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Everton confirm rejecting 28M for both Fellaini and baines

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Its clear fellaini is going and will be replaced with mccarthy. Our midfield lacks energy and mccarthy will bring that. Shame it wont be to compliment fellaini but weve got to get used to it.
 
The news coming out of Belgium is €28m (Euros) which is around £23.8m. Basically the buy-out clause that United could have triggered last month if they hadn't tried to get him on the cheap. We should have refused to sell for a penny less than £25m in the circumstances.

I watched the Cardiff game on belgian televison (BETV). The guy commentating seems to know the Fellaini family quiet well. He said that Fellaini and his father went to Chelsea 2 month ago to get a transfer. But Chelsea told them that he was to expensive for a box to box player and that they were looking for a top holding midfielder. Fellaini told Kenwrong last week that he wanted to leave.
 

Fellaini for 25mil is a fair price I think all said and done. He's neither been a defensive midfielder for us, a playmaker or an attacking midfielder.

If Barkley is going to be the attacking midfielder then we need a playmaker and defensive midfielder behind him and this money would allow us to go in for 2 top young players....totally revamping central midfield.

To be honest though I'm in the minority who would take 15mil for Baines as well due to his age. Oviedo would be a natural replacement and we'd have 40mil then for Martinez to transform the side.

Saying that, his signings so far have been poor in my opinion.
 
Watching yesterday's game I came to the conclusion that we should snap the hand of united if they offer anywhere close to 25 for felli. As a defensive midfielder I just don't think he is all that good...he's not overly quick, or a tough tackler. His passing is just ok...sideways or backwards most of the time. Where he is effective is as a target man..able to control long balls and start play in the final third...as we obviously ain't gonna play like that under Roberto I think we are better getting rid. I actually think McCarthy would be a better option In a defensive role...quicker, more energy, more urgency. And at united...unless he plays him in an advanced role, I don't think it will work...and when it doesn't it will be the first nail in David's coffin!
 
Fellaini for 25mil is a fair price I think all said and done. He's neither been a defensive midfielder for us, a playmaker or an attacking midfielder.

If Barkley is going to be the attacking midfielder then we need a playmaker and defensive midfielder behind him and this money would allow us to go in for 2 top young players....totally revamping central midfield.

To be honest though I'm in the minority who would take 15mil for Baines as well due to his age. Oviedo would be a natural replacement and we'd have 40mil then for Martinez to transform the side.

Saying that, his signings so far have been poor in my opinion.
Stop it right now. I agree with everything you said. Unfortunately the last sentence is the one that screams out at me.
 
Fellaini for 25mil is a fair price I think all said and done. He's neither been a defensive midfielder for us, a playmaker or an attacking midfielder.

If Barkley is going to be the attacking midfielder then we need a playmaker and defensive midfielder behind him and this money would allow us to go in for 2 top young players....totally revamping central midfield.

To be honest though I'm in the minority who would take 15mil for Baines as well due to his age. Oviedo would be a natural replacement and we'd have 40mil then for Martinez to transform the side.

Saying that, his signings so far have been poor in my opinion.

Agree with this. The worry is that we've left it to late to get the quality signings in now.
 

Bye Felli thanks for the memories - remember which club turned you into the quality player you are now.

**** you Moyes, completely classless against the club who got you the biggest job in world football.
 

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