Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[not3bad]

I never trust a player whose name I can't spell or pronounce.   Why can't we sign Rat?   That I can spell and pronounce.

Roland I presume ?

That could be a good move support wise as we'd all just want to help him.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Perhaps we could buy some players off Parma, see their squad list if you thought Chelsea were bad for hoarding players.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma_F.C.#First-team_squad

[Damo70]

Eight loan players, six from Serie A teams?!

[ADVILLAFAN]

Eight loan players, six from Serie A teams?!

I was thinking more their 'out on loan players'.

[Damo70]

I didn't even attempt to count them! It is ridiculous and surely if it continues rules will be brought in about how many players you can loan out. Hopefully not effecting young players. But in addition to that and on the subject of rules, they loan out all of those players then bring in eight on loan, six from fellow Serie A teams. Then there are the two players they have out on loan, one of whom they co-own with Inter and the other they co-own with Cesena. Genuinely mind boggling.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I read something about them having a policy. They sign up promising players from all over the world and loan them out (and have a deal with Gubbio in Italy and Gorica in Slovenia). The theory being that if some of them turn out to be really good then they can sell them or put them in their first team and the ones that aren't good enough haven't cost them much anyway.

Shouldn't be allowed to have that many players in my opinion.

[FatSam]

It appears we are interested in Dedryck Boyate of Man City. Anyone know anything about him? I dont.

I recall seeing his name in a list of summer 2014 free transfers. He has been around the periphery of their squad for a few years without fully breaking into the team. Wouldn't be a terrible free transfer signing, but won't set the world alight.

[Damo70]

I saw fourteen players under the heading 'Gubbio' and thought it was Italian for youth team!

[ADVILLAFAN]

I saw fourteen players under the heading 'Gubbio' and thought it was Italian for youth team!

I think the Coach that we got to teach morals to younger players, was a Gubbio player. The one who blew the whistle on attempted bribes in Italian football.

[OCD]

If that's anything to go by, there's a huge culture for loaning players in Italy. Loans have been talked about as a way of getting young players more experience so it's possible that the same culture comes over here (more than it already has). I think the system has it's merits if it can be managed well by the authorities.

Not sure how clubs can co-own players. It's bad enough with South American clubs co-owning a player with the player's agent.

[Clampy]

We've agreed to sign some Swedish 15 year old wonder kid apparently by the name of Zeidan Khalili.

[supertom]

We've signed some Swedish 15 year old wonder kid apparently by the name of Zeidan Khalili.

Hopefully he's the next Ibrahimovich.
I'd settle for the next Henrik Larsson.

[ADVILLAFAN]

The new Mesut Ozil according to the internet.

[supertom]

The new Mesut Ozil according to the internet.

Ozils shit though...

...according to Arsenal fans who thought he was the messiah 3 months ago.

[Mister E]

We've signed some Swedish 15 year old wonder kid apparently by the name of Zeidan Khalili.

Hopefully he's the next Ibrahimovich.
I'd settle for the next Henrik Larsson.

so, that's Grealish and Khalili sorted for our attacking MF roles. Just need to find the new Viera as a holding MF now. ...