There is news in the French press this morning that Newcastle’s signing of top target Lille winger, Gervinho, is imminent.
Gervinho – signing for Newcastle is imminent
The Foot01.com web-site above is reporting that Sky Sports said yesterday that the signing of Gervinho by the Magpies is now imminent.
It appears the Lille striker could join his team mate Yohan Cabaye, who will join Newcastle later this week following French International duty.
The Ivorian striker’s agent is said to be currently negotiating the final details of his transfer to the Newcastle United club.
If this is true it will be fantastic news for Newcastle fans, who seem to have taken to the winger’s style of play – not to mention his goal scoring ability and terrific speed.
Maybe that tweet from Cheick Tiote recently that his friend would be joining Newcastle – did indeed refer to his Ivory Coast team-mate Gervinho arriving on Tyneside.
This would be great news – if true.
In the French report, the fee quoted is said to be around two and a half times what Lille paid for the player from Le Mans in the summer of 2009.
That fee was said to be €8M, so €20M would be around £18M – which seems really high to us – but maybe something has been lost in translation – as they say. 😀
But it’s probably £18M to Lille for both Cabaye and Gervinho.
Arsenal have also been pursuing the player, but this would be a break-though summer signing for the Magpies – if it happens.
Comments very welcome.
862 comments so far
toonruz
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Comment #841if he has he must of had a few options of different team s
craig bell
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:20 PM
Comment #842gervinho said the other day he’l anounce who he’s gona join this week and theres only a few hours left! Be delighted if we sign him but il not get my hopes up until he’s signed
toonruz
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:21 PM
Comment #843GeordieToon89 i am on the phone to him now , cisse was offered a contract so its wait and see was ment to give us anser next week
GeordieToon89
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:22 PM
Comment #844is Cisse on a free like toonruz?
toonruz
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Comment #845Gervinho is done deal nothing has changed there
gam is close to agreeing a contract with us chopra will only sign if we get him free
toonruz
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:25 PM
Comment #846Cisse is on a free because his club r in dept and there club want rid of him
toonruz
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:29 PM
Comment #847shiteseats Shite Seats
by Shear_Legend_9
To clarify. We’ve heard a rumour about Norwegians taking over, and bookies would not accept bids on it happening. Just passing on info…
Toonfreak87
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Comment #848Have you guys ever heard of the concept of wait and see? I hate getting my hopes up
GeordieToon89
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:31 PM
Comment #849ive never heard of rich norwegians before lol
Hoppefot79
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:41 PM
Comment #850I think it’s just a case of me & my fellow Noggies trying to take over this website yesterday lol
Toonfreak87
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Comment #851lol be right
Hoppefot79
Jun 5, 2011 at 7:44 PM
Comment #852Well, Wimbledon had 2 rich Norwegians as owners a few years back. Røkke & Gjelsten
Toonpiper
Jun 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Comment #853It’s gone very quiet…………………
estechco
Jun 5, 2011 at 8:06 PM
Comment #854Wonder what the record for longest number of blog comments is?
bollokheed
Jun 5, 2011 at 8:51 PM
Comment #855this thread has took me 1/1/2 hours to get thru,, imho too many people sayin gervinho is signing to not be true,, we’ll all find out soon (hope it’s 2morro!) but we need to just ktf lads an stop bitchin , i kno its not easy cos i’m fackin demented, but i think beardo’s comments about this bein a new era an not to panic will be tru
Oleg G
Jun 5, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Comment #856Wow, this thread is crazily huge!!
toon_tomma
Jun 5, 2011 at 9:26 PM
Comment #857A think we might find out alot of stuff now with the window opening 2moz
toonnumber9
Jun 5, 2011 at 10:02 PM
Comment #858word coming from people close to the club is that sturridge is set to sign for 12m this week. nothing on the web about it.
spb
Jun 5, 2011 at 11:18 PM
Comment #859anyone thought that the board might have said to any new players that they cant speak about it till after the 6th June so as its to late for any other club to snach them?
Zangwill_Ho
Jun 6, 2011 at 5:53 AM
Comment #860if today no any offical news, i think it should be a fake and will give a great disappointment to whole world NUFC fans.
Stuart
Jun 6, 2011 at 9:45 AM
Comment #861Toonruz lad,
I usually like your comments as you’re one of the more positive posters, but I’ve just sat and read through all the comments on here and to be honest mate you sound like an idiot.
You base your transfer rumours on a source, just like every other person in the world, yet when someone disagrees they’re either stupid or a mackem.
Plus going on saying ‘im older than you’ and ‘I have more right to be here’ makes you sound a right c**t.
Dont get me wrong, I hope you’re right about the transfers but theres a right way and a wrong way to go about delivering the news, and by god you picked the wrong way.
Zangwill_Ho
Jun 6, 2011 at 9:55 AM
Comment #862hope so