[FOOTBALL] Summer 2016 Transfer Window Thread: Pep vs Jose II

[Magic]

You want the food thread, mate.

HAHAHAHAHA.

[Disco]

Now I get it.

[Disco]

Glass houses and all that.

[Vim]

Zidane, Davids, Deschamps, Di Livio and Pessoto mate.

:drool:

Like I said, one of the best. Camoranesi-Davids-Tacchinardi/Conte-Nedved was another cracker.

[Reg]

Hadn't heard about that Pjanic transfer coming. So him and possibly Nainggolan off. Could see Roma slipping down to 5th/6th, they'd have a hard time replacing both of them.

[Waffdon]

Good. Fuck them.

[Lewis]

United re-signing Nani would be my favourite transfer ever.

[Vim]

Nainggolan is so important for Roma. He's a bigger loss than Pjanic if he does end up leaving.

[Gray Fox]

The Bundesliga has renewed its TV deal and essentially doubled the previous one. It's I think about £1.3bn less than The Premier League(No sponsor needed), but their top flight has less teams. So it's not quite as big a gap as the price tag looks, but they still are a little way behind.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36490007?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_match_of_the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport

[Andy]

The Bundesliga has renewed its TV deal and essentially doubled the previous one. It's I think about £1.3bn less than The Premier League(No sponsor needed), but their top flight has less teams. So it's not quite as big a gap as the price tag looks, but they still are a little way behind.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36490007?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_match_of_the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport

That doesn't start till 17/18 though so it's still a way behind us, by the time they get their first seasons money we will have probably announced the next deal for ten trillion.

[Max Power]

£15m+ bid rejected for Troy Deeney. What times we live in.

[Weaver]

Ed Chamberlain of Monday Night Football has transferred to ITV as their (Horse) Racing Presenter when they get the rights on 1st January 2017, with David Jones of Saturday Night Football moving to the Monday show.

[Manc]

Biggest transfer thus far.

[Jeet]

I don't know what is more funnier, Leicester City bidding £20M for Troy Deeney or Watford turning it down?? I'm sure the guy is about 38 years old.

[Magic]

You're thinking of Lloyd Doyley.

[Samadini]

Eran Zahavi being linked.

Could go very Afonso Alves.

[SincereTheRebel]

Stones rejects barcelona
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3634108/Barcelona-turned-John-Stones-Spanish-believing-England-defender-s-mind-set-joining-Manchester-City.html

Colin Kazim-Richards moves to brazil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36495544

Azpilicueta a target for barca
http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/09/chelseas-cesar-azpilicueta-becomes-barcelona-transfer-target-5933661/

Pelle linked with a move to everton
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/522000/Graziano-Pelle-Ronald-Koeman-Everton-Transfer-News-Signing-Rumour-Gossip-Latest

[John]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBM8M21S5Kg

What the fuck are they up to?

[Gray Fox]

Twitter sez that Dave Gayer is in some trouble regarding a rape case that involves a few other Spain players. Isco and Muniain are the others implicated.

Could all be just Twitter rumours though.

[SincereTheRebel]

Watford have made a bid for Berahino
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11686/10309639/watford-bid-for-saido-berahino-as-leicester-enquire-about-west-brom-strikeror

[elth]

Twitter sez that Dave Gayer is in some trouble regarding a rape case that involves a few other Spain players. Isco and Muniain are the others implicated.

Could all be just Twitter rumours though.

The papers have it so it seems a legit story. Allegedly organising and paying for Munain and another (maybe Isco, maybe not) to have group sex with two prostitutes, who it's now claimed were forced, not paid, and one of whom might have been potentially underage.

[randomlegend]

A few places reported just after it came out that the police investigated the claims already and found no evidence.

Edit: https://mobile.twitter.com/RafaelH117/status/741287612917383168

[Shindig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBM8M21S5Kg

What the fuck are they up to?

James Milner needs a spoken word album.

[Andy]

Had a chat with a friend of mine who is very well connected with the club about the whole Koeman situation and its hilarious. I won't write too much about the finer details as it's probably a bit boring.

The club and Koeman verbally agreed a new three year deal at the end of the season. Agreed that Wanyama, Mane and Pelle would be sold. They also worked out how much would be available for transfers to replace those players and improve the rest of the squad. Koeman goes on holiday and leaves his agent to finalise the finer details.

While on holiday Everton contact Koemans agent and they let him know they're interested. The agent turns down Everton and tells them how Koeman is going to sign a new deal when back from his holiday.

Everton hire another agent to tap up Koeman. When Koeman here's about the offer he sacks his old agent and takes on the new one.

Koeman goes into see the club with his new agent and the Everton deal of 6m p/a and tells the club he wants a bigger pay rise than agreed and ambition (in terms of money to spend) to match Everton and there offer.

Saints call his bluff, either sign the deal now or go to Everton. There will be no negotiations. Behind the scenes the board aren't completely happy with Koeman as the brand of football and pathway for young players to get into the first team isn't up to the standard they expect.

Koeman very angry, doesn't want to join Everton (wants Arsenal or Barca) and now feels he has no choice. Said he'd happily see out the last year of his contract and the club refuse. Either sign the deal or go to Everton.

Saints want Everton to agree a 12 month period where they won't sign any of our players, Everton refuse and it's currently at a stalemate. Southampton happy to stick him on gardening leave for the next 12 months than give in to Everton.

[Ian]

If all that's true then Everton look a bit cuntish* and Koeman looks both a cunt and a mug.

* Though this may be standard behaviour for clubs, I dunno.

[Waffdon]

Unai Emery has left Sevilla. Everton should be dropping their bollock for him.

[Lee]

He's going to PSG. Sampaoli is taking over at Sevilla.

[Waffdon]

That should be great fun.

[SincereTheRebel]

Tony hibbert and leon osman are no longer being employed by everton
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3636589/Everton-players-shocked-treatment-Leon-Osman-Tony-Hibbert.html

Veratti to man utd
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/13/football-transfer-rumours-psgs-marco-verratti-to-manchester-united

Roma turn to Wijnaldum
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/678979/Italian-giants-Newcastle-midfielder-Miralem-Pjanic-Premier-League-Transfer-News-Gossip

West ham ready new £32m for lacazette
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/06/13/report-west-ham-united-to-bid-32m-for-lyon-striker-alexandre-lac/

Redmond linked with southampton
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-lead-nathan-redmond-transfer-8175129

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36490662

Jaap :cool:

[randomlegend]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10313503/zlatan-ibrahimovic-to-have-medical-ahead-of-manchester-united-transfer

Looks like this might finally be progressing,

[Weaver]

742719003823603712

Bet they've paid loads for a sign on fee for him, but a good signing for 'free'

[phonics]

Who?

[Magic]

890 followers? Lawl. Football level = conference north.

[Pepe]

Bit insensitive to announce that so soon after Orlando.

[Pepe]

Vote LEAVE.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

742662037805891584

lol.

[phonics]

Those things are always, always fake.

[Magic]

http://s32.postimg.org/d4swc9tud/ts_Uq2_HF.png

[igor_balis]

:D

[SincereTheRebel]

Ether.

[Disco]

Fuck. :D

[phonics]

:D

Did a google and can't find a single reference to it outside Boruc doing a variety of BLASTING/AIMING DIGS/TAKING SWIPES so it's a dead cert for a fake.

edit: One I saw the other day

739152792267411458

Yeah I bet he said that.

[Boydy]

Magic. :D

[Kikó]

Funniest thing you've ever done magic.

[Gray Fox]

Word on the street is that PSG have bid €30m for FM wonderkid Gabriel Barbosa. Santos thought to want closer to €35m.

[Shindig]

He doesn't even have to be good in that setup.

[SincereTheRebel]

Chelsea open Mandanda talks
http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/15/chelsea-open-talks-with-steve-mandanda-over-premier-league-transfer-5945145/

Barcelona agree deal for umtiti
http://www.90min.com/posts/3331011-barcelona-agree-deal-to-sign-lyon-defender-samuel-umtiti

Chelsea have £32m bid for gomes rejected
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/523060/Andre-Gomes-Chelsea-Transfer-News-Antonio-Conte-Manchester-United-Signing-Gossip-Latest

Swap between Berahino and Sakho
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-offered-transfer-swap-8193382

Nani agrees inter deal
http://talksport.com/football/inter-milan-may-beat-manchester-united-signing-surprise-target-nani-160614199608

[Magic]

Cheers Jeet.

[John]

http://i.imgur.com/0NwYg21.jpg

The St Pauli manager couldn't make it to the unveiling of their new signing for whatever reason, so they just stuck a mask of his face on someone and had him stand there instead.

[Pepe]

That's brilliant. :D

[Magic]

Fuck me??? :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:D

Superb.

The new signing is clearly thinking, 'I've made a huge mistake'.

[Lewis]

Is Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Henry Michaels) better and less pathetically light-weight than 'Shinji' was when United signed him?

[SincereTheRebel]

Gaitain to athletico
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3645760/Nicolas-Gaitan-set-sign-Atletico-Madrid-club-reach-agreement-Benfica-19-75m-deal-forward.html

Nampalys Mendy close to leicester
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-transfer-rumours-nampalys-mendy-deal-close-as-city-and-nice-near-9-5m-agreement/story-29409492-detail/story.html

[Kikó]

Sad that Benfica have lost Gaitan but let's see if he can kick on in Spain. The guy is extremely talented.

[randomlegend]

Are you not so ITK any more ITKiko?

[phonics]

Keeks is too busy activating almonds to be ankle deep in ITKs

[Kikó]

It's the summer, enjoy yourself ffs.

Do you think the mail is trying to hint something? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3641736/Jamie-Vardy-performance-boosted-seven-cent-says-expert-England-man-looks-edge-against-Wales.html

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Chewing tobacco :sick:

[Kikó]

And again http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3645679/Wired-England-star-Jamie-Vardy-high-played-way-Roy-Hodgson-s-starting-XI-Wales-impact.html

Wired.

[Pepe]

The state of those articles. :sick:

[randomlegend]

Mkhtiasdfrnaisnasdfbasdfnnasjn's agent has said he wants to join Utd, apparently.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-transfer-news-neymar-11488246

That'll be Neymar signing a new contract within a couple of weeks.

I think TTH could do a better job writing transfer gossip. Mark Kerr to Spurs has a better chance of happening.

[randomlegend]

I think Neymar moving is more likely than some of the other rumours, because of the court case around the transfer and all that shit.

I bet we would(ward) pay the mental fee as well.

[Spikey M]

It has litterally no chance of happening.

[Disco]

He'll go wherever his agent tells him to so it's a question of how much money you have to throw at him to make it happen.

[Spikey M]

Wanyama to Spurs is on for £11m, apparently.

[randomlegend]

It has litterally no chance of happening.

litterally?

[Kikó]

It's absolute rubbish.

[Spikey M]

litterally?

Ok. 99.99999999999999%. It's utter turd of a story.

[The Merse]

Fuck all chance of Neymar leaving, never mind leaving for United.

We've signed some Nigerian kid and given him Kanu's number. If he's half as entertaining than I'll be a happy man.

[Disco]

:rotate:

You'll get there Spikey.

[Spikey M]

I litterally wont

[Andy]

For all Wanyamas faults I'll be sad to see him go. On form he's an absolute boss in the middle. Not sure he will suit the Spurs style. But he's a massive upgrade on Bentaleb, Mason and Caroll so worth the risk, especially at 11m.

Hopefully we sell him before the new manager comes in and likewise Mane if he's leaving. I think it's a lot easier for a manager if those sort of things are sorted before they arrive.

[Pleb]

This Neymar business is taking the piss isn't it?

[Kikó]

I think the agent has released the story. I suspect foul play.

[Max Power]

£24m bid for Troy Deeney turned down. What times we live in.

[Lee]

24 fucking Million?!

[Max Power]

They want £32m. Don't we all?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking hell.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh and it was £25m actually.

[Lewis]

That is the sort of signing you make (albeit not for that much) if you finish sixteenth but have ambitions of thirteenth.

[Max Power]

He'd be a really good fit for us and I think would be successful especially if we kept Vardy. But I was thinking in the £10-15m price range with the English tax.

£32,000,000!!

[Lee]

I'd like him at the club. Perfect foil for Vardy. But that's a bit much, for fuck's sake.

[Reg]

I'd like Leicester to complete the old school back to basics lineup. Deeney is too flashy, Andy Carroll or Akinfenwa would do the job. Get rid of Mahrez and bring in Darren Anderton.

[Shindig]

Splash that TV, bookies and Champions League money. Unless Vardy goes.

[randomlegend]

I didn't realise Abbayangaman was 27, assumed he was younger than that.

[Spoonsky]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/football/2016/02/08/10_3568520b-large_trans++pJliwavx4coWFCaEkEsb3kvxIt-lGGWCWqwLa_RXJU8.jpg

http://az616578.vo.msecnd.net/files/2016/03/20/635940853121281640-565899162_b4.jpg

[phonics]

I'd like Leicester to complete the old school back to basics lineup. Deeney is too flashy, Andy Carroll or Akinfenwa would do the job. Get rid of Mahrez and bring in Darren Anderton.

A back three of Huth, Morgan and Colin Hendry playing it out from the back :cool:

[Kikó]

http://az616578.vo.msecnd.net/files/2016/03/20/635940853121281640-565899162_b4.jpg

You could look at this for hours. What evolutionary advantage does looking like this give it?

[Disco]

It doesn't normally look like that, it lives under much greater pressure.

[Disco]

Like this ... I think.

http://i.imgur.com/utG43uS.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36571877

Vardy to reject Arsenal :cool:

[Davgooner]

Good. Was a bit concerned that we might be sitting back waiting for a response after the Euros and doing fuck all else in the meantime.

At least now we can crack on with signing Deeney.

[Max Power]

He's staying at Watford. We're going toe-to-toe for Andre Gray. Start the bidding at £20m

[Spoonsky]

You could look at this for hours. What evolutionary advantage does looking like this give it?

They're less dense than water so they can float around at the bottom of the sea floor picking up scraps. However, when they get out of the water...

http://media.mnn.com/assets/images/2010/08/blobfish.jpg.638x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg

The Blobfish. :cool: I did a presentation on them in 5th grade.

[Shindig]

See sense and sign Papiss Cisse, please.

[Boydy]

He'd be a really good fit for us and I think would be successful especially if we kept Vardy. But I was thinking in the £10-15m price range with the English tax.

£32,000,000!!

You can have Christian Benteke for that.

[GS]

You can have him for free, on account of the fact he's fucking shite.

[Kikó]

They're less dense than water so they can float around at the bottom of the sea floor picking up scraps. However, when they get out of the water...

http://media.mnn.com/assets/images/2010/08/blobfish.jpg.638x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg

The Blobfish. :cool: I did a presentation on them in 5th grade.

No wonder he's sad. It must be like looking at yourself in a mirror in a fun house.

[Kikó]

Mata to Everton? :Sherlock:

[Mazuuurk]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36575117

Wanyama to Spurs for 11M? Seems like a bit of a bargain, even if (I assume...?) his contract must be up in a year.

[niko_cee]

Is he actually any good?

[Disco]

It's worth finding out for £11m, they can always sell him for twice that to West Ham or Liverpool in a year or two.

[SincereTheRebel]

£11m is nice. Prefer clubs to spend money on established premier league players than some player from overseas. He is sitll only 24 somehow.

[niko_cee]

It's worth finding out for £11m, they can always sell him for twice that to West Ham or Liverpool in a year or two.

See, this was my concern. If he was even halfway decent you'd think Liverpool would be all over him for £25m.

I see they want £40m for Mane.

:face:

[Mazuuurk]

Then again, not sure where he fits into their midfield when they have Eric Dier. Rotation I suppose, CL and all.

[SincereTheRebel]

Bentaleb is still round.

[Mazuuurk]

Him too. Not sure if he's any good though.

[randomlegend]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10319400/manchester-united-transfer-rumours-bordeauxs-adam-ounasis-a-done-deal

Dem "Football Whispers" ratings :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

End of civilisation stuff, that. Is that what people need to pass their time? And they say we are busier than ever. Lies.

[Magic]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10319400/manchester-united-transfer-rumours-bordeauxs-adam-ounasis-a-done-deal

Dem "Football Whispers" ratings :drool:

Reg likes this.

[Davgooner]

The SSN app is absolutely filled with shite like that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The talented Bordeaux youngster dropped a huge that he's about to join Manchester United by following the club and stars such as Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford on Instagram.

:harold:

Someone make a Mark Kerr instagram and follow Spurs.

[Lewis]

If he's half the player Gabriel Obertan was then they're onto a winner. Speaking of United greats, if/when Madrid sign Paul Pogba, who do they shuffle on? Even if they chuck Isco into the deal (wasn't that rumoured before?) you would expect one of their bigger name midfielders to want to leave. I don't know whether United would need Toni Kroos now that Wayne Rooney is the best deep-lying midfielder in the game, but 'Harmez' would suit the MARQUEE SIGNING agenda.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hamez is a Mendes man so I would have thought it was nailed on.

[Pepe]

Did he turn out to be any good, Hamez?

[Max Power]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/20/leicester-city-ready-to-spend-30million-on-watford-skipper-troy/

Pure banter from the champs

[Lee]

The joint third most expensve English player of all time? Fuck me.

[Waffdon]

Disgraceful.

[randomlegend]

£30m for a 27 year old uncapped striker. It's fucking mental.

[Josh]

He should be worth more to us than Leicester are willing to pay but it really seems as though 30m will be bid and the signs are it will be accepted.

He has a true connection with the fans that isn't seen very often anymore so I hope we reject it. That 30m won't go near my back pocket so who gives a fuck? I'd rather watch the players I like.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Post TV deal, you shouldn't be surprised by seeing ridiculous numbers pass between English teams.

[SvN]

Apparently, Burnley have rejected an £11.5m bid from Leicester for Michael Keane :face:

[Mellberg]

Eye watering stuff. The collapse must be closing in.

[Kikó]

Any chance of a bid for Fellaini?

[Max Power]

He's not English. We are readying a £45m bid for Cameron Borthwick-Jackson though

[Mellberg]

Gabby Agbonlahor's a player.

[bruhnaldo]

Wouldn't it be worth a better shot to overspend (relatively) on a larger group of young academy players? I realize that real life football isn't FM but I really struggle to understand the logic.

Or even upgrade facilities? Then I just saw they offered 10m+ to Burnley for Michael Keane. Even more surprising, Burnley said no!

Am I just behind on the times?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Demand for top English (or homegrown) players exceeds supply, especially now they all have to have 8 homegrown players or whatever it is. For that reason, prices will be sky high.

[Disco]

Wouldn't it be worth a better shot to overspend (relatively) on a larger group of young academy players? I realize that real life football isn't FM but I really struggle to understand the logic.

Or even upgrade facilities? Then I just saw they offered 10m+ to Burnley for Michael Keane. Even more surprising, Burnley said no!

Am I just behind on the times?

Because spaffing loads of money on an academy full of 15 year olds might be sensible but it does nothing for the scoreline next Saturday. I'm not sure if you've noticed but football clubs are not the most forward thinking of companies.

[Vim]

And why should they be? A team that's good now is always better than a team that's good in two years. No point in buying a bunch of youngsters and then having to sell them because they're bored of losing while you wait for them to become good.

[Spikey M]

I must be worth a few mill at current market rates.

[Mazuuurk]

I really wonder if Real actually intends to sell off Morata again. I rate him higher than Benzema at the moment.

[Andy]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36575117

Wanyama to Spurs for 11M? Seems like a bit of a bargain, even if (I assume...?) his contract must be up in a year.

He's decent but you can't rely on him really. Schneiderlin was far better for us.

Far too many red and yellow cards for just being a complete mong. I'm confident we can find a suitable replacement.

[Spikey M]

He's decent but you can't rely on him really. Schneiderlin was far better for us.

Far too many red and yellow cards for just being a complete mong. I'm confident we can find a suitable replacement.

He's good but with the constant threat of going mental and taking some poor fuckers leg off. That seems to be the Spurs way these days, mind.

[SincereTheRebel]

I really wonder if Real actually intends to sell off Morata again. I rate him higher than Benzema at the moment.

If thats the case. If i was morata, i wouldnt be signing for a madrid if they had the intention of selling him immediately in order to make madrid some money.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If thats the case. If i was morata, i wouldnt be signing for a madrid if they had the intention of selling him immediately in order to make madrid some money.
He'll do it though so it doesn't fully close the door on a Madrid return.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36591829

Confirmed he's going back.

[Mazuuurk]

Does he have much choice? They had a buy-back clause which I assume also has some sort of contract clause for him.

[Spikey M]

Does he have much choice? They had a buy-back clause which I assume also has some sort of contract clause for him.

Surely a buy back clause just means an offer of a given amount from them would have to be accepted. You can't force the player to re-sign for you.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Maz is thinking of slavery.

[Spikey M]

I fucking hope my last employer doesn't force me to go back, anyway. :uhoh:

[SincereTheRebel]

Hopefully they keep him and benzema is moved on or becomes backup

[Magic]

We've signed a Swede for £2 million.

What could go wrong.

[Waffdon]

Fucking beautiful.

[phonics]

Vardy signs a 4 year deal with Leicester.

[Dquincy]

Vardy rejects approach from Arsenal. Lols.

[Bob Sacamano]

Missed that West Ham signed Feghouli :drool:

[SincereTheRebel]

Vardy signs a 4 year deal with Leicester.


Vardy rejects approach from Arsenal. Lols.

I think we all saw that one coming. TTH predicted that as soon as the news broke of arsenal interest.

[Gray Fox]

Griezmann has signed an extension too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Arsenal twitter is so funny. They react to the news with 'Great, this will free us up to spend big on a striker.' Have they not lived through the last decade?

[Max Power]

We're gonna win the league

[Reg]

You're Leicester, don't be so silly.

[Kikó]

Not a chance Leis'cester can win the league.

[SincereTheRebel]

West ham make €35m bid for Batshuayi
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/525232/West-Ham-Transfer-News-Marseille-Michy-Batshuayi-Brexit-Juventus

Arsenal stlye not right for vardy
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/10323500/jamie-vardy-snubbed-arsenal-over-reservations-of-role-under-arsene-wenger-sky-sources

Hull want FEC on loan
http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/23/hull-city-interested-in-transfer-of-manchester-uniteds-phil-jones-5963081/

Shirley linked with dortmund
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/1335124/manchester-united-closing-in-on-the-signing-of-henrikh-mkhitaryan-as-borussia-dortmund-open-talks-with-replacement/

[bruhnaldo]

Saw WHAM! were in for Lacazette?

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/683009/West-Ham-lodge-improved-40m-bid-Alexandre-Lacazette-Lyon-keen-doing-business-News-Gossip

[SvN]

The last thing West Ham need is another plodding Andy Caroll-esque striker.

[Gray Fox]

Southampton have signed Nathan Redmond from Norwich for about £10m. That seems to have come from relatively out of nowhere and happened fast.

I guess than means Mane is ours. We should have just bought Southampton ffs.

[Andy]

We've been after Redmond for a couple of years now. I've never been overly impressed, hoping that's because he's always played for poor teams who have been on the back foot during games.

Pretty sure the Mane deal will go through at some point. We want 40m and Liverpool want to pay 25/30m, I assume we will agree to 30m with some addons at some point in the next few weeks.

We're apparently after some Lille winger/striker as the Mane replacement. Think his name was Boufal.

[Samadini]

Think Redmond would have done well in the Championship, so happy with that, though most people in Norwich have been saying they want him to go, as the Murphy's can easily replace him.

Dwight Gale stories are going around again for Newcastle, really hoping that happens.

[Manc]

Heard some tings concerning Pjaca. Let it be.

[Gray Fox]

Subotic has announced he's leaving Dortmund. Go get him Jurgen.

[Manc]

Clyne is the only one who's going to remain in that back line. Hopefully.

[randomlegend]

Apparently Mkhitaryan to United is a done deal (according to 'Di Marzio' who seems to be considered reliable).

Embolo has signed for Schalke.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I like that a lot if it comes through.

[Jeet]

:( would have been ideal at Arsenal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

747032610237382656

The video :D

Proper small time.

Not sure why RB Leipzig is in there too.

[randomlegend]

Holy shit that video is loud.

[Lewis]

Jorge Mendes must be seething about that fat bloke taking United's money out of his pocket. Hopefully he can talk Paul Pogba round as well. Not because he is necessarily worth ninety million, but breaking the transfer record without even being able to offer Champions League would be the end of Arsenal and Liverpool Twitter.

[GS]

We're apparently handing Southampton another £30M for Mane.

We'd have been better buying the club a couple of years ago, for fuck sake.

[Lewis]

Don't Liverpool have enough inconsistent attacking midfield dribble merchants?

[GS]

It seems not.

[Ian]

£30m for Mane will be well worth those ten games a season where he's any good.

[Shindig]

Make that five when there's an African Cup of Nations on.

[niko_cee]

Considering how much Liverpool would want for Coutinho that's probably a fair analysis (and price).

[Spikey M]

Liverpool are such a lol club. After trying to improve on 2nd by buying the entirety of the club that finished 8th, they are now raidimg the same club in an attempt to claim 6th. Brilliant.

[Raoul Duke]

Liverpool should stick to raiding the Bundesliga for people

[GS]

Raoul, mate, we've just voted to leave the EU. These lads know they'll be deported. Get with the programme.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Smart business to spend £30m on a Senegalese player then.

[Raoul Duke]

Get someone like Draxler or Sane for less than Mane, man

[randomlegend]

Sane's been being touted at £40m hasn't he?

[Raoul Duke]

What's £10m between friends?

[Yaysus]

747032610237382656

The video :D

Proper small time.

Not sure why RB Leipzig is in there too.

signing a player like that? of course it's a huge deal for us
these are all clubs who offered embolo more money and yet he still signed for us instead of any of them
the video is a bit cringey, but it's gotta be said that schalke is still an "e.V. (eingetragener Verein [registered association]) and not yet a "company" (?) like bayern or dortmund (or any of the other listed clubs)
it's pretty much the identity of the club right now, a team not being owned by shareholders against companies
I for one can't wait till we turn into one because it's just delaying the inevitable

[niko_cee]

Didn't realise this Mane deal was almost BBC official. Lordy.

[SincereTheRebel]

Man utd agree £26.5m fee for taz
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10326082/henrikh-mkhitaryan-to-manchester-united-transfer-at-advanced-stage

[Dquincy]

Mane having a medical today to complete a £34 million transfer to Liverpool.

What a waste of money. When will we learn...

[Jimmy Floyd]

34 million?

Le monde, c'est à nous.

[SincereTheRebel]

Between £34m and £36m. That is excessive if you ask me, even if it is for gucci mane.

[Andy]

It's almost like you don't get value buying from a top half team who are absolutely minted.

Hopefully that's the last of the outgoings now and I'm sure we've been tracking replacements for Wanyama and Mane for some time. I think Redmond was an addition to the squad rather than a direct replacement for Mane.

[P_3]

I can't even begin putting a team together for Liverpool. Sturridge, Origi, Ings, Benteke up top. Coutinho, Firmino, Lallana, Ibe, Mane, Markovic behind. Bloated as hell. :cab:

[SincereTheRebel]

I can't even begin putting a team together for Liverpool. Sturridge, Origi, Ings, Benteke up top. Coutinho, Firmino, Lallana, Ibe, Mane, Markovic behind. Bloated as hell. :cab:

Dont forget A$ap Balotelli. I can see markovic, benteke and mario moved on.

[Max Power]

Forgot about Ings. He'd fit in well with the Champions if we can't stretch to £65m for Deeneh

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's up to £80m now.

[Manc]

Goals from midfield = priceless.

[Waffdon]

Crystal Palace bidding £30m for Michy Batshuayi :|

[Raoul Duke]

Everyone is wedged :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/27/crystal-palace-michy-batshuayi-marseille-bid

They've also bid for Andros Townsend.

[Jeet]

Wenger waiting for the Pound to shoot back up before spending.

ESPN reporting Gabriel Barbosa has a £18mill release clause

[Hux]

Holy shit. Mandanda, Townsend, AND Batshuayi

:happycry:

[Shindig]

Leave Townsend alone, please.

[Samadini]

Townsend :(

He absolutely should have been playing at the Euros.

[SincereTheRebel]

Hulk is off to china in a £43m deal. £12m per year in salary
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10327220/hulk-set-to-join-sven-goran-eriksson-at-shanghai-sipg-for-163457m

Draxler linked with man utd
http://www.espnfc.co.uk/blog/transfer-talk/79/post/2901936/julian-draxler-in-matteo-darmian-out-jose-mourinho-plots-manchester-united-overhaul

[SvN]

Has there ever been a bigger mercenary in football than Hulk?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Asamoah Gyan.

[Andy]

Mane has gone, Saints announced it as our biggest ever sale so must be more than 32m which we got for Shaw.

[niko_cee]

£34m rising to £36m according to the BBC. Madness.

[Samadini]

Newcastle signing some Belgian keeper, so Krul is off, I guess to Everton or Palace.


In hindsight the club should have picked Forster over Krul when it came to it.

[Gray Fox]

I really dislike the Mane signing. Though given that suddenly West Ham and Palace can bid £32m for players, I don't feel so bad about the price paid.

[SvN]

Why aren't these clubs using their money to buy from abroad instead of paying inflated prices to other Premier League teams (who hike the prices up because of the new TV deal)? It seems like the money is burning a hole in their pockets and they're carelessly throwing it around for the sake of it.

[Guybrush]

Because buying Premier League-proven players is the way forward. Just look at Liverpool.

[five time]

You could equally say look at Newcastle.

[Foe]

Hulk is off to china in a £43m deal. £12m per year in salary
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10327220/hulk-set-to-join-sven-goran-eriksson-at-shanghai-sipg-for-163457m

Draxler linked with man utd
http://www.espnfc.co.uk/blog/transfer-talk/79/post/2901936/julian-draxler-in-matteo-darmian-out-jose-mourinho-plots-manchester-united-overhaul

Draxler absolutely roasted the slovakians. Was really impressed so would be good see him do it on a cold and windy night in Stoke. ;)

[randomlegend]

Draxler did look great, but would be surprising if we went for him as well as Michael Targaryen.

Maybe Dortmund are playing hard ball, or maybe we want Draxler on the right and Micky Taragon 'in the hole'.

[Max Power]

In for Hatem Ben Arfa :drool:

[Shindig]

Pfffft, this side of the channel he's a fat chancer.

[Baz]

But then Martial can't play on the right. :harold:

[randomlegend]

Martial plays on the left. I don't understand the joke.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dembele who was linked with everyone has joined celtic
http://www.celticfc.net/news/10776

Higuain is not renewing his napoli contract. It runs out in 2018 when he is 30
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12962/10327952/gonzalo-higuain-wont-renew-contract-at-napoli-agent-confirms

Zabaleta linked with roma
http://www.espnfc.co.uk/story/2904065/man-citys-pablo-zabaleta-nearing-switch-to-roma-reports

Crystal palce looking to meet andros townsend release caluse
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-press-andros-townsend-decision-8304894

[Davgooner]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/684296/Arsenal-Transfer-News-Gossip-Rumours-Dele-Alli-Tottenham-Enquiry

Sounds legit. This as well:


However, hypothetically, the Gunners would need deep pockets to sign the former MK Dons man who is said to be valued in excess of £100million.

:D

[Dquincy]

As if that twat is worth that sort of money.

[Davgooner]

He's coming off the back of an impressive Euro 2016.

[SincereTheRebel]

That type of money is for players who are going to be on the shortlist for the ballon d'or. Cant see that happening with mr alii.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Arsenal trying to take Dele Alli off Levy's hands would make the Brexit negotiations look a piece of piss.

[Reg]

When you're a pretty big club and part of this silly new tv deal, and haven't quite got the status to attract many/any better players than Alli, you might as well say he's worth a billion.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36663346

Zlatan pretty much done.

[Magic]

:harold:

[Magic]

In talks to sign Pogba too or is that shite? Just how much money can they keep on hemorrhaging?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The GDP of Tonga.

[randomlegend]

Our attacking options look pretty dirty for next season if the Mkhi transfer comes through as well.

Just a case of where you hide Rooney to do the least damage until he fucks off.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Rooney to Galatasaray, Celtic, Hangzhou Greentown, or the Carson City Rock'n'rollers.

[randomlegend]

In talks to sign Pogba too or is that shite? Just how much money can they keep on hemorrhaging?

I think the twitter chit-chat is that Raiola wants to have all three of Mkhi (sorry for being jeet but that name is a nightmare), Ibrahimovic and Pogba at the same club but I can't see why Pogba would end up here.

Juve don't need to sell.
Don't see why Pogba would want to leave
If he did, I don't see why it would be to come to a team not even in the Champions League.

And considering Crystal Palace are throwing £30ms around since the TV deal, I think with that and our latest feminine hygiene product sponsorship deal the money pot is pretty infinite.

[SvN]

In talks to sign Pogba too or is that shite? Just how much money can they keep on hemorrhaging?

Despite our on-field shambles, we're breaking records with our profits. It's not like we're losing hundreds of millions every year.

[Samadini]

The albino is coming over for a medical :cool:

[bruhnaldo]

the Carson City Rock'n'rollers.

:harold:

[niko_cee]

I know anther player who has that Raiola chap as his agent if he's looking to get them all to the same club . . .

[Lewis]

I've already got my 'If "LvG" had had these players...' posts drafted for next season.

[Magic]

Newcastle, having spent 20odd million on Townsend and Shelvey are about to spunk another 20odd million on Gayle and Ritchie. :sick:

We've spunked all our transfer budget on some Swedish bloke (2m in installments). Fuck me.

[Lewis]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-must-pay-13m-11542436

I would like to see that happen just for the State of the Game articles it would provoke.

[niko_cee]

How can a 14 year old be contracted to Valencia in the first place? Isn't that illegal?

[Gray Fox]

So Skrtel has called Klopp a dickhead on social media. Blames it on having his mate being in charge of his social media profiles.

I sense a sale coming on...

[Dquincy]

If we got £5 mill for him I'd take it. Really need to off some of our strikers and bring in some defenders.

[Boydy]

I thought Skrtel was off already?

[Gray Fox]

We should be seeing Hulk being sold to China for £45 fucking million and ringing round begging.

If possible bin off Skrtel, Illori, Balotelli, Allen, Bogdan, Ibe(if he's not fancied). We could make £20-30m there. Send the house for Subotic and maybe get another on loan to cover a Sakho ban. Keep Markovic and Bentekkers. I feel they both have something to offer.

Find a left back. I was told we had bids accepted for Hector and were close on Chilwell. I'm hoping it's just the Euros holding the former up. All we need to do then is find a left winger or maybe convert Moreno. A passing midfielder would be great, but not really in great demand.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You could make what? It's not accountancy. Everyone is loaded. You can spend as much as you like.

[Sam]

http://en.as.com/en/2016/06/29/football/1467221220_640027.html

Not that many will mind but this has been doing the rounds on numerous Spanish papers. I'm clutching at straws here but it would be something else for it to happen.

[Manc]

If Klopp has any sense he'll build the team around Allen.

[SincereTheRebel]

If Klopp has any sense he'll build the team around Allen.

:D

That is as mad as Sincere claiming wenger should build the team around oxlade as a central midfielder.

[Samadini]

Newcastle, having spent 20odd million on Townsend and Shelvey are about to spunk another 20odd million on Gayle and Ritchie. :sick:

We've spunked all our transfer budget on some Swedish bloke (2m in installments). Fuck me.

Couldn't give a fuck how much a player costs, particularly as you can be sure it's money that won't see the club go under. Signing players in positions the club needs to recruit in, purely for footballing reasons, rather than with a hope to sell for profit in a couple of years is exactly what the club hasn't been doing for years and has suffered for it. Townsend has been the best signing for years and he's only been there two minutes.

Give me this shit over saving £4million by buying some French cunt.