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We are closing in on the capture of Porto centre back Eliaquim Mangala. Reported fee is £32m!

st_brendy wrote:

GG - Amir Sohail wrote:When it comes to the Dutch league, for every Suarez there's an Afonso Alves. Interesting to see how he does.

Just as I said above.

Suarez, RVP, Bony.

Van Wolfswinkel, Alves.

Thankfully in this day and age, a transfer fee of £8m isn't too hefty (particularly given what we have already received for Lambert, Lallana and Shaw). And more importantly, Koeman knows him having been his manager for that time at Feyenoord.

Skim read your comment and missed that....

But yeah, as we've seen previously with players who come from Holland, he will need time to adapt. Bony looked like a useless fat lump with no ball control whatsoever until January, then he turned into a beast. If Pelle hasn't pulled up any trees by October don't get on his back - though I assume the only people who would do that would be a loud minority of plastics.

I haven't seen anything of Pelle, but from what I've heard he is very much a target man, which I really hope its not the case, Lambert was rarely used to lump the ball too.

Aidan11 wrote:Di Maria could be Old Trafford bound.

...or not.

He seems to have spurned United's approaches, and he's on his way to PSG instead.

mikesiva wrote:

Aidan11 wrote:Di Maria could be Old Trafford bound.

...or not.

He seems to have spurned United's approaches, and he's on his way to PSG instead.

LVG tried to talk Robben into coming to OT but he's happy where he is.

Aidan11 wrote:LVG tried to talk Robben into coming to OT but he's happy where he is.

I heard this yesterday, I hope action is taken, its called tapping up.

It's all bs rumours

Robben said himself that LVG tried talking him into joining Man United

SaintPowelly wrote:Robben said himself that LVG tried talking him into joining Man United

I guess that it doesn't count as tapping up as LVG wasn't in position?

Its illegal either way.

Happens all the time. Players like De Gea have openly admitted trying to convince Spanish players to join Man Utd.

German players at Arsenal also do the same.

SaintPowelly wrote:Its illegal either way.

It's not if he hasn't officially started. It is a conversation between two human beings then.

He probably said in the Dutch dressing room - "Hands up who would like to play for Man Utd?" a few hands go up but not Robben's - "Don't you want to go Arjen?"

"Nah I'm happy where I am". Totally innocent banter.

Chelsea signed Diego Costa yesterday, and now have signed the Atletico Madrid LB Filipe Luiz ( subject to personal terms )