BOF Posted January 3, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 3, 2014 They've dropped their interest. Sam thought it read 8ft6. Not really 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 lewandowski to bayern is official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 lewandowski to bayern is official So many quality players jumping ship from Dortmund. I hate to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Long live the Bundesliga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Stephen Fletcher's agent has mentioned some premier teams are interested in taking him from Sunderland, I thought it might be us at first with Kozák being injured, but then thought probably most likely not. Maybe West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Shows how financially dominant Bayern are in their league.. Gotze and Lewandowski At least in Spain they have 2 teams competing, with the odd third team thrown in there every so often.. And you won't often see Atletico sell their best players to Barca/Madrid, Falcao, Aguero, Forlan, Torres have all gone abroad... Edited January 4, 2014 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 It was the worst kept secret in football though, wasn't it? I think the only surprise is that he didn't move last summer, if the media can be believed then it seems the player was more than happy too. Remember Bayern took Manuel Neuer from Schalke a couple of years ago following a period where Schalke were very much title rivals (they had finished 2nd, 4th, 2nd and 3rd in the four seasons prior to Neuer leaving) so weakening the opposition by removing key players is very much a tactic Bayern employ. One question I will ask is was Gotze a Bayern fan when he was growing up? He was born and raised in Bavaria which would suggest to me that he probably was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 yeah i wasnt sure if it was his agent fishing for someone like chelsea to come in with something daft but it was always happening to be fair i could stomach benteke starring for dortmund next season if they came in for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 yeah i wasnt sure if it was his agent fishing for someone like chelsea to come in with something daft but it was always happening to be fair i could stomach benteke starring for dortmund next season if they came in for him Dortmund or Atletico, either will do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I think Benteke is playing his way out of a move to a top tier club with every passing game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Traore already plays a lot for Burkina Faso, he's been at Chelsea for a while but they couldn't sign him till he turned 18 for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Given the reputation of talent from west Africa, no doubt that was some time in the late 1990s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I think Benteke is playing his way out of a move to a top tier club with every passing game. Agree, those doors are closing for him now, he will need to hit form if he wants a move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Stephen Fletcher's agent has mentioned some premier teams are interested in taking him from Sunderland, I thought it might be us at first with Kozák being injured, but then thought probably most likely not. Maybe West Ham. Article on the Daily Mail site mentions Spurs, Hull and Celtic being interested and that Sunderland want around ten mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2014 It was the worst kept secret in football though, wasn't it? I think the only surprise is that he didn't move last summer, if the media can be believed then it seems the player was more than happy too. Remember Bayern took Manuel Neuer from Schalke a couple of years ago following a period where Schalke were very much title rivals (they had finished 2nd, 4th, 2nd and 3rd in the four seasons prior to Neuer leaving) so weakening the opposition by removing key players is very much a tactic Bayern employ. One question I will ask is was Gotze a Bayern fan when he was growing up? He was born and raised in Bavaria which would suggest to me that he probably was. I still think German football is great, largely because of the fans and the culture of the game over there, but Bayern's financial dominance does spoil it. I'm gutted that the Lewandowski move has been confirmed, but I think Klopp is the best man to sort out a replacement, or alter the way the side plays slightly and use the players he already has at his disposal. If he does decide to bring in a new striker, I wouldn't be surprised to see them move for Benteke. Regarding Götze, he was a Bayern fan when he was young, but joined Dortmund at 8 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 not just recent that Bayern done this though, they ripped heart out of Leverkusen the year they got to Champions League final and did same to Karlsruhe in 90s German league is just as bad as Scotish these days with less competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 lacina traore - monaco tom cairney - blackburn (sure he was the next big thing 3/4 years back) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Lacina Traore has a pretty impressive scoring record.Could be a coup for WHM on a short term deal considering he is costing Monoco 18mil Euro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Cardiff signing both Eikrem and Daehli it seems. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 6, 2014 Cardiff signing both Eikrem and Daehli it seems. Interesting.Looks like rosenthal knew his stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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