17 Dec 2013 07:23:45
Mike, I'm 100% sure we'd have more chance of signing Martinez than Aguero and Falcao. Plus, who said he was worth £40 mil?! He's nowhere near that valuation, and if you're going to tell me his club value him at that well so what? We value Baines at £25 mil does that mean that teams have to pay that to get him? No. I'm sure we'd settle for about £16 mil.

BitterBlue

1.) 17 Dec 2013
17 Dec 2013 10:22:48
i doubt the club value him at 25m and I doubt porto would settle for 23m, they always want huge money for their players like rodriguez was over 32m I believe, hulk was about 36m I believe and moutinho was 18m or something which isn't that much, my point is in my opinion if we wanted martinez we would have to pay at least 30m or more for him and considering he is 27 and hasn't proved himself that's a huge risk don't you think? I would rather we offered loads to chelsea for lukaku or we bought someone cheaper and younger, ed how much realistically do you think porto are going to sell martinez for, didn't they reject like 27m from chelsea?

Mike-Ox Long

2.) 17 Dec 2013
J.Martinez is overrated and well overpriced. Good striker in a less competitive league. I can see him becoming another chelsea flop.

3.) 17 Dec 2013
Yea I see where you are coming from Mike but football is all about taking gambles. Falcao had never proved himself in a 'big' league before he went to Atletico and now look at him. In my opion, I think he'd be a decent aquisition. Plus I would rathher sign Lukaku over Martinez any day of the week, it's just that I don't think Chelsea will sell him, and especially not to a team who is challenging for top 4.

BitterBlue

4.) 17 Dec 2013
17 Dec 2013 16:15:40
no falcao hadnt and still hasn't played in a top league because let's face it neither the french or the spanish league are much good thing about falcao is he has everything in a striker but would he be worth the risk of over 50m or whatever athletico wanted for him to go to chelsea or city? hell no, does martinez have everything? uh no, I know football is about risks mate but paying that much for someone who likely would flop like so many big money signings just isn't worth the risk as it would be well over 20m down the drain and we would likely end up selling him for 25% what we paid or his contract will expire and he will leave on a free, there are other options out there that are younger, cheaper and hungrier to prove themselves than the guy so good he is level with danny welbeck for international goals, its all about opinions and we will have to agree to disagree

Mike-Ox Long

5.) 17 Dec 2013
Simple solution to this one guys, buy nobody at all. They're all too risky, they MAY turn out to be bad buys, not good enough, or they could turn out to be superstars. But since Mike doesn't rate hardly anyone, it's all pointless. Close the league, ban football altogether. Take up knitting or bowls because football is too risky.

6.) 17 Dec 2013
17 Dec 2013 17:29:49
respect to you sir, I say I don't rate one player and I am the devil of the everton banter site, yes I have never said I rated anyone apart from

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but hey they are gods and no one should say a bad word about them because those tiny few players I do rate well they are crap and anyone who rates them well screw them for having an opinion

Mike-Ox Long

please post ed

{Ed002's Note - No problem.}