The best thing about the Gameiro bid is that we have the money right now. Valencia are in debt, so would have to sell Mata. Villarreal are fine up front, so Rossi would have to go first. Atletico would sell Aguero/Forlan. While those sales will probably happen, they're not happening soon - it'll be July/August. The only other Spanish options are Sevilla and Malaga.
But we don't want to wait, Lorient don't want to wait and Gameiro will get nervous. Our stock is high in France and we've just signed Cabaye....I think it's pretty likely Gameiro will join him. He may prefer Spain, but this early in the window that won't be happening.
The French Connection is here....