TTR#2: Urby Emanuelson
447 comments August 28th, 2007
Today’s Tenuous Transfer Rumour: URBY EMANUELSON
The Sunday People have got some balls. Whenever you make up a transfer rumour, you’re going out on a limb somewhat. But to make up that a player is on trial with a club whilst under contract to another major European side? That’s spectacular.
How do I know they’re 100% making it up? Well, I don’t. But none of the major sports resources in Holland are carrying this story. If they are, they cite The People as their source. So nobody in Holland has noticed for themselves that Emanuelson has hopped over to England.
Perhaps that’s because on Sunday, the day the story of him being on trial was published, he started for Ajax at left-back. Excellent journalism.
To be honest, not signing Emanuelson is no great loss. A left-back or left-winger, he seems a bit like a poor-man’s Royston Drenthe. I have already had one particularly harrowing experience with Emanuelson: I was playing Football Manager as Arsenal, and the club was bought out by a British billionaire. As the transfer window drew to a close, the new Chairman demanded a star signing. I didn’t flinch, happy with my squad, but I could not have known how drastic a step the Chairman would take to get his wish. Despite me already have Gael Clichy, Gareth Bale, and Armand Traore, he splashed £17m on Emanuelson. There was nothing I could do. I was stuck with the dreadlocked fool.
If Arsene were to sign him this week, I’d have the same feeling of nausea and bemusement.
ps. We’re not getting Martins either.
