Vieira flies to France to hijack Arsenal's M'Vila deal

[Kompany is King]

Don't know much about this guy but found very interesting quote...Not sure if already reported

"His manager Antonetti has declared that M'Vila "reads the game like Makélélé, has the presence of Vieira and can pass the ball like Yaya Touré"

Sounds like he could be a real star. Any ideas how much he would cost?

 

[Jumanji]

"His manager Antonetti has declared that M'Vila "reads the game like Makélélé, has the presence of Vieira and can pass the ball like Yaya Touré"

I know it's not enough but I'll just say I watched him twice (league match and also against England) and I tried to see what the fuss was about and I saw absolutely nothing special about him.

He's more like De Jong than Barry in that he only seems to play those short obvious passes. Doesn't get forward much at all (isn't a box to box player like Barry).

In all honesty, I'd prefer Martinez so much more b/c when he plays in midfield, he's a box to box player with a fantastic engine.

But the club knows what they're doing......most of the time.

 

[MSP]

Don't know much about this guy but found very interesting quote...Not sure if already reported

"His manager Antonetti has declared that M'Vila "reads the game like Makélélé, has the presence of Vieira and can pass the ball like Yaya Touré"

Sounds like he could be a real star. Any ideas how much he would cost?

If Arsenal is after him then surely not too much.

 

[zeven]

Don't know much about this guy but found very interesting quote...Not sure if already reported

"His manager Antonetti has declared that M'Vila "reads the game like Makélélé, has the presence of Vieira and can pass the ball like Yaya Touré"

Sounds like he could be a real star. Any ideas how much he would cost?

If Arsenal is after him then surely not too much.

That means, he will not be ready for PL until 2016.

 

[MSP]

Don't know much about this guy but found very interesting quote...Not sure if already reported

"His manager Antonetti has declared that M'Vila "reads the game like Makélélé, has the presence of Vieira and can pass the ball like Yaya Touré"

Sounds like he could be a real star. Any ideas how much he would cost?

If Arsenal is after him then surely not too much.

That means, he will not be ready for PL until 2016.

haha, you're onto something here though

 

[dctid]

According to Sky, Vieira has flown over to get us M'Vila before Arsenal can.

Imagine the Arsenal rage if we snatch M'Vila from them and get van Persie too. :O

His twitter account say

I was in Paris on Tuesday to promote Bernard Diomede's football academy with other players from the French '98 team <a class="postlink" href="http://www.academie-diomede.fr/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.academie-diomede.fr/</a>

Bollocks more than likely

This would more than likely have been a long standing committment - the idea that he dashed over to speak to a player without the clubs permission is bonkers - tapping up happens but not this obvious

 

[MCFCBOY94]

Good player, but I don't think we need him.

 

[LoveCity]

This is in the Sunday Mirror/People:

Mancini's the man for French ace Yann

MANCHESTER CITY are hoping to tie up the £20million signing of France midfielder Yann M'Vila, before Euro 2012 kicks off, writes DAVE KIDD.

City have offered the player massive wages and they believe they have persuaded him to sign, despite confidence at Arsenal that they had sealed a deal for the 21-year-old Rennes star. M'Vila has been extensively scouted by several Premier League clubs, including Manchester United and Chelsea, as well as Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.

M'Vila is likened to Claude Makelele and is a regular starter for France.

Incidentally, he'd fit right in here with these sort of stats...

WhoScored.com ‏@WhoScored

Most passes completed in Europe's top 5 leagues this season: Pirlo 2778, Xavi 2688, Xabi Alonso 2476, Bruno 2274, M'Vila 2272, Modric 2215

 

[southern muppet]

A long term replacement for Barry then, with the hope that he isn't frustrated with the level of game time he'd get in the meantime.

 

[Ray78]

If true it will be a great signing for us. I am surprised the rags haven't made any moves for him, because they need that type of player more than Hazard or Kagawa.