Transfer Rumours 2013/14 - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

Been seeing them rumours for a few weeks now. I won't trust anything till it's official. He could be quite cheap though, as in January he'll only have 6 months on his contract (iirc?).

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05 Nov 2012 12:21:33

6 million apparently

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05 Nov 2012 12:25:03

Wouldn't complain. Not getting my hopes up though.

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05 Nov 2012 12:25:39

Well its safe to say someone will be coming in, so not a massive leap of imagination

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05 Nov 2012 12:27:40

Why the fuck would he go to Liverpool? It's a massive step down.

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05 Nov 2012 12:31:55

Chance to prove himself in England maybe? Did he play with Suarez at Ajax so maybe mates? Guaranteed game time?

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05 Nov 2012 16:19:27

I doubt most players would consider it a step down either, Liverpool are still a much more prestigious club than Schalke

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By Zog | Permalink | On 05 November 2012 - 16:19 PM

I doubt most players would consider it a step down either, Liverpool are still a much more prestigious club than Schalke

Schalke have Champions League football and are doing well in the Bundesliga, Liverpool have Europa League football (just) and are a slightly above-average Premier League side.

Unless he's a boy-hood Liverpool fan, it seems more likely that he's going to base his decision on the present stature rather than past glories.

Furthermore, Liverpool are cheap as fuck under John Henry. It would be highly uncharacteristic for them to offer enough money to off-set their lack of Champions League football, or to sign a 29 year-old.

In short...

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05 Nov 2012 17:53:41

*Ahem*

Nuri Sahin.

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05 Nov 2012 18:03:15

Liverpool are always going to able to attract players they shouldn't be able to because of their history.

If Huntelaar does go there it's hardly THAT surprising, but I don't really see it. He'll have better clubs in for him if he does leave Schalke.

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By Abbott | Permalink | On 05 November 2012 - 17:53 PM

*Ahem*

Nuri Sahin.

On-loan and it was fairly dragged out. He wasn't exactly in a rush to get there.

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By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 05 November 2012 - 20:04 PM

On-loan and it was fairly dragged out. He wasn't exactly in a rush to get there.

I only mentioned it because you were pretty insistent that he wouldn't sign for Liverpool. I don't think we'll get Huntelaar but as others have said its not beyond the realms of possibility.

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By Abbott | Permalink | On 05 November 2012 - 21:06 PM

I only mentioned it because you were pretty insistent that he wouldn't sign for Liverpool. I don't think we'll get Huntelaar but as others have said its not beyond the realms of possibility.

Well you didn't get him so I was right.

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Yeah I don't see why he'd go.

He's playing regular Champions League football and competing at a pretty high level in Germany.

Surely Arsenal/Spurs would be interested in him?

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By Flash. | Permalink | On 06 November 2012 - 00:05 AM

Yeah I don't see why he'd go.

He's playing regular Champions League football and competing at a pretty high level in Germany.

Surely Arsenal/Spurs would be interested in him?

He's 29, would want relatively high wages and he's not French. Also, I get the impression that Wenger feels if he signs another striker in January it'll come across as if he's given up on Giroud. I'd love Huntelaar at Arsenal but I would be perfectly happy seeing Walcott and Podolski given a shot up front.