Sofiane Hanni

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:33 pm

Burnley trying for him at the last minute.

Another player from that league wouldn’t be a bad shout given how well Defour has turned out.

Be interesting to see if it happens

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:39 pm

Linked in Belgian media.

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:45 pm

Would be pretty ideal for the team.
A technically gifted player that can play as a number 10

Walt · Post by **Walt** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:55 pm

Off to Moscow I think

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:57 pm

"Russian giants Spartak Moscow are in advanced negotiations to sign attacking midfielder Sofiane Hanni from Anderlecht for 10 million", news from this morning, looks like we are to late.

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:57 pm

That latest article that is in reference, states Burnley could steal him at the last minute

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:59 pm

Article from DB tonight at 9pm

“FC Burnley wants to steal from Spartak Moscow at the last minute. The decision was made last night. Before negotiations began, Hanni was bent on Spartak Moscow.”

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:01 pm

I'd never heard of him but his goals per game average is excellent. If he's PL level that would be a signing.
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agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:02 pm

There’s an article gone up from a Belgian media outlet in last hour. Something along the lines of us trying to hijack the deal.

Probably ********, but it’s there.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:03 pm

"Anderlecht's Algeria international Sofiane Hanni has signed a five-year extension deal until 2022"

This news was on the 1st of July, strange they would sell him after that.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:05 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:"Anderlecht's Algeria international Sofiane Hanni has signed a five-year extension deal until 2022"

This news was on the 1st of July, strange they would sell him after that.

That basically adds up to the square root of f**k all.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:07 pm

I would have thought any player would prefer to play in this league than Russia, and I would hope we could compete somewhat on salary.

Not saying I want the guy mind as I have never even heard of him so cannot comment.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:07 pm

My mate’s an Algeria season ticket holder and says that he is top drawer.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:09 pm

Rileybobs wrote:My mate’s an Algeria season ticket holder and says that he is top drawer.

Have you asked him how to pronounce the name?

Is it.... Su-fanny Annie?

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:12 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:Have you asked him how to pronounce the name?

Is it.... Su-fanny Annie?

Nearly, but with a silent ‘s’.

Belgianclaret · Post by **Belgianclaret** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:14 pm

Going to Spartak - I'd have passed on this one anyway

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:14 pm

If he's going to play in the No 10 role, then is he about eight foot tall and can track back with the best of them?

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:14 pm

Anyone tracking possible flights yet?

Belgianclaret · Post by **Belgianclaret** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:15 pm

Gone to Spartak - I'd have passed on this one anyway

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:16 pm

Translated from a Belgum paper printed today

ANDERLECHT The clubs have an agreement, Sofiane has passed her medical tests in ... Rome and expects its representatives to settle the last details.
Sofiane Hanni (27) leaves Anderlecht for Spartak Moscow, currently number 3 in Russia. He will sign a 3.5 year contract with an additional one year option and will earn more than 1.5 million net per season. The transfer price is 8 million.

DH info that revealed that Hanni was on his way to Spartak Moscow has already confirmed Monday morning, not even 12 hours after the end of the match of his life at Standard (3-3, with a hat- trick of Hanni).

Accompanied by his brother, Rachid, he was on the plane from 7:55 to ... Rome. Not to sign for AS or Lazio Rome, but to pass his medical tests with Spartak Moscow.

Indeed, Moscow has been working for some time with Villa Stuart, a hospital in Rome that often hosts sportsmen. Eto'o did his medical tests before signing to Anzhi in 2011, Higuain in 2013 before signing his contract in Naples. And Insigne and Totti have had surgery.

In the meantime, Hanni's representatives in this case were trying to reach a final agreement with Spartak. Monday afternoon, there were still things to settle. The signature should follow this Tuesday. Then Hanni will join his new teammates, currently in training in Marbella.

Anderlecht had already agreed with the Russians during the weekend. His superb match on Sunday could have disrupted the affair, but Sporting has kept his word to Hanni.

Hanni will be the first Algerian player to play at Spartak Moscow. He will not be the first Maghreb to evolve in the Russian capital. Mbark Boussoufa played at Lokomotiv from 2013 to 2016. Despite the luxury, there has never really been happiness.

The Russian championship resumed on March 4, with a trip to Lokomotiv Moscow, leader with 8 points ahead of Zenit and Spartak. Hanni's Russian adventure will start on February 15th in the Europa League where Spartak is still qualified. Atletico Bilbao will move to Moscow in the round of 32 first leg. Spartak come from the Champions League where he lost his last game ... 7-0 in Liverpool in December.

Hanni does not know anyone of the current core. None of the foreigners (including three Brazilians) speak French. And the coach is an Italian: Massimo Carrera notably replaced Conte with Juventus.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:21 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Anyone tracking possible flights yet?

We've got Watson looking out of his window in Doncaster.

watsonsclarets · Post by **watsonsclarets** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:25 pm

I'm in Wiltshire this year unfortunately but i have seen a helicopter this year !!!

Would love a signing or two from Anderlecht but the one i would go for is Hennes Delcroix.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:28 pm

piston broke wrote:I'd never heard of him

Me neither, but I'd not really heard of Steven Defour until Belgianclaret started the thread on here.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:30 pm

watsonsclarets wrote:I'm in Wiltshire this year unfortunately but i have seen a helicopter this year !!!

Are you on the hunt for AblueClaret?

brigante · Post by **brigante** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:34 pm

He was great up front for the United Nations

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:35 pm

The DH article lasted less than an hour. Been taken down.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:37 pm

£1.5 million a year is less than £30k a week which means is salary is within our means.

However I can find nothing on twitter linking him to us.

LawsCanalJump · Post by **LawsCanalJump** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:57 pm

Would be a great signing
But it won't happen

Will it?

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:04 pm

Steddyman wrote:£1.5 million a year is less than £30k a week which means is salary is within our means.

However I can find nothing on twitter linking him to us.

I expect there will be a difference in the tax due in the uk and the tax due in Moscow...

But, there must be a lot more going for a player to play in the Premier League than to play in Russia.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:09 pm

If we were to hijack him from Moscow at the last minute I would expect a fleet of blacked out armoured Mercedes to be driving down Belvedere Road next Saturday

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:40 pm

Steddyman wrote:£1.5 million a year is less than £30k a week which means is salary is within our means.

However I can find nothing on twitter linking him to us.

If the translation is accurate, that's £30k per week net. More like £55k gross.

Belgianclaret · Post by **Belgianclaret** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:44 am

Very skillful player but flatters to deceive IMO.

Doubt he will cut it in the PL. Scored a hatttrick in the weekend, but that does not say a lot in the Belgian league.

Better players out there if you ask me.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 9:10 am

The place that first published the article have said he has chosen Spartak Moscow over Burnley, which suggests, as we probably all knew, that it was bullshit.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:19 am

anyone got a flight tracker from Rome to Manchester...???

UTC

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:25 am

News Now article just got published saying he now wants more money after Burnley came in for him but still more likely to go to Moscow.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/burnleys-last ... -revealed/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:00 pm

could our interest be a ploy to stop Southampton getting their man. Moscow need a replacement before letting Quincy Promes sign for Southampton...

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... eplacement" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Funniest thing I've seen on Twitter today...

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KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:10 pm

Sky Sports said Promes to Southampton is off because Spartak can't get a replacement, Hanni is a wide player I think so surely Promes' replacement?

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:18 pm

Rick_Muller wrote:could our interest be a ploy to stop Southampton getting their man. Moscow need a replacement before letting Quincy Promes sign for Southampton...

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... eplacement" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Funniest thing I've seen on Twitter today...

hanni.PNG

Aye another one who can't spell!

Belgiumburnley · Post by **Belgiumburnley** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:45 pm

His 3 goals against Standard on sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXdjhqN2aO8

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:02 pm

Belgiumburnley wrote:His 3 goals against Standard on sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXdjhqN2aO8

that's just crap defending if you ask me, still, he had to put them in the net which he did.

Whats with the kissing the ground after each goal - more to the point, why make a thing of it in the highlights...?

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:50 pm

Now mentioned by the Burnley Express. Could be something in this:

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/fo ... -1-8991432" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:53 pm

Rick_Muller wrote:that's just crap defending if you ask me, still, he had to put them in the net which he did.

Whats with the kissing the ground after each goal - more to the point, why make a thing of it in the highlights...?

It's a muslim thing

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:53 pm

Steddyman wrote:Now mentioned by the Burnley Express. Could be something in this:

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/fo ... -1-8991432" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Only in that the reporter is likely to be speculating from Twitter or other social media. I wont believe it until we have live flight tracking on the forum...

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:04 pm

KRBFC wrote:It's a muslim thing

Pope John Paul11 was a Muslim?

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:07 pm

piston broke wrote:Pope John Paul11 was a Muslim?

Why do I care about the Pope? We're talking about a football celebration performed by most muslim players.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:11 pm

Gone to Moscow:
https://www.walfoot.be/fra/news/lis/201 ... i-a-choisi" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:14 pm

Nothing more to see here.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:17 pm

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kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:30 pm

At least he won't have to experience the harsh Burnley winters and SD's brutal training regime.