Phillipe Mexes

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The flies are already flying round the pile of shit that is AUXUERE .... note <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" /> scouting trip their last week!

There is gonna be alot of action at that club in the summer .... i hope were in on it if the talent is as good as i've heard!
 
Originally posted by JOBT:
<strong>The flies are already flying round the pile of shit that is AUXUERE .... note <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" /> scouting trip their last week!

There is gonna be alot of action at that club in the summer .... i hope were in on it if the talent is as good as i've heard!</strong><hr></blockquote>

Auxerre is NOT a pile of shite ! Otherwise you wouldn't see all those big clubs after Cisse, Mexes, Kapo etc...
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Originally posted by Elfie:
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Auxerre is NOT a pile of shite ! Otherwise you wouldn't see all those big clubs after Cisse, Mexes, Kapo etc...</strong><hr></blockquote>

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i knew there would be somebody who would say somthing like that !

the 'pile of shite' was only a metaphor mate .... :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by giggzy:
<strong>Cisse's off to Liverpool. :( </strong><hr></blockquote>

In all seriousness i've heared a lot of rumours about this, 6thers a strong rumour that we've arranged a transfer for the summer. But i can't see us buying both Cisse and Nico.
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Originally posted by Ed The Red:
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In all seriousness i've heared a lot of rumours about this, 6thers a strong rumour that we've arranged a transfer for the summer. But i can't see us buying both Cisse and Nico.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Agreed. Looks like you'll be getting Anelka and not both of them, unless of course you're willing to part ways with Owen or Heskey.
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Originally posted by giggzy:
<strong>Cisse's off to Liverpool. :( </strong><hr></blockquote>

Too many foreigners in the Premiership these days? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
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Originally posted by Raoul:
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Agreed. Looks like you'll be getting Anelka and not both of them, unless of course you're willing to part ways with Owen or Heskey.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Exactly, Anelka already looks a likely deal at 19mil, Cisse would demand a similar sum, another 16-20mil, so 35mil on two strikers-hard to see it. Anyway the scousers defence and attack is not what needs attention, the most sensible improvement for them would be investing in a quality playmaker in midfield.

Actually Mexes sounds like the one United have had ongoing interest in. We have two young CBs already, and will surely go for an experienced CB in the Summer, so who would partner him? Its tricky to still encourage the youth players, while buying in talent, but IMO on ability Mexes would be ahead of O'Shea or Brown in the pecking order, and we'd be crazy not to sign him.
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Originally posted by Gabe:
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Exactly, Anelka already looks a likely deal at 19mil, Cisse would demand a similar sum, another 16-20mil, so 35mil on two strikers-hard to see it. The scousers defence and attack is not what needs attention, the most sensible improvement for the them would be investing in a quality playmaker in midfield.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Maybe there is an element of truth in the Owen to Real for 50m rumour...
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Originally posted by blythy:
<strong>Mexes - £6-7m

Cisse - £9m</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yes please give me both, they're young and full of quality already !! <img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" />
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Philippe Mexes has revealed that he expects to be on his way to AC Milan at the end of the season.

The France international is currently on the books of Roma, but will see his contract with the capital giants expire in the summer.

Numerous clubs were believed to be in the running for his signature, with it not often that a player of such calibre becomes available as a free agent.

Mexes admits it will be a wrench to leave Roma after seven enjoyable years at Stadio Olimpico, but believes a move to Milan has come at the right stage of his career.

The 29-year-old centre-half, who is set to miss the remainder of the 2010/11 campaign with a knee ligament injury, told Gazzetta dello Sport: "I don't think I will be staying at Roma, I will be going elsewhere.

"AC Milan? There has been a lot of talk about such a move and I will probably go there.

"After seven years in Rome I am very close to the city, the fans and the club. My son was born in Rome and I feel Roman.

"Football is like this, though, and I have to make the best decision for myself.

"Whatever happens I will never find another team like Roma, not in Italy nor abroad.
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Wasn't Mexes supposed to be one of the best defenders in the world when Roma got him and then they faced a transfer embargo? It has been downhill for him for sometime now.
 
29? Surely Milan will wait a few years until he's experienced enough?
 
RDCR07 said:
Wasn't Mexes supposed to be one of the best defenders in the world when Roma got him and then they faced a transfer embargo? It has been downhill for him for sometime now.
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No.

But he was meant to be one of the best young defenders coming through. He never really reached those levels.
 
Oh. Then yeah, both he and Boumsong were very highly rated as young defenders for Auxerre. If I recall they did well in the champions league with that pairing and we were heavily linked with Mexes.

He went to Italy and at a point was considered one of the best central defenders in Serie A. But with the quality of the league in seasons passed, perhaps thats not saying an awful lot.
 
I remember when he along with Kompany, vanden Borre and Van Buyten were the next big things. Only one from that quartet has turned into a top class defender.
 
He's a good defender, but makes some foolish challenges at times. Didn't he get a red card against us in 07/08 and miss the 2nd leg because of a needless challenge? I've seen him do stuff like that a few times at Roma.
 
MrMarcello said:
I remember when he along with Kompany, vanden Borre and Van Buyten were the next big things. Only one from that quartet has turned into a top class defender.
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I don't remember Vanden Borre being touted as the next best thing outside of Football Manager.

Van Buyten has done more than Kompany and showed the same class as he has. Kompany is only playing well for the first time this season.

I'd say Mexes was top class unless it's a very narrow group you're referring to.
 
Why did Auxerre sell Boumsong, Cisse, Kapo and Mexes in 2004? I think they were all pretty highly rated, especially Cisse and Mexes

Did they all just want to leave, was it financial trouble?
 
Cisse 14m
Mexes wanted to go. Was a whole kerfuffle over it at the time.
Kapo and Boumsong were both free agents and Boumsong's agent was Scottish, hence his move to Rangers.
 
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