Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao)

Man ure is after him too. His contract hasn't expired yet.

Will be by the time window opens though

Why can't we sign Joe Cole, he's a free transfer...just like, we signed Jovanovich on a free transfer... yes theres a signing on fee, yes theres wages, but that very same rule applies with any transfer.

Jovanovich is probably getting 30,000 or something basement level. Thats a quarter of the the cost of Joe Cole. Which is what we can afford, only. Not 120,000 on an injury prone Chav w**ker.

For someone who is very quick to defend Rafa with the money argument, i don't see how you think 6.25m per year on one player is affordable. He could well end up costing 10m inc. wages and sign on fee in the first year alone.

Anyway, on Martinez, we don't need him.

Jovanovich is probably getting 30,000 or something basement level. Thats a quarter of the the cost of Joe Cole. Which is what we can afford, only. Not 120,000 on an injury prone Chav w**ker.

For someone who is very quick to defend Rafa with the money argument, i don't see how you think 6.25m per year on one player is affordable. He could well end up costing 10m inc. wages and sign on fee in the first year alone.

Anyway, on Martinez, we don't need him.

How much is Yossi on ?, Yossi's transfer fee, Yossi's saved wages = subsidising Coles wages, Chave w**ker ?, he's a quality player and he's "Free", were lacking quality on the left hand side and Cole would give that quality, F**k who's he played for its about improving the squad, So I take it your suggesting we go out and spend 15 million on Turan and then pay his wages ?

On Martinez I'd rather see him playing central midfield here than Luvas Leiva he's twice the player Lucas is.

This is talk for the other general transfer discussion threads, so i'll reply there.

On Martinez I'd rather see him playing central midfield here than Luvas Leiva he's twice the player Lucas is.

But Lucas is the best.

This is talk for the other general transfer discussion threads, so i'll reply there.

But Lucas is the best.

Only in your own deluded world fella.

Even Ray Charles would see this player has more quality then Leiva.

Lucas is not better than lad not by a long way this lad is going to be a great player.

Hahahaha. Love the Ray Charles post.

Apparently sarcasm is not a trait found on the internet anymore

Apparently sarcasm is not a trait found on the internet anymore

For some I think it may be a tad hard to differentiate sarcasm and your genuine feelings when it comes Lucas, given your unadulterated support of him.

Javi Martinez thread. Not Lucas.

I believe if a player really wants to come here, he will arrive regardless of City's interest.Look at Johnson,we managed to compete with Chelsea abd get him here so if Rafa really wants a player he will get it.

Yes but when for example say City offer 20 million for him were out we cant match that. Its just a horrible fact of life.

I'll just copy and paste what I said in the Dzeko thread, the same applies here :

In days gone by, if an agent wanted to boost the transfer value of one of his players, he would 'leak' to the press that Liverpool, ManUre, Real etc were interested in him.
Nowadays, they throw in Citeh and Chelski as they have more money to throw around. It's the same as if you go and look at a second hand car or even a house, the seller will often say, "I have someone else coming to look at it later" so you think, 'sh*t, I'd better get my offer in now and make it a good one'.
Citeh may well be interested but you should take any of these stories with a pinch of salt, 90% will be bollocks.

Just read a tweet that he's set to sign for Benfica.
Turns out the source was fake.

That bloody Benfica website where you can post a name in the link and it'll come up with that player signing for them.

I remember it happened with Kuyt.

Signing a new contract with Athletico today, lock it up.

Why is this in the Kop? 

Why is this in the Kop? 

My thoughts exactly.

Signed until 2016.

Javi Martinez extended his contract until 2016

Athletic assures one of his players, franchise, international midfielder Javi Martinez World Champion, with the extension of his current contract, which expired on June 30, 2014, for two more seasons as official will Throughout the day today.

Aiegi player (Navarra) will sign a new contract that will bind the Bilbao club until June 2016 and will become, at 22, one of the highest paid players in the template, increasing his buyout clause also now encrypted 36 million, possibly up to 40 million, with corresponding taxes can skyrocket to over 60, a price that tries to dispel doubts about his future as Navarre midfielder has been, is and will be sought by many European teams .

Javi Martinez, Estella born the second of September 1988, arrived at the Athletic were still young. The Bilbao club paid for this lanky boy of 17 who had no experience in First Division, six million euros to Osasuna in Pamplona, ​​but soon found that the price was ridiculous.

When in its fifth season as Athletic player, is now about to turn 200 official matches with the team from Bilbao, 168 of them in the league, which has scored 19 goals. In addition, the World champions South Africa last summer and before he became European Champion U-17 with Spain being a fixed both in the U-21, with which the Europeans played next summer, as in the absolute, where has the confidence of Vicente Del Bosque.

Source is  Marca

Contracts dont mean as much anymore though
Big fan of his and would be good player for us i think. 

Why is this in the Kop? 

My thoughts exactly.

Moved it here. The reason it was in the Kop was because usually when a transfer window closes we close the board that was created for it and move all the threads into the Kop until the next window approaches. Some threads which become irrelevant get forgotten about, missed and left in the Kop board to sink.