Summer 2021 Plane Tracking Thread

[randomlegend]

The Athletic saying Ruben Neves available for £35m from Wolves. United should be all over that. United also after a CB (Pau Torres looks likely) and obviously Sancho.

Kounde to Liverpool looks all but done.

AC Milan have signed a keeper which suggest Donnarumma is on his way.

Wijnaldum off to Barca, along with Aguero and likely Depay.

[SincereTheRebel]

Where is the euro thread?

[Don]

So much wrong in that OP. Start as you mean to go on.

[Ian]

Where is the euro thread?

I'll see what people want to do. I think for the World Cup we had a thread for each group then for each knockout round? But if people want to just lump it into one massive monstrosity of a thread.

[Yevrah]

Where is the euro thread?

Are they actually going to happen and if they do, in what guise? I don't pay as much attention as I once did, but they begin in about 2 weeks and I've heard so little about them.

[Ian]

The provisional squads have been getting announced, Yev. It's time to catch EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FEVER!

[Raoul Duke]

I'll see what people want to do. I think for the World Cup we had a thread for each group then for each knockout round? But if people want to just lump it into one massive monstrosity of a thread.

I'm a traditionalist and much prefer a thread per group then per round

[Jimmy Floyd]

Our provisional 67-man squad is out, and pleased to say that everyone has been named in it.

[Don]

And still Stuart Dallas overlooked after the season he's had, Southgate such a mug :D

[Raoul Duke]

No Eric Dier :thbup:

No Tomori :(

[Waffdon]

Yeah, Tomori is a strange one when he’s included Ben White. I know he’ll be dropped out of the actual squad, but Ramsdale even being included is mental. He’s the worst goalkeeper in the league by a long shot.

[Gray Fox]

And still Stuart Dallas overlooked after the season he's had, Southgate such a mug :D

Isn't he Top Irish?

[Boydy]

Are they actually going to happen and if they do, in what guise? I don't pay as much attention as I once did, but they begin in about 2 weeks and I've heard so little about them.
I was wondering this too. Are they still having matches all over the continent? That doesn't seem like a great idea just yet.

[Waffdon]

Isn't he Top Irish?

He’s Northern Irish but I’m hoping Taz already knew that

[Jimmy Floyd]

I haven't really been aware of the draw until now. North Macedonia, crikey. Goran Pandev is only 37 years old and not 46, crikey. Austrian squad with 21 German-based players, crikey (who tf plays in the Austrian league then?). Yuri Zhirkov still plays for Russia, crikey. I've never heard of half the Italy squad, crikey. Germany doomed in the group of death, crikey.

Should be interesting if it doesn't get called off by Interpol. Much better than all the meaningless recent club football.

[Waffdon]

France’s odds in the group are mental. I have no idea why they have Germany as favourites to beat France never mind topping the group.

[Baz]

Liverpool to sign Mbappe, Haaland, Ronaldo and Suarez.

[randomlegend]

Let's all pray Taz doesn't reply to that post saying it's wrong.

[Don]

I didn't know fact checking would hurt your feelings so much. I'm just doing my duty to ensure the quality of the thread, your 100 posts of 'Sancho is done' was not welcome last summer.

[phonics]

It was done, Taz, and then it wasn't. Duh.

[niko_cee]

It's Konate Liverpool are signing, right?

I've no idea if that's a better or worse thing than signing Koundé, although looking the latter up, 178cm for a centre half sounds a bit dicey.

[Yevrah]

I was wondering this too. Are they still having matches all over the continent? That doesn't seem like a great idea just yet.

Completely agree. And if fans can legally travel (even if they can't go into the stadiums), they will. Clusterfruitcake waiting to happen.

If there was any other country in Europe that could host the whole thing (as we could) and have COVID under control (as we do) it'd be moved there in a flash, but it's England, so it won't.

[Gray Fox]

It's Konate Liverpool are signing, right?

I've no idea if that's a better or worse thing than signing Koundé, although looking the latter up, 178cm for a centre half sounds a bit dicey.

Yeah the one at RB Leipzig. They had the best defence in Germany last year, but I'm not sure that's saying much really.

Doesn't look good for Kabak if Klopp's worked with him since January and thinks going and spending nearly double on Konate is the better option.

[niko_cee]

Kabak is rubbish though.

Not sure this Konate played much in said best defence.

[Gray Fox]

Would you be surprised to learn he's injury prone?

[randomlegend]

It's Konate Liverpool are signing, right?

I've no idea if that's a better or worse thing than signing Koundé, although looking the latter up, 178cm for a centre half sounds a bit dicey.

:uhoh:

Whoops.

Anyway, Heaton to United in the blockbuster move of the summer.

[Shindig]

Jethro's potentially coming back on a freebie. Released by Frankfurt who did nowt with him. Stupid sausage people.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Haaland has been named the Bundesliga player of the season :cab:

[phonics]

It’s almost like individual awards are about marketing than anything.

[Lewis]

A fucking monkey could score thirty in that league for Bayern, but presumably whoever was scoring for Dortmund actually won them points instead of putting a dicey 6-0 to bed.

[randomlegend]

It was a fan voted award. Dortmund fans are rabid online.

[Lewis]

Isn't he Top Irish?

On a related note, is Phil Foden (Philf Oden) as eligible for Ireland as he looks?

[Don]

My guy Bamford has Irish U18 caps :sherlock:

[randomlegend]

Soumare to Leicester and Wijnaldum to Barca look done.

[Don]

Never watched him but Soumare looks filth on paper.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, he's definitely been talked up as a big deal in the past (emergence of Camavinga seems to have replaced him as the go to hot prospect French midfielder) so will probably be a cracking signing for them.

[Manc]

Christophe Galtier leaving Ligue 1 champions to join 9th place Nice. Lille must be in financial ruin.

[Baz]

Think it’s more the Nice owner wants to spend some of his billions.

[niko_cee]

Is that the INEOS guy?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is that the INEOS guy?

Yep.

[Manc]

Kasper Dolberg watches for the whole squad.

[randomlegend]

Conte has left Inter. Rumoured to be because they are in big financial trouble and need to sell €80m worth of players this summer.

Also Dybala to Atletico doing the rounds.

[Shindig]

UEFA could probably end them. They should just sell Ronaldo to some other poorly ran nightmare.

[Waffdon]

Conte has left Inter. Rumoured to be because they are in big financial trouble and need to sell €80m worth of players this summer.

Also Dybala to Atletico doing the rounds.

Now he’s left Lukaku will probably join Chelsea.

[Lewis]

I would hire him tomorrow if United lose tonight.

[randomlegend]

United briefing has gone out saying our targets for the window are Kane, Sancho, Rice and Pau Torres. Only looking at £350m+.

[Manc]

:harold:

[Shindig]

Because of the way that sentence reads to me, I'm calling him Pilau Torres.

[randomlegend]

:harold:

Indeed.

[Kikó]

I heard strong rumours about Pau Torres as well. It's on.

[Lewis]

Paut Orres. Good penalty last night.

[randomlegend]

I heard strong rumours about Pau Torres as well. It's on.

I think he'll stay at Villarreal. He seems to absolutely love the club and might want to give it a go playing for them in the Champions League now they've qualified.

[Lewis]

He sounds like exactly the sort of mental weakling they want to be avoiding.

[niko_cee]

Pot 1 of the champions league is going to be a laugh next season. Villarreal, Lille, 'Atleti', potentially Chelsea, probably the Portuguese and/or Russian champions, it's going to be mostly shite.

[niko_cee]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57242659


Liverpool have agreed to sign centre-back Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig for £35m on a long-term deal.

The French defender, 22, has passed his medical and agreed personal terms, with his move subject to international clearance and a UK work permit.

:happycry:

[Jimmy Floyd]

He'll get one. Christ knows how the likes of Brentford are going to be able to continue their clever-clever recruitment though.

[Baz]

Hopefully his injuries (https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ibrahima-konate/verletzungen/spieler/357119) are behind him and he can get involved romantically with van Dijk, so they can have a Cole & Yorke understanding, only in defence. :nod:

[phonics]

They changed the rules, any transfer for over 10 million gets an auto work permit.

[Lewis]

He sounds like exactly the sort of mental weakling they want to be avoiding.

See: Hannibal Mejbri bombing the Tebbit Test. If the club hasn't got Hannibal of Carthage clobber for sale by August then they aren't a serious organisation.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Condemning himself to a lifetime of seeing out 1-0 wins against Uganda, that will wipe about two-thirds off his value when they sell to Marseille in a couple of years.

[Lewis]

I'm not sure the club has ever had a properly embarrassing diving cunt, so roll on Bruno Fernandes racking up forty penalties a year off his disgraceful play-acting.

[phonics]

I'm not sure the club has ever had a properly embarrassing diving cunt, so roll on Bruno Fernandes racking up forty penalties a year off his disgraceful play-acting.

https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/c0/0/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-may-2005_2txu2mn8icv31n3mrtm8d06vf.jpg

[Lewis]

He was only like that early on. His North African equivalent would still be rolling around today, and all the worse for it.

[Lewis]

Them fucking teeth. No wonder he's so chippy.

[Shindig]

I never thought I'd say this but I miss the 2004-era Ronaldo that spent most of his time doing pointless stepovers.

[Kikó]

Nani?

[randomlegend]

I'm not sure the club has ever had a properly embarrassing diving cunt, so roll on Bruno Fernandes racking up forty penalties a year off his disgraceful play-acting.

Mejbri has been getting absolutely kicked to bits in the u23s this year, the lack of protection from referees in that league is a disgrace.

I'm telling you, he's the one to watch. He's going to be world class.

[Shindig]

File him under Michael Chopra, Fabien Brandy, Justin Georcelin, et al. It'll be easier to deal with the disappointment that way.

[Pepe]

Mejbri has been getting absolutely kicked to bits in the u23s this year, the lack of protection from referees in that league is a disgrace.

I'm telling you, he's the one to watch. He's going to be world class.

How often do you watch U23 games? Do they even broadcast them, or do you go to the stadium?

[Lewis]

He streams them on his phone to drown out all the patients dying of thirst and MRSA.

[Shindig]

"Nah, you want to get Mejbri on the back of your shirt. Do that and I might consider starting you on that drip."

[Jimmy Floyd]

You can't succeed for manchstyunited with that hair. It's a Portuguese league or Aston Villa type affair.

[randomlegend]

How often do you watch U23 games? Do they even broadcast them, or do you go to the stadium?

I don't watch the full games because they're on MUTV. The extended highlights usually get posted and I watch those.

[Kikó]

Pretend you're a top red and don't even have MUTV :harold:

[randomlegend]

I'm sure I'm far from whatever a "top red" is.

[Kikó]

On the ropes.

[niko_cee]

'Hannibal' looks the sort that has far too high an opinion of himself to end up being any good in all likelihood.

From the 'extended highlights' of the U23 games against Liverpool, he was pretty shit in the first game where United took a bit of a shoeing, but was quite good in the second when they were the ones doing the shoeing (although I think that may have been down to 'Amad').

[Manc]

Mourinho going early on Roma is looking more and more ridiculous by the day.

[randomlegend]

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Heaton to United, Here We Go!

[SincereTheRebel]

Best job in the world, third-choice goalkeeper.

[Kikó]

United are back!

[Gray Fox]

The old "Barcelona have no money so Coutinho back to Liverpool in a cut price deal" is rearing its head again.

[Manc]

Ramos to City could be interesting. I've never rated him as a defender, but he might be the leader they need.

Giroud to Milan is lovely business. He'll bank 20 goals with ease.

[Lewis]

Say what you want about John Stones (he's shit), but he is at least mobile and disciplined enough to make what passes for their defensive system work against most teams. What is Sergio Ramos going to do getting turned around forty yards up the pitch?

[Shindig]

He'll pull somebody back and get sent off. That's usually the other thing he's known for.

[Don]

After the relentless rumours and fierce competition, it looks like we may have taken the lead in the race to sign the hottest striking talent in European club football...

https://i.ibb.co/vD1Hcn4/3000.jpg

:drool:

[Gray Fox]

Who's the kid sat down?

[randomlegend]

Haaland won't move this summer. They'll sell Sancho this summer and Haaland next.

Whoever gets him, have fun getting into bed with Raiola. He'll be trying to move him every 2 years.

[Don]

:***)

[Jimmy Floyd]

I believe he's talking about Zambian superstar Patson Daka. After whatsisname let Tanzania down at Villa, I am here for it.

[Don]

Yep, I'm not familiar with the lad but he's got strong Samatta vibes. You can tell he's got the soft ebony genetics from his physique. Give me Sadio Mane pure muscle and skin not young Dave Benson Phillips.

[Jimmy Floyd]

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

The further you get from source, the less chance of a top class footballer being produced. This is the sort of core knowledge that is only held by a select few.

[Lewis]

'Does African football have a pygmy problem?'

[phonics]

Buying a keeper cause he's failed a drugs test and agreeing a fee based on whether or not he passes it :cool:

https://i.redd.it/2c5bdfub45u41.jpg

[Jimmy Floyd]

You'd have been better off just propping Wenger up in his chair forever, Weekend at Bernie's style, like Forest did with Clough.

[Waffdon]

Conte to Spurs would be v decent appointment. Man Utd should have been all over that

[Ian]

As Lewis said in the review thread, by extending Solskjaer's deal another two years when they could at least have seen how they get on next year when things are a bit more normal next season so the Glazers are clearly happy with OGB just keeping things ticking over.

[Lewis]

If Harry Kane stays and they spend to appease him/Conte (notorious whinger that he is he won't be joining without assurances there) they could easily nudge United into fifth, and then lol.

[randomlegend]

Someof the better Spanish papers reckon Varane wants to leave and is available for 30m euros.

[Lewis]

Per year.

[SincereTheRebel]

He has one year left on his deal.

[Lewis]

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[Ian]

:D

[Spikey M]

:lol:

[randomlegend]

Arsenal reported to have had a £30m+add-ons offer accepted for Buendia

[phonics]

Genuinely not sure if I've seen him play, also think it won't be a very good transfer despite no evidence.

[randomlegend]

His STATSMATE were really impressive the season he played in the Premiership with Norwich, but I won't pretend I've watched much of him either.

[Shindig]

If Arteta came back as a player, would he improve the Arsenal midfield?

[phonics]

He’d be better than Dani Ceballos but the actual improvement would have been signing Santi Cazorla back.

[Mellberg]

*Arsenal AND Villa have bid 30m for Buendia

I like him. Hope he tells you to fuck off.

[niko_cee]

Signing a character from 100 Years of Solitude, there has to be some sort of wisecrack in there.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Emiliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father had told him to sign for Villa.

[Mellberg]

References sailing over my head there, I think.

On to more pressing matters, United and City 'put off' by 130m Grealish asking price. Nevermind. Let's not waste everyone's time this summer, aye?

[Ian]

That sounds prime Woodward material. Spend the summer offering Villa £70m, being told to fuck off and then signing... I dunno, Keith Gillespie instead.

[Manc]

£130m. :happycry:

[Waffdon]

*Arsenal AND Villa have bid 30m for Buendia

I like him. Hope he tells you to fuck off.

Going to Villa by looks of it. Tasty looking midfield/attack if Grealish stays. Just a better centre half over Mings

[Mellberg]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/05/aston-villa-agree-30m-deal-for-norwich-midfielder-emiliano-buendia

Not fucking about. Grealish, Buendia and Traore attacking midfield is all kinds of sexy football.

Also, lolsenal.

[phonics]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/05/aston-villa-agree-30m-deal-for-norwich-midfielder-emiliano-buendia

Not fucking about. Grealish, Buendia and Traore attacking midfield is all kinds of sexy football.

Also, lolsenal.


Genuinely not sure if I've seen him play, also think it won't be a very good transfer despite no evidence.

I'm devastated.

[Baz]

Should’ve followed the Trezwguet route and signed John Anelka or Martin Di Canio.

[Davgooner]

We're too busy working on Azpilicueta's four-year deal.

[Mellberg]

Six years or not worth it.

In for Ward-Prowse potentially :swing:

[niko_cee]

Sensible to be spunking the Grealish money before it comes in rather than have £20m added to every fee, if that's what is happening.

[Shindig]

Best to hold it off as long as possible in case he has a decent Euros.

[Mellberg]

Sensible to be spunking the Grealish money before it comes in rather than have £20m added to every fee, if that's what is happening.

:eyemouth:

[randomlegend]

Grealish's hair is absolutely appalling

[Andy]

Six years or not worth it.

In for Ward-Prowse potentially :swing:

He has four years left on his contract, imagine we'd be looking for mega money if there's any substance to it.

[Mellberg]

Yeah, read after posting that he had four years left. Sounds unlikely. Good player though. Tore us a new one at Villa Park.

What we seem to be looking for is someone who can take set pieces and offers more presence than Hourihane. Must be someone abroad who offers that who you can sign for 25mish. Can't think of anyone in the Championship. No value in the Prem.

[Shindig]

Can I interest you in Jonjo Shelvey?

[phonics]

Yeah, read after posting that he had four years left. Sounds unlikely. Good player though. Tore us a new one at Villa Park.

What we seem to be looking for is someone who can take set pieces and offers more presence than Hourihane. Must be someone abroad who offers that who you can sign for 25mish. Can't think of anyone in the Championship. No value in the Prem.


That’s basically Perreira at West Brom but he’s a bit inconsistent.

[Mellberg]

Can I interest you in Jonjo Shelvey?

I'd have to take the length of his contract off if we signed that fucker.


That’s basically Perreira at West Brom but he’s a bit inconsistent.

Really like him. Left sided though? Wouldn't get a minute until Grealish's shins went.

[Don]

Perreira is the real deal. Would be disgusted if we don't sign him. Profile fits us down to a tee.

[phonics]

I'd have to take the length of his contract off if we signed that fucker.



Really like him. Left sided though? Wouldn't get a minute until Grealish's shins went.

Honestly haven’t watched you much (pains me to see Emi Martinez be exactly as good as I knew he’d be even if I didn’t have the Baggie connection) so didn’t know Nakamba existed. Thought McGinn was in that role. He can play on the right but I’d rather McGinns 7/10 every match over Perreira. He’s a good player but the only time you see him is when he does something if you know what I mean.

Taz has swung too far the other way for exactly that reason. He never does anything to hurt his stats which makes the 1in 5 times he does something make his average look really good.

[Don]

"He never does anything to hurt his stats which makes the 1in 5 times he does something make his average look really good."

Wot?

[phonics]

I shouldn’t have put a number on it as it kind of goes against my larger point. I think he’s very bad at impacting a game without directly impacting it. I don’t think he makes the team better but if the team is playing well then he can define whether points are won or lost.

[niko_cee]

Wijnaldum's going to PSG it would seem. Sad to see him go but they're going to be paying him multiple times what he would have been on/offered at Liverpool so fair play.

[randomlegend]

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[Waffdon]

Fab the fraud

[Waffdon]

Chelsea getting Haaland would really be quite ridiculous. Imagine having the choice of him, Havertz, Mount and Pulisic for your front 3 and the oldest player being 22. Autistic Werner will come good next year as well.

[Gray Fox]

This depends on how long Haaland would have to wait for The Operation.

Kudos to Chelsea if they do get him whilst everyone else is too scared to go in for him.

[randomlegend]

I don't think everyone else is too scared, they just can't afford him.

[phonics]

Haalands not moving this year. They'll sell Sancho for 100+ this year and Haaland for the release clause the year after.

[Baz]

Get your cheque book out, Jurg.

[Raoul Duke]

You might as well wait a year and spend half the amount to get his wages free. Dortmund got absolutely merked by his agent in that release clause.

[phonics]

Xhaka to Roma for 25 million. He will absolutely don it over there. Good luck to him.

[randomlegend]

Donnaruma off to PSG

EDIT: on 400 grand a week, lmfao

[Baz]

Get Andreas Jungdal that number one shirt. FM hero.

[Spoonsky]

Donnaruma off to PSG

EDIT: on 400 grand a week, lmfao

Is he really that good? Seems to have the odd error in him. He did have one of the best saves I've ever seen in stoppage time against Napoli a couple years ago.

I guess he's young so if he sticks around you're potentially getting a decade+ out of him. Don't even want to think about how much money he'll have made in that time.

[Jimmy Floyd]

400 grand a week for ten years is 208 million of whatever currency we're talking about. All for kicking the post with his studs, picking the ball out of the net, and shouting AWAY at corners.

[phonics]

Guendouzi and Marseille are a match made in heaven. Looks like we’ll have about 50 million quid and be down 3 midfielders while maybe selling Willock and Maitland Niles as well which might get us to 90 million but our best and only midfielder would become Mohamed Elneny.

[phonics]

Is Pauli Fonseca the not very good Swansea manager when they were in the Championship?

[niko_cee]

Wasn't that Paulo Sousa?

[Queenslander]

Huge for us.



https://i.ibb.co/1GQTMnB/FB-IMG-1623316389108.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[niko_cee]

And so it begins, again. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57433323)

:face:

[Ian]

Yeah I had a good lol at that.

[SincereTheRebel]

Buffon and Parma...

[Shindig]

Is he just going to keep going like Shilton? Although I guess Ballotta's done that job before.

[SincereTheRebel]

Roy Carrol is still playing at 43 in the Top Ireland version of the Premier League.

[Kikó]

Ashley Young to Burnley https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1404364261644701700?s=20

Seems a strange move for Dyche.

[Lewis]

New rules. You have to have at least one.

[randomlegend]

Ramos leaving Madrid on a free (COMMUNICADO OFFICIAL).

[phonics]

Villa trying a bid on Smith-Rowe is 1) lol 2) a massive giveaway that Grealish is off to City once the Euros finish.

[randomlegend]

Varane agreeing to renew his contract with Madrid.

[randomlegend]

Gattuso leaving Fiorentina after 20 days :D

[Manc]

Top banter. :D:D:D

[Spikey M]

Another Mendes client. :sherlock:

[Waffdon]

James as a right sided centre half with Hakimi at right wing back and Kante in front of them. Good luck, have fun

[Shindig]

Talk of Mike Ashley giving Bruce a £50m warchest to get Willock and Nat Phillips. I have no concept of value in today's market.

[niko_cee]

You probably have a better concept of it than whoever is in charge of transfers at Newcastle, by the sounds of it.

[Gray Fox]

I'm furious we've been denied the potential pitch-side bust up between Gattuso and Big Sam.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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[Baz]

Class, that. Far better move than Watford (or Burnley) would have been.

[Shindig]

It'll do him some good, like Theo Walcott.

[Mellberg]

Even if he only gets 10 minutes all season I'm pleased with that. Obviously not a winger anymore, but he was absolutely superb for us. Give Milner a year whilst we're at it.

[SincereTheRebel]

Is Gareth Barry still mucking about?

[randomlegend]

I'm furious we've been denied the potential pitch-side bust up between Gattuso and Big Sam.

Apparently not...Gattuso seems set to take over at Tottenham :cab:

[niko_cee]

They'll probably break off talks with him in a day or so.

At least for their sake you'd hope they do.

[Spikey M]

#LevyOut and #NoToGattuso currently trending, so it's going well anyway.

[Lewis]

The main revelation from all of this is that his Scottish/Italian wife, who presumably hasn't lived in Scotland for twenty years and speaks Italian daily, has still got a Scottish mouth.

[Lewis]

lol also at the Tottenham fans pulling up his old quotes about women and racism. He's Italian.

[Spikey M]

The main revelation from all of this is that his Scottish/Italian wife, who presumably hasn't lived in Scotland for twenty years and speaks Italian daily, has still got a Scottish mouth.

No teeth?

[Reg]

They'll probably break off talks with him in a day or so.

At least for their sake you'd hope they do.
From the Guardian, 8:16 this morning:

“Tottenham break off Gennaro Gattuso talks as manager search goes on
- Spurs had felt deal with Gattuso would be agreed”

…but why did they?

In more not-transferring news, we seemed set to sign someone I’ve never heard of for £25 million from Stuttgart. Nico Gonzales? Anyone watch the German league?

Now apparently he’s more likely heading to Fiorentina.

[phonics]

Have they considered looking at someone who isn't a Jorge Mendes client?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is that new sporting director of theirs a Mendes plant as well?

Maybe Mendes takes 7% of all our salaries and we just don't know it yet.

[phonics]

Dear football nerds,

Who is this Lokonga from Anderlecht guy? Seems to be a done deal to Arsenal.

[niko_cee]

Kane to City seems to be building into some sort of thing.

Must be down to how well he's been linking up with Sterling and Foden for England.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

£100m plus one of Sterling, Jesus or Laporte is what I've heard.

[Shindig]

I can't imagine Sterling's up for that. I would suggest a straight swap but Son's already there.

[Kikó]

Grealish and Kane to City nailed on. Facto endo.

[Spikey M]

In the season Bale left, Spurs signed numerous players before hand. Levy was making it rain. This window he's done fuck all. Including finding a manager he's willing to meet the wage requirements of.

If Kane was leaving I think we'd be seeing some activity by now.

He has 3 years left on his contract and he'll be worth no less next year. I think he'll be off next summer.

[Manc]

North of £100m is insanity.

[niko_cee]

The striker market next summer has Haaland available for half what he'd want for Kane and Mbappe potentially on a free doesn't it? Doesn't feel like a market to be holding on to get into.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Are T.Hotspur fucked financially? Are they still paying off the fromagier? It wouldn't surprise me. Levy was trying to furlough everyone last year.

[Spikey M]

Harry Maguire cost £80 million. We passed insanity a long time ago.

[niko_cee]

Well, they've not timed their massive stadium build very well in terms of the team going to shit, so no Champions League revenue etc, not to mention all the rest that covid brought (no crowds, no NFL games, no big events) so whilst I doubt they're 'fucked' in the traditional sense, they're obviously going to be in a trickier spot than most.

[niko_cee]

Harry Maguire cost £80 million. We passed insanity a long time ago.

£142m for Coutinho.

:drool:

[Spikey M]

Are T.Hotspur fucked financially? Are they still paying off the fromagier? It wouldn't surprise me. Levy was trying to furlough everyone last year.

They finished building a multibillion pound stadium just in time for a pandemic to turn up and write off all footfall. Nobody bought the naming rights, no packed out NFL games, no music events, not even fans on match days. All of this stuff was meant to pay for the Stadium.

There can't be many clubs hit harder.

[Waffdon]

That and they’re just a small club in general.

[Baz]

Does anyone know if they’re filming more of the Spurs documentary?

[Spikey M]

The Amazon documentaries are all one season jobs I think.

[Manc]

£142m for Coutinho.

:drool:

Transfermarkt currently has him valued at £27m. Incredible.

[Baz]

Transfermarkt is the best football website on the internet, isn’t it? I love it.

[Reg]

The Guardian seems to think a cash plus player deal is an actual possibility re. Kane, but then papers always think swap deals are possible and 99% don't happen. Something like 100m + one of Sterling/Jesus/Laporte (the three mentioned) would be madness.

How many seasons have his ankles got left anyway?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Don't journalists just regurgitate whatever the desperate agent on one side tells them? Don't see where else their 'sources' would be for pie in the sky stuff like sending Raheem Stering to Tottenham Hotspur as a makeweight. Just not going to happen.

My guess would be City aren't interested and someone in the Kane camp is trying to drum up interest from elsewhere, while the client unhelpfully resembles a lame mule out on the tournament pitch.

[Spikey M]

Who else is there for Kane? Real Madrid and Barcelona are skint.

Liverpool? Maybe, but he's not really their type of player and he'd be well above what they'd pay.

Man Utd? Not what they once were.

Bayern Munich? Lol.

It's Man City or bust really.

[Ian]

United he'd be going for the money and convincing himself his goals might make the difference in a challenge for trophies.

Whether United will have the time to consider a bid for him when Woowar will be busy spending the summer trying to haggle thruppence off the Sancho deal is a different matter.

[Baz]

He should replace Ronaldo at Juventus.

[randomlegend]

Kane is stuck at Spurs on that long-term contract unless City make an absolutely outrageous (£150m+) bid. Nobody else can afford him (apart from PSG which I can't see happening). United definitely won't spend that on one player.

[Spikey M]

I forgot about PSG. I Suppose if he wants silverware it's an option (not that anyone gives a shit about French cups) and he does love Pochettino.

Even so it seems unlikely. Rich as they are, it's a nothing club.

[Ian]

I'd also bet he's after Shearer's record.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He's on a mammoth contract, no one can afford him... so who's driving the boat of transfer rumours? Him? His agent? That grandma who wants to suck him off? It's all very mysterious.

[Andy]

It's got to be Kane pushing it, he's even been talking about it in interviews. He was stupid to sign the last contract.

I think if I was Levy I'd want more than 150m.

It's a huge rebuild job already and without Kane it's going to take even longer to get back into the top four.

[Spikey M]

Without Kane it's a bottom 10 team. Without Son (who just signed a new contract for unfathomable reasons) they're in a relegation battle.

That squad is full of absolute shite.

[Andy]

Without Kane it's a bottom 10 team. Without Son (who just signed a new contract for unfathomable reasons) they're in a relegation battle.

That squad is full of absolute shite.

Said the same thing recently, without Kane and Son they're just Everton, Southampton or Wolves in a fancy stadium.

[Shindig]

Horrific theory: Our takeover goes through and the filthy Saudi money goes on Kane. There's an awful lot of noise coming with regards to the Court of Arbitration finding in our favour.

[Queenslander]

Are Celtic fans still seething that an Australian is managing them?

[niko_cee]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57588639


Manchester United have increased their offer for Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho to 85m euros (£72.6m).

United have already had one bid for the 21-year-old England winger turned down and their latest is still 10m euros short of the German club's valuation.

However, while the latest bid is unlikely to be accepted, it is now viewed as virtually certain the transfer will eventually be concluded.

Why do they have go through this dance?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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[Lewis]

Smokescreen for Dalian Atkinson.

[randomlegend]

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I've never seen that gif before, it's so good :D

[randomlegend]

Ben White to Arsenal for FIFTY million quid.

[Waffdon]

He couldn’t look anymore LAD LAD LAD if he tried

[-james-]

Seems like a decent deal for all parties. Does this mean William Saliba is shit?

[niko_cee]

He still seems a bit diminutive to be a centre-half to me.

£50m also seems batshit, but what do I know?

[Don]

He looks tidy enough in every department but he misses the 185cm mark of promise let alone the 190cm mark of quality. Solid enough as a 2nd CB but you can't build a defence around him.

[phonics]

Seems like a decent deal for all parties. Does this mean William Saliba is shit?

Turned up at Nice and won player of the season. Seems like absolute madness.

[Spikey M]

He looks tidy enough in every department but he misses the 185cm mark of promise let alone the 190cm mark of quality. Solid enough as a 2nd CB but you can't build a defence around him.

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57604428

Nuno now the latest to be linked.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why did the prospect of Gattuso joining spark a 'fans' protest'? Is he that much worse than all the other people who have been linked?

[Spikey M]

The geezer is a homophobic, sexist twat that once assaulted member of Spurs backroom staff and can't hold down a job.

In other words; he is VERY Italian.

[Shindig]

He's nailed on for Rangers when Steven Gerrard moves.

[Kikó]

Grealish and Kane to City nailed on. Facto endo.

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[randomlegend]

Grealish is brilliant but £100m is wild money. Guess the oil clubs are taking advantage of no FFP this window and going on a mad one.

[Kikó]

He's absolutely brilliant. We should have signed him years ago.

[Ian]

Woodward to pull all the stops out and add a further £3.70 on his next Sancho bid.

[Manc]

As brilliant as Grealish & Kane are, are they really the individuals who are going to deliver City the Champions League?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Grealish I can see, but Kane is a very odd fit for a Guardiola side, especially with his injury record.

[-james-]

Grealish to City is such a miserable transfer. Was pretty excited about seeing him and Buendia behind Watkins next season.

[randomlegend]

He's absolutely brilliant. We should have signed him years ago.

We still have gaping holes in the first team which need filling before we can drop £100m on a left-sided attacker. Grealish plays in either Bruno or Rashford's position, and whilst he would likely bench Rashford we have much more pressing concerns than trying to improve on him; actually having a right winger for example.

[Kikó]

I don't think he was £100m a few years ago though which is more my point.

[randomlegend]

Well I mean you can say that about any player who's become standout in the last few years. Predicting which ones that will be is the hard part....

[Manc]

If City get these two deals over the line consider the sportswashing complete.

[niko_cee]

They've missed their chance at the European Cup.

Crowds will be back next season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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[Gray Fox]

They've missed their chance at the European Cup.

Crowds will be back next season.

Not for them.

[randomlegend]

Sancho looks to be done.

[Ian]

I'll believe it when you tell me what in-flight movie he watched.

And if it wasn't Class of '92 then I'll be demanding we sell him on again immediately for refusal to learn how to Know the Club.

[Kikó]

He's been spotted in Lou Macari's chippy ordering a chip barm.

[Shindig]

Jadons Ancho.

[Lewis]

I'm not sure that Jack 'Jack Grealish' Grealish is a hundred million upgrade on what City already have. Harry Kane is, and he would score thirty league goals and get as many assists. Might as well just void the competition.

[Shindig]

They bring him in on the proviso Sterling goes and Grealish passes to him.