Summer Transfers 2020 - Sponsored by Corona™

[Mike]

‘Big Dunc’ will have him.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You don't need fans for the Goodison Seethe. The ground itself seethes. The city is alive. You know when players' houses get robbed when they're on European aways? There is no burglar, it's just the magic of the city, taking from those with too much and giving to those with little.

[Gray Fox]

That stadium is built on foundations of pure seethe. The fans serve to amplify it with expectations of doing well, despite not doing anything near that in 15 years.

[Manc]

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[Jimmy Floyd]

Those teeth and lips are just all wrong. Looks like someone off TOWIE.

[Shindig]

Nothing about that person looks real.

[SincereTheRebel]

He looks like a Ken Doll

[John Arne]

I was reminded of Danilo Pantic today, another Chelsea player who has never played for them. Been with them since 2015, and has been loaned out every season to storied clubs as Fehérvár and Čukarički. Who is singing these players on new contracts even when they aren't playing, and clearly arent good enough for Chelsea. Something very suspicious going on here.

[Baz]

Marina Granovskaia.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Probably favours to agents or whatever.

[Mellberg]

Ollie Watkins looks done. Big moneyz.

[Baz]

Could be a very good signing, that.

I wouldn't be opposed to Liverpool going in for either Benrahma or Mbeumo instead of Sarr.

[Don]

Get off the beers, son.

Chelsea on verge of signing a Senegalese keeper :D

Doucoure is the sort of signing that makes successful eras. Everton and Southampton will be this year's Wolves and Leicester.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The last frontier in football knowledge is the world waking up and realising that white goalkeepers have been holding us back.

[SincereTheRebel]

Just get Jamal Blackman back in you dickhead. Not even back in. The Blackman hasn't even been given a chance.

[SincereTheRebel]

Tomori to everton on loan
Jamal Lewis to Newcastle for £15m
Kolorov has joined Inter

[Ian]

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I missed this. Incredible.

[Shindig]

Looks like we'll need Holding in as Lejeune is going to Spain for a year. Apparently the overhead kick against Everton wasn't enough to give him the 9 shirt and titanium legs.

[SincereTheRebel]

David Luiz neck is hanging off, so holding may well stay at Arsenal

[randomlegend]

There's been a Utd brief on agreeing personal terms with Sancho this evening. No way we brief that if it's not happening :drool:

[niko_cee]

Isn't agreeing terms with Dortmund the actual problem though?

[randomlegend]

Isn't agreeing terms with Dortmund the actual problem though?

Not the point. We agreed terms with Sancho ages ago (as per Romano) whatever the British press has been saying. It matters because this is obviously a brief from Utd's side, which means they want the news out there we've agreed terms. Only reason they put that out is if they're confident of getting it done.

[SincereTheRebel]

How can terms be agreed with a player before the transfer fee is accepted. Isnt that some taping up?

[randomlegend]

How can terms be agreed with a player before the transfer fee is accepted. Isnt that some taping up?

IDK how it all works but it seems to happen all the time. I'm sure I read some nonsense before about it all being done through intermediaries so it's not technically tapping up.

[Don]

Is anyone yet to see the lad not look like a slower Aaron Lennon outside that joke league?

THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING. Crack on.

[Kikó]

MY SOURCE says it's never been close despite Romano's bollocks.

United likely to look at a stop-gap loan option - Costa, Perisic and others have been offered to them.
Looking at a very good young winger from Italy who would come in to be part of the first team squad.

MOTWYW.

[randomlegend]

Romano >>>>>> your source

[Lewis]

I would go for Bareth Gale as the short-term option. Madrid would probably pay half his wages if you made a serious proposal.

[Kikó]

Lol no.🔥

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kiko and his source vs Randrew, Romano and the Reddit ITK gimp in a handicap match :drool:

[Luca]

If the “good young winger” from Italy is Enrico Chiesa I’ll riot.

[Luca]

Kiko and his source vs Randrew, Romano and the Reddit ITK gimp in a handicap match :drool:

FWIW all of the journos who slobber Ed’s cock have come out simultaneously to announce a new breakthrough, renewed confidence, etc. Doubt that would happen if we weren’t close, but I’m loyal to ITKiko.

Where’s Wesley Sneijder?

[Lewis]

Handicapped match.

[phonics]

Doesn’t Romano just repost everyone else’s stuff? There’s never anything revelatory from him.

[randomlegend]

He's not usually first, no, but he's almost never wrong.

[phonics]

If you spend 24 hours a day 7 days a week tweeting transfer rumours, how much is almost never?

[Giggles]

You'd be really easy to get signed up to a cult RL.

[randomlegend]

If you spend 24 hours a day 7 days a week tweeting transfer rumours, how much is almost never?

I doubt you'll find a single tweet during this window which is wrong from him. His hitrate the last couple of years is absolutely ridiculous compared to pretty much any other journalist.

[SincereTheRebel]

Fulham have signed Areola on loan from PSG

[Spikey M]

Please keep us abreast of the situation.

[Kikó]

They're going to look like a tit if he fails.

[Shindig]

As long as he gives them some good mammaries.

[SvN]

Right, let's nip this in the bud right now.

[Ian]

Yeah, let's not milk it.

[Baz]

Get off the beers, son.
Scrap that. Neither of the Brentford lot and scrap the Sarr plans, we should get Jeremy Doku from Anderlecht.

[Spikey M]

Yeah, let's not milk it.

Do you think he'll win A Cup?

[Kikó]

James to Leeds potentially.

Big knockers.

[Baz]

Can reuse this:

https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article16766699.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_danj-jamesJPG.jpg

[Don]

I'm yet to watch any of this Bielsa side and the stats point to me not being disappointed in wanting to see them do well but fuck me, it's hard to see how looking at the personnel.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's not about the personnel with him. Only shit managers rely on having good players.

[Lewis]

They will get a few early results and then tank once teams get a look at them and it turns out, wait a minute, all of their players are shit. A bit like Bolton and Hull when they came up.

[Don]

The stats are never wrong. We're getting another Wilder achievement, I'm just fascinated to see how.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If you watched them play Arsenal in the cup last season, that was a preview. They just overwhelm you with speed and movement and there isn't a player in the XI who isn't contributing. Ball skills are important but far less important than work rate and physical prowess. Their failing on that night was lack of a finisher, so they'll need Rodrigo to score 15 or so, but I can't see them finishing below 8th. Outside chance for 6th if a few things work out in their favour.

[randomlegend]

Lol they'll finish about 15th.

[Don]

Quite possibly if you boys make your move for Bielsa early enough (November?).

[Shindig]

I love the idea that the Premier League offered the Saudis to go down the arbitration route and they refused. What a dodgy deal it must've been.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The section (I'm guessing it's just a section) of Newcastle fans who spam twitter with various conspiracy theories about it is a sad, sad sight.

[Shindig]

Any fan should know by now how reluctant Ashley is to sell us. Every attempted sale has look fantasy or, in the case of this one, was strung out by buyers that were entirely suspicious. If he was out, he'd go full Ellis Short and stop paying money for transfers

We're a stupid bunch, sadly.

[randomlegend]

ITKs saying official offer is being legalesed up tonight ready to go in for Sancho (we don't officially bid until it's agreed and we know it'll be accepted).

This guy also knows Sancho apparently (there's pictures of them together on instagram if you scroll back a bit but not obvious how well he knows him).

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[Lewis]

Dortmund have started their face-saving effort as well.

*orders shirt*

[Shindig]

In addition to Lejeune, United are reportedly keen to offload Fabian Schar, DeAndre Yedlin and Yoshinori Muto - the latter linked with a return to Germany

Schar leaving would be very shit. Our defence looks very shaky if three of those leave.

[Don]

Inter bids for Kante are a good laugh. The fuck do they think this is, 1998?

[Ian]

:D

[SincereTheRebel]

A midfield three of kante, Vidal and radja are probably a few years too late but just imagine the distance covered and tackles made.

[Waffdon]

Ground to Juventus by sounds of it

[Luca]

Giroud? :sick:

[Waffdon]

Ronaldo might hit 45 goals next year with him up front

[SincereTheRebel]

And I was about to take all bets that Giroud would score more goals in all competitions than Werner.

[Kikó]

Alejandro Garnacho, another kid, has joined from Atletico Madrid.

The Italian winger revealed as Amad Traore (18) from Atalanta - https://twitter.com/BritishGQ/status/1304136887507005441?s=20

[Dave.]

If you watched them play Arsenal in the cup last season, that was a preview. They just overwhelm you with speed and movement and there isn't a player in the XI who isn't contributing. Ball skills are important but far less important than work rate and physical prowess. Their failing on that night was lack of a finisher, so they'll need Rodrigo to score 15 or so, but I can't see them finishing below 8th. Outside chance for 6th if a few things work out in their favour.

Nah, Leeds will finish somewhere between 11th and 16th. They are about the same level as the likes of Burnley, Sheffield United, Brighton etc. but slightly worse than Southampton.

[Lewis]

Alejandro Garnacho, another kid, has joined from Atletico Madrid.

The Italian winger revealed as Amad Traore (18) from Atalanta - https://twitter.com/BritishGQ/status/1304136887507005441?s=20

'LvG' would be throwing all these lads into the action (and ruining them with crap instructions).

[Mellberg]

Those who keep asking about Villa's number one this season. It'll be Martinez. Signing this week for 20m.

Wesley back in a month too. Just need a right winger (massively, Rashica rumours picking up again) and a central midfielder (can live without, but need to upgrade Hourihane) and we're not going down this year.

[phonics]

That’s a top 5 in the league keeper you’re getting. Bargain.

[Mellberg]

Couldn't understand it considering we have Heaton, but then I saw the STATS. Age too. Good deal.

https://www.90min.com/posts/every-premier-league-goalkeeper-in-2019-20-ranked-by-save-percentage

[SincereTheRebel]

Why would arsenal not give him the no1? He has been there for Artetas best performances. Leno has been injured, he should have to earn his way back to no1

[SincereTheRebel]

Couldn't understand it considering we have Heaton, but then I saw the STATS. Age too. Good deal.

https://www.90min.com/posts/every-premier-league-goalkeeper-in-2019-20-ranked-by-save-percentage

He has been great from the games ive watched. Bith him and that Scottish left-back by far, are arsenals most consistent performers.

[Lofty]

Gutted to lose Martinez, he catches instead of parrying which I prefer but there must be some thinking regarding Leno. Can't keep Martinez as number 2 because he has said he is a number 1 which is fair enough.

[Lofty]

Might even change my relegation prediction for Villa based on that move :D

[SincereTheRebel]

Flornzi is off to PSG on loan and Chelsea are still splashing the cash on a goalkeeper called Mendy from Rennes. Higuain is also joining Beckham Miami

[Baz]

Klopp saying why would he get Thiago when Gini is better is great.

[Don]

Utd have lost one of their prized youth and another of the Irish BLM contingent. It's like the Chelsea operation of signing in acclaimed youth except they don't even wait to monetise them before offloading :*)

[Don]

West Brom gracing us with 36 year old Ivanovic's booty. What is the point?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just hope this keeper isn't a Rennes/Petr Cech bung, because if we're going to replace Kepa (who I maintain is ok) then the next one needs to be decent.

[SincereTheRebel]

Goalkeepers from Africa are usually nuts, so im all for Mendy

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Goalkeepers from Africa are usually nuts, so im all for Mendy

I remember an AFCON game where a keeper went to scoop up a ball but tried to do a forward roll whilst taking it and almost broke his neck. It was incredible.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mozambique v Benin. Forget the year. Finished 2-2.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiSRIw5PjfM

10 years ago now. I was sure it was 2015 or 2017.

[Manc]

Superb dummy.

[randomlegend]

Thiago close to going to Utd apparently. I'd imagine he's a relative club-knower from when he almost came before.

I've given up on Sancho.

[Lewis]

What are Liverpool playing at there?

[Gray Fox]

No money to spend unless someone leaves. No one looks like leaving.

[Giggles]

As someone said on a podcast I was listening to the other day, the stream of big money for all their shite (mainly from Bournemouth) has dried up.

[Gray Fox]

Not so much.

Liverpool have essentially reinvested recent success into the facilities. There was still outstanding on the main stand and have built a new state-of-the-art training ground for £50m all of own earnings, with no loans. The loans of previous regimes are also almost gone.

That's likely over £100m right there and you are right in that no one has come in to buy anyone lately. The virus has hit us a little, but they also don't want to take any risks given we don't know when crowds will actually come back.

The last thing they've done is up the wage bill and by a lot. In times gone by if you wanted the top money you had to go elsewhere, but all of those players who would have been linked away in the Rodgers era(Mane, Salah, Virgil etc) are all signing new deals to stay here. We're 3rd in the wages table now I believe.

[niko_cee]

And yet all of those players would probably double their money if they moved to either of the Manchesters or one of the traditional European giants.

Liverpool's front three collectively pick-up the same in wages as the United goalkeeper corps. :cab:

[Gray Fox]

Yeah United and Chelsea are the only ones ahead of Liverpool in the wage table, even then the latter is only after their hefty recruitment over the summer.

I still feel like a gift horse like Thiago should not be overlooked. Especially as the plan is apparently to use Fabinho as emergency 4th choice CB. Take the game yesterday. Leeds had more possession of the ball. Perhaps some more control of the game in midfield and it's a much more comfortable win. That said, things do then become trickier for the likes of Curtis Jones, who I think is a top talent.

[Don]

Conceding possession to them is an effective tactical approach to playing this Leeds side. Don't listen to whatever thick black life they've got on TV who is clinging on to the possession stats as if it's a damning indicment of our weakness, the irony is the far superior xG shows we fucking smashed them to shit and yet Jamal Blackman's dad won't hear it.

[niko_cee]

Presumably two pens help with the xG, but yeah, I stand by none of those Leeds players scoring those goals again given them over 100 times. Maybe Bamford, although I think him trying to fluff it was the key to actually scoring, and the freak occurrence there was the error..

[Andy]

A penalty xg is 0.76.

[Lofty]

It's not a paradigm shifting seismic event but that Leeds team had no right to roll up at Anfield and score 3 goals against the self proclaimed greatest team of the millennium so I wouldn't be nay saying that as a freak occurrence completely.

[niko_cee]

Liverpool were fairly poor for most of last season apart from winning all those games. So many 1 goal wins and all.

Norwich probably played better [last season] in the opening game, but didn't go into freak finish mode so got bunted by a few more.

[Baz]

Ings to Spurs? :sherlock:

[Andy]

Ings to Spurs? :sherlock:

Ings was the difference between us finishing 11th and relegation last season.

If we sold him it would have to be for a ridiculous fee that wouldnt make any sense for Spurs. I dont even think a 60m fee would be worth it from our point of view, the chance of relegation would be so high.

[SincereTheRebel]

Inb4 he plays 3 games, Mourinho says he's shit, plays Eric Dier as right back for most of the season then moans next summer when Levi won't buy Pereira off Leicester for £70m.

:cab:

[Giggles]

I've never seen Doherty any better than dogshit in a 4 anyway.

[Don]

He was his usual expansive and solid self yesterday, nothing too wrong with him, think Jose is just talking about him not being able to last the 90. He'll be fine in a 4 if Davies or Hojberg tuck in to make a 3 at the back.

[randomlegend]

Tier 1s confirming Utd are going to make an offer for Reguillon. If he's as good as the Madrid fans say he could be a great signing. Add in a right winger (can anyone think of one?) and this will have been a very good transfer window. A centre back to round it out and it would be the best one in a very long time.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Surely transfer windows are judged a year or more hence, rather than at the time they SLAM SHUT? I'm thinking of that time everyone decided Everton had had a great window, when they'd actually set the club back by about five years.

Ours has been amazing on paper but who knows in reality.

[SincereTheRebel]

Gnabry
Mahrez
Salah
B.Silva
Dembele
Neres
Bale
Sarr

Man Utd has a lot of options.

[SincereTheRebel]

Isnt Daniel James a right winger?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Isnt Daniel James a right winger?

Daniel James is a sprinter pretending to be a footballer.

[SincereTheRebel]

So he isnt going to score more goals than Theo Walcott?

[Giggles]

He was his usual expansive and solid self yesterday, nothing too wrong with him, think Jose is just talking about him not being able to last the 90. He'll be fine in a 4 if Davies or Hojberg tuck in to make a 3 at the back.

Was looking for quotes but couldn't find any. Had mourinho turned on him already?

[Don]

The heck were you using to look for it, the archives at Drogheda Community Library? Google News, my friend.

[Giggles]

I found it since. He's done for there I'd say. Once you're dead to Mourinho at all there's no coming back.

[Manc]

He hates any and all full backs.

[SincereTheRebel]

Smalling back to Roma on loan with an option to buy for £28m. I know he is Smalldini out there but with two years left on his desk at 30. Man Utd rejecting £20m bids sounds mad.

[Baz]

Rhian Brewster loan to Sheff Utd seems done.

Cue 100% ownership in FPL.

[phonics]

Grealish has signed a contract with villa. Another ITK bites the dust.

[John Arne]

Grealish has signed a contract with villa. Another ITK bites the dust.

Impossible. He's off to Man Utd.

[Spikey M]

Delph part 2.

[Kikó]

There was interest in Grealish but I doubt United wanted to spend more than relegation prices and then he had run ins with lamp posts which killed any serious offers.

[Don]

Yeah, Utd are big on discplinary conduct GAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

[SincereTheRebel]

What's his release clause now?

[Kikó]

Between the hours of 9am-6pm + 300 hours community service.

[Andy]

Glad to see Grealish tie his future down at Villa.

Proper team and decent away day, need them in the Premier League.

[Mellberg]

Already agreed, they said :lol:

In your fucking dreams.

[Kikó]

That ITK wasn't actually one of the good ones.

[randomlegend]

I can take my L. 10er I owe you right?

[Spikey M]

He's still never been wrong.

[Mellberg]

I can take my L. 10er I owe you right?

:thbup:

I'll PM you my details.

[Baz]

:eek:

[Lewis]

'BIRMINGHAM: A convicted criminal who recently made a fortune as the world economy descended into coronavirus chaos was today accused of gloating as he cashed in once again, this time at the expense of one of our hard-pressed NHS heroes.'

[Spikey M]

:lol:

[Mellberg]

:D

Lulz

[phonics]

In a shocking turn of events that nobody could see coming for 6 weeks, Aubameyang signed a contract.

[SincereTheRebel]

That is surprising. I thought he was on the smart path and run it down to leave for free next year.

Does that mean he now expires?

[Ian]

I mean wasting your prime years at Arsenal is a bit like expiring so that may be an apt way to put it.

[Waffdon]

Tier 1s confirming Utd are going to make an offer for Reguillon. If he's as good as the Madrid fans say he could be a great signing. Add in a right winger (can anyone think of one?) and this will have been a very good transfer window. A centre back to round it out and it would be the best one in a very long time.

Is he really joining Spurs over Man Utd? Ole’s pulling power :drool:

[Shindig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUuEME0Qt9k

"Any of you guys need a ride?"

[randomlegend]

Is he really joining Spurs over Man Utd? Ole’s pulling power :drool:

If he does it'll be because they accept a buyback clause and we won't (rightly so, tinpot behaviour)

[SincereTheRebel]

Buyback clauses ars shit

[Luca]

If he does it'll be because they accept a buyback clause and we won't (rightly so, tinpot behaviour)

This is what's being reported now, and it seems sensible that we're not budging on it. I could live with a right of first refusal in the event we want to sell a player, but a buyback clause is for small-time clubs

[Lewis]

On the other hand, if he established himself sufficiently over the next year or two, you could offer him a better contract if/when Madrid activate the clause and he might choose to stay. At the very least you get a good player on loan for a couple of years.

[igor_balis]

We have signed an ancient Ivanovic, our season is saved.

[Giggles]

Who’s we again? Brighton?

[Kikó]

Ornstein also going for bale to Spurs. Not one for transfer taddle usually.

[randomlegend]

Ornstein is way worse since he moved to The Athletic.

[Kikó]

They all are.

[igor_balis]

Who’s we again? Brighton?

The worse Albion.

[Giggles]

The worse Albion.

Ah. I will need weekly updates on how brilliantly Daragh O’Shea is doing.

[niko_cee]

Isn't it Regulion who wants the chance to go back to Real (I have no idea) rather than it being at the insistence of the club? I thought (read) that's why he preferred to go on loan somewhere.

Are there many examples of buyback clauses actually being worthwhile?

[Danny]

Morata. Real took him back for €30m and then managed to fleece Chelsea for £60m a year later

[SincereTheRebel]

They also sold Dani Carvajal a year after they sold him to Leverkusen. Maybe it's just a Madrid thing.

[mugbull]

I don't care if there's a buyback clause on this guy, the clause is 15m than what we're paying for him so if we can get a couple of seasons with a properly good left back and then make a little money afterwards then who cares

[Spikey M]

By all accounts the lad wants to stay at Madrid. This may be a case of famous last words, but if he has the ability then getting him playing for a move back to Madrid is a recipe for some quality performances.

[niko_cee]

Or you're signing Angelino II.


I don't care if there's a buyback clause on this guy, the clause is 15m than what we're paying for him so if we can get a couple of seasons with a properly good left back and then make a little money afterwards then who cares

Buyback's just feel like an evolution of the loan system (isn't that being clamped down on?) for further FFP fudging. I'm curious as to how they work - does the player basically have to agree to a return contract before moving so he can be compelled to return even in the (admittedly unlikely) event that they don't want to?

[Ian]

Presumably the player isn't compelled to leave, it's just that the club can't turn down the bid if it comes in?

Unless, as you suggest, they've already signed a return agreement but why the fuck would you do that when you don't know how high your stock might have risen?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It seems to be something Barcelona and Real Madrid are heavily into, i.e. we have a completely scattergun recruitment strategy so want some form of insurance policy in case we fuck it up yet again.

[Don]

On a similiar topic, there are some very suspicious fees being passed around for players and I believe it may be almost solely down to these loans with an obligation to purchase deals. It's not just bent clubs either, some smart well-run clubs in amongst it. Very fishy.

Morata £59.2m
Suso £21.7m
Carrasco £20m
Verdi £18m
Inglese £16.2m
Helder Costa £16m
Knockaert £15m
Veretout £14.4m
Pablo Mari £14m

[SincereTheRebel]

The Costa deal was based on Leeds getting promoted. Those type of fees are small change.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Morata worth every penny.

[mugbull]

Or you're signing Angelino II.



Buyback's just feel like an evolution of the loan system (isn't that being clamped down on?) for further FFP fudging. I'm curious as to how they work - does the player basically have to agree to a return contract before moving so he can be compelled to return even in the (admittedly unlikely) event that they don't want to?

Player doesn’t have to agree to the buyback, only the club has to accept the offer. And they would be paying us more than we’re paying them. Seems like a fair enough market transaction

[SincereTheRebel]

Martinez has moved to Villa for 16m£ and from what ive seen from Martinez. He is super nice. Arsenal sound like they really need the coins.

Villa seems to have a goalkeeper curse. They have swapped and changed them every year for the past 10

[phonics]

I absolutely cannot wait for Spurs to pay Gareth Bale 600k a week to be a full-back.

[Jimmy Floyd]

For some reason over the last month or so I've had the feeling that everything Levy's doing is geared towards the documentary being good TV, rather than footballing or any other kind of success.

It certainly explains why he would appoint Mourinho.

[SincereTheRebel]

Man Utd fans. Your help is needed.

https://gf.me/u/yy2tsv

[phonics]

For some reason over the last month or so I've had the feeling that everything Levy's doing is geared towards the documentary being good TV, rather than footballing or any other kind of success.

It certainly explains why he would appoint Mourinho.

I think Daniel Levy is a complete loser and he knows it. He appointed Mourinho because it makes him feel like he's a big player now.

It's basically breast implants but for a football club.

[Baz]

For some reason over the last month or so I've had the feeling that everything Levy's doing is geared towards the documentary being good TV, rather than footballing or any other kind of success.

It certainly explains why he would appoint Mourinho.Well he’s failing bad because it’s boring shite.

Whoever thought the Spurs players were gonna make entertaining television needs sacking from Amazon.

[Kikó]

Amazing how wrong you are often.

[Baz]

You’re a top lad.

[niko_cee]

Unless Real bite the bullet and just pay up whatever Bale has left on his contract I don't see how he leaves them, particularly not to go to Spurs. Even half his wages blow everything they pay everyone else out of the water, and Real want some sort of fee too? All sounds a load of entirely made-up paper crap to me.

He loves Spurs? :harold:

Please.

[mugbull]

Madrid say they'll help with wages, but yeah I really don't know how we'd afford him. He'll more than likely be our backup striker too after he inevitably tanks on the wing

Lol at phonics' never ending bitterness towards the club though

[phonics]

An Arsenal fan not liking Tottenham isn't being bitter. You should wear it as a badge of honor that Spurs are good enough these days to have their existence acknowledged.

[John Arne]

Ever Banegra has joined Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia.

:/

[niko_cee]

SSN have moved Thiago to Liverpool to yellow ticker 'almost agreed' status.

BBC too (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54188430)

[Gray Fox]

James Pearce says it’s all agreed. He’s about as reliable as a journalist will get on LFC.

#AnnounceThiago

[John Arne]

Thiago for Wijnaldum works for me. If we can get a similar fee for Gini, jobs a good un.

[Waffdon]

He won’t work in the Liverpool team that well. Top three at best.

[mugbull]

My Bayern supporting German friend says he hasn't seen a player with a touch as good as Thiago's since Ronaldinho was on the scene

[John Arne]

Thiago close to going to Utd apparently. I'd imagine he's a relative club-knower from when he almost came before.

Was this not a Tier 1, then?

[randomlegend]

Not every transfer that is worked on or close to happening will actually happen. It was pretty obvious he'd go to Liverpool if they paid up, just didn't look like they were going to.

[Waffdon]

Chelsea will end up signing Sancho ahead of them too next year when they sell Hudson Odoi to Bayern for £35m.

Spurs have a have a good team if they start playing Ndombele and get a decent centre half. Mourinho will have thrown the Everton game to get signings in

[-james-]

How is Edwoodwood still employed by Manchester United? Sancho, Reguillon, Thiago affairs all a shambles. Even the Maguire deal, which got done, was lolworthy.

[randomlegend]

How is Edwoodwood still employed by Manchester United? Sancho, Reguillon, Thiago affairs all a shambles. Even the Maguire deal, which got done, was lolworthy.

Because the Glazers only care about taking money out of the club and Woodward makes them a lot of money.

[Kikó]

It's the Glazers stupid.

[Andy]

Hassenhuttl refused to rule out Ings leaving.

Only explanation is some money troubles behind the scenes. To lose Ings and Hojberg in the same summer would be catastrophic.

[Ian]

How is Edwoodwood still employed by Manchester United? Sancho, Reguillon, Thiago affairs all a shambles. Even the Maguire deal, which got done, was lolworthy.

Maguire was just another example of the archetypal Woodward transfer negotiation.

If we get Sancho this summer you can guarantee it'll just be Woodward finally agreeing to pay what they've asked for all along. The master negotiation, shrewdly haggling the opposing executive so they agree what they asked for five months prior.

[Don]

SSN have moved Thiago to Liverpool to yellow ticker 'almost agreed' status.

BBC too (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54188430)

Dear lord. Call off the season and just use a ticket system like the post office to decide the order you all take to nosh me off.

[Lewis]

United can't win really on their high-profile transfers. If they pay up straight away then lol, if they attempt to get it down and end up paying then lol, and if they pay less but it takes ages... It says more about their choice of targets then their negotiating, since I seem to remember them working Juventus down from their initial Paulp Ogba valuation (for example).

[Reg]

Maguire was just another example of the archetypal Woodward transfer negotiation.

If we get Sancho this summer you can guarantee it'll just be Woodward finally agreeing to pay what they've asked for all along. The master negotiation, shrewdly haggling the opposing executive so they agree what they asked for five months prior.
Woodward beating inflation. :cool:

Thought this article on Spurs'/Mourinho's possible plan was quite good: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12073455/gareth-bale-and-sergio-reguilon-could-change-tottenhams-system

https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/768x432/skysports-tottenham-3-4-3-formation_5098459.jpg?20200916161425

[Giggles]

What's a Reguilon?

[Waffdon]

Liverpool are paying £5m for Thiago and the rest over the four years of his contract. Hahahahah what on earth. Everton really are the bigger club.

[phonics]

That's literally how every transfer that isn't activating a release clause works.

[niko_cee]

That's how they're booked in the accounts, although not necessarily how they are paid.

£5m a season and some chump change when things are won seems a decent enough deal.

[Waffdon]

That's literally how every transfer that isn't activating a release clause works.

Not for the big teams, lad.

[mugbull]

If we have Dier and Davies in defense it's pointless. I'd rather have Sanchez, flawed as he is

[Gray Fox]

Someone find Taz for me. The man's going to explode.

Liverpool have enquired about Ismail Sarr from Watford. £35m is apparently the fee or in the region of. He'd be seen as the rotation option with the front 3. Brewster and Origi likely to leave.

The reason the Thiago deal is now going ahead is because Klopp sees Fabinho as 4th choice CB so he's allowing another midfielder to come in.

[niko_cee]

I appreciate Fabinho is probably a bit more 'defendery' than Fernandinho (at the very least he is taller), but having just seen what scuppered City's season last year it does seem an odd risk to take, particularly considering he's hardly bullet-proof himself.

Brewster [shame Bournemouth got releagted] and Origi to fund a move for Sarr would be excellent.

[Waffdon]

Gareth Bale is booked into play golf with Daniel Levy and their Chief Scout tomorrow so presume that’s a done deal.

[Don]

Niko shut the fuck up and bask in the glory of keeping Gini whilst also securing our success for the next 10 years and thereafter through Ismaila.

You remember how Barca and Real secured every top Spanish speaking talent through being their dream club? We'll be like that except it'll be every absolute sub 11 second monster with a 23 inch third leg born between the years 2012 and 2052.

[Don]

Tier 0.6 sources are saying Jota to Liverpool as a rumour. The committee can do no fucking wrong, another belting undervalued player.

[John Arne]

Tier 0.6 sources are saying Jota to Liverpool as a rumour. The committee can do no fucking wrong, another belting undervalued player.

He helped my 2019 Fantasy Premier League team to something like 203,342nd, so deffo worth a punt.

[The Merse]

Woodward beating inflation. :cool:

Thought this article on Spurs'/Mourinho's possible plan was quite good: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12073455/gareth-bale-and-sergio-reguilon-could-change-tottenhams-system

https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/768x432/skysports-tottenham-3-4-3-formation_5098459.jpg?20200916161425

LB at LCB, wing backs, one midfielder that can control a game but doesn't run enough and another that's flighty but doesn't actually do that much attacking and a crisp front three...

They're looking down the road to N7 a bit much, the copying bastards.

[SincereTheRebel]

James signed for Everton for free as Banfield chased R.Madrid for a percentage of the fee, but Madrid told them there wasn't any.

[niko_cee]

:D

How could they have a sell-on fee? Hasn't he been through Porto and Monaco since leaving them? Or is this some sort of default thing that feeds the money back down the chain in all transfers? (I've not played FM for over a decade)

[Jimmy Floyd]

If FM is anything to go by then you get tiny percentages for ever and ever, as 'solidarity payments' or something.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I saw that mentioned in an article and assumed that'd be something that a working knowledge of more recent FMs would help with.

[Ian]

I think so. I'm sure I've read of a few transfers where the first club get a big kickback later on for the 2nd or 3rd transfer.

[Don]

If they can find contractual loopholes to get round UEFA's manky eye, you'd imagine getting past Claudio's 2-man high street solicitor office in Banfield would be light work.

[Baz]

:D

How could they have a sell-on fee? Hasn't he been through Porto and Monaco since leaving them? Or is this some sort of default thing that feeds the money back down the chain in all transfers? (I've not played FM for over a decade)

You should. It’s free.

[Ian]

You shouldn't. It's shit. (You probably learned this much sooner than I did if you haven't played in a decade.)

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's good but only if you have endless hours to throw at it. I had a great run in lockdown but haven't had time for like 2 months now.

[randomlegend]

Romano saying "a left back and winger will arrive" for Utd which is interesting.

Sancho and Telles would be the dream.

[niko_cee]

Paul Konchesky and Luke Chadwick.

[niko_cee]

Thiago is fully official.

Bit strange having ostensibly peak career top, top players actively wanting to come to play for Liverpool, rather than leave them, as has always been the case previously.

[Yevrah]

Transfer fee looks a steal too.

[SincereTheRebel]

For his uniqueness and playstyle, he is a bargain.

[Baz]

12 months from now, we’ll all be this unsurprised when Liverpool sign Mbappe. :drool:

[Don]

I've had premium top of the line whores whilst 20 jagers down that have done less for me than those pics of Thiago in our kit. Alhamdilulah.

[SincereTheRebel]

Thiago is a don


He always does. His style is unique and he is great to watch.


The older i get, the more i appreciate players like Thiago and Verrati. They are great to watch.

I would like to retract these statement now he plays for them.

[Baz]

How many assists did he get last season again? :harold:

Thiago Lingard.

[niko_cee]

I now see Ki-Jana Hoever is being linked with a £10m move to Wolves.

Always thought he looked decent, but, as a rightback I guess he has about as much chance of getting into the Liverpool team as I do. Liverpool then being linked with Jota does make it seem like there are some sort of shenanigans going on.

[John Arne]

Thiago being fluent in English and having a slight American twang has thrown me. Maybe he can give Firmino a few lessons.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Only upon clicking on his wiki now do I discover that he is the son of good old Mazinho. Not lived up to his dad's career as yet tbh.

[Kikó]

Romano saying "a left back and winger will arrive" for Utd which is interesting.

Sancho and Telles would be the dream.

Traore from Atalanta.

[Gray Fox]

Jota to Liverpool for £35m then Ki-Jana Hoever to Wolves for £10m is the word on the street.

[phonics]

I don’t rate Jota one bit so I hope it goes through. And Sarr, lol.

[Gray Fox]

Yeah that Klopp fella is useless when buying attacking players.

[niko_cee]

I never saw Sarr much for Watford, other than him doing well against Liverpool, but always thought he looked handy for Senegal.

No idea about Jota. I suppose age and versatility come into it when he's clearly being brought in as a 'squad player'. I guess the £35m is justified against Wolves buying Hoever for £10m (:cab:) and him probably not wanting insane wages. For a long time I thought he was the Brentford one, but that's a different Jota isn't it?

[phonics]

I’m not doubting his ability to coach them into excellence whatsoever.

[Mellberg]

We have the Brentford one. He's shit.

[Gray Fox]

He might thrive in our set up. I can't say I've watched Wolves too much but they seem tactically a little rigid. Hopefully he suits a bit more of an attacking game.

[-james-]

Jota is a one-on-one machine, 35 million looks like Salah levels to me. What is every other club's recruitment department doing?

[Waffdon]

The fact Wolves fans don’t seem that arsed says a lot. I’m sticking with Liverpool third or 4th.

[phonics]

He’s Dirk Kuyt. He’s 90% off the ball.

[Don]

Hold on, surely it's only one of them, right? (In which case obviously Sarr). If we fucking replace Brewster and Origi with both of them will we actually fail to win a single game for the next 7 years?

[Waffdon]

Why are Liverpool fans obsessed with Sarr? Because he’s Mane’s best mate?

[Giggles]

Why are Liverpool fans obsessed with Sarr? Because he’s Mane’s best mate?

I thought it was only Taz, with the reason being his mammoth black penis.

[Gray Fox]

I think it's quite clear why Taz loves him.

[Don]

Why are Liverpool fans obsessed with Sarr? Because he’s Mane’s best mate?

Because we've seen what Mane is and everyone who has dealt with them both (Sadio included) rates Ismaila higher.

[Waffdon]

I thought it was only Taz, with the reason being his mammoth black penis.

Anyone I know fond of Liverpool are the same. Will Hughes was playing better every week than him last year.

[Andy]

Will Hughes is quality to be fair, he would be my Hojberg replacement.

[Waffdon]

Getting donned by an albino doesn’t do his Taz Mandingo points very good

[randomlegend]

Bouhafsi and Romano saying Utd agreed terms with Telles, negotiating a fee with Porto

[niko_cee]

I know we've been here before, but, that's the wrong way round and who the fuck doesn't agree terms with United (other than Thiago, natch)?

You want to pay me how much?

Edit, I see that same super sauce bellwhiff is saying the same about Jota and Liverpool (agrreing terms etc), and again, yeah, like who is going to say no thanks I'll stay with Wolves in that situation?

[Waffdon]

Here we go!

[Lewis]

He looks like a fanny and he's been in Portugal for four years via Turkey. I've already written him off.

[niko_cee]

Some embittered Chelsea webthing has a story about Thiago basically asking for 50%+ more wages off anyone other than Liverpool (lol) although the same I'm sure immaculately sourced piece has him as being Liverpool's top paid player now, on a par with Salah I think at £200k-a-week (hmmmm).

[randomlegend]

I know we've been here before, but, that's the wrong way round and who the fuck doesn't agree terms with United (other than Thiago, natch)?

You want to pay me how much?

Edit, I see that same super sauce bellwhiff is saying the same about Jota and Liverpool (agrreing terms etc), and again, yeah, like who is going to say no thanks I'll stay with Wolves in that situation?

It usually means the club has given permission to talk to the player i.e. they are open to selling and feel a deal can likely be agreed.

[Gray Fox]

Jota is done already(sorry Taz).