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I firmly believe Debuchy is in the bag and the Journal article will pretty much confirm this

 

7m an absolute snip

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/9402195/Liverpool-reject-Newcastle-United-loan-offer-for-Andy-Carroll-but-permanent-move-could-still-be-agreed.html

 

But Liverpool are not interested in sending Carroll out on loan, and are even more reluctant to offload him to Newcastle after paying such a significant fee to sign him in January 2011. Liverpool were refusing to comment on the offer last night but it is understood they will only sanction a permanent deal.

 

Newcastle’s offer was also understood to be minimal, paying only a small portion of his wages, and was laughed off by Liverpool’s owners – but is unlikely to be the final offer made by Ashley in this transfer window.

 

Newcastle are expected to return with a cut-price bid towards the end of the window, in the hope of forcing Liverpool’s hand and tempting Carroll into making an emotional return to his hometown.

 

Carroll, who is on holiday after being granted extra leave by Rodgers after appearing at Euro 2012, is said to have been surprised by the tone of the Ulsterman’s comments last week but sources close to him insist he still believes he can salvage his career on Merseyside.

 

The 23 year-old has only managed six Premier League goals in 42 appearances since leaving St James' Park and his future with Liverpool appears even more in doubt after Rodgers completed the £7 million signing of Fabio Borini from Roma last week.

 

But the prospect of an heroic return to his first club is certain to be tempting, especially if first-team opportunities appear limited under his new manager. He must also consider whether he can afford to take the risk of staying at Liverpool and possibly falling further down the pecking order in Roy Hodgson’s England squad if he is out of the picture with his club.

 

Carroll recovered from a disappointing campaign to shine in the final weeks of the season and also impressed in England’s 3-2 win over Sweden, scoring a trademark header in the first half.

 

Other Premier League clubs including Villa are monitoring Carroll’s situation. Villa have made tentative contact in the past few days and Paul Lambert, the manager, refused to rule out a move for the forward after the 2-1 friendly win over Burton on Saturday.

 

He said: “If we could get him it would be great. He’s a top player, there’s no doubt. It wouldn’t be one I would dismiss if we could get him.”

 

Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, also retains an interest but has declared he has doubts over whether he could sign him on loan. There is also interest from abroad but Newcastle are the first club to make a concrete offer.

 

Carroll returns from holiday on Wednesday but will not meet up with the Liverpool squad in Boston until next week, together with the rest of the players who featured in Poland and Ukraine.

 

Newcastle are close to completing one deal, with France international Mathieu Debuchy flying into England last night to seal a £7 million move from Lille.

 

Debuchy, the defender who impressed at Euro 2012, is expected to sign a four-year deal and tweeted yesterday: “I can confirm #Newcastle.”That is a powerful tool that may yet make the most unlikely of deals happen.

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Despite having no contacts at any clubs and a full time job I am confident I am ahead of the national media 90% of the time and the local media 95% of the time just from reading this forum. It's shocking really.

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