Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Ivory Coast star Gervinho has confirmed to skysports.com that he wants to leave French champions Lille.
Lille coach Rudi Garcia confirmed to skysports.com earlier this week that the club did not want to lose both Gervinho and Eden Hazard, but conceded one could go.
Gervinho, who is being chased by Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle, now appears the most likely departure after confirming his intention to leave.
He also underlined it was ambition to move to England, despite interest from Spain.
"My mind is made up, I am leaving," Gervinho told skysports.com.
Gervinho has just one-year left on his current deal, which means Lille are likely to cash in on him this summer.
"I have made my mind up. I will soon meet the club and let them know, but they understand my feelings that I want to prove myself in a top league in Europe.
"My agents are moving things as I want, people know where my future lies, it is in England."
Ivory Coast

Meanwhile, Gervinho confirmed his intention to help Ivory Coast win the African Cup of Nations next year after he helped them qualify for the finals last weekend.
"We qualified our country for the African Nations Cup, we need to go for that and try to win that competition for our country, which has been suffering in the past ten-years of conflict," he added.
"Hopefully we have entered the time of peace."

Looks like we may get him

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...971238,00.html

[Rors]

Jones can run a bit and got in a decent cross once. Yeah, that's worth 16million.
As for 20million for that water-carrier Henderson... Ye gads!

I think we can safely say any lingering suggestions that Scudamore is right that "all the top players in the world want to come here" can safely be put to bed. (What happened to the "near-certainty" of Lahm joining United? )So to try and cover that fact, potentially decent at best players from these Isles have to go to the 'big clubs' so at least we have the big fees to talk about. Bleedin' barmy.

[AKBapologist]

Apparently (rumors) benitez is off to Villa...

[Rors]

Apparently (rumors) benitez is off to Villa...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Enjoy.

[Master Splinter]

Jones can run a bit and got in a decent cross once. Yeah, that's worth 16million.
As for 20million for that water-carrier Henderson... Ye gads!

Pretty much .

Wilshere should fetch around £152 million. Time to offload him to Citeh tbh.

[Master Splinter]

Apparently (rumors) benitez is off to Villa...

Rafa

He is a Must Get™ for Villa.

I will miss his punditry though.

[Darth Vela]

Don't even joke about it, they'll be on the phone if they hear Wilshere is that cheap.

[Master Splinter]

Don't even joke about it, they'll be on the phone if they hear Wilshere is that cheap.

Might as well cash in while the Sheikh is around. After all, everyone knows deep down that football is about money as much as anything they just don't like to be reminded of it (myself included).

[Rors]

Enjoy.

I will get out no bunting until it is a "facht". And indeed, even then I won't...