Funderland make an improved offer of 4.5 million for Stephen Hunt

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Good signing if it comes off but 4.5 million

[tomasjj]

Haha...overpriced!!

Roy Keane is like a kid in a candy store with a Gold Card.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

He'd be great for them and give it his all but 4.5 is too much

.................later in the month he'll probably bid 30 million for Doyle

[Rich]

Overpriced but certainly a decent, premiership standard footballer.

[dww]

Good signing if it comes off but 4.5 million

To be honest you have to pay £3m+ for almost anyone from a rival PL team if they want to get hold of them. It seems decent value for Sunderland to me - the difference Kieran Richardson made when he came back from injury to what was for me the least enjoyable team in the league (possibly bar Derby) to watch was remarkable. Simply adding width on both sides will do wonders for their team IMO and they need someone to hit the ground running.

I think unlike some of his purchases it would make a lot of sense and he will have to pay a premium for almost anyone in this window IMO. If they want to survive they simply have to make this sort of move.

[Jazzmaster]

Any transfer within England during the Jan transfer window is going to be at an inflated price because the selling club takes advantage of the buyer's need for that player.

[The Erectile Banana]

He'd be mad to move.

Reading look a much more solid bet to stay in the Premiership than Sunderland.

Having spent the last few years trying to establish himself the last thing a late bloomer like Hunt needs is to go straight back down to the championship.

[dww]

He'd be mad to move.

Reading look a much more solid bet to stay in the Premiership than Sunderland.

Having spent the last few years trying to establish himself the last thing a late bloomer like Hunt needs is to go straight back down to the championship.

That's true. Especially as Coppell has known him since they were both at Crystal Palace and was the one responcible for giving him a chance when he went to Reading. However as seems to always be the case in these situations money often tips the scales in the favour of stupidity and ingratitute.

[The Erectile Banana]

That's true. Especially as Coppell has known him since they were both at Crystal Palace and was the one responcible for giving him a chance when he went to Reading. However as seems to always be the case in these situations money often tips the scales in the favour of stupidity and ingratitute.

Personally I'd be very surprised if he moved.

A lot of reporting in the Irish media indicates that Hunt is using Sunderland's interest to get a bigger contract from Reading. He wants to be on par with Reading's top earner which is supposedly Kevin Doyle on £30K per week.

[red g]

dont think he is overpriced, a very solid dependable player he will definitely improve there defence, anything under 5million and they have done ok

[Rich]

Think of him as a person though, realistically what wages will he be getting at Reading? £5k a week?!? I'd be surprised if it's more than that; while you can imagine Sunderland offering him £20k a week. Whatever the actual figures are, I'm betting Sunderland are offering him a huge increase in Salary.

[Matt]

Keane is getting his arse kicked by Paul Jewell in the transfer market this month.

[The Erectile Banana]

Think of him as a person though, realistically what wages will he be getting at Reading? £5k a week?!? I'd be surprised if it's more than that; while you can imagine Sunderland offering him £20k a week. Whatever the actual figures are, I'm betting Sunderland are offering him a huge increase in Salary.

Well according to reports in the Irish media he's pushing for a new salary at Reading that would put him on £30K a week.

[Radar]

.................later in the month he'll probably bid 30 million for Doyle

Followed by a 15 million bid for Kilbane