10 Mar 2014 23:40:48
In the last week or so here's a list of our players who have been linked with other clubs:
Shaw - Manchester United, Chelsea
Lallana - Manchester United, Liverpool
Chambers - Arsenal
Schneiderlin - Arsenal, Liverpool
Rodriguez - Liverpool
Lovren - Manchester United, Liverpool
The sources are too numerous to list but I've seen all of them and a few more. Whilst it's flattering to see our lads being linked to Champions league sides, a vindication of their quality, it's becoming the go to place for lazy journos to spout off about players leaving. If all of the players they say will leave then we'll be left with about 4 players in the first team. For anybody who wants to listen heres several reasons many of these won't happen;
Shaw - whilst I'm convinced he will go to Chelsea I have a sneaking suspicion he'll be here for another year. Jose high praise of Azpilicueta suggests he's not looking for an immediate replacement, also I doubt he'll go to United.
Lallana - aside from being utterly loyal to the club and the club utterly loyal to him over the years? If he was going to go at any time it'd have been 2 or 3 years ago. He's the skipper, he's staying. He has stated numerous times his desire to raise his child in Hampshire as well. Family comes first. (also L'pool fans he's an Everton supporter. )
Chambers - Hampshire lad through and through, this is the team he supports and their is literally not a single reason to leave.
Schneiderlin - I could see him leave, but I don't see the club or manager being willing to sell. He's without a doubt our best man in the middle and unless we got a gargantuan offer, enough to sign a suitable replacement, I think we'd knock back any offers.
Rodriguez - Simply put, at what 'bigger club' will he get the kind of playing time he gets here? Everton at a stretch but they're not so much better that he'd probably rather stay.
Lovren - Lastly he's only been here a year and anybody that has been paying attention will realise how utterly in love with the whole area he is. He's currently basing his private business in Hampshire also. He's setting down some roots and I think he'll be here for 2 years at the absolute minimum.
Sorry for the long post, I'm just getting sick of the ridiculous assumption of how all of our players will be signing for the bigger teams.
Shaw will go, not so sure about the others. Manager's position is key.
Seems to be nailed on he's going back to Spain so maybe Lovren will say "what happened to the project" and ask for a move. He's ambitious and highly rated and club would make a profit.
Just don't see any of the others as it would cost to replace, academy products aren't ready and they're all tied to reasonable contracts.
Cork and Fonte aren't so they're going that's for sure
Well TJ, I hope you are right, the interest is flattering but it must be very unsettling for them, the most bandied word`s in football just now " youth & British ", now there`s a novelty!
COYS
11 Mar 2014 11:04:10
david moyes thinks 30 million will buy luke shaw and
adam llalana
has he completely lost the plot at utd
out of his depth and out of touch since he got that job