shurlock Posted 29 June, 2013 Share Posted 29 June, 2013 Nicky shouldn't be distracting himself with this nonsense. If we want a striker, we should just sign someone like Kenwyn Jones or Charlie Austin and stop embarrassing ourselves with interest in players we can never sign. All that time messing about with Wanyama will cost us Talk about strawmen - Wanyama is arguably a realistic target for us. It's not as if he's regularly proven himself at the highest or that his game is polished and complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 29 June, 2013 Share Posted 29 June, 2013 http://m.sambafoot.com/en/news/49215_internacional_rubbish_rumors_linking_leandro_damiao_to_southampton.html Internacional have rubbished rumors linking striker Leandro Damião to English Premier League club Southampton. Sky Sport Italia claimed that the English club are ready to offer 20 million euros for the strikers. Internacional's director of football Luís César Souto de Moura talked with Esporte Interativo about the rumors. The director of football said: "Nothing has come, clubs from everywhere sound him out all the time, but we don't even consider that anymore, as there are too many inquiries but offers never come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 29 June, 2013 Share Posted 29 June, 2013 http://m.sambafoot.com/en/news/49215_internacional_rubbish_rumors_linking_leandro_damiao_to_southampton.html Hmm that's a shame. Odd that it was leaked if not purposely from their end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 29 June, 2013 Share Posted 29 June, 2013 Hmm that's a shame. Odd that it was leaked if not purposely from their end! Perhaps the swift rebuttal/denial is the entry cost of doing business with nik nak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 29 June, 2013 Share Posted 29 June, 2013 A chairman that says player will not be sold.....yeah that always hold up, doesn´t it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 30 June, 2013 Share Posted 30 June, 2013 There is no way Gaston is on as much as £40k a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 30 June, 2013 Share Posted 30 June, 2013 (edited) There is no way Gaston is on as much as £40k a week. Why do you think that? For a £12m signing in the Premier League to be on under £40k p/w would be surprising. Edited 30 June, 2013 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughba Posted 30 June, 2013 Share Posted 30 June, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/8799285/Transfer-news-Internacional-yet-to-receive-Leandro-Damiao-offer They've got no bid for him as of yet...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneawol Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.scinternacional.net/index.php/noticias/ultimas-noticias/34-outras-noticias/3645-damiao-so-sai-por-25-milhoes-de-euros.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLeandro%2BDami%25C3%25A3o%2Bsouthampton%26lr%3D%26cr%3DcountryBR%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Dqdr:d,ctr:countryBR http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://extra.globo.com/esporte/agente-leva-sondagem-por-leandro-damiao-ao-inter-que-nega-negociacao-8909040.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLeandro%2BDami%25C3%25A3o%2Bsouthampton%26lr%3D%26cr%3DcountryBR%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Dqdr:d,ctr:countryBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneysaint17 Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 get your wallet out then Cortese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 So the price is 25m euros and we haven't been put off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Sh* t stirring Brazilian lying journo scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Sh* t stirring Brazilian lying journo scum. Does Turkish collect royalties from anyone plagiarising his copyrighted stock reply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Sh* t stirring Brazilian lying journo scum. Hmm Opinions, love them. I read that article as simply being Agent talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/8804802/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Latest from Sky, probably a re-hash of that translated article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 "An offer for Leandro Damiao will only be considered if it's around €25 million", emphasised Moura. Isn't that basically telling us, "come and get him, €25 million and he's yours!"...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibizasaint Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 How good is he? excuse my ignorance... 25 million euros should get someone amazing...anyone seen him play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 How good is he? excuse my ignorance... 25 million euros should get someone amazing...anyone seen him play? Sounds like a busy agent on this one as well, so can expect his fees to be pretty high as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydie Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Seems like this rumour is starting to pick up speed, however no clubs been mentioned specifically so it could equally be Spurs as they have a long history of chasing him... By God i'd hate to see their forum thread on him! It'd be like Gaston's x 100! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 (edited) How good is he? excuse my ignorance... 25 million euros should get someone amazing...anyone seen him play? When i was living in Brazil a couple of my mates from work used to go and see Inter. They said he was awful, the only Brazilain they've ever seen with no skill, couldn't trap a bag of cement and they cant kick it as far as he controls it. In one game against Fluminese they saw him play in he missed two open goals from 6 yards, 3 one on ones and fell over when he had a free header from 6 yards out, although they did say his moment off the ball was as good as Gordon Hobsons. One to be avoided. Edited 4 July, 2013 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel=God-Poyet=Sod Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Very similar to Gaston's deal this one. We have gone after the agent first before the club it seems. Although Internacional want €25m, i'm sure if Cortese offered something like €20m plus add ons, they would probably accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 This isnt happening. Player wont want to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Is he also co-owned by different people? That will make it even trickier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Good piece on Damiao......although according to Nixon he doesn´t play for Brazil.... For the record, he has 17 caps and was only out for Confed Cup due to injury.... http://90minutecynic.com/transfer-target-player-profile-leandro-damiao-tottenham-hotspur-southampton-napoli-marseille/? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 (edited) Good piece on Damiao......although according to Nixon he doesn´t play for Brazil.... For the record, he has 17 caps and was only out for Confed Cup due to injury.... http://90minutecynic.com/transfer-target-player-profile-leandro-damiao-tottenham-hotspur-southampton-napoli-marseille/? you can cross Marseille off of the list, bunch of skinflints would never pay 20 million, unless of course Internacional were willing to take Gignac off their hands for 19.99 million.. Edited 4 July, 2013 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 This isnt happening. Player wont want to come What sort of reputation does MP have in South America? Maybe he can attract a Brazilian to the club - isn't that one of the reasons he was appointed in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Is he also co-owned by different people? That will make it even trickier. His right are split between Internacional and Hermann Aichinger (a small Santa Catarina club). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 From the Standard Tottenham have ended their interest in Internacional striker Leandro Damiao and Southampton are stepping up their attempts to sign him instead. Spurs have been chasing the Brazil international for the past two years, but have grown frustrated during negotiations with Internacional and are now looking elsewhere for a forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 His goal record isn't that spectacular but you don't play as a striker for Brazil unless you are decent (or Jo). if we could deal with the club he would probs be keen as its a PL move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 His goal record isn't that spectacular but you don't play as a striker for Brazil unless you are decent (or Jo). if we could deal with the club he would probs be keen as its a PL move. 82 in 147 is bloody fantastic for a 23 year-old, even if it's 'just Brazil'...which is cobblers anyway. If he's good enough for Champions League Spurs to be chasing him for this long then he's good enough for us. FYI that's a better goalscoring ratio than Neymar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 82 in 147 is bloody fantastic for a 23 year-old, even if it's 'just Brazil'...which is cobblers anyway. If he's good enough for Champions League Spurs to be chasing him for this long then he's good enough for us. FYI that's a better goalscoring ratio than Neymar less than a goal a game in a poor league. I would say he's goalscoring record is average at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 I actually think Austin would be a good signing! I thought so too but was speaking to a Burnley fan about him the other day. He is a goal poacher - and a very effective one at that if you look at his scoring rate. But that aside they don't rate him much in other areas and as we have seen from saints, the coaching staff demand hard work all over the pitch. So on reflection, I wonder whether he is a bit too much like Billy Sharp. I still believe Billy has something to offer but you only need one of him. Someone on the bench to come on as an impact player. Sadly, I don't think the coaching staff necessarily share my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Saint Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Not getting my hopes up, but given that Spurs are the only club in England to be credited with interest it's hardly inconceivable that we might sign him. Don't expect wages to be much of an issue, but just whether the third-party nonsense over in Brazil will try Nicola's patience too much. The real fear is that we are becoming a stalking-horse for agents to smoke out interest from bigger clubs. As frustrating as this can be it's going to be a phase that we will have to put up. Once we've landed a few more of these supposedly 'unrealistic' targets than hopefully the press will take us a bit more seriously, and in turn, we won't get d*cked around by agents quite as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 (edited) Plausible. Agent told to STFU- that's got NC's fingerprints on it. Internacional playing straight bat. Ditto. Age 23. That is a good age, and the age of a player or players we are reputedly / allegedly looking at. Centre-forward. We are in need of one so its no surprise. Brazilian number 9 though? In a World Cup year for a World Cup taking place in Brazil? GTFOOH!!! This would be our biggest and highest world wide profile signing ever. Fast forward thirteen or so months and that player could be lifting the Jules Rimet trophy on tv in front of a world wide audience of billions having been highest goalscorer in the Tournament,.....and the whole world would know he plays for.....Southampton. It guarantees full houses this season home and away. Its a massive move to enter the big league. Damiao joins and I bet you all the dithering Banegas and Astoris and Naingolans and Stochs all rush to sign up too... But i give it a 10% chance im sorry to say- mega delighted to be proved wrong, but more likely if the bloke does leave its for a CL team. Oh- and if he does join, he does play WC and Brazil do win - his value doubles overnight. So it makes commercial sense too. You need to get your brazilians in now....after Brazil win the WC next year they will all be much more expensive. ps. I don't mean getting your bits waxed to landing strip dimensions either, i mean proper players ;-) 0. Edited 4 July, 2013 by Giordano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 82 in 147 is bloody fantastic for a 23 year-old, even if it's 'just Brazil'...which is cobblers anyway. If he's good enough for Champions League Spurs to be chasing him for this long then he's good enough for us. FYI that's a better goalscoring ratio than Neymar Haven't checked multiple sources but here it suggests that is not accurate: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/leandro-damiao/leistungsdaten/spieler_139449.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 To be fair I've been lazy and gone with Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Haven't checked multiple sources but here it suggests that is not accurate: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/leandro-damiao/leistungsdaten/spieler_139449.html To be fair I've been lazy and gone with Wikipedia. To be fair the wikipedia article includes 40 goals (in 52 apps) in the Campeonato Gaucho (whatever the **** that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Saint Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 To be fair I've been lazy and gone with Wikipedia. Both sets of stats are right. His overall goalscoring record is massively skewed by his goals in Campeonato Gaúcho, which is essentially, a regional league. He's bagged 40 in 52 games. Internacional have won the thing 42 times as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Averages better than a goal every other game in the Copa Libertadores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/8804802/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Plausible. Agent told to STFU- that's got NC's fingerprints on it. Internacional playing straight bat. Ditto. Age 23. That is a good age, and the age of a player or players we are reputedly / allegedly looking at. Centre-forward. We are in need of one so its no surprise. Brazilian number 9 though? In a World Cup year for a World Cup taking place in Brazil? GTFOOH!!! This would be our biggest and highest world wide profile signing ever. Fast forward thirteen or so months and that player could be lifting the Jules Rimet trophy on tv in front of a world wide audience of billions having been highest goalscorer in the Tournament,.....and the whole world would know he plays for.....Southampton. It guarantees full houses this season home and away. Its a massive move to enter the big league. Damiao joins and I bet you all the dithering Banegas and Astoris and Naingolans and Stochs all rush to sign up too... But i give it a 10% chance im sorry to say- mega delighted to be proved wrong, but more likely if the bloke does leave its for a CL team. Oh- and if he does join, he does play WC and Brazil do win - his value doubles overnight. So it makes commercial sense too. You need to get your brazilians in now....after Brazil win the WC next year they will all be much more expensive. ps. I don't mean getting your bits waxed to landing strip dimensions either, i mean proper players ;-) 0. The highlighted is a very good point and something I´ve been thinking about. Should we be prepared to pay that extra money to make a marque signing that will trigger other players in that caliber to join us. It can be hard to get that first one but as soon as you get one it might be easier to get others in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 The highlighted is a very good point and something I´ve been thinking about. Should we be prepared to pay that extra money to make a marque signing that will trigger other players in that caliber to join us. It can be hard to get that first one but as soon as you get one it might be easier to get others in. The 'Robinho' effect as Manchester City call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Are Saints really trying to sign one of Brazilian football's golden boys? Surely not even the Don can pull this one off. Happy to be proved wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Footballers have sometimes big egos and at Saints this guy could be a bloody Hero and at a team like Man C he will be one amongst ohters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Are Saints really trying to sign one of Brazilian football's golden boys? Surely not even the Don can pull this one off. Happy to be proved wrong though. What, a Guly Mk2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 What, a Guly Mk2? Good one. Ha. Ha. Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Why is it completely out of the question that a club like Saints could sign a Brazilian wonder kid? Middlesbrough signed Juninho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_disco123 Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 stranger things Have happened in football.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 When i was living in Brazil a couple of my mates from work used to go and see Inter. They said he was awful, the only Brazilain they've ever seen with no skill, couldn't trap a bag of cement and they cant kick it as far as he controls it. In one game against Fluminese they saw him play in he missed two open goals from 6 yards, 3 one on ones and fell over when he had a free header from 6 yards out, although they did say his moment off the ball was as good as Gordon Hobsons. One to be avoided. Were they getting confused with Guly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerceSaint28 Posted 4 July, 2013 Share Posted 4 July, 2013 Wow......hands down would be the biggest signing since Keegan would certainly raise our profile as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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