Hafnia Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Been following this all day, someone seemed ITK but has started pages on GOT, mail have picked up on it... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2188347/Kevin-Mirallas-close-Everton-move.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2188347/Kevin-Mirallas-close-Everton-move.html Everton are ready to immediately reinvest a chunk of the money they received for Jack Rodwell by completing a shock £5.3million deal for Kevin Mirallas. The Olympiakos striker has been a target for a number of clubs this summer, including Arsenal, but Everton boss David Moyes, who only sold Rodwell to Manchester City for £12million on Sunday, has moved swiftly for the Belgian. Mirallas is currently with the Belgium national side for their friendly with Holland, but, once that game is over, it is expected he will travel to Merseyside in the next 24 hours to complete the formalities of a medical and personal terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 merged - too slow Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) He moved to Lille (France) as a teenager. He broke into the first team there, then moved to Saint-Etienne for a couple of million. That didn't work out well for him though, so then he moved to Greece. He was Olympiakos' top scorer the season before last (only Djibril Cissé scored more in the entire league), then last season he was the league's top scorer (18 goals) and Player of the Year. He prefers to play as a left winger coming inside though. Pienaar's place really. He isn't the same type of player though. Peanuts is more of a playmaker. Mirallas' style of play reminds me more of Cristiano Ronaldo. Edited August 14, 2012 by Steve_E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 He prefers to play as a left winger coming inside though. Pienaar's place really. He isn't the same type of player though. Peanuts is more of a playmaker. Mirallas' style of play reminds me more of Cristiano Ronaldo. Looks like he would allow us to adopt a new system, maybe a 433 similar to Man U's. Fellaini, Gibson, and Osman in the middle with Pienaar/Naismith shifted to the right wing. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 http://www.thetimes....icle3507954.ece Everton are ready to reinvest a significant proportion of the proceeds from the sale of Jack Rodwell by signing Kevin Mirallas from Olympiacos for £6 million. Having received a fee in the region of £12 million from Manchester City for Rodwell, David Moyes has moved immediately to set up a deal for the Belgium forward, who has also been pursued by Arsenal. Only yesterday, Mirallas told the Belgian media that he was aware of Arsène Wenger’s interest in him and spoke of the attraction of playing in the Barclays Premier League. But it now appears that the 24-year-old is destined for Everton rather than Arsenal in a deal that would represent a significant coup for Moyes. The Everton manager’s priorities in the transfer market this summer have been to find a high-quality alternative to Nikica Jelavic in attack and to recruit a proven winger. In the versatile Mirallas, who can operate in either role, Moyes may have found a solution to both problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoblue Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Always interesting to be linked with players in this age/class range. Don't we have a few Greek TofeeTalkers? I'd be interested to hear about the rest of his play. Agree with Steve E that his style of play is somewhat reminiscent of Ronaldo. Wonder how they compare for pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolne Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 He looks like an exciting player - immediately thought if we're spending the money Johnson might be better but then again Johnson hasn't achieved very much in the PL either. I thought he was younger but I guess he's the same age as Adam Johnson... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolne Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 just watched the youtube clip. YES EFFIN PLEASE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Pessimist in me says it wont happen. This just doesn't feel like a Moyes type signing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofanon Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Yes please. Paces and tricks and looks to add something different from Jelagod. Doesn't loil a Moyes player though. Someone so keen to take players on is going to lose the ball a lot (unless your name is Lionel). Would love a real flair player at the club though. Someone who gets fans on their feet and can create chaos. He would create a lot if space for Jelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonKey Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 According to Sky sources, Everton are expected to sign Mirallas today. Could be a very exciting signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Moving fast to bring players in now we have a bit of money is good news. I don't know a thing about him so I'm crossing my fingers he turns out to be a good'un because, for us, that's a significant amount of money to invest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryans grumpy grandad Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Fingers crossed for this to happen, hope Felli has a good chat to him and encourages him to sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Looks a very exciting player from the vids but I havent seen a lot of him really, I remember he didnt see an awful lot of the ball when England played Belgium couple of months a go, I think he mainly plays on the right but can play on the left and at 6ft, possibly be emergency back up to Jelly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 If what you read is right; Mirallas has signed all pending a medical and the go ahead. Niang is due in for a trial. Does anyone not get the impression that Niang is potentially our first choice option, but if he looks gash at the trial, we'll give the go ahead for Mirallas instead? And could Evertons hatred of transfer posibilities be as a result of keeping options open, if Mirallas feels that he's second choice, he might turn us down anyway. So if Niang isn't good enough for the quoted £7m (being a considerable amount of money for us) as a very 'raw' talent, and Mirallas pulls out, we've lost out on two "potentially" very good talents, by determining which one is worth investing in more? Double edged sword, if you like. With our money situation though, we can never be too careful. But its a dangerous game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I doubt he'll be signing today as he is playing Holland in Brussels tonight. If we get him and another striker (I really like Guidetti) in with the Rodwell money I would be very happy and optimistic about the coming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memmaclub Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Apparently medical is tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 at least all is looking positive at the moment so fingers crossed,if i had a choice it would be for mirallas,im very sceptical about buying african players. Or is it because you broke the story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 last season he was the league's top scorer (18 goals) and Player of the Year. Apparently it was 20 goals instead of 18. In 25 games. He's really found a scoring touch in recent seasons. 7 assists as well last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 only thing that is going through my mind is that the Greek league isnt a patch on the EPL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 only thing that is going through my mind is that the Greek league isnt a patch on the EPL. But it's better than the SPL and Jelly Tot's done OK so far . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 That's true, but the same goes for the Scottish league and Jelavic has coped well. I guess it all depends on the player and most generalizations are pointless. Olympiakos is a regular in the Champions League though so it's a good team where he's shining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 But it's better than the SPL and Jelly Tot's done OK so far . yeah, we'll see I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 only thing that is going through my mind is that the Greek league isnt a patch on the EPL. Cisse hasnt done too bad for QPR either, and he was the top scorer for Panathinaikos couple of years a go, plus he's 31 and got 6 in 8 for QPR last year, and he got sent off twice! i have a lot of confidence in Moyes when it comes to transfers, admittedly the Billy scenario made me think otherwise for a while, but Jelly has been great for us, Gibson has done well and i absolutely slated him before he came, so yeah IMWT and all that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'd sooner look at attributes rather than goal stats, goal stats can often cloud a players appraisal. Andy Johnson for one - yeah was ok for us, his goal record suggested he was a world beater - all those goals for Palace in the prem, many of which were penalties. I remember watching Johnson against Skyrtle in the game against Zenit, he was abysmal. I'm not saying Skyrtle is a shoddy player but my reservations about AJ were proven that night, if a centre half got tight to him he was easily bullied off the ball. Give me a striker with a good physical prescence, technique, pace, and work ethic and I will show you a very good premier league striker. AJ missed out on two of these - technique and physical prescence. Is it any wonder that the likes of Pappis Cisse and Demba Ba have all the bigger clubs watching in envy. Centre halves are a different animal these days, they are quick, big and strong, the days of the oafish ruddock style player has well and truly gone - look at Ferdinand since he's lost a yard of pace. In summary, the exact reason why Michael Owen is no longer good enough. It is probably the only reason why we are perservering with Anichebe, brush up on his technique and work rate and you have a player (unlikely to happen though). chicagoblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemist Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Really want to get excited about this one,but our transfer's are never straight forward....more like epic sagas!!,but this kid looks like he could get the crowd on their feet every time he gets running with the ball..... Excited and Pessimistic like most summers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Looks decent in the video but some of the defending is awful! I could see him doing a job here but part of me thinks that the defenders over here would snuff him out of games by not allowing him any space or time on the ball, much like he did in the friendly against England. Does anyone know if he has played against an English club in the CL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofanon Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I would imagine Moyes sees him as a winger if the this rumour is right. Nayes with Jelly up front perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droobie Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 no its just that our history with african players isnt good,then you have the african nations cup right in the middle of our season. We've got a good one (African) in Peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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