Louis Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 I usually wouldn't post a twitter link.. but it's Andy Hunter. "Juventus and Everton prepared to meet @NUFC 's £35m valuation of Moussa Sissoko. Juventus once Pogba to @ManUtd is done. Story to follow." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 I love you. Please buy him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Newcastle fans reaction..... ...tells you everything you need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouse Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Kante 32mill Sissoko 35 mill ermm no thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidharper Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Kante 32mill Sissoko 35 mill ermm no thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 hopefully Walsh has come in just in time to say "do not buy him" markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 £15 mill tops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 No fucking wayyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoblue Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Walsh has supposedly come in to say "buy him". Could be a smokescreen. But, to be fair, France fans love him and apparently he was very good before Newcastle. It may well just have been the water. That said, 35 is well steep for a player who's been mediocre in this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Tiger Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Odds have dropped dramatically today. We are 2/1 favourites to sign Sissoko from Newscastle after he has announced his intentions to leave the club https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/15/crystal-palace-target-moussa-sissoko-newcastle-yannick-bolasie-sale This scenario makes whole lto more sense to me... Why target Sissoko when we have Bolasie already? Personally I'd much rather Bolasie, so I also hope Guardian knows what they're talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Nowhere near worth the fees being quoted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I had been told this was close to completion but thought it was bollocks because it hadn't been in the press at all. Maybe there's something in it after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Stewart Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/15/crystal-palace-target-moussa-sissoko-newcastle-yannick-bolasie-sale This scenario makes whole lto more sense to me... Why target Sissoko when we have Bolasie already? Personally I'd much rather Bolasie, so I also hope Guardian knows what they're talking about. sissoko and bolasie are different players. Sissoko would player cm or no 10. I would love to see him along side gueye, but think 35m is a lot to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Tiger Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I understand this, but why move for sissoko regardless? We have solid midfield depth imo opinion, with the midfield signing we need being an elite game changer / creative type.. I know on sissokos day he can change the course of a game, but I don't think there's much to separate him from what we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead1 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Don't know enough about to him to comment really this ones a trust our management team signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWooney Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Whenever I saw Sissoko for France during the Euro's I thought he was quality and the most likely game changer for them in a lot of games. He reminded me of Yaya Toure, charging forward through the middle out muscling people and looking to make things happen. I've not seen him much for Newcastle so don't know how he's got on in the Premiership but every time I watched him for France I wanted to see us sign him. If he doesn't do it in the Premiership then fair enough but what i saw of him I thought he was quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I quite like Sissoko as a player, I just don;t quite understand where we would play him in our typical formations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I've not seen him much for Newcastle so don't know how he's got on... Nor have Newcastle fans. EFC-Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nor have Newcastle fans. Aww snap! Seriously, though. He's been nothing but trash for Newcastle. If he's that good in the euros, then he clearly won't give his all for a struggling team, and we don't need players like that around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Aww snap! Seriously, though. He's been nothing but trash for Newcastle. If he's that good in the euros, then he clearly won't give his all for a struggling team, and we don't need players like that around. The Newcastle fans were all hoping he'd have a great WC so they could trick someone into taking him off their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 The Newcastle fans were all hoping he'd have a great WC so they could trick someone into taking him off their hands. To play MikeO (Devils advocate) could it be he was decent but their team was shit and in the process of being relegated so they weren't thinking about his form. Could be like Gueye for villa, their forum thought they were getting a steal when they sold him to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I would like him here but at nowhere near the price that is being thrown around -- half of that maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 He was played out of position a lot last year, plus Newcastle were shit. Don't think many would have taken Gana, but he looks a steal. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 If Koeman and Walsh go in for him he will be a good signing. The combination of Walsh scouting, Koeman coaching and Moshri bankrolling fills me not just with optimism, but also trust. nutmegwolf203 and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 What is his main position. At Newcastle I saw him play on both wings, across most of the midfield. For France he was 1 of 3 Central Midfielders wasn't he? I don't see him as a DCM or a No.10 behind the striker so would that mean us looking to play a back 4, 1 DCM, 2CM, 2wingers and a Striker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 What is his main position. At Newcastle I saw him play on both wings, across most of the midfield. For France he was 1 of 3 Central Midfielders wasn't he? I don't see him as a DCM or a No.10 behind the striker so would that mean us looking to play a back 4, 1 DCM, 2CM, 2wingers and a Striker? his versatility could be why we are trying to sign him. Koeman likes people who can play a variety of positions (as mentioned elsewhere on the forum) since he changes formations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Stewart Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 He started really well at newcastle when he was deployed behind the striker and scored a a few goals. He was then deployed further back so the goals stopped. If you look at him at newcastle, he's worked for shot managers (pardew, Carr and mcclaren) so has he been used correctly. He showed much better form under Benitez towards the end of the season. He looked good for France in the euro's, playing a bit further forward. I think he has the attributes we are looking for in our players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 The Newcastle fans were all hoping he'd have a great WC so they could trick someone into taking him off their hands. Not very ambitious for fans to want a player to sit on their bench for two more years, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 The lads best position is in midfield. Neither as a DCM or ACM. He just does a bit of everything. Apart from at Newcastle, it seems he did a bit of nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I hadn't see a lot of him until the Euros but I thought he was probably one of France's players of the tournament, which was even more impressive as his performances improved the further he got in the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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