There was news from Sky Sports yesterday that Newcastle United target Vurnon Anita has told his club Ajax that he wants to leave the club.
Conflicting reports on this player – Vernon Anita
And if you are to believe the reports over the last couple of months, Newcastle have already bid £5M for the Dutch International, but the club want £8M.
There’s no doubt that Anita is keen to make the move to Tyneside and the reports over the last couple of weeks is that he’s hoping that Newcastle will come back in with a better offer.
But then Ajax Director of Football Marc Overmars yesterday dismissed reports that Newcastle had already bid for the 23 year-old holding midfielder, as he told told Voetbal International:
“If Frank de Boer wants to keep him, Vurnon should just stay at Ajax.” “His contract has two more years left on it and we are very pleased with him. In the two weeks I have been in this role with Ajax I have heard nothing from Newcastle.”
Now to be fair, that could mean that Newcastle have not bid in the last couple of weeks, but had a previous offer turned down – maybe.
It does seem that the news is true that Anita has already held discussions with Marc Overmars, and he told the former Arsenal and Barcelona winger that he wants to join the Premier League.
But just in case you believe that Anita has handed in a transfer request here’s what his agent Harry Lulofs said yesterday in Ajax Life:
“We have spoken with Frank de Boer and want to have a meeting with Overmars, as he has control over it.” “But there was no meeting yesterday. Hopefully it is just a matter of weeks.”
Anita’s contract with Ajax expires in 2014 so here’s a simple question:
What’s the status of the Anita deal?
My head is spinning and it’s not the whisky.
We have no idea what the status is, and yes, there have been reports that Sunderland were also interested in the midfielder, but whether that’s true we also have no idea.
That news was from Harry Lulofs, his agent, who said on 13th July that
“Clubs like Aston Villa, Norwich City, Sunderland and Newcastle United have asked about the status of the player.”
“This is quite normal because Vurnon Anita was one of the best players in the Ajax team in the last two years and will be one of the new Dutch internationals.”
“But only Newcastle United have made a written offer to Ajax, who didn’t want to let the player go for that money.”
The agent mau not have been accurate in saying that Newcastle had made a written offer for Anita, so we wonder is he’s any more accurate saying that Sunderland are interested.
And don’t forget the agent’s job is simply to drum up interest in his client, so he can get him sold – and make some money.
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138 comments so far
Beardo Ameobi
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Comment #121I’m just waiting for Craigcoozy to appear! Unless, unless he’s been caught and executed by his employers.
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:26 PM
Comment #122check and toooon….have you gone?
Beardo….You can’t stay itk for long without facing up to your actions
Jail for Ashley
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Comment #123I agree with everybody today except Ketsbaia.
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:34 PM
Comment #124I agree with Ketsbaia…there goes you agreeing with everybody 😉
pieceofpapiss
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Comment #125I’m a realist. And the reality is that before AC left he was the best english striker in the league (rooney was off form) £35m was the best bit of business this club has ever done. If he comes back he’ll get that form back before you know it. We wont resort to long ball football because AC has a hell of a lot more to his game than that.
Debuchy will come in for under £8m because he wants to leave and Lille will give into his demands.
Anita is going to be world class, still young and with the guidance of Tiote will prove to be a valuable asset to us for under £5m.
Douglas im not bothered about, very good defender in the same bracket as Colo and Saylor.
Hoillett is brilliant but if he’s offered champions league football he will got for the money.
Jail for Ashley
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Comment #126Ibiza,
But I do agree with you on agreeing with Ketsbaia,ha ha.:0
Ketsbaia9
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Comment #127You should agree. I haven’t said anything wrong. I’d slash myself if Cissokho was our first signing. The news today is that he prefers a move to Italy, however, last week his agent was in England to try and sort out a move.
ilovetoon8788
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Comment #128Sky Sports understands that Fulham and West Ham United have both made offers for FC Twente defender Douglas.
by Tweet me @skygraemebailey 8:12 PM
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Comment #129In that case your statement stands. That being the case, i’d like to retract my statement, as there is in fact very little that I agree with Ketsbaia on.
Bit slow on here today isn’t it? Don’t tell me people actually have something better to do?
ilovetoon8788
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Comment #130Sky Sports understands that Southampton have made a move for Dutch international forward Jeremain Lens.
by Tweet me @skygraemebailey 6:44 PM
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how on earth are clubs like Southampton in for player of Jeremain Lens quality. What are we doing? -.-
Jail for Ashley
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Comment #131Kets,
Comparing RTaylor to David Beckham is sooo wrong its diabolical.
Premiership Manager
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Comment #132I don’t understand why we would bid 8M for Anita as he is not worth it. We have Tiote, we have Perch,Raylor,Gosling Abied and Bigirmana who looks to be a very tallented player.
If we buy somebody to play in defence it should be Sakho, he is an international and can play at CB or LB and to if yoy compare the costs of signing one player to do the job rather than two in Debuchy and Anita it’s a no brainer and will keep the team settled.
The other thing to consider is Santon, I still don’t know his best position and if Tiote went for me I’d put Santon in midfield because he is to technically gifted to be wasted at LB or RB.
As for Carroll would love to see him back but the terms would have to be good.
One thing to many people forget is that players like Debuchy and I could say to a certain degree Ba will use this window to manipulate the best deal for them whether is is with the club they are at or with another club.
Carroll has been put in a very difficult position and to a degree I feel genuinely sorry for the guy as he has not been treated very well by Liverpool who seem to be making blunder after blunder.
martoon
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Comment #133Tooooon – I understand what you are saying and as fans we first and foremost want to see the club doing well. BUT under fat Freddy the club was haemorraging money buying players we couldn’t afford on the never never and still paying for players who had long left the club. Not to mention the the fat bonuses he paid himself & Douglas Hall. Freddy hid all this from Ashley which is why Ashley sacked him when he found out. I understand your frustration but we don’t want to go back to running the club like Freddy did!
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Comment #134“You should agree. I haven’t said anything wrong.”
None of us say anything right or wrong, they are just opinions. Unfortunately not many on here agree with yours. That is also not helped by the fact you generally don’t back up your opinions and spout on that we “need” this player or that player.
Then there’s the believing Pardew was taking tips from your blog posts, but I can put that down to an attempt at humour…maybe
toonarnie29
Jul 19, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Comment #135All the speculation is too much I’m starting to get emotional 🙁
Reading you boys is helping me through it though. Keep up the good work……. Also I take it this Anita is half decent then?? 😉
Ketsbaia9
Jul 19, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Comment #136We want to buy Anita as he’s versatile. He has composure on the ball, and we struggled to keep possession on numerous occasions last season. It will be a good signing. We also need an attacking midfielder to challenge Cabaye. Hoilett would be a decent signing as he’s available on the cheap.
I’ve got a feeling that Douglas will sign for Fulham, so hopefully we’ll end up with Aldereweild or Sakho. It’s worth paying £10m plus on a centre back as that’s where we’re short at the moment. Too many incompetent players at the back at the moment.
Would rather we bought two up and coming strikers for £6-7m instead of signing Carroll for £13m.
We can’t be relying on players like Shola Ameobi, Williamson and Simpson next season.
I do however think Abeid, Vuckic and Bigirimana have the potential to be excellent players.
Vuckic should be utilised as a striker though.
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Jul 19, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Comment #137Ketsbaia…Good post 🙂
toonarnie29
Jul 19, 2012 at 4:13 PM
Comment #138Ketsbaia
I agree with almost all of that and would love it if we got hoilet in but he wouldn’t be back up to cabaye as they’re completely different players, YC is a puppeteer pulling all the strings while hoilet is an explosive winger/ striker, both quality at what they do but you’ll find it hard to find backup for a player like cabaye! It’s a shame we let Guthrie go really he was our closest thing in that mould