Summer 2021 Plane Tracking Thread

[randomlegend]

Tottenham had a bid accepted of €30m + Sanchez for Kounde (no I don't know what Sevilla were thinking either), but Kounde has rejected them because he wants to play in the CL

[Jimmy Floyd]

The seers say we are in for Griezmann on loan. Please no, I can't bear to look at his stupid French face all year, and that's before we perform the operation and he scores 4 in 51.

[randomlegend]

The seers say we are in for Griezmann on loan. Please no, I can't bear to look at his stupid French face all year, and that's before we perform the operation and he scores 4 in 51.

Nah, nobody reliable has talked about that. Looks more likely Atletico and Barca are trying for a swap deal with him and Saul.

[Waffdon]

The seers say we are in for Griezmann on loan. Please no, I can't bear to look at his stupid French face all year, and that's before we perform the operation and he scores 4 in 51.

You’ve bid €100m for Chiesa apparently :D

Haaland is nailed on to be signing going by everything being said in the last few weeks. No smoke without fire

[randomlegend]

Do you just think anything posted on twitter is "happening"?

That Chiesa rumour is from fucking SportBible lmao. Haaland is not happening.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can't wait to see what we do to Haaland. Overweight and loaned out to Brann within two years.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Do you just think anything posted on twitter is "happening"?

That Chiesa rumour is from fucking SportBible lmao. Haaland is not happening.

Not everyone has a live police incident room set up to check the source of reported football news.

[randomlegend]

I'd imagine most people have access to Google though

[Kikó]

Check your fucking journo tiering list you twats. This is a serious thread.

[randomlegend]

You were all sticklers for reliability when I suggested a couple of ITKs with excellent track records might actually have a source, then get butthurt when it's pointed out rumours from shit like SportBible are obvious bullshit

[Manc]

Varane to Utd all but done.

[Waffdon]

Do you just think anything posted on twitter is "happening"?

That Chiesa rumour is from fucking SportBible lmao. Haaland is not happening.

It’s from SportBlid.

If Chelsea bid for Haaland then they will get him. And if Abramovich wants him as all the reports say, it’ll probably happen.

[randomlegend]

It's from Falk who is an absolute fraud. He made a name for himself when Lahm was at Bayern and used to feed him information; since Lahm retired he knows nothing.

They won't sell Haaland (unless there's some absolutely stupid £200m bid, which there won't be). Zorc has said he won't be sold this summer. Chelsea fans are living under the same delusions we were a year ago when we thought Zorc would still sell Sancho after he said the deadline was August 10th.

Haaland will go next summer when the release clause kicks in and Raiola, his Dad and him can get the extra money which would have gone on the transfer fee.

[Waffdon]

They’re all frauds. Hence why I said apparently they bid and put a laughing face. Sport Blid is still not Sports Bible.

There’s a slight difference between Ed Woodward and Roman Abramovich. The latter always gets what he wants

[Pepe]

We need more transfer journalist bios.

[Spikey M]

They’re all frauds. Hence why I said apparently they bid and put a laughing face. Sport Blid is still not Sports Bible.

There’s a slight difference between Ed Woodward and Roman Abramovich. The latter always gets what he wants

Yeah, but it must be easier when you have a load of Novichok ready to go.

[randomlegend]

They’re all frauds. Hence why I said apparently they bid and put a laughing face. Sport Blid is still not Sports Bible.

There’s a slight difference between Ed Woodward and Roman Abramovich. The latter always gets what he wants

Like he got Hakimi?

[Waffdon]

I’m not sure Roman Abramovich has ever even heard of Hakimi to be honest

[-james-]

How dare you plebs post rumours in RL's thread?

[randomlegend]

:flex:

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/udjc2FS.png

[randomlegend]

:cool:

[Ian]

That should be a block of fancy kitchen knives instead of a katana though.

[Luca]

A block? How dare you, casual?!

[niko_cee]

:D

Was just about to come in here and say Luca would be along shortly to denounce blocks of knives . . .

[randomlegend]

I have a custom built knife stand actually.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

From a tier 1 knife stand maker?

[Ian]

A block? How dare you, casual?!

Take it to the knife thread, nerd.

[Ian]

Also according to the Beeb, the only source anybody should need, Messi is staying at Barcelona in a totally predictable anticlimax.

A shame. I was hoping to see him moping about in a PSG shirt wondering why he'd bothered.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

50% wage cut.

It's going to be tough living on £61.5m a year.

[Shindig]

He's finishing his career there. He can twist all he wants but no other league offers him the opportunity to chase meaningless numbers. And somewhat meaningful trophies.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It seems he could be going to Inter Miami after 2 years:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/12355747/lionel-messi-barcelona-forward-agrees-contract-extension-with-50-per-cent-pay-cut

""The reason it's a five-year deal is that it is likely that Messi will play the next two years but it's a longer deal so that he stays linked to the club as an ambassador. But the talk is he might go to MLS after two years while still being paid by the club.

"It's a way for Barcelona to spread out the payment over five years. That's part of the reason he's been able to take such a massive cut of around 50 per cent.""

[niko_cee]

How are we going to get ourselves out of this finaincial bind we're in right now?

How about giving players contracts so long that'll we'll still be paying them long after they've retired?

Can't see how that's going to go wrong when half their wage bill in three years is for players who no longer even play for them.

[Shindig]

And then they'll make him manager/binman.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How are we going to get ourselves out of this finaincial bind we're in right now?

How about giving players contracts so long that'll we'll still be paying them long after they've retired?

Can't see how that's going to go wrong when half their wage bill in three years is for players who no longer even play for them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Bonilla

Bobby Bonilla is still getting paid for another 14 years.

[Spikey M]

What a life :drool:

Makes 3rd Goalkeepers look over worked.

[niko_cee]

Mets owner Fred Wilpon accepted the deal mostly because he was heavily invested with Ponzi scheme operator Bernie Madoff, and the 10 percent returns he thought he was getting on his investments with Madoff outweighed the eight percent interest the Mets would be paying on Bonilla's initial $5.9 million.

:happycry:

[niko_cee]

Liverpool are reportedly preparing a £60m bid for Inter Milan and Italy's Euro 2020 winning-midfielder Nicolo Barella, 24. (La Repubblica)

:drool:

What sort of ITK levels are we talking here?

Also, what happened to the other Italian wonderkid who was a vague contemporary of Barella? Tonoli or something?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sandro Tonali.

He played quite a lot for Milan (on loan) last year and was officially bought by them last week.

[randomlegend]

There's Zaniolo as well but he's another one with paper knees.

[Gray Fox]

The guys around the club seem to reckon there wont be any more ins at Liverpool before there are outs. The big problem position was addressed in signing Konate, but there are some squad players about that could free up some much needed cash. They don't want to buy, then get stuck with a lot of deadwood collecting without being able to move them on.

Grujic could fetch £10-15m for example. There's also Harry Wilson. If we could fleece Bournemouth again that'd be great. There's also potential for Nat Phillips to move on for regular playing time.

[Don]

Awoniyi replacing Origi would be nice for the novelty. Not sure I've seen him play but 5 in 21 last season (1 in 3 on mins) and he'd pass the Watford recruitment filters with flying colours.

[The Merse]

Looks like Lokonga and White are done and almost there, respectively. Add Xhaka and Kolasinac’s departures and another decent midfielder and we’re challenging for ahem… 5th. Possibly. Maybe.

[randomlegend]

Saul definitely leaving Atletico by the looks of things. Some fans asked him to stay and he replied that "they're kicking me out".

[niko_cee]

I don't really watch enough of 'Atleti' to know if he's any good, and I probably mix him up with Koke in my mind anyway. Is he better than, say, Ruben Neves? The Barcelona/Griezmann swap rumours sound hilarious.

[randomlegend]

He was REALLY good but has fallen off over the last couple of years and dropped out of the Atletico team. He had/has some serious kidney problems which I suspect might be part of it.

[niko_cee]

Looks like Lokonga and White are done and almost there, respectively. Add Xhaka and Kolasinac’s departures and another decent midfielder and we’re challenging for ahem… 5th. Possibly. Maybe.

Is Smith-Rowe likely to be starting games at the start of the season? How's about Martinelli?

Asking for a friend etc.

[randomlegend]

Smith-Rowe is going to Villa didn't you hear? :harold:

[randomlegend]

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Roman's not getting the toy he wants.

[Waffdon]

Just like Dembele wasn’t joining Barcelona eh

[randomlegend]

Haaland's not going to throw his dummy out the pram like Dembele. You sound exactly like United fans a year ago.

[Spikey M]

RL has know Big Erl (as he calls him) for years, of course.

[Waffdon]

As in you?

They’ve sold Giroud and Matt Law (the most reliable reporter fwiw) has just put an article out stating they’re actively looking to offload Tammy Abraham. They’ll be getting Haaland or Lukaku

[randomlegend]

As in you?

They’ve sold Giroud and Matt Law (the most reliable reporter fwiw) has just put an article out stating they’re actively looking to offload Tammy Abraham. They’ll be getting Haaland or Lukaku

Yes, as in me. We deluded ourselves just like you're doing. It's not happening.

[Waffdon]

I couldn’t care less. I just like it when you’re wrong (again).

[randomlegend]

It's cute you care so much about me.

[niko_cee]

For all their "he's not going anywhere" foot-stamping, it'd be a bit daft of 'BVB' (lol) to turn down £100m+ when they'll lose him for much less next summer. Doubly so when he goes to Bayern next summer to further fuck their lives. Whilst there are some similarities with the Sancho situation, there is also the major difference that Chelsea tend to stump up the cash when they want something done.

[Spikey M]

I like how RL is more tribal about transfers than he is about actual football.

[randomlegend]

Chelsea's highest ever fee paid is £72m on Havertz. It's going to take double that to get Haaland this summer and that's without even taking into account the ridiculous Raiola fee, Dad fee and Haaland's insane wage demands.

People talk about "Chelsea just pay up and Uts don't", but Utd have, what, 3 or 4 transfer more expensive than Chelsea's highest ever. Utd were the ones who just paid up to take Lukaku out from under their noses.

It's not happening.

[Manc]

Haaland to Chelsea all but done. CHO will form part of the deal.

[Gray Fox]

What a rollercoaster.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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What tier, RL?

Is it or is it not happening?

[Danny]

Tier 1 apparently.

[Ian]

"Buckling" Sancho? Did we beat him into signing?

[randomlegend]

Yeah Bouhafsi is tier 1.

[Spikey M]

"Buckling" Sancho? Did we beat him into signing?

All the racism was actually just Woodward burner accounts trying to break his self-esteem.

[Reg]

Shame about White seemingly going. But I’d probably rather him than Bissouma if it’s one of the two.

[Lofty]

Glad that main Arsenal transfer man Edu flew to Monaco for rotund Willian's agent's birthday party, really gives me confidence.

[SincereTheRebel]

Rui Patricio has been sold to Roma. His replacement and the Portuguese invasion continues is Jose Sa.

[Lofty]

Arsenal linked with Tammy Abraham. Fuck off football.

[Spikey M]

Arsenal and Spurs fighting for 10th is going to be a laugh this season.

[-james-]

I like Tammy, he would be a good fit at Arsenal I think.

Likely unrealistic but I think he would be the perfect player for Brighton to go for.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He is a good player to have for those teams who are pretty tee to green but can't get it done in front of goal. Just finds a way, even if it isn't pretty. Also a very hard worker. It's a slight pity we are letting him go but Tuchel clearly despised him from day one, for reasons which are not entirely clear to me. Think he might be a bit of an OCD purist when it comes to the art of the first touch.

[Don]

He's gangly as fuck, no one with that level of physical retardation is going to be cut out for the top.

[Baz]

Peter Crouch disagrees.

[Don]

Does he, tho?

[randomlegend]

Varane to Utd really looks like it's happening. Probably be done next week by the sounds of things.

A slabhead-Varane partnership is as good as anything in the league. In fact Utds defence as a whole looks pretty formidable on paper.

If we somehow get a quality DM in then it's up there with our best windows ever.

[Don]

A slabhead-Varane partnership is as good as anything in the league. In fact Utds defence as a whole looks pretty formidable on paper.

:happycry:

[randomlegend]

https://i.imgur.com/WHtGUuH.jpg

:happycry:

[Kikó]

Varane adding to a decent back line would be an upgrade from the Shaking Swede. Doubly so if we manage to get in Trippier.

[Waffdon]

I’m just going to presume no one has watched Varane for the past two years.

[randomlegend]

I'm going to presume you've only seen him in about two Champions League games last year where he had a disaster.

[Waffdon]

Nah, I watch football games and not just read Reddit for an opinion. He’s lost his pace and comes across dangly and awkward. Maguire could be a good fit for him but I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes the same mistakes you see Lindelof making.

[niko_cee]

Truth's probably somewhere between 2018 World Best and 2021 hopeless.

£50m for Ben White has gone BBC Official (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57873034).

Good grief.

[randomlegend]

Nah, I watch football games and not just read Reddit for an opinion. He’s lost his pace and comes across dangly and awkward. Maguire could be a good fit for him but I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes the same mistakes you see Lindelof making.

:happycry:

Genuine question, do you even support a team or do you just anti-support United? Your obsession with them is beyond sad.

[Waffdon]

Dundee United and whoever Liverpool and Man Utd are playing. 3rd game back in a stadium in a week today :drool:

[Manc]

Give up. You're the biggest Chelsea fan on the board.

[Baz]

Truth's probably somewhere between 2018 World Best and 2021 hopeless.

£50m for Ben White has gone BBC Official (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57873034).

Good grief.
FPL ownership 99%

[Spikey M]

Waff is a Chelsea Fan.

[Waffdon]

I’m a fan of Joe.

[Lewis]

The mistakes Lindelof makes are generally to do with him being built like a transitioning teenager, so, whatever mistakes he makes, he won't be making those mistakes.

I'm not sure United need a defensive midfielder all that desperately if you assume the defence will be stronger and the attack more balanced, which will prevent whoever plays in that right-sided midfield pocket from being pulled out of position covering either way. What they need right is a new manager.

[Kikó]

Dundee United and whoever Liverpool and Man Utd are playing. 3rd game back in a stadium in a week today :drool:

I'll try and get to Tannadice in the next few months if we get up to Scotland.

[Waffdon]

I’m not sure your pretty face deserves that amount of trauma.

[Lewis]

Giggles he's using the royal 'we' now.

[Reg]

I like Tammy, he would be a good fit at Arsenal I think.

Likely unrealistic but I think he would be the perfect player for Brighton to go for.


He is a good player to have for those teams who are pretty tee to green but can't get it done in front of goal. Just finds a way, even if it isn't pretty. Also a very hard worker. It's a slight pity we are letting him go but Tuchel clearly despised him from day one, for reasons which are not entirely clear to me. Think he might be a bit of an OCD purist when it comes to the art of the first touch.
Yeah, I’d love him at Brighton. Probably not seen him as much as you guys, but he seems just what we need.

[Kikó]

Giggles he's using the royal 'we' now.

One is married. Ask phonics.

[Ian]

You're married to Phonics??

[Kikó]

Second known gay couple on here after Jimmy and GS.

[Baz]

Yeah, I’d love him at Brighton. Probably not seen him as much as you guys, but he seems just what we need.

You could easily do that ‘mom can we get Tammy Abraham’ / ‘we already have one at home’ meme with Danny Welbeck though.

[phonics]

You're married to Phonics??
I wish. Those eyes...

[Reg]

You could easily do that ‘mom can we get Tammy Abraham’ / ‘we already have one at home’ meme with Danny Welbeck though.
Always thought of Welbeck as much more of a 'score an absolute screamer then go goalless for 6 games before getting injured for 3 months' and Abraham as less spectacular but more steady.

[Don]

Palace signing Guehi for £18m could be storming business. 182cm tho so may need to just hope Arsenal panic and pay £80m.

[Lewis]

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Legend.

[Spikey M]

:D

[Don]

Let him enjoy project Mbappe succeeding.

[Don]

Have had to remove DCL from my FPL team after coming across his latest insta post. Google imaging 'Calvert Lewin outfits' is also a ride.

[Waffdon]

Him and Tom Davies both dress like it. Horrendous viewing

[Baz]

Homophobes.

[randomlegend]

Arsenal have signed a Belgian 21 year old midfielder called Lokonga. I will defer to Taz for confirmation of his BLM credentials.

[Don]

Phonics confirmed it over a month ago. You have let your entire family down.

[randomlegend]

Yes it's been rumoured for a while but we are dealing with a confirmation here.

[randomlegend]

Dortmund getting pissy because PSV won't accept 25m for Malen and want 30.

Don't like it when the shoe's on the other foot do they...

[Don]

Fam either don't clog up the airwaves for 'confirmations' or stick strictly to them and save us all from the boredom.

[randomlegend]

I'll do what I want you bike-stealing spastic.

[Spikey M]

You were begging for that spastics validation a few posts back.

[niko_cee]

Brighton & Hove Albion are lining up a £15m move for Liverpool centre-back Nathaniel Phillips, 24, to replace Arsenal-bound Ben White.

:D/:face:

[Manc]

£1.5m for Demarai Gray is mental.

[niko_cee]

Grujic > Porto (£10.5m)
Awoniyi (no idea) > Hertha Berlin (£6.5m)

Wilson surely on the way quite soon as well, Fulham seems to be the rumour of choice at the moment.

Shift him, Shaq and Origi and with the above sales we might be able to afford half a decent player or a new contract for Henderson (why is everyone shitting the bed over that if he has 2 years still to run on his current deal?).

[Gray Fox]

For what it’s worth I don’t think both Origi and Shaq leave.

Either way you’re looking at £50m or so for 4 players who have no chance of a first team appearance this season before you even get to the two mentioned.

As mentioned before this has been Liverpool’s priority. Then attention can be turned to a couple of signings to flesh out the squad again.

The Henderson stuff coming from nowhere sounds to me like an agent trying to hurry things along. At 31 he surely only gets an extra year, maybe two anyway?

[Don]

The gimp should have stfu and embraced the ESL if he wanted an extended contract :baz:

[Reg]

:D/:face:
Phillips is pretty solid, isn't he?

Though doesn't seem a Potter type - isn't he an old school head it out kind of lad, rather than a play-it-out, dribbling, forty-yard pinpoint passer?

[Manc]

His distribution from the back is fairly decent iirc.

[Mike]

He’s pretty solid at most things without being stand out, he should have a good premier league career in him.

[Spikey M]

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What is wrong with that fanbase?

[phonics]

As someone who’s a fan of ‘pacy wingers who’s only move is to come inside and shoot from long range 10 times a game and never score’ I am loving this Everton business.

[Spikey M]

What, noncing?

[Raoul Duke]

Spurs trying to swap Lamela and some money for some regen called Brian sounds...implausible? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/20/tottenham-sevilla-bryan-gil-lamela-swap-deal

[randomlegend]

Romano apparently has very good links to Paratici so you can expect anything he reports on Tottenham to be true.

[randomlegend]

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Yeah it's done.

[Waffdon]

Tap in merchant.

[randomlegend]

He was the first one to report it at about mid day...

[Don]

This Italian they've given the rein to sounds trouble. He's spending big bucks signing Atalanta's Villa reject keeper and now this Richard Ashcroft (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Gil) piece of shit looks the biggest waste of space since Wolves signed that kooks band member but at least he had some physique to his name. And all with Nuno in charge. Jesus.

[The Merse]

As someone who’s a fan of ‘pacy wingers who’s only move is to come inside and shoot from long range 10 times a game and never score’ I am loving this Everton business.

Doing the whole carousel of the late noughties ‘he’ll be great if he can add end product’ wingers with Lennon, Walcott and Townsend is quite cracking. Odds on Wayne Routledge next?

[Lofty]

Arsenal Ramsdale rumours going again.

[Waffdon]

Everton fans will be more depressed than usual. Benitez as your manager followed by Begovic, Andros Townsend and Demarai Gray all signing

[niko_cee]

And Richarlison off at the Olympics where his leg will probably fall off.

[randomlegend]

ESR has signed a new Arsenal contract, as reported he would by RL sports news

[Spikey M]

And Richarlison off at the Olympics where his leg will probably fall off.

And their playmaker playing for HMP Stafford.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, good times at Finch Farm.

Gylfi probably just spent too much time with Stuart Hall learning about the School of Science.

[Manc]

Brentford signing Ajer is straight out of the FM playbook.

[Baz]

Isn’t he actually rubbish though?

[Manc]

I don't think the algorithm allows for rubbish.

[Don]

198cm and a ball-playing ex-CM CB. He'll be a monster.

[Waffdon]

He’s alright, was horrendous last year but think he was in the huff for not getting his move then.

[Shindig]

Florian Lejeune has made his loan move to Alaves permanent. He wasn't shit, he wasn't great but he did score a bicycle kick against Everton from about 3 yards. Stuff you can only dream of.

[Offshore Toon]

He was a classy player and I do wonder how things would have turned out had Kane not scummed him with that scissor tackle.

[randomlegend]

Cristian Romero looks to be off to spurs which I think will be a great signing.

[Baz]

Kane to City done :happycry:

[Don]

Was surprised to see City with just Jesus on fpl yday tbf. What is it, £150m? Quite intrigued to see how it goes, his weaknesses are well-covered by City's style so you'd expect him to post up silly numbers. Fpl draft gone straight to the bin.

[Manc]

£160m. :happycry:

[niko_cee]

Isn't City's first game of the season at Spurs? Hopefully some proto-legend ends him and they build a statue in his honour. What's Davinson Sanchez up to these days?

[Clunge]

Get 'Arry to slip Sandro £5k for the occasion with a 'tackle to kill' licence.

[Don]

Imagine if they get Grealish, too. Mortgage on England to win the next 2 WCs and a Euro inbetween for bants.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Spurs are coming like 14th this season. It's good to be back.

[Gray Fox]

Did Son ever sign that new deal they shoved in front of him?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nope.

Expires June 2023.

[niko_cee]

I'd completely missed Norwich signing Rashica, wasn't he highly rated at one point (maybe he still is)?

[Spikey M]

I'm not saying it's not going to happen, but Kane to City is a long way from done and there's sources this morning saying the news has "taken Spurs and Man City by surprise". It's just paper talk. Probably Kanes agent.

[Yevrah]

I did wonder why the Beeb weren’t going with it.

At £400k a week for him a total deal being worth £160m doesn’t sound like enough either.

[Lofty]

That news taking them by surprise is clearly bollocks because a player plus cash deal for Kane was being touted during the Euro group games.

[Spikey M]

It would take them by surprise if nothing has happened and there's a sudden explosion of news about it being done.

Time will tell. If Spurs start signing a load of players, then we'll know it's done.

[-james-]

I find it implausible that City would spend that much on Kane at this stage. The window has passed for him and I imagine he's seething.

[Andy]

I can't see it happening either, if City had sold a couple of fringe players for big money then it would have been more possible. People like Laporte, Silva or Mendy could have been sold to fund a chunk of the fee if they were really desperate to get Kane.

[Spikey M]

This is his Gerrard to Chelsea moment, but he'll never get the night in Istanbul. :happycry:

It's genuinely a bit shit for him, but he knew what he was doing when he signed the contract. It's not like Spurs weren't already shit at that point.

[Andy]

Should have negotiated in some sort of release fee, he held all the negotiating power when he signed that contract.

[Luke Emia]

It's genuinely a bit shit for him, but he knew what he was doing when he signed the contract. It's not like Spurs weren't already shit at that point.

His agent(who is his brother) needs shooting at this point for letting him sign that contract. It's absolutely fucking mental and it's not even as if it paid him that well for his value at the time.

Personally I don't understand why if City are talking that level of money for a striker they aren't looking at Mbappe or Haaland there is far more value in those two.

[niko_cee]

At £400k a week for him a total deal being worth £160m doesn’t sound like enough either.

Yeah, I really hate how this 'total deal' number found by adding up 5 years of wages and bonuses on top of the transfer fee is becoming the norm now. That methodology puts that fee at around £50-60m, which is obviously miles short of what Levy would want. £160m with the wages on top would be lolworthy though, make it happen.

[randomlegend]

The Kane story from last night was broken by the showbiz editor at the Sun who claims to have overheard Kane's agent/brother talking about it at his wedding. Nobody particularly reliable seems to have got on it and Ornstein has said this morning that the most likely outcome is Kane stays at Tottenham.

Son has signed the new contract.

[Reg]

There's a lot of talk of Bernardo Silva going to fund deals. The Athletic say he has wanted out since 2020. Quite an odd time he has had at City - clearly an ultra-talented player complete with exceptional workrate, but rarely a guaranteed starter and often goes relatively unnoticed.

[Andy]

There's a lot of talk of Bernardo Silva going to fund deals. The Athletic say he has wanted out since 2020. Quite an odd time he has had at City - clearly an ultra-talented player complete with exceptional workrate, but rarely a guaranteed starter and often goes relatively unnoticed.

He was so good in the season KdB was injured and City got the record points total. Feel he's dropped off a fair bit since. Last season he seemed like he was just there for his work rate.

[Yevrah]

if Man City want him the money will be no problem. Levy would want £150m at least I should imagine, but does money in football matter at all these days?

I don't know how it would work within our game and it brings its own problems (the grubby exploitation of children, but I guess football does that anyway), but the American draft system is much better for so many reasons.

[randomlegend]

if Man City want him the money will be no problem. Levy would want £150m at least I should imagine, but does money in football matter at all these days?


I don't believe that. City have never paid anything even remotely close to that for one player and I don't think they'll start. They buy lots of 50-60m players but blowing 150 on one just isn't their game.

[Yevrah]

But they clearly have the money and could if Pep pushes it. The days of net-spend being a thing are long gone.

[randomlegend]

Of course they could, they've just shown that it's not the way they operate. They could absolutely suddenly change that but I don't think they will (the noises coming out this morning are that City are saying they'd never spend that on one player).

It's not about net spend; they'd have no bother spending 150m on three 50m players.

[Yevrah]

Some things:

Why would the noises coming out of City be anything other than "we're not fucking paying that much"
Just because they haven't before doesn't mean they won't
They don't need anymore £50m players at this moment in time
If the right player comes along (I don't think he is, but who knows what Pep thinks) then I absolutely believe they would.

[randomlegend]

Some things:

Why would the noises coming out of City be anything other than "we're not fucking paying that much"
Just because they haven't before doesn't mean they won't
They don't need anymore £50m players at this moment in time
If the right player comes along (I don't think he is, but who knows what Pep thinks) then I absolutely believe they would.

Pep doesn't seem to get his own way on transfers at City. He absolutely wanted Maguire/Sanchez/Fred but all were deemed too expensive and he was told no.

I could obviously be wrong, we'll see, but I just don't believe they'll suddenly change their way of operating like that. There's a reason they've stuck to it ever since the money came in. It has a big impact on your future transfer activity if you start blowing lol sums on single players.

[Ian]

He absolutely wanted Maguire/Sanchez/Fred

Take that, Pep. :cool:

[Baz]

Personally I don't understand why if City are talking that level of money for a striker they aren't looking at Mbappe or Haaland there is far more value in those two.Cos Haaland and Mbappe are boyhood Chelsea/Liverpool fans respectively. (Although I would rather have Haaland at Liverpool, than Mbappe)

[Kikó]

Take that, Pep. :cool:

😭

[Yevrah]

Pep doesn't seem to get his own way on transfers at City. He absolutely wanted Maguire/Sanchez/Fred but all were deemed too expensive and he was told no.

I could obviously be wrong, we'll see, but I just don't believe they'll suddenly change their way of operating like that. There's a reason they've stuck to it ever since the money came in. It has a big impact on your future transfer activity if you start blowing lol sums on single players.

Do you think they'd have spunked £x00m on a prime Messi?

[randomlegend]

City are backed by the kind of money where they could have triggered Messi's release clause when it was 300m euros and they never tried it. So no I don't think they would. I think people underestimate the long-term impact making those kinds of transfers has on your future transfer dealings.

In other news, Utd have FINALLY confirmed Sancho:

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[Yevrah]

I'm firmly in Jim's camp with what's going to happen there...

[randomlegend]

Nah. He's brilliant. Third best young player behind Mbappe and Haaland. He's going to smash it.

[Baz]

I wonder what price he’ll be on FPL. 9.5?

Also Foden > Sancho

[Yevrah]

And it starts.

To clarify, I think he'll be good, but nowhere near as good as is seemingly expected.

[randomlegend]

Well that's not what Jim thinks.

[Yevrah]

Well that's not what Jim thinks.

Jim, can you sort this please.

Kthxbye.

[randomlegend]

I fear you and similarly minded United fans are in for a rude awakening when he is inevitably a hot and cold inconsistent bastard like the rest of them. German football is very, very weak.

Perhaps I've overstated Jim's position, but I'm sure he called him a "piss and wind merchant" or similar in the past.

[Yevrah]

So Jim did say the same as me then. Told you lads, back to 100%. :cool:

[Don]

Pints of RL's tears for us all when he struggles to even get double-figures. Putting him in the elite bracket when he can't even get ahead of Saka :D

[randomlegend]

Yeah Gareth Southgate is an excellent barometer of talent.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm pegging him at Anthony Martial levels. Good at times, shit at other times. If he's consistently better than that, then well done him.

Anthony Martial would do bits in the Bundesliga, fwiw.

[Giggles]

I’ve just copped his name isn’t Jordan.

[randomlegend]

He's going to don you all absolutely senseless.

[Don]

Listen brah, we've been here before. Angel Gomes was the real deal, Pellistri was brought in for the first team, Bruno Fernandes isn't shit, these are the result of following reddit pages instead of watching the game. Stick to fudgepacking, please.

[Ian]

That United tweet. :sick:

[-james-]

Yeah Gareth Southgate is an excellent barometer of talent.

Bet he doesn't even get his opinions off twitter and reddit.

[randomlegend]

I don't have twitter.

[Kikó]

I'm pegging him at Anthony Martial levels. Good at times, shit at other times. If he's consistently better than that, then well done him.

Anthony Martial would do bits in the Bundesliga, fwiw.

It would be lovely if someone over there bought him.

[Lewis]

That United tweet. :sick:

He doesn't have the sort of United connections to justify that theme does he?

'WELCOME TO [GREATER] MANCHESTER'

Speaking of which, if Paulp Ogba is being farmed out to the farmers' league I would be up for a CHEEKY Bernado Silva bid. He can join Cavani on the racist bench.

[Gray Fox]

Sancho to wear the coveted #25

[Danny]

2+5=7 innit

[niko_cee]

I hope he goes for the Zamorano + between the numbers.

[randomlegend]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57942169

Not looking good for Kane getting his move

[Spikey M]

He'll leave next year or potentially the year after. Levy won't want him walking for free.

[Gray Fox]

Sounds like Harry Wilson to Fulham for £10m is all but done. He was left out of todays friendly to avoid an injury stopping the move.

[randomlegend]

He'll leave next year or potentially the year after. Levy won't want him walking for free.

He's under contract for another 4 years isn't he?

[Spikey M]

He's under contract for another 4 years isn't he?

Ends in 2024 from what I've seen.

[Manc]

Sounds like Harry Wilson to Fulham for £10m is all but done. He was left out of todays friendly to avoid an injury stopping the move.

Edwards strikes again. Who is left to shift?

[Gray Fox]

Nat Phillips, Neco Williams and perhaps one of Origi/Shaqiri. Phillips should get near £15m, Williams £5m or so.

Also no idea what Klopp thinks of Minamino at this stage, though he is likely kept.

[Giggles]

Fuck Sancho, Paul McShane has rocked up at Old Trafford.

[randomlegend]

Ducker (tier 1 for Utd, everyone) saying Pogba doesn't look like he'll sign a new deal and Utd expect PSG to bid for him before the end of the window.

[Baz]

So much for the “his family is Marseille, he’ll never play for PSG” bs that people banded around.

[Mellberg]

Can't believe it's taken this long. Terrible influence and absolute cunt.

[randomlegend]

Stuff about "player X wouldn't play for club Y because they were a supporter of/they come from Z" is always bollocks.

[Spikey M]

Back to being irrelevant beyond dubstep laden YouTube videos.

[Gray Fox]

The same shit comes out about Pogba every transfer window. He'll have a new contract for ridiculous wages in no time.

[Manc]

Can't believe it's taken this long. Terrible influence and absolute cunt.

Graeme?

[randomlegend]

The same shit comes out about Pogba every transfer window. He'll have a new contract for ridiculous wages in no time.

Nah it's definitely different this time. I think he'll go.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The same shit comes out about Pogba every transfer window. He'll have a new contract for ridiculous wages in no time.

It's TIER ONE you fool.

It's happening.

[Lewis]

PSG must be about his fifth choice club the bum (United third/fourth). A year or two ago you would have cared but meh.

[Luca]

The saga just needs to end so they can reinvest the money in Ruben Neves (I'm not having Declan Rice in for 80 billion quid, thanks) and Eduardo Camavinga. Realistically we'll get Goretzka and close up shop, but a man can dream.

[randomlegend]

There is zero chance we get Goretzka. Seems like Camavinga wants Madrid. Nobody is paying what West Ham want for Rice so he's going nowhere unless he kicks up a proper shitstorm.

Ruben Neves seemed a good option to me but I can't pretend I watch much Wolves and I've only heard bad things about him recently.

In summary: fuck knows.

[randomlegend]

Malen off to Dortmund (Here we go!). Roma and Bayer Leverkusen after some Taz from Zenit.

[Luca]

Is Goretzka pining for a new contract then? The rumour mill seems to be swirling.

[Lewis]

Donald van de Beek Player of the Year HYPE starts now.

[randomlegend]

Is Goretzka pining for a new contract then? The rumour mill seems to be swirling.

Yes.

[Bam]

I'm not having Declan Rice in for 80 billion quid, thanks

Good, he is better than United. Would be a sideways step.

[randomlegend]

:happycry:

[Bam]

Sorry to burst your bubble but United haven't done fuck all for years, he is better than them.

[randomlegend]

United could get relegated and they'd still be a step up from West Ham.

[Spikey M]

West Ham just had their best season in decades and still did fuck all.

[Bam]

That isn't what im saying though is it!

He can do better than United. Going to United would be a side step as he could do better.

[Bam]

West Ham just had their best season in decades and still did fuck all.

Alright Tottenham, calm down.

[randomlegend]

That isn't what im saying though is it!

He can do better than United. Going to United would be a side step as he could do better.

Sideways step means you are staying at the same level (i.e. going sideways, not upwards). It doesn't mean you could do better.

So yes, it was what you were saying.

[SincereTheRebel]

Neves has been poor for a few seasons now. He needs to score a banger every 10 games to stay on it.

[Bam]

[QUOTE=randomlegend;484817]Sideways step means you are staying at the same level (i.e. going sideways, not upwards). It doesn't mean you could do better.

So yes, it was what you were saying.[/QUOTE

Yes, well done. He could do better and it would be side wards step to go to United because they're wank.

He won't stay at West Ham anymore than another season, if were lucky I do know that.

[randomlegend]

:cab:

[Spikey M]

He doesn't know what sideways means.

A bit worrying for a scaffolder.

[Spikey M]

https://i.redd.it/9lnh8o14e6yz.jpg

"I said that pole goes sideways"

[Bam]

It's a sideways step because he can do better, United are not the team of old.

[Spikey M]

:D fucking hell

[Bam]

https://i.redd.it/9lnh8o14e6yz.jpg

"I said that pole goes sideways"

What? You're just being odd now and discriminating. I thought you was against that?

[Spikey M]

Sorry.

https://i.redd.it/9lnh8o14e6yz.jpg

"I told you Mahow is backwards "

[Bam]

:D fucking hell


Get your tiny little pin head around it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Have a lie down, Bam.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is Goretzka pining for a new contract then? The rumour mill seems to be swirling.

Apparently he wants to be in the top tier of the Bayern wage structure, Bayern want to keep him but aren't offering him what he wants.

United have come him and offered him more than what he's asking for at Bayern but he still wants to stay.

[Bam]

:roflol:

Ok.:worried:

[Luca]

Unless Bam's suggesting he could go to City (unlikely given Rodri), Bayern Munich (Kimmich?) or one of the Spanish 'giants' (unlikely given bankruptcies), I'm not sure the gulf between any of the rest (us, Chelsea, Liddypewl...PSG?...Juventus?) is really that wide.

[niko_cee]

I guess all those others have won significant honours in recent times, if that's what players are interested in.