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Everton linked with Bilbao defender

30/01/2013 |

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talkSPORT, an outlet with a dubious track record when it comes to transfer speculation, are linking the Blues with Athletic Bilbao's Venezuelan central defender Fernando Amorebieta, whom they claim is "ready to quit" the Spanish side in favour of Goodison Park.

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James Morgan
507 Posted 30/01/2013 at 14:53:31

Probably bollocks but we need a right back. Neville should've retired two years ago, Hibbert is over 30 and always injured and Coleman is still learning the position and is prone to an injury or two himself.

Paul Ellam
508 Posted 30/01/2013 at 15:04:24

A decent player in a position we need sorting. I would rather we finished up the Fer business first though and then got a striker!

Kev Johnson
511 Posted 30/01/2013 at 15:11:03

Transfer related musing... How come we never go after any Asian players?

QPR have just signed Yun Suk-Young, who is South Korean, I think. They – the South Koreans – are pretty nifty these days, as their World Cup showings have testified. The thing is, with our Chang connection, surely it would make a lot of sense commercially?

Ideally, of course, the player would be from Thailand. That's not very likely, but I'd love to hear the Goodison faithful's rendition of The Siamese Cat Song from The Aristocats. "We are Siamese, if you please. We are Siamese, if you don't please."

Matt Traynor
514 Posted 30/01/2013 at 15:22:33

Kev, one of the problems with the South Korean players is our strict rules re appearing in 75% of internationals over the last couple of years.

The problem is the really good ones are easily picked up by clubs in, say Italy, who don't have the same requirement.

I know an Asia-based footy agent, and he's always said a lot of his Korean guys would be great for Everton – if only because of the commercial revenue they'd attract! (He reckons they're better than the last Asians we signed for commercial reasons, Li Tie and Li Weifeng).

Drew O'Neall
515 Posted 30/01/2013 at 15:27:27

'Comments are now closed' on the Leroy Fer thread - WTF??

If I want to babble on about Rocky Balboa and Twente's willies I bloody well shall!!

I called my FF team Irita Bilbao.. Hah! (slow day today)

Kev Johnson
517 Posted 30/01/2013 at 15:33:23

Oh, OK Matt – I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up.

Drew - must have been you and me going on about the Rocky Theme Tune and The Osmans' Crazy Horses! Ha-ha. You were robbed there, because you had the highly relevant Balbao/Bilbao defender thing going on. It's a bit like being at infant school, when the teacher tells the class to put their fingers on their lips! Silence, please...

Colin Glassar
724 Posted 30/01/2013 at 19:16:42

Wtf do we need another central defender? We've got Jags, Distin, Heitinga, Duffy and Neville at a pinch. We need someone on the RW and a goalscorer. This lad is okay but gets caught out a lot as he's a bit naive.

ps: If people want to talk about Fer, fer does. I no longer care.

Alasdair Mackay
946 Posted 31/01/2013 at 10:08:08

This guy's a left footed centre back isn't he? Think it was something that was floating around before Distin signed for another year, but not sure it will happen now!

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