City could move for Rodwell

I really don't think Moyesy would want to sell Rodwell but me personally I would if they threw Johnson into the deal and he settled for taking reasonable wages?!

The "promising big lad" stage has come and gone and he's come to a dead stop arguably gone backwards.

Injury worries, timid and the fact everyone knows we're brassic means we'd be lucky to see 5 mill - then again it is City - hope springs eternal.

So why should Mancini want to buy Rodwell? His last season was ok, nothing more.

Would anyone of you want to buy Rodwell, when you can pick from the top shelf?
Seriously?

Haven't heard anything further on his hamstrings. Must be healthy if he's been called back into England's squad.

Besides, reading the OP, it's the same article been out about so many players City is in for. Just replaced all the other names with "Rodwell". Give me a reason to believe this one.

Funny, not a peep out of Mancini all the years he's been at City. Now he's finally won the League, he's Mr. Big Talk. Repeating pressure getting to you Roberto?

If there was any chance though and the money was even close to the £10M mark (a sane mid-level between different quotes) I think we should snap their hands off. Rodwell has shown signs of greatness but only very fleeting, in truth he's proved far more likely to be an injury risk than a match winner so far and my gut feeling is that it's just not going to happen for him with us.

If we had larger resources then of course we'd keep 50/50 youth prospects on (as well as old warhorses who could be impact subs!), the truth is we absolutely don't. We need to keep the playing setup (comparatively) lean, to sell before we can buy and to make each space count. Right now, Rodwell is 100% dispensable in terms of position and form/importance to the team (as opposed to say Baines, Pienaar, Heitinga, Felliani, Jelavic, etc) and if we can get some cash in from him to invest in strengthening on the right-hand side or providing striker cover it seems like a perfect deal.

To be honest it'll probably be best for Jack too - fresh start and maybe a different playing style more suited to bringing the best out of him (as it seemed the England setup was promising to).

What's best for Jack is to stay healthy and play for us.

Aged 21, 6ft 2in, quick, athletic, strong, can hit shots with either foot, and with 85 senior appearances plus England caps at every level. I'm not surprised other clubs would love to take him.

Anyone willing to give away our promising young players for as little as that needs to have a serious word with themselves. I know opinion is divided but he's still very young and just been called up again into the full England squad, this all adds to our bargaining position.

Also, as an Everton lad, I doubt he's agitating for a move, and although rumour has it he's not the sharpest tool in the box I'm sure everyone realises he's going to get a lot more first team football, and therefore progress as a player, at Everton.

If you don't rate him, fair enough, everyone has their opinion and he can be quite frustrating, but if you would seriously sell one of our potentially biggest assets for £6M its going to be hard to take anything you say seriously about any subject.

Also, this is clearly a journalists slow day, 2 +2 = 5 kind of story. Mancini moans about signings, Rodwell gets called up for England, perfect recipe for a transfer rumour. I have no inside knowledge, but I'd reckon they don't want him, he doesn't want to go and we don't want to sell him.

Erm - remember Wayne Rooney sound familiar?

He did look good when he played for England that one time before the injury and it's a shame that he does do that for us.

You're an idiot pal.

Jack Wilshere then?-unlikely boss

Tevez?-he already plays for them boss

Oh ermmmm Mo Farrah, he's been in the news lately-he's quick boss, but slightly the wrong sport

Well how about that footballer that was couldn't make Team GB because of injury, whatshisname? John Roodwell-Jack Rodwell boss, he plays for Everton when he's not in the treatment room, slight goer 'cos Everton are skint and city have got money coming out of their ears

That's it! that's our story, Rodwell to City for an undisclosed fee-If you say so boss

Rodwell is unlikely to be first choice when everyone is fit consistently gets great reviews based on potential but has failed to have 5 mom type performances on the bounce at anytime in a Everton shirt.

If Rodwell has another poor season in which injuries have played a part then his value will continue to fall. We would all love Rodwell to produce but his big plus points are being English, athletic and his size and engine with his footballing ability- passing, tackling, shooting, ball control, skill to go past players and reading of the game all being slightly above average with huge improvements needed in order to be considered a top class player.

(1) A reporter under pressure from his editor to write shite?
(2) An attempt by one club to plant a story and unsettle another club's player?
(3) An agent after a fee?
(4) Someone mischief-making so as to try and unsettle our preparations for the new season?
(5) A "trial balloon" to test a reaction and see if a player might be available and at what sort of price?

There are other possibilities. Take your pick.

I personally think Rodwell has great potential yet to be realised and would be very sad if he left ... unless the hamstrings are shot and he's finished in which case get the maximum fee you can. SInce it's City, we are talking Lescott numbers.

Not sure what it is going to be about

check the OS

Business done a week before the season kicks off. Does not give us much time to spend the cash and get a new player up to speed.

Another slow start beckons!

Stuart, the transfer window doesn't close when the season starts.

This isn't having a go, it's having a considered look over a few years. I'm not saying he's a bad player, just average and thus not irreplacable...and if City or who ever want to give us silly money, well keep stacking it on the table until you get fed up.

Without gettting into a Life of Brian - what have the Romans ever done for us, just what does he bring to the team?? Apart from being Young and Big, but somewhat of a gentle giant and not much 'mongrel' in him. Go on then... apart from potential ( soon to be in the un-fulfilled catagory ) what has he ever done for us??

Paul.. or anybody...List all the attributes, in the best possible world, you want out of a Midfielder and mark him out of 10...you won't get many below 6, but also you won't get many over 7!

I'll start you off...10+ goals a season? Nah! not unless he suddenly turns into a Cahill clone.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

QED.

A real shame that Jack never fulfilled his true potential with us. I wish him well and if he can maintain some fitness and develop some confidence I'm sure he'll go on to make a great player. Id have liked it to be with us but too much of a risk for us not to take the money and, of or saleable payers, he's the one I'd rather let go.

so much for looking forward to the new season

This could be good for Barkley he should get more chances now and it seems maybe Moyes has confidence in the junior kid who we got from City for fuck all.

Would City have been after Rodwell if he wasn't English? If Moyes gets the money this can be used to strengthen in other areas.

If I hadn't just heard about Sid Waddell I'd be elated!

I think Jack will suit City. Good luck to the lad. I hope he fulfills his promise

I just hope like hell we milked as much out of City as possible and that Moyes will see it. Right sided winger please!

Nothing about Johnson and too be honest if we are selling Rodwell for £15m I cant see Johnson being involved as City value him around the same figure!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19232773

That said, every player has his price and City usually pay top dollar. In Osman, Gibson, Fellaini, Pienaar and potentially Junior, we have plenty of options in centre-mid. Dare I say it Neville and Heitinga can also fill in and do a job if we are short.

In the wide areas there is only really Pienaar that I have 100% confidence in. Naismith has looked promising but it's early days. So if we can re-invest this some of this money and bring in a proven wide midfielder and have enough left to bring in some quality back up for Jelly even on loan then I'll be okay with this sale.

Best of luck Jack.

it just feels like we've spent 5 years getting depth in our squad then destroyed it all in 1 month

If the fee is 15million, then Moyes will get at least 10 to spend. If a loan deal for Jonhson is tagged on, then this might be the best bit of business of the summer. Why do you want depth in the central midfield Chris? when we clearly need to spend elsewhere. We have Gibson and Fellaini who can play centrally, as well as Osman in an attacking sense, and Neville in a more defensive position, and we've got the Portugese youngster and Barkley coming through. Central midfield is one the position we can afford to lose players in.

And feeder club? what do you expect. We are the seventh best team in the league, with the worse finances in the league, of course we are going to struggle to resist offers. Even Arsenal, the fourth/third best team in the league are a feeder club, if you want to look at it like that. But we haven't sold Heitinga, Fellaini, Baines or Jelavic..we've sold our overrated central midfielder, probaly for an excessive amount, which will allow us to fend off offers for others and strengthen our first eleven. And we've hadnt had to go through a morale damaging transfer episode, like we did with Lescott.

If Andy Johnson doesnt come in, then I expect Matt Phillips will. I wouldn't be surprised if we were the club who 'tapped him up', because we would have been aware of this deal for a little while.

Rodwell, if its more than £10m with a loan thrown in, its got to be good for all involved. He will hardly get a game though whilst YaYa Toure is there.

That's absurd mate. We've just sold a fringe player for £15 mil.

Rodwell needs games to fulfill his potential. He wasn't getting that at Everton - will he at City?!

The major supeuse for me is that just last week Rodwell was given the number 8 for Everton. This sale was clearly a very swift one

Get in!

Now, that should be an interesting answer

If Moyes can bring in a quality £10m midfielder in as a replacement, I can only see us improving.

Rodwell was still in the " potential " category for me, and we are desperate to replace Cahill's goal contributions from midfield.

Now if we manage to get Landycakes or similar in on the right and another striker, this may be the best bit of business this summer!!!

Looks like its going to be an interesting couple of weeks

None of the above though.

Paul Gladwells post 915 is so scary, paid off 5 mortgages last week ! How many more have we got ffs...

Surely Santa Cruz is the definition of a 'Premier League also-ran'

We have to pay off £24 million due in debt this season.

The way its been the last year or so I have been half expecting a sale and if this is the way to square off a bit of debt and Moyes can get 2 in where we need it, right side and legit cover up top, this is the best way.

Pace, we are desperate for pace. I wouldnt expect anything too earth shattering we will be fishing in something like the £3-6 million Championship pool.

Moyes knows he needs a striker as he was sniffing around Rodellega and although he wouldnt be earth shattering Moyes has shown interest in Doyle before, is quick, can do lone striker, knows the division and can get 10-12 league. Id be ok with him but could understand people being underehelmed.

You don't get much for £5 million or so usually these days, the Jelavic deal was a freak.

Bosingwa (free)
Moses (9 mill)
Defoe (6mill)

JOB DONE!

I am unaware of any Defoe bid. Him and Jelly would be top class!

I'm switching the discussion about Rodwell to the main Homepage article, and will move a bunch of the more recent posts over there... but I'll leave the fantasy football chatter and other unsubstantiated twatter stuff here...

Sorry for any inconvenience!

Either Moyes has walked or investment maybe?

Our wages have decreased massively over the last two seasons. Be interesting, albeit probably impossible because of hidden figures, to see our wage savings. I'd say it's at less £5million a season.

I really expect us to sign Matt Phillips, and a striker. Spurs won't sell Defoe because they have no strikers and I expect we will probably buy from the champ or abroad.

Has Rhodes gone? We need a creative player in on loan as well, as we are fucked when Pienaar gets injured. Yobo, Cahill and Rodwell out is pretty good going in my book, as I think they are all players we could afford to lose.

I am guessing as to what it is.

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Bill Kenwright has somethin big to announce tomorrow.

The only thing I can think off is this new invester who is supposedly be buying out one of our mega shareholders.. just hope he's gonna invest some of his wonga into the club as well.

If we got 10m or more, great business imo (even if it all goes to the bank).

We can finish Top 8 with the current squad. What's two places in the league worth, £1m? Coz best case scenario that's as high as we'll end up with those kinds of names coming in. What's the point of spending £12m to recoup £1m? Plus we'd qualify for Europa which would make the depth of our squad a much larger problem while earning us fuck all like the previous times we were in it. Meanwhile, we wouldn't have reduced any debt. Let's get those interest payments down while we can and hopefully attract a buyer coz when we run out of players to sell and we're still left owing £40m+ at prime rates, we're screwed.

Sorry to see Jack go, I was hoping this would be his season to come good for us, but If its £15 million plus add ons I think its great business. He may go on to be a great player, but it's doubtful City will see any profit when it comes to move him on. And if Moyes can do his usual transfer magic we will be ok. And at least the bank will get their money early this year.

Can somebody please put up a link?

Thanks

Personally, I'd like to see Matt Phillips or Johnson as number one targets. Shame the likes of Hoilett etc are gone now.

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Everton have now turned their attentions to signing Lewis Holtby, they are also tracking several right backs.

If Dempsey would only leave Fulham for the Champions League then there goes liverpool's chances of signing him I guess.

So ya can bet £5m will go to wherever to make up the £5m deficit we have every year according to Elstone and £10m will go towards team building.

I wouldn't believe all the things you hear on twitter as some "ITK's" are saying we could get Santa Cruz on loan as part of the deal, and the same one going by the name of @EvertonITK says a deal for Adam Johnson is on, £7m rising to £10m. He also says were signing Katidis, a young Greek lad we've had on trial this year. Thing is, this @EvertonITK as been right on a few Everton transfer fronts, so who knows, but I won't believe a thing till it's announced on the OS!

And just another thing, Greg O'Keeffe said Heitinga could even go before the close of the window as he's looking at his options but will only be allowed to leave if Everton can get in a replacement?!.

So, in the great words of Mrs Kenwright, watch this space! :D

(Could be bollocks..my source isn't always reliable).

I bet if I made up 100 transfer rumours a day I'd be bound to get one right occassionally.