** Summer Transfer Window 2011/12 Season Rumours/Signings **

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Personally I'm not fussed about Aguero going to City, he wont work half as well up front on his own as Tevez did IMO. I'd like to see Aguero in the Premiership though but I'm pretty sure he'll go to Real Madrid after what I saw on Sky's Revista program last season
 
I agree, I don't think Aguero is the same kind of player as Tevez and that is what City need. Without him they always look hopeless.
 
jakeke said:
Nope, their only offer this year has been £26m. They went to £35m last season but they value him less this summer apparently, which as fine for them, as Arsenal don't.

Ok I'll laugh now, £26m for Fabregas lolz
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Barca should just try and drag it out and hope that Fabregas doesn't sign for anyone else and pick him up for £0m next year. He is Xavi's long-term replacement but Xavi doesn't need to be replaced, at least not on last years form.
 
With a couple of years left in his contract i doubt he'll be going for zero pounds next year or the ext for that matter. xavi played most of the season with a leg,knee i think, injury, so he does need cover.
Dm and yourself would get on like a house on fire:)
 
Owenb said:
Barca should just try and drag it out and hope that Fabregas doesn't sign for anyone else and pick him up for £0m next year. He is Xavi's long-term replacement but Xavi doesn't need to be replaced, at least not on last years form.
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How will they get him for £0 next year? He's under contract until 2015.

Arsenal just need to make it clear. Pay £45 million pound or go away. Just because he's their "long lost son" bears no relevance to the price they should pay. And if they've got a pot put aside for the transfer, why don't they use it. Its a shame their off field behaviour doesn't match their playing style.
 
FrankJH said:
http://www.sabotagetimes.com/footba...orget-sneijder-we-need-to-replace-hargreaves/

Different point of view made pretty well imo, saying Utd should be going for a box to box type player like Hargreaves (or Keane for that matter) rather than a Sneijder
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Just read the article and this is really a case of us needing both not just one or the other;

One one hand we do need a midfielder able to dictate the tempo of a game, someone with good ball retention, and able to create space for themselves - this describes the likes of Modric, Scholes at his best and Sneijder

On the other hand though as Arsenal proved against Barca you can have these players types of players in abundance (Csec, Wilshire, Nasri) but against the best you need to actually have someone able to win the ball to begin with. Personally I think given his previous Fletcher is still able to do this job without being totally limited in an attacking sense either (unlike your Mascherano's for example) but his ongoing health issues are certainly a worry if recent stories are to be believed

Unfortunately (or fortunately which ever way you look at it) United are in the situation now where all future signings are going to be measured on whether or not they will help bridge the gap between us and Barcelona. We could go into next season with what we have and would still finish in the top 2 IMO as we're a level above the likes of Arsenal and City but should we play Barca again then unless we get a lot of luck we'd probably be comfortably beat (again)
 
Owenb said:
Barca should just try and drag it out and hope that Fabregas doesn't sign for anyone else and pick him up for £0m next year. He is Xavi's long-term replacement but Xavi doesn't need to be replaced, at least not on last years form.
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Xavi does need replacing, or at least rotating, I suggest you check out how many games Barca's midfielders played last season. The 'back-ups' all neared 50 games iirc, only a few less than the main men. As for the £0 thing I'm not sure what you're getting at. Maybe in 4 years ..

tbf I think the £40/45m we're asking for is relatively reasonable considering the current market and I think we're staying true to Cesc for him being such a good servant. Arsenal could easily point to the Kaka/Carroll/Torres deals and ask for much more than we are. That would obviously mean getting other clubs involved, but there would be a fairly long list of clubs happy to pay £50m+ for him imo.
 
Mind you arsenal could also face what happened to liverpool. Clubs know how much you got and will want a slice of the pie when they go in for a replacement.
 
Well, I'd hope we wouldn't buy Jordan Henderson and Stuart Downing, in fact I'd disown the club if we spent £40m on them .. We'll get much better value in the French African junior department
 
jakeke said:
Well, I'd hope we wouldn't buy Jordan Henderson and Stuart Downing, in fact I'd disown the club if we spent £40m on them .. We'll get much better value in the French African junior department
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Behave you:D Hows that new Ivory Coast international left back/winger, i mean striker doing:p
 
pff, only seen Gervinho play about 5 times and he never really stood out more than Hazard did (Hazard was always the one I watched most tbf). We'll see though, we definitely needed some pace for when Theo is out, we became incredibly predictable and one paced, plus he gets lots of goals/assists. Let's face it, he'll be better than Bendtner on the wing, so I'm happy.
 
Tom84 - even shamikebab concedes that actually nzogbia 'could' be better than Park. so im not sure who should be embarrassed - but certainly its safe to say that the players are clearly closer than you would have people possibly believe. but you already know that. you just really want to disagree with me- but im pretty sure that once the season starts no matter where zog goes he will do well and make you look like a tool. Your posts make it sound like im suggesting swapping rooney out for dong fangzouho.

If you read my earlier posts note that a chinese team wants park. sell him, buy nzog. if it doesnt work out obviously you could throw him on the scrapper like we did with the other ones we over paid for like carrick.

Nzog isnt the third coming but as ive said he is a better option than cleverly, park, gibson and usrfully left sided too? With no fletcher and no OH what else shiuld we do given sneijder being pure FM signing material and also not defensive as i pointed out pages ago and echoed above..
 
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The Running Man said:
Tom84 - even shamikebab concedes that actually nzogbia 'could' be better than Park. so im not sure who should be embarrassed - but certainly its safe to say that the players are clearly closer than you would have people possibly believe.
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If that's the case then why does one play at United and the other who is currently at Wigan only has a choice of Newcastle or Aston Villa? Answer me that? I assume you cant answer me that as you totally ignored it the last time.

If N'Zogbia was really better than someone who plays in all the big games for last seasons Premiership champions would he not be demanding more interest than just mid-table teams?

Answer me another question when has N'Zogbia ever performed against the leagues best teams? For an attacking player that's good enough in your opinion to play for United then surely he's had blinders against United, Chelsea, Arsenal et all to his name?

EDIT: Oh and trust me I dont enjoy arguing with you, it's just when I see retarded posts I feel the uncontrollable urge to reply :o
 
Tom84 - not sure probably because liverpool have 17 midfielders, as do chelsea etc. note that.we have one ofthe weakest overall midfields out of the big 4. Few if any would tolerate a Carrick+other conbination as he is so bad. hence we have the biggest need for midfielders. as for right suded wingers we.have some of the best. for the other 3 slots we are very weak.


Note that nzogbia got 9 goals and 7 assists for an awful wugan team. Not bad. He also got 33 fantasy bonus points for good performances. How many do you think that carrick got?

Only 2 players.in fantasy epl got more bonus points than nzogbia. It isnt proof of anything but does show that hep stood out regularly as one of the best players.on the pitch when he played.
 
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N'zogbia is a good player.
He is one of those good players that is never going to find a big club though.
If United or Chelsea had picked him up when he was a kid we would all be raving about him.
 
True to a point- but we had fletcher from youth and he's about as technical as a postage stamp. We got Park late-he was hardly setting the world alight and is about as technical as fletcher so these shouldnt be reasons stopping us from buying certain players.
 
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