TRANSFER NEWS & GOSSIP: Thursday 8th August
StrumSolo > 08/08/2013, 11:10
It was all going so well. Man Utd were in talks with Everton hoping to sign Marouane Fellaini. The big man had a £23.5m release clause, you assumed United would pay it, not quibble too much. Done deal… Anyway, the talk now is of a £30m double deal involving the Belgian and Leighton Baines. Not gonna happen at that price, Davie… Udinese striker Luis Muriel is being lined up as well should Wayne Rooney do one.
Luis Suarez is a very bad boy and has been banished from the Liverpool first team, made to train all on his own over by the naughty step. The Daily Star reckon he’ll not be there for long though, with Arsenal ready to bid £51m for the Uruguayan. You’d imagine something would happen soonish.
The Real Madrid dressing room, Casillas, Ramos and Coentrao in particular, have gotten themselves in to a holy funk over the Gareth Bale saga. They’re feeling mighty unloved, the poor souls. Talks continue, and continue, and… Meanwhile, reports in Spain suggest Spurs have signed Etienne Capoue from Toulouse for £9.5m
Fire sale at Anzhi Makhachkala!! There’s a Willian, a Samuel Eto’o and a Lassana Diarra going cheap if anyone fancies them.
Not content with unsettling Sideshow Dave, Barcelona are also interested in Liverpool’s Daniel Agger. English clubs need centre halves as well you know.
And West Ham are after former Everton and Pompey loanee, Manuel Fernandes. On his way out of Upton Park is Matty Taylor, he’s off to Leeds.