Deano’s wishlist - the Jan transfer speculation/guaranteed nonsense thread

[The Edge]

Surprised at us doing this without DS having a close look at Barney.

I know he's been sidelined but he looked pants when he came on in the Leeds game. The club are clearly looking to the future. 25 year old with a decent pedigree is the kind of upgrade I'm expecting all over the pitch.

[The Edge]

https://eldesmarque.com/vigo/celta/noticias/120801-el-celta-recibe-una-oferta-por-radoja

"The departure of Nemanja Radoja from Celta de Vigo is the chronicle of an announced death. The Serbian midfielder, who did not want to renew his contract with the Vigo club, is waiting for an offer enough juicy for the celestial entity to open the door. And it seems that a first proposal has been put on the table.

According to Radio Galega's 'Ao Contraataque'  program,  Celta has received an offer from the English Aston Villa for Radoja. Although it is a team from the Second Division of England , the Championship, the Serbian has always confessed that his dream would be to play in the English competition, so he would not look with bad eyes to go to a historic British country like the Villa.

Juanfran , ex-Celta player and now scout for Aston Villa was in Vigo talking to Radoja's brother to convince the Serbian to sign for the English side. The villain's intention is to fight clearly for the promotion to the Premier in the second part of the season as he is now ninth in the table.

Thus, the English team would have great opportunities to take over the services of Radoja, a footballer who pointed ways but who has ended up relegated to a second plane in Celta because of disagreements with the sports management.

Interest from Italy
It should be remembered that according to the international press, Radoja has received the interest of several teams. Especially in Italy , where both SPAL and Fiorentina have wanted to get hold of him since last summer . But the Serbian would have rejected them all for his desire to play in England.

It does not seem complicated that the agreement between Celta and one of the two entities of the transalpine country becomes effective. The contract of the Serbian is not very high and the Vigo club cost him less than one million euros to make effective his transfer from  Vojvodina, team from which he arrived in Vigo in the summer of 2014."

"  The departure of Nemanja Radoja from Celta de Vigo is the chronicle of an announced death" wtf?

[cdbearsfan]

According to Transfermarkt, he doesn't seem to have any EEA passport. Maybe someone who has Football Manager could check?

Without it, I'm struggling to see how we could obtain a work permit for someone who has only two caps, neither of which were in the last two years, and who doesn't seem to have played in European competition since 2013.

[andyh]

if there is anything in this, it’s obviously a Pitarch choice.
I would expect he has done any due diligence to ensure the bloke can sign/play.

[hilts_coolerking]

"  The departure of Nemanja Radoja from Celts de Vigo is the chronicle of an announced death" wtf?

Probably the journo having a bit of a laugh with the title of the novel 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold'.  Hilarious.

[dave shelley]

I've never heard of him either but then again I'd never heard of Benteke and look how that turned out for us on the playing side.  If this bloke can perform to that kind of standard then who knows?

[SheffieldVillain]

if there is anything in this, it’s obviously a Pitarch choice.
I would expect he has done any due diligence to ensure the bloke can sign/play.

Hopefully it's more that Deano has said "Chaps, find me a decent defensive midfielder so I never have to play Whelan again", off popped Pitarch and Juanfran around the world to scout a few likelies, brought back a couple of options of which they collectively but with Deano having the final decision chose Radoja, and then Pitarch did the deal.

That would be the best indication yet that we've finally got the set-up right. Well, that and Radoja morphing into the next Vieira.

[PeterWithe]

According to Transfermarkt, he doesn't seem to have any EEA passport. Maybe someone who has Football Manager could check?

Without it, I'm struggling to see how we could obtain a work permit for someone who has only two caps, neither of which were in the last two years, and who doesn't seem to have played in European competition since 2013.

Would it help that he seems to have played in another EU country for four years?

[Whiney MacWhineface]

...who has ended up relegated to a second plane in Celta because of disagreements with the sports management.

Just as well we have a great history of trouble-free Serbs. Phew!

[cdbearsfan]

According to Transfermarkt, he doesn't seem to have any EEA passport. Maybe someone who has Football Manager could check?

Without it, I'm struggling to see how we could obtain a work permit for someone who has only two caps, neither of which were in the last two years, and who doesn't seem to have played in European competition since 2013.

Would it help that he seems to have played in another EU country for four years?

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I don't think so, rules seem to be based on international appearance percentage, and FIFA rankings.

Official FIFA Ranking   Required % of international matches in past 2 yrs
FIFA 1-10   30% and above
FIFA 11-20   45% and above
FIFA 21-30   60% and above
FIFA 31-50   75% and above

Serbia are ranked 20th so just about scrape into the second category. Even so, he is nowhere near the required 45% figure... he hasn't played for the national team at all in the past couple of years.

You can appeal, but as I recall that took into consideration how many Champions League matches he had played, and he hasn't played any. The fact that he plays top flight in one of the traditional big leagues may count in his favour, but I'm struggling to find the comprehensive ules anywhere now, just working from memory from when Lovre got turned down previously.

[The Edge]

"  The departure of Nemanja Radoja from Celts de Vigo is the chronicle of an announced death" wtf?

Probably the journo having a bit of a laugh with the title of the novel 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold'.  Hilarious.

Whoosh that went straight over my head

[Legion]

Has someone just made that name up?

[Legion]

[Legion]

[Lastfootstamper]

On bunging his name into twitter, first thing that comes up is that he's not played this season?