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So disappointed De Gea is leaving Atletico. The lad's all class. And a lucky son of a gun too :lol:

Mata is quoted today as having said he wants to stay at Valencia.

I will fucking :lol: till the day I die if this is true. It can't be true can it :lol:

Not an ounce of truth in it. I will change my avatar to some Manc related tripe if he signs. Won't happen. FSG are emphasizing youth - not a chance.

Not an ounce of truth in it. I will change my avatar to some Manc related tripe if he signs. Won't happen. FSG are emphasizing youth - not a chance.

No way that's true. Bridge is useless.

Didn't stop Pool being heavily linked with him last summer.

Last summer of course being pre-Henry, pre-Dalglish, pre-Comolli and pre-NESV.

Basically EVERYONE at the club has changed since then.

So Santos confirm Barca have met their 40m pound asking price. Just makes their 27m bid for Fabregas all the more insulting.

Sunderland have apparently agreed a 13m bid with Ipswich for Connor Wickham.

Sky Sports is reporting that 5 clubs have met the 40m release clause. Barcelona along with City, Chelsea, Real Madrid...and for some reason Anzhi Makhachkala.

As has been said before, Barca's valuation of Cesc is based around how often he'll be warming the bench at Barca.

Blackpool say they've had no bods for Charlie Adam, even though he's been signing for Liverpool every day for the past week.

Sky sports is reporting that Jonjo Shelvey has been offered as a makeweight for Adam.

Chelsea apparently interested in signing Fabio Coentrao for 27 million pounds

Coentrao to Chelsea, Cole to Madrid. Makes sense.

I'd rather have Coentrao than Cole...

Birmingham have rejected a 16m pound bid from Stoke for Cameron Jerome and Scott Dann

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has said Marek Hamsik will only be leaving if the offer is right.

Whaddaya know, just like Fabregas, Mata, Adam, Wickham, Clichy, Hazard...oh, you get the picture.

Just like every other player in the world bar a fair chunk of the Barcelona first XI :lol:

Surprise surprise Darren Ferguson wants to loan a Man Utd player.

Reports in Spain that Madrid have offered 50m for Cesc. If true this amuses me greatly :lol:

Surprise. If this were the business world, it would be insider trading. It shouldn't be allowed.

If that's true, he's off to Madrid.

If that's true, he's off to Madrid.[/quote]

Tbh I think he'd turn them down. It's not like it's about money, I don't think he'd be able to turn his back on Barca like that.

Tbh, an offer like 50m is going to have Arsenal snapping it up, regardless of which club it comes from. And if Arsenal accept the bid I don't see why Fabregas wouldn't take the massive wage increase and shot at silverware that goes with it.

Oh if the stories about them bidding that are true we'd be crazy not to take it, but I still don't think he'd turn his back on Barca like that, especially to Real of all clubs. I think the only club he'd leave Arsenal for would be Barca. If Barca ceased to exist tomorrow Cesc would most probably see out his career at Arsenal.

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 29/6/2011 02:15:36 AM

It wouldn't be insider trading - that would only occur if a player was sold at a reduced price behind other club's backs. Junior is simply trying to get a player through the regular channels, it just happens that his dad is in charge of the big club. How many players has Junior bought/loaned from his dad over the last few years..? Now, how many players have other ex-Man Utd players loaned from Utd when they go into management?

Benj - are you lads going to sign Wickham for 13m or is it all paper talk?

Medical tomorrow morning... Let's see if anyone ponies up before then to nick him from under our nose.

8 mill cash, rising to 13 depending on success.

Cool. The only real danger is us, but I don't think we'll pursue it any more.

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