Sunderland Rumours Archive August 19 2012

19 Aug 2012 19:52:41
Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace on the MON radar according to reports in the press.

19 Aug 2012 16:42:38
MON submitted a 10m + add ons rising to 15m bid for Adam Johnson after a loan bid was rejected. The 10m bid has been accepted and terms have been agreed so he should be signing in the next few days. MON also after John Guidetti from Man City, fee thought to be around 6m also Scott Dann from Blackburn swap deal for Titus Bramble + 2m. MON has not lost interest in Steven Fletcher, MON is thought to be putting in a bid of 15m for the Wolves forward which is meeting their valuation. Jermain Defoe is also being looked at for around 8m if the Fletcher deal doesnt go ahead but im not sure Defoe would want to come to sunderland and im not sure spurs would let him leave due to their limited striking options however first team football every week could tempt him up north. MON also realises that we need a left back especially since Kieran Richardson is leaving, i think the favourite to come to sunderland is Martin Olssen from Blackburn, fee of around 4m. MON also looks to be getting Joao Caminata, a 17 year old creative midfielder of Porto on a free transfer to ease the pressure off Sessegnon. As for players going out Kieran Richardson wants to go to london, reading, qpr and west ham interested, fee thought to be in the region of 4 or 5m. As ive said Titus Bramble looks to be going to Blackburn in swap deal. Ahmed Elmohamady is not in MON plans so he will be going to either Al Ahly or Hull, for around 2m. As for Sess i am pleased to say he should be staying at the sol. So overall lads i think with these players coming in i think we'll have a decent squad so all you negative fans should start being positive coz really the SOL could do without you. In MON we trust.

First team after transfer deadline:
Simon Mignolet-GK
Phil Bardsley-RFB
John O'shea-CB
Carlos Cuellar-CB
Martin Olssen-LFB
Adam Johnson-RW
Jack Colback-CM
James McClean-LW
Stephane Sessegnon-AM
John Guidetti-CF
Steven Fletcher/Jermain Defoe-CF

Subs:
Kieren Westwood
Scott Dann
Matt Kilgallon
Lee Cattermole
Joao Caminata
Frazier Campbell
Louis Saha

Looks good bit what about larson

Larsson, Brown and Gardner all not in your 18?

Where is all this money apparently coming from?

So far have signed - saha on a free and Cueller on a free. You think Johnson for 15m Guidetti 6m and fletcher 15m? Over 30m of transfers. Errr good one ....

Short gave O'neill funds thats where its coming from!!

I know yesterday was only our first game but we played poorly the second half and only sound defending kept us in the game.Our midfield are devoid of ideas but have been told that re-inforcements are in the pipeline.And yes i am happy with the point but not with the performance {Ed024's Note - I think any Sunderland fan would have taken a point before the game - that said your comments are more 'banter' than 'rumour' - have you heard any rumours about whose in the pipeline ?

Cant slag off negative fans cos none of the players mentioned have signed and liverpool ,according to sky sports,have enquired about johnson. He will go there for higher wages as he did when city came calling

19 Aug 2012 15:10:15
adam johnson will not be going to sunderland sorry to disappoint everyone here.his going to everton on loan for a season because man city has promised everton him

Who are you? his agent

Why would man city send him to everton on loan and not accepted 11mill from sunderland come on use your common sense plus he is close with his parents who live in Sunderland and are massive fans

If thats the case then city would reject our 10m bid, one word bull!

Put it this way,i think mancini would rather have cash than loan him out and everton couldnt afford him,they have spent their last on miralles,interesting to see johnson out of the side altogether tday.tk73

Love to see Johnson at TSOL but can we afford his wages ?..beleive it when it happens ...also we are after a Croation left back and if he signs Richardson will be gone !

I dont think mancini would loan him out to a side thats challenging the top 4,and i think everton will pressure the champions lge this season

One paper says safc bid 10 million the other paper says adam johnson going out on loan......what ever happens johnson would need to drop 30k+ a week to go to safc....and everton can afford him

You would think that given that Rodwell has gone the other way then Everton would have made Johnson happen at that point.

BTW Mancini doesn't deal with transfers, that is Brian Marwood, who is from Sunderland. Mancini was only whinging about his (Marwood's) lack of activity last week?! If a fee is accepted it will be ahead of a loan every time...

19 Aug 2012 09:32:41
this is just paper talk today. the sun and daily star reporting we're closing in on johnson for 10 million, the sunday sun reporting we're close to signing guidetti for 6 million and the people is reporting we're going to make a 5 million bid for berbatov. safc93

The Johnson saga is also on ssn