Transfer Rumours Summer Transfer window

this is the blurb for the roker report podcast - https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/20...-on-potential-sunderland-signing-marcin-bulka

What’s The Crack?
It looks like Sunderland are about to sign Poland international goalkeeper Marcin Bulka from OG Nice - so to get some expert views on the player, we sat down for a chat with Alex Barker from The Athletic, who knars his onions when it comes to Ligue 1 and European football in general!

• Alex can’t quite believe that Sunderland have managed to pull this off - but why?
• What does the data tell us about Bulka and how good he actually is?
• What kind of goalkeeper is he?
• Just why is he so highly rated?
• Alex fills us in on all the details about the player, his career and how he’s came this far...

 

There's no suggestion we bought his contract from Roma,so he still has one with them until 30th June and,if that's right, can't take one up with us until Tuesday,which is when I'd think he'll be announced.

 

Does this mean Patto hits them longer than Bulka, or did his team play it out from the back more?

 

Will be interested to listen and see if Alex Barker is "reporting" it or simply reacting to the rumours based on his insights from French football

 

Shame for Patto but if we are to take the next step we need to improve and get players in of that ilk

 

listening now, he hasn’t said anything regarding it being done but his demeanour suggests as much, gives an insight to the player as well

 

Yeah I think the lad who makes his song up deserves a pint or two

 

Yeh same. from what I've heard so far it sounds like he's simply commenting on the rumours that its nearly done, based on his expertise of Ligue 1, rather than reporting it as such.

You'd think if the Athletic had any insight into the deal itself they'd report it rather than hide that insight in a podcast.

 

I want to just raise a note of caution here. They are talking on the roker report podcast like its essentially a done deal and I think this is risky until a proper journalist reports it as such (I'm not counting Vidal but would obviously count Romano).

 

Problem is it would be back to the championship as don’t think he would make number one in any other Premier League side I would rather he stayed here and fought for the number one jersey hair

 

Honestly not even worrying, Romano doesn't risk his reputation like this, the way he is speaking about it and he even said he sees it being done in a few days is quite big for him to say. Obviously **** could happen but, right now i'm confident

 

Sure is

 

Pattos goal kicks on average go further than Bulka

likely meaning nice play out more

 

I agree Romano doesn't say stuff unless its the absolute truth. He's paid to tweet stuff but will only tweet truths. That said, he's said we "believe" Bulka wants to join. And we don't even know if we can agree a fee yet. So I'm wanting to stay calm.

That said, this Alex Barker is insanely positive about him.

 

Stryjek

 

Looks like another one is close!

 

that would explain the rumours of the chairman asking for more than his sell on clause

 

Ahem..

We have do wear are the pints

 

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