17 Jul 2013 14:58:05
According to A La Cancha (spanish) There has been a breakthrough with southampton and Ever Banega.

1.) 17 Jul 2013
I saw this too. Now I expect it to happen.

2.) 17 Jul 2013
OP I saw somewhere else that Valencia are having a press conference tonight announcing a new signing and also saying goodbye. (this is a google translate) I will remain pessimistic until proven otherwise!

3.) 17 Jul 2013
I can't find it but I hope this is true!

Lenny

4.) 17 Jul 2013
Bigger coo than Wanyama if we get him!

5.) 17 Jul 2013
He would be class, but again do we need him? We need a winger not a central player

6.) 17 Jul 2013
Of course we would need a player of benega quality. Would be a amazing signing please please let this happen.

7.) 17 Jul 2013
Already have three world class central midfielders. The money could be better used on an area where we are thin

8.) 17 Jul 2013
He is definitely a player we want. Would be amazing to get him. Very good player and would create competition for the midfield.

9.) 17 Jul 2013
Post link coz it ain't on there!

10.) 17 Jul 2013
We DON'T need a winger! MP likes to play centrally and overload that way, winger aren't needed, we create enough chances as we are anyway, we need someone who'll put them away

11.) 17 Jul 2013
Cannot believe people questioning this possible signing? Would be a real coup for the club! Just red the story, looks hopeful that we will pull this one off!

12.) 17 Jul 2013
World class? Come on let's not get silly. Still don't know what this fascination with wingers is all about, when did we last play with wingers? The way we play now the onus is on the full backs to get forward

Getting full back cover is more important at the moment than wingers

13.) 17 Jul 2013
I'm not saying he's a bad player, he's class but we need players to fill certain positions not just because there good, as CM is probs our strongest position now, we don't need him, poch said some would sign not all, I think it was him or Wanyama, we don't need both!

14.) 17 Jul 2013
We have 3 world class midfielders what? I sort of think Mata, Iniesta, Xavi etc. might have something to say about this! Our midfield is good but world class don't think so. You'll know the difference if we get Banega.

15.) 17 Jul 2013
Do we need ever banega?? Fast feet, hard to dispossess, tenacious tackler, accurate raking diagonals, lock picking through balls and the odd great goal! Naa we don't need him!!

Listen, mp wants" total football". Every player able to play every position. Wingers not needed. High pressing, pressure. Repossession and then great movement to create chances.

We are going to be at the forefront of football innovation. We've seen a bit but we ain't seen nothing yet. Mp has identified the players he wants and the Don will back him. We will win games with 14 players all with the ability to swap in and all singing off the same hymn sheet.

For Christ's sake trust and enjoy the ride

16.) 17 Jul 2013
Different class of player to what we already have how many of our midfield can actually beat players?

17.) 18 Jul 2013
Erm. trust me, we need him! Wanyama is a different player and I think they would complement each other. Would love to see this happen.

18.) 18 Jul 2013
Noticed a couple of people saying "fast feet" and that he "can beat people".

He is absolutely NOT that type of player. He's fairly slow and doesn't dribble much. Likes sitting in a pocket in CM finding space and pinging passes around. Think poor mans Xavi.

19.) 18 Jul 2013
I think he would be a great signing. We just need another 15 goal striker, along with Rickies and J-rods goals. The amount of chances we created last season to conversion rate has got to be quite poor. He would defiantly add a few more chances on goal, we just need to be finishing more of them.
MP knows what we need and I bet him, Cortese and the back room staff are working hard to get our targets.
Keep the faith. In MP an NC we trust!

20.) 18 Jul 2013
He is absolutely NOT that type of player. He's fairly slow and doesn't dribble much. Likes sitting in a pocket in CM finding space and pinging passes around. Think poor mans Xavi. ideal player for you stains

21.) 18 Jul 2013
Odd for Valencia to play Banega and make him captain if he is on the 'verge' of a move to Saints as some suggest.

22.) 18 Jul 2013
Banega plays further forward and more likely to compete with Davis / Gaston / Adam / Jay Rod and Punch for a place. Wanyama will sit deeper and compete with Cork and Morgan for a place. MP chose to play Davis in the pocket behind Lambert last season, a position that Banega is very comfortable in

23.) 18 Jul 2013
Can't beat players have you actually seen benega play I have seen him play for Valencia in the flesh and can tell you now this player would take the Mickey out of most of the premier league midfields as he has done against the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Matey who said he's a holding midfielder your in a bubble mate snap out of it cause you haven't a clue what your talking about obviously!

24.) 18 Jul 2013
Ever banega dosnt dribble have u even scene him play? And saints fan saying we don't need lmao I've heard it all now the boy is a great playmaker touch is immaculate a world class player why would we not want him

25.) 18 Jul 2013
Didnt they make about 3 players captain a the same time?

26.) 18 Jul 2013
It's gone quiet over him because nothing is happening anymore as we got Wanyama, hence why we have been linked to different players since, we don't need both, we have been linked to wingers (Boubedouz, Hallfredsson and Abdoun) and strikers (Damiao, Bergessio and Quagliarella) no more talk of CM joining because we don't need one regardless of quality.

27.) 18 Jul 2013
Banega and Wanyama do NOT play the same role. Banega player an attacking midfield role Wanyama is defensive midfield. Therefore Banega would fit in to go onto our 'wings' or the central attacking role.

28.) 18 Jul 2013
I agree. We do need both players. One to go forward and cross, the other to defend and get the ball forward. To have two class players like this would be immense. Especially with what we already have.

29.) 18 Jul 2013
He would be class but I don't see the point in having wanyama schniderlin cork and banega we can also put ward prose and s. davis

30.) 18 Jul 2013
^ you don't see the point in having better players than we have already?

31.) 18 Jul 2013
I'm loving the banter here. Winger? is he a winger, I don't think so. He'll play here, he'll play there.

If Ever Banega signs he'll play wherever Mo-Po wants him to play, and do what Mo-Po wants him to do. Our side isn't about individuals, but its about TEAM.

If he signs great! If not, fine. One thing I've learned from being on here is that everyone has different opinions, and they'll always be someone who disagrees.

I've also learned that if you get a decent rumour, some people will always say it's BS, so perhaps I'll keep my info to myself in the future, and join the "Only done when it's on the OS" brigade.

32.) 18 Jul 2013
We have enough AM's we don't have enough wide players simples.