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Dharmabum

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http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...g-told-he-can-leave-Rubin-Kazan-in-the-summer


Yann M'Vila eyeing England move after being told he can leave Rubin Kazan in the summer

RUBIN KAZAN have put Everton, Arsenal and Tottenham on alert after admitting Yann M'Vila and former Liverpool youngster Chris Mavinga will be free to leave the club in the summer.
By: Ben Jefferson
Published: Mon, March 24, 2014


M'Vila and Mavinga have found themselves on the periphery since Rinat Bilyaletdinov took over as Rubin boss in January.

M'Vila has been usurped by 21-year-old midfielder Paul Mogilevets, while Mavinga has been displaced by 19-year-old Elmir Nabiullin.

And with Bilyaletdinov apparently dedicated to bringing in even more Russian players in the summer, M'Vila and Mavinga will be allowed to move on.

Reports in Russia suggest that M'Vila - who is currently back in France receiving treatment on an injury - is keen to try his hand in the Premier League.



Yann M'Vila is free to leave Rubin Kazan

The 23-year-old has previously been linked with Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton, and was also pictured sitting with Liverpool fans at the Merseyside derby earlier this season.

All four clubs could enter into a bidding war to bring the French international to England in the summer.

Meanwhile, Mavinga could also be interested in a return in England after spending two years at Liverpool as a youngster without making a senior appearance for the club.

Mavinga left Anfield for Rennes - where he played alongside M'Vila - in 2011 before moving on to Rubin at the start of this season.
 

Sweech

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Can't see needing another player like him. With Sandro and Capoue we're pretty much set.
 

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He was actually pretty skilful for a dm and seems to have good vision and passing range, but he's had a few ups and downs in the last couple of years, I have no idea what his form has been like in Russia and given we are strong in that position it does seem an unnecessary target
 

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He was actually pretty skilful for a dm and seems to have good vision and passing range, but he's had a few ups and downs in the last couple of years, I have no idea what his form has been like in Russia and given we are strong in that position it does seem an unnecessary target
Capoue was known as the same. He was an engine for Toulouse and was the guy they looked to for the majority of passes. Not exactly a playmaker, but he was the guy to spread the ball around the pitch and recycle possession.
 

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Capoue was known as the same. He was an engine for Toulouse and was the guy they looked to for the majority of passes. Not exactly a playmaker, but he was the guy to spread the ball around the pitch and recycle possession.

Exactly my impression of him while he was at Toulouse. I think he could be one of the players to benefit the most from a new manager and a more spacious field from the removal of the high back line. Seeing as Sandro could hardly remain fit this season, I'd very much like to see us hold on to Capoue this summer (unless the swap intents of Behrami hold any truth, I rate him highly as well).

And I'm sorry to play the race card, but when are these black players going to learn to avoid Russia? They get promised a fat paycheck and decent access to the CL, but within a year they're all pining for a move out or at least linked to one. And then it's not even easy to go through because the Russian clubs demand ridiculous fees for them. I'm from the American South, a region whose history is vastly intertwined with the abhorrent and corrupted vine that is racism, but it pales in comparison to what still exists in the mindset of the vast majority of Russians. I do hope they'll learn sooner rather than later.
 

Dharmabum

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Exactly my impression of him while he was at Toulouse. I think he could be one of the players to benefit the most from a new manager and a more spacious field from the removal of the high back line. Seeing as Sandro could hardly remain fit this season, I'd very much like to see us hold on to Capoue this summer (unless the swap intents of Behrami hold any truth, I rate him highly as well).

And I'm sorry to play the race card, but when are these black players going to learn to avoid Russia? They get promised a fat paycheck and decent access to the CL, but within a year they're all pining for a move out or at least linked to one. And then it's not even easy to go through because the Russian clubs demand ridiculous fees for them. I'm from the American South, a region whose history is vastly intertwined with the abhorrent and corrupted vine that is racism, but it pales in comparison to what still exists in the mindset of the vast majority of Russians. I do hope they'll learn sooner rather than later.

Problem with Capoue is that he's rather injury prone too, which is partly why they were looking to sell. But OF COURSE Spurs - as always - want too much of their players - which in some cases pays off while others cases not (read Bentley, Gomes, Rebrov etc).
For this reason - i.e. injury proness - I rather see Spurs sell both Kaboul and Capoue (unless a miracle happens).
 

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Problem with Capoue is that he's rather injury prone too, which is partly why they were looking to sell. But OF COURSE Spurs - as always - want too much of their players - which in some cases pays off while others cases not (read Bentley, Gomes, Rebrov etc).
For this reason - i.e. injury proness - I rather see Spurs sell both Kaboul and Capoue (unless a miracle happens).

Well with Kaboul it hasn't appeared as though the situation will improve at all. With Capoue, he's never had an injury record before this season. As such, I'm not opposed to him staying another season and giving it another go with a manager he may rate. He looked such quality in August, truly impressive.

To clarify, if a new manager decides there's a player out there for the role that they prefer, I'm not opposed, but I'm also just as unopposed to him staying.
 

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Speaking of Capoue, is he injured at the moment? Haven't heard anything about him recently
 

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Problem with Capoue is that he's rather injury prone too, which is partly why they were looking to sell. But OF COURSE Spurs - as always - want too much of their players - which in some cases pays off while others cases not (read Bentley, Gomes, Rebrov etc).
For this reason - i.e. injury proness - I rather see Spurs sell both Kaboul and Capoue (unless a miracle happens).
Capoue was not at all injury prone at Toulouse. In fact one of his strengths was his lack of injuries and overall great fitness level.

Spurs seems to have the magic effect of everyone being at 90%.

Overall I'd like to keep him as he's cover at CDM as well as CB.
 

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Capoue was known as the same. He was an engine for Toulouse and was the guy they looked to for the majority of passes. Not exactly a playmaker, but he was the guy to spread the ball around the pitch and recycle possession.

Yeah I've been watching him at Toulouse pretty much since he established himself in the side, he might look a bit languid at times but he has very good vision and a very good range of passing. Also likes to drive forward with the ball when he sees a gap. I like him very much and though he's mainly played DM he actually did a very decent job playing a far more advanced role last season and even managed iirc about 7 league goals
 

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Capoue was not at all injury prone at Toulouse. In fact one of his strengths was his lack of injuries and overall great fitness level.

Spurs seems to have the magic effect of everyone being at 90%.

Overall I'd like to keep him as he's cover at CDM as well as CB.


Well, things change. Kaboul was fine before he came to Spurs too.
 

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Well, things change. Kaboul was fine before he came to Spurs too.

Certainly a valid point, but with Kaboul we know it's a knee cartilage issue, a problem that is tough to come back from. We have no idea what's going on with Capoue. It looked from the way he limped off as though a hamstring injury, but as we saw with Lamela that somehow transformed to a lower back problem, so who bloody knows. But if it is just a hamstring injury, it's entirely possible that Capoue could start the season in August at 100% while Kaboul's knee menisci are wearing away by the day.
 

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Well, things change. Kaboul was fine before he came to Spurs too.

You can say that about any player, what you can't say is that a player is injury prone with a track record like Capoue's track record, what the future brings is another matter
 
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No more CM's please! It's probably our strongest area, in fact were probably a bit overloaded. Unless its somebody proper top class or a youngster then no thanks. We have other positions to strengthen.
 

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M'Vila has been whored out more than any club I can remember. A true agent's dream right here.
 

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No more CM's please! It's probably our strongest area, in fact were probably a bit overloaded. Unless its somebody proper top class or a youngster then no thanks. We have other positions to strengthen.

We don't need a player of this ilk, but we could use a kind of CM that we don't have amidst our stockpile of CM's. I do hope the new manager and director this summer do not overlook such a need because we have more urgent areas of need.
 
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