Sometimes all this talk when clubs can't even take action and the summer is so far away just kind of goes over my head, but I figured with not much else to talk about, I'd sum up a few rumors here since there seem to be more than the normal amount at the moment:
Player: Benoit Pedretti
Position: Midfielder
Current team: Auxerre
Estimated price: 6 mil
Others rumored involved: Newcastle
Auxerre is having a difficult season, and they are looking to make a few changes. Pedretti could be one of those changes, and both Fulham and Newcastle have shown some interest. Like most rumors around this time, there isn't much to make of them other than we'll have to see where the club is in the summer when the window opens, but it seems like Pedretti would lbe a nice addition. He's played for Lyon, Marseille, and he's been at Auxeirre since '06. He plays more of a "quarterback" midfielder instead of a strong attacking middie. Like all rumors now, the conclusion is: "we'll see."
Player: Kalu Uche
Position: Striker
Current team: Almeira
Estimated price: 3 mil
Others rumored involved: West Ham, Birmingham City
Not much discussion here, and it seems West Ham is the much larger favorite to land Uche should he be sold, but he helped Almeira get promoted to La Liga so the experience is certainly there. He's 29 so he's right around peaking, but he's never scored more than 9 goals in a season.
Player: Artjoms Rudnevs
Position: Striker
Current team: Lech Poznans
Estimated price: 5 mil
Others rumored involved: None
Rudnevs has certainly had his ups and downs, playing for 3 clubs the last 5 years. This past fall he scored a hat trick including a late equalizer in stoppage time to draw Juventus in the Europa League, but then followed it up with 8 matches of nothing. He certainly has goal-scoring ability, and not just from easy chances, but he's a very streaky player.
If you have any more rumors feel free to post them here or in the FanPosts page along with your thoughts
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