More re Leandro:
Adam Suter @Adam79Suter
AVB likes him a lot! Seems DL is backing him. #No1StrikeTarget #TouchingDistance #beenherebefore
And then:
The original JJetset @jetsetyid
My word #benteke
Guys, lets try and keep the opinions and comments to a minimum please.
There are a lot of people who like to come in here and just read the latest ITK, regardless of authenticity.
Whole other section for discussion.
No ITK talk in other section though, so some discussion will take place. Just avoid all the lame jokes.
*suitably scolded*
(I love it really!)
On the LD situation, I for one still hold out hope he is wearing that no.9 come pre season. There has been too much invested in the pursuit of him to not believe that AVB et al know how good he can become. This, coupled with the past comments by Tim Vickery about how good he would do in th PL.
Jasper on SO
Anderson we are inquiring actively as we did last season and wanted him. McCarthy also def interest there. Is it vague to say we are very interested, extremely in fact and talking.
Livermore has no future with us IMO and it's probably a good time to move Parker on if we can.
In which case I'd either groom Holtby for that role, or buy a new Sandro understudy for about 1/5 of the price.
McCarthy would be a decent option for £3m, but £10m for a squad player is ridiculous.
Casemiro, Nampalys Mendy, Sven Bender, Gonalons - would all be a fraction of McCarthy's price and are much more likely to be the next Sandro/Romeu.
and how do you know he would cost £10m? There is a fair chance of them getting relegated so he may go for a much lower price.
Anderson is ok but he wouldnt be as good as someone like Willian that we were chasing so think AVB wants that type of player.