Summer 2013 Transfer Rumour Thread

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If Banega is a realistic target, then I like to think Guardado and Rami are as well.
 
Banega is certainly a better footballer than Davis. That said, too many cooks spoil the broth and unless MP is sure that Banega can be accomodated in our prefered system then I don't think we should persue players just because they are available (or indeed flavour of the month, which I accept s no the case with EB).

Identify areas that need strengthening and do it with players who compliment what we already have.

Otherwise we are in danger of "doing a qpr"
 
Banega is certainly a better footballer than Davis. That said, too many ccoks spoil the broth and unless MP is sure that Banega can be accomodated in our prefered system then I don't think we should persue players just because they are available/flavour of the month. Identify areas that need strengthening and do it with players who compliment what we already have.

Otherwise in danger of "doing a qpr"

Shudder the thought. I agree though, do we need another central player to go in the attacking role behind the striker? We have gaston (flair), Davis (utility), Lallana can play there, Guly's best position is sat right behind the striker centrally etc. Would love us to sign a winger and a striker.
 
Shudder the thought. I agree though, do we need another central player to go in the attacking role behind the striker? We have gaston (flair), Davis (utility), Lallana can play there, Guly's best position is sat right behind the striker centrally etc. Would love us to sign a winger and a striker.

Banega is better than all of them, though his ceiling is lower than Gaston's. Gaston can play out wide, Davis can and does play further back, Lallana can play there but doesn't, and as much as I like Guly, he's never a reason not to go for Banega.
 
I'm not saying we shouldn't sign Banega if MP has identified him and if he fits the system. What I am saying is that, given the choice, I'd much rather have a centre back, utility defender, winger and a striker in than a player who's best positions are the same as 3 of our best footballers (cork, schneiderlin and Ramirez).
 
I'm not saying we shouldn't sign Banega if MP has identified him and if he fits the system. What I am saying is that, given the choice, I'd much rather have a centre back, utility defender, winger and a striker in than a player who's best positions are the same as 3 of our best footballers (cork, schneiderlin and Ramirez).

Much as I like Cork we can do better.
 
I'm not saying we shouldn't sign Banega if MP has identified him and if he fits the system. What I am saying is that, given the choice, I'd much rather have a centre back, utility defender, winger and a striker in than a player who's best positions are the same as 3 of our best footballers (cork, schneiderlin and Ramirez).

Sorry but we can do better than Cork. I would imagine he will see a lot more of the bench next season.
 
How the hell did he manage to run him self over with his own car!!!!!! <confused>

He required ankle surgery, going on to miss the remainder of the season the club only confirmed that the player had been hurt in an accident involving his own car after leaving training, however Spanish media had reported that the injury occurred when he failed to put the handbrake on at a petrol station and, after the car moved, his leg was caught between the wheel and the curb.
 
Sorry but we can do better than Cork. I would imagine he will see a lot more of the bench next season.

Disagree. A lot of poeple said Cork would see a lot of the bench this year when Davis arrived. I suspect Cork will be a little like Lampard at Chelsea when Abramovich first arrived - everyone assumed he would end up on the becnh but no matter who they signed he kept on being the first name on the team sheet.
 
Disagree. A lot of poeple said Cork would see a lot of the bench this year when Davis arrived. I suspect Cork will be a little like Lampard at Chelsea when Abramovich first arrived - everyone assumed he would end up on the becnh but no matter who they signed he kept on being the first name on the team sheet.

I hope this is the case ... Cork was phenomenal last season.
 
Disagree. A lot of poeple said Cork would see a lot of the bench this year when Davis arrived. I suspect Cork will be a little like Lampard at Chelsea when Abramovich first arrived - everyone assumed he would end up on the becnh but no matter who they signed he kept on being the first name on the team sheet.

So if we buy Wanyama for 10m or someone else around his level they would be on the bench?
 
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