fgsilva Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Portuguese paper http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/leoes-tentam-townsend.html Shame it's a subscription thing though so nothing we can see. fgsilva just said it's in Portuguese media too, must be something in it regardless of dodgy plane pics This is the text: "O Sporting está a tentar a contratação de Andros Townsend, internacional inglês que cumpriu a segunda metade da época no Newcastle (13 jogos e 4 golos na Premier League). O extremo, de 24 anos, viajou ontem para Lisboa, tendo por objetivo discutir um acordo com os leões, confirmou Record junto de fonte conhecedora do processo. À imagem de Boateng ou Van Wolfswinkel, o sucesso da operação dependerá em grande medida do contacto direto com Townsend, que estava concentrado com a seleção de Inglaterra e deverá regressar amanhã a Terras de Sua Majestade. Townsend transferiu-se do Tottenham para o Newcastle, em janeiro, e pode agora chegar a Alvalade por empréstimo, o cenário com maiores probabilidades de viabilizar o negócio, uma vez que a aquisição a título definitivo acarretaria um investimento bem mais avultado do que tem sido regra no Sporting, quer na compra propriamente dita quer depois no que toca ao ordenado. O atacante custou 15 milhões de euros ao clube do norte de Inglaterra e tem um ordenado que ascende a 4 milhões de euros por época, um patamar muito acima do que é praticado pela SAD do Sporting. Valorização É por isso que a tentativa de resgatar Townsend só deverá ser possível por via de cedência, com o Newcastle a suportar boa parte do salário. Há, no entanto, um ‘aliado’ extra para os leões e que se prende com o facto de os magpies, de Rafa Benítez, terem descido de divisão. A queda para o Championship obriga o Newcastle a repensar o orçamento para a nova época e a fazer um esforço para blindar a cotação dos seus principais jogadores. A oportunidade de jogar a Liga dos Campeões, o que seria uma estreia, é um argumento a favor da valorização de Townsend, que poderia ajudar a compensar o elevado investimento. De resto, Townsend tem um longo histórico de empréstimos: já passou por nove e o Sporting pode ser o 10º da carreira. Rumores colocados ontem a circular especulavam em torno de um eventual envolvimento de Slimani na operação. Certo, por enquanto, é que Townsend está na agenda do Sporting... embora a posição de extremo não seja de reforço prioritário. Chegar não significa ficar Andros Townsend não é o primeiro jogador a chegar a Lisboa sem acordo total . No verão passado, por exemplo, ficaram célebres as passagens... fugazes de Kevin-Prince Boateng e Ricky van Wolfswinkel. Boateng, médio ganês reconhecido pelo seu talento mas também pela... excentricidade, veio a Portugal para negociar contrato, tendo o acordo falhado devido a problemas físicos e a desencontro de ideias sobre direitos de imagem. Quase em simultâneo, falhou o regresso de Wolfswinkel. O avançado holandês também esteve em Lisboa, mas, segundo informou o Sporting, exigiu aumento de verbas, tendo Bruno de Carvalho cancelado negociações. Em janeiro, os leões vetaram o avançado Diagne, após dias de intensas negociações em Alvalade." In sumary, its talk about a loan because Newcastle wish to value Townsend and Sporting is in Champions League. It also speak about Slimani but it is only a rumour, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Just seems like random speculation. He surely wouldn't be thick enough to go on loan for the year we really, really need him I would hate him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 The way he's been talking about Benitez, I'd be very surprised if he leaves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Maybe Benitez is also going to Sporting...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Weird how Sandro is also heavily linked by the same sources and yet they were both in Lisbon yesterday for Sandro's wedding, very weird indeed... https://www.instagram.com/p/BFt7lM-Oam0/?taken-by=sandroraniere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 So he's basically gone to a wedding, nowt to be concerned about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Or is there..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 A wedding is the perfect cover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Now, what is a wedding? Well, Webster's dictionary describes a wedding as 'the process of removing weeds from one's garden'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Now, what is a wedding? Well, Webster's dictionary describes a wedding as 'the process of removing weeds from one's garden'. He's becoming a gardener Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Off to Lisbon http://4c2lgc59e181vuma1n9bmo1c.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/assets/Andros-Townsend-Sporting-Lisbon-Record-457x879.png https://twitter.com/DogLayer/status/734829290982936577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw That is the Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo. So the comment below is correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 'Bossing Lit Porn' is an anagram is of Sporting Lisbon, which I believe is what the kids these days say to describe sexy football. Townsend plays sexy football, coincidence? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Just realized there's a whole other page regarding this, so just once again. Sao Paulo airport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Dude went to Sandro's wedding; some idiot at the airport + paper went NUTS on the rumor. Guy prob asked him "you signing for Sporting lad?" and Andros prob said "Yes" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 The way he's been talking about Benitez, I'd be very surprised if he leaves. I mean, I severely doubt he's going to SCP, and he's probably not going anywhere, but CMON MAN. Footballer! Footballer who has been here for 6 months! Please try and remember that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 It's all a hoax by a Mackem and lots of the newspaper websites are running the story. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Banners on planes, banners on bridges, and now fake elaborate transfer rumours about our players. Bless them. They aren't obsessed with NUFC though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Banners on planes, banners on bridges, and now fake elaborate transfer rumours about our players. Bless them. They aren't obsessed with NUFC though. To be fair, if I was faced with another season of Allardyce football, I'd be focusing on anything and everything else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Daily express are running with the story tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Daily express are running with the story tomorrow Lee Ryder running it in two days time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Daily express are running with the story tomorrow Lee Ryder running it in two days time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Silly season well under way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 It's all a hoax by a Mackem and lots of the newspaper websites are running the story. :lol: saw that on Twitter this morning. The lad was proper boasting about how far his bullshit had gone. Mad how many sources won't even check the credibility of their "sources". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 It's all a hoax by a Mackem and lots of the newspaper websites are running the story. :lol: saw that on Twitter this morning. The lad was proper boasting about how far his bullshit had gone. Mad how many sources won't even check the credibility of their "sources". Not that mad really. they don't give a shit if it's true or not providing they have something to print and they know there'll be no comeback from it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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