Who's This Tiago Mendes Chap, Then?
Tiago Mendes is another one. Oh yes. Twenty seven years of age. Yep that's him, the fella that was at Second Hand Fridge for a year. And bare in mind he was only nudged out of it by Michael Essien. That was 2004. Currently he's at Juventus.
Admittedley his stock has fallen over time, but then very few classic cars appreaciate in value. He'd probably be gettable for between six to nine million. There is a loan deal suggestion but at his age/point in his career it's far more probable to be a carrier bag of used notes.
The deal here is similar to that of Albelda, a man who holds the line, keeps his head (perhaps reciting a bitta Kipling under enemy fire) and can generally ooze experience about our midfield as we mount another European campaign.
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I don't know whether he'll be a huge step up but £6M is tops we should spend.
Mourinho brought him to Chelsea so he obviously rated him but I didnt think he looked outstanding when he was there. My impression was that he had the chance to join us last window but didnt leap at it - he strikes me as a bit of a mercenary, will go aywhere that meets his wage demands. So whilst I'd welcome the fact that he has played for 'big clubs', champs league etc but I would prefer someone else (if they are available) - not inexperienced like kpboateng but young enough to give the club a few good years. The clubs that saw the best of Keane and Viera were the ones that signed them relatively young, not the ones who got them for the last couple of years of their career when their legs had gone. Davids is a similar case - we got one very good year out of him, then another when he hardly played at all yet still took a massive salary.
NB if Tiago is still a great player, it makes me wonder why Juve have been trying to sign Alonso and/or Poulsen?
Harry - as with Albelda, we have not been linked with Tiago since January. Not sure why we are rehashing old links when there are so many new ones that are not going anywhere as it is!
James, because this could actually happen in month of Sundays unlike Crouch, Podolski and other assorted 'fresher' garbage.
Italian & French press indicate that he may be going back to France as Monaco are interested. Press report from last week :
TORINO, 3 LUG - Spunta un nuovo pretendente per Tiago: secondo 'L'Equipe', al portoghese della Juventus sarebbe interessato il Monaco
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well HH he could probably do a job for us, if i remember the chap rightly he aint harf bad.
any news on bentley yet HH
Reciting Kipling is no doubt better than regurgitating a Mr Kipling Bakewell Tart. And a tart is what I had him down as.
I reckon he would be no better than a squad player in the premeirship. He did well at Lyon and i'd disagree his stock has fallen, seeing as he got a move to the old lady of Turin. Nevertheless we have seen that solid technique is not all you need in England and put bluntly I don't think he has the Jacobs.