Mousa Dembele - Go and get him Hughes!

[luke45]

www.express.co.uk/sport/football/443583/Newcastle-and-Aston-Villa-interested-in-wantaway-Tottenham-midfielder-Dembele

He has fell out of favour at Spurs, and Newcastle, Villa, Swansea, Southampton and Cardiff are among those interested. There is no reason why we can't at least compete with these clubs to secure his services. What we are crying out for is someone who can play as a defensive midfielder, break play up and give the back four better protection. Dembele may have played more attacking at Fulham and occasionally at Spurs, but his defensive stats last season were up there with the best in the league:

playedoffthepark.net/2013/06/11/mousa-dembele-the-premier-leagues-most-complete/

He'll probably cost us around £10 million but it'd be money very well spent. Hopefully the board would be willing to put the money up for the transfer either in January or next summer.

[spitthedog]

Our board are more interested in seeing some money come in and some players going out at the moment.

We have a huge squad, but only a handful of players good enough for this level.

I agree he's a cracking player.

[FullerMagic]

Seems unlikely. He'll have better options, you'd think? Napoli have been credited with an interest

But didn't Hughes sign him for Fulham?

Maybe there's respect between the two?

[larstoke]

incredible player. as good a player as we'll ever get (this season) imfo.

[Danstoke82]

No harm in registering an interest, Im sure the likes of all the mentioned interested teams will and stand a decent chance of signing him so what makes us different?

So what if Napoli are interested. That wont stop the likes of Newcastle and Villa making enquiries.

Id be disappointed if we were interested but threw in the white flag because he wasnt dirt cheap to sign. Brilliant player.

[roosterscomb]

He was only linked with Crewe last week! www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alexandra-Like-father-like-son-Callum/story-20069929-detail/story.html

[werrington]

Nov 18, 2013 13:16:38 GMT FullerMagic said:

Seems unlikely. He'll have better options, you'd think? Napoli have been credited with an interest

But didn't Hughes sign him for Fulham?

Maybe there's respect between the two?

Hughes did indeed bring him to Fulham

[Deleted]

More chance of a belly full of mousse.

[boskampsflaps]

Newcastle and Southampton would blow us out of the water wages wise, no chance.

[thepremierbanksy]

I could maybe see him coming here on loan for the rest of the season if Spurs didn't want to sell him, but otherwise I think he'd hold out for a team in European competition somewhere in the world.

[Gods]

Nov 18, 2013 13:15:14 GMT spitthedog said:

Our board are more interested in seeing some money come in and some players going out at the moment.

We have a huge squad, but only a handful of players good enough for this level.

I agree he's a cracking player.

I totally agree with your sentiment here.

Fewer, better players is the way to go for clubs of our size in the Prem, and that has become even more imperative with the new wage cap rules linked to club income.

But try as we might we can't seem to move in this direction. I guess like any organisation day to day pressures (not going down and killing the golden goose) throw the strategy off track.

No one said it would be easy, but we must get there or face the consequences

[jeycov]

Nov 18, 2013 14:21:54 GMT thepremierbanksy said:

I could maybe see him coming here on loan for the rest of the season if Spurs didn't want to sell him, but otherwise I think he'd hold out for a team in European competition somewhere in the world.

We can't have another loanee while we have Assaidi and Ireland

[malteser68]

This is just day dreaming. He won't come to stoke for sure. Napoli and almost all the other teams you mentioned are way ahead of us in the pecking order

[stokemanusa]

Next to nzonzi would be great...

[Deleted]

Nov 18, 2013 13:41:26 GMT roosterscomb said:

He was only linked with Crewe last week! www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alexandra-Like-father-like-son-Callum/story-20069929-detail/story.html

Different dembele youth

[stone6]

Nov 19, 2013 5:20:48 GMT stokemanusa said:

Next to nzonzi would be great...

Instead of N'Zonzi would be even greater.

[stokemanusa]

Nov 19, 2013 7:44:30 GMT stone6 said:

Nov 19, 2013 5:20:48 GMT stokemanusa said:

Next to nzonzi would be great...

Instead of N'Zonzi would be even greater.

One could wish. But until we bring in more talent sad thing is were stuck with the petulant twat

[Deleted]

Nov 18, 2013 13:41:35 GMT werrington said:

Nov 18, 2013 13:16:38 GMT FullerMagic said:

Seems unlikely. He'll have better options, you'd think? Napoli have been credited with an interest

But didn't Hughes sign him for Fulham?

Maybe there's respect between the two?

Hughes did indeed bring him to Fulham

And then fucked off.

Maybe it's gonna be an omen.

[werrington]

Nov 19, 2013 15:50:16 GMT @thatznotabus said:

Nov 18, 2013 13:41:35 GMT werrington said:

Hughes did indeed bring him to Fulham

And then fucked off.

Maybe it's gonna be an omen.

We could of got Pep Guardiola as the next manager and you would not of given him a chance

Move on mate ......he's gone FFS

[Deleted]

Nov 19, 2013 15:54:26 GMT werrington said:

Nov 19, 2013 15:50:16 GMT @thatznotabus said:

And then fucked off.

Maybe it's gonna be an omen.

We could of got Pep Guardiola as the next manager and you would not of given him a chance

Move on mate ......he's gone FFS

I assume you mean Pulis, if so he's gone so move on FFS

[efc]

would like him at everton would be a good replacement with the felliani money, Dembele, Barkley and McCarthy would be a good central midfield 3. Levy is a cunt to deal with though would be touting him around for silly money.