Wishlist Hulk

[termninja 5,290]

Reports are saying a fee hasn't been agreed upon though and that is what is holding it up...so is that just media crap then?

Well clubs can't just approach your player and offer him a contract or anything. They need permission from Porto otherwise it can be punished a.k.a. tapping up.

They way it works is that you first submit your offer to a club and if they accept it then you have their permission to talk to the player.

Dunno about reports, because there is loads of them around, and half are horseshit. Just have some patience, but I do believe we will sign Hulkie

[ruggedknot 105]

which 10% havent we got

Certainly can't be Hulks raging har... Ahem.

[MGuerreiro 252]

Well clubs can't just approach your player and offer him a contract or anything. They need permission from Porto otherwise it can be punished a.k.a. tapping up.

They way it works is that you first submit your offer to a club and if they accept it then you have their permission to talk to the player.

Dunno about reports, because there is loads of them around, and half are horseshit. Just have some patience, but I do believe we will sign Hulkie

While that is true - it is not that uncommon that the selling club gives the buying club permission to hold talks with the player before an offer has been accepted, for instance, while the two clubs are in talks, the buying club might be willing to spend more if they have reached an agreement with the player himself.

I'm not saying that it is like that in this case, since these are just rumors. But it is possible that we have reached an agreement with Hulk but not Porto without breaking any rules, in fact it's rather likely, since Porto can benefit from that situation.

EDIT: Just saw those five little words in your post - "They need permission from Porto". So obviously you knew, sorry.

[Badboy 1,526]

I don't think we need another attacking player in that area now we have Marin and Hazard. I would rather us sign someone who will play next to Mikel, Lampard is coming to the end and I would sign some who can thread a ball through to Hazard and Marin. We have lacked brains in the middle for a long time and its hampered us even with Mata in the team. I would bid for Javi Martinez ! Javi would play in the middle with Mikel and both players are 6ft plus, that would give the little players a good base in our team. We have to think about the balance in our team and Javi would thrive next to Mikel he really would be a brilliant partner for Mikel. We can sign all these samba players but we have to remember our base !!!

[leocfc 3]

Word here in Portugal is that Porto want 75M€ for Hulk. That's just insane.

[Morodo 56]

What did you expect, Porto is the best portuguese club at negociating players.

I think 55/60M€ should be enough.

[Henrique 9,133]

The word is:

Reports are coming in that Hulk agreed terms with Chelsea. Man City have reacted and are talking to Ironman and Thor.

[Henrique 9,133]

Hope we sign him, this guy would be a perfect buy for us. Brazilian skills is the way of the future.

[Superblue 6,331]

What did you expect, Porto is the best portuguese club at negociating players.

I think 55/60M€ should be enough.

Most of the reports I've read is that Porto want about 43-45m euros (roughly £35-38m)

Chelsea currently only willing to offer 35m euros (about £30m approx)

[teh_Stig 12]

Well that's certainly a big difference in price. I really hope we sort it out though.

[Superblue 6,331]

I don't think we need this deep lying playmaker, all our midfield are capable of passing, as are our defence, particularly david luiz who is essentially an even deeper lying playmaker!

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

What did you expect, Porto is the best portuguese club at negociating players.

I think 55/60M€ should be enough.

You are not getting anywhere near that. £30-35 million is all you are getting from us.

[jjd06e 37]

£35 seems a bit a much, I might do it but wouldn't go any higher thats for sure

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

If we don't buy Hulk would you guys stick with Marin/Ramires on the right or would you bring in someone else other than Hulk? Or would you buy a CM?

[Kieran. 6,317]

If we don't buy Hulk would you guys stick with Marin/Ramires on the right or would you bring in someone else other than Hulk? Or would you buy a CM?

I'd stick to Ramires on the right and bring Javi Martinez in to pair with Mikel.

[Henrique 9,133]

A club that pays 18m for you-cant-criticize-him-because-he-is-only-18-years-old Lukauku, should pay 35m for Hulk.

[Waterfall 893]

A club that pays 18m for you-cant-criticize-him-because-he-is-only-18-years-old Lukauku, should pay 35m for Hulk.

Terrible logic even if Lukaku's a flop - which he isn't, yet.

[Henrique 9,133]

Terrible logic even if Lukaku's a flop - which he isn't, yet.

Terrific logic.