MELBOURNE Heart could be the unlikely destination for a French star seeking a new club.
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The agent of striker Kevin Gameiro has contacted Heart to inquire about the possibility of the 25-year-old playing in Melbourne next season.

If the recruiting coup was to occur, Gameiro would become arguably the best-credentialled player in the A-League.

The eight-time French international made a $14 million move from Lorient to fellow Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain last season, only to quickly fall out of favour with coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Six months before the PSG shift Gameiro was linked to a January transfer to English Premier League club Arsenal.

Heart is known to be opposed to the idea of recruiting a marquee player - who can be paid outside the $2.48 million salary cap for each club - as it seeks to make a profit for the first time next season.

Satisfying Gameiro's wage demands could be the stumbling block.

Gameiro has three years to run on his contract with PSG and Heart is unlikely to be willing to come up with a transfer fee for the 172cm attacker.

But as fanciful as the move sounds, a French source insisted a deal was a possibility.

"He played a lot but he had some problems in France," the source said.

"He can't play for the club in Paris because he has problems with the coach. His agent has searched for another club where he can play more games.

"Melbourne Heart are very interested and the agent of Kevin Gameiro had made contact with them."

Heart officials last night denied the transfer speculation.

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/french-ace-kevin-gameiro-on-melbourne-heart-radar/story-e6frfg8x-1226366078294

If they manage to get him it would be absolutely amazing.

+1million.

=p~ =p~ =p~

Ummm.. Interest and reality are very different things.

For us, throwing big money around is counter productive, given we are still trying to find financial stability.

Yawn.. rumor mill plz

Would be a very expensive signing!! i'd rather teams aim for stability not insanity!!!

If it's a rumour from a paper or 442 then that's not possible.

The mods will only apply the rule to forum users (except for positive rumours relating to MVFC).

Sounds like a rumour to me!

Moved.

If it's a rumour from a paper or 442 then that's not possible.

The mods will only apply the rule to forum users (except for positive rumours relating to MVFC).

If you're going to move this one, you may aswell move the Fabio Grosso one..

It's not linking him with a club, it's just a general article. And there's confirmation of interest from a named source. I'll leave it.

Didulica only just finished saying we wont be making any big signings

Only possible in FIFA, not in RL.

Not in a million years.

So a French star is going to come down and play for Heart because he had a fall out at PSG? Surely there are other options :lol: Cristiano Ronaldo to Perth Glory anyone?

Would be a fantastic signing but very doubtful.

he is an absolute legend even after 1 season with him i am really impressed. i would be gutted if he left us but if he moves to the a-league, i'd make the trip to melbourne to see him play.

Surely the Herald Scum have mixed up Kevin with Corey :lol:

would be the best signing in a league history and would put the a league on the map. if you could throw in grosso and chipperfield to whatever clubs with kewell re signing with victory and emmo at sydney that would be amazing! the tv deal would be massive.

would be the best signing in a league history and would put the a league on the map. if you could throw in grosso and chipperfield to whatever clubs with kewell re signing with victory and emmo at sydney that would be amazing! the tv deal would be massive.

As fanciful as this is, I would literally die if we pulled it off.

Wouldnt be surprised.

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14 million transfer last year
PSG
Helbourne Heart

which one of these is noty like the other.. which one of these is not the same... etc

FFS

this is with out a doubt thwe stupidest football article ever writen by the Hun

and all who think it could be true arwe just as stupid.

Jesus H Christ. Is this shit for real? I mean seriously, people get paid to come up with this tripe.

Only possible if we had designated players.

What's a designated player..? (i should probably know this)

MLS style league negotiated marquee :)

Sorry for not knowing this either haha but what's the difference between our marquee rule and MLS's designated plyer rule? I googled it but just confused myself further

Designated players are actually paid via the MLS, their actual club and third party payments. Essentially it lets a club go for a player who would in theory be way outside their reach by having their impact on the league as a whole be put forward as a business case to the MLS. Beckham was the first true designated player and the French scumbag is a more recent example.

Thanks mate :)

Ireland fan or? :lol:

FIXED. :d

Anybody else think that a journo has got Corey and Kevin mixed up?

Nope Corey just got a new deal at fulham

How can people come up with this bollocks!? :lol: This the most ridiculous rumour I have heard for a long, long, long, long time.

I hope Heart don't sign him, for your sake.

Just lol.

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I'm an Irish fan because of my ancestry (first gen Aussie).

Same with England and myself!

Haha what a rumour.