Sheff Utd’s Kilgallon in and Steven Taylor out to Everton?
Posted on November 26th, 2009 | 47 Comments |
The rumours have persisted in the press that Hughton would make him a priority signing in the January transfer window. And The Mirror is claiming that we were ‘in negotiations with The Blades last night about taking the 25-year-old defender on loan, ahead of a full transfer in January’.
Kilgallon has continued to attract suitors and notably, several from the Premiership, however it seems that considering his contract runs out at the end of the season, The Blades will seek to take a cut on the £5m-7m that he is currently rated at, after contract talks collapsed.
Having watched him have a steady game against us this season, and after reading reports he seems like a canny acquisition, even if an initial loan deal from now until January seems a little unorthodox. I guess a propostion may have been put to Sheff Utd and this forms part of the sale agreement for January? What we would need to pay would be anybody’s guess, so I’ll go for a couple of million, which might not be a bad bit of business on our part.
Of course, none of this may be true although it seems to have more substance than other rumours, because it was more or less common knowledge that we were after him in the summer. But if we’re bringing in a relatively cheap option, could the supporters’ fears be realised as we look to ship out blue-chip players and bring some cash in? Steven Taylor has been tub-thumping today but of course he was courted by Everton during the summer, so have The Mirror just put two and two together or was David Moyes presence at the Preston game more sinister than just a passing visit to old friends?
pls pls i hope we dont sell s taylor. kilgallon is overated imo. taylor is faster stronger better lol