Transfer Rumours transfer thread fact and fiction

Hellas Verona were supposedly interested in GKN last week...although that interest likely passed when they signed Lee Seung-woo from Barca B yesterday.

 

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The Korean Messi, as he was being hyped. I think they've got a buyback though, which is annoying.

 

Happy Transfer Deadline Day

 

A buyback for a player who wasn't even in the Barca squad? Can't see how that doesn't make Barca look like douchebags.

On the subject of Hellas Verona, I couldn't help notice this in their summer activity...
10th July 2017: signed Antonio Cassano on a free transfer
18th July 2017: Antonio Cassano randomly announces his retirement
24th July 2017: Antonio Cassano says he has decided not to retire, but he's leaving Verona anyway
31st July: Antonio Cassano insists he isn't retiring, but he wants to move to a club closer to his family home of Bari
31st August 2017: Bari continue to show no interest in Cassano due to their being in Serie B

 

Bit conflicted over Llorente potentially joining. On the one hand he's a big striker who can offer us a very different option and has experience, both of which I've long felt we need. On the other hand, having seen how badly Janssen did for us, I have concerns about whether we can fit in a player that doesn't have much pace into the attack. Kane isn't as slow as people think but he also has any lack of pace offset against being completely ****ing brilliant.

 

Anyone else think we should offer £10m Mamadou Sakho?

Not to sign him or anything, perish the thought, but it would do Palace a favour given the Mousers feeling entitled to £30m for a player they don't want who also wants to join Palace...

 

Llorente travelling for his medical.

 

12pm update

* Juve and Inter are facing a race against time to sign Moussa Sissoko, both looking at a loan-to-buy deal - while we turned down a Brozovic/Sissoko swap deal...which sounds an awful lot like what I suggested on here in July (CalcioMercato)
* Scoussoko prefers a move to Spurs over Chelsea (BBC Merseyside)
* We're considering a season-long loan for Andre Gomes (various)
* Riyad Mahrez spent last night in a London hotel, and was last seen on a flight to Paris (L'Equipe)
* We're monitoring Maidstone United's 18-year old striker Jack Richards (Daily Wail)

 

I'm with you on this. Llorente is quality, but +30 and certainly won't improve our speed upfront.
Also, not convinced that we should offload Janssen even if he does come in. We would still be light in out and out towards. He's settled in and it would be difficult to get anyone better as back up for the back up!. Maybe a loan out til January?

 

Bony medical at Swansea soon. Vinnie to WBA?

 

The Fail's deadline day blog (so not a credible journalist with sources...) is reporting we're considering a season-long loan for Marcus Edwards

Shouldn't we reject the offer and follow it up by releasing a statement to the press where we come across as being completely ignorant of how transfer payments are structured?

Can't think why that came to mind...

 

SSN reporting that Llorente will have a medical at Spurs this PM.

Let's hope it's not another Willian!...

 

Here's something I've never understood. People that played in the PL last weekend get a medical and occasionally fail them. Yet people think we are going to (or should) sign Barkley who hasn't played this season and won't for a while because he has a bad injury. How can you sign someone that can't possibly pass a medical?

 

Aurier officially confirmed!

 

Aurier confirmed...

 

Sky reporting Aurier is a done deal

 

I can't understand how any club thinks it's worth paying £30m for a player who won't play until December at the earliest who is in the final year of their contract

...with the exception of Arsenal's late entry into the race, as you can almost see Wenger gloating about how he gazumped both Spurs and Chelsea while everyone rightly Photoshops his face onto the following meme

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