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

[Byron]

Presumably has had some injuries or has stopped looking after himself? Difficult to turn from decent into useless that quickly.

His knee has always been a tad dodgy but otherwise he's good enough for a lower level Championship side.

I suspect that as Jimmy says, it's better to live in California than Rotherham.

[Reg]

Good point. I could definitely imagine doing the same, especially if I couldn't get a contract at the type of club I'd been at all my career.

[Gray Fox]

I still find this Ashley Williams deal seriously lol. Arsenal could have done (and will do) a lot worse.

Same goes for us. Yes he's in his 30's but we need something for now.

[Lewis]

The Guardian sez Mahrez accepts that he can't move this year because there isn't time for Leicester to sign a decent replacement. Seeing as he rejected a new contract a month ago, what have Arsenal been doing?

[Yevrah]

Wasn't Everton one of the worst defenses last year? Can be he was forcing. Hmm... I have to check how it was 2 years ago.

In fairness, he looked good before that absolute chancer took over.

[niko_cee]

He probably just doesn't want to go to Arsenal. What would be the point?

[Yevrah]

762962190873796608
:happycry:

Again, that's what happens when you're a defender playing under Martinez.

Where is the tosser by the way? I was expecting Barca to go for him now he's available.

[niko_cee]

Belgium national manager, so next best thing.

[Yevrah]

I'd missed that.

What an absolutely brilliant match. :D

Well done to all concerned.

[Yevrah]

The Guardian sez Mahrez accepts that he can't move this year because there isn't time for Leicester to sign a decent replacement. Seeing as he rejected a new contract a month ago, what have Arsenal been doing?

Being a shambles in the transfer market, as per.

[Lewis]

Having said that, Jack 'Jack' Wilshere and Danny Welbeck are like new signings, and if Theo Walcott can turn the corner then I would make them favourites.

[Reg]

It all depends on whether they can sign a first choice centre back and a first choice striker. Or maybe Walcott can prove himself as a no9 this year.

[Raoul Duke]

If they can steer clear of injuries, I think they're in with a shout

[Lewis]

Lads... Every year.

[Reg]

Fingers crossed they don't meet Bayern or Barcelona in the knockout rounds.

[Gray Fox]

Fingers crossed they don't meet Bayern or Barcelona in the knockout rounds.

It'll likely be in the group stage this time.

[Smiffy]

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[mugbull]

Ragnar Klavan, Liverpool savior. Incredibly. Some things never change.

[Smiffy]

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[Davgooner]

I still find this Ashley Williams deal seriously lol. Arsenal could have done (and will do) a lot worse.

Aye. Having sniffed around him for a good three years we're absolutely nowhere to be seen now he's on the move.

[phonics]

I've seen pretty much every Atletico champions league game in the last three years. Who the fuck is this bloke Swansea have signed?

[CJay]

He's been out on loan every season.

[phonics]

That bodes well.

[bruhnaldo]

Carlton cole has joined a USA third tier team
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/1585570/former-west-ham-star-carlton-cole-signs-for-obscure-us-third-division-side-sacramento-republic/

For what it's worth, Sacramento apparently is trying to get into MLS, and as we know... you generally buy, not win, your way into the top division here in the 'States.

So maybe he's just trying to sort himself out for later? I don't know. Just thought I'd mention.

[Lewis]

The Rock really sold the area to him apparently.

[Mazuuurk]

I keep feeling like Wenger & Arsenal are like when you play FM, and have a good team but can't find "value" and anyone who will actually improve your team significantly will be completely overpriced - so you skulk around looking for talents in U19 squads for 3 hours but at best find some promising youngster that will only cost you like 8m.

Thing is on FM you can do that for like 7 years and then have a squad out of those 8 youngsters you signed, but in reality it doesn't quite work like that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37045474

Everyone is stealing Lewis's thing.

[bruhnaldo]

Plus I wonder if Sir Ed Woodward got some language in the adidas contract that if we sign one of their marquee players they give United bonuses :drool:

Maybe Antwan Greaseman wants to leave Puma... :D

[Reg]

Manchester United paid a world record £89m to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus - a player they let go for only £1.5m four years ago.

The deal has been cited as the final example of a sport gone money-mad, and described as former manager Sir Alex Ferguson's biggest mistake.

But with the Old Trafford club expected to announce annual revenues of £500m next month, paying such a huge sum for a world-class midfielder they used to own could make perfect business sense.

Because as a percentage of turnover, Pogba was a snip compared to the £155,000 purchase of Denis Law in 1962.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37045474?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_match_of_the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport

The movement gathers pace! Lewis.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Two posts up dickhead.

[Reg]

Ohhhh noes.

[Lewis]

Who would have thought I would have ruined football before Richard Scudamore?

[Yevrah]

Percentage of revenue spent on transfers is an absolutely bollocks metric, or at least it is in the way it's being used.

[Kikó]

You should be using your football 365 blog for good not evil Lewis.

[Angelsaint]

Agreed, Lewis. Mahrez is the typical player who benefits from faceing defenders on the back heel, with lots of space on the counter.

That always happens with overperforming teams of low-mid tier level in the PL. See: Ashley Young, Victor Moses...

It's what will happen to Mahrez, and also probably Mané (although with the way Klopp plays, Mané has a better chance at doing something I think, but probably wont).
Mane is top quality. Are we still talking about football?

[Mazuuurk]

He's a rollercoaster player who mixes high with low, and is very dependent on his speed to do stuff - so he needs to play for a team where there is space created. He'd be a very bad choice for Arsenal or Man City for instance. Bot for Klopp he might do well.

[Jimmy Floyd]

BBC Sport these days is entirely staffed by 23 year old United fans so it comes as no surprise that they would latch onto such bollocks.

The importance of a transfer fee is not in business, it's in the statement it makes about the player/club and how that affects the football on the pitch. If football was about business I'd just switch to supporting Ernst & Young.

[Andy]

Mane is just a maverick, I'm not even sure he knows what he's doing half the time. Give him the ball enough and he will do something though.

With a manager who really wants him and uses him properly he should thrive.

[Reg]

http://soccerlens.com/chelsea-transfer-news-roma-reject-e40m-bid-for-radja-nainggolan/198502/

Chelsea 40m euro bid for Nainggolan rejected.

I'd missed that after the Euros he said he was staying. Presumably a last ditch attempt from Chelsea just in case of a change of heart.

Source is Gazzetta who I think Vim said were reliable.

[randomlegend]

United apparently buying Jose Fonte off Southampton for £8m.

[Lewis]

That would be a solid signing. Gutted, Phil Jones (FEC). Also:


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

:cool:

[Reg]

They'll be fine. Huddersfield are a good side. They are missing quite a few players who could be among their best.

edit- I see some of them came back today actually. Still, they'll be fine.

[Raoul Duke]

Is Mike Smalling getting fucked off then, or is Fonte supposed to be 3rd-choice CB? Assuming Blind/FEC are still around. He's not a bad player.

[Reg]

Shirley Smalling would stay over Blind? Blind doesn't seem very Mourinho-y. The only thing he has going for him is versatility.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Smalling is the number 1.

[Reg]

He should be. He was the best last season. Although Bailly looks like he could overtake him.

[Lewis]

Daley Blind is a legend, and he would be a world class centre-back if he wasn't slower than continental drift (maybe).

[randomlegend]

I would imagine Smalling and Bailley would be first choice, with Fonte as cover. Obviously your first choice two won't play every game anyway, but with the ACON in January it'll be especially important to have good cover.

[Reg]

If you watch the goals scored against them last season, it's often Blind covering areas he shouldn't be.

[Lewis]

Because he covered them ten minutes earlier and was still wheezing his way back.

[Reg]

Nah, I think it was his positioning.

Although in one-on-ones he was strangely good. Remember v Lukaku? In his little pocket.

[Raoul Duke]

Daley Blind is a legend, and he would be a world class centre-back if he wasn't slower than continental drift (maybe).

Blind can't be a 100% legend while he has that Shoreditch Samurai haircut

[Lewis]

He's more than likely got some heavy-duty baldness coming his way, so you can understand the lack of a bizness haircut.

[Andy]

Fonte going is the worst of all these players we've sold over recent years.

8m is a drop in the ocean as well, just can't see any point in it and we don't seem to be interested in replacing him. Shambles.

[randomlegend]

You reckon it's a goer, then?

[Andy]

I think so. Either that or Fonte angling for a longer contract. We've offered him an improved deal to be our highest earner but not any extension.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's similar to Koeman, Fonte is trying to use the interest from United to get more money and we've called his bluff and allowed him to go. It almost seems like there's an arrogance from the club towards people leaving as they seem to think they can always replace with a better player for less money.

He's vital to everything we do, he's such an under rated player. Has that calming aura that makes everyone else around him up there game and play at their full potential.

[Ian]

Nah, I think it was his positioning.

Although in one-on-ones he was strangely good. Remember v Lukaku? In his little pocket.

Was that the cup game where Lukaku went on to miss twenty sitters or in the league? I know there was one you've referenced where somebody on here made the point that on paper Lukaku should have had him over a barrel but Blind donned him for pretty much the whole game. Can't remember if it was two halves of the same match though.

[Reg]

I think it might have been the same game now you've said that. Being dominated by a 5'9 makeshift centre back with the muscle of a cabbage leaf probably would mess with your head.

[John]

Joe Garner. Any good?

[Magic]

Scored some stunning goals for PNE.

[Weaver]

The BBC page reckon Palace are going to go for Sissoko to replace Bolasie.

We know they've got money and Pardew LOVES Sissoko, so if Sissoko could love him back, that'd be great and we'd all be winners here.

[Mazuuurk]

I kind of feel like Sissoko is a tad better than Bolasie.

That said they are pretty much the same player to me.

[Samadini]

Very different styles of play. If Sissoko is like anyone in the league it's Yaya Toure.

[Byron]

In that he puts in ten minutes effort every game?

[Max Power]

Wolves signing Luisao now! £100k a week :D

[SvN]

This will end up with the formation of AFC Wolves.

[Mazuuurk]

Very different styles of play. If Sissoko is like anyone in the league it's Yaya Toure.

Really? Yaya Toure is like a lot slower and clunkier to me. More of a passer somehow.

I always found both Bolasie and Sissoko to be fairly direct players with a bit of pace. Both will maybe try to beat their man as well, which you rarely see Toure do. Or maybe I'm getting Sissoko mixed up with someone else.

[Samadini]

Sissoko doesn't haven't any skill to beat a man, he's pretty clumsy. He is quicker than Toure, so it's not a direct comparison, but he's similar in that he uses his power to move forward with the ball (though you don't actually see Toure do that much anymore).

He's always turned it on in a France shirt, looked completely different for Newcastle though unfortunately. At his best he would be the best player in the Championship by a mile.

[Davgooner]

So the Mustafi deal is as follows: the geezer wants to move; the club wants to sell; the club is happy to sell at well below the release clause. If it doesn't happen then we should wind the club up and we can go and watch Barnet. That we seem to be sniffing around Mathieu and two other no-marks would suggest we're being wankers again.

[phonics]

So the Mustafi deal is as follows: the geezer wants to move; the club wants to sell; the club is happy to sell at well below the release clause. If it doesn't happen then we should wind the club up and we can go and watch Barnet. That we seem to be sniffing around Mathieu and two other no-marks would suggest we're being wankers again.

We should be all over that Fonte deal tbh.

[Mazuuurk]

Sissoko doesn't haven't any skill to beat a man, he's pretty clumsy. He is quicker than Toure, so it's not a direct comparison, but he's similar in that he uses his power to move forward with the ball (though you don't actually see Toure do that much anymore).

He's always turned it on in a France shirt, looked completely different for Newcastle though unfortunately. At his best he would be the best player in the Championship by a mile.

Well they are all black and bald, so.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37094111

Both parties deserve a :face:

[GS]

£23M, and apparently the £7M is made of clauses he'd never meet. Like ten league goals in a season.

All parties want the move to happen, you expect, but you might as well squeeze Palace until the pips squeak.

[Raoul Duke]

This will end up with the formation of AFC Wolves.

:D Yuuup

[Magic]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37094111

Both parties deserve a :face:

Yep, that is astonishing stupidity on both sides.

[John]

We have Senderos on trial and are in talks to sign Worf. Battle of the heads.

[Ian]

Speaking of Senderos, saw this earlier, either wait or just jump to 20 seconds in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTcf55B-oY

[Magic]

We have Senderos on trial and are in talks to sign Worf. Battle of the heads.

Is Tobes on trial too? Would explain a lot.

[Sam]

:D Yuuup

Bullshit. Quote me on this, what clubs has Mendes being involved in where it has gone severely tits up? Not too mention that he's only bought in 3 players himself, the other 3 are nothing to do with him.

We also already have AFC Wulfarians :D.

[phonics]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37094111

Both parties deserve a :face:

The 'We will make back our money' thing sort of makes sense until you realise they're probably losing half a million on him a month not playing him which makes playing silly buggers a bit pointless.

[Disco]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37106090

:harold: Precious little wanker, Sam should drop him next and see how much he seethes about it.

[bruhnaldo]

I hate Man City and Joe Hart and all but I don't really understand what's wrong with looking to move from a team whose manager has told you he doesn't want to play you.

Edit: Schweinsteiger ought to take note.

[Lewis]

He's not as good as he thinks he is, but I refuse to believe that any professional 'keeper isn't handy enough with the ball at their feet to consistently find their centre-backs, so lol at some foreign flapping idiot like Claudio Bravo being a better fit.

[Hux]

Jedinak off to Villa. Bolasie off to Everton. We're getting rid of our gauche giants. Pardiola is after 'conventional' players.

Season of transition lads. Total football :drool:

That being said, watch schizophrenic giraffe Martin Kelly play left back at the weekend.

[Disco]

He's been dropped for two whole games, he could at least give it until christmas to try and get back into the side. Flouncing off to the career wilderness that is Everton doesn't say much about his temperament.

[bruhnaldo]

Again, Disco, not trying to be a dickhead but:


It is understood Guardiola and Hart, who knows he has no future at the club, have not built up any kind of relationship, with Guardiola saying on Friday that Hart does not have the time to become the kind of 'sweeper-keeper' he is looking for.

"I am not saying he's not able to do it - with training he can do it," said Guardiola on Friday. "With time. But his time is now. It's not about what happens in six months, seven months."

[Disco]

Then lol at him for thinking 6 months is a long time.

[John]

He's got about ten years of football left in him, if not more. Surely it's worth spending one of those fighting for your place at the club you've been with for a decade.

[Lewis]

Seeing as the role consists of standing twenty yards off your line and being crap, claiming that it would take him six months to master it is a blatant dig at his intelligence and - worse - his character. The snide baldy cunt.

[Waffdon]

Bravo is a far better 'keeper regardless.

[Spikey M]

He's got about ten years of football left in him, if not more. Surely it's worth spending one of those fighting for your place at the club you've been with for a decade.

Especially as Pep will be out on his arse come May.

[bruhnaldo]

If your manager is about to spend 20m+ on a 33 year old to replace you... do you honestly think sticking around and fighting for your place is going to do anything?

I'm seriously asking maybe I'm well off.

[randomlegend]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37112706

Mahrez staying by the looks of things. Lee

[Max Power]

The boy Riyad signs a new four year deal :cool:

Him and Vardy to run riot over The Arsenal tomorrow.

[Raoul Duke]

Joe Hart is absolute shite. Whether he can pass or not (he can't) is secondary to the fact that he throws one in in 50% of high pressure games.

[GS]

He's been given slack at City for years because he's English. Ultimately he's just not very good.

[Shindig]

Sunderland should probably go for it. I dunno what Pep's obsession with sweeper keepers is, though. Its not an advantage to have. Victor Valdes looked like a complete bombscare whenever he left his box.

[SincereTheRebel]

Joe hart has a problem diving to his left. He always seems to fuck up on that side

[Mellberg]

Jedinak :drool:

Lescott to Rangers :drool::drool::drool:

We've done some great business this summer. Not sure it'll be enough because the club was so fucked to begin with, but the majority of the cunts are gone.

[Reg]

Great signing that. The kind of unlikeable, hard, uncompromising bastard you could do with.

[phonics]

He's got a Mellberg (not this imposter) esque beard as well which you always want from your modern player.

He also definitely looks like a bad guy from a movie I can't place.

[elth]

At his best Jedinak was one of the best hard man centre mids in the league, injuries have sapped a bit of his consistency and motor but he's still a good player. Great signing.

[niko_cee]

I'm not sure the bushy beard as the hallmark of the man is really applicable in the modern world, sadly, what with them having been largely ruined by twats.

[Mazuuurk]

Yeah but you can usually tell a 'ard man from a twat anyway. On the clothes, if nothing else.

[Baz]

He could stand in for Joshua Sasse and smash Kylie.

Curse my non-beardy ways. Step up, Mahow.

[Davgooner]

The boy Riyad signs a new four year deal :cool:

Him and Vardy to run riot over The Arsenal tomorrow.

It's a sign of the ongoing shambles at ours that we didn't call Mahrez's agent on the stuff he was leaking. Don't think we went in at all, yet were quite happy to it be put about that we were. Ha.

[Magic]

Garry Monk is very close to getting sacked apparently. :harold:

[Weaver]

"If he likes to play football, then he needs to leave Everton".

Koeman about Oumar Niasse. Brutal.

[niko_cee]

I'm still not convinced 'Oumar Niasse' isn't some bizarre accounting trick.

[niko_cee]

Tekkers to Palace is on apparently. £27m + 'add ons' (when his 35 goals win them the league or something).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37125194

29th October is going to be rough.

[Gray Fox]

We've just guaranteed ourselves 2 losses against Palace this season then. He's a good striker in the right team, just ultimately not our style. He'll thrive where he's allowed to be the main man. Also apparently they have these things called 'wingers' there.

[Ian]

But if you've got wingers AND strikers where on Earth do you fit your five "number 10s"? Pardew's lost it.

[ScousePig]

Kaboul's off, personal reasons. Kone sounds like he wants out, M'Vila hasn't signed, nor has an experienced right back, Cattermole needs a groin operation and Kirchhoff is still injured. We're basically losing our spine.

We're screwed unless we bring some players in. It looks like we're going to be considerably weaker than at the end of the season.

[Baz]

Won't Mourinho bung your lot a few more deadbeats? Schweinsteiger and Kirchhoff bossing it. :cool:

[ScousePig]

Possibly, but we'll need more of the Junazaj variety than the McNair and Love. The latter played well last week but we need players good enough to go straight into the first team.

It's been such a shot pre-season. We finished last season on a high and with as good a squad as we've had for a long time. From Big Sam being linked to England it's all gone downhill. He seemed to be on course to sign M'Vila as well as Diafra Sakho, and others. Then it understandably went quiet, he eventually left and Moyes came in at a late stage.

It's hard to blame the club as they hurried England along and got what I believe is the best man in in Moyes, but it's left us no time and since the week before the season started our players have been dropping like flies, be it through injury, not signing or leaving/wanting to leave.

[Gray Fox]

But if you've got wingers AND strikers where on Earth do you fit your five "number 10s"? Pardew's lost it.

I know right? He's had a proper nightmare there.

[ScousePig]

Kaboul confirmed as gone (Watford). I reckon Kone to follow next week, and nothing with regards M'Vila.

We'll sign one or two underwhelming players nowhere near the level of those who have left.

[Jeet]

Buys a striker, unable to play due to no work permit..

http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/20/arsene-wenger-confirms-takuma-asano-will-go-on-loan-after-failing-to-secure-work-permit-6080765/

[five time]

Pressed on why Asanano’s work permit had been rejected, he added: ‘Because he didn’t cost £50 million'.

lol

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37144052

Bravo to City one step closer.

[SincereTheRebel]

Joel campbell joins sporting on loan
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/21/arsenal-joel-campbell-sporting-lisbon-loan

[SvN]

Dilj will be distraught.

[SincereTheRebel]

Its a strange one. He has been decent when ive seen him play. He contributes well from a defensive point of view. This may mean gnabry who had a good olympic tournament may be kept at arsenal once he returns.

[phonics]

lol

Technically, it's 10 with the rule changes from last year.

[Lewis]

Joel campbell joins sporting on loan
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/21/arsenal-joel-campbell-sporting-lisbon-loan

'Get out while you can Joel!'

[Kikó]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/1641714/marouane-fellaini-set-to-be-offered-new-two-year-contract-by-manchester-united-boss-jose-mourinho/

Like a new signing.

[John Arne]

The Sun's sports journo Paul Jiggins reckons Arsenal shouldn't buy Mustafi because "he's another winger who can play upfront".

That's centre half Shkodran Mustafi.

[SincereTheRebel]

Wolves have signed Borthwick-Jackson on loan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37155925

Valencia claim unless someone means the buyout clause of £43m for mustafi, he stays at valencia
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/10547695/shkodran-mustafi-set-to-stay-at-valencia-and-frustrate-arsenal-says-guillem-balague

[Mazuuurk]

They would, though at this point. Basically any club where Arsenal comes knocking right now will just have a proper good laugh and ask for 15M above a players value, since they know Arsenal have to over pay. Which is why Arsenal will end up not buying anyone becaue woe if they do over pay.

[SincereTheRebel]

Wenger in this transfer market, has been a cornball

[Jeet]

Wenger in this transfer market, has been a cornball

It's Dora the Tea lady and Dave who runs the turnstiles fault according to Wenger .

[Giggles]

It's Dora the Tea lady and Dave who runs the turnstiles fault according to Wenger .

That resignation letter from the lad on the club shop was a bit lol.

[phonics]

That resignation letter from the lad on the club shop was a bit lol.

That HAS to be a parody account. Who submits a resignation letter in Comic Sans?

[Giggles]

That HAS to be a parody account. Who submits a resignation letter in Comic Sans?

He took more shit for the font than anything. I hope it was a parody account.

[John]

It was probably Jeet. The level of English on display was appalling.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37158887

Stunning.

[Reg]

That's the spirit!

[Jimmy Floyd]

Does he think they've signed Big Matt Smith?

[GS]

767836339488391168

Close the doors.

[Smiffy]

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[Spoonsky]

Why's that?

[Smiffy]

.....

[Giggles]

Because he's brilliant. The Eyes.

Of all the things over the years that's about the most insane. He's a lumbering shitbag.

[Spoonsky]

He was definitely our best defender last season. He still doesn't always inspire confidence though (who does on Liverpool?).

[Shindig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37158887

Stunning.

I secretly hoped that was a story about Christian Bassedas. Awww. :(

[niko_cee]

Of all the things over the years that's about the most insane. He's a lumbering shitbag.

He's a total bombscare but at least he can run. Klavan looks as immobile as Lovren, which hardly bodes well. Fuck knows about this Matip fella. The oddest thing about that Sakho loan story is the bit where it's about regaining match sharpness - what's he going to do? Join Accrington Stanley for a month? Is that even allowed any more?

[Giggles]

He's a total bombscare but at least he can run. Klavan looks as immobile as Lovren, which hardly bodes well. Fuck knows about this Matip fella. The oddest thing about that Sakho loan story is the bit where it's about regaining match sharpness - what's he going to do? Join Accrington Stanley for a month? Is that even allowed any more?
Yeah he's not great but the loan thing is a bit odd. As you say it's not as if you're falling down with centre halves.

[Manc]

Kid's a toolbox. Let him go.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Guybrush]

He's been linked with a move every transfer window since he signed. Klopp seems to rate him, I think Klavan will end up being fourth choice when everyone's fit.

[Weaver]

We're being linked with Alan Judge of Brentford this afternoon. Out of contract next summer there and would probably fancy it.

And DeAndre Yedlin has arrived for a medical ahead of a permanent move from Spurs. That might see Janmaat move back to the PL.

[niko_cee]

"Liverpool fullback Javier Manquillo has been linked with a move to the stadium of light"

Wait, what?

Right, SSN missed out the former bit. Was having a small Luis Alberto sized heart attack for a moment there.

[GS]

Do we still have Alberto? I've lost track of the crap we've bought over the years we still can't get rid of. I think Balotelli is still mincing about the training ground somewhere as well.

[Giggles]

I had to do a double take when I seen Jonny Evans and £25m mentioned in the same Telegraph article. That has to be new peak transfer madness.

[ScousePig]

Would Manquillo be much cop for us?

[Spoonsky]

I used to think that Alberto Moreno was completely irredeemable as a person, but I've just seen this:

http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6538980.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/PAY-Alberto-Moreno-walks-his-dog-whilst-riding-a-segway.jpg

:cool:

[GS]

He'd fit well into the mid-table squad you have.

[ScousePig]

Those were the days.

[Jeet]

Wenger just gonna say fuck it and buy James - another midfielder.

Bony will join no doubt- Wenger has just been sniffing around other clubs cast off because he got lucky with Ozil and Sanchez. Doesn't always work and now it's backfiring on him and his 600 employees.

[Jeet]

Lockyer factors in an overdraft facility of £50m ("The board have not drawn on this yet, but we assume they will if they embark on heavy player spending") to estimate that the cash available for players is just £54.1m.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-really-200million-cash-available-7944463

[Trancemeister]

Chelsea have bought goalkeeper Eduardo from Dinamo Zagreb. Begovic gone?

[Andy]

Chelsea have bought goalkeeper Eduardo from Dinamo Zagreb. Begovic gone?

To Everton? Surely if they don't want Hart they have someone in mind.

[John]

To Everton? Surely if they don't want Hart they have someone in mind.

They have Steklenburg and Joel.

[Weaver]

I'm struggling to see who Joe Hart's actually going to sign for... De Gea, Cech, Lloris and Courtois are better than him, Man City don't want him and neither do Everton.

Liverpool's a possibility, but if Klopp wants a ball-playing keeper and Guardiola's already wrote him off in that sense, then I'm not sure that would be a go-er.

Forster and Butland are at least in his league, so that's two more down.

I can't see him wanting to play abroad either, if he has any choice about it.

In short, he's going to go back to Shrewsbury on loan for a year.

[Shindig]

Mackems, probably.

[Magic]

He's probably made enough to retire, so fuck football.

[niko_cee]

He's a bit shit but I'd still have him as emergency cover instead of Ming until we find out whether this other chap Liverpool have signed is also a total liability. Fuck off at the thought of really paying anything though. Cover wages and a loan fee? Arf.

[Jimmy Floyd]

T-bone probably isn't that much better than him.

Why the hell is he turning down Sevilla and Dortmund though? That sort of attitude is a one way ticket to Sunderland, and thus career doom.

[Jeet]

Wenger doing what I do on Fm when I don't have that much money - going through the 'min fee release' list of players.

Tried to pay £17mill over installments too :D

[Reg]

T-bone probably isn't that much better than him.

Why the hell is he turning down Sevilla and Dortmund though? That sort of attitude is a one way ticket to Sunderland, and thus career doom.
Anyone other than the Sun reported that he has?

If true, I would say fair play for fighting for his place, but it's not like Bravo will lose the spot.

Maybe he doesn't want to move abroad, which would be fair enough.

[Mazuuurk]

Wenger doing what I do on Fm when I don't have that much money - going through the 'min fee release' list of players.

Tried to pay £17mill over installments too :D

This Lucas Perez guy seems an awful lot like a one-season wonder to me. If you're 27 and never amounted to much until this one season, thats usually the case.

Yes, I'm looking at you too, Vardy.

[Raoul Duke]

Weng has agreed a fee with Valencia for Mustafi https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/25/arsenal-agree-35m-fee-with-valencia-for-shkodran-mustafi

Wet Spam have agreed a deal to buy penalty specialist Simone Zaza: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/25/west-ham-juventus-simone-zaza-fee

[Lewis]

T-bone probably isn't that much better than him.

Why the hell is he turning down Sevilla and Dortmund though? That sort of attitude is a one way ticket to Sunderland, and thus career doom.

Wouldn't his off-field earnings dry up at some nobody foreign club?

[Mazuuurk]

£35M seems like about 10 million too much, but what the hell.

[Andy]

They have Steklenburg and Joel.

Neither of those are good enough. I'd be surprised if Koeman is happy with those two.

[Andy]

Southampton about to sign Boufal for 21m. Nothing ever goes wrong when we break our transfer record.

[niko_cee]

Why the hell is he turning down Sevilla and Dortmund though? That sort of attitude is a one way ticket to Sunderland, and thus career doom.

Lo and behold, Davey Moyes' morning presser:


we definitely need to look for another goalkeeper

[Jimmy Floyd]

In the good old days he'd have signed for Rangers by now.

[Vim]

Shiii Inter finalised Gabigol and Joao Mario today. Not bad at all.

[Mazuuurk]

How the hell did Gabriel Barbosa choose Inter in the end - with the options that seem to have been available to him?

[Giggles]

Stuart Taylor to Southampton. Average of 4 appearances a season in his career and must be minted :cool: What a man.

[Jeet]

Former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has joined Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.

[Gray Fox]

How the hell did Gabriel Barbosa choose Inter in the end - with the options that seem to have been available to him?

Playing time and he will probably end up at Juventus or Barca(mate) in a year or two if he turns out good anyway.

[Lewis]

I remember saying the same about Connor Wickham years ago (that the big teams were better off paying x times as much down the line if he became decent), but it would be interesting to know whether it actually works like that.

[Gray Fox]

If you look at the biggest teams in each league, they rarely seem to buy someone who isn't ready to come in and do it straight away. It's the teams in the tier just below that, who seem to buy them first and develop them to sell them on for the inflated price later.

[Byron]

We've signed Zaza, loan with future fee of £24m. Juventus fans?

[Disco]

Worth it if he does that run up at every opportunity, really own it like Klinsmann did with that dive.

[Gray Fox]

We need gifs of the penalty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/wEkcMmT.gif

[Yevrah]

Has he ever been asked what the fuck he thought he was doing there?

[Reg]

Saw Pirlo's pen vs England again today. Still class. And Joe Hart still looks like a twat.

Reminds me of the first time I saw a "panenka", which was Totti v Holland. I didn't even understand what had happened.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Presumably that run up is trying to put the keeper off the timing of his move/dive. Executed like a total goon though.

[Lewis]

That other idiot teasing the chip and then dribbling it wide was better.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Has he ever been asked what the fuck he thought he was doing there?

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12022/10343230/simone-zaza-explains-his-penalty-gaffe-for-italy-at-euro-2016

"I have always taken my penalties like that and was convinced I'd score," Zaza told Sport Mediaset at Milan's Malpensa Airport as the Italian players arrived back in the country.

"I did send Manuel Neuer the wrong way, but unfortunately the ball went too high. It will be difficult, but I want to get over it. I want the Italians to know that we gave everything.

"I missed the most important penalty of my career and it'll be with me for the rest of my life."

I've seen one other penalty from him:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3vgm4v

Doesn't do that much dancing about.

[Yevrah]

Yep, I'd like to hear from him too.

[Waffdon]

Scotland's new great hope Oliver Burke has signed for RB Leipzig. £15m or something.

[Spoonsky]

In fairness to Zaza, he did send the keeper the wrong way. It looks ridiculous because of the run-up but in terms of the penalty itself it's no worse than what Messi did in the Copa America.

[Max Power]

We look to be lining up a DOUBLE SWOOP for Adrien Silva and Islam Slimani from Sporting :drool:

[Weaver]

All of these from Sky:
Watford have agreed a deal with Anderlecht for Stefano Okaka - he is expected for a medical today.

West Brom have paid a club-record fee of £13m for Nacer Chadli of Spurs.

Derby have had two seperate bids for Chris Martin - one from Wolves and one from Fulham.

Newcastle are in talks with Chelsea for Christian Atsu on loan, but are interested in Callum McManaman of West Brom.

And Middlesbrough and Arsenal have agreed a season-long loan deal for Callum Chambers.

[John]

That Chadli deal has come out of nowhere.

[Giggles]

That Chadli deal has come out of nowhere.

He's not wonderful but it seems very low when you see some of the prices going about. Short remaining contract?

[phonics]

The manager clearly wanted him gone having not even put him on the bench for the first 3 games.

[Giggles]

The manager clearly wanted him gone having not even put him on the bench for the first 3 games.

Apparently he's shipping Son out too. He's shit in fairness.

[Spikey M]

With Chadli (and probably Son) gone and N'jie presumably dead Spurs have nobody if any of their wingery-forwardy people get injured. Odd.

You'd hope they have another player(s) already nailed down, because they're going to get ripped off signing replacements this late otherwise.

[John]

The plan seems to be to pull Kane back into more of a supporting role and lump on Janssen being in the two percent of Eredivisie strikers who aren't wank, if the first few games are any indication of an ongoing strategy. If that's the case, start Pocket Watch now.

[Giggles]

Seeing as they so badly ran out of puff last season, getting rid of so many players and only bringing in Janssen and Wanyama is strange. Bentaleb and Mason are gone too aren't they?

From what I seen at the weekend they badly need someone creative, or Dembele back at least.

[Raoul Duke]

They're trying to get Zaha. It's a weird one, as Pochettino seems to target players who aren't twats, and Zaha seems like a lazy gobshite.

[Hux]

They're not getting Zaha.

https://s17.postimg.org/wdubzz8bz/Screen_Shot_2016_08_29_at_1_46_40_PM.png

[Angelsaint]

They're not getting Zaha.

https://s17.postimg.org/wdubzz8bz/Screen_Shot_2016_08_29_at_1_46_40_PM.png
If you know Zaha agent you may be up to the easiest money ever.

[Giggles]

Being reported here that Hendrick to Hull is happening. Have they finally realised 14 players isn't enough?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Joe Hart to Torino is up there with the most random moves of all time.

[Davgooner]

Hart's a proper loon. Some quite big mental problems by all accounts.

Really hope Chambers gets some decent game time at 'boro; hasn't really had any sustained game time thus far and sooner or later he's going to have to start looking the part or that fee will continue to look bonkers. We're also trying to shift Debuchy, so even with Mustafi we're going to be a bit thin in the centre of defence.

[Mazuuurk]

Yeah who'd be backup for Bellerin then...? Is Jenkinson back or was he sold before? Is there some random 17-year-old that'll be the backup there?

[Shindig]

Hart's a proper loon. Some quite big mental problems by all accounts.

Really hope Chambers gets some decent game time at 'boro; hasn't really had any sustained game time thus far and sooner or later he's going to have to start looking the part or that fee will continue to look bonkers. We're also trying to shift Debuchy, so even with Mustafi we're going to be a bit thin in the centre of defence.

You could've had Janmaat last week,

[Giggles]

'Jack' surplus to requirements?

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/10557662/arsenal-to-allow-jack-wilshere-to-leave-club-on-loan



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[Lewis]

lol Big Sam has ended his career.

[7om]

English lads going over to Italy hasn't worked out too well recently, has it?

I seem to remember someone (maybe Vim) saying Micah Richards was a disaster at Fiorentina, Chalobah barely played last year at Napoli and lol at Ashley Cole's time at Roma.

[Davgooner]

'Jack' surplus to requirements?
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/10557662/arsenal-to-allow-jack-wilshere-to-leave-club-on-loan


Probably makes sense at this point but I'll be miffed if we let him go to another Premier League club.

[niko_cee]

Wanna swap for Sakho?

[John]

English lads going over to Italy hasn't worked out too well recently, has it?

I seem to remember someone (maybe Vim) saying Micah Richards was a disaster at Fiorentina, Chalobah barely played last year at Napoli and lol at Ashley Cole's time at Roma.

Lazio are binning Ravel Morrison too, although he seems like too big a twat to get on anywhere so that probably isn't indicative of anything more.

[Manc]

I'm fully convinced Jurgen has his filter stuck on all midfielders and can't work out where the left backs are.

[Gray Fox]

I'm fully convinced he's been told he's got no money left to spend.

[Manc]

Didn't we just throw £11m at some teeny bopper from the USA?

[bruhnaldo]

Ooh, which one?

[Max Power]

Thought no transfer fee could surprise me anymore but Villa paying £15m for Bristol City striker Kodjia has done me in

[Mellberg]

:D

It's 11m upfront. Presumably the other 4m is if we go up.

We've done some decent business this summer. Just two wankers left to ship in Richards and Gabby. Can't see the latter going, but surely there's a buyer somewhere for the former.

[Reg]

Lucas Perez to Arsenal confirmed. 17m from Deportivo. He scored 17 La Liga goals last season.

This summer could actually turn out to be pretty good business.

[niko_cee]

Never seen him play, but £17m for a striker in today's market tells me he's unlikely to be much of an upgrade on Giroud.

[Reg]

I don't know if they need an upgrade on him, though. Giroud isn't why they haven't won the league recently.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, but signing the new Albert Luque is hardly going to help, you'd imagine.

Mason to Hull for £10m+, Sakho turning down loan moves to Stoke and West Brom, Joe Hart going to Torino, Wilshere being available for loan, the world's gone completely bonkers. A savvy champ manager player could clean up in this market.

[Max Power]

Hart to Torino, Wilshere to Roma, Rideout to Bari

[Angelsaint]

I love pulis but he really thought he could buy William carvalho? :D
And for £30 million?! A man that made pogba look like....well...fellaini :D

[phonics]

Hart to Torino, Wilshere to Roma, Rideout to Bari

Us sending a player on loan to the most mentally fragile team in the league is good prep for the guys career I guess.

[Manc]

Ooh, which one?

The lad at Dortmund. 17 year old wingers is exactly what we need right now.

[bruhnaldo]

oooh Pulisic. I've actually heard pretty good things about him FWIW. I've only personally seen him play a couple times for the US team but, in all honesty, what I did see from him I warranted me wanting more (especially as opposed to our other rejects lol).

He actually looked a proper player, at least by our very low standards ;)

[Raoul Duke]

Yeah, another random lightweight midfield scamp is exactly what you need when you're playing Mick Hucknall at left back

[Mellberg]

West Ham in for Richards :drool:

Gabby, anyone? Hello?

[niko_cee]

What's he like at left back?


Yeah, another random lightweight midfield scamp is exactly what you need when you're playing Mick Hucknall at left back

Somewhere, Mick Hucknall is seething about this.

[Bam]

West Ham in for Richards :drool:

Gabby, anyone? Hello?

Has already been stated as nonsense by the chairman's son. Although I'd take Richards if the right deal could be struck, I don't think he's a bad RB.

[randomlegend]

Probably nonsense, but talk of Chelsea having bid £30m for David Luiz :D

[Shindig]

Atsu's coming, then. Chelsea really don't know what to do with half the players they sign. Lazio's Ravel Morrison's move to us has been rubbished.

[GS]

The Lord Benitez is assembling quite the squad there, certainly for Championship level.

[Shindig]

And the way Pardew's going, we'll probably trigger some relegation release clause on the way up for Townsend. Enjoy your gap year, son? Get in the car.

[Max Power]

Looks like Slimani is a done deal for £29m.

Transfer record broken three times this summer.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That David Luiz stuff is dodgy as fuck. Just agents moving money around / some accounting trick for both clubs to avoid FFP.

[phonics]

Kurt Zouma getting chucked out for David Luiz would be some top, top stuff. Why don't they just pretend Mourinho never existed and get the band back together?

[Luke Emia]

What a fall from grace for Wilshire a choice between Palace and Bournemouth. If he has any sense he will go to Bournemouth but I don't think he does so he will probably go and act like the twat he is under the guidance of Pardew.

[Davgooner]

Either would be fine for him.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Swindon would be perfect, but Bournemouth's pretty close.

[niko_cee]

All these midfielders to Burnley hopefully means Stephens is staying at Brighton.

Should make a cheeky bid for 'Jack'. Can't really work out what's going on there.