Roberto's scouting network

[billycopper]

Just looking at some of the players Martinez brought in at Wigan to see where he usually shops and if there are any hints of who might come in during January.

Wigan
2009/10

Moses (Palace) £2.6m
Caldwell (Celtic) £0.9m
Diame (Rayo Vallecano) £2.6m
Sinclair (Chelsea)
McCarthy (Hamilton) £4.4m
Gomez (Espanyol B) £2.1m

2010/11

Sammon (Kilmarnock) £0.6m
Di Santo (Chelsea)
Cleverley (United)
Boselli (Estudiantes de la Plata) £6.5m
Stam (Twente) £3.5m
McArthur (Hamilton) £0.5m
Alcaraz (Bruges) Free
Al Habsi (Bolton)

2011/12

Beausejour (Birmingham) £4.1m
Van Aanholt (Chelsea)
Maloney (Celtic) £0.9m

2012/13

Kone (Levante) £3.3m
Miyiachi (Arsenal)
Ramis (Mallorca) £5.2m
Fyvie (Aberdeen) £0.5m

So, looking for patterns:

Spain: (8) Joel, Kone, Ramis, Crusat, Piscu, Diame, Amaya, Gomez.
Championship: (8) Beausejour, Al Habsi, Jones, Kiernan, Caldwell, Al Habsi, Moses, Scotland.
Scotland: (6) Fyvie, Maloney, Sammon, McArthur, Caldwell, McCarthy,
Premier League: (6) Henriquez, Miyaichi, van Aarnholt, di Santo, Cleverley, Sinclair
Germany: (2) Scharner, Gohouri,
France: Dicko,
America: Espinoza
Argentina: Boselli,
Holland: Stam,
Belgium: Alcaraz,
Ukraine: Moreno,
Portugal: Stoijkovic,
Honduras: Thomas

So far we've had Deulofeu, Joel (Spain), Alcaraz, Kone, McCarthy (Championship), Lukaku, Barry (Premier League).

We're allowed one more loan from abroad, which could suggest someone from Spain.

I'm not so sure many players from the Championship would improve us. Maybe Tom Ince or Will Hughes?

According to the Bleacher report the best prospects in Scotland apart from Celtic's Forster and Matthews are May (St Johnstone striker), McKay (Inverness striker), Mackay-Steven (Dundee United winger).

Roberto tends to pick up fringe players from the big boys. As it would need to be a permanent move maybe De Bruyne, Sigurdsson or Defoe would be options?

 

[ijjysmith]

He paid £4m for Beausejoir?!?!!!?!

MARTINEZ OUT

 

[Goat]

We aint Wigan.

 

[bluestevon]

Roberto tends to pick up fringe players from the big boys. As it would need to be a permanent move maybe De Bruyne, Sigurdsson or Defoe would be options?

I'd take all 3 of them tbh, all would either improve or add a alternative to what we have already which is the point of deeper squad.

Would kill to get De Bruyne - total quality player, Sigurdsson - always looks good for swansea/spurs whenever i've seen him, defoe - wages allowing has a few good years left and has a habit of scoring which is always nice for a striker

 

[GoatJR]

David Villa

 

[billycopper]

We aint Wigan.

It's what he's familiar with. He won't have had time to do a thorough scout, so he's likely to stick with what he already knows, just like Moyes has done to date. He's not likely to take a punt on somebody obscure so early in the job in case it affects his credibility.

 

[BoysInBlue]

He'll be shopping in Sainsburys now, not ALDI.

 

[billycopper]

I'd take all 3 of them tbh, all would either improve or add a alternative to what we have already which is the point of deeper squad.

Would kill to get De Bruyne - total quality player, Sigurdsson - always looks good for swansea/spurs whenever i've seen him, defoe - wages allowing has a few good years left and has a habit of scoring which is always nice for a striker

Spurs are overloaded with midfielders. Levy might say that AVB has had the Bale money and he needs to sell before he can buy if he wants to bring anyone else in. Sigurdsson has made 7 league starts and scored 3 goals.

 

[ijjysmith]

He'll be shopping in Sainsburys now, not ALDI.

Aldi won supermarket of the year I'll have you know.

But yes you're right.

Would he have got for Deulofeu or Lukaku at Wigan?

Doubtful.

He can aim much higher now.

 

[SteKelly]

How much would Muniain cost? Would be very hard to get for obvious reasons.

Can he just go to spain plz and buy Griezmann as well as messi?

 

[bostonblue11]

Wondering if Max Kruse is a possibility, would certainly make a big splash

 

[BlueToff]

Wondering if Max Kruse is a possibility, would certainly make a big splash

Doubtful he only signed for Gladbach this summer. Quality player though!

 

[billycopper]

How much would Muniain cost? Would be very hard to get for obvious reasons.

Can he just go to spain plz and buy Griezmann as well as messi?

Muniain fits the profile. His release is believed to be 38m euro though. Griezmann's release clause is set at 30m euro (£25.29m).

 

[billycopper]

Aldi won supermarket of the year I'll have you know.

But yes you're right.

Would he have got for Deulofeu or Lukaku at Wigan?

Doubtful.

He can aim much higher now.

To put it another way he's still in the same supermarket but he's buying 'finest' rather than 'value'. He's got back to Chelsea for Lukaku, having taken Sinclair, van Aanholt and Di Santo off them in the past.

United also let him have Cleverley.

 

[SteKelly]

Muniain fits the profile. His release is believed to be 38m euro though. Griezmann's release clause is set at 30m euro (£25.29m).

We have no chance getting Muniain like I've just always wondered how much he would cost.