Transfer Rumour Axel Witsel

[billyblue80]

I'd make moves elsewhere his agents are using us.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

This is it mate. Once it starts, it could be good! Trying so hard to be patient but as each days passes....!

It is difficult I agree and it's getting more difficult every passing day.

 

[Walken]

It is difficult I agree and it's getting more difficult every passing day.

only 6 days till friday

 

[bluestevon]

Or, he could, as Inter appear to suggest, just hang on at Zenit one more year if he 'really' wants to go to Italy. He holds the cards there. Of course Zenit would prefer deal with us because they'd be compensated well for him leaving.

He'd basically be getting fined for any possible reason about half his net salary over the course of that year mate, they did the exact same thing with McGeady and several other players who have either sat out contracts or who have wanted to leave

 

[Stutheblue]

He'd basically be getting fined for any possible reason about half his net salary over the course of that year mate, they did the exact same thing with McGeady and several other players who have either sat out contracts or who have wanted to leave

And footballers don't like losing money do they!

 

[bluestevon]

And footballers don't like losing money do they!

Pretty much unless they are wasting it stupidly on 27 cars or 17 houses mate, no they don't

Also right now after a international tournament his stock is high, sitting on the bench in Russia is going to absolutely wreck his negotiating position on a free anyway (plus 28 compared to 27 years age does matter)

 

[The Esk]

If I was to guess, I'd say his Italian connection are stalling to make a pitch to a post-Pogba Juve?

That was not the issue which held up him arriving last week

 

[TrixyStevens]

I have a feeling he's on his way, I'd rather Carvalho.

 

[KevMirallas]

That was not the issue which held up him arriving last week

Cool. I never was much good at those sort of predictions.

 

[Stutheblue]

Pretty much unless they are wasting it stupidly on 27 cars or 17 houses mate, no they don't

Also right now after a international tournament his stock is high, sitting on the bench in Russia is going to absolutely wreck his negotiating position on a free anyway (plus 28 compared to 27 years age does matter)

Yes. When all said and done he won't want to be kicking his heels for a season. As a player I'm not totally sure on him, or know that much about him really. But, he's an international for a good team so he must have something about him.

 

[The Esk]

Cool. I never was much good at those sort of predictions.

To be fair it was a decent shout mate

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Something odd about this, if he wants to play for us and gets a large wage packet at the end of the week, wheres the problem
He tells his advisors the deals done and completes

Yeah doesn't seem right, at the end of the day his 'people' work for him, so if Zenit are happy with the transfer fee, Witsel is happy to come to us, and happy with the contract on offer, then surely he just tells his people to get it done and dusted, not the other way round, and his people dictating to him.

 

[whiteshadow]

Sounds like his 'people' want extra money thrown their way.

 

[boris]

To be fair it was a decent shout mate

I'd take that as Napoli post Higuain then.

 

[Cozzie]

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...nt-petersburg-with-offers-from-premier-league