I’m told that Brendan Rodgers and Yaya Toure were due to have a sit-down today.
That would certainly be an interesting acquisition if it were to go ahead.
My guy in agentland thinks that the big Ivorian can still do a job and an 8 or a 10.
He added that as long as he isn’t expected to be the box to box dynamo of a decade ago then he could still do a job for Brendan in Scotland.
Scott McKenna to Celtic with Jonny Hayes going in the opposite direction plus a substantial fee also has some logic to it.
Across the city Operation Sell Morelos is mission critical.
I’m told that the Sevco High Command were hoping for a firm bid from Cardiff City, but it didn’t materialise.
The chaps in the Blue Room were hoping for as much as £15m for the Colombian striker.
I also think that there is a story in the loan deal for Steve Davis.
If my information is correct then the six-month arrangement was at the insistence of his agent.
I’m told that a dispute over a loyalty payment was at the heart of the matter.
Apparently, Southampton wanted Sevco to pick that one up.
Moreover, it wasn’t a fortune in football transaction terms.
However, the seven-year-old club baulked at it.
I hope that some intrepid chap in the Stenography Corps might want to try a bit of journalism on this one…
After his unexpected triumph on the 29th of last month, Mr Gerrard has substantial political capital with the fans.
Consequently, this has strengthened his hand with the Sevco High Command and he is demanding that they back him in this window.
Mr Gerrard is rather convinced that he can beat his old boss to the title.
To that end, he is asking Mr King to push the boat out despite the obvious financial issues at Ibrox.
It will certainly be an interesting spectacle one way or another.
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Mad dug is being pimped all over the south but he won’t get away with his thuggish ways down there and will be found out against decent teams as he hasn’t proved he can play and score goals against worthwhile opposition.
£15m ? – lmao. HH
Scott McKenna to Celtic for Hayes plus a fee has some logic ….. for Celtic, for Aberdeen not so much. Aberdeen are looking for a substantial sum for McKenna (£10m+) with a healthy sell on, think Celtic and van Dijk.
Be surprised if this deal happens.
£10m+? For a young guy who has played around sixty games in Scotland! Not a snowball’s hope in hell of them getting that.
There’s as much chance as sevco getting £15m for More-or-less.
A loyalty bonus for Davies, who did the walking away thing from the old club, has a certain humorous appeal.
£15 million having a laugh seen better at Northampton .he does a lot of running around with no Finnish product HH
Any comment on the lack of information regarding the TOP’s demand for £11M in an escrow account by last Friday?
I am assuming that the ‘radio silence’ on this (and im not talking about the Scottish media because you’d hear nothing from them anyway) is due to those concerned being the only ones in the know…
The TOP folk will know the SP and of course so will Mr Glib… but they’re all not telling!
There have of course been deadlines (regarding fund lodging etc) that have already passed…
I think however that the first ‘public’ indicator of compliance or non-compliance will be if a share purchase announcement is made on 25th of the month, although I wouldn’t rule out this happening anyway as Mr King does love to give the appearance of cooperation while doing the very opposite.
Should this date elapse without share announcement (or a bogus one) then hopefully the full weight of the law will take its course in court on 4th February.
Hopefully there will also be some incoming heavy duty legal fire from elsewhere…. as we know – Mr King made a full and unconditional surrender in court regarding the merchandise issue…..
….. then promptly went and opened his Matalan of football merchandise a stones throw from Mr Ashley’s flagship Glasgow store.
Oor Dave doesn’t half like to take liberties with the wrong people.