Official Transfer Thread

[botchedpiledriver]

Make sure you sell us Keane if you get Baptista (Y).

[Summers]

On the cheap, too.

[fineintent]

Meh, it'll be anything from £5-7 million methinks. Though aparently Boro and Newcastle are "interested", which could send the price up.

Why Boro need another striker I'll never know.

Man Utd have gone unusually quiet, though there is noise in the tabloids about Ballack - which would be extremely interesting, as not only is he worldclass, he would undoubtedly oust Keane from the line up.

[botchedpiledriver]

I can't see Keane fetching 7m. I'd pay 5m tops for him, especially with the incosistancy of the transfer market.

I can't see Ferguson ever dropping Keane. Keane will play untill Keane decides he can't play anymore. Then he'll fuck off to Celtic.

[Guest Ringmaster]

Personally, I'm curious as to what Baptista's position at Tottenham (like he would ever go to Arsenal ) would be. He was made a striker at Sevilla due to a lack of attackers, so maybe he would return to his position in midfield, who knows.

As for Man Utd, I'm not sure who would be ousted for Ballack, Keane or Scholes?

[botchedpiledriver]

I'd drop Scholes for Ballack personally. There too alike, and I prefer having a defensive midfielder and an attacking midfielder pairing.

[fineintent]

Baptista would definately go up front, due to Spurs' need to have a powerful partner for Defoe. The centre of midfield is pretty much sorted, with Carrick performing brilliantly last year and either Mendes, Brown or Davis coming in with him. I think if we got Baptista, or a different powerful front man, we'd need one more winger and we'd then have a decent side.

[public enemy]

Ballack's more offensive than he is defensive, if he were brought in it would be as a replacement for Keane and not Scholes.

[Malenko]

Ballack's more offensive than he is defensive, if he were brought in it would be as a replacement for Keane and not Scholes.

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[public enemy]

Phrased it wrong. Said the opposite of what I meant to say.

>_< Damn You Malenko >_<

[pigeon]

Liverpool are a bigger club than Chelsea.

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Right... *nods head and smiles*

And how?

EDIT - And make it quick, I am going out in a minute >_>

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[FLiam]

This Baptista business is pissing me off.

But to be honest, he is not going to join Tottenham when he knows Barca and Arsenal both badly want him.

I want this summer to end, this Baptista thing has gone on far too long.

But Wenger's quotes today interested me when he said:

"At some stage you have to speak to the player because when you're close to ending negotiations with the club, you have to know if you have to put a million more in.

"You do it because you have to know if the player wants to join you.

That to me sounds as if Baptista has said he wants to join because since then Wenger has increased his offer. But ffs just offer tham £17m and that is enough.

Die summer, die.

[Steeb]

Why do Tottenham seen to have an endless pot of money of all a sudden.

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[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

Lets be realistic, Baptista will not pick Spurs over Arsenal or Barcelona, I don't care how dreamy it'd be, lets be serious, he'll want European football otherwise whats the point of leaving?

Its between us and Barca, we could have him if we put in a decent offer, we have the cash we just need some fucking balls.

[FLiam]

I think Baptista would also prefer to stay at Sevilla for another year too than join Tottenham, at least he would be playing in Europe.

[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

I also think that he'd rather catch AIDs from a rotten whore and die in the street.

[therockbox]

Anyone got anymore info on Figo to Liverpool? I read somewhere that Madrid have dropped the £2 million asking price now, and seem to be prepared to let him go.

[TMM]

I think Baptista would also prefer to stay at Sevilla for another year too than join Tottenham, at least he would be playing in Europe.

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Wasn't he quoted as saying he wanted to stay with Sevilla for another year because it would give him Spanish citizenship?

[fineintent]

Anyone got anymore info on Figo to Liverpool?  I read somewhere that Madrid have dropped the £2 million asking price now, and seem to be prepared to let him go.

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[pigeon]

He should be joining us this week.