Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
I don't think we'd sign two more CBs with Dier already on the books. 4 is optimum really (esp with Veljkovic coming through as 5th choice).
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Transfer Rumour Thread
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I don't think we'd sign two more CBs with Dier already on the books. 4 is optimum really (esp with Veljkovic coming through as 5th choice).
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
We should go for Subotic reckon he will want out soon I always liked him a lot.
Cochise
Steve Carr
Agree with GB, I think it's gotta be Albiol or Moreno unless ofc Vertonghen is on his way out, in which case I'd understand us going for both. Biggest problem with that is we will have no defenders with any EPL experience.
On the Albiol deal: Sources from Italy usually mean absolute BS.
On the Albiol deal: Sources from Italy usually mean absolute BS.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Liverpool's Italian striker Mario Balotelli, 24, could be heading back to Serie A with Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini eager to secure his return to the San Siro. (Daily Star Sunday)
Mancini could also return to former club Emirates Marketing Project to sign England midfielder James Milner, 28, whose contract talks with the Premier League champions have broken down. (Sun - subscription required)
Colombia international Fredy Guarin, 28, could be going in the other direction with Liverpool considering a January loan deal for the Inter midfielder. (Sunday People)
Chelsea have made a £30m bid for Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman, 24, in an attempt to beat Manchester United to the signing of the Netherlands international in January. (Sunday Express)
But United are set to pip neighbours Emirates Marketing Project to the signature of Fiorentina's Colombian midfielder Juan Cuadrado, 26, next month. (Sport Mediaset - in Italian)
Everton have joined Arsenal, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid in the chase for Croatia international and Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, 22. (Sunday Mirror)
Burnley striker Danny Ings, 22, who is set to be a free agent next summer, is attracting interest from Dutch champions Ajax. (Sunday People)
Ings is also a target for a number of Premier League clubs, with Saudi Sportswashing Machine leading the top-flight chase for the forward. (Daily Star Sunday)
Saudi Sportswashing Machine's 27-year-old French winger Hatem Ben Arfa, who is on loan at Hull City, has held talks about terminating his contract in January and is currently back in France. (L'Equipe - in French)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is keen to loan out Belgium winger Adnan Januzaj, 19, in January with Real Sociedad leading the chase. (Sunday Express)
Emirates Marketing Project and New York City FC are set to agree to extend the loan of 36-year-old Frank Lampard at the Etihad from the end of December until the end of March. (Sunday Mirror)
MLS side New York Red Bulls want to make Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard their star signing and hope to take advantage of the 34-year-old's relationship with sporting director and former Reds manager Gerard Houllier. (Sunday Telegraph)
Swansea City's Spanish forward Michu, 28, who is on loan at Napoli, could be set to return to the Premier League with Crystal Palace. (Mail on Sunday)
Liverpool captain Gerrard and defender Dejan Lovren, 25, were involved in a row after last month's game against Crystal Palace with both players blaming the other for the 3-1 defeat. (Sun on Sunday - subscription required)
Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes can take his new club Real Sociedad to the Champions League, according to the Spanish club's 27-year-old midfielder Esteban Granero. (Observer)
Meanwhile, Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, who has been sidelined since October with a knee injury, could be back sooner than expected after the 26-year-old Germany international was pictured going to training. (Mail on Sunday)
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has attacked Van Gaal's management style and says the club have an identity crisis. (Telegraph)
Meanwhile, Dutchman Van Gaal says only a lack of alternatives saved compatriot Robin van Persie, 31, from being dropped when the striker's form dipped earlier in the season. (Observer)
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said his Champions League winners are "obliged to win" the Fifa Club World Cup, which begins in Morocco this weekend. (Marca)
Police chiefs have announced unexpected plans to reduce security for Saudi Sportswashing Machine and Sunderland supporters for December's Tyne-Wear derby. (Independent)
Mancini could also return to former club Emirates Marketing Project to sign England midfielder James Milner, 28, whose contract talks with the Premier League champions have broken down. (Sun - subscription required)
Colombia international Fredy Guarin, 28, could be going in the other direction with Liverpool considering a January loan deal for the Inter midfielder. (Sunday People)
Chelsea have made a £30m bid for Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman, 24, in an attempt to beat Manchester United to the signing of the Netherlands international in January. (Sunday Express)
But United are set to pip neighbours Emirates Marketing Project to the signature of Fiorentina's Colombian midfielder Juan Cuadrado, 26, next month. (Sport Mediaset - in Italian)
Everton have joined Arsenal, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid in the chase for Croatia international and Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, 22. (Sunday Mirror)
Burnley striker Danny Ings, 22, who is set to be a free agent next summer, is attracting interest from Dutch champions Ajax. (Sunday People)
Ings is also a target for a number of Premier League clubs, with Saudi Sportswashing Machine leading the top-flight chase for the forward. (Daily Star Sunday)
Saudi Sportswashing Machine's 27-year-old French winger Hatem Ben Arfa, who is on loan at Hull City, has held talks about terminating his contract in January and is currently back in France. (L'Equipe - in French)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is keen to loan out Belgium winger Adnan Januzaj, 19, in January with Real Sociedad leading the chase. (Sunday Express)
Emirates Marketing Project and New York City FC are set to agree to extend the loan of 36-year-old Frank Lampard at the Etihad from the end of December until the end of March. (Sunday Mirror)
MLS side New York Red Bulls want to make Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard their star signing and hope to take advantage of the 34-year-old's relationship with sporting director and former Reds manager Gerard Houllier. (Sunday Telegraph)
Swansea City's Spanish forward Michu, 28, who is on loan at Napoli, could be set to return to the Premier League with Crystal Palace. (Mail on Sunday)
Liverpool captain Gerrard and defender Dejan Lovren, 25, were involved in a row after last month's game against Crystal Palace with both players blaming the other for the 3-1 defeat. (Sun on Sunday - subscription required)
Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes can take his new club Real Sociedad to the Champions League, according to the Spanish club's 27-year-old midfielder Esteban Granero. (Observer)
Meanwhile, Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, who has been sidelined since October with a knee injury, could be back sooner than expected after the 26-year-old Germany international was pictured going to training. (Mail on Sunday)
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has attacked Van Gaal's management style and says the club have an identity crisis. (Telegraph)
Meanwhile, Dutchman Van Gaal says only a lack of alternatives saved compatriot Robin van Persie, 31, from being dropped when the striker's form dipped earlier in the season. (Observer)
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said his Champions League winners are "obliged to win" the Fifa Club World Cup, which begins in Morocco this weekend. (Marca)
Police chiefs have announced unexpected plans to reduce security for Saudi Sportswashing Machine and Sunderland supporters for December's Tyne-Wear derby. (Independent)
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Albiol isn't really what we need (whatever happens with Verts). He's very similar to Fazio, whereas Moreno is quicker and more agile.
With Verts, Walker and Davies as the rest of the back 4, IMO we can carry an EPL-fresh CB (be that Fazio, Dier or a January signing)
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
:ross: How truly shoddy can this piece of 'journalism' be?? Those few words alone make me think this story is BS!
paxtonwolf
John White
I think that is 3 days on the bounce now we havent had a mention on the BBC gossip column. Dont know whether that means we have plugged a few leaks or we genuienely are on the quiet side (which I doubt).
Hopefully we can make a few under-the-radar signings to avoid the Chelsea snipers (as I see they are at it with United and Strootman)
I agree, the guy is 29 and would still command a decent fee with a few years still remaining on his contact.
Moreno seems the much more likely deal unless he's set his sights on another club.
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
Step in Levy. There's a skillful player in there going for cheap in a position we're struggling in right now.
Is he quick? our side is slow at the moment, really believe anyone we buy/loan needs to bring pace above all else
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Nope, not quick. Fairly strong though, bit of a poor man's Berbatov when he was on form at least. Can finish, can hold the ball up, very good with his feet. Fairly versatile, can play as an attacking midfielder and a hard worker from what I remember.
If we can get him close to his top form it would be a very good signing. Not quite sure what happened at Swansea though, he was awesome then... A loan?
Cochise
Steve Carr
They reckon Madrid are gonna spend that on Sterling, Hazard and Aguero. £90m to strengthen your own team and weaken 3 rivals substantially is good business. Not a clue where they will play them all, but if they are looking to offload Benzema, I'd hope we were trying to use our "special" relationship to an advantage.
Still I'll be gutted to see him in that shirt.
Still I'll be gutted to see him in that shirt.
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
Strange.... The only one of those three players they could actually do with is Aguero. I don't see either Sterling or Hazard as being better than the players they already have across their attacking midfield positions.
Madrid buy sterling?? never ****ing happen.. unlikely for Hazard as well.
People need to understand, Madrid's buying policy revolves around talent/skill, marketability and image.
Bale is also a key part of their side .. highly unlikely he will be sold.
Aquero I could see them going for, but even then they would probably keep Benzema due to Aquero's injury record
Queens Park Rangers are watching Blackburn strike pair Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede as they weigh up a January bid.
Manager Harry Redknapp is keen to bring in a goalscorer to bolster his side's fight for Premier League survival and ideally wants players who can bed in quickly.
He has reservations that Rhodes can not play as a lone striker but his goalscoring record means he has to be considered. The 24-year-old has 59 goals in 106 games for Blackburn with 73 in 108 for previous club Huddersfield. He has scored seven this season and was on the bench for Saturday's game at Brentford where Redknapp was joined in the stands by assistant Kevin Bond.
Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer started with Rudy Gestede up front at Brentford and the 26-year-old continued his rich vein of form with his 12th goal of the season in just 20 games.
Gestede impressed Redknapp last season also and has now scored 23 goals in 38 games since joining from Cardiff City.
Rhodes has also been watched by Real Sociedad while Hull City failed with a £10million offer for the Scotland international in the summer. Blackburn may well have been wiser to take that offer in light of their transfer embargo imposed by the Football League on Monday. They will now be under restrictions to what, if any player, they can bring in. They also have interest mounting in 23-year-old winger Ben Marshall with several Premier League and Championship clubs represented at recent games.
QPR have considered moves for the likes of Peter Crouch, Gary Hooper, Robbie Keane and Jermaine Defoe but Keane will be staying in the MLS and Defoe is expensive. Stoke want to keep Crouch and Hooper is still struggling for form. A suitable offer for either Gestede or Rhodes could be timely.
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Premier League clubs have been alerted to the fact Fulham are willing to listen to offers for striker Ross McCormack just six months after signing him from Leeds United for £11million.
The 28-year-old is content in London but the struggling Championship side are considering means to strengthen their squad elsewhere and a sizeable offer for McCormack would be considered.
Although Kit Symons has steadied the ship, Fulham are still ten points off the play-off places following their poor start under Felix Magath and their prospects of promotion look slim. They are evaluating the squad and are prepared to make changes in January.
Aston Villa are also among clubs keen on midfielder Bryan Ruiz. The 29-year-old Costa Rica international has interest from Holland and Spain also but Paul Lambert hopes to persuade him to make a quick return to the Premier League with Villa.
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Swansea City are keen to make Tom Carroll's loan from Tottenham into a permanent deal.
The 22-year-old has impressed manager Garry Monk and is happy to make the switch from White Hart Lane where competition among midfielders is fierce.
Tottenham want to bring in three or four players themselves in January but are struggling to offload some of their surplus squad members. Swansea also have a liking for Kyle Naughton. Monk is in talks over bringing in a new full-back and a defensive midfielder with Exeter's Matt Grimes a confirmed target.
A striker is also on Monk's wishlist with Emirates Marketing Project, Liverpool and Tottenham among those continuing to admire £20m-rated Wilfried Bony.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2874604/QPR-target-Blackburn-duo-Jordan-Rhodes-Rudy-Gestede-Ross-McCormack-leave-Fulham-West-Ham-eye-Sporting-Lisbon-striker-Islam-Slimani.html
Manager Harry Redknapp is keen to bring in a goalscorer to bolster his side's fight for Premier League survival and ideally wants players who can bed in quickly.
He has reservations that Rhodes can not play as a lone striker but his goalscoring record means he has to be considered. The 24-year-old has 59 goals in 106 games for Blackburn with 73 in 108 for previous club Huddersfield. He has scored seven this season and was on the bench for Saturday's game at Brentford where Redknapp was joined in the stands by assistant Kevin Bond.
Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer started with Rudy Gestede up front at Brentford and the 26-year-old continued his rich vein of form with his 12th goal of the season in just 20 games.
Gestede impressed Redknapp last season also and has now scored 23 goals in 38 games since joining from Cardiff City.
Rhodes has also been watched by Real Sociedad while Hull City failed with a £10million offer for the Scotland international in the summer. Blackburn may well have been wiser to take that offer in light of their transfer embargo imposed by the Football League on Monday. They will now be under restrictions to what, if any player, they can bring in. They also have interest mounting in 23-year-old winger Ben Marshall with several Premier League and Championship clubs represented at recent games.
QPR have considered moves for the likes of Peter Crouch, Gary Hooper, Robbie Keane and Jermaine Defoe but Keane will be staying in the MLS and Defoe is expensive. Stoke want to keep Crouch and Hooper is still struggling for form. A suitable offer for either Gestede or Rhodes could be timely.
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Premier League clubs have been alerted to the fact Fulham are willing to listen to offers for striker Ross McCormack just six months after signing him from Leeds United for £11million.
The 28-year-old is content in London but the struggling Championship side are considering means to strengthen their squad elsewhere and a sizeable offer for McCormack would be considered.
Although Kit Symons has steadied the ship, Fulham are still ten points off the play-off places following their poor start under Felix Magath and their prospects of promotion look slim. They are evaluating the squad and are prepared to make changes in January.
Aston Villa are also among clubs keen on midfielder Bryan Ruiz. The 29-year-old Costa Rica international has interest from Holland and Spain also but Paul Lambert hopes to persuade him to make a quick return to the Premier League with Villa.
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Swansea City are keen to make Tom Carroll's loan from Tottenham into a permanent deal.
The 22-year-old has impressed manager Garry Monk and is happy to make the switch from White Hart Lane where competition among midfielders is fierce.
Tottenham want to bring in three or four players themselves in January but are struggling to offload some of their surplus squad members. Swansea also have a liking for Kyle Naughton. Monk is in talks over bringing in a new full-back and a defensive midfielder with Exeter's Matt Grimes a confirmed target.
A striker is also on Monk's wishlist with Emirates Marketing Project, Liverpool and Tottenham among those continuing to admire £20m-rated Wilfried Bony.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2874604/QPR-target-Blackburn-duo-Jordan-Rhodes-Rudy-Gestede-Ross-McCormack-leave-Fulham-West-Ham-eye-Sporting-Lisbon-striker-Islam-Slimani.html
Dont want Carroll to be sold....yet. Would like him back at the lane in Jan (if we can recall him) and Capoue, Stambouli and Paulinho shipped out. All are rubbish and Dembele not much better.
Would like to see us play Carroll next year in all the Europa, League Cup and FA cup games - ie give him 20 odd games in a Spurs shirt to see how he does
Would like to see us play Carroll next year in all the Europa, League Cup and FA cup games - ie give him 20 odd games in a Spurs shirt to see how he does
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Agreed.
Although a bit early to make conclusions about Stambouli, I think he looks useful.