Transfer Rumours The 2015 Summer Transfer Window Thread

Yeah, £2m won't even get you half a Delap these days.

 

£2m is nothing, and Elia definitely has something, problem is is that he has shown that obvious talent in flashes everywhere he has been, but never on a consistant basis.

 

I would rather the club saved the 2million than waste it on Elia personally.

Hope he proves me wrong, but I don't think he has done anywhere near enough to warrant that fee.

 

Anyone ITK hear who the club are lining up to replace Alderweireld when he likely goes to Spurs/Chelsea/Liverpool ? His replacement will be the most important buy of the summer.

 

Give Elia a chance. He only had half a season to prove himself, with most appearances being as a sub. He can come good. 2 million is peanuts.

 

2 million is back of the sofa stuff these days.

 

Indeed, spare change.

Let's put this into some kind of perspective; Rory Delap was £4.3M in 2001. Isn't that enough said.?

 

So does everyone who hasn't had a great season or isn't wanted by anyone else!

 

Alderweireld seems likely.

 

Plenty of players we have brought in have been wanted by other teams.

 

The latest telegraph article is just tripe then!

 

Quoting tripe made up by the Mirror last week I think.

 

Thought Elia had gone. I will have to trust Ron and Les on this (if it happens), but doesn't matter how cheap a player is if you never intend to play him. I suppose he'll just be a bum on a seat in case someone gets injured and we need a player for the League Cup.

 

Wait and see on Toby...not that long ago people were swearing that Clyne would sign another contract.

 

Everton have bought defender Delofeu from Barca for over 4 million.

 

Seems likely isn't 100% he is joining us is it? Plus not many people thought Clyne was staying (apart from him telling people at St Mary's postive info).

 

He isn't a defender, he is a winger.

 

I wouldn't call it tripe, but the Toby transfer is going to drag on.

 

To put Elia into context -for £2m we'll be getting a player who is known well to Koeman and the club, is an international with something to prove, has european experience and is a good age. He will also provide direct cover/competition to our best attacking player, who has been injured for a year.

I'm in.

 

Sky's wrong then.