Everton News 24/7
Writer: Yak 
Date:Thursday July 19 2012
Time: 10:05AM
UK time is: 22:51:47
Choose your club
Other Sites
Network Navigation
Vital Partners
'If It's Football, It's Vital'
Everton target Pranjić signs for Sporting
Everton had reportedly been set to complete the signing of Danijel Pranjić earlier this month.
The 31-year-old Croatian who was a free agent after being released from his contract with Bayern Munich was said to be keen on a move to Everton and had expected a deal to be concluded pretty swiftly ahead of pre-season.
However it was always likely that Pranjić was being lined up as an option to fill a gap that Moyes may have to fill in the future.
With Pranjić being pretty versatile and able to play in midfield or as he has done for Croatia at left wing-back or left-back, he would have given David Moyes options if he failed to complete the signing of Steven Pienaar from Tottenham, or perhaps as a makeshift replacement for Leighton Baines if the rumours linking him to Manchester United became a reality.
But with Everton and Spurs said to still be locked into talks and no concrete moves on Manchester United's part for Leighton Baines, the need to complete the signing of Danijel Pranjić was less pressing.
With the Croatian frustrated at the speed of the move being completed, the Croatian decided to look elsewhere and he has now signed a three-year-deal with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon.
'David Moyes publicly announced that he wanted me at Everton,' Pranjic told Sportske Novosti.
He added: 'But then I got a feeling that things were moving too slow and I didn't want to wait anymore.
'I could have waited until the end of August but then Sporting knocked on my door and I knew right away that this is what I want.
Vital Everton is 100% interactive. Not only can you have your say on the articles and the forums but you can also write an article to be published on the website or a suggest a poll so you can air your views.
Vital F1 Prediction League - Join now for Monaco
Your Comments
From what I have heard he was only a back up if the Pienaar deal fell through, but since the Pienaar transfer is almost complete, Moyes decided not to pursue Pranjic. Shame though, he can cover a lot of positions, and we need a bit of depth.
Rob-EFC
Kenwright is notoriously slow at getting things done so we lost out. We might lose out on Pienaar too if he doesn't get his act together, apparently he was playing in a Spurs friendly against Stevenage !!! dont know what to make of that!!!!!!!!!!
evertonmandan
I dont understand why people are angry at him playing a preseason match, he needs to get his fitness base back as well ahead of the new season, so a runout didn't harm him in anyway. The deal will get done, people need to be patient.
Rob-EFC
In my opinion we let a good one go in Pranjic but hey ho---- on a positive note, the weather is good again and along with that we are making progress-Pienarr very soon! Rodwell and Barclay making giant strides and Naismith looking pretty damn good!
evertonmandan
Have Your Say
Recent Articles
Vitor Pereira becomes new favourite (Wednesday May 22 2013)
Neville flattered by Everton boss link (Wednesday May 22 2013)
Osman's new deal now all signed off (Wednesday May 22 2013)
Do you enjoy writing about Everton? (Wednesday May 22 2013)
Klinsmann takes a dive (Tuesday May 21 2013)
VIDEO: Moyes Thankful For Everton Opportunity (Monday May 20 2013)
Moyes begins work at United (Monday May 20 2013)
Neville to be named Everton boss? (Monday May 20 2013)
Stats: Chelsea v Everton (Sunday May 19 2013)
Chelsea V Everton match preview (Friday May 17 2013)
Archived Articles
Vital Members League (view all)
| 1. | Rob-EFC | 62 |
| 2. | ToffeeBlue | 23 |
| 3. | Yak | 19 |
| 4. | EvertonMike | 5 |
| 5. | toffeegreen | 4 |
| 6. | evertonmandan | 4 |
| 7. | Chuckmeister_EFC | 3 |
League Results (view all)
| Latest Results | ||||
| Chelsea | 2 | - | 1 | Everton |
| Everton | 2 | - | 0 | West Ham |
| Liverpool | 0 | - | 0 | Everton |
| Everton | 1 | - | 0 | Fulham |
| Sunderland | 1 | - | 0 | Everton |
| Arsenal | 0 | - | 0 | Everton |
League Table (view table)
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 3. Chelsea | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 75 |
| 4. Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 73 |
| 5. Spurs | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 72 |
| 6. Everton | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 63 |
| 7. Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 61 |
| 8. WBA | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 49 |
| 9. Swansea | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 46 |
Breaking League News
| Liverpool: Begovic To Replace Reina?
» Liverpool : 22/05/2013 20:54:00
|
| Coates thanks friend Pulis
» Stoke : 22/05/2013 18:30:00
|
| Petrov Delighted With Assistant Coach Role
» Aston Villa : 22/05/2013 16:52:00
|
| Boateng Signs Two Year Deal
» Fulham : 22/05/2013 16:50:00
|
| Sullivan Warns Of Complacency!
» West Ham : 22/05/2013 16:49:00
|
| Lukaku Desire
» West Ham : 22/05/2013 16:48:00
|
| Carroll Withdrawal
» West Ham : 22/05/2013 16:47:00
|
Current Site Poll (view all polls)
|
|
2 © - All content copyright Vital Network Ltd, not to be reproduced without explicit permission Copyright Issues
Cookie Policy
At Vital Football, we along with most other modern websites use small files called 'cookies' to create the most secure, effective and functional website possible for our users. Without these files our business model, based on advertising, breaks down and we would be unable to continue to provide the services that you are here to utilise. By continuing to use this website after seeing this message, you consent to our use of cookies on this device unless you have disabled them. For full details please read our Cookie Policy which can be found here. However, if you would like to disable cookies on this device, please view our Cookie Policy which contains an opt-out tool for disabling advertising cookies. Please also visit our information pages on 'How to manage cookies' if you would also like to block all other types of cookies. Please be aware that parts of this site will not function correctly if you disable cookies.