January Transfer Window Rumours

[Nige]

Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid to Napoli (They replaced Cavani pretty quick!)

Nacer Chadli from FC Twente to Tottenham (Might have a serious look at him for my fantasy side)

Maicon from Manchester City to Roma

[Andy3737]

Chadli is kinda meh. He is massive against the lower end sides but goes missing against bigger sides. And that was in the dutch league. Very injury prone too. But he tears showerty defenses apart, which epl has 4-5 teams where he will do extremely well against

[Cicjose]

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/barcelona-tell-manchester-united-cesc-fabregas-is-not-for-sale-1.1476630

[Tominator]

RUMOUR


Real Madrid are preparing a bid worth $151 million to land Gareth Bale from Tottenham. The deal would include $84.7 million cash plus two players, Fabio Coentrao and Angel di Maria, who combined are said to be worth $66.3 million

Would you take it?




EDIT: Think this is in AU Dollars.... still pretty tempting

[elephants]

Yes. ^

[Vicious Sandwhich Attack]

RUMOUR


Real Madrid are preparing a bid worth $151 million to land Gareth Bale from Tottenham. The deal would include $84.7 million cash plus two players, Fabio Coentrao and Angel di Maria, who combined are said to be worth $66.3 million

Would you take it?

I heard slightly different a couple of days ago... $85mil total bid... $45mil cash + $40mil in two players...

This I wouldn't take if I were them, they need Bale to make CL which is their only realistic chance of keeping him long term. A CL berth would be worth more $$ than what RM are offering.

But if they have upped the Ante as you suggest then they would HAVE to take it.

[CrowsFan]

See I dunno, but I see it as a pretty good offer and would benefit Tottenham long term. Angel di Maria is a great player, but just doesn't get the plaudits with players like Ronaldo and Ozil in the team, but he is a very good winger and would replace Bale in the starting side. Obviously doesn't score as many goals as Bale because he is more of a natural winger, but did score 7 last season in La Liga and picked up 12 assists too.

Coentrao would then slot in to the left back position, which works great for a few reasons. Firstly it means they can play Vertonghen where he plays best, and that is at CB, and secondly means that Coentrao can link up seamlessly with di Maria down the wing. Since they've been at the same club before they would know how each other plays, so wouldn't need time to adjust.

With Paulinho then pulling the strings from the midfield they would have a pretty beastly team. Only thing they would need to do is sign a top striker to bang in the goals that Bale used to get them. With the cash they get from selling Bale they would certainly be able to afford a world class striker!

[Nige]

This isn't exactly transfer news, but R.I.P. Christian Benitez.

[Andy3737]

Thing is though, tottenham would have to pay through the nose for a world class striker and levy isnt that sort of player. Id snap 55m+ for bale.

[Jukes]

This isn't exactly transfer news, but R.I.P. Christian Benitez.

this basically is general football talk thread tho :P

[BoredSaint]

Id take that deal any day of the week

[Jukes]

Hooper double in his first (?) friendly for Norwich against Braga :D

[Tominator]

Manchester United are lining up a move for Bastian Schweinsteiger if their third bid for Cesc Fabregas is not accepted by Barcelona.


SOURCE: The Mirror



I highly doubt he'll leave Bayern IMO

[Andy3737]

Never happning. They are just grabbing any top cm since united habe missed out on fabregas and thiago

[elephants]

Yeah who will United get? Surely it'll be someone but I can see this going down the deadline day...