Summer 2013 Transfer Rumors

Super Brian McBride · Jul 25, 2013

I suspect Bent and his agent are playing the waiting game for one of the big clubs to panic when they don't pick up sufficient players, and offer him big bucks. But he'll probably be a last minute signing for some lower club and won't get the wages he wants. He's been given squad number 39 at Villa so that says something.
Osvaldo has fallen out big time with the Roma fans who have called him a coward, and their Ultras made threats to him at friendly matches recently. He sounds a moody player, and has moved from a few clubs after fallouts.

Bandit · Jul 25, 2013

Cookie-6262 said:
Bent wanted 80k a week what are players on????
Times are changing, very slowly, but they are changing more and more clubs are starting to refuse to pay these ridiculous wages and transfer fees and players need to realise this. A lot of premier league clubs outside the top 6 are not paying more than 50k a week ( except the odd star like Berba) and more are refusing to pay silly transfer fees look at us for example with Gayle.

My only worry is it will,never really change while big Sam, Gold and Sullivan are around

The sad thing is Cookie, is that there are teams willing to pay Bent that sort of money. We have a wage cap in place here that can only be exceeded by 'marquee' signings (Berbatov) or players who are performing to a top four standard (Dempsey) and that is great for us, but obviously means we will be priced out of the market for players such as Bent whose other suitors can, not necessarily afford more than we can, but would have no complaints with paying that much. This stops us being another QPR where your average players such as SWP/Bosingwa can earn more than 50K a week.

I think a lot of PL sides are now starting to break the bank for players, just look at the likes of Swansea (Bony) Southampton (Wanyama) and Norwich (Van Wolfswinkel, Fer) Five years ago these sides didn't have a penny to their name, but are now spending more than the majority of the other teams in the league. The PL is getting stronger and these signings on astronomical wages are needed to progress. We have done a grand job so far of establishing PL status without breaking the bank but there will come a time where that will have to change sadly.

conzo8 · Jul 25, 2013

With Norwich also in for Hooper its now or never for him!
I'm hoping that our perceived lack of interest (from newspaper reports anyway) shows that we have someone else lined up?
Osvaldo? He would be a cracking signing!

Cottager58 · Jul 25, 2013

conzo8 said:
Osvaldo? He would be a cracking signing!

That he would conzo and as a taster here's a video clip of his 5 best goals in 2013:

[video=youtube;IQm8lebGP8g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQm8lebGP8g&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Bandit · Jul 25, 2013

Cottager58 said:
That he would conzo and as a taster here's a video clip of his 5 best goals in 2013:

[video=youtube;IQm8lebGP8g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQm8lebGP8g&feature=player_embedded[/video]

1 and 3 are outstanding!

roscafre · Jul 25, 2013

There is a very funny video on the QPR thread, headed
"Harry finds ouy about Hooper" very wittty.

toshchamberlainsmate · Jul 25, 2013

Bandit said:
1 and 3 are outstanding!

His first touch and vision are pretty tasty !

Bandit · Jul 25, 2013

toshchamberlainsmate said:
His first touch and vision are pretty tasty !

Pretty tasty indeed! And it looks as though Ruiz will have competition for the 'Best Hair' award.

Surlyc · Jul 25, 2013

I think he's just as much a threat to Ashkan's 'Best Whiskers' award.

conzo8 · Jul 25, 2013

Wikipedia tells me we've already bought him for Â£18m. I think somebody is being a tad ambitious?
Does anyone know why Roma are letting him leave? I was under the impression he was their first choice striker?

Bidley · Jul 25, 2013

conzo8 said:
Wikipedia tells me we've already bought him for Â£18m. I think somebody is being a tad ambitious?
Does anyone know why Roma are letting him leave? I was under the impression he was their first choice striker?

Â£18m seems a bit much. The fees I've seen are Â£6m-Â£8m. And Roma want rid of him because he criticised their coach or something to that effect.

Cottager58 · Jul 25, 2013

conzo8 said:
Wikipedia tells me we've already bought him for Â£18m. I think somebody is being a tad ambitious?
Does anyone know why Roma are letting him leave? I was under the impression he was their first choice striker?

All the press reports are talking more like 10m euro. Which is (give or take) what Roma are allegedly paying Arsenal for Gervinho and may be (at least in part) why they are prepared to let him go.

Bidley · Jul 26, 2013

The Osvaldo rumours are picking up rapidly. Great signing if it happens, but I'll rest easy once we get that magical centre mid.

Bidley · Jul 26, 2013

Malanda is apparently "on the brink" of signing for us, lots of sources... Exciting times!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...er-omitted-Zultes-Champions-League-squad.html
http://www.eatsleepsport.com/fulham/starlet-set-to-seal-fulham-move-1610081.html
http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/fulham-close-deal-belgian-teenager-malanda-adje-3970975

Also, there's a little note at the end of that article saying we're interested in Frimpong on a free transfer. Wouldn't be a bad signing, although I'd rather see some of our youth team being given a chance.

Amongst this is plenty more Osvaldo articles, mostly saying we have or are about to make a bid.

fulham traveller · Jul 26, 2013

cant see either happening, been here before, I only believe when they have signed a contract

Bidley · Jul 26, 2013

Ah, but what is the summer without speculation and optimism?

Cottager58 · Jul 26, 2013

Bidley said:
Amongst this is plenty more Osvaldo articles, mostly saying we have or are about to make a bid.

The current stories are that our bid of 12m euro has been turned down and that Roma want 17m euro. That's what, about Â£14m? Good though he might be, that doesn't seem like good investment.

Should we offer to give them JAR back plus the 12m euro?

Cookie-6262 · Jul 26, 2013

Have we really bid 12 million euros??? If so we should have rivalled Swansea for Bony, I'd rather go for a top striker with lots of pace how's about the guy at Lyon think its Gomis

Bidley · Jul 26, 2013

Cookie-6262 said:
I'd rather go for a top striker with lots of pace

Apparently Osvaldo does indeed have pace.

Surlyc · Jul 27, 2013

Whatever happened to Bakary Sako? I assume the deal is dead at this point?

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