Summer Transfer Window 2019

[Gray Fox]

If Ole is looking to play decent football then it's a good move for United. Lukakus second touch was either a tackle or him pumping some more weights. Dybala might not be what the hype was for him, but he can play the proper stuff.

[Ian]

If Ole is looking to play decent football then it's a good move for United. Lukakus second touch was either a tackle or him pumping some more weights. Dybala might not be what the hype was for him, but he can play the proper stuff.

Sadly Ole hasn't managed in a Champions League final so he doesn't have a style of football for Dybala to fit into. :(

[Lewis]

Are there any YouTube videos dedicated to Dybala losing the ball and missing sitters? If not, it's a steal.

[niko_cee]

Haven't Juve already got Higuain? What on earth do they want with Lukaku? I know it's all made up but lol at Dybala's reported wage demands. Do you reckon every United wage negotiation starts with the player's agent passing across a portrait of Alexis in a brown envelope whilst giving it the full :naughty:?

[mugbull]

Looks like we’re in negotiations over Bruno Fernandes. Don’t want him if it means Eriksen would leave, but if that’s happening anyway then at least we’re trying for someone decent

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd love Eriksen.

[mugbull]

I’m sure you would

[John]

Haven't Juve already got Higuain? What on earth do they want with Lukaku?

There are some quality memes going around depicting Lukaku and Higuain as Mark Henry and The Big Show.

[Gray Fox]

Sadly Ole hasn't managed in a Champions League final so he doesn't have a style of football for Dybala to fit into. :(

Oh never mind then. #AvramGrantIn

[Mazuuurk]

Pepe to Arsenal official now.

[Baz]

I guess I can unfollow him on Instagram now.

[Manc]

Do we know what plane Bruno Fernandes is on?

[randomlegend]

I'll let you know when we do.

Maguire's pulled out of Leicester's squad for their next friendly.

[Spikey M]

Spurs back in for Fernandes. Levy vs Westwood increasing their bids by 1p per day until they realise the window has shut and he's signed for Atletico Madrid. :cool:

[phonics]

No wonder Uniteds transfer business has been such a mess if THE BIG DOG is running the business.

https://d3c1jucybpy4ua.cloudfront.net/data/19712/big_picture/446tim_westwood.jpg

[Spikey M]

I don't even know how I've managed that, but I'm leaving it.

[Shindig]

Holler Gunner Solskjaer.

[randomlegend]

Spurs back in for Fernandes. Levy vs Westwood increasing their bids by 1p per day until they realise the window has shut and he's signed for Atletico Madrid. :cool:

The story is Tottenham made one bid which was clearly going to be rejected and are now not pursuing it any further.

[X] doubt

[Boydy]

Was looking up Eriksen and saw this on his wikipedia page:


Born in Middelfart, Denmark, Eriksen followed in his father Thomas' footsteps when he started playing football in the academy of local side, Middelfart

:D

[Shindig]

That's an FM save waiting to happen.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's been glorious this summer as a Chelsea fan with no transfer bollocks to worry about. I recommend it very highly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You're missing out, it's really fun to track a plane online.

[Giggles]

You're missing out, it's really fun to track a plane online.

Especially when the player isn't even in it.

[Shindig]

Catching a plane taking off on flight radar is actually pretty cool to see.

[Baz]

It's been glorious this summer as a Chelsea fan with no transfer bollocks to worry about. I recommend it very highly.
Same.

[mugbull]

The story is Tottenham made one bid which was clearly going to be rejected and are now not pursuing it any further.

[X] doubt

Ahh the United ITKs are scrambling now i see

[Andy]

For once we are actually looking too offload players rather than keep our team together.

Listening to offers for Cedric, Boufal, Lemina, Austin, Hoedt, Carillo, Forster, McCarthy and Elyounussi - basically anyone weve signed in the last three years.

They're all on mega money so it's tough to find anyone interested.

Need to shift a couple of those on to free up funds for a cente back.

[Mazuuurk]

Hasnt Lemina been constantly supposed to leave (and be good)...?

[Baz]

For once we are actually looking too offload players rather than keep our team together.

Listening to offers for Cedric, Boufal, Lemina, Austin, Hoedt, Carillo, Forster, McCarthy and Elyounussi - basically anyone weve signed in the last three years.

They're all on mega money so it's tough to find anyone interested.

Need to shift a couple of those on to free up funds for a cente back.Che Adams seems pretty awesome.

[randomlegend]

Ahh the United ITKs are scrambling now i see

I'm not entirely convinced either of us are really in for him.

[Spikey M]

It's just good to know you've got reliable Spurs ITK's in your team.

[Andy]

Hasnt Lemina been constantly supposed to leave (and be good)...?

Hes good about three times a season.

[randomlegend]

It's just good to know you've got reliable Spurs ITK's in your team.

That was the story publicly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hes good about three times a season.

All of them in TV games. He's a lazy piece of shit.

[Mazuuurk]

Meanwhile, Kevin Prince Boateng has just signed for Fiortentina from Sassuolo, after having spent last season being loaned out to Barca :cab:

That man is one of the biggest mysteries in modern football, to me.

[Ian]

He must be fucking minted in signing on fees.

[randomlegend]

The Maguire transfer basically looks like it's one end of a little chain of CB moves, including Dunk to Leicester and Adam Webster (who?) to Brighton. Really think it'll happen.

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Here we go.

[Ian]

The link to the Tweet is bust, but did anybody think it wasn't going to happen? It'll just be a case of how much United give in and chuck at Leicester because we've got fuck all else going on.

Other than that airliner full of talent that's taxiing on Jorge Mendes' driveway, obviously.

[randomlegend]

Sky deleted the tweet. Classy.

[Andy]

All of them in TV games. He's a lazy piece of shit.

Indeed and he thinks hes the best thing since aliced bread as well.

Requested a transfer a few weeks ago, pulled out of the pre season tour and started posting tweets trying to sell himself with #TonicLikeLeminade.

Hopefully we find a buyer.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dani Alves has joined Sao Paulo on a three-year deal.
Malcom has moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg for £36.5m plus £4.5m in add-ons.
Krystian Bielik has joined Derby for £7m.
Rafael Leão has joined AC Milan for £27m. FFP isnt a problem after all.

[Mazuuurk]

So Lille are just casually selling off their whole attack for about 100M.

[Max Power]

Maguire done for £85m.

[Ian]

You'd think that deal probably could and should have been done about a month ago.

[SincereTheRebel]

The window shuts before a ball is kicked so they all still have time. You would think Leicester already have a shortlist from the end of last season. They may have to overpay now though, but who gives a fuck.

[randomlegend]

Fucking FINALLY. Let's get Dybala and Bruno Fernandes over the line and on to winning the league by January.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dybala is the type of signging I thought Man Utd would stay away from, but they are back into it all again.

[randomlegend]

The window shuts before a ball is kicked so they all still have time. You would think Leicester already have a shortlist from the end of last season. They may have to overpay now though, but who gives a fuck.

Tarkowski or Dunk are the ones they are rumoured to be after. Given Brighton seem to be spending £25m on that Championship lad I'd say it's Dunk most likely.

[Giggles]

Should have just bought Shane Duffy and saved 60 or 70 million quid. I'm not even joking either.



.

[Max Power]

I hope we stick with what we have defensively and spend a chunk of it on a winger. Imagine it’ll huge money on a Dunk/Tarkowski type though.

[randomlegend]

Dybala is the type of signging I thought Man Utd would stay away from, but they are back into it all again.

Given we're swapping him for Lukaku I don't really see the risk. He's not some flouncy mong like Di Maria or turning 30 like Sanchez.

[SincereTheRebel]

Liam Ridgewell has just signed for Southend. He could have fitted right in.

[mugbull]

Maguire is gonna be such a lol Phil Jones style semi-disappointment

[Ian]

He won't get mucked about the way Jones did but, more importantly, also has a less hilarious face.

I doubt he'll be bad and given some of the other dross we've had in that position he'll probably receive a lot of praise by comparison.

[SincereTheRebel]

Maguire is gonna be such a lol Phil Jones style semi-disappointment

FEC must be close to testimonials for Man Utd now, while still being below 30. He has been around for time.

[Lewis]

#JusticeforJose

[niko_cee]

Should have just bought Shane Duffy and saved 60 or 70 million quid. I'm not even joking either.


He can't really 'play out from the back' though.

I still reckon Dunk would be a good signing, although I don't think he's really progressed in the Premier League as I thought he might. He's not that young anymore either, so selling him on for double in a year or two probably isn't an option.

[Spikey M]

Liam Ridgewell has just signed for Southend. He could have fitted right in.

*issues hands off warning*

[Shindig]

Two players in. Jetro Willems and Alain Saint-Maximin.

[phonics]

Sport are claiming we’ve put in a loan to buy move for Coutinho which must be nonsense. Annoying if it is true as I’ve spent years saying he’s overrated.

[Lewis]

Lukaku EXPOSING Big Fat Luke Shaw as being the slowest person at the club (even slower than Juan Mata, who runs in actual slow motion). What a day.

[Ian]

I can confirm that the data he's using doesn't exist because I don't believe Lukaku has ever actually sprinted.

[Lewis]

Has anyone ever said he lacked pace anyway? Gets knackered after every sprint, yes; but I don't recall the running speed being an issue.

[randomlegend]

That data is just the fastest they ran in a random training session, not sprint tests or anything, so it's basically irrelevant.

[Ian]

Has anyone ever said he lacked pace anyway? Gets knackered after every sprint, yes; but I don't recall the running speed being an issue.

I think he was pretty quick off the mark before he added all the extra muscle.

His pace is decent enough still but I reckon it takes him longer to get a shift on. That might be totally inaccurate though.

[Boydy]

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[Ian]

Can he play like that?

[Spikey M]

Can't make him any worse.

[Spoonsky]

Am I wrong to think that spending 85 million on Harry Maguire is terrible business?

[phonics]

If they’ve been chasing him for as long as they seemingly have, not buying him when it was Mourinho wanting him for 50 is the mistake not the purchase.

[Giggles]

Am I wrong to think that spending 85 million on Harry Maguire is terrible business?

I'm surprised it's not more of a general consensus. Most of the media seem to be skipping the fact he's average.

[Spikey M]

Am I wrong to think that spending 85 million on Harry Maguire is terrible business?

I was being overly harsh.

He's fine. He's a middling defender. But he'd have been a quarter of the price if he wasn't English, and he's just cost 3 and a bit Alderweireld's (before the release clause expired).

[Ian]

Am I wrong to think that spending 85 million on Harry Maguire is terrible business?

Depends what you're measuring it against, fees of other players in his position or how much cash United have on the hip.

I assume sponsors and such are soon going to get hacked off if we're not in the Champions League regularly again but other than that I don't imagine spending the money has much of an impact.

He'll be fine, but not amazing.

[Lewis]

That new chant he's got makes it all worthwhile.

[Kikó]

The new chant is aids. Let England call his head massive.

[Ian]

What is the chant?

[Spikey M]

His head's bigger than Kiko's,
His head's bigger than Kiko's,
His head's bigger than Kiko's.

[Kikó]

Whether it actually is the new chant or not is to be questioned (as I didn't recognise anyone at the game yesterday so mostly there for the friendly/kids and families)

To la bamba:
Harry Maguire
Fucked off Leicester
For Manchester
His heads fucking massive

(England sing drinks the vodka, drinks the Jaeger which is relatively funnier)

[SincereTheRebel]

His head's bigger than Kiko's,
His head's bigger than Kiko's,
His head's bigger than Kiko's.

I thought Toby has the largest?

[Andy]

Maguire will be a great signing for United, lots of money but it's always going to be the case as Premier league teams are all loaded.

I think Maguire doesn't get the respect he deserves in some circles as hes seen as this fun loving, big headed oath. Hes technically gifted and solid. Huge improvement on Bailly, Smalling and Jones.

United have brought well in defence, if they can get the balance right up front they should get back into the top four fairly comfortably. The right hand side was a reall issue last season and Wan-Bissaka is the sort of player who can control the whole flank on his own.

[Lewis]

I thought Toby has the largest?

He does. Maguire is nowhere near that level.

[niko_cee]

So Dybala's wage demands were so unreal that even United had to call it a day? You have to wonder what the fuck he was asking for considering their liberal approach to doling it out.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He wanted to make Sanchez look like a peasant.

[Lewis]

The new Director of Football has reservations about signing anyone not from Northern Europe.

[randomlegend]

Oh well that was fun while it lasted.

[bruhnaldo]

Kermit gave up too has he

[SincereTheRebel]

Man City are giving Juventus £27m + Danilo (forgot he even played for them) for Cancelo.
Simon Mignolet has joined Brugge
Júnior Firpo is at Barcelona for £17m
Wolves have signed Pedro Neto and Bruno Jordao from Lazio for a combined fee of £23m

[Giggles]

Getting Lukaku on a plane to Italy is still the best thing that could come from the whole deal so at least that's still alive.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've now been off FM for long enough that I don't have the first clue who any new arrivals in the country are. It's like being back in the 90s.

[SincereTheRebel]

I've now been off FM for long enough that I don't have the first clue who any new arrivals in the country are. It's like being back in the 90s.

I stopped playing FM in 2015 and my knowledge from then died, up until the past year with FIFA.

[John]

Firpo is the left back Liverpool were being linked with for fifty million at the start of the summer, presumably because that was his release clause and papers like to put a big number on things where possible. In the U21 World Cup he looked brainless to a previously unimagined extent, so that should be good fun.

That Mignolet deal has happened quickly, he was up collecting his runners up medal with Liverpool at about half five last night.

[SincereTheRebel]

Phase one has started

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/11777151/harry-maguire-a-future-united-captain-henry-winter-tells-sunday-supplement

[SincereTheRebel]

Man Utd have officially rejected an offer from Real Madrid for Pogba which involved James Rodriguez. Madrid are also interested Donny van de Beek from Ajax for £60m

[SincereTheRebel]

Liverpool has signed former West Ham goalkeeper Adrian on a free transfer.

[Mike]

Decent signing, still only 32 too so not super old.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I always thought Adrian was pretty good.

Not sure why they ended up dropping him and having him as the backup.

[Byron]

I’m not sure either, I’ve always rated Adrian myself.

It’s a strange one too given Adrian wanted first team football and has signed for a team with an established top rated No.1

I can only assume Liverpool are paying him enough to not care or he’s been promised 15 games a season.

[niko_cee]

Got to build the retirement fund. Unlike someone like Heaton, who presumably harbours international ambitions, Adrian has no chance on that front and he's at an age where sitting on the bench for 5 years and maybe picking up a few medals probably appeals.

He'll get domestic cups and irrelevant European games, I would imagine.

Maybe he really wants to win the Club World Cup or whatever it is called.

[niko_cee]

I'm a bit disappointed if Wilson's lack of involvement yesterday means he's off. They'll get good money and all (and maybe he wants to go) but I'd like to have seen him given a go. Hopefully he's just had enough pre-season minutes and they needed to get more of the returning players up to speed.

[bruhnaldo]

Saw something floating around that Man Utd may be in for Eriksen. Having thought he was 29/30 already but being 27 I'm starting to entertain the idea it would better for us to go for a known Premier League quantity in CE than spending the same amount or more on a player for the Portuguese league, even if he is younger, mostly because let's face it if Bruno came and excelled at Man Utd whose to say he'd sign a second contract and doesn't have ambitions of playing in Spain just as he's entering his prime.

This is all a load of shit I'm talking but just how my mind works.

[niko_cee]

Eriksen would be a cracking signing for anyone in the Premier League, but I think Levy would want too much. He's much more likely to go for a more reasonable (non-insane) amount once the English window has shut.

[bruhnaldo]

You don't reckon wanting Bruno Fernandes themselves would convince them to get the easy cash from Utd to then use to bring in BF?

Just curious though I doubt Spurs are penny pinching like that anyways.

[bruhnaldo]

I guess someone on Sky has said United are done in the transfer window.

I sure hope Fred has a stellar 2nd season, then.

[niko_cee]

I don't think that's how Spurs work. To make it work they'd want £100m for Eriksen and to bring in a replacement for half that, at most, and I'm not sure either of those things will happen. Bruno Fernandes would be a good replacement for Alli if they were looking for one.

[mugbull]

I don't think that's how Spurs work. To make it work they'd want £100m for Eriksen and to bring in a replacement for half that, at most, and I'm not sure either of those things will happen. Bruno Fernandes would be a good replacement for Alli if they were looking for one.

I hope Bruno comes for that exact reason, because Dele needs to be smacked around a bit, but he probably won't. It's been a shit window all things considered. Just one player in, fantastic. Sessegnon might be coming which would be fine but doesn't really touch on any of the problem areas

[Danny]

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[SincereTheRebel]

Erikson has a year left on his deal I think.

[Giggles]

Did Madrid not want Eriksen? I thought I'd read loads of crying about him being packed up to go before the CL final. Or was that only a backup if they didn't land Hazard?

[Spikey M]

They did want him, then he was shit for 6 months and they moved on.

[SincereTheRebel]

He seems like the ideal Modric replacement

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/F7ED/production/_108196436_hm1.jpg

[mugbull]

He seems like the ideal Modric replacement

He already was the ideal Modric replacement

[Giggles]

Has he ever been as close to as good as Modric? Granted he does some good highlight stuff but outside that he just strolls around looking like he doesn't want to play the game at all. Modric ran games.

[mugbull]

Yeah, Modric was better.

[Spikey M]

Has he ever been as close to as good as Modric? Granted he does some good highlight stuff but outside that he just strolls around looking like he doesn't want to play the game at all. Modric ran games.

Before he started sulking he had impressive stats all round.

https://www.premierleague.com/players/4845/Christian-Eriksen/stats

[Yevrah]

Am I wrong to think that spending 85 million on Harry Maguire is terrible business?

We've almost reached the point (if we haven't already) where transfer fees for English clubs are almost irrelevant. If Utd are capitalising that fee over 5 years (is that the length of his contract?) then it won't even touch the sides.

[bruhnaldo]

I read somewhere it was 6 years but that's probably wrong surely.

[niko_cee]

6 with an option for another.

I've not seen anything about wages, hopefully he's on ridiculous money.

[bruhnaldo]

I hope he is too considering there's no reason he shouldn't be paid handsomely.

Man Utd generate what a billion + in revenue so let the players get their fair share of the ramen noodle money like idk... it's not my money so why not.

[randomlegend]

He's not reported to be on anything THAT ridiculous, think I read 190k.

The Italian journalists are still pushing the narrative that the Dybala deal isn't completely off. I really don't understand why we seemingly aren't in for Bruno Fernandes though, unless the Eriksen stuff is real.

If the window ends without any more signings then we've fixed the defence but midfield is PAINFULLY thin.

[Lewis]

Angel Gomes mate. The twelve year old David Silva.

[Manc]

How has Sir David fared in pre-season?

[randomlegend]

Angel Gomes mate. The twelve year old David Silva.

I really think Gomes and Greenwood are going to be genuinely class.

[niko_cee]

Neal Maupay for £20m?

At least he's not come from the Eredivisie, I guess. Beyond that I have no idea. Any good?

[Lewis]

I really think Gomes and Greenwood are going to be genuinely class.

I have no idea about the rest of them, but Greenwood looks like a legitimate freak. If he doesn't make it they might as well all give up, and I would be tempted to just chuck him straight into the first team and see what happens.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Neal Maupay for £20m?

At least he's not come from the Eredivisie, I guess. Beyond that I have no idea. Any good?

Brentford fans I know like him, but they are a strange and evangelical lot.

[mo]

Scores a lot of goals, has done fairly consistently for the last 2/3 seasons.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I have no idea about the rest of them, but Greenwood looks like a legitimate freak. If he doesn't make it they might as well all give up, and I would be tempted to just chuck him straight into the first team and see what happens.

Seems to have really quick feet and is a great finisher.

Both his goals this pre-season were great.

[Baz]

Neal Maupay for £20m?

At least he's not come from the Eredivisie, I guess. Beyond that I have no idea. Any good?He’s a nasty bastard.


What’s the latest with Pogba? My fantasy season depends on him.

[SincereTheRebel]

Rooney is joining Deby in a coaching role?
Antonio Valencia has gone back to Ecuador to play for L.D.U. Quito

[Mellberg]

I'm a big fan of Maupay and he impressed me more than any other Championship striker last season.

[randomlegend]

I have no idea about the rest of them, but Greenwood looks like a legitimate freak. If he doesn't make it they might as well all give up, and I would be tempted to just chuck him straight into the first team and see what happens.

He's ridiculously ambi...footstrous? as well, to the point he takes set pieces with either foot.

[mugbull]

Guess his FM stats will have to be universally nerfed then

[Smjffy]

I really think Gomes and Greenwood are going to be genuinely class.

Did we not have all this under LvG? Young kid given a chance, United fans cream their knickers, next Class of 92, next Busby Babes etc until reality sets in.

Most of those who got given the opportunity failed to make the grade and now ply their trade in the lower leagues. Rashford is the only first teamer and that's more to do with Man United not having anyone better as opposed to him being 'that' good, because he's not. He's made to look better by default of United looking predominately shit.

[Spikey M]

Surely a striker looking good in a shit team is more impressive than one looking good in a good one?

[randomlegend]

Did we not have all this under LvG? Young kid given a chance, United fans cream their knickers, next Class of 92, next Busby Babes etc until reality sets in.

Most of those who got given the opportunity failed to make the grade and now ply their trade in the lower leagues. Rashford is the only first teamer and that's more to do with Man United not having anyone better as opposed to him being 'that' good, because he's not. He's made to look better by default of United looking predominately shit.

No.

[mugbull]

These next couple days will be wild :drool:

[Smjffy]

Surely a striker looking good in a shit team is more impressive than one looking good in a good one?

Not really, he only looks good because he breaks into a sprint now and again as it surely can't be for his goal return.

[Manc]

Is Lo Celso an Eriksen replacement?

[mugbull]

I don’t think we’re signing him unless Eriksen goes, so I guess

[Spikey M]

He's does of a Dele Alli as far as I can tell.

[John]

ambi...footstrous

:lol:

Just say two footed. Or ambidextrous of the feet.

[Manc]

He's does of a Dele Alli as far as I can tell.

You having a stroke?

[Danny]

Apparently ambipedal is the word RL was looking for

[randomlegend]

:lol:

Just say two footed. Or ambidextrous of the feet.

Ambidextrous of the feet is far worse.

[mugbull]

Ambidextrous van den Feet

[John]

Ambidextrous of the feet is far worse.

It's not a clean phrase, but it means what you were trying to convey and consists of real words properly applied.

[John Arne]

No.
Kinda did. Tuanzebe, Blackett, McNair, Love, Borthwick-Jackson, Fosu-Mensah...
That's not to say any of this batch will not turn out well (like Rashford and Lingaard) but it's fair to say a batch came through last time and the majority didn't cut the mustard.

[Pepe]

That is pretty much always the case though, isn't it?

[SvN]

Er.

Tuanzebe is in the first team squad this season. He's barely featured for us and has been on loan for years. A bit early to write him off.
Blacket was always crap, most United fans thought so.
McNair I'll give you. I thought he'd make it.
Donald Love played 1 league game.
Borthwick-Jackson was a weird one. He never looked particularly good other than being able to cross a ball. Not sure many United fans were particularly excited about him, but he did an okay job when he filled in.
Fosu-Mensah had raw talent, but was thick. A lot of United fans overrated him and did get a bit giddy over him.

2/6 isn't bad I guess.

[randomlegend]

Kinda did. Tuanzebe, Blackett, McNair, Love, Borthwick-Jackson, Fosu-Mensah...
That's not to say any of this batch will not turn out well (like Rashford and Lingaard) but it's fair to say a batch came through last time and the majority didn't cut the mustard.

None of them were remotely as highly regarded as Greenwood and Gomes.

[SvN]

You'd have been better off including Januzaj, who people were well and truly wanking over.

[Danny]

None of them are a patch on Andre Wisdom or Ben Woodburn.

[mugbull]

None of them were remotely as highly regarded as Greenwood and Gomes.

By you. I’ve only ever heard of Gomes through your posts. Greenwood has had some media hype, not as much as Adnan though

[Pepe]

By you. I’ve only ever heard of Gomes through your posts. Greenwood has had some media hype, not as much as Adnan though

Yes, but he is itk of the itks.

[mugbull]

Apparently Coutinho loan is on. Probably at the expense of Lo Celso and Bruno, as well as Eriksen.

[randomlegend]

By you. I’ve only ever heard of Gomes through your posts. Greenwood has had some media hype, not as much as Adnan though

Yeah because who you've heard of is a good barometer of who is highly thought of in English youth teams :cab:

[mugbull]

It’s probably a fairly accurate proxy

[niko_cee]

Ben Woodburn.

I think Jimmy was the most guilty party on this front.

[Shindig]

We've allegedly signed a player called Ludwig Francillette. Excellent.

[Waffdon]

Dybala to Spurs is ON #ITK

[SvN]

If that happens, it means we're getting Eriksen.

[Waffdon]

Another terrible season ahead at Man Utd, then.

[SvN]

I'd be delighted if we get Eriksen. Superb player.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Eriksen would be fantastic.

[phonics]

Massively over-rated. Can't do anything if you're not doing his running for him. He's just another Coutinho type.

In other news, we're being linked with Rugani for 40 million euros after a 2 year loan. Never seen him play.

[Ian]

Surely Levy's not coughing up wages that were too steep for United?

[Spikey M]

Eriksen wants 'a new challenge'. I guess leaving Champions League finalists for Europa League bottlers would be a pretty lol challenge.

He'll leave Spurs for someone in Europe after our window closes.

All the Dybala and Coutinho rumours will be utter bullshit.

[SvN]

Eriksen has decided he's ready to make the step up, that's all.

[Gray Fox]

Massively over-rated. Can't do anything if you're not doing his running for him. He's just another Coutinho type.

I can't speak for Eriksen for lack of watching him, but Coutinho for all the bad feeling, is very good.

He can get a little like that one kid at school who was better than everyone so tries to do it all himself. But he has the ability to pull a goal or a free kick out of very little. Everyone bar City would be a better team for having him in it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Massively over-rated. Can't do anything if you're not doing his running for him. He's just another Coutinho type.

In other news, we're being linked with Rugani for 40 million euros after a 2 year loan. Never seen him play.

Surely Ozil is the prime example of that?

[SincereTheRebel]

Surely Ozil is the prime example of that?

Phonics has been Ethered

[mugbull]

I’m definitely willing to let Eriksen go, he contributes a lot of assists but he stymies our play and defines our attack in a way that has annoyed me a lot over the past couple years. We’ll miss him, but we need some changes to our attack and he makes the most sense to shift on. I hope United don’t get him though, I’ll be forced to wish him ill ever weekend which I don’t want

[Lewis]

I'm not sure how he fits into a Paulp Ogba-led midfield unless he takes a Luka Modric-like recycling role. He could do that, but will he? If it's one sensible midfielder in a free-for-all then it will be useless.

[randomlegend]

Massively over-rated. Can't do anything if you're not doing his running for him. He's just another Coutinho type.

In other news, we're being linked with Rugani for 40 million euros after a 2 year loan. Never seen him play.

Eriksen usually has one of the highest average distances run in the league. 2017/18 he was top. Spurs fans all say this is rubbish too.

[Spikey M]

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[Danny]

Eriksen is consistently one of the players who covered the most ground per game :cab:

Edit: as above

[SvN]

Yeah, but he's about to leave, ergo he's shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's just aimlessly jogging around pretending to do things.

Clearly.

[Waffdon]

Sideway signing.

[John]

It's Phonics on Spurs. Think Smiffy on United but more smug and somehow less substance.

[SincereTheRebel]

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Oh shit :D

[Spikey M]

Eriksen's only weak point is set pieces. Which is odd because he started out as a free kick specialist.

He hasn't beaten the first man from a corner in about 2 years.

[randomlegend]

I'm not sure how he fits into a Paulp Ogba-led midfield unless he takes a Luka Modric-like recycling role. He could do that, but will he? If it's one sensible midfielder in a free-for-all then it will be useless.

We've played 4-2-3-1 in most of the preseason games, with Pogba as one of the two further back where he plays for France. The other formation we've played is the 4-1-2-1-2 diamond Ole seems to like. In both cases Eriksen would play as the 10 I would imagine.

[randomlegend]

Eriksen's only weak point is set pieces. Which is odd because he started out as a free kick specialist.

He hasn't beaten the first man from a corner in about 2 years.

He'll fit right in :drool:

[SvN]

He can be backup to Jones on corners.

[Lewis]

We've played 4-2-3-1 in most of the preseason games, with Pogba as one of the two further back where he plays for France. The other formation we've played is the 4-1-2-1-2 diamond Ole seems to like. In both cases Eriksen would play as the 10 I would imagine.

I can see those being run to pieces.

[Gray Fox]

Sky are running with Spurs agreeing £64m for Dybala.

Eriksen surely off then.

EDIT: Thinking about it, wouldn't Dybala be comfortably the best paid player at the club? Not very Spurs like if true.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yeah, but he's about to leave, ergo he's shit.

Or he's about to join, ergo he's the best player ever. It's always the same no matter what the player or the two clubs involved.

[Giggles]

How are Spurs going to pay Dybala when Utd couldn't and they should be spending fuck all with the new ground and all anyway?

[randomlegend]

Probably Juve trying to push Utd to stump up what Dybala wants so they can get rid of him. The reports have all come from the Italian side, nothing from the UK journalists.

[SincereTheRebel]

Man Utd probably decided not to pay him.No doubt, they can afford him along with the rest of the big six

[mugbull]

Probably Juve trying to push Utd to stump up what Dybala wants so they can get rid of him. The reports have all come from the Italian side, nothing from the UK journalists.

Our ITK'ers have been all over him for a week, i'm sure you believe the rumors now

[SvN]

Or he's about to join, ergo he's the best player ever. It's always the same no matter what the player or the two clubs involved.

Actually, MATE, I've rated Eriksen up there with Ronaldo for the last 45 minutes.

[Waffdon]

Llorente to Man Utd. Please please please.

[Smjffy]

If Spurs sign someone on big wages then don't a number of players in the team get rises? I personally don't see him nor Coutinho leaving anywhere.

[SincereTheRebel]

Crystal Palace yesterday rejected a £70million bid, plus two players, from Everton for Wilfried Zaha.

[Ian]

The two players being added were like some lol bid you'd make on FM where you're not actually prepared to give up anybody you want.

[SincereTheRebel]

James McCarthy and Cenk Tosun.

Copy and pasted directly from SSN

"Palace will not consider any offer less then north what Manchester United paid Leicester for Harry Maguire"

Even my writing isnt that bad.

[randomlegend]

Doesn't look like we're signing a midfielder which is a bit fucking disastrous.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The magical 1999 side didn't have a midfield either, you'll be fine.

[Ian]

I don't know what, precisely, you're trying to say about Jonathan Greening but I for one am not having it.

[SvN]

True, Keane and Scholes were shite.

[phonics]

Everton have bid 30m for Iwobi.

[SincereTheRebel]

Everton have bid 30m for Iwobi.

Everton are throwing around the coins. That's an amazing offer for Arsenal though. Iwobi has zero end product.

[The Merse]

Apparently we’ve knocked it back and a 40m bid expected - all Ornstein reported, so should be legit.

I like the way Raul Sanllehi is going about this window - the Kos situation is a great example of what we’ve done poorly in the past. Grabbing 4.7m for a crocked 33 year old rather than caving and letting him go for free is the kind of business we need to do. Similarly I’d snap Everton’s hand off for 30m to go towards Tierney and/or Upamacano but if we can Levy another 10m out of them then we’ve done a grand job. 10m for a young lad who’s hardly appeared for us and has basically played all of his football in League 1 was pretty decent as well...

All bodes well.

[mugbull]

Just had a 3rd bid rejected for Bruno, who would cost the same as Lo Celso, despite Lo Celso seemingly being a far superior player. United can grab Bruno if they want, if it means we can get one of the other targets.

Talks with Atletico for Eriksen apparently too.

I’ve fallen to new lows as I’m reading ITK threads on Spurs forums. Luckily i’ll be off the crack after tomorrow

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lo Celso is crap.

[Pepe]

+1

[mugbull]

Not that I know either of them well, but Fernandes failed out of Italy and has had one bonkers season. Lo Celso I’ve actually watched and he looked dazzling when I did, but PSG didn’t want him either. Neither of them strikes me as destined for greatness but they seem to be the hill we’re willing to die on

[Ian]

One really good season in an average league seems to be £100m before you've started these days so whatever fee is meant to be getting chucked about for Fernandes is a bit of a bargain, somehow.

[Lewis]

lol at Zaha putting in a transfer request. Bit late now you brainless twat.

[niko_cee]

I like the look of Fernandes. Not sure about Lo Celso, wasn't he used as a right back not that long ago?

Good on Coutinho lolling at the London 'offers'. Just don't go to United now, you div. Stick it out at Barcelona and come back home once all of the appearance/team performance clauses have been triggered.

Everton have an interesting transfer 'strategy' by the looks of it. Might end up being a decent side this year though. Or completely terrible. You can never tell.

[Mazuuurk]

Everton are just bidding, very openly it seems, for everyone.

[phonics]

David Luiz?

[Ian]

Good on Coutinho lolling at the London 'offers'. Just don't go to United now, you div.

I would like to sign this petition.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

David Luiz in an Arsenal defence would be fucking amazing.

[Smjffy]

I would like to sign this petition.

Because he's former Liverpool or because you don't rate him? I don't see why he's so disliked by a lot of supporters, both his own, former or rivals. He's a handy player.

[SincereTheRebel]

Tackie Mensah has joined Watford on a free

[Giggles]

Tackie Mensah has joined Watford on a free

It's that Timothy or someone else?

[Smjffy]

Everton are just bidding, very openly it seems, for everyone.

I think they have made some nifty move in the market tbf to them.

[Danny]

It's that Timothy or someone else?

Welbeck

[Giggles]

Everton are throwing around the coins. That's an amazing offer for Arsenal though. Iwobi has zero end product.

They've turned it down :cab:

[Danny]

Because he's former Liverpool or because you don't rate him? I don't see why he's so disliked by a lot of supporters, both his own, former or rivals. He's a handy player.

He isn’t worth what was paid for him and what he is likely being paid. You robbed them blind and are better off for it. We don’t need another left winger cutting inside and shooting.

[niko_cee]

He's not worth £100m+ (although in a world where Zaha is £80m+ and Alex 'WTF?' Iwobi is apparently worth £40m who knows) but he's a good enough player to improve most Premier League sides as a loanee punt, it should be a no-brainer for most teams, but he doesn't want to go to most teams and Liverpool don't seem to want him back. It'll be Bayern or PSG as the window winds down methinks. I hope he sticks it out there for another year.

[phonics]

21 million isn’t exactly a loan punt.

[Ian]

Because he's former Liverpool or because you don't rate him? I don't see why he's so disliked by a lot of supporters, both his own, former or rivals. He's a handy player.

I don't care that he's ex-Liverpool. It'd be different if he'd been some vocally anti-United Scouse stalwart but even then if the player's good enough I'm not sure I'm bothered.

Other people have covered the other reasons. He'd cost a lot to not be a significant bump, I suspect he'd only really come as a last option anyway.

If I was being facetious I'd say the investment is ruined as soon as a defender thinks to show him onto his left foot but Danny puts it less smart-arsey, we've already got enough fart-about-and-cut-inside merchants, even Coutinho has a better Premier League record than presumably all of them.

[niko_cee]

Is that what they want for a season or is that his wages?

Don't they want £80m for him anyway? In many ways you could say that represents value when compared to someone like Pepe or Zaha.

[randomlegend]

Lukaku to Inter is done. If we don't spend that money (which obviously we won't) then we're a disgrace.

[bruhnaldo]

Today's twitter rumor is that we're going in for Inaki Williams from Bilbao.

I know fuck all of the player outside of FUT but apparently he had a quote in a Spanish newspaper that read

"I have about 5-10 million Euros and fuck four times a week" which has now added him to my "Absolute Dons I Want For Utd" list along with "I am.." David Neres "come to me".

[niko_cee]

Would Inaki Williams really be much of an improvement on Lukaku?

Particularly seeing as that quote suggests he's a potential pound-piler-oner.

[bruhnaldo]

Isn't Memphis supposedly tearing it up in France? Has the boat sailed on him?

I mean surely they put in a buy-back.

I bring this up because when I looked up Williams and it showed "Comparable players" Memphis was #2 who I'd assume would cost less due to the clause if it exists.

[Ian]

Lukaku to Inter is done. If we don't spend that money (which obviously we won't) then we're a disgrace.

It can't have taken you this long to decide that Woodward is absolutely useless in the transfer market. You're about six years late.

Tomorrow we're either buying nobody or panic-buying somebody.

[bruhnaldo]

Llorente is going to come save us fellas please remain calm.

[Ian]

:D

Soz, Bruh.

[Clunge]

Lo Celso agreed between Spurs and Betis. Ornstein.

[Giggles]

On it.

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He just has to make it past the Chelsea taxi.

[niko_cee]

At least he seems to have made it over The Channel.

[Shindig]

Emil Krafth is in for his medical. £5m fee rumoured. We still need a left back, tbh. Maybe another striker, too although nobody's bothered with Dwight this time around.

I don't want to get my hopes up but we've spent money and Joelinton looks sharp enough.

[SincereTheRebel]

At least he seems to have made it over The Channel.

Cold

[Lewis]

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[Waffdon]

Second best left back in the world is joining Arsenal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Fair play to the guy on the right going on temporary strike.

[SincereTheRebel]

Might have to buy an Arsenal season ticket lads. With David Luiz in defence, they are probably odds on to conceded 70 goals in the league, regardless of his partner.

[Gray Fox]

So... David Luiz and Tierney to Arsenal. Lol at whoever came out with the ~£40m budget claim.

Real also apparently in talks with PSG about Neymar. I have no idea how they can go about that without breaking about every FFP rule there is.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why are we selling David Luiz to Arsenal when we can't replace him? We should make him train on his own for two years.

Good news for Christensen I guess.

[Spoonsky]

Feels like Chelsea and Arsenal have swapped so many high profile players down the years.

[SincereTheRebel]

Why would he even want to go to Arsenal?

[Gray Fox]

I imagine Lampard has told him he's not going to play much and it's a decent move without having to move house.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Maybe SFB thinks he's shit, which (without resorting too blatantly to the Law of Departing Players mentioned before) would not necessarily be a massive departure from the truth.

We have Zouma back and Christensen, as well as Rudi, but after that you're down to Fikayo Tomori and playing Azpi out of position.