The story seemed to come out of nowhere and go back to nowhere and at the end of it you are left unsure as to how much actually happened and how much is just speculation really. It is possible the entire thing was his agent trying to engineer a move somewhere, you can never be sure. At least it seems like the club is trying to get more players in, Rodwell and/or Mutch would be excellent additions I think.
Sunderland appear to have dropped their interest in Cristian Rodriguez but are pressing ahead in their pursuit of Max Clayton. News had emerged from Uruguay in the last few days that suggested Sunderland were close to tying up a deal that would bring Uruguay international Cristian Rodriguez to the Stadium of Light. The reports had come from news outlets owned by the player's agent Paco Casal and with Gus Poyet confirming we were in discussions for the player, this is one transfer that looked very possible. However it appears as if the move for Rodriguez is completely dead, with reports in the local newspapers claiming the player will move elsewhere rather than Sunderland should he leave Atletico Madrid, leaving Poyet with no option but to look elsewhere. Poyet had seemed very keen on signing the player, with our head coach going as far to say he would love the player on his team but with our hopes of signing the 28-year-old over it leaves Sunderland with an uphill task to add that extra bit of quality in midfield that we are crying out for. Meanwhile Crewe manager Steve Davis has confirmed that his club and Sunderland are still in discussions over the transfer of Max Clayton. Clayton has spent the last few weeks on trial at Sunderland as he looks to earn a contract with the club. The player, who turns 20 in just over a week, is out-of-contract at Crewe but Sunderland will hope to agree a deal with Crewe rather than seeing the potential transfer going to a tribunal. Davis says the negotiations are being left to Crewe's chairman John Bowler, and Finance Operations Manager Andy Blakemore as the two clubs look to trash out a deal; The Max one is very difficult for me to talk about at the moment as I'm not too sure of the situation, that's been left in the hands of John and Andy. As far as I know they are still negotiating with Sunderland so that's as much as I can say at the moment. Clayton has played twice for Sunderland during their pre-season preparations, against Darlington and Hartlepool and appears to have done enough to convince Poyet to add him to his squad.
'Sunderland appear to have dropped their interest in (Uruguayan International, trophy laden game changer) Christian Rodriguez, but are pressing on with their move for (unproven, unknown could go either way League One youngster) Mac Clayton'. Standard.
I know mate, was just making the point, that's all the club seem capable of getting over the line. I'm not judging the lad for a second, he comes incredibly highly rated and I have high hopes for him.
Haha I might accidently transfer somebodies life savings to the wrong account, notice my error and reverse the transaction the morra
14m, he can play every attacking position in a front 3 too, they'll cost about the same. I'd take either like, real shot at getting one of them surely? West ham are sniffing round Konoplyanka and they're a joke of a club.
I'm gonna find a person who looks really sad, offer them a handshake then thumb my nose at them and pull their hair. Twice.
