Biting the dust
At last, the much-anticipated signing of Luque from Deportivo will not go through. Yet again, because both clubs were unable to come to an agreement over the fee. Bollocks. Same goes to Fenerbache. Holding us out for a ransom. The longer this continues, the longer our season is going to be.
Quotes from Nufc.com --
"I understand that yesterday our final offer was rejected, so I think this one's finished.
"We have made a fantastic offer for the player.
"Really there is a limit on how much you can spend on one player. Our valuation is different to their valuation. He is their player right now. At this point, we think that's too much."
That's Souness conceding defeat in the signing. And if i'm not wrong, we offered much more for Luque than Boa Morte, when he is or was our most sought after target. So Luque is done with, who else.
There is a column on the Michael Owen situation.....
Excerpts Soccernet --
Owen's options are now few and far between. A measure of this is the recent links with West Ham United and Wigan Athletic - even the Premiership's least attractive clubs are starting to think they might have a sniff. Of course, they don't.
The Chester-born striker has officially rejected a return to Merseyside with Everton and as the Premiership's top clubs continue to show little interest Newcastle is beginning to look like the most realistic option if he does leave Spain.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United appear to have closed their cheque books for the summer, certainly as far as the striking department is concerned.
Despite strong links with a move to Old Trafford, any hopes of moving to United have probably been ruined by the latest injury to Louis Saha. Sir Alex Ferguson would probably have had to sell a striker to bring one in, with the disappointing Saha the obvious choice - but he will be on the treatment table for a number of weeks yet.
And with Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy both looking hungry at the start of the new season it's hard to see Owen fitting into the United side.
Over at Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho, despite lacking a truly great striker in his multi-million pound squad, has made Michael Essien his final capture of the transfer window.
The Chelsea boss believes the firepower of Hernan Crespo, Didier Drogba and Eidur Gudjohnsen can see him through for now - but in the long-term he must surely see a world class forward as his target.
And despite Arsenal being over-reliant on Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger seems happy to share the goals of the second striker between Dennis Bergkamp, Robin van Persie and Jose Antonio Reyes. In any event the centre of both midfield and defence, as well as a long-term successor to David Seaman, must remain his priority in the transfer market.
Read more here.
Quotes from Nufc.com --
"I understand that yesterday our final offer was rejected, so I think this one's finished.
"We have made a fantastic offer for the player.
"Really there is a limit on how much you can spend on one player. Our valuation is different to their valuation. He is their player right now. At this point, we think that's too much."
That's Souness conceding defeat in the signing. And if i'm not wrong, we offered much more for Luque than Boa Morte, when he is or was our most sought after target. So Luque is done with, who else.
There is a column on the Michael Owen situation.....
Excerpts Soccernet --
Owen's options are now few and far between. A measure of this is the recent links with West Ham United and Wigan Athletic - even the Premiership's least attractive clubs are starting to think they might have a sniff. Of course, they don't.
The Chester-born striker has officially rejected a return to Merseyside with Everton and as the Premiership's top clubs continue to show little interest Newcastle is beginning to look like the most realistic option if he does leave Spain.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United appear to have closed their cheque books for the summer, certainly as far as the striking department is concerned.
Despite strong links with a move to Old Trafford, any hopes of moving to United have probably been ruined by the latest injury to Louis Saha. Sir Alex Ferguson would probably have had to sell a striker to bring one in, with the disappointing Saha the obvious choice - but he will be on the treatment table for a number of weeks yet.
And with Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy both looking hungry at the start of the new season it's hard to see Owen fitting into the United side.
Over at Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho, despite lacking a truly great striker in his multi-million pound squad, has made Michael Essien his final capture of the transfer window.
The Chelsea boss believes the firepower of Hernan Crespo, Didier Drogba and Eidur Gudjohnsen can see him through for now - but in the long-term he must surely see a world class forward as his target.
And despite Arsenal being over-reliant on Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger seems happy to share the goals of the second striker between Dennis Bergkamp, Robin van Persie and Jose Antonio Reyes. In any event the centre of both midfield and defence, as well as a long-term successor to David Seaman, must remain his priority in the transfer market.
Read more here.
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