The Rumour Mill

Negredo keen on a move to England

25/03/2013 |

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The Daily Mail declares that Everton will be encouraged by the news that £13 million rated Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo is open to a move to England.

Apparently David Moyes tried to procure the centre forward in the summer (sic) but could not match the La Liga side's valuation of their Spain star.

The 27-year-old hitman who has 15 goals in 26 league games this season, claims he likes English football and he will play in the country at some point.

"It is a league that I like and sooner or later I will play in it,' he said.

"President Jose Maria del Nido received some offers in January, but decided not to consider them.

"We'll see what is going to happen in the future."

Original Source: Daily Mail Rumour source ranking:
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Phil Sammon
692 Posted 25/03/2013 at 15:00:12

Well that's that sorted then. I'll head to Everton Two for his name on the back of my shirt.

Done Deal!

James Morgan
693 Posted 25/03/2013 at 14:56:57

It's a shame we didn't get this lad as well as Fer, because our Bill did all he could to get them both in and invested time and money to make the deals happen, unlucky.
Thanks anyway, Bill, we know you are one of us and wouldn't dream of letting us down!

Jay Harris
699 Posted 25/03/2013 at 15:22:25

Wait to see him sign for the RS or Spurs while Bill tries to get him for 0.5 million down payment and a season ticket to the theatre and then comes out with his classic we tried 24/7 to get the deal done.

Paul Ellam
706 Posted 25/03/2013 at 16:26:55

The only way he will join us is if we sell Fellaini and nobody else is interested in him.

Daniel Lawrence
708 Posted 25/03/2013 at 16:46:32

Someone pass me a pen... I need to get that ST renewal form complete.

What with next week's update on the 3 investors that we're no doubt in talks with, it's certainly exciting times.

#TheEvertonWay

Ross Edwards
720 Posted 25/03/2013 at 19:02:07

Well, over to you BK. The guy wants to come and it's up to you to provide the cash. Don't mess up.

Sam Hoare
767 Posted 25/03/2013 at 21:57:13

If we had bought this guy in January, I reckon we could well be 4th or 3rd now. He looks top class; I doubt we could afford him unless Fellaini and Baines both left.

Mark Stone
774 Posted 25/03/2013 at 23:23:52

Ross #720 its that easy is it? Doesn't matter what his salary demands are, or who else is in for him? Deluded.

Jack Wilkinson
778 Posted 26/03/2013 at 01:12:15

Sam, I think we could if Fellaini went for anything near the sort of money being touted for him, and I for one would definitely take that swap.

Bobby Thomas
780 Posted 26/03/2013 at 02:01:05

Huge amounts of apathy and disinterest are my main feelings about this utter bullshit.

Tom Dodds
781 Posted 26/03/2013 at 02:30:04

What Bobby Thomas (#780) says should finally be registered in the minds of all the skeptics/confused/not sures/pissed, half-cocked theorists/the 'tell me ma'blue billers' on Bill Kipperites website/and the downright fence-sitters is that this club is being run in my opinion by a charlatan with... NO MONEY.

A situation that the crew across Stanley Park would've screamed blue (scouse pun) murder over a loooong time ago.

I take it the Blue Union have ceased to be.

Anto Byrne
784 Posted 26/03/2013 at 03:15:06

Awe... I thought we were going after Jason Bent.

Kunal Desai
791 Posted 26/03/2013 at 06:46:47

It's a no-goer. He'd want CL football so forget him!

Christopher Kelly
794 Posted 26/03/2013 at 07:51:24

Not.
Going.
To.
Happen

Steve Pugh
798 Posted 26/03/2013 at 08:15:37

No matter who the manager is, this club of ours will never be successful as long as the current owners are in place.

Bobby Thomas
800 Posted 26/03/2013 at 08:36:01

Steve (798)

Rough gist of things: seems to me that we lose money all the time which we used to cover by selling our non-playing assets, which have now ran out, so we sell players instead. We sell to survive and occasionally buy.

All the money that comes into the club basically goes on wages, and we can't generate any more cash as we are financially capped at Goodison and tied into poor long-term commercial deals. Wages are already dangerously high. We have also borrowed against future TV income.

There is nothing on the horizon regarding a ground move for probably a decade. I don't trust these pricks to get it done. They have a track record of failure.

And in these circumstances we run the smallest squads in the Prem. Our most influential midfielder cost roughly £500k.

You're right, there is certainly no prospect of any success.

Long term there is an ever decreasing chance of staying in the division.

In my opinion they are very slowly, but very surely, writing us into the history books of top flight football.

Ross Edwards
809 Posted 26/03/2013 at 09:47:20

Of couse Mark it's not that easy but we are heading in the right direction with him wanting to come to England but we have to consider his demands but knowing our luck BK will mess up.

Mike Webb
811 Posted 26/03/2013 at 09:55:12

Tom #781, I too have noticed that the Blue Union have gone quiet, however the last post on their site (featured on the home page here in "around the media" suggests that information is about to come into the public domain that will cause many to re-evaluate BK et al.

I wait with breath abated. I always wanted to like Boys Pen Billy...

Tom Bowers
858 Posted 26/03/2013 at 12:58:45

Yup, quite right, we need to sell to buy players rated this highly. Fella seems a little disinterested these days and could be bucking for a move to one of the moneybag clubs so there may be cash available but it is a strong attacking midfielder which is the priority in my book.

If Moyes doesn't rate some of our very patient bench players, maybe they should be sold as they are of no use sitting on the bench in favour of off-form players getting starts every week.

Bjørn-Ivar Pedersen
510 Posted 02/04/2013 at 19:35:17

To be honest, I don't see this guy fit our squad, he is not the kind of player we need, and besides he is not consistent enough...we are already struggling with one strikers unlucky to find the net as we all know he can do so well. I still feel Vellios should be given a run of matches together with Jelavic, can't help it but I have strong faith in that partnership.

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