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£1m rated Gazz set to move? (From Daily Echo)
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Gillingham's Paulo Gazzaniga linked with £1m move to Southampton
1:40pm Tuesday 17th July 2012 in Saints News
Tommy Forecast
SAINTS have again been linked with a move for Gillingham keeper Paulo Gazzaniga.
Nigel Adkins is keen to add another stopper to his squad with Kelvin Davis and Tommy Forecast the only senior keepers at the club following the release of Bartosz Bialkowski.
“It is fair to say we are going to need to bring another goalkeeper in as Bartosz [Bialkowski] did ever so well for us but didn’t play enough games,” Adkins said last Friday.
“We will bring another one if not two goalkeepers into the fold.”
Saints had a £6m offer turned down by Birmingham for Jack Butland are now reportedly eyeing the £1m-rated Gazzaniga.
The 19-year-old, who has also caught admiring glances from Everton, played for Gillingham for much of the second half of last season.
Gazzaniga has reportedly not travelled with the squad for a pre-season training camp, fuelling speculation he is close to completing a move.
Gillingham manager Martin Allen is hoping, if he does lose Gazzaniga, that he will be loaned back for next season.
He said: “He will be here at the start of the season and if there is a deal to be done then hopefully it will be with a view to keeping him here on loan, for one more year.
“That would be good for Paulo and obviously it would be good for this club because he is a good goalkeeper.
“Hopefully he can stay here for one more year and achieve something special at Gillingham before he moves on.
“It’s what the chairman is hoping to do.”
Comments(10)
Hobson82
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2:24pm Tue 17 Jul 12
SaintBen
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2:54pm Tue 17 Jul 12
spikey3
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2:54pm Tue 17 Jul 12
He's just talented and probably could have played in any position on the pitch.
Sad to say as a Gill's fan, we won't get to see him this year and doubtless he will be sold on for millions.
Hey Ho. Good Luck Saints in Prem!
jezza
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7:51pm Tue 17 Jul 12
arm chair fan
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8:07pm Tue 17 Jul 12
jezza wrote:last match it was the lad from ipswich, but they named him then so not sure.
Does anyone know if he the trialist goal-keeper at Winchester this evening?
arm chair fan
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8:15pm Tue 17 Jul 12
arm chair fan
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8:47pm Tue 17 Jul 12
arm chair fan wrote:cropper is the keeper released by ipswich, but he was named, as is the keeper who has replaced "trialist". But do not think a player who was turning out for Gillingham would be asked to play in a trial. the management would know what he can do, without that. but for me gazzinga fits the profile we need for a new keeper.
jezza wrote: Does anyone know if he the trialist goal-keeper at Winchester this evening?last match it was the lad from ipswich, but they named him then so not sure.
GX Saint
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1:22pm Wed 18 Jul 12
GX Saint
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1:24pm Wed 18 Jul 12
mbetts says...
2:23pm Tue 17 Jul 12
om/watch?v=-SHTGdf1o
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He's got a bit of the Grobelaars about him, but Adkins should know his stuff when it comes to keepers.