Transfer Rumours transfer thread fact and fiction

Alisdair Gold from football.London reported that Poch was asked about Rabiot and he flatly denied any interest.

 

This^^^

Anyone still wanting him needs their head checking more so than me.

Embarassing wanting a player who doesn't want you...no honour.

 

No quotes or proof he said we are beneath his standard here, only `a source close to Rabiot` which probably means it`s made up nonsense.

 

Though given his mother/agent seems to be as mad as a box of frogs, you cannot rule it out.

 

There’s no denying Rabiot comes across a bit of a big time Charlie but in fairness to him, there hasn’t been any actual proof that he said those exact words. One article was written and then a number of others copy and pasted it onto their sites to make it look credible, yet there’s nothing quoted from the horses mouth.

Plus, would he say such a thing when two of his former team mates recently done the exact same move? He wouldn’t just be dissing Spurs with those quotes, he’d be mugging off Moura and Aurier too.

Finally, for all the personality problems we feel he has, he’s (so far) donated the second highest amount towards the search for Sala on the reported Go Fund Me page with £25k, only Mbappé (£30k) has given more, can’t be that bad of a person.

We probably won’t even sign him anyway but I think it’s best to give the benefit of the doubt, at least until there’s actual evidence of him saying those supposed words, we all know how the media likes to **** stir, especially with Spurs.

 

Eriksen Watch
Diario AS are reporting that, because Levy all but laughed in Los Ladrones' faces when they attempted to sign Eriksen on the cheap (reportedly somewhere between £45-70m) they have decided that Eden Hazard is their preferred target.

And this, people, is why Levy's stubbornness has its benefits...provided Eriksen signed a new contract, anyway.

Rabiot Watch
So you've presumably heard about Aurier tagging him in an Instagram post yesterday, which had the rumour mill on full alert? According to Paris United it was Serge sending his condolences after Rabiot's father died.

Oops...

 

Yeah I think we have to give him the benefit of the doubt if he was to come, until proven otherwise. It's a headline that is easy clickbait - because its us - so it is no surprise that it did the rounds. I doubt we would be going near him if we thought he was that bad an apple because Poch won't stand for it, and he has four easy character references to draw on from Aurier, Sissoko, Moura and Lloris, all of whom must know him in some capacity. Not to mention the wider due diligence that I'm sure is done in regard to character when players are recruited these days.

 

Part of that due diligence must surely involve his mother/agent somehow forgets to board the plane in Paris...

 

If there’s one person who can manage that it’s our very own resident Bond villain, Agent Levy

 

NOBODY should be guaranteed a place in ANY Spurs starting XI
without having played a single game for the club.

 

Agreed. It’s a pretty insane claim which I doubt he’s said

 

To be fair, if Jurgen Klinsmann started on the bench no jury in the country would have convicted those who lynched Ossie Ardiles...

 

"Transfer Thread Fiction" might be a more apt title for this thread

 

Oh dear. Doesn’t have anything to do with today’s performance and result does it?

 

Good...mercanaries belong at Chelsea

 

Nope, he has already said you are below his level.

 

Rabiot Watch
L'Equipe report that Rabiot has said he isn't interested in our offer and is only interested in signing for Saltypool
Paris United report that Rabiot has said he's hesitant about our offer and would prefer a move to Saltypool

Try to look happy when posing in our shirt on Deadline Day, Adrien...

 

Apparently Leicester are in talks with Monaco for Youri Tielemans.

He’s one I think we should be looking at.

 

We have been wanting him for a while or certainly alot of the fanbase has...but we are getting stumped by Lesta