January Transfer Window 2013 (General)

[Fosterbloke]

That's got to be bollocks

[RichC]

That has to be bollocks

[S-RED]

That means Terry, Torres & Lampard wiill all be on 200k now then?

[Chazza]

Arsenal are lining up a loan move for Lyon playmaker Yoann Gourcuff, who is currently costing the French club £80,000 a week, are willing to offload him, say Daily Mail. Arsene Wenger could also snatch Montpellier defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from under Newcastle's, say the Mirror.

[Chazza]

ESPN reports that Russian side Rubin Kazan are likely to beat QPR in the race to sign Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila, 22.

[little dave hedgehog]

what is it with pedigreed players just wandering out of teams from the continent on loan or knock down fees? is it the economy, or has it ever been thus?

[Captain Stu]

what is it with pedigreed players just wandering out of teams from the continent on loan or knock down fees? is it the economy, or has it ever been thus?

Well, M'Vila in particular it's because he's an arrogant, over-rated piece of **** with no respect for people especially his team-mates or manager.

[Chazza]

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani needs Manchester City to lower their asking price for Mario Balotelli before he makes a formal bid for the striker's services.

Galliani told the Gazzetta dello Sport: "If Balotelli's price comes down then I'll get over to Manchester immediately."

[Chazza]

The Daily Mirror is reporting Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson met Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha on Sunday night after agreeing a £15m fee with the Championship club.

The England international winger, 20, has also been linked with Arsenal.

[danperkins]

Wow that's a big fee, given the lad looks very impressive but lot of money

[Chazza]

From BBC Sport's David Ornstein: "Rennes have received bids of around 14m euros for Yann M'Vila from Zenit St Petersburg and Rubin Kazan, both of whom are offering him a salary of 4.5m euros a year.

"M'Vila would prefer to move to England but the offers from QPR and other potential suitors, including Fulham, are short of what they can get from Russia."

[Reece]

I can't imagine he'd want to go to Zenit.

[danperkins]

Money and lots of it

[Chazza]

Not sure that off sets the amount of racism he will face from his own fans.

[Captain Stu]

The Daily Mirror is reporting Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson met Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha on Sunday night after agreeing a £15m fee with the Championship club.

The England international winger, 20, has also been linked with Arsenal.

If they pay more than £8M they're getting mugged off. He REALLY isn't as good as Palace are implying he is with that pricetag.