January Transfer Thread 2017

[Tin-Tin]

Looks like Gabbiadini is 100% leaving Napoli but not sure if we are still in for him as recently he has been linked with Wolfsberg and Southampton. The Napoli president said this recently.

Manolo Gabbiadini will leave Napoli because he is “not suited to Maurizio Sarri’s football,” confirmed President Aurelio De Laurentiis.

"It’s not that he wasn’t able to express himself, but rather different things are asked of him and they are not in his wheelhouse,” De Laurentiis told Radio Kiss Kiss.

“Gabbiadini scored many goals at Sampdoria and also here under Rafael Benitez, so with a system other than the one Sarri uses he should have a better chance of being decisive.

“I thought that his performance in the first season was due to physical issues, but that wasn’t the case. He is simply not suited to Sarri’s football.

“Something that doesn’t fit cannot be made to fit, like an out of key note in a harmony. Sarri cannot lose points to help one player improve"

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Rather Insigne than Gabbiadini.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Anyone know what System Sampdoria and Benitez's Napoli played where he apparently done well?

 

[bullybeef]

Happy Christmas Blues.
I'm loving all these presents.

Schneiderlin
Depay
Gabbiadini
Fonte

 

[Azza]

Anyone know what System Sampdoria and Benitez's Napoli played where he apparently done well?

Benitez played 4-2-3-1

 

[bluestevon]

A player that I feel would be a perfect fit for the current tactics and style of play utilised by Koeman would be Dzyuba from Zenit.

He's not a Prolific goalscorer by any means but his hold up play has been superb whenever I've watched him, he was excellent at this against Slovakia in the euros when I went to see that game too. Always impressed me the way he brings others into a game when a long ball is played to him and He's obviously good in the air too. I'd suspect a high percentage of his career goals have been headers.

Wouldn't cost much, 8-10mil maximum as I think Zenit got him on a free transfer and he's been a bit of a journeyman across Russia.

If we're looking for players to come in and perform immediately as I suspect we are, I think he'd be an unspectacular but effective signing for the current setup.

He is absolutely woeful mate, a big slow lump.

 

[Tony09]

The Guardian are reporting that we're interested in Shane Long. We're willing to go up to 20m for him.

 

[MichiganToffee-NSNO]

Depay and Schneiderlin on day one would be a big message. It could convince others to come on board. I would love Siggurdson but no way he comes here. I've liked what I've heard and seen about Dzagoev and still would love to find a way to get VVD... Here's hoping to an exciting window for the Blues

 

[Simon baker]

The Guardian are reporting that we're interested in Shane Long. We're willing to go up to 20m for him.

He will go to Liverpool if he leaves Southampton

 

[COYBL25]

The Guardian are reporting that we're interested in Shane Long. We're willing to go up to 20m for him.

Lol

 

[DanB90]

The Guardian are reporting that we're interested in Shane Long. We're willing to go up to 20m for him.

We could do much worse tbh

 

[Neiziro]

The Guardian are reporting that we're interested in Shane Long. We're willing to go up to 20m for him.

No chance they're letting Long leave when Austin is out for 2-odd months. Then they're left with just JRod up there.

 

[Ring master]

We could do much worse tbh

Everton will do there best to do must worst lol,think it will be after the saints game like a week or so if/when we sign anyone,

 

[hktoffee]

The Guardian are reporting that we're interested in Shane Long. We're willing to go up to 20m for him.

£20m for a 30 years old Soton sub? No thanks.

 

[Paul w]

£20m for a 30 years old Soton sub? No thanks.

Mate you do know tony is rs don't you?