Debuchy edges closer to Lille exit

Will Debuchy be teaming up with his mate again?
The long running saga that has become the Mathieu Debuchy transfer fiasco looks like it may finally be coming to an end.

Last week Debuchy spoke to the press and revealed that he was less than impressed with not being allowed to leave Lille after 20 years of faultless service.

This led to coach Rudi Garcia finally admitting defeat in his bid to keep Debuchy at the club although he remained adamant that the France international wouldn’t be going anywhere until a suitable replacement had been found, again much to the annoyance of Debuchy as he felt the club were deliberately dragging their heels over finding a new right-back.

However it seems as thought things have changed on that front and Lille have now signed 20-year-old Djibril Sidibe from Troyes as a replacement for the now certain to be departing Debuchy. To give another indication of things progressing with Debuchy, he also failed to turn up for his first day of pre-season training after being given an extended break after Euro 2012.

I’m actually pretty confident of this transfer happening. From his best mate Yohan Cabaye telling him to come and join him at Newcastle, to Debuchy even saying that joining us was one of his priorities and that Lille shouldn’t be looking for big money for him, and even Alan Pardew saying ages ago that we were looking to sign one of Cabaye’s closest friends, it just all seems to be adding up.

Of course a fee is yet to be agreed between the two clubs, that we know of, and I’m not one to knickertwist or bemoan our offers and describe them as “lowballing” like some do, but I firmly believe that things are further on than is being made out with this deal.

What do you think?

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472 thoughts on “Debuchy edges closer to Lille exit

  1. ICE, Maybe we should take the ‘don’t give a monkeys ‘ attitude .You never know it might bring on a rash of signings. 😕 😉

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  2. Ice I was fuking fuming because I had bought DeDe the 2 kits with Carroll 9 on the back and when he went he would not wear them again, it didn’t help that lots of his friends were dipper fans so that was way over £100 down the drain 👿 😈
    Kim I would love to have the don’t give a monkeys attitude but I can’t, I have tried to convince myself before to be like that but it never worked

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  3. 2 goals for Adam Campbell tonight in our 3-1 win against CSKA.

    That makes it 5 goals in three games for the lad.
    Future looking good.

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  4. Kim 😆 😆 yeah I tried to take the name off with a steamer but it never worked, but my Lass sold them on Ebay 😀 in the end but I was still out a fortune the bastads

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  5. DAVE you could end up a right div if judas comes back and you have to buy them all-over again,please tell if that happens,i need a good laugh,promise i wont tell batty or richie 😆 😆

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  6. Sidekick Adam is one of the kids I have high hopes for and would be even better that he is a dead down to earth kid, he would talk to my wee lad at times on his Xbox and im sure my wee lad must melt his ears like but I have asked Adam if he does just to not accept his invite but he says it cool 😉

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  7. Ice he sprouts up that much and quick that he doesn’t get to long out of kits, saying that he still wears his Bayern top which he had on today. but atm he cant wait for the new home kit to come out but this time he wont have a name on the back 😉

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  8. DAVE i havent forgot,i will at sometime still get him a top of a team from malta,just wor lass has made the last few trips over there,when i bump the right guy 😉 i will sort it mate

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  9. The only name I have ever put on a shirt was Shearer ,Normally just get me sons name or surname or leave it blank tbh. 😉

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  10. Moreno- You know, I’ve actually been tempted by that myself. Never had a name before…plus if I just got ameobi there’s a half chance his brother could be awesome, then people wouldn’t stare at me and shake their heads…

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  11. I’ll fully admit that Shola adorns the name on the back of my current home kit. I used to always get Shearer as well, but when I got the new kit (last year’s), I wanted a new name and felt it had to be someone who had a likelihood of being there for a long time…if not ending their career there…so, I went with Shola. Plus, I’ve only been to SJP once, and he scored while I was there…so it was fitting for that reason as well.

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  12. Thinking about it, would consider Asprilla and Solano too. Legends who geet love the club

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  13. Moreno
    I remember when I was 5/6 my dad was buying me and my brother a Newcastle top(my 1st one), I wasn’t that into football at the time so didn’t really know any of our players but I knew Shearer. My brother had already ‘dibbed’ Shearer 9 on his shirt, I was upset and he suggested I get Geremi on mine, thank god my dad said no and I got Andrew 9 on it.

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  14. Haha, first shirt with Geremi on…that would be a sickener. Hope you bought your old man a pint for that one

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  15. Whenever I see ‘Newcastle and Sunderland linked..” I just think….nah, just sells more papers. Plus that’s in the Metro so it’s bound to be gash!

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  16. I know, I just want it to be true so there’s a fanni in the squad.

    To be fair the Ba link with the both of us (and Everton) was pretty good going…but i’m sure they threw every other clubs name in at one time or another…

    Pipped the to Ba and Cisse, christ they must be pissed 😉

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  17. Shame we haven’t brought defenders in early to bed in and giving Simpson game time if he is going…need to get Debuchy over the line asap

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  18. Big Dave @ 359 – you might need to take some of your own advice mate 😉

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  19. 🙄 *finally some transfer news*…………. note to self, slow down whilst typing 😎

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  20. Moreno i’ve got shola’s name on the rank yellow away kit. i reckon it’ll be worth something one day, noone in the world has that combo!

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  21. 😯 Richie, apparently his english is o.k but he will working with the English born players to show them how to bath each day instead of once a week. 😉

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  22. Aussie…Is that just an “Oz myth” about the bathing? heard the “warm beer” on elsewhere, it baffles wor lass that one, never had a warm beer in my life in a UK pub……mind wor lass’s Mam thinks we all wear bowler hats and carry umbrellas 😆

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  23. definately and old myth like the warm beer mate 😆 We actually say we are having a pommy shower when we spray on a bit of deoderant to freshen up
    😉

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  24. It’s weird the old “myths” we think all Aussie’s drink in a wooden shack in the middle of nowhere, dirty, smelly, unshaven and nae manners…….or are like Kylie and Jason, which is even worse 😆

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  25. The father in law reckoned that Brits kick their kids out of the house once they hit 18….fecking 16 where I come from 😆
    It seems to stem from the fact that most British kids go to Uni in another part of the UK so “leave home” where as in Spain they generally seem to go to their local uni and so stay at home….that was our theory anyway.

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  26. How come Bale and Walker had to withdraw from the Olympics due to injury yet both played for Spurs last night v LA Galaxy? 👿

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  27. “How come Bale and Walker had to withdraw from the Olympics due to injury yet both played for Spurs last night v LA Galaxy? ”

    Because they are cunts ??

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  28. whats this about an aussie needing a work permit. shirley lots of windups in there to keep things ticking over.

    CC perhaps they have their priorities right

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  29. Re the warm beer myth … it’s not meant to be taken literally. It’s a joke. Aussie beers are almost icy at times. In comparison, the very slightly chilled, or room temperature, beers in England are on the warm side.

    Mind you, I had 5 days in England in June and drank some excellent beers. In general, English beer is better than Aussie stuff – even if it is warm – and the ambiance of the pub in which you drink it is much better.

    Pity you get wet every time you go outside and freeze your balls off – even in June.

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  30. Bris…I’ve never had a room temp beer in a pub…..strictly a lager man myself tho which I’ve always had ice cold, dunno about the “real ales” etc or what temp they are served at, maybe that’s what they mean?…..in which case I’ll shut up :mrgreen:

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  31. RICHIE you shut up! that be the day,a man known to talk with his mouth full so dave was telling me 😀 😀

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  32. Richie, spot on…

    If you had to have beer at room temperature here it would be around 36 degrees Celsius.
    Ice cold lager. Personally I’m a Hansa man although I’ve been drinking Castle Lite lately… must be maturing and all.

    So I take it there’s no news. We seem to be getting less advanced in our transfer activity the more time goes by…

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  33. Premandup

    @432, I certainly hope so. What have been the biggest mistake since the purchase of Michael Owen to bring him back for the quoted price.

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  34. Aussie I don’t know what I said @329 as im on me phone ❓
    Your not still in a huff are ye as Richie says you like to huff a bit.
    Richie I heard you can fit a full pack of custard creams in your mouth in one go.

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  35. Richie, I heard you could fit a full male chicken in your mouth… but that seemed a bit unrealistic… and just an odd thing to do.

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  36. So apparently Curtis Good has had his work permit approved and he should sign with us in the next few days.

    I guess that will be our centre back cover then. 🙄

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  37. JJ… and an even odder thing to randomly think of, still whatever floats ya boat mate 😐

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  38. Richie your a real talent no matter what the others say 😉
    Fuk it takes a while to scroll down the bottom of this page 😥 come on Toonsy get your chubby finger out 😆

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  39. Dave,

    Was going to say, the thing that excites me most about the Curtis Good signing is it means we’ll have a new thread! 😆

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  40. JJ…Here’s hoping he’s one of those rarest of creatures…..an Australian with talent!! 😉 😆

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  41. Richie,
    You never know… miracles do happen. 😉

    Who was the last one we had. Craig Moore? Guess I won’t be getting my hopes up.

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  42. JJ good point mate but is it a done deal ?.
    Richie anything aboze zero would make a change 😆 I wonder if he’ll be as touchy as Aussie

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