Do Basel really want Chiriches?
Are Basel interested in Vlad Chiriches? The London Evening Standard report they are but offer no corroborating evidence at all.
Back in January Roma tried to sign the Romanian centre-back but Mauricio Pochettino refused to release him, retaining him as cover for the right-back position. It may have been best to let him go while the opportunity was there given that we have a few players to offload, we want to buy early and most clubs want to do deals late, it's cheaper.
Will Roma come back in for him, we can only hope so as it is quite quiet on the players leaving front. Swiss side Basel can offer him UEFA Champions League football but it is a lower league and he may not want to step down that far.
Clearly he isn't good enough for the Premier League but in a less physical league where he has more time he should do well. The Italian league has, I have always thought, been a better option for him that the Premier League. Fiorentina have also tried to buy him previously but now we are a little more flexible on price he may be easier to shift.
Whether they are interested or not it's important to get his name out there as he has been made available for sale and the figure of £7 million (US$10.83m - AUS$14.04m - €9.66m) shows we are willing to let players leave rather than hold out for the money we paid for them.
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Back in January Roma tried to sign the Romanian centre-back but Mauricio Pochettino refused to release him, retaining him as cover for the right-back position. It may have been best to let him go while the opportunity was there given that we have a few players to offload, we want to buy early and most clubs want to do deals late, it's cheaper.
Will Roma come back in for him, we can only hope so as it is quite quiet on the players leaving front. Swiss side Basel can offer him UEFA Champions League football but it is a lower league and he may not want to step down that far.
Clearly he isn't good enough for the Premier League but in a less physical league where he has more time he should do well. The Italian league has, I have always thought, been a better option for him that the Premier League. Fiorentina have also tried to buy him previously but now we are a little more flexible on price he may be easier to shift.
Whether they are interested or not it's important to get his name out there as he has been made available for sale and the figure of £7 million (US$10.83m - AUS$14.04m - €9.66m) shows we are willing to let players leave rather than hold out for the money we paid for them.
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Adebayor should watch Harry Kane and learn
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Should the Premier League learn from Portugal?
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