He's been to the Harry Redknapp school of playing down football transfers.
Sounds like he is trying to get him to me:
"It's a great shout. I absolutely love him as a player and a person and I have a great relationship with him. Is this going to make us get in touch with Sunderland or David? I don't know, I hope so, but he wasn't in our plans.
"With all respect to him, we have got another ten or 15 names. We have gone through all the names of players not playing in the Premiership where you think you won't have a chance, then you go down to the Championship and then you try to find out.
"We are trying to find out in a very respectful way, talking to the club first to see if it is an option, then talking to the player. This one has come out of the blue and everybody is calling me.
"Even people from Leeds are saying to take him and I am thinking wait, I haven't moved for him. We'll see, I would love to, no doubt."
Sounds like he is trying to get him to me:
If you read between the lines, the Third paragraph confirms that they've contacted Sunderland .
I agree Giraffe - This quote contradicts itself in so many ways. If you read between the lines, the Third paragraph confirms that they've contacted Sunderland and that they've said yes and so they're having talks with Healy's agent.
I would say that knowing how Poyet has operated with Lua Lua, Barnes & Greer that we are very close in signing Healy.