Martin Lol Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I'd be very surprised if the Hibs striker wasn't on your radar Real Madrid Swoop For Hibs Ace Steven Fletcher Feb 10 2008 By Scott Mcdermott Exclusive Madrid On Trail Of Hibs Striker REAL MADRID are planning a sensational s4million swoop for Hibs striker Steven Fletcher. Incredibly, the Spanish giants rate the 20-year-old as one of the 10 hottest prospects in European football. MailSport understands the La Liga title holders have already watched the Scotland Under-21 star at least twice and will visit Easter Road again before the end of the season. Real's former super scout Jeff Vetere, who joined Newcastle United last week, was so impressed by Fletcher he sent glowing reports to Bernabeu sporting director Predrag Mijatovic. The Spanish champs arranged to watch the youngster last week in Portugal at the Vale Do Tejo tournament but he pulled out of Billy Stark's Under-21 squad through injury. Real have a global scouting network but MailSport can reveal Fletcher has passed the first stage of their recruitment policy and is now on a 10-man list of young targets. Madrid's director of youth football Miguel Angel Portugal will assess the Hibs hitman again before making a final decision. And he would have been impressed yesterday had he seen Fletcher come close to scoring with a spectacular overhead kick in the televised 1-1 against Dundee United. A Bernabeu source said last night: "It's true Fletcher is in the second phase now. We will watch him again before making a definite decision." Real scouting chief Julen Lopetegui, who received the first reports, added: "He is now one of 10 young players we are watching across Europe. It's a complicated process and we know it will be a hard choice." Fletcher's cause has been helped by input from Spain's Under-20 coach Juan Santisteban and Under-21 gaffer Inaki Saez. Saez is a huge fan after watching Fletch help Scotland reach the final at the Under-19 European Championships in Poland two years ago. Spain beat the young Scots in the final and Saez was also impressed by Fletcher at the Under-20 World Cup in Canada last summer. He said: "During the last couple of years the level of young players in Scotland has increased. "Fletcher is proof of it. He has a big future and I can't understand why he isn't playing for Celtic or Rangers." Sky Sports Spanish pundit Guillem Balague reckons Real value the Easter Road starlet at around s4m. He said: "I know the scout who watched Fletcher and he sent favourable reports to Mijatovic." Fletcher signed a new five-year deal at Hibs in December, making him the club's highest-paid player. The Old Firm and Blackburn Rovers have also been linked with the hitman who has scored 34 times in 133 appearances. And Fletch proved his worth last season when he bagged a double in the 5-1 CIS Cup Final thumping of Kilmarnock. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport-news/scottish-football/spl/hibernian-fc/2008/02/10/real-madrid-swoop-for-hibs-ace-steven-fletcher-78057-20315051/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
div-s- Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 hes a good player but a a move to real madrid is a bit far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RodrigoPalacio Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 but a doubt a move to real madrid is a but far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 hes a good player but a doubt a move to real madrid is a but far I wasn't so much commenting on RM's interest as much as the scout who recommended Fletcher to them. If Vetere thinks he could be good enough for Real, I would think Fletcher could be seen as a potential target for Newcastle. Along with Celtic, Rangers and Blackburn as mentioned in the article. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 He has potential but i think it is utter bollocks that Real Madrid are after him...i wouldn't be against bidding for him though, he is young and has a decent amount of potential, if he turns out as good as Scott Brown has then he would be a good signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpinho Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Love the way Vetere is described as former Real Madrid "Super Scout". He must have built up quite a reputation in the 4 months he was there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie jamie Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Did we get Vetere from Madrid or did he already leave before we signed him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 He left Real Madrid to join us. He'd only been there a few months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 brilliant on FM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie jamie Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Jiminez is not on fm is he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross magoo Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I've seen him a few times and he's never really stood out as being anything special. He certainly didn't look like he was up to much against us on Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I've seen him a few times and he's never really stood out as being anything special. He certainly didn't look like he was up to much against us on Saturday. Nice overhead he had though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJbarnes Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 just got hat trick against gretna in scottish cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross magoo Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 To be fair, he won't be playing against Gretna if he signs for Real Madrid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 To be fair, he won't be playing against Gretna if he signs for Real Madrid Better team-mates, etc. More to it than the opposition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunedin Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Reported in today's Scottish Daily Mail that newcastle are interested in Steven Fletcher of Hibernian. Apparently KK has been sending scouts to watch him. He is a young striker with a lot of potential but far from the finished article at the moment. Can hold up a ball and is pacy.Also technically good and has scored 13 goals so far this season. I hope this is to give more cover for the future and we will be also looking for a proven goal scorer this summer. (Putting tin hat on and awaiting the usual torrent of abuse regarding Scottish players and Scottish football in general.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Reported in today's Scottish Daily Mail that newcastle are interested in Steven Fletcher of Hibernian. Apparently KK has been sending scouts to watch him. He is a young striker with a lot of potential but far from the finished article at the moment. Can hold up a ball and is pacy.Also technically good and has scored 13 goals so far this season. I hope this is to give more cover for the future and we will be also looking for a proven goal scorer this summer. (Putting tin hat on and awaiting the usual torrent of abuse regarding Scottish players and Scottish football in general.) Out of interest, how tall is he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Reported in today's Scottish Daily Mail that newcastle are interested in Steven Fletcher of Hibernian. Apparently KK has been sending scouts to watch him. He is a young striker with a lot of potential but far from the finished article at the moment. Can hold up a ball and is pacy.Also technically good and has scored 13 goals so far this season. I hope this is to give more cover for the future and we will be also looking for a proven goal scorer this summer. (Putting tin hat on and awaiting the usual torrent of abuse regarding Scottish players and Scottish football in general.) Out of interest, how tall is he? Think he's just over 6ft. Not 100% though, looks fairly tall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Reported in today's Scottish Daily Mail that newcastle are interested in Steven Fletcher of Hibernian. Apparently KK has been sending scouts to watch him. He is a young striker with a lot of potential but far from the finished article at the moment. Can hold up a ball and is pacy.Also technically good and has scored 13 goals so far this season. I hope this is to give more cover for the future and we will be also looking for a proven goal scorer this summer. (Putting tin hat on and awaiting the usual torrent of abuse regarding Scottish players and Scottish football in general.) Out of interest, how tall is he? Think he's just over 6ft. Not 100% though, looks fairly tall. Cool. We really don't want anymore midget strikers at the club, so good to know he at least passes that test. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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