Fernando Torres [Merged]

[Cambridgeblue]

Tell you what, if we don't get Torres and Robinho and Tevez become available, I'd seriously consider putting a cheeky bid in for them. Class players.

no way we'd sell Tevez... Especially not to another premier league team. It would take a huge bid from either Real or Barca AND a transfer request from the player to make it even a possibility.

 

[Rammyblues]

In my opinion the Torres deal is key to the rest of the transfer window, once that has been done the remaining players on our list will be plain sailing that includes who goes and who stays.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Tell you what, if we don't get Torres and Robinho and Tevez become available, I'd seriously consider putting a cheeky bid in for them. Class players.

your club can put cheeky bids in, and for Robbie we would accept it and Carlos we would not - but in neither case could you actually afford their wages, this is the new reality of the effects of the economic downturn on your owner's finances (or so it is reported, and hence why Cole and Ballack are off)

 

[mannycity]

Must be albert square blues,Manchester town hall,the city is ours.last there in 76.GREAT piss up there coming up i hope.

 

[franksven]

Have to admit, it's put a bit of doubt in my mind regarding Torres.

could be that were trying to show that we will move on if needed, and trying to get Torres/Liverpool to make some movement. I mean if they think we will move on then they need to make their respective decisions before we do, time is running out type of thing. If you get what I mean?

I do, however, they will always have Chelsea to fall back on if they want to get rid of Torres. I suppose they can't get an auction going if we do move on.

 

[BringBackSwales]

So, Mancini has confirmed he will bid for Balotelli and Dzeko. Assuming you get both of them, where does it leave you with Torres? ...and if you get Torres, what happens to Adebayor and Tevez?

He hasn't. He's answered a hypothetical question by a journalist with one of his own. I'll be surprised if Balotelli is offered to City at this point & even if he is, we won't trust our season to a 19 year old. He'd be signed for potential.

I think Dzeko is backup in case we miss our other targets.

Just my opinion.

I would agree that we need Ade Tevez and 2 others (4 for 2 positions is the accepted wisdom these days) - the key is which 2, and how does Bobby keep all 4 happy. but thats what he is paid a lot of money for

 

[Ducky_]

So, Mancini has confirmed he will bid for Balotelli and Dzeko. Assuming you get both of them, where does it leave you with Torres? ...and if you get Torres, what happens to Adebayor and Tevez?

Inter won't sell Balotelli so that's a non starter.

It's either Dzeko or Torres, not both. They will rotate with Adebayor.

 

[BringBackSwales]

In my opinion the Torres deal is key to the rest of the transfer window, once that has been done the remaining players on our list will be plain sailing that includes who goes and who stays.

agreed Rammy, probably why things have slowed down since the 3 that have already come in<br /><br />-- Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:56 am --<br /><br />

So, Mancini has confirmed he will bid for Balotelli and Dzeko. Assuming you get both of them, where does it leave you with Torres? ...and if you get Torres, what happens to Adebayor and Tevez?

Inter won't sell Balotelli so that's a non starter.

It's either Dzeko or Torres, not both. They will rotate with Adebayor.

can't see that - with 3 strikers, that means 1 injury and no top notch striker on the bench?

 

[Ducky_]

Inter won't sell Balotelli so that's a non starter.

It's either Dzeko or Torres, not both. They will rotate with Adebayor.

can't see that - with 3 strikers, that means 1 injury and no top notch striker on the bench?

No club has 3 "top notch" centre forwards (Barcelona's are winger), it just isn't needed. All you need is a player who can come in and do a decent job. Which is what Adebayor will do.

 

[blueyorkie]

I'm 57 in 2 weeks, I've been waiting a long time since the last one - I hope I'm still around for one day to come LOL

I'm 57 in 3 weeks your right it has been along time between drinks happy birthday mate

I'm 57 in 10 weeks(less 1 day), I share your desire for an avalanche of trophies for God's own club.