Torres' New Strike Partner

[WhyAlwaysMe?]

25 yeard old.. 6'1.. 32 goals in 70 games for Almeria and 36 goals in 47 games for Seville. (also 22 in 65 for Madrid B Team)

Real Madrid have twice installed rebuy options and exercised it once before.. They have until the Summer to exercise it again so hopefully Jose won't be interested.. I much prefer him to RickyWolfDick.

ps. 4 Caps 2 Goals (Both against Bosnia..)

Sevilla may reportedly accept a potential £17 million bid from Liverpool for the sale of striker Alvaro Negredo.

The Reds have been widely thought to be on the hunt for a forward to take some pressure off Fernando Torres, who has had a largely underwhelming season to date.

But Negredo, for his part, has put in strong performances for the Spanish club in recent times, and has scored 10 goals in 16 starts in all competitions for his current employers.

Now talkSPORT reports that Sevilla may consider a a bid in the region of £17m for their priset asset.

Negredo has his feet firmly rooted on the ground, but is aware of the interest that Liverpool are thought to have shown.

He said: "I read something, but my representative has said there is nothing happening at the moment. I am comfortable with the situation and will just focus on playing for Sevilla."

 

[LeTallecWiz]

no thanks.

 

[Mamma Mia]

I don't think I've seen much of Negredo.

What don't you like about him LTW?

 

[doctor_mac]

Is this the one were offered in part exchange for Alonso? And we said ta but na.

 

[Mistadobalina]

Is he similar to Morientes?

 

[Buddha]

HIs agent denied it on twitter saying he's seen the links but nothing doing.

ps - there is a january window transfer sticky thread. This link was in there yesterday.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I think we need to be very wise with our pick ups this winter - I've only watched Negredo a few times, and I do think he's a good player but not worth 17 million - no way. That's what bothers me. If we sign him for under 10 m, I'd be up for it (as I don't think we're going to get a Lukaku or the Spanish int'l I'd love to buy, Llorente).

 

[Insignificance]

[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=43553.msg1249488#msg1249488 date=1294753985]
I think we need to be very wise with our pick ups this winter - I've only watched Negredo a few times, and I do think he's a good player but not worth 17 million - no way. That's what bothers me. If we sign him for under 10 m, I'd be up for it (as I don't think we're going to get a Lukaku or the Spanish int'l I'd love to buy, Llorente).
[/quote]

I agree with you. Just a few quids lower price than Nando??

 

[the count]

Liverpool And Tottenham Locked In Battle For Luis Suarez As Ajax Hope To Force €23m Bidding War
Spurs slight favourites after both clubs open talks over Uruguayan striker
By Greg Stobart | Northern Correspondent

Liverpool and Tottenham are locked in a battle for Luis Suarez after both clubs approached Ajax over a January move, Goal.com UK can reveal.

The Uruguayan star is believed to favour a move to Spurs but Liverpool could yet trump their Premier League rivals as Ajax want around €23 million for the striker now they have sparked a bidding war. They had initially made Suarez available for €20m (£16.8m) but due to cash problems are determined to get the best possible deal.

Goal.com UK understands the Dutch club have indicated they are ready to cash in on their prize asset in the January transfer window despite the player claiming over the weekend that he would be staying in Amsterdam.

Suarez is leaning towards Tottenham due to their more competitive league position and for personal reasons, as he would prefer to bring up his young daughter in London.

As Goal.com UK revealed on Saturday, Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has identified the World Cup star as his number No.1 striker target after dropping his interest in Andy Carroll and chairman Daniel Levy is due to step up talks this week.

But Liverpool have also been tracking the 23-year-old for a number of months and director of football strategy Damien Comolli has also registered his interest with Ajax as he prepares to take on his former club for one of the hottest properties in Europe.

“Ajax have received approaches from both clubs, although nothing is imminent,†a source told Goal.com UK. “Suarez would prefer Tottenham at the moment because he is a family-orientated man with a very young child and he likes the idea of living in London.â€


Tottenham, who are fifth in the Premier League, want Suarez to help them secure Champions League football for next season, but the club are first waiting to sell Robbie Keane, the Republic of Ireland captain who continues to reject a move to Birmingham. Redknapp is also known to have slight concerns over whether Suarez will be able to cut it in English football as he fears he is too weak and small to lead the line.


Liverpool are confident they can pip Spurs to Suarez due to the history of the club and they feel they can offer a more lucrative wage package. New manager Kenny Dalglish is believed to support a move for the player, who has scored 110 goals in 154 games for the Dutch giants and netted a stunning 49 times last season.

Liverpool's owners, Fenway Sports Group, may also be more inclined to meet Ajax's asking price as they look to make another statement of intent following the dismissal of Roy Hodgson and his replacement with Kop legend Dalglish.

The Reds are desperate to add a quality striker to the squad as both a partner and an alternative to Fernando Torres, who has been out of sorts all season. They believe Suarez, who can play either as an out-and-out striker or as a creative second forward, fits the bill.

Suarez joined Ajax from FC Groningen in 2007 for £6.2m but his relationship with the club hierarchy has deteriorated since the sacking of former Spurs manager Martin Jol, especially after they failed to appeal against his seven-match ban incurred by the Dutch Football Federation in late November for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal.

Comolli revealed on Monday that Liverpool – who have prioritised a striker, winger and full-back – have been working on a number of transfer deals but admitted the Merseysiders are not close to sealing any moves.He said: “We have been working on it [a transfers list], but I don't know if there will be any activity because it is a very complicated market and we have to be very careful what we do.â€

Tottenham continue to try to complete a loan deal for David Beckham while their £2m January move for Everton's Steven Pienaar could also be under threat as reports emerged that Chelsea are interested in the South African midfielder.

 

[Akakabooto]

Good player but £17m is too much. £12m or so and I'd be interested.

 

[keniget]

He's not good enough to start for us - Negredo.

 

[Hansern]

No thanks. It's interesting though that Tony Barrett said he had absolutly no idea about who we are after. He's probably the journo out there with the best contacts at the club at the moment, and he doesn't even know. FSG are keeping everything close to the chest, and I'm guessing a signing will just hit us like a shock when it happens. Right out of the blue.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe?]

Like Merieles

 

[Jack D Rips]

[quote author=Mistadobalina link=topic=43553.msg1249484#msg1249484 date=1294753833]
Is he similar to Morientes?
[/quote]

I would have been happy with Morientes when he was 25

 

[zlatan18]

Good player but at 17mil he isnt worth it. Around 10 and i think he would be a good buy. Llorente is much better and for an extra few mil we should go all out to sign him, or suarez instead

 

[the_khl]

A new striker is most certainly the most tricky one out of the three.

The full-back (Coentrao, Taiwo, Cissokho) and the winger (Hazard, Young, Sanchez) seems a bit more obvious in terms of whom to buy but the striker-call is a bit more dodgy doesn't it?

Negredo, at that prize, seems extremely steep. Haven't seen enough of him to judge him at all but his stats aren't exactly impressive.

Then there's the rumoured interest in Carlton Cole and for one that doesn't fill me with confidence at all.

Suarez is a great shout but he'll be rather expensive and it's still to be seen whether he'll be worth an excessive ammount of pounds really.

Adebayor isn't going to get any minutes at Citeh and is on the move but I'm not really interested in him either. Far to many off-field problems and shenanigans for me to have faith in him beeing the saviour, both short- and long-term.

That leaves us with the options of either 1) players at the biggest clubs who's not going to be used that much or 2) rather big bets on players from one of the lesser leagues. Lukaku beeing the one exception as I don't fear he's not ready to make the step, but he'd be seriously expensive as well.

That Wolf-lad is perhaps not as unlikely as I first thought.

Personally I wouldn't mind someone like Giuseppe Rossi, but that's extremely unlikely by all means.

 

[the_khl]

[quote author=zlatan18 link=topic=43553.msg1249531#msg1249531 date=1294756599]
Good player but at 17mil he isnt worth it. Around 10 and i think he would be a good buy. Llorente is much better and for an extra few mil we should go all out to sign him, or suarez instead
[/quote]

Llorente seems a good option but isn't he nailed on to join Real?

 

[LeTallecWiz]

[quote author=Hansern link=topic=43553.msg1249517#msg1249517 date=1294756048]
No thanks. It's interesting though that Tony Barrett said he had absolutly no idea about who we are after. He's probably the journo out there with the best contacts at the club at the moment, and he doesn't even know. FSG are keeping everything close to the chest, and I'm guessing a signing will just hit us like a shock when it happens. Right out of the blue.
[/quote]

It's odd Hansern ... In MLB, you pretty much know who the Sox are going after most of the time ...

 

[WhyAlwaysMe?]

[quote author=KHL link=topic=43553.msg1249535#msg1249535 date=1294756880]
[quote author=zlatan18 link=topic=43553.msg1249531#msg1249531 date=1294756599]
Good player but at 17mil he isnt worth it. Around 10 and i think he would be a good buy. Llorente is much better and for an extra few mil we should go all out to sign him, or suarez instead
[/quote]

Llorente seems a good option but isn't he nailed on to join Real?
[/quote]

Llorente's goal record is dire relative to Negredo's I believe..

 

[Squiggles]

Haven't seen a lot of Negredo, but his goal-scoring record is that of a £17M striker, and he looks strong and tall enough to handle himself here.

So what is he lacking?

 

[WhyAlwaysMe?]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=43553.msg1249542#msg1249542 date=1294757398]
Haven't seen a lot of Negredo, but his goal-scoring record is that of a £17M striker, and he looks strong and tall enough to handle himself here.

So what is he lacking?
[/quote]

A reputation of being fantastic on Fifa..

 

[Hansern]

[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=43553.msg1249537#msg1249537 date=1294757049]
[quote author=Hansern link=topic=43553.msg1249517#msg1249517 date=1294756048]
No thanks. It's interesting though that Tony Barrett said he had absolutly no idea about who we are after. He's probably the journo out there with the best contacts at the club at the moment, and he doesn't even know. FSG are keeping everything close to the chest, and I'm guessing a signing will just hit us like a shock when it happens. Right out of the blue.
[/quote]

It's odd Hansern ... In MLB, you pretty much know who the Sox are going after most of the time ...
[/quote]

Yeah it's strange. Maybe it's down to Comolli

 

[zlatan18]

[quote author=JimmyK link=topic=43553.msg1249541#msg1249541 date=1294757341]
[quote author=KHL link=topic=43553.msg1249535#msg1249535 date=1294756880]
[quote author=zlatan18 link=topic=43553.msg1249531#msg1249531 date=1294756599]
Good player but at 17mil he isnt worth it. Around 10 and i think he would be a good buy. Llorente is much better and for an extra few mil we should go all out to sign him, or suarez instead
[/quote]

Llorente seems a good option but isn't he nailed on to join Real?
[/quote]

Llorente's goal record is dire relative to Negredo's I believe..
[/quote]

Yeah Llorente is rumoured to be going to Madrid but doesn't mean we can't make an offer. Maybe he might be interested in partnering up with Fernando Torres. Yeah his goal tally isn't anything special but he is a top class player. Torres goal record at atletico wasn't great either but he came and scored 33 in his 1st season

 

[Squiggles]

2004–2005 Rayo B 15 (14)
2004–2005 Rayo Vallecano 12 (1)
2005–2007 Real Madrid B 65 (22)
2007–2009 Almería 70 (32)
2009– Sevilla 47 (36)

Goals in brackets.

 

[Sunny]

[quote author=JimmyK link=topic=43553.msg1249544#msg1249544 date=1294757466]
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=43553.msg1249542#msg1249542 date=1294757398]
Haven't seen a lot of Negredo, but his goal-scoring record is that of a £17M striker, and he looks strong and tall enough to handle himself here.

So what is he lacking?
[/quote]

A reputation of being fantastic on Fifa..
[/quote]

Pah. Good on Fifa, indeed. We want FACTS Jimmy. Is he any good on Football Manager ?

 

[Squiggles]

Actually I think the goal scoring stats are completely wrong and should probably be ignored.

The reality is less impressive.