Not actualy true that, we got offered Ronaldo the summer before he moved to Man utd but Ged turned down the oppotunity because I think the price Sporting wanted was 12 mil for a 17 yr old, and rightl so if you consider 12 mil for a 17 yr old with no top flight experience especialy in our league and the level of inflation at the time meant 12 mil would be around 20-25 mil right now.
On side note we are genuinely doing all our transfers quickly hence the speed of the Henderson deal and the attempt for Jones, but with regards to all other targets there eithier at u21 or Copa America and don't want negotiations till after. Or their club is/was mangerless (Downing), or we agreed a price and now the sellign club wants a highier offer which we won't fall for (cough cough very unprofessional.....Blackpool), or lastly the player was on holiday hecne the delay i.e Adam as he was in Dubai and Ngog leaving as he was/is in NY.
Upcoming world class players IMO for 2014 WORLD CUP: K-P Boateng, Gotze, Sturridge, Kroos, Lucas Leiva, Hummels, Kyriakos Papadopoulos,
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