Finally....right, now we can move on....next? I would love Coutinho to announce he's coming to the Toon today, that would send the salty tear brigade into ****ing meltdown big style.
This is good early business but there will be more activity before the end of January. Howe, head of recruitment Steve Nickson and consultant Nicky Hammond have been working hard in preparation for further moves. They want to strengthen in central defence and midfield, as well as find a striker after the recent calf injury to top scorer Callum Wilson. I like the sound of that,must be reading our views
If that happens that is the most ridiculous transfer ever......that even tops Tevez going to West Ham all those years ago. Masters will be shooting his muck all over his office if that gets confirmed like !!
He wasn't one I wanted or hoped for, only reason would have been to piss off Agbonlahor which would have been well worth it. Reason given for him struggling so badly at Barca is because he is apparently ridiculously shy. We don't need players who could wilt under pressure and hide, we need warriors at the minute.
L'Equipe reporting we are expected to go for Badiashiele with a bid of between £20m and £25m. Now I've never seen this kid personally, but if he's even 25% as good as he is on Football Manager then **** Botman and get this kid in now.
He's the next one. He's keen to come but Lille aren't so willing to sell. They need the money and I reckon that could sway them.
I bet we haven't. I think there's a deal to be done, but there's no bidding war, Lille have no money, doubt it'll get to Club Record levels. It'll be like Trippier, everyone saying "ooooh, we bid £20m but they're holding out for £25m" before getting him for £12m. We'll get it accepted at like £27m (30m euros) or summat. I'm not convinced by the Diego Carlos situation. Everything I read on him, he just seems bang average and highly error-prone. He's 28 - is this just the agent peddling him for one last move? I don't think he's coming here. The French lad (Badiashiele) and the German lads (Ginter, the other one) seem way more suitable. WTF happened to signing Niklas Sule, by the way? Or Connor Coady, or James Tarkowski for that matter?
