** January Transfer Window 2011/12 Season Rumours/Signings **
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Not to sure about that, Gomez is a dead cert starter, with Ribery, Robben and Muller all mostly starting out wide, another wide player who really isn't as good as the others isn't exactly a great move.
Of course, Ozil one way and Ribery the other way is a possibility, Muller maybe but he loves Bayern and is German while Ribery has always seemed to plan to move on upwards at some stage.
Kaka has been gash in La liga and can't see him being any different over here. He's going to be on ridiculous wages and I can't see why anyone would offer him anything like the money he's on now so can't see him leaving till his contract is done.
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It's funny, but also sad that Kaka has become a laughing stock. few season's ago, he single handily destroyed Man Utd's defense. he's not even worth 22m now.
and rumour says Pato might be available for 23m... Kidding? he's only a kid still and is a serious talent (sell berba, and get him in fergie!)
Everyone is a better player than Mikel.
All the rumours about teams wanting to sign Modric are starting to aggravate me a little now. Why, after turning down ~£40m from Chelsea, would Spurs then be willing to sell the same said player to Man U for £30m? Get real.
Also, he's tied down for another 4 years or so. There's no need to sell him at all. Yes it'd be nice to tie him down longer, but why not just try to do so in another 3 years?
Also, he's tied down for another 4 years or so. There's no need to sell him at all. Yes it'd be nice to tie him down longer, but why not just try to do so in another 3 years?
tbh I think you've got to accept the possibility of there being a gentleman's agreement with Modric in that he agreed to give you another year if he was allowed to be sold next summer should he still want to leave. We did it with Ronaldo (despite denials at the time) and Arsenal did it with Fabregas (again despite denials at the time). I realise both those players went abroad but it's not against the realms of possibility imo
I also look at Spurs and think there's surely a bit of uncertainty around given in 6 months time England will be looking for a new manager and at the moment the overwhelming favourite has got to be Arry
All that being said Modric will surely look at Chelsea at the moment and either be thankful that he didn't make the move or be wondering if he could be making the difference to them...
He certainly wont be sold next month though
Too true he won't be sold next month.
As for Harry being the next England manager, I don't see it happening and I accept I'm probably one of the very few to say that. But I feel that because of the uncertainty over his current court case having cheated HMRC out of a load of tax. It'd just be darn crazy for England to point fingers at fifa and uefa and cry corruption, and then go and appoint a manager who's not too keen on paying his taxes! Don't get me wrong, I love the man, but I think the FA will wake up the realisation that they can't possibly appoint him.
And I see what you mean with the "Gentleman's agreement", but their would have to be some pretty solid proof to say that any such agreement ever existed. I don't believe it had existed and I don't see Modric being allowed to leave in the summer either. Especially not for £30m and even more so if we actually make it back into the Champions League!
As for Harry being the next England manager, I don't see it happening and I accept I'm probably one of the very few to say that. But I feel that because of the uncertainty over his current court case having cheated HMRC out of a load of tax. It'd just be darn crazy for England to point fingers at fifa and uefa and cry corruption, and then go and appoint a manager who's not too keen on paying his taxes! Don't get me wrong, I love the man, but I think the FA will wake up the realisation that they can't possibly appoint him.
And I see what you mean with the "Gentleman's agreement", but their would have to be some pretty solid proof to say that any such agreement ever existed. I don't believe it had existed and I don't see Modric being allowed to leave in the summer either. Especially not for £30m and even more so if we actually make it back into the Champions League!
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In the end everyone knows that midfield is the position that Fergie should be strengthening therefore we're being linked with everyone, it means nothing. Gibson is here to stay.
tbh I only make Arry favourite due to the lack of other outstanding (English) candidates and the fact there's not been more speculation about who Capello's successor will be (almost like it's an unwritten fact that Arry will be taking over)
If Arry's there next season then maybe you're right and you'll keep hold of Modric, if he's not and even if you're Champions League bound again it wouldn't surprise me if Modric was to leave (assuming there's clubs that wanted him)
If Arry's there next season then maybe you're right and you'll keep hold of Modric, if he's not and even if you're Champions League bound again it wouldn't surprise me if Modric was to leave (assuming there's clubs that wanted him)
you think - even after the aborted sale to Sunderland over the summer? Maybe Fergie is glad we still have him given the current situation with injuries but I dont honestly think Gibson will last another summer (admittedly I dont know what his contract situation is - and while the public knows more now, its not even as though SAF wasnt aware of the real Fletcher situation in the summer)
Think you called it perfectly in your first Modric post (about a private agreement), I was just surprised you thought it necessary to put the bracketed comment above. All 5 remaining teams in the current top 6 would want Modric for one reason or another , admittedly its unlikely Barca or RM would chase him (not from the quality of the player, more from what they already have why spend £35-40m on a non target) , admittedly Arsenal are unlikely to pay that kind of money while Arsene is around, City dont NEED him but thats never stopped them from buying a player either - especially if it would weaken Utd/Chelsea by not getting said player - , Chelsea and Utd and potentially Liverpool could all really do with Modric and first two have admitted their admiration for the player very recently. While the league isnt considered as great the pots of gold at PSG.......
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It's one thing admiring a player it's another actually spending the money it would take to get him. AVB recently said that their interest in Modric has gone following the signing of Meireles, now that may be just Chelsea deflecting the question seeing as Meireles has hardly been pulling up tree's but who knows?
As for United I dont think we'd pay over 30m for him and given he'll be 27 come the start of next season I wonder if we'd even pay that given our transfer policy seems even more strict now to only sign players 25 or under.
Right now I'd imagine the only English side likely to still be in for him would be Chelsea with even that possibly debatable
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Maybe i'm being too harsh on Arsenal but if someone like Kaka was informed Arsenal were ready to bid £20m or something like that and then Chelsea/Man Utd/Man City and perhaps Liverpool came along, why would he pick Arsenal?
And that's just me picking the bigger English teams and ignoring the other teams around the world.
I don't think Arsenal can attract big names like Kaka when there is another option.
And that's just me picking the bigger English teams and ignoring the other teams around the world.
I don't think Arsenal can attract big names like Kaka when there is another option.
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Arsenal wouldn't throw that kind of money on someone who has been absolutely gash for two seasons who is on a MASSIVE wage that someone would be after moving for, was it 50 or 60mil euro's.
Kaka won't leave for a wage of less than half of what he's on, City/Utd/Chelsea can afford another player, I think all three would laugh off his wage demands and Kaka simply wouldn't move after talking personal terms with any of them, City will already feel pee'd off as IMHO Kaka to City was all but done but club and Kaka probably together feared the backlash of moving to City at that time. I very much doubt they'd go in for him, in fact if there were public offers for Kaka I'd think it more likely someone would ask Mancini about Kaka and they'd say he would have been great but they are aiming higher than him now
Lazy, slowish, getting older, gash for two years, injury prone, overwhelmed in a fast league, no fight, lazy in getting back and helping defending. When his contract is done, his value plummets and he'll take whatever contract he can get, maybe, this year, no chance.
Kaka won't leave for a wage of less than half of what he's on, City/Utd/Chelsea can afford another player, I think all three would laugh off his wage demands and Kaka simply wouldn't move after talking personal terms with any of them, City will already feel pee'd off as IMHO Kaka to City was all but done but club and Kaka probably together feared the backlash of moving to City at that time. I very much doubt they'd go in for him, in fact if there were public offers for Kaka I'd think it more likely someone would ask Mancini about Kaka and they'd say he would have been great but they are aiming higher than him now
Lazy, slowish, getting older, gash for two years, injury prone, overwhelmed in a fast league, no fight, lazy in getting back and helping defending. When his contract is done, his value plummets and he'll take whatever contract he can get, maybe, this year, no chance.
Actually have to agree with DM's assessment of Kaka.
As for Modric it probably comes down to wages. Spurs are normal business model club, no rich oligarch throwing money at it or some super worldwide support to supplement costs. He could go to chelsea on 125k a week without too many problems, that is well out of the reach of spurs. Same goes for bale, only a matter of time before big names come in for him, perhaps RM or City would like genuine pace!
As for Modric it probably comes down to wages. Spurs are normal business model club, no rich oligarch throwing money at it or some super worldwide support to supplement costs. He could go to chelsea on 125k a week without too many problems, that is well out of the reach of spurs. Same goes for bale, only a matter of time before big names come in for him, perhaps RM or City would like genuine pace!
It's being reported that Chelsea have put out feelers for Gonzalo Higuain this is on top of going after Edinson Cavani of Napoli. On top of this Florent Malouda now wants to go to PSG in January because he's not playing enough. This is going to be an interesting window.
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