News on Deportivo’s International web site today says that if Newcastle are to complete the signing of defender Fabricio Coloccini. it must be completed today, otherwise there will be some delay at best.
Col0cccini - patiently waiting to see if deal can be made
It turns out that Deportivo’s President Lendoiro has decided to travel to Venezuela tomorrow, and if the Deportivo Executive leaves without any closed deal for the defender, the Spanish club is saying the transfer will not take place, at least not in the short term.
Sportpaper AS was speculating yesterday that President Augusto César Lendoiro might be using his trip to Venezuela as some kind of a manoeuvre or leverage to get Newcastle United to quicken the negotiations.
The news according to Radio Galega, is that the President will leave tomorrow morning to travel to Venezuela, where the Deportivo team are in pre-season training.
Coloccini was not on the trip earlier this week, because he was going to work on his fitness in Spain, and also be available to decide his future.
Here are the official positions as the International Deportivo web site lays them out:
- Lendoiro wants €12.5 million (around £10M) plus €2.5M (around £1M) for incentives
- Newcastle United are currently offering €11M (around £8.8M) plus an additional million euro (£0.8M) depending on the Tyneside team’s achievements.
The bottom line is that Deportivo are wanting a total of £11M, including incentives and Newcastle have offered £9.6M – and that’s not a huge difference – around £1.4M.
We can still get this deal done – why not half the difference so we pay Deportivo £9.6M plus £900K incentives – that would be around £10.5M total. That would appear to be less than £1M additional that Newcastle are currently offering.
But of course, we just don’t know the details, and these transfers are never easy these days – we always have to remember that.
Also, Depor Sport wrote on Wednesday the Galician club isn’t too worried about Coloccini potentially using FIFA’s article 17 (Webster) in order to obtain his freedom.
Apparently any player wanting to use this rule, must inform FIFA about their intentions at least 15 days before the end of the season, and that’s just didn’t happen.
If we were to bet on this one, we still think he’ll be a Newcastle player soon, although admittedly our predictions in the past have been less than stellar. 
Meanwhile, there are rumors building in Spain about a possible replacement for Coloccini at Deportivo, the main candidate now being Diego Colotto.
There is still a good chance we can bring the player in, and we think the news yesterday that Spurs may also be in interested, was only mischievous speculation.
Comments welcome.
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74 responses so far ↓
1 Lesh // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Just gerrim and Ernie, look smart or you’ll miss Inla… just like the rest that’s slipped by!
2 staffsmag // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Get him and get him now please MA !!!!!
3 Toon92 // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:11 AM
1st!!!!!!
Greedy Spanish B@&”*rds!!!!!!!!!!1
4 Toon92 // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Sorry
2nd
5 Anon1 // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:14 AM
This guy is a must!! We can almost start building around him. How come it’s only now that the F.A decide to stick their unwanted noses in to the Barton affair a 15 match ban would be a punishment against Newcastle for something that happened at Man City. Honestly it’s like we’re genuinely being conspired against
6 nicky nicky // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:16 AM
it’s not true
http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008080100_12_210585__Deportes-Lendoiro-mantiene-inmutable
lendoiro not to trevel venesuela
7 sirjasontoon // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:17 AM
I so want that curly colloccini signed up..seems like a game of cat and mouse to me..we are desperate for players he is not that expensive and our defence would improve bigtime with him in it.
I hope we tie this up today..I will still not be satisfied though as we need more than just him.
8 Faustino // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:18 AM
If we sign him today I’ll be a happy man. Firstly that we’ve signed the best defender the club’s seen since the Smoggie Charver sicknote. Secondly because it will be very apparent that Vetere etc. are actually doing their blo*dy jobs.
However, I’m gonna expect the worst in the hope I’m pleasantly surprised!
9 cyprus mag // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:19 AM
You’ve got your sums wrong.2.5 M euros is £2 M not £1M
10 Swift nextsoccerstar // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:19 AM
I’d be cautious about building a team around Coloccini. He’s a really good player, but you don’t want to be basing your defence on him for next season.
11 spudgun // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:19 AM
I’ll believe it when I see it
12 sirjasontoon // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM
If we don’t sign him after all this it will be a real kick in the teeth he is a class act end of story and better than anyone we have in our back four by a mile.
Get him signed Mike and then move onto the next target.
13 beye the great // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM
apparentley they could not do anything while the police werrei nvestigating and i realy hope we get this player and in his younger days was tipped as the new nesta which cant be bad
14 A geordiedoonsooth // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Can’t see this happening at all, I hope I’m wrong but it’s been such a frustrating summer. A long hard season ahead.
15 Faustino // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Swift – given we havent signed him yet that’s probably a good idea mate.
16 Norway // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:23 AM
You migth think we had learned over the years. Not the first time we are sitting on the fence, and allowed other clubs to pick up players we both need/want.
I`m not saying some other club are about to get him, but some papers are saying that spurs are in the hunt.
1 million, why cant we just meet there demands for once. We picked up Boumsong for 8, no qeustions asked. Just 6 months after he joined Rangers for free. but this time, nah, god damn it!
Just get the lad, he`s a brilliant player and a huge boost for the whole club, not just the leaky defence….
17 sirjasontoon // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Swift..expand?
Who would you base it around?
18 Chizzy_Toon // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:25 AM
They need to get this guy signed ASAP, he would form an excellent partnership with young Taylor.
19 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:26 AM
A translated version of Nicky Nicky’s article…
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laopinioncoruna.es%2Fsecciones%2Fnoticia.jsp%3FpRef%3D2008080100_12_210585__Deportes-Lendoiro-mantiene-inmutable&lp=es_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
THERE IS HOPE STILL!!!
20 howaytheladsII // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:27 AM
I don’t think Col0cccini deserve such a high price
21 Aaron // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Why is there all this rubbish just get the man in and get him in quick according to all reports he has agreed personal terms and for the sake of 1m come on we forked out 5m for joey barton so am sure 10m for Fabricio Collocini would be good business
22 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Well… If he can help our defense settle and offer us more power for next season, then i cant see why Coloccini shouldnt be worth the ekstra 1 mill.
23 benny // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:31 AM
i posted on here that he was 100% not going to newcastle 24 hours before his agent said the same. This was because it was my understanding that he was having a medical at spurs on monday. This appears to have broken down after his club hiked up there price to spurs. It looks as though the player wont be going anywhere.
24 James // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Two points about Coloccini
1. He is EXACTLY the kind of experienced CB we need. Could end up being our best signing for years
2. His Agent described the Newcastle move as a dream move because….we are doubling his current wages. That stinks of the Luque situation all over. Why can’t the Agent say he wants to come here for more reasons than just money
25 GEORDIE L3G3ND // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:32 AM
he is worth tht extra 1 mill, JUST PAY IT
26 Tom // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Sign him, sign him, for the love of all things holy, sign him!
27 Hatty // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Ed,
That article is on Deportivo’s UNNOFFICIAL site. There official site is: http://www.canaldeportivo.com/
Get your facts straight before spreading them across the internet.
28 Hatty // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:35 AM
New world interview up with KK.
Main points:
- Thinks Bassong is one for the future, but wouldn’t be suprised to see him push his way into the team very soon.
- Aim is to slip 3 or 4 signings like him in under 3 big signings. *Speculation on my part is that Spear will be another of those for the future, if it ever gets confirmed.
- No mention of any more incoming signings, but WASN’T asked.
- Raving about Guthrie and Jonas again
- Owen and Faye left behind to work on fitness because they’re a couple of weeks behind.
- Martins can’t play because of minor injury (and injection), but thought it best to bring him out with the squad for team building.
29 Bimpy474 // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:36 AM
No offence ED but why are you saying its on their official website when it isn’t.
This really bugs me as your just as bad as the so called national in the know papers, get your facts right and stop getting peoples hopes up or down for that matter with inaccurate nonsense, it takes 10 seconds to look at depo’s official website to see what you state is not on there.
Its on their unofficial fans website rather like this one, please stop the lazy reporting or we might as well just read The Sun and surely you want to be better than that.
Sorry to moan it just bugs me no end.
30 sirjasontoon // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:36 AM
I think he will be a great signing-strong player and will bring on our younger players and get the back 4 operating a s a solid unit.
31 TooooooN // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:36 AM
if we sign him then we only need one creative midfielder and maybe a backup target man in front
32 Bimpy474 // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Hatty sorry i should have read your post.
33 Toonboy // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Well wave this one goodbye lads
34 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Coloccini, Warnock and Källstrøm would be the 3 big signings from what the so called insiders would have us beleive… If thats the case and they aim to get 3-4 more like Bassong for back-up then i am VERY happy with our team for next season.
35 James // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:42 AM
On a side note, Everton are putting Leighton Baines up for sale after only one season because they want Warnock from Blackburn.
I think if the Toon wrap up deals for Coloccini and Warnock this week, our defence will not be an issue next season – we may even get credit for a strong defence on MOTD
36 TOONPIPES // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Bimpy + Hatty …… Lads, if y divent like it .. deeeee one …… Ed might have made a mistake, but it could just be a simple error – in addition, can you not appreciate that this is a labour of love .. no one is paying him, so being critical is unfair .. if he makes a mistake, well hes learning, its not as if you are going to cut your pay to him is it!! …….. so if you are dis-satifed – dont come back …
37 WesToon // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:43 AM
PLS PLS PLS PLS C,mon sign him now….
@ Hatty & Bimpy474 …..
If you dnt wana read this blog,THEN DONT!!
Leave Ed alone,if you think you can do any better…start your own Fekking blog!! See how many visitors you get u muppets
38 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Btw… If it was a race between Källstrøm and De La Red, who would you guys want?
39 Toonboy // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Coloccini lol
40 GEORDIE L3G3ND // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:46 AM
kallstrom
41 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Toonboy… Hehe, lets say he was already in the bag
42 toon toon.... // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:48 AM
wish they would just wrap this deal up. We seem to be stalling on transfers while the dog ‘walker’ and his irish clan down the road seem to have an open chequebook! (malbranque their only half decent purchase like!)
don’t think we need loads of players but surely a couple of names will help the season ticket sales pick up and the longer we wait to do the deal, it means that players such as collocini will take longer to settle in the team presuming he does join. don’t really want to throw him in away to man utd after just one or so friendly run outs with his new squad. this can also be said for anyone else we are fannying about trying to sign. get them signed, get them with the squad and lets not be playing catch up 6 games into the new season!
43 Bmore // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Just pay it – make a statement to the fans and get him in.
He will repay the extra cash via clean sheets hopefully, therefore more points and a high league position and more prize money!
Yes, I am clutching at straws……..
44 ToonLoon // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Why do fans insist on a creative mid fielder or a striker.
Is anyone comfortable with
Enrique/Taylor/Faye/Geremi
if Beye falls over.
Surely we need defensive class and leadership?
45 Magpie Neil // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:51 AM
A. Spear signed for Arsenal ages ago.
46 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:53 AM
ToonLoon… There are multiple reasons… First of all, we looked like having some serious trouble opening up defenses last season… 2nd It seems that KK has a creative mid in mind if you look at our interest for Modric, Aimar and if you beleive the insiders that claim that we will now go fo either Källstrøm or De La Red.
That said, i dont think ANY fans want a creative mid before we have got more defenders in… Lets hope we can get Coloccini done and then Warnock.
47 jamie // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:55 AM
he looks good and strong at the back, what newcastle need. however, how many players have we heard that about and signed, cough boumsong cough.
Jesus, the “giant serb” looks great and is wanting a move to the premiership according to this report http://community.footballpools.com/blog/2008/08/01/nikola-zigic-6-ft-7-serb-rejects-galatasaray-everton-aston-villa-bolton-newcastle-sunderland-enter-race/. look at the video hes a realy strong finisher, his long distance shots are impressive. I believe he would be a great signing, but we need a reliable winger to feed him the ball like on the video the delivery is the key. write back
48 HeronMag // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:56 AM
James – I can’t see a KK defence ever being given credit on MOTD! Albert and Howey were top class centre backs and got very little credit for what they did in the 90s.
49 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Magpie Neil… Put on a simple link to back your claim up.
50 James // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Magpie Neil – Ramsey signed for Arsenal not Spear.
Spear is still on the way to the Toon.
51 goochy23 // Aug 1, 2008 at 10:59 AM
we still need 3 more first teamers minimum, hopefully this deal will go thru.
when we return on monday we need to push on with transfers, a creative midfielder and i believe another forward. not gona throw names out but when jonas signed am sure he was told thers were top players on the way.
need these signings b4the 10th august to get sum training sessions with kk
52 51times // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:00 AM
valle – If we signed Coloccini, Warnock and Kallstrom I would consider our transfer dealings a success, but I don’t see it happening. Mainly because I think our Chairman is unlikely to release the funds for them. Still, we must have dreams.
53 Hatty // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Magpie Neil, you’re thinking of Aaron Ramsey. Aaron Spear moved up here last weekend with confirmation from Plymouth that his move would be completed soon.
54 ToonKing // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:01 AM
no Magpie Neil , he signed with us agaes ago, just never confirmed offcially.
also if Everton want Warnock, let them have him and let us have Baines. Much better player then Warnock if you ask me, Moyes probably went mad.
55 hitman // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:02 AM
ashley should just pay the extra mill,or spurs will
56 MMNUFC // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Get of eds back there’s ways of pointing out a mistake without hauling some one over the coals about it.
Keep up the good work ed
57 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Jamie… That striker is a GIANT… Im not sure how technical he is, he could look a bit stone legged at times, but he makes centrebacks look like midgets.
58 jamie // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:05 AM
a response to the giant serb would b good please- also hope we get some more players in
59 dick // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:08 AM
zigic 6ft 7 in serb only scored 1 goal in 15 games at his current club, I think we’ve got anough strikers on our books that can’t score goals already. Is’nt he the player Rednap went to looked at and said ” 6ft 7in and never won a header all night”
60 GEORDIE L3G3ND // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:08 AM
th giant serb looks gr8 but im sure keegan wudnt b lukin at him or de la red, sorry guys, maybe kallstrom tho
61 Bimpy474 // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Toonpipes – Its my personal bugbear repeating nonsense from papers and other websites, just a little bit of investigating of the facts so you rise above them, that is what i’m trying to get across.
99% of the blogs ED starts are fantastic, its just the transfers and rumours i hate which are just repeated nonsense from lazy hacks like Neil Custis of The Sun.
62 Sun'lun's Burnin' // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:10 AM
De La Red is a FAR better player than kallstrom!! wjy is Kallstrom even getting a mention? he is rotten!! cant even get a game for sweden!!
63 GEORDIE L3G3ND // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:15 AM
OH MY GOD!!!!, look at this
Gokhan Inler’s agent claims he is planning to meet Arsenal to discuss a possible move for the Udinese midfielder.
Switzerland international Inler has been linked with a £10million move to Emirates Stadium as Arsene Wenger searches for midfield reinforcements.
Wenger has seen Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto Silva leave North London over the summer and is in the market for a suitable replacement.
Inler is rumoured to be one target Wenger is considering, although Udinese have insisted Inler will not be moving to the Premier League.
However, the 24-year-old’s representative Dino Lamberti claims he will be travelling to London to visit the Gunners next week.
Difficult
Lamberti admits there is no concrete bid from Arsenal, but says Inler would have to give serious thought to the chance to link up with Wenger.
“I’m due to go to London and take a look over everything, but no deal has been done yet with Arsenal,” Lamberti told Tages Anzeiger.
“It is difficult for us to take a decision, but Arsenal is certainly something that Gokhan needs to look at.
“Wenger is someone who helps young players go forward.”
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3894717,00.html
64 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Sun’Lun… Just named the players that the “insiders” claim we will go for… I have no idea whether it is true, but it could be, time will tell.
65 clinta // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:16 AM
I’m not convinced about this guy, he seems a good prospect but his price just keeps going up? I don’t think t’s a great deal really £10m? or so?
still we need someone so i’m still hoping he comes, and hoping he won’t be a flop, i doubt he’ll live up to the expectations some of you lads for him though
66 GEORDIE L3G3ND // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:16 AM
what do you think?
67 51times // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:16 AM
De La Red doesn’t want to leave Real, why would he come here? I would be very happy with Kallstrom. If I could get any Lyon player though it’d be Toulalan, or even Bodmer.
68 JOeT // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Kallstrom would be unreal! Never even considered him as a potential playyer we’d have a chance of signing, ive been watching him for years, his passing range and balance are second to none!
I would also deem our transfer dealings a success if we signed
Colocinni
warnock
kallstrom/inler/de jong
69 goochy23 // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:20 AM
with barton lookin like hill face a lengthy ban i cant help but fink we need a centre midfielder asap.
i jus dont fancy butt and guthrie in centre mid not exactly gonna put fear into the oppsotion are they!
70 leeg123 // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:21 AM
just sais that he expects a player by tommorow
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/nufc/New-Newcastle-signing-in-next.4349710.jp
71 Leo // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:28 AM
valle i just clicked ur hyperlink out of curiousity to see what youtube video it was, boy am i glad i did, fantastic, sure takes away a bit of pain this transfer window is causing
i would recomend everyone else to have a look
72 valle // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Leo… Its that time of season… a transfer window special
73 Nick Dryden // Aug 1, 2008 at 11:40 AM
ANON
Poor old newcastle we’re being conspired against.
Do me a favour. For once lets take some responsibility and stop blaming everyone else.
You’re paranoid !!!
74 ChrisL // Aug 1, 2008 at 4:10 PM
“why not half the difference so we pay Deportivo £9.6M plus £900K incentives – that would be around £10.5M total”
You should be in the negotiations business Ed, I bet they never thought of that!
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