TRANSFER RUMOURS! 13th August
StrumSolo > 13/08/2014, 17:21
Man Utd could be about to do an £80m swoop, a pretty big one in the swoop-scheme of things. It's £50m for Angel Di Maria (unless Real want more), and around £15m apiece on Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo. The latter's in all sorts of bother after going on strike at Sporting Lisbon so let's hope for his sake the swoop is successful.
So Spurs are apparently willing to let as many as 11 players go this transfer window. Deep breath; Andros Townsend, Aaron Lennon, Roberto Soldado, Michael Dawson, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Kyle Naughton, Vlad Chiriches, Sandro, Etienne Capoue, Nacer Chadli and Moussa Dembele. Pretty much all of their central defenders and midfielders then. And if Soldado goes won't that leave them with a strikeforce consisting of just Emmanuel Adebayor and Harry Kane? Probably bollocks, isn't it?
Liverpool have at last agreed a fee of £12m for Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno. Long-game, bargain. £12m also happens to be the amount Southampton are about to pay for Shane Long. Who's getting ripped off now? The Saints are also close to completing a £6m deal for Romania centre half Florin Gardos, and, along with Everton, have made enquiries about a loan move for Parma winger Jonathan Biabiany.
2011 called, it wants it's Cheick Tiote to Arsenal rumour back.
Wilfried Zaha could be set for an emotional return to Crystal Palace, Colombia international Carlos Sanchez is off to Villa for £4.5m and nope, that's it.