Would really love us to at least bid for Mata at the end of the window, test their resolve. He clearly isn't happy and won't be playing in the world cup this year going on like this.
Would love it, but can't see Chelsea selling to us, especially if we're still close in the table. Think he'll prob end up back in Spain - Athletico Madrid would be my first thought.
Money talks. It would almost be like Arsenal with Suarez... perhaps if they'd initially offered shedloads we might have sold. Only difference is Suarez is Suarez and plays week in week out central to the team/club and the manager loves him, with Mata we'd have a bargaining tool in that he clearly isn't fancied by Maureen and gets about 57 seconds every couple of games. Would have to be a big bid from us but on the other side there's history between chavs and us, and Rafa. It's scandalous cause he's top top qualiteeeeee.
Only way Chelsea would let us have Mata is if we put something in the deal they really wanted and we aren't going to let them have Suarez!
What is our scouting team doing? Are they even looking for players? This is ****ing bullshit!!! Mornin all.
16.45 GMT Arsenal appear to have joined Liverpool and Juventus in the race for Genoa defender Sime Vrsaljko. Arsene Wenger has received glowing scout reports about the 22-year-old who joined Genoa from Dinamo Zagreb in the summer and reports in Italy suggest that Wenger is plotting a bid for the Croatia international right-back, as Bacary Sagna continues to stall on contract negotiations.
For Ricky: Laure James ‏@LaureJames 7m (Who?) Yann M'Vila still a possible for Liverpool. Rubin Kazan only keen to sell defensive midfielder, snubbing initial loan interest from Napoli. Joseph Musker ‏@Musker_LFC 4h Liverpool have had a loan bid for Yann M'Vila rejected by Rubin Kazan. (@dimarzio). @Musker_LFC 11m Liverpool are now considering a permanent bid from Yann M'Vila.
Napoli still trying to get more loans the ****ing cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunts At least clubs are wising up to their ****
Anything around £15m is well worth a punt because if it works it's a great area for us to strengthen and worst case we take a few million loss
Would have thought it'd be more around the £10m mark, if we get him that is. Would be nice if a signing was revealed after the game tomorrow (whatever the outcome, would obviously be even nicer if we won though!) Btw - just to cheer you all up, I wrote this whilst dumping.
Man Utd have no midfield but don't worry Moyes is signing a wingback on loan who has a history of abusing referees #parforthecourse
