There is news today in Firenzeviola that Newcastle have made a £4.5M bid for Fiorentina midfield player Marco Donadel.
Marco Donadel – 25 year old Fiorentina midfield player
The report in the Italian press today says that Newcastle have bid £4.5M for the 25 year-old Italian midfielder, who has been at Fiorentina since 2005, after being a graduate of the AC Milan Youth sides.
He has played 95 times for Fiorentina (3 goals) and 31 times for the Italian Under-21 side and stands 5’11” tall.
Marco Donadel was born in April of 1983 in Conegliano, Province of Treviso, Italy, and he began his career at AC Milan in 2000.
He was loaned out to a succession of clubs, including Lecce, Parma, Sampdoria and Fiorentina over the next four years or so.
After a successful half-season long loan with Fiorentina, the Viola signed him on a permanent basis.
He was the captain of the Italy under-21 team, and won the 2004 European Under-21 Football Championship with Itasly, and he also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament.
The report says that Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear has been interested in the player for some time, and it remains to be seen whether the bid will be accepted by the Italian club based in Florence, Tuscany.
Very interesting, and that’s about all we know about the player.
Can anybody based in Italy give us an update on Marco?
Comments welcome.
75 comments so far
Waddles mullet
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Comment #1seen him today at training ground
just kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ally
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Comment #2i’ll be up for this, just pleased to see we are getting the wheels in motion regarding transfers.
It Could Be Worse...We Could Be Spurs -DC-
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Comment #3wtf? as in the who the…
goals to game ratio is less than impressive so I’m guessing he’s a defensive mid?
anyone got a scouting report on him?
anyone based in Italy?
tomlkier
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Comment #4so this means given is gone, or no m’bia, or both :S
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Comment #5he is poor from what ive heard
NotAGhostToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Comment #6Is this one of the ‘loan signings’ turned into a permanent?
Any good anyone?
Waddles mullet
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Comment #7is he a goalie?? Shat stats even butt scores more!!
CPorterNufc
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Comment #8This must be the midfielder Joe was walking about being abit closer to today when we thought it was M’bia”
Scotty
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Comment #9doesn’t look like he could set the world on fire – does it?
Tom_Toon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Comment #10I heard of him, never seen him though.
He’s a CM so get him signed up ASAP.
CPorterNufc
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Comment #11Don’t think he would be good enough Scotty – jus hope we raise the bid t0 £10m for M’bia!
Scotty
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Comment #12anyone know what this right back is like from toulouse???
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Comment #134.5m for him, when you could get skjelbred for that shame but hey its a potential signing 🙂
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Comment #14are we gonna hear from kinnear tommorow?
Dragonera
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Comment #15Stop going on about Skjelbred, i have seen him and he is nothing special. The way people go on about him on here is ridiculous.
TOONtomARMY
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Comment #16much rather have M’bia, hope we get both though
Girth
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Comment #17ohhhh thats a bit of a curve ball isnt it!
Well safe to say, we all pretty much know nowt about him so lets just see what happens eh, but, since we obviously dont have much money to spend, ie we need to be ultra careful who we buy, i cant see us wasting money on crap!
Time will tell…
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Comment #18http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_are_the_top_twenty_best_supported_football_teams_in_England
found this on the bbc 606 boards, we should be higher than that surely?
billy the fish
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Comment #19fee agreed !!!
well according to this like …
http://www.calciomercatonews.com/dettaglioNewsCategoria.asp?hdnIdCategoria=2&hdnId=16001&from=rssread
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Comment #20dragonera, ill talk about who i want mate 🙂
skjelbred is far better than donadel
billy the fish
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Comment #21defensive midfield by all accounts
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Comment #22http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A46526574
man city fan thinks, shay given has signed
pubcat
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Comment #23I’ve heard that there is a £1 fine for each negative post made on this particular story, so…well, be careful!
Dragonera
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Comment #24Ryan
You talk utter tripe. You pretend that you have seen players that you clearly haven’t. It gets irritating after a while you clueless idiot.
Billy Bunter
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Comment #25Ryan you are a child, stop posting and ruining the blog for others of Billys going to get you.
Big Dave
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Comment #26Ryan @22 Take anything on Wikipedia with a pinch off salt as you can go on yourself and edit it. As for skjelbred i dont think he would come to us mate he is looking a step up the ladder not start at the bottom again. lol
Tom1664
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Comment #27“Ora resta da convincere il giocatore, non troppo convinto di accettare il trasferimento in Premier.”
According to my Italian mate this bit means he’s not too convinced about the move.
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Comment #28billybunter
🙂
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Comment #29billybunter, F.O, i know who you are lol
Dragonera
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Comment #30Ryan
You know what, that was completely uncalled-for. My apologies. It has been a stressful day.
bowburnmag
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Comment #31White boots? Bit iffy…..
How many Italian midfielders have made it in the Premier League?
Billy Bunter
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Comment #32Ryan – Im been serious son, I will squash the hell oot of you if you keep spoiling the blog.
Ye kna who I am, everyone does, me belly tells you that, but I am hacked off your spoiling the crack son, so gan steady, Billys in the hoose and more than a bit narked at ye son.
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Comment #33dragonera, in one ear out the other 🙂
tigerammo
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Comment #34Got my italian freind to translate-
As revealed by Violanews.com, Fiorentina and Newcastle have reached an agreement for the midfielder Donadel. There is talk of numbers around 4 million. Now it remains to be convinced of the player,who is not too convinced to accept the transfer to Premier
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Comment #35billybunter, do you support watford? or even man city 🙂
DJG
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Comment #36That football shirt is trully horrible!
Billy Bunter
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Comment #37Nah son, ye kna who Billy is, everyone does, I ask politely son, stop spoilin the blog for otha’s.
Ive asked politely now stop, your ruining good crack.
Reeto folks – listen here – im sick of aal the twistin and wining on, time to support the team. TOON TOON
bowburnmag
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Comment #38I think the Italian translation from the player when asked if he wanted to go was – “vafanapoli!!!”, so perhaps the reluctance is mutual.
Dragonera
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Comment #39tiger
Ok cheers mate.
The lure of the premier league and a small increase in wages will sort him out good and proper. I would rather we went for a midfielder in the M’Bia mould, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers eh
RyanToon
Jan 26, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Comment #40billybunter, when i want your advice, ill ask, im a good blogger, and youre a poor jogger 🙂