Had an excellent season at Sociedad by all accounts as well
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Had an excellent season at Sociedad by all accounts as well
Willock to Newcastle done.
This surge of new contracts is being done rather quickly. Alisson, Trent, Virgil, Fabinho and Elliott. There's just the tough decision of the front 3 left.
I believe the logic is Salah will be the final new contract announced as he will be paid the most so you have to do that last to stop everyone from asking for parity.
Didn't realise they were all contracted to 2023 though.
Salah is a must.
Sounds like it might be Henderson next actually.
Klopp has also confirmed that Elliott wont be available for loan, likely reducing our need to buy a new CM and also went on a bit of a rant. He's essentially said he cant buy with numbers as they are, so confirming you'd have to see a couple leave before anything could really happen.
Varane transfer fucking FINALLY confirmed.
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detai...chester-united
Are they going to parade him around the pitch at half-time with a scarf like in the olden days?
They are doing it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
https://i.redd.it/4q7ao5q87bh71.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
:thbup:
Doing it pre-match is a bit small time, like he's some washed-up Italian joining a bottom half side twenty years ago.
I did think the same but I suppose it's a cool thing for the fans being back in the stadium for the first time in months.
These boys are back:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
https://i.imgur.com/rpcJHWe.jpeg
:cool:
If that's the old crew then they might be the signing of the summer.
Barcelona have announced today that Gerard Pique was their big hero. He has taken the massive pay cut which has now allowed them to register Depay and Eric Garcia ahead of their game against Sociedad this weekend.
La Liga has now come out and said they're chatting bollocks, the players cases are merely being reviewed.
MASSIVE respect for Phil Jones if he really refused to give up his squad number. Fuck off you French cunt.
I thought he'd gurned himself to death, to be honest.
What’s Mourinho playing at wanting Tammy Abraham and why are Roma paying up to €40m for him? Chelsea must have made back near enough the Lukaku fee on deadwood and youth players
Looks to be a done deal. Can't understand what they are playing at either.
And yeah, Chelsea have now fully covered the Lukaku fee with outgoings.
They've clearly just looked at Lukaku's career history and thought hmm, 20 goal a season striker and we get double the fee back in a few years time, dece.
I think he will be quite good there, but I'm not sure how Chelsea have held out for that amount unless another English team was seriously in for him.
Even then he's only ever scored >20 goals in a season twice and both of those were in the Championship. He did get 15 in 34 league games for Chelsea one season which is decent I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by -james-
Arsenal were weren't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
If ever you needed convincing that a large amount of football transfer business was basically an organised crime operation, you simply have to look at the business Chelsea do. How much did China pay for Ramires again [without even needing to get into the Oscar business]? Yeah, well connected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waffdon
£150m for Hazard was it, with a year left on his contract?
Completely on the level.
:happycry:
The David Luiz transfer(s) were criminal as fuck. As for Roma paying 40 million euros for Tammy Abraham, that's, well, last days of Rome stuff. Presumably the visigoths are at the gates.
Chelsea have an 80m euro buyback clause which can be triggered after two seasons.
Lol.
Complete FFP fix then, like a loan with benefits.
RTP (one of the better Portuguese sources, although none of them are great) reporting City are after Ronaldo.
Honestly think that would be a better move for them than Kane. Take Ronaldo on a 1-2 year contract and then go all out for Haaland next summer. If they buy Kane then Haaland is off the table for them (not because they couldn't afford him, but because there's no way either of them would be happy being second fiddle to the other and City won't play 2 strikers).
If they have both, I'm sure Pep won't need to think too hard to find a way of accommodating both, particularly as Kane is well on the way to making the Rooney transition to deep-lying useless wanker.
One thing is for certain, Pep's on tilt with the fans back and the media questioning the finances of the club and it's going to be beautiful to see the meltdown.
Having said all that, Aguirre who is extremely close to Ronaldo (he literally went on his valentine's day date with him wtf) said this morning that Ancelotti has been in touch trying to convince him to go back to Madrid.
Ancelotti has directly refuted this on his personal twitter :D What a world.
I suppose he could try Kane as a 10, but Pep pretty much ONLY plays his 4-3-3 doesn't he? Or did he do something else at Bayern?Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Man City is never happening. I don't give a fuck about your tiers. Horse shit.
Odegaard to Arsenal is close.
Hopefully it is done and stops this Coutinho nonsense.
€35m. That's a great buy.
Naaaaat.
You are so boringly predictable.
Taz has had a bad 2021. Hopefully he can turn it around and stand a chance in Offy's Award Fred.
Listen man, I'm all for throwing some hands where possible but are you his sibling or something? Calm the fuck down, you gimp :D
Edit: Here we go, Spikey on the tail.
Yev, mate, can you start the breakaway please? We'll focus on mental health priorities (and superior football knowledge).
I thought you'd have Taz figured out by now. Show him a tick ting or a BLM youth and you've got his full attention. Or else he isn't interested.
He should get a podium spot for Worst Arab.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
We're talking about a pure playmaker here, ain't nothing darker than my balls gonna cut it so the milkybar kid is ticking major boxes on aesthetics and racial categories. Unfortunately, it's absolutely clear as day he's got fuck all ability to make it at the top.
How does Pogba fit in with your "playmakers can't be black" thing? Given that's clearly what he is and you think he's brilliant?Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Jesus, it's a generale rule of thumb not a fucking 25-point plan, you backwards fuck.
But seriously, is there even a 2nd name on that list? Just shows how unique a talent Pogba is, I guess.
Ronaldinho
I had to stop reading whichever of the Secret Footballer books it was I was reading when he started saying it was widely agreed in the game that you couldn't play two black centre halves together. Just utter tripe.
Didi
I'm counting Zidane as well because the list is pretty thin and fuck you.
Jay-Jay Okocha.
Taz has become better at pulling the strings since he became white, so there must be something in it.
Yeah that all black back 4 Arsenal rocked in 2004 were calamitous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Odegaard is solid as a player now, has potential to set the world alight but even if he ticks over it is a good signing, he was injured during his half season loan last time round which didn't help.