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Offering him a contract as attractive as ours? His agent will know what we've offered, and what we guarantee him in terms of first team football. I really don't think it's as easy as some are suggesting, this isn't a straight forward deal what with the third party complications - and the fact that he's already agreed terms with us. That in it's self is enough to scare clubs off.

No idea, but It'll probably pep up later when they printed versions of the articles arrive online

Can't see spurs offering more than us though, what we've offered seems the going rate for him in reality. Levy is a pretty hard negotiator himself, so I can't see him letting them walk all over Spurs with their demands. Probably why the move there didn't materialize in the first place.

It's picking up. French papers are reporting Southampton have had an €8m bid accepted by Rennes for Jean Armel-Kana Biyik. More as this develops.

Yes please....

http://blackpoolfc.co.uk/ - that's a hell of alot worse, what have they done???

I honestly don't have a massive problem with it as I've got a 100mb connection. But I think people with slower internet connections will feel the strain though, it's a very heavy site. Designed with ''superfast broadband'' in mind..!

I didn't think we were? Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is a transfer discussion thread. Therefore any rumours of players linked to us can get discussed on here.

Their owners are morons. Everyone is tipping them to be fine, oh how I'd love to see them drop into the mire.

West Ham complete the signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Matt Jarvis in a deal worth up to £10.75m. Good player, but come on. Almost 11m?? Gaston will cost us tops £12m Why did WHU not baulk at that??

We're playing it right. Wait for them to blink, which they will, as they'll need some sort of money from him by the end of the window.

Good shout, would agree with that.

Well, it can't run for much longer. There's only a week left for this to run. Lots and lots will happen next week IMO. Quite exciting I guess, I always like deadline business.

I think he said that before he was linked with us as well. He didn't want to be ''another'' player, he wants to be a ''leader'' in the team. Although if Spurs sell RdV then there is a first team opening for him, but time is running out for them. We've already done the hard work.

He's a very nice little player, but it would have been an odd one as we don't need a player of his sort. Davis, Morgan, Cork are all fine. Ward-Prowse is outstanding. Then you have Chaplow and Hammond behind those 4 It's probably an area we'll evolve in time, but there are bigger priorities to spend the money on in this team during this transfer window.

Spurs have left this too late, in fact any club have left it too late really. They've got a lot of catching up to do in around a week, and they'll have to offer him more than we have - which going by their first offer, they weren't able to do. It's all boiling down to a final day switch. Bolonga are playing this to their advantage, but the gamble could leave them skint with an unhappy player who doesn't want to play for them (And then his value will most likely drop). No brainer. Wake up bolonga.

Maybe it should have stayed in your head?

Nope.

It doesn't mention Gaston's demands for ice tea, so doubtful I'm afraid.

You are about 3 days out on that!

I think that's a bit unfair. I knew of him, I think most did. You don't need to follow football massively to realise that he's one of the most highly rated young players in world football at the mo.

That's potentially Gaston's.

I reckon this signing (if it happens) would have other reasons behind it as well. As you see with Jaidi, he's now doing some sort of ambassadorial role for us in Africa. Now, what better player to have working for you in a scouting/ID/ambassadorial role than Del Piero? Get a year out of him in a Connolly role, then he drops back behind the scenes ala Jaidi - but he would attract so many contacts, just by his name.

No idea. Bit of a weird view.

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