Nixon_The_Bike_Thief
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The delay is because we need the players registration transferred from Arsenal and Wenger says he's not seen it.
Bluemoon115 said:If Hughes says things are at an advanced stage, then they are at an advanced stage.
Normally it's just the little things at this point that hold a deal up. remember, he never mentioned Eto'o, just suggested it, so we must be pretty damn close.
ono said:It's a £22m transfer deal. It's dragged on a day longer than we expected. The hold up could be in part down to us travelling to South Africa.*singingtheblues* said:I'm not forming my opinion solely on a newspaper article mate.Bluemoon115 said:Can I just make one point regarding this Adebayor dragging his heels thing. It appeared on one publications website last night, then every other newspaper added that story.
Sound familliar?
"Craig Bellamy goes on strike" was the last time that happened.
Don't read the papers, don't trust the papers on anything. At all. Never. Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever.
It appears (with or without reading any articles) that Adebayor is dragging his heels. He was granted a work permit, and looked nailed on, yet he hasn't even had his medical yet!
City wanted this one done as quickly as possible for the pre-season tour of South Africa, if he wasn't draggin his heels it would have been completed by now.
That's why I believe he's looking elsewhere.
Transfers aren't concluded in an instant, they take time. Things need to be sorted out. The Premier League/FA need to ratify things and paperwork needs to be completed.
Adebayor can fly out and join up with the squad. It's no problem, he probably wouldn't take part in every friendly anyway. He's moving 180 odd miles so there are plenty of things to sort out before he boards a plane to another continent. I'd leave it a tad longer before we start with the 'he can fuck right off' posts.
*singingtheblues* said:Bluemoon115 said:If Hughes says things are at an advanced stage, then they are at an advanced stage.
Normally it's just the little things at this point that hold a deal up. remember, he never mentioned Eto'o, just suggested it, so we must be pretty damn close.
Yeah that's exactly what I just wrote, and was just alluding to mate.
Which means that a fee has been agreed, but there is now a problem completing the deal...
Which must lay at Adebayor's door.
Pam said:Just heard Hughes making the remarks referred to earlier in the thread. Nothing sinister. Says the deal is well advanced and he is delighted with the way the window is going.
Nixon_The_Bike_Thief said:The delay is because we need the players registration transferred from Arsenal and Wenger says he's not seen it.
Dillon said:Pam said:Just heard Hughes making the remarks referred to earlier in the thread. Nothing sinister. Says the deal is well advanced and he is delighted with the way the window is going.
Where? Is the press conference or audio anywhere?