Bill Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 We got no chance He will go to City and we will end up with the booby prize, a 32 year old Jose Fonte for £5m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 SSN reporting Man City offered 50m for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 SSN reporting Man City offered 50m for him. 100m on two defenders in one season... footballs gone mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 John stones.... there's another in front of ya. If kompany gets fit then he can say bye to the starting spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlblue Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 John stones.... there's another in front of ya. If kompany gets fit then he can say bye to the starting spot. Agreed although i think Kompany is done now. I think he will retire this season. John Stones will be a bench warmer next year. Too many mistakes in his game to be at a top club pushing for titles. Van Dijk would be perfect for us, im holding out a little hope that Koemans relationship with him may sway him to come here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Agreed although i think Kompany is done now. I think he will retire this season. John Stones will be a bench warmer next year. Too many mistakes in his game to be at a top club pushing for titles. Van Dijk would be perfect for us, im holding out a little hope that Koemans relationship with him may sway him to come here. Unlikely he would choose us over the big guns if they're interested, but quietly hopeful. dlblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 John stones.... there's another in front of ya. If kompany gets fit then he can say bye to the starting spot. He'll be Kompany's replacement the man looks finished markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 He'll be Kompany's replacement the man looks finished I agree Paul. So many injuries, maybe he can play in Belgium for a year or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Why didn't we make a concerted effort to sign him in the summer if him and koeman have a good relationship, I don't even think we made an approach for him, instead we sign Williams, something doesn't seem right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Why didn't we make a concerted effort to sign him in the summer if him and koeman have a good relationship, I don't even think we made an approach for him, instead we sign Williams, something doesn't seem right to me.I'd guess we had an agreement not to go for any of their players. Fonte would have been Williams equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlblue Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) I think there was an agreement in place same with Walsh at Leicester, possibly just for that transfer window. TBF Williams seemed like a great signing, still could be. Just needs a pacey defender next to him. Edited December 23, 2016 by Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 http://www.teamtalk.com/news/van-dijk-on-southampton-future-and-why-he-could-be-tempted-away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 That's us out then haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 That's us out then haha! That was exactly what I thought as I read it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 We were never in with a chance, we couldn't even be bothered to offer the £10m before Southampton got him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 We were never in with a chance, we couldn't even be bothered to offer the £10m before Southampton got him. How do you know that? We may have enquired and he chose Southampton. Maybe Martinez just saw Mori as a better option at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Been said a thousand times but wasn't there an agreement not to go for Southampton players? We know just as much about that as any offer made. Just as I notice the ... before he went to Southampton haha! Put me on ignore! Edited December 24, 2016 by Shukes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) The going rate in the paper was a £10m fee, Southampton got him for £13m do you think if we had gone to £13m that he would have chosen Saints.? We needed him at the time because Stones had asked for a transfer, but in the end he got talked out of it because we didn't have enough centre halfs, but then he went the following year. We are crap at transfers, we always leave it so late that all we can get in the final day are the dregs at the bottom of the barrel that nobody else wanted. Edited December 24, 2016 by Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 The going rate in the paper was a £10 fee, Southampton got him for £13m do you think if we had gone to £13 that he would have chosen Saints? On the basis that they were in Europe and had his fellow countryman/ probably one of his childhood heroes as manager then yes he probably did choose them over us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 Your assuming that we met the transfer fee, if we did I'm sure we pay higher wages to the players than Saints. The reason he went to Saints is because either we didn't meet the transfer fee or didn't go in for him at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 Your assuming that we met the transfer fee, if we did I'm sure we pay higher wages to the players than Saints. The reason he went to Saints is because either we didn't meet the transfer fee or didn't go in for him at all. I'm not assuming anything just stating that maybe Dutchman Virgil van Dijk saw Europa League qualifiers Southampton managed by one of his nation's footballing heroes as a better option than Everton who had just finished 11th and were adamant that his then direct competition for the centre back role, John Stones, wasn't for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/10707677/pep-guardiola-denies-manchester-city-to-bid-for-virgil-van-dijk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristagi Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 We missed our chance not signing him when he left Celtic, monumental balls up. Highly doubt we're in with a chance with the like of City and Chelsea now paying him some attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouse Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 We missed our chance not signing him when he left Celtic, monumental balls up. Highly doubt we're in with a chance with the like of City and Chelsea now paying him some attention. Have to agree as strong as his relationship with Koeman is doubt that will be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I really want this signing to happen. This would be a real show of intent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 No way is this happening, we can forget about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 There's a line of clubs above us that have shown interest. The fee would be astronomical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 There's a line of clubs above us that have shown interest. The fee would be astronomical. Wouldn't want him for any of the fees touted, to be honest. He's a solid player, but in no world would I think he's worth spending that much money. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I'd happily pay a big fee for him, exactly the sort of defender we need. He's a champions league quality player. Sibdane and EFC-Paul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I'd happily pay a big fee for him, exactly the sort of defender we need. He's a champions league quality player. I agree. I think he's a step-up from any defender we currently have on the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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