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David Moyes to go for £16M striker

03/07/2012 |

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The idea of David Moyes and Everton paying £16M for a striker seems ludicous but that is what TalkSport would have us believe... in the form of Benfica man Oscar Cardozo. Shome mishtake shurely?

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Mike Elbey
917 Posted 03/07/2012 at 14:40:55

Or where Moyes wants to spend the Baines / Fellaini / Both fee (s)....

Doug Hast
918 Posted 03/07/2012 at 14:48:38

if Jelavic believes Naismith as been the best striking partner then Moyes should sign him. He will cost next to nothing or even nothing so what's he got to loose?

Kevin Day
919 Posted 03/07/2012 at 14:50:02

Maybe Billy has been rooting around the back of his sofa and found a few sheckles. But, if he had, I doubt if Mr Moyes would get any of it.

Anthony Martin
920 Posted 03/07/2012 at 14:49:42

Oh dear! Talksport must be bored, if (and we all know how big this 'if' is) Moyes had £16M burning a hole in his pockets, would he pump it all into one position? Bearing in mind that if this money is generated by sales then a LB and MF would be high on the list.

Shane Corcoran
921 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:07:33

Cardozo is of roughly the same build and pace as Jelavic. Talksport aren't even trying with this one.

Steve Smith
923 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:13:48

I wonder how many 50ps they've made already with people txting them with unreadable abuse at their stupidity?

Dave Weston
924 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:14:54

We were linked with him whilst we were playing in Europe a few years back when we played Benfica, if anyone remembers the paper talk along with Moutinho at the same time. Can't see it myself...

Ian McDowell
925 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:18:11

Where do they get this shite from. I mean if we had money to spend yes by all means come up with some 16 million transfer targets, but we are skint so what sort of an idiot comes up with this.

By the way good striker though hope its true.

Mike Powell
926 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:14:35

What a load of tripe. If he had that sort off money to spend, I would think Pienaar would be first in followed by a right winger and maybe a right back. He would not spend it all on one player... where do TalkSport get these stories from?

Roman Sidey
927 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:22:33

Good striker with impeccable stats in front of the net, which makes it seem like the media are just dangling objects in front of our faces, showing us what we can't have.

Roman Sidey
928 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:34:33

Mike, I understand where you're coming from, but in the few instances when we've actually had money to spend, a right-back and right-winger have usually been pretty high on the priority list, but were never bought. What makes you think they would be now?

David Chait
930 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:47:08

I believe it!! I mean everyone knows we have no shekels to rub together.... Unless they know something we don't .... So basically what I am saying is this so crazy it has to be real!!! Ordering my shirt now!

Mike Powell
932 Posted 03/07/2012 at 15:50:33

You're right, Roman, we have needed a right-sided player for a while. I was just hoping but I do think Pienaar would be first on the list. So £16 mill on a striker? I don't think so...

Clarence Yurcan
935 Posted 03/07/2012 at 16:23:42

You what this means? We have a secret, soon-to-be-announced Arab/Russian/American deep-pocketed owner about the buy the team! Time for a spending spree, the next decade will feature league titles and yearly Champions League play!

Ian Bennett
936 Posted 03/07/2012 at 16:16:41

£16m and 29 years old. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Liam Cho
939 Posted 03/07/2012 at 16:39:13

16m? NO WAY!! And even if it is true, Moyes would absolutely buy Steven Pienaar in priority and then try for Landon Donovan. There is no doubt that Cardozo is a very powerful striker; we need wingers and defenders.

Barry Rathbone
940 Posted 03/07/2012 at 16:22:58

The OP title only makes sense if you put "spurs new manager...." in front.

But then you've got the Moyes and spurs link ..... some days eh!

Brian Williams
942 Posted 03/07/2012 at 16:41:00

Absolute rubbish! Firstly, with the signing of Naismith (injuries notwithstanding) being imminent, the need for another striker/front man has gone.
Secondly David Moyes (quire rightly so) wouldn't spend that much on a player of 29.
If we were going to break our transfer record, which I beleive £16m would, it'd be on a 20-24 year old, without a doubt!

James Stewart
948 Posted 03/07/2012 at 17:25:12

Whoever penned this garbage was clearly high.

Sam Hoare
956 Posted 03/07/2012 at 17:57:11

One of the most preposterous rumours this Summer/decade...

Jon Ferguson
958 Posted 03/07/2012 at 18:11:48

I have it on good authority that we are signing Moutinho for £20 mil!

James Stewart
959 Posted 03/07/2012 at 18:17:25

I wish Jon. He will be off to spurs with avb more likely!

Danny Jones
961 Posted 03/07/2012 at 18:24:13

Utter pish.

John House
962 Posted 03/07/2012 at 18:26:53

Well I'm made up that we're goin in for another quality striker. My only question is which generous soul is going to buy him for us???

Ian Glassey
963 Posted 03/07/2012 at 17:39:32

Why do the sports media keep coming up with these stories, everyone including
the media themselves know we have no money.
The club tells everyone every year there is no money unless we sell, do they think we are soft enough to believe them ?...

Ian McDowell
964 Posted 03/07/2012 at 18:33:39

Breaking News apparently Philip Green and Robert Earl are putting the money up as an interest free loan!!!!

Si Cooper
979 Posted 03/07/2012 at 20:00:42

Where has the £16 million (pounds not euros ffs!) valuation come from? Can't see even any of the super-rich clubs paying that for a 29 year-old who isn't exactly a household name, so why are TalkSport peddling such nonsense. Sorry, forgot for a minute that journalism no longer has to have any factual basis and is there solely to sell advertising space.
Please start to put 'winking smiley faces' next to the stuff that has obviously been produced by someone who is only allowed to use crayons, so I don't get excited thinking that Uncle Bill has won the Euromillions jackpot.
Think it would be a huge gamble to stop looking for additional striking talent even if we sign Naismith, unless one of the youngsters steps up a few levels next season (and is showing it in pre-season).

Nathan Ward
988 Posted 03/07/2012 at 20:47:41

Have we managed to save some money by Rangers going pop?

In theory if the 'old' Rangers whom we owed ~£3m for the Jelavic deal have gone into liquidation and are no longer trading does that mean our debt dies? Or does it follow to the 'newco'?

Not that saving would stretch to £16m mind.......

Ian Bennett
991 Posted 03/07/2012 at 20:56:40

Goes to crediors, Nathan. HMRC first, then secured creditors, and then unsecured.

Nathan Ward
996 Posted 03/07/2012 at 21:13:56

Cheers Ian - although on my limited reading I thought the idea of liquidation was due to them not being able to settle with their creditors and so 'dying' as a going concern and all their standings with it?

Ian Bennett
999 Posted 03/07/2012 at 21:18:57

I think you're right.

The administrators will turn everything they can into cash which is then split out. I understand that the creditors were unforgiving to write off the remainder, or turn into equity to allow the old company to continue.

Everton may have negotiated a reduced amount previously if some was on the drip, although this would have been a couple of weeks ago and would be out in the domain being Liverpool and football. I would think this is why we only paid £5.5M vs 'higher' bids elsewhere.

Danny Broderick
018 Posted 03/07/2012 at 22:40:29

We didn't buy Jelavic on the never-never. It was the Bily money that paid for him and Gibson.

Kenwright Out!

Conor Skelly
019 Posted 03/07/2012 at 22:49:54

Cardozo is one of my favorite strikers in Europe over the last 4/5 years. One of the best finishers you will ever see. I have a funny feeling Spurs will make a bid. Whoever gets him will be buying 20+ goals.

Eric Myles
038 Posted 04/07/2012 at 02:47:36

I'm reliably informed that you don't need £16 million to buy a £16 million player ;-)

Tom Bowers
169 Posted 04/07/2012 at 22:01:04

The usual rumours will persist and is just trash journalism.
Many journalists today much like the T.V.and Music industry have many untalented people.These untalented people get along by fabricating stories as they do not have the talent nor work ethic to get out there, find and report the truth.
Sadly,sport and mainly football suffers from this trash journalism whereby many of us are subjected to all kinds of happenings that do not and likely will not exist.
Tabloid journalism much like a lot of modern T.V. programs feed the masses with exaggeration.
All the Prem.clubs being the ones presumed to have the bulk of the wealth will of course be reported as being interested in this player and that player every day of the week.
This rumour about Cardozo is a typical example of garbage. The only club likely to be interested would be Chelsea or Spurs.
I say Spurs because of the AVB appointment and also the fact that Defoe may become a back number and Adebayor may be costing too much in wages.
I would safely say that Everton will not be spending any money like that for anyone unless we get a backer similar to Abramovich and certainly not for a 29 year old. Maybe for RVP who now seems to want out of the Emirates but it's more likely he would cost twice that amount and we all know the select group of clubs who can afford that.

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