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

[Luke Emia]

Mane? Our record on 30 million plus transfers is not great at the minute we are 0 from 2. I suppose at least he fits the system unlike Benteke.

[Magic]

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.

I was only pointing out the disparity, calm down m8

[Gray Fox]

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

I think wee Joe is destined for bigger and better things than us, I'm afraid.

[Shindig]

Didn't think we'd do any business prior to the Euros ending. Progress. And, I'll say it now so it can embarrass me later: Sissoko's getting no takers.

[Samadini]

Someone will want him, but it will end up being West Brom rather than the Arsenal move he's pining for. He might as well go home.

Has Coloccini fucked off yet?

[Reg]

Gayle to Newcastle almost done. Sounds a pretty good deal to me.


Newcastle have agreed to pay £8.5m up front with another £1m due if Gayle scores 20 goals and another £1m should they achieve promotion. A portion of that fee will be payable to Peterborough due to the existence of a sell-on clause.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/29/newcastle-dwight-gayle-crystal-palace-close-signing

Somebody should get Puncheon if he's still going to be out of favour. I'd like him at Brighton.

[Samadini]

Apparently that signing is bad news for some guy called Emmanuel Riviere.

Never heard of him.

[Dquincy]

Really hope Newcastle smash the championship and win it by a record points total.

[randomlegend]

https://www.instagram.com/iamzlatanibrahimovic/

Just about the least surprising confirmation going, but there it is.

[Jimmy Floyd]

In much more exciting news we've announced our next batch of under 18 scholars. I think Dujon Sterling takes some beating as a name, but there's also Martell Taylor-Crossdale (of Dorne, presumably), Tariq Uwakwe and the obligatory George McEachran.

Solving English football's ills on our own.

[Samadini]

Strong rumours Coloccini is gone. :drool:

Haven't felt this positive about the club for ages.

[Gray Fox]

It's nice having a manager who knows what he's doing isn't it?

[John]

Ibrahimovic has somehow been a bigger pest with this Man Utd move than Hazard was when he went to Chelsea, and that wanker called a press conference to let everyone know when the press conference at which he'd announce his decision would be.

Hopefully the chinless prick flops hopelessly and retires a broken man.

[Ian]

Mourinho and Ibrahimovic as part of the same team.

Probably not actually as bad as Ferguson and Keane but I grew up with them there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We're not buying Zlatan, it's more an investment to secure the title seeing as he always wins one.

[Samadini]

It's nice having a manager who knows what he's doing isn't it?

Well really it's nice having a manager that's allowed to bring in his own players and not have to fit a profit making policy.

That said, it was Pardew who identified Obertan as a key signing, he then wanted Adebayor and Bendtner, so err yeah, it is nice having a manager who knows what he's doing.

[Shindig]

Cabella away for £7m. I'd like to break even on some of these Frenchmen but that might require a miracle.

[Waffdon]

Southampton have signed Kieran Freeman from ourselves. He was training with Man Utd for a year or two so it's a surprise.

[Reg]

Pogba? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/30/zlatan-ibrahimovic-announces-join-manchester-united

Zlatan
Martial, Micky, Mata
Pogba, Schneiderlin
Shaw, Bailly, Smalling, Darmian
De Gea

That midfield and attack would be mighty. Mou is presumably gonna sign at least one more defender.

[Lewis]

'Micky' on the right, Mata in the bin, and Rooney wrecking everything.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Darmian is likely off, no?

[Reg]

"Micky" will have to do. Dumping Mata twice would be too cruel, surely? I suppose Rooney will be squeezed in somewhere, how silly.

[Lewis]

He'll save chucking Rooney for next summer as a STATEMENT if/when they don't win anything next season.

[John]

'Mou'. :sick:

[Reg]

Imagine it in a James Richardson voice.

If you don't like James then there's no dealing with you.

[five time]

Pokerface alias confirmed.

Mou, ronnie and benz :drool:

[randomlegend]

Man City have signed Nolito, which means basically nothing to me having never seen him play.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Rooney should be a top, top Mourinho player. If he doesn't thrive under him, he really is finished.

[Magic]

Hahaha Palace have just signed Townsend. :harold:

[Samadini]

What's so funny about that? Good player for a club at that level.

Pardew will probably play him at left back or something though.

[Magic]

Well he'd don it in the championship wouldn't he.

[Samadini]

A lot of people seem to be forgetting that Samuel Ameobi has returned from his loan where they found out he can only play for about an hour at a time because of his asthma.

We're fine.

[five time]

Just googled Townsend and discovered he's only 24. Fucking hell.

[SincereTheRebel]

Watford have rejected a £37m offer for ighalo. These china man are playing no games with this money laundering strategy.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/30/watford-turn-down-38m-odion-ighalo-shanghai-sipg

Juventus approach for sanchez has been rejected
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/526646/Arsenal-Alexis-Sanchez-Juventus-transfer-news-no-deal-Javier-Hernandez-Man-United

Matt ritchie on the way to newcastle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36680014

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's Sven's team. I can only imagine the sort of dreamy sums he is on. What a man.

[Vim]

I wouldn't mind bringing Chicharito in, I think he could do well in Italy.

Also, we've apparently agreed a loan for Benatia, with the move becoming permanent after a year for €18M.

[Lewis]

The Bayern/Juventus Pact of Steel provides again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I wouldn't mind bringing Chicharito in, I think he could do well in Italy.

Also, we've apparently agreed a loan for Benatia, with the move becoming permanent after a year for €18M.

He'd be great in Italy.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He'd be even better in Zambia.

[Dquincy]

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.

But that's what I do on champ all the time. :( Buy loadsof youngsters and nurture them into superstars. In fact I resent buying a player at full price in his prime.

[Hux]

Shteve Mandanda to Palace.

He was convinced after Cabaye told him there's a chippy next to Selhurst.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've just been looking through a list of transfers to see what I'd missed. Surprises I had:

Granit Xhaka cost £34 million? The guy's Swiss ffs.
Wanyama to Spurs? lol
Redmond to Southampton for the same fee as the above? lol
Newcastle have spent £22 million on English strikers today? fucking lol

Also, our 'First Team Squad' as presented by wikipedia currently numbers 53 players, not including the 9 out on loan.

[Magic]

We've signed Kyle Bartley on a season long loan. Monk likes him but he's hardly featured for Swansea. Still, anyone is better than Bellusci.

[Danny]

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[SvN]

Fucking hell

[Lewis]

I reckon he'll be ace.

[Magic]

The chonks will love that shit.

[John]

Zlatan

They missed a trick by not going with an 'It's VADER time' style screaming promo.


We've signed Kyle Bartley on a season long loan. Monk likes him but he's hardly featured for Swansea. Still, anyone is better than Bellusci.

He's a fucking headcase.

[niko_cee]

Hopefully he'll be monumentally shit.

Has he ever played well in England/against an English team before?

I suppose against England.

[Magic]

He's a fucking headcase.

Forgot he had a stint at Rangers. Bellusci was a shitcunt headcase too.

[Lewis]

He donned Arsenal once didn't he? Rashford can start the big games anyway. :cool:

[SvN]

Hopefully he'll be monumentally shit.

Has he ever played well in England/against an English team before?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh_KNH8QqSw&t=8

[John]

Forgot he had a stint at Rangers. Bellusci was a shitcunt headcase too.

I presume he'll have calmed down a bit with age, but you could never trust him to stay on the pitch for ninety minutes.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAc-G3Z5ht4

Look at the clock.

[niko_cee]

Whilst I did edit in the caveat, playing well against England doesn't really put you much above League 1 level. Championship at a push.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They missed a trick by not going with an 'It's VADER time' style screaming promo.


That would have been amazing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ZmJYkWLNc

What a fucking hero he was.

He's actually still alive at 61 (close to a modern day record for a wrestler) and fighting.


On August 12, 2016, following a war of words on Twitter, Vader will make his debut for Revolution Pro Wrestling at Uprising 2016, facing Will Ospreay at York Hall, Bethnal Green, UK.

TTH meet lads?

[Disco]

He can't still be doing that moonsault, can he?

[SvN]

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[John]

Look how fucking cheap that fat sod's entrance video is. It has those dead pixels you used to get in the intro to Road Rash.

Sven. :D

[Magic]

Crystal Palace bidding £30m for Michy Batshuayi :|

And now they've bid £25m for Bentekkers.

:harold:

[Dquincy]

This is delightful. Palace offering £25 mill (maybe more) for Benteke.

http://www.skysports.com/share/10331098

[Magic]

Jesus Christ. :sick:

[Dquincy]

I reckon he'll be ace.
I think the premier league will be too fast and frantic for him. Predict he'll be unable to score double figures for the season.

[Gray Fox]

Bite their damn hands off!

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He can't still be doing that moonsault, can he?
I imagine that the Vader Bomb is about as much as he can do.

[Gray Fox]

In all seriousness, despite my objections to him before we signed him, I'd like to keep him now. However I don't think we can be seen to turn down an offer like that.

The most interesting thing to me is that Palace are throwing £30 odd million bids about for fun. I'd love to know how much the big money clubs have to spend.

[Lewis]

The French and Dutch leagues are going to become feeders for our mid-table.

[five time]

The fee is pretty lol for a midtable club, but Benteke would be great at Palace. Haven't they been putting up with Connor Wickham for the last year?

[John]

I'd love to know how much the big money clubs have to spend.

Functionally unlimited.


The fee is pretty lol for a midtable club, but Benteke would be great at Palace. Haven't they been putting up with Connor Wickham for the last year?

And Marouane Chamakh.

[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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36685557

3 weeks.

[Dquincy]

No one likes a self-congratulatory wanker.

[Magic]

Christ I remember the Mark Kerr thing appearing on SSN. What scenes. :drool:

Also I'd have Wickham in a heartbeat.

[Spikey M]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36685557

3 weeks.

Good luck at Spurs, Mark.

[Shindig]

Palace to declare bankruptcy in January, then.

[Lewis]

Remember when Simon Jordan was the most embarrassing owner around? That probably illustrates the changes over the past decade better than anything else.

[Hux]

We've also had a £12.5m bid accepted for James Tomkins.

American owners pumping in the dolla

[Gray Fox]

Remember when Simon Jordan was the most embarrassing owner around? That probably illustrates the changes over the past decade better than anything else.

Was he the Palace owner who had the ridiculous fake tan combined with dyed long blonde hair?

[Disco]

The very same.

[Magic]

Was he the Palace owner who had the ridiculous fake tan combined with dyed long blonde hair?

As far as I'm aware he still looks like that. A shit Jamie Lannister.

[elth]

Zlatan's going to be a rich man's Berbatov.

Going to be sad to see Mata inevitably be sold.

[SvN]

Palace have bid £25m for Benteke. It's astonishing how freely clubs are throwing around cash so early in the window.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36689057

[randomlegend]

And now they've bid £25m for Bentekkers.

:harold:


This is delightful. Palace offering £25 mill (maybe more) for Benteke.

http://www.skysports.com/share/10331098


Palace have bid £25m for Benteke. It's astonishing how freely clubs are throwing around cash so early in the window.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36689057

C'mon Harold, read the page.

[SvN]

The shame of it.

[SvN]

I'll be exclusively breaking the Zlatan transfer for my next post.

[Kikó]

The Armenian has signed.

[Ian]

So what exactly is a Mkhitaryan? I've barely seen him play.

Also I assume the Pogba stuff is lies for contract-wrangling?

[Waffdon]

He'll play down the right. He had a ridiculous season last year but loved a good bottle job in previous years.

Poor Dortmund and Reus.

[Jeet]

Everton have reportedly agreed to sign Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from Zenit St Petersburg. £100k-per-week. (Source: Squawka)

Prick Mkhitaryan, meant to sign for us....

[CJay]

I'm amazed we're close to breaking even on Benteke - we've rejected £25m so I imagine it'll go up a couple of million yet. He's not very good.

[Kikó]

So what exactly is a Mkhitaryan? I've barely seen him play.

Also I assume the Pogba stuff is lies for contract-wrangling?

No there are talks. I think Pogba has no great desire to come though - he'd rather go to Madrid or stay at Juve. Let's see what Riola can do.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He'll play down the right. He had a ridiculous season last year but loved a good bottle job in previous years.

Poor Dortmund and Reus.
That Champions League game :\

[randomlegend]

So what exactly is a Mkhitaryan? I've barely seen him play.

Also I assume the Pogba stuff is lies for contract-wrangling?

Well the rumours are that Raiola wants him at Utd along with Ibrahimovic and Micky Targaryen.

[Lewis]

Unless injuries cripple them again, and provided they can get something out of 'Memphis' and the like, United look to be a couple more moves (in and out) away from having a pretty handy squad.

[Mellberg]

I'm amazed we're close to breaking even on Benteke - we've rejected £25m so I imagine it'll go up a couple of million yet. He's not very good.

He's brilliant in the right team with confidence. If Palace play to his strengths he'll score a shitload.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Gray Fox]

I thought Benteke would do well for us but he's not quite been the disaster Balotelli has been. Looking forward to next season, no European football should see us right in the mix.

For what exactly? Serious question. Top 6? Top 4? The title?

[Smiffy]

.....

[Gray Fox]

That should be simple with a future Ballon d'Or winner already in the squad.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/20876/10331489/mario-balotelli-insists-he-will-eventually-win-the-ballon-dor

[Reg]

I checked the date on that presuming it'd be last year (which would still be silly of course).

Oh Mario.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I was thinking it would have been about 5 years ago.

[John]

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Right, Smiffy. Which one of those is you?

[Pepe]

He might be right on Coutinho.

[Manc]

Balo and Sturridge off the bench. :drool: :face:

[CJay]

Last two seem fair enough. I don't know anything about Bailly, but if Matip was going on a free and we got him with little competition then I'm a bit worried.

[SincereTheRebel]

Is karuis an alias for miglonet?

[Baz]

Mignolet with shit hair.

Imagine if Mignolet subscribed to the "Belgian Shit Hair" club at the Euros. That's Karius.

[Gray Fox]

In other Liverpool news. The Zielinski deal looks to be off. Udinese have rejected our £12m bid but accepted the same amount from Napoli. Looks like that interview of him in the Liverpool shirt may have pissed them off.

[John]

Marca reckon PSG have signed Krychowiak for twenty two million, half his release clause. If that's true, and it's not just some mates rates nonsense for Emery, what the fuck was everyone else up to? He's shit hot and that's a bargain.

[Shindig]

How long before Ben Arfa gets loaned to Palace?

[Dquincy]

How long before Ben Arfa gets loaned to Palace?

Nah, it's the French league. He'll piss it.

[Shindig]

Then why isn't Cabaye still there?

[Gray Fox]

The Pardew pull.

[Dquincy]

http://giphy.com/gifs/3o7qDMlVquZI1axqQ8?tc=1 via @giphy

[randomlegend]

Leicester City Agree Deal To Sign Nampalys Mendy

http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/leicester-city-agree-deal-to-sign-nampalys-mendy-3165564.aspx

Lee

[Lee]

Apparently we were looking at him last year but went for Kante instead. Which suggests the latter is, unsurprisingly, off.

Quite happy with our business so far.

[Baz]

Is he instead of Kante?

EDIT: Seems I waited 20 mins before replying. Soz.

[randomlegend]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36698980

Batshuayi confirmed for Chelsea.

[Max Power]

Doesn't seem that similar to Kante in style from what I see and read. He is small, black and French though.

Kante is still going just don't really think the Mendy deal has anything to do with it. Think we'll nab Mario Lemina to replace Kante.

Ahmed Musa on his way from CSKA as well for £16m. PACE.

[Vim]

I don't see Lemina leaving, unless we get Kanté himself.

[Max Power]

Might be a bit of a swap deal on the cards. I just hope Kante goes abroad - don't want to see him at another English club

[Lewis]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36698980

Batshuayi confirmed for Chelsea.

That is an odd one. It's too much to pay for a bench player, and if you are spending that much for an immediate impact then you might as well spend more and get a top, top player. Unless they have run out of loaned players to sell and are finally feeling the 'FFP' pinch.

[Shindig]

Remember when Loic Remy was going on to greater things? Chelsea loves to kill our ex strikers.

[Mellberg]

Why are you so sure he's off?

[Disco]

That is an odd one. It's too much to pay for a bench player, and if you are spending that much for an immediate impact then you might as well spend more and get a top, top player. Unless they have run out of loaned players to sell and are finally feeling the 'FFP' pinch.

Competition for Marko Marin.

[Magic]

Who's the married PL star that's been having an affair with a trannie for 2 years then?

[Spoonsky]

I had no idea Liverpool had signed any of the players they've signed. Not sure how I feel about Sane but the rest will be good, and we've got Super Lazar Markovic back on loan.

Mkhitaryan is the kind of player who will score worldies when it doesn't matter but bottle the big games, which suggests he really should have gone to Arsenal instead.

[CJay]

We haven't signed Sané, have we? :cab: Other than Mané, who I assume is the player you're actually talking about, it's competition for Mignolet and a potential first choice centre back. Not much to write home about, really. I think we need a properly good midfielder to go alongside Can.

[Spoonsky]

Yeah, I've confused. Sane's the one who plays for the German national team that I've never heard of.

[randomlegend]

Seem to be quite a lot of rumours that Mata to Everton is all but done.

[Gray Fox]

Fuck me, don't get my hopes up like that Spoonsky

Sane is about one of the best prospects left that haven't been signed yet. The kind of buy that would get me excited for the coming season. As is, I'm not even following 'the graph' and moving straight to a 'there's always next year' stance.

[Lewis]

Seem to be quite a lot of rumours that Mata to Everton is all but done.

I'm glad you're making the most of being housebound.

[randomlegend]

I should be revising, but I've made about 20 attempts to sit down with a book today and have absolutely no concentration span.

Just have to hope what I already know is enough for these exams. I've done literally no revision.

*heads back to browsing new on r/soccer*

[Lewis]

Twenty million is a pretty shitty fee. What is the point of Peter Lim if he isn't willing to launder loads of his money on transfers like this?

[randomlegend]

We've got so much money it barely seems worth the effort playing hard ball on incoming fees.

[Lewis]

Yeah, but that will barely cover Pogba's signing fee.

[randomlegend]

We'll pay him a lifetime supply of noodles.

[John]

That is an odd one. It's too much to pay for a bench player, and if you are spending that much for an immediate impact then you might as well spend more and get a top, top player. Unless they have run out of loaned players to sell and are finally feeling the 'FFP' pinch.

Someone once compared him to Drogba in public, so they were happy to pay whatever Marseille wanted.

[Raoul Duke]

Does signing him mean Costa is getting his return ticket to Atletico's rehabilitation centre? Or sold off to China for eleventy billion?

[The Merse]

Does signing him mean Costa is getting his return ticket to Atletico's rehabilitation centre? Or sold off to China for eleventy billion?

Conte likes to play two up front, so I'm guessing it's a Costa-Batshuayi partnership in the offing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He wants to go back to Atletico.

[SincereTheRebel]

conte will be going 352 with chelsea...

[randomlegend]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10333094/manchester-united-in-transfer-talks-to-sign-pachuca-winger-hirving-lozano-say-mexican-club

This is like a football manager transfer window.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Buying everyone simply can't go wrong.

[randomlegend]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36703847

Another one for Lee.

I know they'll probably lose a couple of players, but it must be cool as a Leicester fan to see them actually trying to push on.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As far as counter-attacking wingers go, there are few more exciting to watch than him. Probably next to useless if opposition crowd the box though.

[Mellberg]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-3674163/Charles-N-Zogbia-training-Sunderland-ahead-Premier-League-season-leaving-relegated-Aston-Villa.html

Fucking hell, Sunderland. He might just be the biggest chancer in football.

[Jeet]

James in advanced talk with PSG - They are buying everyone!

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Matuidi has apparently been given permission to fly to Manchester to finalise a deal.

EVERYONE WILL SIGN.

[Pen]

Matuidi seems like a Mourinho kind of player so that rumour makes sense. I'd be happy with getting him.

[phonics]

It's the IRL version of you fining a player two weeks wages every week to get him to fuck off

http://imgur.com/YZQzScg.png

[Magic]

I thought bringing out a set of branded kitchen knives was absolutely correctly representing the club? Dutch freak.

[SincereTheRebel]

I guess if he leaves, he can duck the fines?

[SincereTheRebel]

FM prodigy, john bostock has signed with with french lique 2 team, lens

[SincereTheRebel]

Juventus turn down £38m for bonucci
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3676735/Juventus-turn-Manchester-City-s-38million-bid-Italy-defender-Leonardo-Bonucci.html

Barcelona resign dennus suarez
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36711278

Liverpool make offer for croatian coric
http://www.thisisanfield.com/2016/07/liverpool-make-concrete-proposal-dynamo-zagreb-youngster-ante-coric-report/

Van peris linked with leicester
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/1392436/robin-van-persie-drops-major-hint-suggesting-he-will-be-returning-to-the-premier-league-with-claudio-ranieris-champions-leicester/

[Kikó]

van Persie would be the worst signing ever for Leicester. The guy can't move so would completely break their team.

[randomlegend]

Reddit are saying Van Persie is going to Middlesborough.

[Lewis]

http://i67.tinypic.com/nvdx52.jpg

lol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnzAgeXYk-k#t=1m18s)

[randomlegend]

You tryin' to steal my job mate?

[elth]

nice nip jose

[Manc]

Is there a reason Klopp is chasing every midfielder ever?

[mo]

Is there a reason Klopp is chasing every midfielder ever?

He's unfit?

[Reg]

We've re-signed Glenn Murray which is good, and Fleetwood Town's second choice right back which is probably a bit less good.

I thought Bloom might splash £10m or something on a striker after another playoff loss, but looks like Murray will be our main man.

[Gray Fox]

Is there a reason Klopp is chasing every midfielder ever?

Keep this a secret, but we don't actually have very many good ones.

[GS]

For fuck sake lad, there's no need to tell everyone. Joe Allen will be like a new signing and next year will be our year. Adhere to the fucking graph.

[John]

We're favourites to sign Will Grigg, it seems. The song would be fun, but is he actually any good? Playing second fiddle to The Ulster Gazelle in the national side would suggest not.

[Waffdon]

129 million euros for Pogba to Yiniteddddd

[Reg]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/06/lazio-confirm-appointment-of-marcelo-bielsa-as-new-coach

Bielsa football in Serie A? Could be interesting. Not sure Lazio's squad is the most suited to him.

[Lewis]

The Pogba HYPE is about to go off, and you're stressing about Marcelo Bielsa. This is why you have to meditate.

[Reg]

It's something that's actually happened. If Pogba to United actually happens then that'll be more exciting.

Hopefully he and a couple other of the best players come to the Prem.

[Shindig]

We're favourites to sign Will Grigg, it seems. The song would be fun, but is he actually any good? Playing second fiddle to The Ulster Gazelle in the national side would suggest not.

I hear he's on fire. Might explain why he was mostly an unused substitute. Nobody's in for Tomas Kadar yet. Hal Robson-Kanu looks like the kind of person Brendan Rodgers would sign.

[Danny]

Yep, on fire.

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[GS]

He'd probably do alright in the Scottish league, but then it's about League One level these days.

[Gray Fox]

According to David Sullivan, West Ham have been offered Tevez and even offered him £150k p/w. He wants £250k p/w so they've said no for now.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/10481237/carlos-tevez-wanted-163250k-a-week-to-return-to-west-ham

[Byron]

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mlp/images/5/57/Political-pictures-do-not-want-surprised-guy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120601023659.png

[Samadini]

Obviously the money is mental, but he's kept himself seriously fit, he'd still a good player.

The under 26 policy is well and truly over. Newcastle signing Gamez, the oldest player they've signed since Shefki Kuqi :cool: Going to end up with a better team in the Championship than we just had in the Premier League.

[randomlegend]

Di Marzio (who's been spot on with all our transfers so far this summer) saying we have an agreement with Pogba in principle and are going to offer Juve €120m.

[Kikó]

So that's about £120m in todays terms.

[randomlegend]

Lol at Juve only making a 119.2m profit on him.

[Kikó]

It's a proper two fingers up at Fergie , first the man he's tried to block until now gets in (Mourinho) then Giggseh is binned and finally one of the worst managerial mess ups comes back to the club - for a world record fee no less.

[randomlegend]

I've just read someone make the point that United will have Euros bought before the pound bombed, so the recent exchange rate doesn't actually mean that much to them in terms of the fee.

Is that how it works?

[Jimmy Floyd]

And then you'll finish 5th again, and he'll lol his way through another single malt breakfast.

[randomlegend]

Stop it :(

It's not been this fun to be a United fan for a while.

[Jimmy Floyd]

At a time when you're not playing any football? Says it all really.

[Vim]

Not sure if Juve will accept the offer. They'll probably talk to Pogba to see if he requests a move.

[randomlegend]

At a time when you're not playing any football? Says it all really.

I mean you must have seen us play these last few seasons...it's hardly surprising a world record transfer is more interesting than that shit.

Winning the FA cup was good actually.

[Lewis]

I've just read someone make the point that United will have Euros bought before the pound bombed, so the recent exchange rate doesn't actually mean that much to them in terms of the fee.

Is that how it works?

Would their mega Chevrolet sponsorship have been agreed in dollar amounts? That would also benefit them at the moment.

[Gray Fox]

We've accepted £15m from Bournemouth for Ibe.

A shame, but he really went backwards after a good start. He'll shine under Howe. Taz will be distraught.

[SvN]

£15million. Fucking hell.

[SincereTheRebel]

£15m is amazing value for liverpool. Surprised if he moved though given he is english youth and all that. Give him another season at liverpool and three goals later he is worth £25m

[CJay]

£15 million? :lol: You'd take 5. I wonder are we putting a buy back clause in.

[GS]

We seem to be getting our money back for Benteke, so it would appear 'the market' has finally gone mental.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Everyone is loaded now, so it's a seller's market. Any Prem-to-Prem transfer will be £10 million+ regardless of the player, unless it's an end of contract situation.

[Lewis]

Imagine the money Ferguson could have made selling his crap to Sunderland and Villa these days.

[SincereTheRebel]

This pogba £100m deal is all over SSN now in yellow

[Byron]

Leeds have signed: Rob Green, Kemar Roofe and Matt Grimes in the last 24 hours. So that's nice.

Green is still about? Fair play, he's always been premiership quality, just got a raw deal after fucking up once in the WC.

Which given the shite Hart has served up is proper lol.

[Kikó]

I mean you must have seen us play these last few seasons...it's hardly surprising a world record transfer is more interesting than that shit.

Winning the FA cup was good actually.

You would imagine clubs buy options in currency to hedge for this sort of stuff.

edit: I meant to quote your other post about currency.

[Amigo]

Lots of Icelandic players being linked with moves after the Euros.

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson -> Burnley
Aron Gunnarsson -> Bologna
Ari Skúlason -> Lokeren
Ragnar Sigurðsson -> Tottenham/Liverpool
Birkir Bjarnason -> Roma
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson - Marseille (lol)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Roma clearly after a looker for when Got to retires.

Bikir and his luscious hair are a good replacement.

[Lee]

Everyone is loaded now, so it's a seller's market. Any Prem-to-Prem transfer will be £10 million+ regardless of the player, unless it's an end of contract situation.

Yep. We're about to spunk about £20m on Michael Keane of Burnley, for fuck's sake.

[-james-]

He'd probably do alright in the Scottish league, but then it's about League One level these days.

I had a good lol after coming across Louis Moult's wikipedia page the other day:


http://i.imgur.com/ZYVNl3f.png

[Lewis]

You would imagine clubs buy options in currency to hedge for this sort of stuff.

edit: I meant to quote your other post about currency.

Ed Woodward's got an office full of Venezuelan notes that he's hoping nobody finds out about.

[John]

Vardy went from the Conference North to the Premiership in three years. There are some good players down there.

We're signing Oguchi Onyewu as well it would seem, after he was vaguely impressive against some American hobbyists last night. I'm sure he played a season for free because he'd been paid for a whole season when he was injured. Perfect attitude, get him in.

[Lewis]

lol at Victor Valdes signing for Middlesbrough. He would still be thieving a living at Barcelona (if not as first choice, then certainly on the bench) if he hadn't refused to sign that contract.

[Samadini]

Gooch :cool:

He was shit.

[Gray Fox]

Leicester apparently all but signed FM wonderkid, Luan. He plays for Gremio for now.

[Spoonsky]

Oguchi Onyewu is still alive? :cab:

Liverpool should sign the fuck out of that Hector lad playing for Germany.

[John]

He's just turned thirty four. Latest is that we've left him in the US anyway and won't be offering him a deal, so that one lived and died quickly.

[Lewis]

He filled 'Zlatan' in.

[John]

Cracked his ribs. I'd have given him a contract just for that. With all the videos of Zlatan booting people in the head over the years he should probably have taken a few more tankings.

[Gray Fox]

Liverpool should sign the fuck out of that Hector lad playing for Germany.

We're trying.

[Max Power]

Bielsa has quit Lazio after two days :cab:

Absolutely mad that bloke.

[phonics]

He's going to take the England job isn't he...

[SvN]

And now Bournemouth are signing a fucking LEEDS player for £10million. We'll look back at this window as the one which tipped English football over the edge.

[Max Power]

Norwich want £20m for Robbie Brady. Dark days truly.

[Lewis]

If Juventus get wind of this sort of shit they're going to want a billion.

[Sam]

Takeover documents have been sent to the FA according the official site. We're getting taken over by a god damn billionaire. :drool:.

[phonics]

And now Bournemouth are signing a fucking LEEDS player for £10million. We'll look back at this window as the one which tipped English football over the edge.

It's starting to feel like mid 90s Serie A.

The crash is going to be massive.

Who will be the two Milans?

[SincereTheRebel]

Subotic linked with middlesbrough
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/neven-subotic-middlesbrough-fc-leading-11584571

Santon close to joining sunderland
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/07/sunderland-deal-buy-davide-santon-internazionale

Man city are ready to increase failed bid for bonucci
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/10495534/man-city-willing-to-pay-16343m-for-leonardo-bonucci-sky-sources

Klopp interested in Blaszczykowski
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-transfer-news-borussia-dortmunds-jakub-blaszczykowski-linked-with-possible-move-to-anfield-a7126456.html

Dortmund want Arda turan from barcelona
http://www.90min.com/posts/3423099-borussia-dortmund-target-arda-turan-to-replace-henrikh-mkhitaryan

[Vim]

Get yo filthy hands off Bonucci.

[SincereTheRebel]

Pelle off to china for £125,000k per week
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/graziano-pelle-offered-125000-week-8379124

[Magic]

£15m apparently. Though a lot of that will be made up of pointless add ons.

There's no way he'll be replaced with a player of even a fraction of his ability.

[Samadini]

Signing a new player every half an hour. Some lanky fucker who's just been released by Celtic and a kid who seems to think FIFA Street is real life football have both been signed for the reserve team.

Isaac Hayden the next signing for the first team. Never seen him play, but Tiote is the only player in the squad you'd fancy as a proper defensive midfielder, so once again it's a player in a position that we've needed to recruit in for ages.

Grant Hanley will probably sign in a few days too.

Proper revamping of the squad :drool:

[GS]

Rafa is such a geezer.

Hopefully you lads win the title with about 350 points.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I hope they come 18th and Rafa finishes the season at Swindon.

[Lewis]

The Championship is made for 'Rafa' to fail, playing ten games a week against unpredictable bollocks, but surely anyone could get Newcastle back up.

[GS]

He'll probably have four full backs on the field as they shit their way to a brutal 0-0 at home against a promoted team, but who cares. It's Rafa.

[Max Power]

They'll win the league with a record points total

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They should bring Nile Ranger back.

[Gray Fox]

Was he ever found after disappearing from Blackpool?

[Samadini]

When all the lolling at Newcastle fans starts when they're 9th in February, I hope we remember it was you lot talking up their chances.

It's a slog of a league and it's an inexperienced squad, I don't think it will be as simple as you lot seem to. I'm just looking forward to watching players who actually give a fuck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's at Southend on a trial.

[GS]

It's the Lord Benitez - he should really be steamrolling most of the teams in that league, assuming the players are motivated. You'd imagine they would be, given they should by rights be playing for the likes of Phil "Phil Brown" Brown at that level.

[Shindig]

When all the lolling at Newcastle fans starts when they're 9th in February, I hope we remember it was you lot talking up their chances.

It's a slog of a league and it's an inexperienced squad, I don't think it will be as simple as you lot seem to. I'm just looking forward to watching players who actually give a fuck.

That's what I thought last time. Then Marlon Harewood showed Peter Lovenkrands how to score. And James Perch how to tackle.

[Jeet]

Sanchez wants out.....

[Vim]

Apparently Juve are interested in getting Sanchez, which would be amazing.

[Samadini]

Cisse has gone to China.

Everyone said the clear out wouldn't happen and we'd be stuck with all the jokers. :cool:

Marveaux, Obertan, Taylor, Coloccini and Cisse gone so far. That's about £230,000 off the wage bill and they're all pure shit.

[Byron]

He really is taking a scythe through the squad isn't he?

[Shindig]

He really is taking a scythe through the squad isn't he?

Nah, a lot of contracts were due so he's making an easy decision. Although I like Obertan.

[Kikó]

News is Pogba is still to be convinced. Number two choice is Matuidi if he bottles it.

[Shindig]

I hope they settle for someone like Sissoko.

[SincereTheRebel]

My favourite is r. Madrid

[Jeet]

Jackson Martinez wants to leave China after 5months, scoring only 3 goals. Hoping for Seria A move

[Jeet]

Bradford have activated the £1 (yes, one pound) release clause in the contract of Blackpool 'keeper Colin Doyle. (Source: Sky Sports :D

[five time]

Jackson Martinez wants to leave China after 5months, scoring only 3 goals. Hoping for Seria A move

I think a lot of players probably underestimate the culture shock of moving to China. The Teixeira bloke liverpool tried to buy last year apparently wants out as well.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dont you have to walk around china in a hazmat suit, gas mask and a stethoscope, just to survive?

[P_3]

All the clubs should just leave them in China and chortle at their plight at every opportunity. Idiots.

[Magic]

Agreed, same with those clowns that go to Russia.

[Mellberg]

Petrov played 45 minutes for us today :cool:

If he plays in the league this season I'm going to actually cry.

[Danny]

Reporting that Mourinho is going to move on Blackett and Varela. I was hoping Varela would come good but if hes going to give Fosu-Mensah a go it will be worth it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10497605/real-madrid-out-of-race-to-sign-paul-pogba-8211-sky-sources

Real have pulled out of the race for Pogba.

[Magic]

World record bid. He should make quite an impression in the Europa League group stages.