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Yeah it's not gone over my head that in the past 18 months all of his major teams(NBA, NFL and NHL) have won their respective championships, except Arsenal.Quote:
Originally Posted by phonics
His NFL team the Rams have moved to a very "win now" model as well. They tend to trade away their draft picks for players in their prime. I don't think they've picked in the first round for some 7 odd years, which is almost unheard of. Perhaps he's moving the Arsenal model to the football equivalent.
Someone compared Rice to Gareth Barry and let's be honest, there's little to argue with there. Majority of your budget on him and Havertz is a bit of a waste.
It is, but it's preferable to him going to City and joining Phillips on the scrapheap.
Rice would probably go straight into the City team surely. He would just replace Gundogan or drop deeper, and put KDB further forward...Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
He is nowhere near Gundogans level.
I agree, but they would still put him in the team as part of the starting eleven.
He ain't fit to lace Kova's boots.
I think with Rice that will mean 11 of the squad will have joined PL to PL transfers rather than other leagues, prior to that it was something like 2 in the few years beforehand. Too busy with the Guendouzis, Lichtsteiners and Pepes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray Fox
Be interesting to see how Pau Torres does at Villa. Linked to virtually every big team over the past couple of years with nobody ever pulling the trigger.
I've watched a lot of him (not sure how, but I have) and he's basically a Spanish replica of John Stones. Whether that's the very good John Stones of today or the error-prone one of a few years ago, time will tell I guess.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65807884
Mount fee agreed :(
Fattest L I've ever had to hold.
Why aren't you tracking his plane?
£80m for Kovacic and Mount in their final years of the contract never mind Havertz fee to Arsenal and people had the audacity to cry about the Saudi transfers
I'll be surprised if Mount is anything other than a good bit of business. Minimal downside/unknowns.
He'll be a great squad option. RL and mahow need to gtfo the fucking bedwetters.
He's 100% being signed as a starter. Ten Hag wants to play Casemiro at 6 with Mount and Bruno as 8s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Soldier
Cool, he'll be a good starter then.
I'm sad he's going and it gives us even less bedrock to fall back on. His arse twitches under the gun sometimes, but in terms of week to week football he's a completely reliable mensch and our 'fans', the Waff types anyway, have treated him appallingly.
Both scorer and provider of the goal that won us the CL against Pep's City two years ago, sold in one day. Absolutely clueless Americans have no idea what they are doing. Poor old Poch doesn't have a prayer.
Mount is a weird one, nothing about it makes any sense. Why do Chelsea want rid of him? If it's because he won't sign a new contract, why won't he sign a new contract? If they don't want to pay him 'Raheem Sterling' money, why, he's a lot better than old Razza. Why does he want to go to the footballing graveyard that is Old Trafford? I liked the thing I read while ago that it was the allure of Champions League football. Really? It's a good fee and all, but it feels a bit like Chelsea are selling off some of the decent players they have/had to offset the dreadful ones they have bought, which feels like a dangerous game.
I wouldn't be as disappointed as the United contingent appear to be about signing him even if the price is a bit punchy.
I think it will be a decent signing. It is probably too much given the contract circumstances, but I'm not paying it.
Kovacic and Havertz wouldn’t even be starters next season so I don’t really get that point of view. Mount turned down 200k, I don’t blame them for cashing in since he wasn’t signing a new contract anyway. He can enjoy his 300k at Man Utd and replicate Juan MataQuote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
As far as the fee is concerned, a) he's very marketable so that's worth a few quid, and b) there must be some FFP collusion among these top sides as they're the only ones who can afford to buy each other's players for huge money and keep the BPL gravy train rolling.
Also, after the year Chelsea's had, he probably just wants out.
United meeting with Inter over Onana today.
Szoboszlai deal sounds like it should be done today.
He has a £60m release clause that expires at the end of today so I expect that's how we've suddenly come from nowhere to get him.
Seems odd to send them a number 10 type in Carvalho to get him in, but then he might have plans to change his position like he did with Gini. Or we just go fuck it and all out attack every game.
How tf are we getting that Hungarian dreamboat without CL? We're so fucking massive.
Just realised I’ve been thinking of Zielinski.
Has anyone genuinely good ever been signed from RB Leipzig by anyone?
Kimmich.
Might be a decent heuristic that the better RB prospects go straight from Salzburg to wherever and the ones that go via Leipzig end up disappointing.
The former has produced Mane, Haaland, Adeyemi, the Leipzig path has Konate, Upamecano, Keita (as well as big money Werner, Adams, Hwang, Augustin, Burke).
There is some quite lol material in the recent outgoings of both though. Leeds went all in on the above and gave Salzburg 60 million Euros for Aaronsen, Wober and Kristensen last season, 15 million Euro Ollie Burke to West Brom. Good luck Mr. Nkunku.
The real ones go to RB Bragantino.
I’ve barely seen Nkunku play but circumstances would suggest he’s up against it to be a success.
How do you pronounce this Hungarian chap Liverpool are signing?
Sobber-slyQuote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
Apparently Sz is just pronounced as S in Hungarian and the I at the end should be pronounced independently.
Something like Soh-boss-la-ee.
So Boss La? Perfect Liverpool signing.
He is no Florent Sinama Pongolle
I'm still expecting some shenanigans. That clause expires tonight and unless there's been a medical done wherever the lad is, I expect the fax machine will break and that price will rise.
I'm going with Soz Boz Like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
Under release clause value as well, if you believe click bait hacks, somehow (maybe something to do with the Carvalho deal).
I think it's more a case of release clause being £60m. Liverpool don't want to/can't pay said £60m in one sum, so got in touch with Leipzig and got a some up front, some later, agreement to pretty much the same value.
Fab reckons Liverpool triggered the release clause.
Inter's CEO has confirmed we're trying to sign Onana.
Now I don't intend on offering 10/1 on a top 6 finish, but I've just had a look at Chelsea's roster for next season, is this accurate?
https://i.imgur.com/0S7CKDI.png
A defence built around a pensioner and about 1.2 functional hamstrings per player, a bunch of run aroundy lads in midfield, and a real lack of PROVEN PREMIER LEAGUE QUALITY up front.
It could be quite bad.
Preach. Open your eyes, believers. There's absolutely nothing there.
The only believe is Waff.
Waff believes in Reece James and nothing more.
The defence is pretty decent [not the GK obvz].
They'll also get Caicedo, although I think they lack an actual 'holding' midfielder.
Goals look a bit ropey unless Nkunku repeats his Bundesliga 'form' [I have no idea] from the season before last. You never know. <suppresses laughter>
First choice defence (which includes an OAP and two sicknotes) and Enzo are good. The attack, though? Barely got a goal a game last year (might have been less, actually) and Pochettino not known for improving that side of the game.
My central estimate currently is 15th.