[Ben.]

‘Other than Italy, I’m the one who lost at the World Cup,’ Berlusconi is reported to have said during a meeting of his political party Forza Italia in Rome.

‘I was selling Balotelli to an English team for several millions, but, after this World Cup, who will buy him now?

'I was going to sell it to a top English club for 35million [euros], then the deal has stalled.'

[Rich]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Bit of a bargain that.

[Rich]

I have he's looked pretty similar to Giroud - probably not quite as good in the build up but perhaps a better finisher.

[Ben.]

you would have thought they can't just continue to replace their star strikers for half the price.
I'm not too fussed though, I think he is too similar in style to Giroud, I'm favouring Remy (and hopefully Sanchez) to give us that pace and counterattacking option.

[Pat Vegas]

But nothing has happened yet. :-(

I don't wish for us to become the new Tottenham of the gossip world.