Transfer Window Thread

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AaronTheBlue said:
and i say this, and now this happens


Everton face last-minute competition from La Liga club Villarreal in their bid to sign River Plate defender Ramiro Funes Mori.

Roberto Martinez wants to bolster his options at centre-half this summer following the departures of Sylvain Distin and Antolin Alcaraz.

And the Catalan sees the 24-year-old Argentina international as the player to put pressure on Phil Jagielka and John Stones at the heart of the his defence.

Everton are willing to pay around £5.5m to land the highly-rated centre back who helped his club win the Copa Libertadores this season, and have been hopeful of being able to tie up a deal.

But they must now fend off the advances of Villarreal, who have also begun talks with the player’s representatives in a bid to gazump the Toffees and lure him to Spain.



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Martinez remains insistent that Stones is not for sale despite the advances of Chelsea and sees Mori, who has one cap for his country, as the man to provide the 21-year-old and Jagielka with immediate competition for their place at Goodison.

Everton have been to South America to watch the 6’2” defender who has been credited with playing a major role in River Plate’s recent revival which has seen them lift trophies including the Copa Libertadores and the Argentina Primera Division Superfinal last May.

But they are not his only admirers, and Martinez must now hope that Mori chooses a switch to Goodison ahead of a side that finished sixth in La Liga last term, qualifying for the Europa League.
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Ffs lol why aye
 

Hibbertinho said:
He wanted to stick with Inter, Inter wanted rid - that's something I've absorbed from somewhere in the midst of all the excitement over him don't know if it's true. He also had 80 appearances in 3 years with Bayern and was in their treble unit but there must be some reason why those teams keep selling him.

I'd just argue that he's more 'proven' than Yarmolenko in that sense, for the sake of being even-handed/awkward - but him tearing 11 new orifices against us in the Europa is proof enough for me.
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Wouldn't entirely agree. Yes he's had over 80 appearances for Bayern but about half of them have came from the bench (according to http://www.whoscored.com/Players/76304/History/Xherdan-Shaqiri). Whereas Yarmolenko has been the main man at Kiev for a few years now. I'm not trying to argue one is better than the other, like.
 

Furey1878 said:
Wouldn't entirely agree. Yes he's had over 80 appearances for Bayern but about half of them have came from the bench (according to http://www.whoscored.com/Players/76304/History/Xherdan-Shaqiri). Whereas Yarmolenko has been the main man at Kiev for a few years now. I'm not trying to argue one is better than the other, like.
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Fair enough, I guess we'll have to reserve judgement and see how he does for the Pottery galactocos, then... and Yarmolenko for us if our wildest fantasies become realised.
 
Anyone else listen to World Football Phone-in on Radio 5? Not one good word has been said about Mori, Tim Vickery doesn't rate him at all.
 

domingo77 said:
We're not the only ones that do tho' are we?

I read that the strength of pound is a factor this year more than previous in transfers. I wondered if this is why none of the bigger European teams seem to have much interest in Stones?
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....clearly that is a factor but it's as though we try and eek out every single penny. You know what I mean, I'd be as chuffed as anybody if we acquired such a player but it's just the way we go about it.
 

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