Sunderland hope to complete the signing of striker David Ngog from Liverpool for around £5million in the next week. Ngog was offered to the Black Cats as part of the deal that saw Jordan Henderson move to Anfield earlier this month but in the end the Frenchman stayed at Anfield for the time being. However, Steve Bruce is keen on landing the 22-year-old and hopes to wrap up the deal in the next seven days. Ngog has been deemed surplus to requirements at Liverpool by boss Kenny Dalglish and will be allowed to move on in a deal that is set to be worth around £5million. The striker, who has scored nine league goals in three seasons for the Reds, could get an immediate chance to face his old club if the transfer goes through as Sunderland travel to Anfield on the opening day of the new campaign. Liverpool host Sunderland in the opening day of the 2011/12 Premier League season. looks like we will have one through the door next week
3 million I could deal with, but 5 million? Leaves a sour taste in my mouth especially with that 9 league goals in 3 seasons stat. Yes I know he scored in Europe, and didnt get a great chance, but not exactly filling me with confidence. Still at this stage, we just need some bodies through the door.
Hope he & Dong are not the only forwards signed in this transfer window we need a forwards like Defoe / Sturridge / Rodallega
Unsure about this, but Bruce is good with players and obviously thinks there's something to work with, so....
I'm quite happy with Ngog, right age and never had the chance at Liverpool so lets see what he can do.
its not a bad price for him. considering the very unproven andy carroll went for £35mil. given a decent run in the side he could work wonders. if nothing else he's a premier-league experienced player, which lets face it we were lacking last year
Made my thoughts on N'Gog clear. Having watched him for both the first team and the reserves I don't rate him. Now saying that, if he does come to the top team in the NE, he will get a clean slate from me. And hopefully make me eat my words and turn into a top class striker. (There does look glimmers of it!) Maybe it's lack of regular first team football, who knows? He will get my full support until he shows he doesn't warrant it.
as other people have mentioned ngog is (relatively) unproven so in that case I agree with commachio that I'd rather give other unproven players a chance to show what they have, i.e. our own homegrown.
Brucie and the coaches must see something in him and Liverpool did as well, may be a late developer or needs a better run.
yep crazy talk, none of us thought Welbeck would be any good, but our scouts did us proud, the same can be said for Titus proved us wrong again, this time ill go with the flow.
David "2nd touch is a tackle" N'Gog for 5 million big ones? You're scaring me, Bruce. I'd rather we just put the 5 million straight into N'Zogbia's bank account and have a genuine quality player. It's much cheaper, in the long run, to pay too much for a quality player than it is wasting money on clowns. Don't try turn us into a big and strong set-piece team, Bruce, i'll be devastated. Mind you, has anyone seen wickham's thrown ins? Rory Delap mk II.
I said at the time he signed that Titus for less than 1m was sound business. He was a proven performer who had suffered a loss of form at the Scum while only 21/22 years old. He proved to be so. N'Gog for me isnt good enough to play in the top league in England. Thats my opinion of course and I'm happy to be proved otherwise. However, he ahs been at Liverpool a long time and no other club (UK or abroad) has been sniffing after him? Why not? Reason is he isnt a very good footballer.
