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Don't really rate him, perhaps he's matured since his Hull days, I really like the Argentinian right back your club has been linked with though, top quality.

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he was 19 and playing in a relegated team hopefully his time in Holland made him better hopefully a few more finishes like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7yn7LSufUE


yes hope we get the Gino Peruzzi deal over the line

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Fangs for the memories Luis

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Have to agree with this. I was a bit worried when we were linked with him. Granted he has a very good goals record in Holland but its a mile apart from this league. It's not a massive gamble if it doesn't work out but looking back I'm glad we lost out on luuk de jong too. We'll have to watch Altidore and Bony this year and see how it goes.
On our end however we seem to be settling on Darren Bent. Genius. The team with the so called quality of finishing in the top 6... I'd settle for safety right now...

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You sure it's Darren bent your after Roy kinner said something about Marcus bent :shrug: :D

Tbh bent will be a good signing for your club imo, you know what you'll get from him, goals guaranteed.

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cant see your owner paying his wages as that what all that Bent is interested in Ashley got a wage cap hasn't he

and here something for you Adzil

Newcastle set to buy Jeroen Zoet from PSV Eindhoven to be keeper Krul's understudy
9 Jul 2013 22:30

Holland U21 international will presented to manager Alan Pardew as a done deal by Joe Kinnear and Mike Ashley


Newcastle are swooping for PSV Eindhoven keeper Jeroen Zoet in a deal set up by new supremo Joe Kinnear.

Holland Under-21 international Zoet, who has spent the last two seasons out on loan at PSV's Dutch rivals RKC Waalwijk, is heading for Tyneside after the clubs thrashed out a £2.5 million fee.

The 22-year-old will be understudy for fellow Dutchman Tim Krul, but his arrival may increase the chances of the Geordies' highly-rated number one being sold.

The transfer is the idea of Kinnear and owner Mike Ashley - manager Alan Pardew is being handed the shot-stopper as a done deal.

Zoet’s imminent capture will raise doubts about the future of Rob Eliot, who stood in for the injured Krul over the final weeks of last season.


http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...et-psv-2041364

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No one at Newcastle earns more than 80k a week. So essentially the wage cap is at Colo who's on that but we wouldn't even allow Bent that to be fair.

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stupid.

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now this looks an exciting loan for Everton

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please happen! great for The Saints and also Arsenal, cheapskate Wenger!

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wasnt Suso one of Liverpools better players?

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l hope not.:(

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Nowhere near ready to play in the premiership, if he will ever be.

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If he was given more matches by the manager he is more then good enough.


Peter what do you think of our transfer dealings so far?.

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Not too sure yet Den. I suppose Mignolet is the catch of the window so far, that's a sound bit of business. As for the others time will tell as I've not seen enough of Aspas and nothing of Luis Alberto to form an opinion. Of course it also depends on how Brendan Rodgers wants to set the team out next season which is something nobody really knows. Toure should do will providing he stays off the Mars bars and his wife's hormone pills.

Unfortunately for Suso, he's graduated alongside a crop of players who seemed to think they were better than reality dictated (Shelvey, Pacheco to name but a few) so a season out of the spotlight to develop a bit of composure and mental focus will do him the world of good.

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Sunderland have reached an agreement with Juventus over Emanuele Giaccherini, with the midfielder expected to fly into England to put pen to paper on a four-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £8.6million.

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Manchester City are poised to hold off interest from rivals Manchester United to seal a £28million move for Fiorentina's Steven Jovetic.

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...ster-City.html

Oh dear another one bites the dust for Arsene.

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oh dear Arsenal dont want to be mugged.

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But here we are in mid July and Arsenal have been left behind again and one wonders if we are going to see a last day rush again by Arsenal Sir.

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Haven't really been left behind. Few clubs have completed many transfers yet.

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Chelsea , Man City , Liverpool , Everton and several other clubs have already signed 3 or 4 players already.

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Few have made large transfers however. Arsenal have made a small signing or two as well.

Evening Standard have said we're making another bid for Suarez. Not sure how I feel about that to be honest. Would prefer we get higuain but if Madrid are messing us around then I can see Wenger's reasoning, still I don't think he'll be a popular choice.

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I really want Higuain too. not sure whats going on though. RM sya theres no bid, family of Higuain say theres an agreement with Higuain but clubs yet to agree and then theres the media reporting all kinds of stuff. think its safe to say theres no bid but discussions.

Suarez is a quality player but hes nuts. Arsenal are probably making RM sweat, flexing muscles. Suarez wants CL football. Whats interesting is Suarez never killed off an Arsenal move which is good news even if this is just Arsenal calling RMs bluff. win-win ;)

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Yeah he isn't the player you want associated with the club really. The biting could be a one off but the stuff with Evra is different....

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He has bit before. I suspect he has been biting since a wee kid, so has long time of previous :)

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Man's gotta chew what a man's gotta chew.

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Luis Suarez (Ajax) v. Otman Bakkal (PSV)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIZCSVwCEAAQeBl.jpg

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Sky Sports understands Newcastle are in talks with PSV over keeper Jeroen Zoet.

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So if all the rumours about Arsenal are true, that means Wenger's spending this summer would come to around £100 million, before wages are even added on. And all the targets seem to be strikers. If he landed all 4 strikers, who would be preferred starting choice? For me Rooney and Higuain would be automatic starts, with Suarez taking a bench place. Maybe switching to a 3 upfront tactic, and incorporate Rooney, Higuain and Suarez into an attacking force that most clubs would muck themselves against.

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No one told me it was time to do our fantasy football team :D

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Juventus Boss Antonio Conte Confirms Emanuele Giaccherini Heading To Sunderland


Juventus boss Antonio Conte has confirmed midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini is leaving the club, with the Italy international expected to complete his move to Sunderland shortly.

Sunderland and Juventus are thought to have agreed a fee for the player, with Italian reports suggesting an initial fee of around £6.8m, with extra fees based on appearances and goals.

Juventus boss Antonio Conte, when asked about Giaccherini's departure in a news conference, said: "Any departure is painful, but it is necessary in times of crisis.

"Each departure causes me pain. To me, every player is non-transferable, but I understand the needs of the club.

"If you ask me if I'm happy, the answer is no."

But reports in England and Italy claim Emanuele Giaccherini has been offered around double his salary to move to Wearside.

Giaccherini featured in every game for Italy in the Confederations Cup last month, finishing a memorable team goal against Brazil.

He made 17 appearances for Juventus last season, seven of those from the substitutes' bench, and with Giaccherini keen to cement his place in the Italy squad for the World Cup, Sunderland will be hopeful that their lucrative contract offer will persuade him to join Paolo Di Canio at the Stadium of Light.

http://tyneandwear.sky.com/sunderlan...-to-sunderland

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Sky Sports understands Arsenal are ready to step up their interest in Swansea defender Ashley Williams as a result of Thomas Vermaelen's back injury.

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I was going on rumours I have seen on the internet over last few days. But yes, it does seem like a fantasy football team.

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great signing for The Saints :tu:

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Indeed a very good signing.

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one to watch

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hmmm....

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:nono::nono:

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Its a genuine injury ;)

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they always are.

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It actually is, a lot of people think its to complete a transfer or something, but he is actually injured. Could put off any potential move for a month.

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true or not the media stories will be out tomorrow

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Reports in Italy suggest that AC Milan have reached an agreement with Japanese striker Keisuke Honda. It is believed that he will move to Italy in January after his contract at CSKA Moscow has expired.

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could we possibly have links?

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They hoped to two days ago

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...nda-in-January

New bid on the cards for Suarez from arsenal, 25 million + Walcott would be a good deal for both parties imo

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Thanks.

na.

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Not giving them Walcott for a start. Why would he want to go anyway?

Suarez is a good player but I would find it difficult to stomach cheering him on. I would celebrate when he scored and so on but he is a player that brings so much trouble and is generally unpleasant.

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'coz he won't get a game perhaps, no mention of him in the new bid just my idea, I think it's a good idea

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Walcott will get a game at Arsenal. He was back to playing from the midfield late last season and was still playing well. He may not be first on the team sheet as he would be at Liverpool but he'll play a lot.

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You've got to offer a carrot for them to sell to a rival and Walcott is that carrot, don't know why you so unhappy at the prospect of losing him Suarez is much better.

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The only carrot that needs to be offered is the reported release clause of 40m

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Arsenal won't pay forty million plus does the clause define how the cash is to be paid, up front in one lump will put most clubs of.

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its all just flexing muscles, calling bluffs and of course differing. i wish they were decisive and completed the deals. the 2 stand out 1s are Higuain 25m and Fellaini 23m = 48m. if Arsenal and Wenger are screwing around over lets say 8m then they seriously need to look at themselves. whats Wenger going to do with 8m? buy another Gervinho! we've had a wage budget that has been wasted for a fair few years now, at least 50/60m WASTED yearly, socialist bullcrap and this incompetent bunch are trying to get out of paying around 8 million. we need Dein back.

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From BBC

Chelsea's online shop in the United States has scored a spectacular own goal this week by stocking a $16 Arsenal onesie in its collection of official Blues gear.
http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/11/chelse...-shop-3878398/


I think the own goal was selling "onesie", the fact it was arsenal would actually be good...if a chelsea fan :)

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Spot on as Walcott has not really progressed and developed his game from his early days.

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Suarez is better but they wouldn't pay in the same positions. I would rather simply strengthen this summer rather than weaken in one area and strengthen another. We've already lost Arshavin and Gervinho may go, not too bad there, but if we lost Walcott then we would need to replace him as suddenly we'll struggle for attacking midfielders/wingers.

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Yes he has. Last season and to a lesser extent to the season before he has found some consistency and ability to finish which eluded him in his early days.

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so this one is happening. decent buy for Sunderland i guess.

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one to watch

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he done very well during the Euro u21s

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Huddlestone is a excellent signing for Sunderland as he is a excellent passer of the ball.

http://my.news.yahoo.com/madrid-anno...111700782.html

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l cannot see it happening in a million years.:nono:

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I wouldn't be as high..maybe 1 or 2 years...suspect even Arsenal would not want him after say 8 years.

Though I suspect he will still be biting in a 1m years

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There's a further update on Daniele de Rossi as Il Romanista reports that a deal for Chelsea to sign the Roma midfielder is close to being agreed. Chelsea are prepared to pay €11million for De Rossi.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...d-8703172.html

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The way it looks to be working is that Higuain is our first choice and if not we'll stump up more for Suarez. The only other club that seem to be serious about Suarez is Real Madrid so if they don't sell us Higuain they probably can't go after Suarez as they've spent a lot already and that would make Arsenal the only realistic prospect for him. Hopefully however Higuain will be sold to us and then Madrid are likely to go for Suarez.

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Latest reports say the Higuain deal is dead in the water.

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:rofl: here we go again with your comments without reading or thinking.

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The latest reports say the deal is near enough dead in the water.:p:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...alks-Real.html

http://hereisthecity.com/2013/07/11/...al-hopes-fade/

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Expect the Suarez situation to go on until the end of the window though. Can't see him going anywhere unless he hands-in a transfer request, especially not to another Premier League club.

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Suarez it might have to be then. Madrid won't be in the running if they're not selling Higuain.

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again you post without thinking or reading. the 'reports' mean little when 'reports' were being made of bids of all kinds weeks ago. the deal is where its always been and thats at the stage of agreement between player and club but not clubs. thats from Higuains dad.

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This is my fear of again having a situation of the Torres/Carroll scenario on the last day of the transfer window.

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He can't start the season anyway, he's out for the first 6 games. The smart tactic is to force him and his agent to hand-in a transfer request and offload him in the Christmas window having forfeited any loyalty bonus.

As far as I know the improved offer story has come from Bascombe who will suckle on the teat of whoever will pick up his calls.

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Any predictions on league finishes?

Chelsea top for me. Newcastle good season 6-10th..bad season 18th. West Ham to look at europe if Carroll plays to his best. Swansea will enjoy European football but need to be wary of the effects. Sunderland are rampant in this window but the fans need to be patient now, they'll find themselves a bit shaky at the start given the influx of new starters but theyll start to bring it together a few months in.

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For me its

1st Chelsea
2nd Man Utd
3rd Man City
4th Arsenal
5th Spurs
6th Liverpool

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I can, there's not to much other interest and will a club keep an unhappy 40 million player these days

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They won't in my humble opinion sell him to Arsenal.

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even if the release clause is triggered?

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l think if he leaves he will go abroad.

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Ye we hope but it looks like its all in Real Madrids hands. Arsenal are lurking ready to pounce on a deal.

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The thing is we will need a good replacement if he goes and there's several who are interesting.

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exciting prospect but the inflation in his tag will put Arsenal off.

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who you got in mind?

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Negredo , Benteke , Daimao , Luke de Jong and there are plenty of others as well.

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Newcastle dodged a bullet not signing De Jong.. he's your typical overpriced goal machine in Holland but nothing more than a cheap Torres emulator in Germany. Liverpool need another striker on the same calibre.. not a gamble. If they gamble at least try Leandro if not Benteke is a safer option

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Liverpool are according to reports interested in Bernard as well.

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Suarez wants out for CL. buying someone of the same quality will be highly unlikely. they have Sturridge, he's quality.

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a player of his quality will want CL. hes breaking into the Brazilian senior squad at the moment too.

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another player hyped in Holland. Everton pulled out signing him last season. could be decent for Norwich though :shrug:

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Reports coming out of Italy claim Roma are close to agreeing a fee with Arsenal for Gervinho.

http://justarsenal.com/gervinho-set-...-arsenal/24901

http://sportsvibe.co.uk/news/footbal...forward-26340/

Good riddance l say.

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'According to Goal.com'

:no:

even Sky Italia are reporting anything and everything, they said Thiago to Bayern was done a day or two ago

http://www.football-italia.net/36377...gervinho-offer

somehow I think Arsenal will ask for more, if the above is true.. then they will get whats coming to them being greedy by having someone lurk draining resources.

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more great news for The Saints

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I'm sure I have seen Bernard manning before..quite funny :D

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is Jackson going with Al Fayed :LOL:

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misleading headline...

1 or 2 signings? thats it?!!! the rest makes sense but 1 or 2 buys?!! thats it?!!!

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There's only one arsene wenger! :d

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ye. one senile guy...

only 1 or 2? hes got to be having a laugh.

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Depends who those signings are. Higuain and Fellini wouldn't be too bad! Besides I would read too much into it, he isn't going to reveal anything is he?

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no we need 1 more at least. and id like to believe hes lying but he normally means what he says unless someone leaves or he doesnt sign anyone at all!

i was happy to read...

Higuain, Fellaini and an AM, Bernard would be a great buy, someone Wenger can turn into a real star. that as it stands would be good business.

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He's not a patch on your sparkling merriments.:D

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As said, if it is two quality signings, I would think that is ok.

If only one, and a potential star, I'd be disappointed

Wait...I am not an Arsenal supporter...ok..I would be happy :D

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Closet Gooner ;)

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Utd always have Tom Cleverley to fall back on :D

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Its seems Man Utd have gone after 6 or 7 targets so far this summer and have missed out on every one of them.

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Leroy Fer becomes Norwich City's sixth summer signing.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...summer-signing

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No they haven't

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Ronaldo
Thiago
Strootman
Kondogbia
Lewandowski
Baines
Felliani

But theres good news at last as they have agreed a fee for Ezequiel Garay for £17.2m.

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There are others...IF..you agree with the papers and websites

I tend to only believe the ones that have signed...not the ones that haven't

Who cares about the ones that got away? Not as if it is a fishing contest, biggest whopper wins :D

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Calm down dear as you not on Tight Lines yet.:D;)

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I don't fish

But I do eat whoppers