If We Were To Sell Crouchy...

[bazza76]

If we sold Crouch in Jan I wouldn't replace him with a striker. I'd go out and buy a sh!t hot left winger. Why not play Babel up front in Crouch's place? And then in the summer I'd sell Kuyt while his value hasn't depreciated so much and break the bank for David Villa.

If it turns out that Rafa still wants another striker then Anelka would be my choice.

Torres
Villa
Anelka
Voronin/Babel

Only then would we strike fear into the hearts of the opposition.

I still think we may struggle to be a really top attacking side, we need world class more urgently on the wings IMO than upfront, with the right service a craft, we may actually get a better return from what we have.

[Harv]

Mate, i thought he was meant to be heading to Real Madrid/Barcelona/Internazionale.

Or some other big spending European club of the sort.

he hasn't gone anywhere yet.

He would be lethal with Torres

[AFII]

Valencia tracking Liverpool striker Crouch
tribalfooball.com - October 10, 2007

Valencia are interested in Liverpool striker Peter Crouch.

Reds boss Rafa Benitez is ready to cash in on Crouch as he continues to baulk at signing a new contract.

Manchester City and Portsmouth are monitoring developments, along with continental giants Juventus and Valencia.

[ningnangnong]

Mario Gomez

[Zapater]

I'd like Anelka but I would question the ability for him and Torres to play together. Being realistic here and not mentioning players that'll cost the earth I wouldn't mind one of these. (I'll mention some out and out strikers or second strikers/attacking mid types which would suite 4-2-3-1)

Ashton, Mutu, Luis Garcia (Espanyol one), Nihat (although kinda injury prone), Juan Arango, Miccoli (Maybe have a look at that Cavani youngster at Palermo looks like he'll be a fantastic player later on) and so on. Someone who isn't a very obvious player to look at who has the ability to add a lot of creativity. Even if we're looking at pure attacking midfielders, fake wingers or playmakers say Dani Carvalho it'd please me.

[kewellnthegang]

[QUOTE=SCOUSERTOMMY;721781]

no ale flowing here lad just an ability to look at lesser named players with reason


buying him would be a desperate measure - im sure your on a wind up if not you surprise me with such strange ideas



instead of trying to play fifa 08 like most of the soft ***** on here

[ningnangnong]

I'd like Anelka but I would question the ability for him and Torres to play together. Being realistic here and not mentioning players that'll cost the earth I wouldn't mind one of these. (I'll mention some out and out strikers or second strikers/attacking mid types which would suite 4-2-3-1)

Ashton, Mutu, Luis Garcia (Espanyol one), Nihat (although kinda injury prone), Juan Arango, Miccoli (Maybe have a look at that Cavani youngster at Palermo looks like he'll be a fantastic player later on) and so on. Someone who isn't a very obvious player to look at who has the ability to add a lot of creativity. Even if we're looking at pure attacking midfielders, fake wingers or playmakers say Dani Carvalho it'd please me.

I wouldn't mind Mutu actually, i doubt many on here would be too keen though after what happened at Chelsea.

Nihat is an excellent little player, but like you said his injuries are a bit of a problem.

Agree with you on Carvalho, brilliant talent. Doubt we'll sign him though.

[carlton]

I've also advocated Dean Ashton in the past but he is now recovering from his 2nd major injury in 3 seasons. He's gone

i heard it was a cruciate strain rather than another reco??

[Neil Young]

i heard it was a cruciate strain rather than another reco??

Medial, I think. 6 weeks out.

[AFII]

Sven Goran Eriksson will be able to buy Peter Crouch for £8million in the January transfer window if he follows up his interest in the Liverpool and England striker.

The Manchester City manager has put Crouch on his list of possibles after learning that he is unhappy at his failure to secure a regular starting place this season and is ready to quit Anfield.

Eriksson needs a centre forward after losing Valeri Bojinov with a serious knee injury and believes 26-year-old Crouch is one of the most proficient strikers in the Premier League.

Crouch cost £7m when he moved to Anfield from Southampton two years ago and City feared that a price tag between £12m-£15m would put them out of the running, but it is understood Liverpool are prepared to take substantially less.

Crouch will only have 18 months left on his contract in January. He has made it clear he will not sign a new deal as long as coach Rafael Benitez prefers Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Andriy Voronin in his rotation policy.

This season Crouch has made just one League start and his only goal came in the second leg of the Champions League qualifier against Toulouse.

Crouch is aware of City's interest and has told friends he would relish the opportunity to join up with Eriksson, who gave him his England chance and took him to the World Cup Finals in Germany.

Eriksson believes that £8m would represent a good price for Crouch — a player he knows and trusts.

He said: "I've spoken to the people upstairs and the news at the moment is good. I'm told that I can operate in January, so that is good."

Despite their impressive start to the season, there is concern among City's coaching staff that the current team may not have enough goals and they are lacking a 20-goal per season striker.

They are relying on Emile Mpenza as a lone striker while Georgios Samaras seeks a return to form and Italian Rolando Bianchi tries to settle in England.

Bianchi was the big hope when he arrived in the summer but he has disappointed after scoring on his debut and there are some at City who are already wondering if he has the physical ability and appetite to prosper in the Premier League.

Eriksson has been told by owner Thaksin Shinawatra that he can go back with a £4m bid for Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano — who he almost signed in August — and that he can have money for a centre forward.

The former Thai prime minister is not able to bankroll Eriksson to the extent that has been suggested by some and is certainly not able to spend money in the same lavish fashion that Roman Abramovich has at Chelsea.

Indeed, it was because Palermo wanted £4m in one up-front payment that the deal to sign Bresciano failed. England defender Micah Richards has vowed to sign a new contract at City, despite negotiations dragging on.

Richards, 19, said: "I'm in final talks and hopefully we'll have something signed very, very soon, it's just down to the finer details.

"It's certainly not the case that I want to move anywhere. I'm looking for a new house in Manchester, so why would I want to move anywhere now?

"I'm enjoying my football week in, week out and I'm playing for England, so what more could I want at the moment?"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1779

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City set to offer Crouch an £8m way out

Sven Goran Eriksson will be able to buy Peter Crouch for £8million in the January transfer window if he follows up his interest in the Liverpool and England striker.

The Manchester City manager has put Crouch on his list of possibles after learning that he is unhappy at his failure to secure a regular starting place this season and is ready to quit Anfield. Eriksson needs a centre forward after losing Valeri Bojinov with a serious knee injury and believes 26-year-old Crouch is one of the most proficient strikers in the Premier League.

Crouch cost £7m when he moved to Anfield from Southampton two years ago and City feared that a price tag between £12m-£15m would put them out of the running, but it is understood Liverpool are prepared to take substantially less.

Crouch will only have 18 months left on his contract in January. He has made it clear he will not sign a new deal as long as coach Rafael Benitez prefers Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Andriy Voronin in his rotation policy.

This season Crouch has made just one League start and his only goal came in the second leg of the Champions League qualifier against Toulouse.

Crouch is aware of City's interest and has told friends he would relish the opportunity to join up with Eriksson, who gave him his England chance and took him to the World Cup Finals in Germany.

Eriksson believes that £8m would represent a good price for Crouch — a player he knows and trusts.

He said: "I've spoken to the people upstairs and the news at the moment is good. I'm told that I can operate in January, so that is good."

Despite their impressive start to the season, there is concern among City's coaching staff that the current team may not have enough goals and they are lacking a 20-goal per season striker.

They are relying on Emile Mpenza as a lone striker while Georgios Samaras seeks a return to form and Italian Rolando Bianchi tries to settle in England.

Bianchi was the big hope when he arrived in the summer but he has disappointed after scoring on his debut and there are some at City who are already wondering if he has the physical ability and appetite to prosper in the Premier League.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=486951&in_page_id=1779

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Tommy you jammy git, beat me to it by 1 minute.

[AFII]

Tommy you jammy git, beat me to it by 1 minute.

[Red Chilli]

Swap for Micah Richards

[AFII]

Swap for Micah Richards

He will sign a new deal with City.