positivepete Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Only concern is that he seems a little on the small side, then again 14 yellow cards this season suggests he has no problem getting stuck in. Tyro manager alert! "On the small side", "gets stuck in"
Saint Charlie Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I don't know much about him, but that seems an awful lot of money for someone only capped 4 times. It's actually probably closer to £15m as well... Caps not a good judge IMO. Morgan has none for France yet is easily worth 15. Belgium have some excellent midfielders and he is in the squad at the moment I think.
VectisSaint Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 We were linked to him in January, non? 18 million Euros, about 12 million pounds? For a central midfielder capped 4 times by Belgium and 25 years old.You're about 3.3 mill out with your exchange rate calc there
supersonic Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I don't know much about him, but that seems an awful lot of money for someone only capped 4 times. It's actually probably closer to £15m as well... bearing in mind he has Fellaini, Defour, Witsel, Dembele to name a but a few ahead of him.
CWD Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Caps not a good judge IMO. Morgan has none for France yet is easily worth 15. Belgium have some excellent midfielders and he is in the squad at the moment I think. bearing in mind he has Fellaini, Defour, Witsel, Dembele to name a but a few ahead of him. Both very good points.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 bearing in mind he has Fellaini, Defour, Witsel, Dembele to name a but a few ahead of him. Yeah. We should sign one of them instead.
JoeShmoe Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Been watched by Spurs, Man City and Inter. Strong defensive midfielder with good range of passing. An upgraded Jack Cork basically
Badger Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Been watched by Spurs, Man City and Inter. Strong defensive midfielder with good range of passing. An upgraded Jack Cork basically Also looks like Quashie, so will intimidate opposition by being a truly ugly bastard who looks up for a scrap.
Badger Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 If Nainggollan plays for the same club as Astori, then perhaps a joint deal is on the cards ?
JoeShmoe Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 If Nainggollan plays for the same club as Astori, then perhaps a joint deal is on the cards ? Maybe thats where Cortese is, with Gaston going the other way? Talking of club deals let's also go get Salah and Dragovic from Basel - both young, quality players
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I'm sure this has been brought up before, but doesn't he meet the criteria of "homegrown" - in which case that increases his value significantly for an english club, but not sure what that does to his value for overseas? For an overseas team it will do very little. However, the fact it is an overseas team doesn't mean he is worth any less to the selling club, so he would be at a similar price anyway.
saints_is_the_south Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I watch a lot of Serie A, Nainggolan is a very very good player. Would be an upgrade on Cork. £15m is about right.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Think they'd be room for him, Cork and Morgan, especially in away games. You just then need two on form wide attackers. Yeah I think we could see a 4-3-2-1 next season.
sydneysaint17 Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 So current (reliable(ish)) rumours see us strengthening with Gamez at RB (approx £5m) and Nainggolan at CM (approx £15m). Now I agree that we need strength in depth, but personally I'd rather see us invest more of the money available in a winger, striker and a CB. Clyne, Cork, Schneiderlin were without doubt 3 of our best players last season and whilst I appreciate when they were injured we struggled to find quality replacements, I'd personally rather see us strengthen the weaker positions in our strongest side and then look for cheaper, bargain buys for bench/squad players.
Wrensup Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Anyone ever take a look on that http://www.southamptonrumours.co.uk/ site Of course I don't take it seriously but its funny seeing just how even more deluded they are on there compared to here!
david in sweden Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 ]Don't think we'll sign that many players' date=' 2 or 3 probably.[/b'] Wouldn't go near Bent. it maybe hard to consider that we need many more, but as we are getting rid of about a dozen (one way or another...free /OOC/ transfers out).......pretty sure we'll be looking at 5-6 new faces, ( but perhaps not all first team certs, though)
The Cat Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 This would be a perfect signing as we need more competition for places in central midfield. We are severely lacking there if Cork and Schneiderlin both get injured/suspended.
Colinjb Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 You're about 3.3 mill out with your exchange rate calc there Good job i'm not in that field then. Best not to do maths after a skinful on a bank holiday weekend! Going on about a 1.25 euro to the pound rate, last time I was in Malta it was actually closer to 1.18 euro. So £15 mill is about bang on.
Crazy Diamond Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 are alcoholic drinks sponsors permitted nowadays ? Sadly yes, with that poorly disguised p*ss that is Budweiser sponsoring the FA Cup.
SuperMikey Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Ikechi Anya for Watford looks handy. Very pacy and tricky. Would be a great squad option for us!
Wiggles31 Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Ikechi Anya for Watford looks handy. Very pacy and tricky. Would be a great squad option for us! Thought exactly the same.
SuperMikey Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Not wanted at Granada anymore either so wouldn't be too pricey. Worth a gamble.
Wiggles31 Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Nathaniel Chalobah also looks a good player. Box to box midfielder and under 21 England player. Only 18.
Wrensup Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Nathaniel Chalobah also looks a good player. Box to box midfielder and under 21 England player. Only 18. I'd say yes to him, but Chelsea would definitely what to use him as leverage for shaw. Plus if we're trying to push on then I can't see an 18 year old being brought in and it significantly improving the squad enough.
Monk Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Nathaniel Chalobah also looks a good player. Box to box midfielder and under 21 England player. Only 18. Chelsea really rate Nathaniel, one of three players to recieve an A* in their academy rating.
Batman Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Chelsea really rate Nathaniel, one of three players to recieve an A* in their academy rating. Which means he will never play for them Look at the fuss they make about mchecran. Yet he will never really play for chelsea
Window Cleaner Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Chelsea really rate Nathaniel, one of three players to recieve an A* in their academy rating. Chelsea might rate him but as the first team manager is usually from outside our isles he might very well not. Mourinho will flood the side with his own men again.
Monk Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Which means he will never play for them Look at the fuss they make about mchecran. Yet he will never really play for chelsea True as Josh was the first ever Chelsea academy player to be given an A*
Saint Garrett Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Nixon reckons there are legs in this Nainggollon story...and Cortese is still in Italy and to "not rule anything out" when he was asked about Lamela...
Badger Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Nixon reckons there are legs in this Nainggollon story...and Cortese is still in Italy and to "not rule anything out" when he was asked about Lamela... Lamela might be a bit over ambitious after reading this article : http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/395918/Manchester-City-to-up-offer-for-Roma-s-Erik-Lamela-after-opening-bid-is-rejected Man City interested, £18.5m bid ?
SuperMikey Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Don't think those Lamela rumours are true, he's far too good for us. Happy to be proven wrong though...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 27 May, 2013 Author Posted 27 May, 2013 Don't think those Lamela rumours are true, he's far too good for us. Happy to be proven wrong though... You said the same when we were linked with Lee Barnard in Jan 2010
Saint Garrett Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Lamela is an incredible player. I would expect bigger clubs to be interested, but no harm having a go if we put money on the table...Can't see it personaly though !!
Olallana Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Lamela might be a bit over ambitious after reading this article : http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/395918/Manchester-City-to-up-offer-for-Roma-s-Erik-Lamela-after-opening-bid-is-rejected Man City interested, £18.5m bid ? More likely now that Man City goes for Isco with the obvious Pellegrini connection...
Badger Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 More likely now that Man City goes for Isco with the obvious Pellegrini connection... Fair point.
Olallana Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Nixon reckons there are legs in this Nainggollon story...and Cortese is still in Italy and to "not rule anything out" when he was asked about Lamela... If it was nothing into it I think Nixon would´ve laughed it off, now he didn´t. But his sources in Italy are probably not so good that he can have strong opinions on which players that might be involved...
Saint Garrett Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I just think he knows how ambitious Cortese is so it wouldn't surprise him. He reckons we'll spend £40m this summer, so wouldn't be surprised if we signed someone we probably have no right to sign!
JoeShmoe Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 Here's a clue, we have bob hope of signing Lamela. Be saying we're after Marco Reus next
Alain Perrin Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I am hearing we've been linked to Marco Reus, anyone else hear similar? Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_276 using Board Express
Colinjb Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I am hearing we've been linked to Marco Reus, anyone else hear similar? Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_276 using Board Express Behave yourself.
Wrensup Posted 27 May, 2013 Posted 27 May, 2013 I hear that Robert, robin? Or something fella is pretty good, Won the champions league mega trophy or something
sambosa75 Posted 28 May, 2013 Posted 28 May, 2013 Scotland under 19's. Both wrong. He has since accepted a place in the England under 19 squad.
There when Franny scored Posted 28 May, 2013 Posted 28 May, 2013 Still interested in the Danish CB Sorensen apparently: http://www.tuttojuve.com/?action=read&idnotizia=141760
tajjuk Posted 28 May, 2013 Posted 28 May, 2013 Osvaldo has been kicked out of the national team for a tweet about his coach. http://www.corriere.it/sport/13_maggio_27/osvaldo-confederations-cup-esclusione-prandelli_7c9ebaaa-c6f7-11e2-91df-63d1aefa93a2.shtml
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 28 May, 2013 Posted 28 May, 2013 Osvaldo has been kicked out of the national team for a tweet about his coach. http://www.corriere.it/sport/13_maggio_27/osvaldo-confederations-cup-esclusione-prandelli_7c9ebaaa-c6f7-11e2-91df-63d1aefa93a2.shtml He is a bad apple it seems. Also punched teammate Lamela after he didnt pass to him. Stay clear I think.
Olallana Posted 28 May, 2013 Posted 28 May, 2013 He is a bad apple it seems. Also punched teammate Lamela after he didnt pass to him. Stay clear I think. MP had no trouble with him in Espanyol. What did people think of Punch a year ago?
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now