I can only go on the information made available to me through my extensive contacts in Germany. It’s far from confirmed - at this stage it’s just talks. I thought it merited mention though because it’s an interesting deal and you can see what everyone would stand to gain from it.
I wonder what Newcastle could have sold him for after his first 6 months.
Who is a terrific player but exactly the type of player they don’t really need. You can make an argument for a quality player like that being an asset to any club (like when Arsenal felt they should buy Ozil because he was available, not because that was their most pressing need). But they’ve been regularly linked to #10 type players over the past few seasons (Sneijder was on the verge of joining them for about 18 months according to the papers) and they already have Rooney and Kagawa who can play there.
Lots of excitement with the current situation at Southampton following the departure of Cortese and with Pochettino looking likely to follow suit.
Though it was already likely Luke Shaw now seems certain to move this window and Lambert should be on the way to West Ham.
Hamsik would be odd as he is an advanced midfielder who plays in a similar position to Kagawa who Moyes has made little effort to integrate in his team, Hamsik is probably more dynamic and better suited to the EPL though.
Off to Napoli, pal. Will compile something on him when I get home from work.
[quote=“croppy_boy, post: 888130, member: 306”]Lots of excitement with the current situation at Southampton following the departure of Cortese and with Pochettino looking likely to follow suit.
Though it was already likely Luke Shaw now seems certain to move this window and Lambert should be on the way to West Ham.[/quote]
That would be a terrible move for Lambert.
Fucking hell, how is a League 1 player on 40K. Surely there is relegation clauses. Were Wolves relegated again? Never even saw tht.
It’s ridiculous alright. If there were relegation clauses they weren’t very punitive anyway.
Inter have made some retarded transfer decisions in the past few years but swapping Vucinic for Guarin would be the worst yet. The Inter Ultras are seething at the prospect of this transfer.
Is it a loan swap or a permanent deal?
Permanent.
Vucinic is 30, injury prone and has been pretty underwhelming in a Juventus side that has dominated the domestic scene since he has arrived. His scoring record is very poor, his attitude and work rate is poor and he hasn’t had a decent season since 2009/10. He’s also currently on a higher salary than Guarin.
Guarin on the other hand is younger, better and while he has been inconsistent at Inter you can maybe chalk that down to being at a side who have been in decline since he arrived. I’m sure he will do very well at Juve if this goes through.
It’s not going ahead because of the storm the Inter supporters kicked up whatever it was meant to be.
Vucinic is in Milan right now. Deal should be complete tomorrow according to Gianluca Di Marzio who is usually on the money with these deals.
[quote=“farmerinthecity, post: 890798, member: 24”]@Mark Renton
When are Liverpool buying this lad from Basle?[/quote]
I don’t know mate, both sides are playing hard ball over the price … It’s a high energy holding/defensive midfielder that is really needed.
Man U going to blow their load for Juan Mata.
Very good player but probably not the type of player United need as Moyes would not play himself, Rooney and RVP in the same team due to his conservative nature. Still though, better than the muck we have playing in midfield at the moment.
Inter have pulled out of the deal apparently.
The Mata to United story wont go away. Any top player is welcome at this stage.
Couldn’t see Mourinho selling to them, they may not be a threat this year but they will still be around in the coming seasons.
[quote=“Captainshan, post: 891192, member: 41”]The Mata to United story wont go away. Any top player is welcome at this stage.
Is Wazza on the way out so??