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Might be worth reviewing Bull's offer for Lampard, multiple papers are stating that no contact talks had taken place, he's had offers elsewhere but wants to stay in the premier league

I will once he stops being a baby

that's fair enough GSC. He seems to be down on everything posted here these days. Don't know what's up with him...

Hes just a massive downer in general

LOL GSC. Quick question by the way, when do our 5 bids expire for this week? Midnight tonight, or by Sunday. I've finally got a few targets lined up !

I believe you have until Monday when whoever does lawyers/offers

Awesome, cheers GSC

Bull got Nicklas Bendtner with his first bid of the week, so he's actually done okay from his FT enquiries. He just needs to engage his brain a bit more, Kehl for £3m was a waste of an FT.

few bids from Friday and eariler today that need answering

Azzy doesn't normally come on weeekends.

True, however here is an exception:

El Dios
J.Shelvey - £1m Loan - with £2m option - NO - He's been a crucial part of Liverpool's season so far and I don't think they'd let him leave.

Tom Ince - £2.5m - £7.5m required - Liverpool had £6m turned down, but Blackpool seem keen to sell for a good price so £7.5m is the fee.

Inigo Martinez - £3m - NO - no idea why Sociedad would sell him, as he's an important part of their first team and worth far more than £3m.

Marc Andre ter Stegen - 3mil - NO - again, no idea why Moenchengladbach would sell their star player and German international, never mind for such a low price.

Enigma:
Iago Aspas - 8.3 Million - Meets Release Clause in Contract - YES

Marky:
Albert Adomah - £3m - YES

Gregers:
Aiden McGeady - £5m - £8m required

Shelveys been phased out since Lucas came back.

Ince was priced 6m wasnt he and Liverpool bid 5?

No

No

Aspas-Didnt he agree to sign for Valencia or something?

Yes

Would he actually go? On a fair clip in Russia I imagine

Shelvey - he's still important to them, especially with Europe on the go. Maybe in a few weeks?

I thought Ince was priced at £8m, Liverpool refused to go above £6m?

Aspas - still available I believe. Valencia were linked, as were Reading, and currently Swansea have been linked.

Your right Azzy... Ince was priced at 8 Million by Blackpool

Enigma you shouldn't have confirmed Aspas, we haven't posted our agreement yet

Nick:

Liam Trotter, £2m - £3.5m required - Millwall aren't that hard up for funds, and he's crucial to their team. Makes no sense to lose him for so little.

Marky:

Gareth Barry, £6m - £7.5m required - one bad game doesn't mean he'd be available on the cheap, and with the injuries and bad form at City they'd have to claw back a decent fee for Barry.

Bull's two:

Rodwell, £1m loan - NO - Barry is in talks to leave City in this league so they can't afford to lose another midfielder.

Sigurdsson, £2m loan - NO - Spurs just bought Holtby because they're short on numbers in midfield, and they've also sold Huddlestone in this league. They too cannot afford to lose another midfielder.

Yeah Trotter would need more

Fine on Barry, City will be dumping him post season, even before that goal.

Nope to Bull, partly because theyre stupid and partly to annoy him

So are we saying £6m or £7.5 for Barry?

7.5

Also, McGeady - I think he would go, as he was linked heavily with Wigan during the window anyway. £8m fee?

Azzy, player offeres are done. If you would like, I can help out with forign offers if you disagree or need another opinion on the matter

Alright then 8m

Bull's:

Tymoshchuk, £3m - NO - if he leaves Bayern it'll be to a bigger club than Stoke, especially with his reputation in Eastern Europe. I'd expect a move to a Zenit / Rubin Kazan type club with a huge salary to boot.

Luca Marrone, £2.5m loan fee - £3m loan fee required - he's being used well by Juve and they'd need a good fee to let him out on loan.

Olly's:

Chris Burke, £1m - £3m required - Birmingham turned down £1m during the window, and now that they have the £3.5m for Butland plus the £7.5m for Davies/Redmond they don't really need to sell.

Burkes out of contract in the summer, and Birmingham are still screwed

Otherwise agreed on the other 2.

But they've taken £11m in fees since they turned down the £1m for Burke, so they'd want more than that if they don't have to sell. £2.5m compromise fee?

He won't be resigning, Birmingham would've snapped our hands off for 1m for a player who'll be off for nothing in 6 months

They did turn down £1m, I know it for fact.

Let's say £1.5m then.

Gregers:
Lucas Digne, Lille to Wigan, £5m - NO - He's an integral part of their team and I don't think they'd sell him.

Bull:
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy to Stoke, £3m - £5m required

Enigma:
Stoppila Sunzu, TP Mazembe To Reading, £2.5m - YES

El Dios:
Alex Buttner, United to West Brom, £3.5m loan fee with £4m option - £3.5m loan with £5m option required
I think United would be happy to sell, but to recoup their outlay.

Olly:
Will Buckley, Brighton to Norwich, £2.5m - £3.5m required

Liam:
Scott Sinclair, Man City to QPR, 4m loan fee with £10m+ option to buy - YES
I think Mancini would accept this offer, as Sinclair has done nothing for City and this would give them profit.

Landon Donovans quit football for a while

Also we went 500k, Leeds went 750k I think but that was it I heard.

GSC wrote:Landon Donovans quit football for a while

I did not know that, last time I saw him play was Beckham's final appearanve...at least I swear he was playing then!

No to Donovan then

Hes taken a break or something, so def no until he returns. Google it.

Yeah I did, I can't believe I missed it!

What about the others mate?

Fine I guess

Please can one of you draw my injuries?

Fulham injuries:

Mark Schwarzer
Eric Lichaj
Steve Sidwell

Cheers Azzy, it's all done

Trebs:

Etienne Capoue, Toulouse to Fulham, £7.2m - £10m required
Nikica Jelavic, Everton to Fulham, £6m - NO - despite his fall from the first team, Everton have a miniscule squad and wouldn't consider letting him leave. Offer was far too low in any case.

El Dios:
Romelu Lukaku, Chelsea to West Brom, £7.5m - NO - Chelsea paid £18m for him, and wanted to recall him but found out they'd missed the deadline for doing so. A second season loan may be considered depending on how well you do this season.

Yep agreed

Thanks for your help on this GSC, I really appreciate it

El Dios's new bids:

Nick Powell - Loan 2m for season - option to buy for 4m if not 1st team next season
Response: £2.5m loan fee required, no option to buy
Reasoning: United wouldn't let him leave.

Gerard Deulofeu - Loan 2.5m - option to buy as above
Response: £3.5m loan fee required, no option to buy
Reasoning: Barca wouldn't let him leave.

Dedryck Boyata - 3m - Man City have dropped him into the U21's after a poor spell at FC Twente - we want him to be 3rd choice CB and push for a starting place.
Response:NO
Reasoning: City have just let Lescott out on loan so probably wouldn't want to lose another defender.

Teemu Pukki - 1m loan - 2m option
Response: £5m permanent deal, no loan
Reasoning: No reason for Schalke to loan him out, he's a good backup for them and getting better as he goes. A good cash deal works for Schalke.

Yo GSC, what do you reckon to these latest bids?

Agreed with them.

Jardel Nivaldo, Benfica to Fulham, £1m loan with £3m further future fee. - £4m straight fee required

Anthony Reveillere, Lyon to Southampton, £2m - NO - he was mainly linked to QPR because of their capacity to spend loads of money. Rev has been at Lyon for 10 years, and is still a crucial part of their team. In any case, he'd turn Southampton down as they're not a big enough club for him.

Azzy - Regarding Player offers. Do they expire once tactics have been posted or by Sunday night when the next set of offers are due?

I would assume they can be accepted until new offers are up.

Thanks GSC

Guys, I'm sorry for leaking the situation with the bid about Lampard. I just think with the recent transfer links, It may be worth re-addressing this again. Plus Bull seems to be asking the same question every single day!

GSC can I get your thoughts on the above two bids, plus these please?

Azzy:
Milan Baros, Free Agent to Sunderland

Nando:
Craig Gordon, Free Agent to Aston Villa, free - YES, but he must start at least 3 games this season or else he'll leave on a free at the end of the season.

Trebs:
Luiz Adriano, Shakhtar to Fulham, £5m - YES

Marky:
Craig Gordon, Free Agent to Aston Villa - NO - he's agreed terms with Southampton

Yannick Bolassie, Crystal Palace to Aston Villa, £1.5m - £2.5m required

George Boyd, Peterborough United to Aston Villa, £1m - £2m required

Matej Vydra, Udinese to Aston Villa, £1m - £2m required

Enigma:
Martin Olsson, Blackburn to Reading, £4m - YES