Summer 2013 Transfer Rumour Thread

Not like he's turned out bad with a poor career is it?

 

Yes, selling him on is an obvious way to go if he doesn't mature fast enough or he wants first team action now. What's his age now..? 21ish..? They say a goalkeeper's best years are late 20's to middle 30's, with some going on to become Brad Friedel, so Gazzaniga has plenty of time. The only fly in his particular ointment is that Artur is still only 33, so he'll be around for a number of years yet, and keepers don't make a habit of being injured.

 

He used to be utter ****e.

 

José Fonte wanted by Fenerbahce.

 

Really?

 

I agree with Joe about Gazza. If things go to plan we'll be a top 6 team and I doubt he'll ever be good enough for that level. If he is going to improve he needs games so he better get a loan move pretty soon.

 

Key word: Used to be. Poor example to use, as he has grown into a good, solid keeper.

 

Grown into a good solid keeper, at the age of 33......

 

Is that utter ****e in the realistic shades-of-grey sense, meaning that he really is poor, or in the football fan sense, meaning that he's just short of being utterly brilliant..?

 

Wow, I kind of actually want that to happen. It'd be amazing for him.

 

http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/ingla...-premier-league-maisfutebol/1460257-1488.html Jose Fonte wanted by Fener.

 

Remember now that both my rumors of puncheon and fonte are both gaining press

 

Where are the Puncheon rumours?

 

So to write Gazza off so early on, why?

 

If Fonte leaves we'll be getting Astori or another CB for sure. Maybe then everyone can chill out about Lovren.

 

Or wait 10 years for him to be decent....

 

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Boruc doesn't keep himself in the best of shape.

It's actually kind of funny. They always show those "Saints in training for xxxxx match" videos on the OS. They always break out the same. You see some kidding around, and then a bit of serious training. At some point there's always a lot shot of Davis in goal, or Davis discussing something with a coach, or Davis doing some bizarre, involved exercise that involves him saving balls with just his head while balanced on a beachball wearing weights or something. You never see Boruc!

Anyway, yeah. I think Gazzaniga is far from a sure thing, but at any rate he seems at least 2-3 years away and unless Cropper can fill the gap it seems like we should have at least one PL-ready or near-PL-ready GK as backup this year and possibly challenge Boruc next year or after that for the #1.

 

You think? I would say Fonte was pretty much bottom of the pecking order during Pochettino's part of the season (other than the invisible Forren), as it stands it's one in one out.

 

I don't think he was bottom of the pecking order .... he had an injury, kept him out a couple of months, lost match fitness and by the time he was back fit, Hooiveld-Yoshida were forming a strong partnership, before Fonte dislodged Yoshida for the final 3/4 games.

This pre-season will be interesting

 

Yoshida was injured. I think one thing is for sure though, it's pretty tight between our CBs for places.