dibbler 0 Posted January 19, 2017 Norwich have agreed a deal to sign Sporting Lisbon left-back Marvin Zeegelaar, according to A Bola.The report claims that Norwich have agreed a fee with Sporting for the fullback. The figure is thought to be €3.5m, although it could rise to €5m with add-ons.The deal is expected to go through with the report stating that Zeegelaar will leave Sporting this month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted January 19, 2017 Source from A Bola?more likely Ebola. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginja 26 Posted January 19, 2017 http://abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=4&id=651584Marvin Zeegelaar vai deixar o Sporting já nesta reabertura do mercado. O lateral-esquerdo holandês de 26 anos, que os leões contrataram precisamente há um ano, ao Rio Ave, a troco de cerca de meio milhão de euros, vai render agora aos cofres do leão uma verba entre os 3,5 e os cinco milhões.O destino, noticia A BOLA esta quinta-feira, é o Norwich, atual 11.º classificado do Championship, segundo escalão do futebol inglês, onde atuam os portugueses Ivo Pinto e Nélson Oliveira. Marvin Zeegelaar will leave Sporting already in this reopening of the market. The 26-year-old Dutch left-back, whom the lions hired precisely a year ago, to Rio Ave, in exchange for about half a million euros, will now yield to the lion''s coffers a sum between 3.5 and five million . The destination, news The BALL this Thursday, is Norwich, current 11th place in the Championship, second tier of English football, where the Portuguese play Ivo Pinto and Nélson Oliveira. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coq au vin 0 Posted January 19, 2017 Ah so Portugal has become our new ''Leeds''... Fingers x''d for Ronaldo next Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted January 19, 2017 So if we spend most of the Olsson fee on a new LB, where does that leave some conspiracy theories? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari_2 0 Posted January 19, 2017 A dutchman from Sporting Lisbon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nat_canaries 0 Posted January 19, 2017 Didn''t know much about him so had a little look, seems quick and can play left mid too. More of an attacking left back who leaves a lot to be desired defensively, so a left footed pinto basically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,555 Posted January 19, 2017 No to Ronaldo thanks Morgan, Real have lost their last 2 games! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari_2 0 Posted January 19, 2017 [quote user="morty"]So if we spend most of the Olsson fee on a new LB, where does that leave some conspiracy theories?[/quote]Only if we spend most of the brady money too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted January 19, 2017 [quote user="KeiranShikari"][quote user="morty"]So if we spend most of the Olsson fee on a new LB, where does that leave some conspiracy theories?[/quote]Only if we spend most of the brady money too.[/quote]Oh.How much did we get for him then?One thing at a time, be patient. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coq au vin 0 Posted January 19, 2017 Mr Angry, what about ''Fat'' Ronaldo? Worth a punt?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted January 19, 2017 Not sure how trustworthy his stats are on wikipedia, but doesn''t look like he''s player much football considering his age, only just over 120 games listed - which I find a bit odd.Sporting reportedly paid 400,000 euros for him in November ''15 apparently, so to pay quite considerably more than that is quite a surprise if true.Interesting he has had 2 games in English football whilst on loan to Blackpool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,289 Posted January 19, 2017 I hope he likes coffee....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue Baboon 0 Posted January 19, 2017 To be fair, it seems that this deal is more than what we sold Olsson for.Olsson was a solid 6/7 out of 10 every week - I hope we have done our homework on this guy as Olsson is hard to replace, especially considering our previous experience of buying Dutch from Lisbon...I suppose the question would be would you rather we signed a ''name'' like this guy with all the money, or a lower league guy for half the money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Drinkell 50 Posted January 19, 2017 Or possibly both, if the Bradford guy rumours are true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,317 Posted January 19, 2017 4.3m euros isn''t it so a bit less than we got for Olsson. I guess the thinking is that we would lose Olsson in the future for less whereas this guy may retain his value or increase it if he is a success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,502 Posted January 19, 2017 Looks very Pinto-esque on youtube, quick, tricky & strong, but not exactly defence minded.Perhaps 5 at the back is the way to go? Seemed to work pretty well against Saints last night. Obviously tends to be a more defensive formation, but with 2 flying wing backs & a proper CF we might prosper. Last night McVeigh seemed to think that with players like Josh we carried a potent counter-attacking threat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,658 Posted January 19, 2017 Know literally nothing about him, so won''t judge. Which is the fair thing to do, by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 2 Posted January 19, 2017 [quote user="morty"]So if we spend most of the Olsson fee on a new LB, where does that leave some conspiracy theories?[/quote]Moan moan moan..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,385 Posted January 19, 2017 4.3 million Euros comes out at about 3.7 million quid so money left over from the Olsson deal.A sensible deal financially, just hope he turns out to be good enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chemical Bro 0 Posted January 19, 2017 Some positive news to get our teeth into (hopefully) Sounds promising Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coq au vin 0 Posted January 19, 2017 Could we be switching to a 5 3 2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan 0 Posted January 19, 2017 According to reports he was only sold for 500 000 last year.A pity we did not buy him then, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Just a point of clarification really.What are we really assuming sell to buy means?Is it to raise capital or lessen or alter the wage bill? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted January 19, 2017 [quote user="Alan"]According to reports he was only sold for 500 000 last year.A pity we did not buy him then,[/quote]Yeah, we should have snapped him up on a free as a youngster 👍Good news if true, sounds like he''ll balance things out with Pinto on the other side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,385 Posted January 19, 2017 [quote user="keelansgrandad"]Just a point of clarification really.What are we really assuming sell to buy means?Is it to raise capital or lessen or alter the wage bill?[/quote]Moving a player on while you can get money for them and replacing them with an equal or possibly better option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,502 Posted January 19, 2017 Bit of £/euro confusion going on here.Price is 5m euros (allegedly), which translates to £4.3m .N.B. this is not the upfront cost (allegedly) which is 3m euros...er (allegedly). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Flash 13 Posted January 19, 2017 re "According to reports he was only sold for 500 000 last year. A pity we did not buy him then" - close to the end of his contract at the time, hence cut price deal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted January 19, 2017 [quote user="keelansgrandad"]Just a point of clarification really.What are we really assuming sell to buy means?Is it to raise capital or lessen or alter the wage bill?[/quote]We spent a million or two (or three) more than we received in the summer. It might now mean we have to get in more than we receive to make up that shortfall. It could mean we now need to get in as much as we spend now. Or that we need to get in more, irrespective of the shortfall.It depends what the board think - realistically - about our chances of getting into the lay-offs, but my not very educated guess would be Option 2. What I am much surer about, whatever the board thinks of the play-offs, is that we willl be trying very hard to reduce the wage bill significantly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted January 19, 2017 Marvelous Marvin, will fill that void we have at left back, I hope he''s a signing good as Pinto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites