Mata

[Roboklopp]

So Spurs are interested?

Last week the word was they had to sell to buy.

Of course they are- their transfer list is "anyone the big clubs are after."

[Lecter]

Same correspondent (Graham Hunter) confirmed yesterday that its LFC and AFC who are in talks...

BumperGraham Graham Hunter
Last word on #juanmata today. Unless hard news. Most of u have the clubs correct. Not willing to predict where signs. Offers evnly balanced
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Ian McGarry
garbosj Ian McGarry
by BumperGraham
re Juan Mata. Agent working on deal is based in England and has been liasing with #LFC and #AFC on the player's availability and value.

Graham Hunter was on Sky Sports News this morning

He said 2 Premier League clubs have been in direct talks with Mata's people but have been joined by a 3rd late last night/early this morning

All know the release clause value (thought he said €25 million) but none have met it yet

[Lecter]

@LFCZA
LFC SA Supporters
According to @JamieDalton82 and @PeavesAFC appears only #AFC and #THFC met #Mata's buy-out clause (according to Sky's Spanish Correspondent)

JamieDalton is a rabid gooner and seems to have an intense hatred of LFC

[Chazza]

He is a bit of a prick

[Tee]

Time to get Tweeting to JWH people!! He listens, well he at least reads! Let him know how much we want this signing!

[Shaggy]

He is a bit of a prick

A total prick. I unfollowed him.

[Exiled_red]

I think we'll get him. Our interest was said to have been lodged ages ago and we spoke to his people several times. Arsenal are johnny-come-latelys, probably got giddy after seeing the U21 tournament.

You often see players sign for a club and then come out and say it was because they felt more wanted, that the club had worked hard and been pursuing him for longer than anyone else. Think that stuff is important to a player. Fingers crossed anyway.

Lets hope so

[Rowan]

Time to get Tweeting to JWH people!! He listens, well he at least reads! Let him know how much we want this signing!

rorysmith_tel Rory Smith
Admirable humour in @John_W_Henry replies to Twitter's lobotomised subclass. That'll soon change if he's asked about Juan Mata, mind. #LFC

[Shaggy]

Rory Smith's smugness about Mata is really ****ing me off ...and Tony Evans. Smug as ****.

[Gaz]

So Spurs are interested?

Last week the word was they had to sell to buy.

Modric will be off soon so they'll have cash to spend

[saj]

If we get Mata, **** **** we will actually have a half decent squad.

[Shaggy]

If we get Mata, **** **** we will actually have a half decent squad.

His arrival would make Downing seem a much better signing. I hate the idea that it's one or the other and Downing is the preferred target. There's room for both in the squad and if they both came our front six (or so) would have to be permed from this lot (as things stand):

Gerrard
Adam
Aquilani
Meireles
Henderson
Kuyt
Downing
Mata
Suarez
Carroll

POSSIBILITIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIES

Amazing depth and quality there. I cannot get my head around people wanting to see the back of Meireles and Aquilani. Two experienced international players, both have quality, and they make the squad a damn sight stronger. The Mancs, Arsenal et al have had a similar amount of players to choose from for years. Spurs have even more options. The minute we look like assembling a squad of serious depth and quality, there's talk of shipping some out.

Unless either of them are unhappy, surely we have to keep both.

[kev776]

My heart screams for him, my head says he will go to London, brights lights, street cred, lifestyle etc, and with the Gooners CL footie and a positive way of playing continental football suited to him.

I know Kenny wants to play the same way but we have a huge sell job to convince him.

[kev776]

His arrival would make Downing seem a much better signing. I hate the idea that it's one or the other and Downing is the preferred target. There's room for both in the squad and if they both came our front six (or so) would have to be permed from this lot (as things stand):

Gerrard
Adam
Aquilani
Meireles
Henderson
Kuyt
Downing
Mata
Suarez
Carroll

POSSIBILITIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIES

Amazing depth and quality there. I cannot get my head around people wanting to see the back of Meireles and Aquilani. Two experienced international players, both have quality, and they make the squad a damn sight stronger. The Mancs, Arsenal et al have had a similar amount of players to choose from for years. Spurs have even more options. The minute we look like assembling a squad of serious depth and quality, there's talk of shipping some out.

Unless either of them are unhappy, surely we have to keep both.

Shaggy, you have been told before, stop with this decent well thought out posts.

[saj]

My heart screams for him, my head says he will go to London, brights lights, street cred, lifestyle etc, and with the Gooners CL footie and a positive way of playing continental football suited to him.

I know Kenny wants to play the same way but we have a huge sell job to convince him.

I'm not sure - all the Spanish players have said how similar life is in the north of England to Spain. I can't see London life appealing to them. Whereas I can understand why a lot of the French go to play in London. But yes football wise, Arsenal is more suited to him but there team is going to take a bit of a tonking if Fabregas and Nasri leave