Renato Neto: Deal OFF after fails medical

[Blue Valkyrie]

Hopefully Naylor just jumped the gun and got ahead of himself with the article, and the "hitch" is a bit of a back peddle.

The deal will either go through soon or not at all, I suspect.

 

[portslade seagull]

The Neto story does not appear on the main Albion headline page (yet) but it's on the site somewhere.

EDIT See above!

Interesting that the story was published at 06:00 then Naylor tweets the hitch at 06:07.

Here is the article:

Albion are on the brink of making Brazilian midfielder Renato Neto their fourth signing of the summer.

The Seagulls have agreed terms with Belgian club Gent for the powerful 25-year-old, The Argus understands.

Neto was at the training complex in Lancing yesterday for a medical.

Albion were working last night to tie-up loose ends to complete the deal.

Neto joined Gent three years ago after starting his career in Europe at Sporting Lisbon.

He scored 16 goals in 140 league games, helped them to the Belgian title for the first time in their history and featured for them for the last time in their 1-0 friendly defeat by Wolves in Austria on Wednesday.

Barring any last-ditch hitches, he will become Albion's fourth European club signing of the summer after Australian goalkeeper Maty Ryan (Valencia) and German No.10 Pascal Gross and Austrian left-back Markus Suttner (Ingolstadt).

Neto has been high on Albion's list of midfield targets.

They had some interest in Aaron Mooy, the Australian who rejoined Huddersfield after helping them to promotion last season on loan.

They were also keen on Werder Bremen's Danish midfielder Thomas Delaney but the German club were reluctant to sell and the asking price was prohibitive.

The Seagulls have managed to strike a deal for Neto with Gent, who have already signed a replacement.

Neto, linked previously with Leicester, Sevilla and Galatasary, will become the first Brazilian to play for Albion.

Trying to sign players on the cheap, probably Gent asking for more money. If the Delaney fee was prohibitive just can't see anything over 5m for us

 

[Nixonator]

We have enough trouble getting players that passed the medical onto the pitch.

***cough*** Baldock ***cough***

Has he come down with something

 

[severnside gull]

Trying to sign players on the cheap, probably Gent asking for more money. If the Delaney fee was prohibitive just can't see anything over 5m for us

The problem with Delaney was them saying they wouldn't sell so to have any chance we would have to have bid silly/top 6 money. Delaney was then quoted as saying he was happy to stay.

Gent want between £4m and £7m for Neto which is probably a bit above the going rate. They've already replaced him.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Has he come down with something

Tweaked calf muscle.

 

[portslade seagull]

Rumours he has signed for Galatasary according to them

 

[BHA007]

Rumours he has signed for Galatasary according to them

Where did you see that ?

 

[Nixonator]

Rumours he has signed for Galatasary according to them

Perhaps they just let us conduct the medical for them and are offering him the fabled Champions League football

Edit: Nevermind they managed to fail to qualify.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Trying to sign players on the cheap, probably Gent asking for more money. If the Delaney fee was prohibitive just can't see anything over 5m for us

Why wouldn't you try this if you can though? A bargain signing means more money available for other players. We got Knockaert on the cheap and it's one of our best ever signings. Paying over the odds is daft.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Back OT, Mrs.Neto has gone straight into my 'the WAG next door' fantasy bank.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Rumours he has signed for Galatasary according to them

Don't think that is true, although they were interested a few days ago.

Could be agent shennanigans, though - trying to get a better deal out of them or us

 

[Icy Gull]

Whiff of Ward and Pritchard transfers....

 

[Nixonator]

Well the weather's been shit the last couple days so could be that

 

[British Bulldog]

Rumours he has signed for Galatasary according to them

According to who? nothing on the internet.

 

[B.W.]

Naylor saying we've said No to Neto... deal off! :-(

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Naylor just tweeted that Neto is not signing and it's tough for both him and us. Must mean he failed medical i suppose?

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/15413507.amp/

 

[dwayne]

I think if you look at recent seasons he's had peoblems ... And it says similar in the report on this thread. We like gambling on these kind of players on the cheap , kayal was similar.

So he has failed the medical then!!

On the plus side maybe we are tightening up on this side of things now

 

[Postman Pat]

Naylor just tweeted that Neto is not signing and it's tough for both him and us. Must mean he failed medical i suppose?

Brighton and Hove Albion's record-busting deal for Renato Neto collapses as the Brazilian midfielder fails his medical

 

[Berty23]

Failed medical by the sound of it. Cue people saying "we should just gamble". Big shame.

 

[Urchin]

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/15413507.Albion_say_no_to_Neto/?ref=twtrec