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RUMOURs - Shiny and new - Spring/Summer 2014

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  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    contracts expire today so wouldn't be surprised to hear of a couple inward and poyet's new club announced.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Swisdom said:

    Gomez will get some game time in pre season and we can see how he fares. He really is something special and one we should be excited about - as long as we give him a chance to find his feet he will go all the way.

    From the clips I have seen of Ezekiel I can't imagine he would join us. Him and Vetokele would terrorise defences in the Championship. Two insanely fast strikers would be awesome and with Polish Pete maybe coming of age we suddenly have a cosmopolitan, young and potent strike force. I would still like to see an established big guy up there though - it's a real shame as Yann feeding these little whippets could and would be a sight to behold

    This. Same as Powell did with Cousins last year.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,983
    edited July 2014
    Has anyone actually got their paws on an SLP to see if the Eziekiel rumour is indeed a bonafide rumour, or really just a rumour rumour?
  • Essex_Al
    Essex_Al Posts: 3,582
    Valley11 said:

    Has anyone actually got their paws on an SLP to see if the Eziekiel rumour is indeed a bonafide rumour, or really just a rumour rumour?

    Ha,ha, I just asked Richard Cawley on Twitter to spill the beans and he told me to go and buy an online copy!
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    Bailly was the Crawley tweet
  • Yann897
    Yann897 Posts: 1,530
    @Timmsi_CAFC: Charlton Athletic On The Verge Of Signing Imoh Ezekiel #CAFC The Charlton Way http://t.co/ByYxjVqnUu

    Looks a bit amateur but interesting if inter Milan want him.
  • Jdredsox
    Jdredsox Posts: 534
    edited July 2014
    Yann897 said:

    @Timmsi_CAFC: Charlton Athletic On The Verge Of Signing Imoh Ezekiel #CAFC The Charlton Way http://t.co/ByYxjVqnUu

    Looks a bit amateur but interesting if inter Milan want him.

    Blackpool also want him as part of their #rigarevolution. Then again they also talk about Boly going there which I can't see.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Yann897 said:

    @Timmsi_CAFC: Charlton Athletic On The Verge Of Signing Imoh Ezekiel #CAFC The Charlton Way http://t.co/ByYxjVqnUu

    Looks a bit amateur but interesting if inter Milan want him.

    It's due to our ongoing secret tie-up with Inter Milan. I knew it would come good one-day.
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,362
    Don't think Roland will want Ezekiel leaving the network just yet , he's a relatively young player , who , by going from what I've seen and heard , is improving all the time , at the moment Ezekiel is probably worth around 4/5m , if he develops like expected he could be worth triple that in a couple of years , so selling him out of the network really isn't an option I don't think.
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  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,983
    Laddick01 said:

    Don't think Roland will want Ezekiel leaving the network just yet , he's a relatively young player , who , by going from what I've seen and heard , is improving all the time , at the moment Ezekiel is probably worth around 4/5m , if he develops like expected he could be worth triple that in a couple of years , so selling him out of the network really isn't an option I don't think.

    Loan him to us. Scores 25 goals in a higher profile league, then moves to Premier League side for £8m.
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,624
    if he scores 25 goals he might move with us to the Prem ?
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954

    if he scores 25 goals he might move with us to the Prem ?

    That's the spirit, Lancs!

  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,782
    I took a look at Ezekiels Instagram , his last picture/post was tiled 'last training session' followed by a few good luck posts from supporters and a player
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    sammy391 said:

    I took a look at Ezekiels Instagram , his last picture/post was tiled 'last training session' followed by a few good luck posts from supporters and a player

    Just had a look, the good luck message from a supporter is to a player who commented, opare, who has left standard
  • Yann897
    Yann897 Posts: 1,530

    sammy391 said:

    I took a look at Ezekiels Instagram , his last picture/post was tiled 'last training session' followed by a few good luck posts from supporters and a player

    Just had a look, the good luck message from a supporter is to a player who commented, opare, who has left standard
    Yeah that's how I read it but he did also say about last training so who knows.
  • I don't think he is in the Nigerian world cup squad and therefore is not a regular international. Belgian rules on overseas player work permits are a lot more relaxed than here. Does he have duel nationality or something? As I cannot see him meeting the criteria for non-EU player work permits in the UK.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    edited July 2014
    sammy391 said:

    I took a look at Ezekiels Instagram , his last picture/post was tiled 'last training session' followed by a few good luck posts from supporters and a player

    Hmm.....image

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Soccerway has him as making 39 appearances last season with just 7 off the bench.

    Strange that RD would move him to us.
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    sammy391 said:

    I took a look at Ezekiels Instagram , his last picture/post was tiled 'last training session' followed by a few good luck posts from supporters and a player

    I read that to say 'the last training session he had'. Not his last ever one.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,069
    edited July 2014
    Not a great summer for Liege so far, sold Batshuayi, Opare has joined Porto

    Ezekiel has previously said he would like to play in England, but I imagine thats the PL

    Soccerway has him as making 39 appearances last season with just 7 off the bench.

    Strange that RD would move him to us.

    Power shift! Roland has seen the money to be made in the PL and the stupid sums average players are sold for. If he can get us into the PL and find some gems for cheap abroad from the other network clubs then he can develop them and sell them on for millions.

  • This is the bit in the SLP:

    "Charlton are weighing up moving for former Belgian international Logan Bailly, writes Richard Cawley. The 28-year-old goalkeeper is able to leave OH Leuven after they made the drop out of the Jupiler Pro League.
    Charlton are short of experience in that area since Ben Hamer quit for Leicester on a free transfer. Bailly would add a senior head alongside talented youngster Nick Pope, who recently penned a long-term extension at The Valley.

    And Addicks head coach Bob Peeters might also land Standard Liege striker Imoh Ezekiel. The 20-year-old has been with the Belgian outfit also owned by Charlton chief Roland Duchatelet since 2012. Ezekiel was capped by Nigeria in March."
  • Chrispy51
    Chrispy51 Posts: 471

    Not a great summer for Liege so far, sold Batshuayi, Opare has joined Porto

    Ezekiel has previously said he would like to play in England, but I imagine thats the PL


    Soccerway has him as making 39 appearances last season with just 7 off the bench.

    Strange that RD would move him to us.

    Power shift! Roland has seen the money to be made in the PL and the stupid sums average players are sold for. If he can get us into the PL and find some gems for cheap abroad from the other network clubs then he can develop them and sell them on for millions.

    This, I can absolutely see us taking the 'Wigan' approach and telling players that they join us, sign a good (long) contract and we won't stand in their way if they get a reasonable offer at a bigger PL club. We will get the player for a couple of years and be their stepping stone to the top 6 teams and their more lucrative contracts
  • Liege are fine. They've got Thuram back.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    If there were truth in the SLP story, I would love a striker force of:

    - Vetokele
    - Ezekiel
    - Reza
    - Big lump to play with one of the above (COG would have been ideal)
    - Ansah

    Ship out Church, and send Pete and Piggot on loan.
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    edited July 2014

    If there were truth in the SLP story, I would love a striker force of:

    - Vetokele
    - Ezekiel
    - Reza
    - Big lump to play with one of the above (COG would have been ideal)
    - Ansah

    Ship out Church, and send Pete and Piggot on loan.

    Would like to see some support on the wings / left / right midfield) or a covering right back for Solly (if Loic Nego is not deemed to be that) to allow Wilson to play at right midfield. Good strikers need service. Charlton have had plenty of decent strikers that didn't score because of lack of service.

    Any real rumours on that level would be great to hear.
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    A 4m striker playing in the Belgium league is worth considerably more if he does it in England. Look at the silly money for shaw. RD can see the value of putting his better assets in England.
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881

    A 4m striker playing in the Belgium league is worth considerably more if he does it in England. Look at the silly money for shaw. RD can see the value of putting his better assets in England.

    That may be evident from our perspective. I would be careful in assuming that is the way that Roland is thinking.
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