De Rossi

[Joehannes]

He would be perfect in the middle. He can do what Barry does now against the top teams and if Yaya get's injured or goes to AFCON then he can play his role (to an extent), he's powerful and at the same time elegant, but most importantly intelligent which is why he's looked so comfortable and accomplished in the sweeper role for the Italians. Of course, if circumstances arise which cause Mancini to opt for the 3-5-2/5-3-2 formation, then he'd certainly fit the bill at the back. A massive 'yes please!' from me.

 

[adrianr]

Daniele will make a great impact from the get-go, and will probably have three years of the highest quality in him. And even when his capacity drops slightly, he'll still be a very good player.
Martinez would be a better long-time alternative though if the re-sale value was of paramount importance..

It sounds a bit greedy but this could very well be the best option for the here and now. Building for the future is great but many of us forget that a few years ago if you told anyone outside of the UK you were from Manchester they'd probably crack a smile and reply with "Ohhh Manchester United!!". We won the league, but we've only done it once (recently ;)). We still have a lot of brand building to do and we can only do that by winning more high profile trophies as soon as possible. DDR is the best option for this route. We realistically would only need 3 great years from him too - Imagine if in 3 years we've won the league twice more, reached the CL final, even won it perhaps? FA Cup or two in the mix? League cup? That's one hell of a base to continue building from.

 

[LoveCity]

Roma are one of the clubs interested in Savic for what it's worth.

(insert swap deals never happen graphic here) ;)

They may be putting 2 and 2 together, but Roman media are claiming £24million (30 million Euros) + Savic bid!

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.leggo.it/roma/sport/roma_city_pazzo_per_de_rossi_maxi_offerta_al_club/notizie/185099.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.leggo.it/roma/sport/roma_cit ... 5099.shtml</a>

 

[Andouble]

where do I sign?

 

[bluethai]

I really love his vision and long range passing ability that our team severely lacked last season. I admired his ability to pass a ball 60 yards, effortlessly, without the receiving player having to move an inch or even the ball has the backspin back in to his teammate's feet as well. Only world class player could do that with ease like him.

 

[BlueBilly]

De Rossi and Yaya Toure as a midfield partnership would be about as good as it gets. Yes please.

 

[Plain Speaking]

I'm very pleased this seems to be moving. A talented hardman with the range of passing of Gerard.

 

[Armaan]

Doubt it'll happen but a midfield pairing of Yaya and De Rossi would be unstoppable... It would be a joke seeing them play against Carrick and Cleverley lol

 

[alextheswede]

Hart
Richards - Kompany - Lescott - Clichy
Yaya - De Rossi
Silva - Tevez - Nasri
Aguero


oh jeez

 

[Blue Haze]

If he wanted to come to City, all he had to do is not sign a contract 6 months ago.

Tells me that this is wishful thinking based on harmless quotes.