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*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010
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Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Few rumours floating around on a 'pool board (I haven't seen them on any of the Football sites I read yet though) about a potential bid for Moutinho and/or Veloso from Sporting. I'm assuming they're part of the usual transfer period hype, but out of interest has anyone seen much/any of them playing? If so, do they have what it takes to be successful in the prem?
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
...Me too. Meant Liverpool finished second.
Agent TBY
International Captain
Yes, Torres doing all that was the reason Liverpool didn't win the Prem.Me too. Meant Liverpool finished second.
:facepalm:
Veloso is a beast and shouldn't have much trouble adapting. Moutinho is a lot less likely to. He's still young and developing, though, so you never know.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Word. Either VDV, Wesley, maybe Gourcuff & although i know United wont get him - Ribery.
Craig
World Traveller
Bordeaux signed him on a permanent basis a few weeks ago.
roseboy64
Cricket Web Content Updater
Nobody getting what I meant obviously.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Veloso was exceptionally highly rated but seems to have regressed over the past year or two - he was being tracked by just about every big club in Europe 18 months ago and yet last I heard he was being chased by Bolton for around £6m.
Moutinho is absolute class - there have been rumours of Sporting offering United him PLUS cash for Nani (insert amusing snapping hand off pic here) though how true they are is open to question. My one concern would be his adapting to the Premier League, because he's just a slip of a lad. The talent is there though, no question.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Often a ploy to milk cash, though.
"Yeah, look, we've contracted this chap until 2018, so you really need to fork out if you want him"
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
I could understand that if they hadn't paid 15m Euro to do it - seems a risky move to pay that much for a player and then even consider selling him immediately. I reckon signing Gourcuff is a non-starter, for this season at least.
Craig
World Traveller
Man United to sign Obertan: Bordeaux chief
Meanwhile Chelsea complete the signing of CSKA Moscow's Yuri Zhirkov for a reported £18m, and his 4 year contract worth around a lazy £80,000-a-week.
Meanwhile Chelsea complete the signing of CSKA Moscow's Yuri Zhirkov for a reported £18m, and his 4 year contract worth around a lazy £80,000-a-week.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
The Obertan move is a strange one - I've seen very little of him, know he's highly rated in France but hasn't exactly set the world alight since making his debut a few years back. Very little goal threat and was actually loaned out last season because he wasn't getting into the Bordeaux side.
Will reserve judgement til I've seen more of him. And try to block out the voices in my head screaming DAVID BELLION over and over again.
Will reserve judgement til I've seen more of him. And try to block out the voices in my head screaming DAVID BELLION over and over again.
Craig
World Traveller
I'm always skeptical about L'Equipe.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Oh come on, just when i was saying go for Gourcuff. Definately dont agree with this move, if its true.
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Agent TBY
International Captain
Yeah, go for Gourcuff now and sit him on his ass until January. That'd be a smart move.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Been playing left-back for a period, hasn't he? Would make the "Cashley to Real" rumours far more likely to bear fruit.
Agent TBY
International Captain
You're right, I should apologise.
Feel he's wasted at left-back, tbh. He's ridiculously fast and would give nearly every Prem right-back lots of trouble, so he really should be playing winger.
They're better off keeping Cashley and shipping Malouda off, though I'd assume Joe Cole's more likely to be in a bit of a fix here.
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