The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread

[RussellC]

http://youtu.be/cB9WI39_Ds4

Looks like he was on loan at Elche last season, so feasible that we could have seen him whilst scouting Sanchez I suppose.

[silhillvilla]

Lambert has always said he's very uncomfortable spending big sums of money

Where has he said this? "Always"?

After Kozak and benteke . The only times he's spent BIG in our terms .

[Steve67]

Sinclair, loan with a view to buy. No way would I splash cash on him at this point. He hasn't played for eons. Agree a fee but loan him. Protection both ways.

[OCD]

Sinclair, loan with a view to buy. No way would I splash cash on him at this point. He hasn't played for eons. Agree a fee but loan him. Protection both ways.

There's usually a loan fee involved in loans.

[SoccerHQ]

There's a lot of comparisons on here that aren't quite right, the only exact comparison I can think of is:

Sidwell - youth prospect at a big club, never really had a chance with them despite some decent loan spells, dropped down to a smaller club and did well for a few years until promotion to the premier league, had a great season and signed for a club with more money than sense looking for the next big thing.  Disappeared for a while (only 1 season for Sidwell to be fair) and then never got close to the form that caused that big move.  It's the whole 'rejected by 2 champions league clubs' which leaves the scars that I think players struggle to get over.

Sinclair is damaged goods for me and I wouldn't go anywhere near him, too big a risk even at 2.5m.

I agree, others like Rodwell and Adam Johnson are other examples of players who look decent, sign for top 4 clubs, hardly play and then don't look anything special at their next clubs.

[silhillvilla]

Sinclair, loan with a view to buy. No way would I splash cash on him at this point. He hasn't played for eons. Agree a fee but loan him. Protection both ways.

Disagree. I'd take him on loan for 5 months. What do we have to lose other than a couple of Mill of Lerners money

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Or maybe he'll be another Wayne Routledge. Sometimes a player just needs to be at the right club.

This.



Not saying he's the right fit for us, just agreeing with PWS that some players need to be at the right place at the right time.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Lambert has always said he's very uncomfortable spending big sums of money

Where has he said this? "Always"?

After Kozak and benteke . The only times he's spent BIG in our terms .

True enough I think I remember that interview when he said so. I think the question was "How do you feel when you spend 7M+ on a player?" and his answer was "Terrified." I thought it was a pretty honest and good answer. Its tough to get value in the transfer market.

I also remember the interview when someone asked what he would do if a 20M bid came in for Benteke. He answered "I would drive him there." 

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

My Albion mate reckons he was very poor in attitude and not at all impressive on the training pitch. (his son works there) Loan to the end of the season with an option to buy seems the obvious choice ......

[PeterWithesShin]

May as well put it here as well, as the Bishop said to the actress.

Daily Star

The Manchester United midfielder is on a season-long loan at Villa Park after being told he has no long-term future at Old Trafford.

The England star has made 17 appearances for Paul Lambert's men this season, with Villa keen to make the deal full-time in June.

Villa are willing to meet United's £7m asking price, but Starsport understands the 25-year-old will snub the Midlands outfit because he wants to go to the Toffees.

Goodison Park boss Roberto Martinez is a long time admirer of Cleverley and is desperate to add him to his squad in the summer.

Martinez is bracing himself for the loss of rising star Ross Barkley, who is a summer target of Premier League champions Manchester City.

The big-spenders are confident of landing Barkley in a £40m deal and Martinez will use some of the funds to lure Cleverley to Merseyside.

[villadelph]

May as well put it here as well, as the Bishop said to the actress.

Daily Star

The Manchester United midfielder is on a season-long loan at Villa Park after being told he has no long-term future at Old Trafford.

The England star has made 17 appearances for Paul Lambert's men this season, with Villa keen to make the deal full-time in June.

Villa are willing to meet United's £7m asking price, but Starsport understands the 25-year-old will snub the Midlands outfit because he wants to go to the Toffees.

Goodison Park boss Roberto Martinez is a long time admirer of Cleverley and is desperate to add him to his squad in the summer.

Martinez is bracing himself for the loss of rising star Ross Barkley, who is a summer target of Premier League champions Manchester City.

The big-spenders are confident of landing Barkley in a £40m deal and Martinez will use some of the funds to lure Cleverley to Merseyside.

Blessing in disguise, IMO. Can't be spending £7m on that.

[LTA]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11331884/Aston-Villa-hopes-of-signing-Scott-Sinclair-from-Manchester-City-hit-stumbling-block-over-2.5m-fee.html

Lerner out, Fox out, Lambert out.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11331884/Aston-Villa-hopes-of-signing-Scott-Sinclair-from-Manchester-City-hit-stumbling-block-over-2.5m-fee.html

Lerner out, Fox out, Lambert out.

Why?

[ciggiesnbeer]

I think he was kidding

[Toronto Villa]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11331884/Aston-Villa-hopes-of-signing-Scott-Sinclair-from-Manchester-City-hit-stumbling-block-over-2.5m-fee.html

Lerner out, Fox out, Lambert out.

So in one report we are willing to spend £7m on Cleverley and in another we are too skint to buy Sinclair. Yet as expected you do the expected and focus on the most negative of the made up stories.