Transfer Rumour Manolo Gabbiadini

matty1878 · August 25, 2016

StevieGee said:
It seems Gabbiadini's Agent has arrived in Merseyside to discuss deal, and same source that broke our deal for Perez is saying we are close to a deal for Brahimi at around 25-30m Euros...now let's go scupper the gooners deal and offer more for Mustafi..

So we're signing two strikers?

TheFinnFan · August 25, 2016

matty1878 said:
So we're signing two strikers?

I would prefer the italian actually.

Caolam · August 25, 2016

Ruairi77 said:
He'll want more than two strikers in his squad and with Niasse frozen out, Kone has every chance of staying at the club even with a new face coming in. I actually think Koeman could do a 'shane long' on him. There's a player in there somewhere!

3rd choice forward, maybe not even that as Koeman may play Mirellas or Geri up with Lukaku if we don't get the Italian lad. That is a spot for an up and coming player not one over 30.

toffeejack · August 25, 2016

Ruairi77 said:
He'll want more than two strikers in his squad and with Niasse frozen out, Kone has every chance of staying at the club even with a new face coming in. I actually think Koeman could do a 'shane long' on him. There's a player in there somewhere!

shane long wasn't a crap player before going to soton, as most seem to think on here. He's always been a very good all round forward, just without the great goal scoring stats - not at prem level anyway. Kone, hmm, yeah, there are comparisons in that regard, i think he's struggled since the bad injury though and age is not on his side. Can't see him being sold though, we wouldn't have a 3rd choice striker ... deulofeu was just being tried there imo.

Kantareller · August 25, 2016

zirc said:
harsh? it will have added a couple million to his price. So now we could get 2m for him.

He went from a standard McDonalds meal to a supersize

bilyaletdinov_ · August 25, 2016

deipnosophist said:
shouts for Clint Dempsey been heard. OK, yes he'd be a marquee signing but I do not consider him to be 'all that'. No fee was mentioned but you'd imagine it to be in the 25-30mio ballpark...imo think we can get better for that.

Sorry what? he would not be a marquee signing and would definitely be nowhere near 25-30M range

deipnosophist · August 25, 2016

bilyaletdinov_ said:
Sorry what? he would not be a marquee signing and would definitely be nowhere near 25-30M range

Goat · August 25, 2016

matty1878 said:
So we're signing two strikers?

Brahimi is a winger and IMHO, utter tosh, really hope we swerve him.

tim cahill · August 25, 2016

Quite like the look of this lad to be honest.

TheBigIguana · August 25, 2016

MoutsGoat said:
Brahimi is a winger and IMHO, utter tosh, really hope we swerve him.

The Algerian McGeady

Milkman · August 25, 2016

MoutsGoat said:
Brahimi is a winger and IMHO, utter tosh, really hope we swerve him.

Get outta here!

mightymoyes · August 25, 2016

TheBigIguana said:
The Algerian McGeady

thats scary

Goat · August 25, 2016

TheBigIguana said:
The Algerian McGeady

Agree.

The Blue Watch · August 25, 2016

Brahimi is extremely overrated to be fair, I blame it on football manager players.

Porto would laugh all the way to the bank with anything above 15 million euros

PeregrineT · August 25, 2016

deipnosophist said:
shouts for Clint Dempsey been heard. OK, yes he'd be a marquee signing but I do not consider him to be 'all that'. No fee was mentioned but you'd imagine it to be in the 25-30mio ballpark...imo think we can get better for that.

I dont think Dempsey would be a good fit for Koeman's style. While he can score, and has the ball skills, theres no way hes pressing, and he tends to be a bit "lazy" with his play. He would have fit Martinez style, but not Koemans IMHO.