James Rodriguez

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Hellboy said:
How is he doing this season Arruda ? I hear he was better last year.
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He was good until he got injured some 2 months ago. He hasn't hit form since he came back, but it's only a couple of bad starts.
 
Cina said:
Just signed a new contract with a massive release clause. Unlikely.
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I don't think release clauses mean much anyway. How often do players go because their release clause has been activated? Malaga probably wanted to prevent him leaving on the cheap, hence the new contract. Either way Malaga are in financial trouble and if we put in a good offer, the release clause or new contract won't really matter.
 
A new contract just means he's even more likely to leave. It just won't be for the piss take 15 million people were expecting. Falcao signed a new contract just a couple of months before going to Atletico.
 
Watched the Colombia match vs Bolivia and was impressed by his playmaking skills.I don't know if it's his natural game or if it was because the opponent was so weak
 
I'd rather take Rodriguez over Reus tbh. Gotze over both though.
 
pocco said:
Based on the little I've seen of him, Draxler looks like he should be considered amongst those names.
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Draxler is great but not a winger. Reus is very good but Dortmund just bought him, I doubt he's available. Neither is Götze unfortunately
 
Draxler can be as much a wide player as Reus or Gotze. Could include Isco obviously in this list too.

None of these are natural wingers though even as much as Hazard/Lucas.
 
The 25-year-old, who cost United £25.7 million when he left Porto for Old Trafford in May 2007, has failed to realise his potential since arriving in England as a teenager and it is understood that Sir Alex Ferguson is prepared to sell him at the end of the season.

With Ferguson a long-term admirer of Porto’s attacking midfielder James Rodriguez, the opportunity to offload Anderson to his former club could open the door for United to pursue their interest in the 21-year-old Colombian.
Reports in Portugal last summer claimed that United had a £25 million offer for Rodriguez rejected by Porto and, while this remains unconfirmed, Ferguson’s ultimately unsuccessful pursuit of Lucas Moura, who turned down a transfer to Old Trafford from Sao Paulo in favour a move to Paris St-Germain, highlighted the United manager’s determination to add to his attacking options.

While the £12 million purchase of Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace in January will enhance United’s attacking threat, the likely departure of Nani ensures Rodriguez remains under consideration. But Porto are expected to press ahead with a move for Anderson, regardless of United’s intentions over Rodriguez.

Despite Anderson’s failure to impress at United, where he has made just 167 appearances in six seasons, his reputation in Portugal is still strong because of his emergence as a teenage prodigy at Porto following a £5  million move from Gremio as a 17-year-old.

With two years remaining on his United contract, the Premier League leaders will regard this summer as the optimum time to cash in on Anderson should Porto make a suitable offer.
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No substance whatsoever.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...anchester-United-to-sign-James-Rodriguez.html
 
Hype around him this season has gone down slightly.

Might be a time to move for him but Porto are a pain to deal with and he prefers Spain over England.
 
Andow(out)love.

I still can't believe that Anderson, who turned 25 a few days ago, is on course to collect his 6th league title of his career and his 10th major honour.
 
He should get more fecking games for Manchester United first.:)
 
Think we are still looking for a flair player like him. We missed out on Hazard and Moura last summer and I think Sir Alex will be looking to rectify that this summer.
 
thegregster said:
Think we are still looking for a flair player like him. We missed out on Hazard and Moura last summer and I think Sir Alex will be looking to rectify that this summer.
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We could do with one, a player who will make the difference in the Champions League especially.

That said, I am a believer that 'flair' is provided by a unit, as opposed to an individual. All about the team play.
 
Why do the press keep saying we paid 25-30m for Anderson these days? When that's about what we paid for both him and Nani after add ons.
 
Jimy_Hills_Chin said:
Andow(out)love.

I still can't believe that Anderson, who turned 25 a few days ago, is on course to collect his 6th league title of his career and his 10th major honour.
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He's about to become yet another one who has won more PL medals than any non-United player. An entertaining reminder of our dominance.
 
Our accounts said something rising to 18 million IIRC.

Porto released a statement to the stock exchange with something like 21 million pounds IIRC. Guess they were just including possible sell on fees etc..
 
The exchange rate was much different back then to be fair that's probably where the confusion is, 30m Euros back then would have probably been about £17m as a rough guess. Can't exactly remember what it was but remember changing my money to go away that summer and it almost doubling the pound at the time.
 
Widnes said:
The exchange rate was much different back then to be fair that's probably where the confusion is, 30m Euros back then would have probably been about £17m as a rough guess. Can't exactly remember what it was but remember changing my money to go away that summer and it almost doubling the pound at the time.
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Exactly right iirc. The media can always be trust to correct such details of course :nono:
 
Tancredi Palmeri ‏@tancredipalmeri 19m
BREAKING NEWS: Moutinho and James Rodriguez signed for Monaco for 70m €, according to Sky Italy
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:eek: Would be crazy if they manage to pull this, along with Falcao off.
 
It looks like the spending war will be in France this year, between PSG and Monaco. They could well spend €300m+ between them this Summer and will likely compete against each other for the title for years to come - 3rd place that qualifies for Champions League will be like a mini championship for the likes of Lyon, Lille and Marseille.
 
Just saw this too, get these two and Falcao in and you'v got a core for some team. They could be hitting the 150m Euro mark at this rate, crazy money
 
Paris and Monaco in particular are also amongst the more desirable places to live. If FFP does not intervene, I'd imagine, in conjunction to their tax laws, Monaco will be the most desirable for mercenaries in Europe.
 
Is every club going to be run by billionaires at some point in the future?
 
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