Summer 2013 Transfer Rumour Thread

No, there was clearly interest from Saints, but I'm saying Pochettino didn't confirm that Saints made a bid for him. The quote you used does not confirm a bid was made, merely that there was interest.

 

You're splitting hairs. That's as close as MP could get to saying it without outright saying it.

Reading that quote, that reads as - "we made a bid, but he chose to go elsewhere".

The various media reports at the time also confirmed a bid.

 

Yes, the quote confirms interest, and implies a bid ("a small chance he would come here", if no bid was made, it would have been zero chance!)

It's only logical that a bid was made, considering the low fee he went to Liverpool for. If we were interested (which we were) and didn't bid, then I fear for our future because we're being run by idiots.

 

You go around acting as if every player we are linked to is a done deal, yet now someone has gone somewhere else we didn't bid?

 

So The Don was in London with Maya and Lee at the Japanese Embassy, at the (presumed) same time as Nainggolan is too, is this a sign?! [/Sarcasm]

 

Lyon is a pretty likely destination I believe.

 

DAILY NAINGGOLAN UPDATE: In a London coffee shop with Italian defender Michele Canini (27).

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Oh for gods sakes he looks so daft.

 

Has a C on his head for Cortese...obviously on his way here.

 

Or a C to say what he is

 

Stalking time again? They're in Patisserie Valerie.

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I wondered how long it would take

 

He's looked stupid in every picture I've seen of him lol

 

Sunderland have signed Modibo Diakite from Lazio, on a free transfer.

 

Big signing.

 

Has all the qualities necessary if he can stay fit and adapt to the PL (fairly big ifs). On a bosman... Good business I'd say.

 

I have a friend who dresses a lot like that (well, his girlfriend dresses him). You can often tell a lot about someone by the way they dress, but not always. Reading his Twitter makes me think he's alright. It makes for a better read than Shaw's at least.

 

I don't think that'll be the last player Paolo signs from Lazio. I reckon he might get Zarate in too.

 

He speaks at least four languages, just how stupid can he be?

In other news, this is an interesting read about "the truth" behind transfer rumours: http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fourfo...he-truth-behind-the-transfer-rumour-mill.aspx

 

the guy is 26 and has played only 84 first class games, either he was always third or fourth choice, or has had alot of injuries.