Monday 2 June 2008

Transfer gossip update...

Rumour control is reporting Fulham interest in Zheng Zhi, Pardew close to signing Stuart Fleetwood and we are being linked with all the usual suspects for Swnasea's Ferrie Bodde.

I give the Zheng Zhi rumour a 7/10 on the basis that he's their sort of player, he'll be more desperate for Premier League action than most and because the money being mentioned (£4m) sounds realistic. Whilst he's a decent Championship midfielder, I don't think we got the best out of him last season and I wouldn't be upset if he left for £4m. If Bougherra was to go at £2m, all of a sudden, Alan Pardew has a decent transfer kitty, assuming he gets to add this to his existing pot.

Stuart Fleetwood is worth a punt for the likely small fee and terms involved and the story is that the deal might be done this week when he returns from his holiday.

Ferrie Bodde (pronounced Boat?) is new to the wires and I must admit to never having heard of him. Wikipedia tells me he is 26 and arrived at Swansea from Den Haag for £50,000 and that he was sent of twice last season, once for a headbutt and the other for a stamp! A midfielder with attitude, just what we need.

4 comments:

  1. ZZ is our best midfielder by a mile and I cannot understand why some of the fans don't see that. He would be a great loss .
    The Stuart Fleetwood deal is another silly transaction ( if it happens). Pardew never gives them enough time , look at McLeod and Varney loads of goals lower down and then limited opportunities at CAFC . If he comes, he'll be out on loan most of the season .
    It seems we are building a team to be competitive in League 1 rather than the Prem

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  2. I think we should bite Fulham's hand off for anything over £2m. Zheng is not really that good.

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  3. Disagree about Zhi. We already have a lack of decent midfield players and this will exasperate the situation

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  4. Interesting re the polarised views on Zheng Zhi. I suspect this summarises wider Charlton opinion on him. Whilst I don't want to see him leave, we might get a replacement midfielder for £4m who we might be much happier with and who would make it look like a good deal. I also have to say I share the concern that we need to be more ambitious with some of our signings or we run the risk of settling for a Championship quality side with all the risks that entails.

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