:

@bbcsport_david: Arsenal not signing Draxler. Was interest but AW unwilling to meet #Schalke asking price. Only #afc deal may be a loan arrival

Crystal Palace in talks to sign Celtic's Joe Ledley, according to Sky Sports.

According to Estadio Deportivo, Sevilla winger Diego Perotti is holding out for a move to French side Monaco and has rejected loan moves to Genoa and Werder Bremen as a result.

Clement Grenier's agent insists that the Lyon midfielder will not be joining Newcastle in the January transfer window, as he does not want to be regarded as Yohan Cabaye's replacement.

Frederic Guerra, has confirmed that his client will remain at the Ligue 1 club.

"It is not easy to say no to a big club like Newcastle but Clement is finally decided to stay in Lyon," Guerra told Le 10 Sport.

"Clement would have arrived at Newcastle - not as Clement Grenier but as Yohan Cabaye's replacement.

"I have the upmost respect for a player of Cabaye's quality. But who deserves to have that tag?

"As his agent I ask is he worth half the price of Cabaye?

"For all those reasons it has led us to decline the offer from Newcastle.

"The conditions of the deal did not seem fair."

Monaco's loan bid for Icardi rejected by Inter, according to RMC.

Yohan Modric wrote:Clement Grenier's agent insists that the Lyon midfielder will not be joining Newcastle in the January transfer window, as he does not want to be regarded as Yohan Cabaye's replacement.

Frederic Guerra, has confirmed that his client will remain at the Ligue 1 club.

"It is not easy to say no to a big club like Newcastle but Clement is finally decided to stay in Lyon," Guerra told Le 10 Sport.

"Clement would have arrived at Newcastle - not as Clement Grenier but as Yohan Cabaye's replacement.

"I have the upmost respect for a player of Cabaye's quality. But who deserves to have that tag?

"As his agent I ask is he worth half the price of Cabaye?

"For all those reasons it has led us to decline the offer from Newcastle.

"The conditions of the deal did not seem fair."

lol acting like replacing Cabaye is like replacing Messi, no disrespect to Cabaye but this seems a little much

Hapless_Hans wrote:So Holtby can leave Spurs for £5-6m, is that right?

Why isn't some PL club in need of a central midfielder, any central midfielder really, thinking of coughing up that money for the former best U-19 German player?

Well, one of the main clubs you'd expect to be interested in a young, talented, midfielder would be Liverpool, but there's no way in hell Spurs would be willing to deal.
Why others (beyond Fulham who appear to have him now) didn't make a move I don't know.

If I were Moyes I would buy Holtby. Good player and better than any of United's mids.

B-Mac wrote:

Yohan Modric wrote:Clement Grenier's agent insists that the Lyon midfielder will not be joining Newcastle in the January transfer window, as he does not want to be regarded as Yohan Cabaye's replacement.

Frederic Guerra, has confirmed that his client will remain at the Ligue 1 club.

"It is not easy to say no to a big club like Newcastle but Clement is finally decided to stay in Lyon," Guerra told Le 10 Sport.

"Clement would have arrived at Newcastle - not as Clement Grenier but as Yohan Cabaye's replacement.

"I have the upmost respect for a player of Cabaye's quality. But who deserves to have that tag?

"As his agent I ask is he worth half the price of Cabaye?

"For all those reasons it has led us to decline the offer from Newcastle.

"The conditions of the deal did not seem fair."

lol acting like replacing Cabaye is like replacing Messi, no disrespect to Cabaye but this seems a little much

Considering our record without Cabaye its not too much at all.

Even if he accepted it though, Ashley would have pulled the plug.

Can't have spending money on players now can we.

Valkyrja wrote:If I were Moyes I would buy Holtby. Good player and better than any of United's mids.

That's great for FIFA and all, but reality says, "hi." Just like Liverpool, United are direct rivals with Spurs for a CL place at the moment. There's basically no chance Spurs would be willing to sell to them.

ya right Levy would sell to us when we are trying to pass them

Holtby is freaking Garbage. I'd cry a river if we even approached him.

The German Tom Cleverley.

Zouma will apparently cost Chelsea 12.5m, according the Guardian.

Porto accept €42m bid for Mangala from Manchester City, according to RMC. Mangala has still not decided whether he wants to move though.

Not bad then.

Hernanes reaches agreement with Inter, according to Sky Italia.

No way worth the asking price, Porto must be taking a piss over City here.

He would fit right in because we are thin in the apartment of Centre backs.
This is a desperate buy however.