Henrikh Mkhitaryan

[Kenneth]

No Spurs do that

No I'd just like us to get deals done under wraps,as was pointed out by someone with the Shelvey deal,2 days and done.I'm sure there was negotiating done before they lodged their bid regarding acceptable fee's but we never heard about it. The first time deals should hit the news is when the negotiating is over and we know what the club will accept.We then make that bid and it becomes public knowledge.

I'm not sure how realistic that is these days though and maybe every other club is having the same issues as us regarding leaks.

It's agents and selling clubs, and possibly players, who benefit from it becoming public. It's fair to assume that they are the main culprits in releasing the information. Not a lot the buying club can really do.

[Fredo]

I think we're back for Ericksen, according to De Boer.

[Arn]

Oh no, what are we gonna do

Sack Ayre and Rodgers.

Step two. Pay Napoli £50m to get Rafa back.

Step three. Sign up Messi for £300m.

[Arn]

It's agents and selling clubs, and possibly players, who benefit from it becoming public. It's fair to assume that they are the main culprits in releasing the information. Not a lot the buying club can really do.

Keeping a deal quit when you negotiating with Raiola is impossible.

[kev776]

Now we know why Dortmund didn't buy Erikson.

[gentingfrmhell]

i guess thats it, this is so not happening. whos plan B?

[Arn]

Now we know why Dortmund didn't buy Erikson.

Well, I think that they will sign both HM and Eriksen.

[Arn]

i guess thats it, this is so not happening. whos plan B?

Lamela?

[Neil Young]

You say opinion when really you mean guess.

There's a difference.

[gentingfrmhell]

Lamela?

Hope so. Oh wait... our philosophy doesnt have a plan B!

[danperkins]

Ah well what a downer that is! Wonder were we ever really in the mix? So much ****e spouted on twitter that god only knows what went on.

[Leyton388]

You knew it would end like this. The longer it went on the more chance a CL club would come in and it looks like the case.

[danperkins]

You knew it would end like this. The longer it went on the more chance a CL club would come in and it looks like the case.

became a bit of a saga, too much media attention too.

Ah well.. hope we have Plan B,C,D,E

[G]

i guess thats it, this is so not happening. whos plan B?

Jose doesn't want Mata so we'll have him

[baronvonskidmark]

The Echo will probably come out of this looking far less reliable now. Rightly or wrongly. This morning we're told that there are going be lengthy negotiations dragging on and on - now it seems that this deal will be wrapped up by Dortmund very soon.

Have we even agreed a fee? Or was HM's signing in reality dependent on Suarez' sale? It makes you wonder.