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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is planning a double Dutch swoop in the summer.

 

 

Pardew is finally hoping to seal a deal for PSV Eindhoven's 23-year-old Holland international Erik Pieters who he has tried to sign in the last two transfer windows.

 

 

The £5million-rated left-back is a close friend of Tim Krul, has made 10 appearances for his country and will be part of the Euro 2012 squad.

 

 

The Newcastle boss, who has already been linked with FC Groningen defender Virgil van Dijk, is also in the market for FC Twente's imposing Brazilian centre-back Douglas who has made more than 100 appearances for Steve McClaren's club.

 

 

The 24-year-old defender, who also has a Dutch passport, has attracted interest from Tottenham, Liverpool, Ajax and Bayern Munich which has upped his value to around £6million.

 

 

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http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1pw0uYQVi

 

We've been linked with these 2 for a while now, I can see Douglas being the centre back that Pardew was prepared to wait until the summer for which is why he told Mariappa he wouldn't be back in for him.

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Be happy enough with both of those, Move santon to the right pieters on the left,

 

Douglas is a big lump like, no nonsense centreback perfect for someone like Colo to play alongside, picks up a ton of bookings though so taylor would still get games.

 

would love to get a quality RW or LW (preferably someone who can play both comfortably) in too. but I somehow doubt it.

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Douglas has to be the worst name ever for a Brazilian btw. Falco, Zico, Socrates... Douglas.

Haha I thought that, it must be a new trend though because there's a new player for them just called "Ralf". FFS some wank American sitcom aye, Brazilian NT no.

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Douglas has to be the worst name ever for a Brazilian btw. Falco, Zico, Socrates... Douglas.

 

Not as shit as Dunga....

 

I'll get me coat I think ;)

 

Hulk is worse iyam though

Is there not a Fred knocking about as well.

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A guy that writes on the Ligue1 site has done an article on the most wanted players in the French league and where he thinks they will end up.

 

10. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, 22, Montpellier centre-back

 

Despite his young age, the athletic defender from the Central African Republic has already played 160 league games and is club captain. Phenomenal in a one-on-one situation, strikers never get the better of the pacy and highly competitive stopper. Montpellier will be hoping the possibility of leading the club in to the Champions League next season will be enough to keep him on board.

 

Strengths: Strong in the air. Fierce in the tackle. Anticipates well. Weakness: Still prone to lapses in concentration Valuation: €8m Who (reportedly) wants him? Lyon, Newcastle, Arsenal, Bayern Munich Where's he most likely to go? Newcastle

 

http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/spiro-blog-ligue-1-s-most-wanted.htm

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Nah, if it was Boumsong it would include the line "no one would pay £1M for this bloke let alone £8m. Unless Graeme Souness, Willy McKay and RFC are involved then expect the unexpected".

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