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Thread: Summer Transfer Window 2019

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    Quote Originally Posted by mugbull View Post
    Can’t really say it’s low when a 19 year old from the Dutch league has just broken the record transfer fee for a defender can you?

    But you’re notoriously bad with units so maybe if we convert it to euros you’ll understand
    He's regarded as the second coming of Christ and had three of the richest clubs in the world after him in an age where Harry Maguire is being talked about at 80m.

    Someone that knew the reason explained the reason already anyway, so you can run along and get back to disagreeing with people to show how alternative you are.

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    Yeah, I don’t buy that the fee was low, although if United had been serious contenders I’m sure Ajax could’ve bumped it up some more

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    Surely this whole pick some players plus cash thing is media BS.

    You wouldn't risk alienating 6 players at once with only 2 of them leaving. Not to mention how complicated a deal would be that involves 3 players, 3 agents and god knows how many different clubs/contracts.

    I'd imagine this situation ends with Neymar signing for Real or a bumper new contract at PSG.

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    I thought at the time Eto’o + £60m for Zlatan was bad value for Barca.

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    That's assuming Barcelona properly care about any of their players not named Lionel.

    Neymar to Madrid is best for the neutral I think, but I think he'll slither his way back into Catalonia.

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    I've just read about Cutrone to Wolves. That'd be pretty mega. Being rumoured to get Diego Costa and ending up with Patrick Cutrone.
    I'm a twit

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    Juventus have gone with the truly strange "Turn De Ligt on" as their tagline for the signing.

    Should have come to us mate...

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    Angel De Ligt.

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    Juventus are worse than the Germans for this stuff, and it all stems from that pathetic badge change.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    Juventus are worse than the Germans for this stuff, and it all stems from that pathetic badge change.
    It’s one of the few that hasn’t gotten any better since it was introduced. Really fucking shit still

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    Italians trying to be funky and corporate is one of the more tragic sights in Europe, along with the Germans trying to swear and the British going on holiday.

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    I think I need a Geoffrey Boycott suit and hat for my next trip. The generic mustard trousers and UKIP blazer just haven't cut it in terms of inspiring awe.

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    Joelinton is having his medical, apparently. I hope his name doesn't have some bollocks Brazilian pronunciation. Joe. Linton. Joel. Inton. Jo Elinton. Spoilt for choice.

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    From what I've seen of him, he'll be a brilliant signing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shindig View Post
    Joelinton is having his medical, apparently. I hope his name doesn't have some bollocks Brazilian pronunciation. Joe. Linton. Joel. Inton. Jo Elinton. Spoilt for choice.
    It's usually Joe Linton which I find a bit strange as it sounds more European than South American.

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    Joe Linton sounds like a budget striker from league one. They will have Ashley fooled until it comes to signing the contract.

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    How the fuck have they got Mike Ashley to sanction a forty million quid signing?

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    Panic buy. Makes him look like an even bigger shitehawk considering what Rafa was asking for to be kept on.

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    So for Rafa he wont budge but get Steve fucking Bruce in and he'll flash the cash? Bottom of the tyne, lads. It's the only way.

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    Bruce probably thinks Joe Linton is a hard working Northern lad who has been plying his trade in League One.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shindig View Post
    Joelinton is having his medical, apparently. I hope his name doesn't have some bollocks Brazilian pronunciation. Joe. Linton. Joel. Inton. Jo Elinton. Spoilt for choice.
    Tim Vickery is at home right now deciding whether silencing the second n in 'Hholheentton' makes him sound cleverer.

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    Man utd have officially rejected 60m euros straight cash for Stormzy from Inter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zidane
    Gareth Bale wasn't in the matchday squad today because the club is negotiating his departure...I hope it's soon, that would be the best for everyone".

    Bale was pretty handy to Zidane over the years so being this blunt strikes me as a bit of a dick move. I wish disaster upon Real Madrid every season, but I really do hope Zidane crashes & burns this time.

    I presume we'll hear more about Bale next week. Manchester United and Jiangsu Suning are really the only two options that I could imagine happening.

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    Zidane was ballgobbling Bale in order to bring him into Madrid. If Bale just didn't fit Madrid anymore, then it is what it is. Italy have recently had a bunch of money dumped into the league. Maybe he could be off to Milan.

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    I'm going to be gutted if Bale returns to the Premier League, at least playing in Spain meant he was relatively fresh when he joined the national squad. It seems a real shithouse way to get rid of a player who has arguably done more in a Madrid shirt than Zidane ever did too.

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    I reckon madrid take the whole “Im Gareth Bale. Fuck you. Im not speaking no spanish” situation as total disrespect.

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    He joins us, shaves his head and Steve Bruce converts him back to a left back.

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    Apparently the stuff about him not speaking Spanish isn't true, he just doesn't like to in public.

    I really don't see him coming to United. If he and Madrid were open to a loan I'd imagine we'd be all over it, but his agent came out and said a loan outright will not happen. Even Woodward isn't mad enough to put up the fee and especially the wages it would take to buy him now.

    If he changed his mind and is open to a loan, I'd be delighted if we took him for a year.

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    Maybe its PSG interested as a replacement for Neymar.

    Cant see him coming to England.

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    Can't Lightpockets Levy take him back at a cut price now they are trying to get rid this hard?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy View Post
    Maybe its PSG interested as a replacement for Neymar.

    Cant see him coming to England.
    This occurred to me today. It’s just about the only one I see happening.

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    I'd rather he goes to China.

    He's an awesome player but age and price tag go against him now. I wouldn't be happy spending the sort of money he'd cost, especially as a Premier League club as I can't see him hacking it physically. He'd be out of action more than on the field which is bad news for Wales, if not already too late for us.

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    By all accounts he's insistent on getting those remaining 2 years of £500k a week and to be honest, why wouldn't you? He's already won everything.

    If that is true then there's only 2 or 3 clubs in the world outside of China that could afford him.

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    I would be surprised if any of those two or three could even see the positives of such an investment as really, there aren't that many. You'd gain a cracking player but he could break at any moment and you're only getting a couple of years out of him at best. Once his pace goes he's gone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    Can't Lightpockets Levy take him back at a cut price now they are trying to get rid this hard?
    No, because he is on 600k a week and perfectly happy to continue being paid that to live in Madrid and play golf.

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    He's dead right too.

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    Wouldn't he stand to lose sponsorship monies (either existing or potential) by being out of action for two years? Somewhere along the line it must make more sense to be actually playing on half that at another high-profile club.

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    Really and truly, he has enough made by now anyway. I'd just do whatever annoyed Zidane the most.

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    Bale to Jiangsu.

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    Probably. Clubs that can/will pay his wages are pretty thin on the ground in the civilised world.

    Unless he actually wants to play football and takes a massive pay cut, that is.

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    Bale has surely had assou-ekotto on the phone telling him what's what. Man has a well paid job, enjoy it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smjffy View Post
    a player who has arguably done more in a Madrid shirt than Zidane ever did too.
    I agree Bale has done more than he seems to get credit for (at least now), but just... no fucking way mate

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    Bale has played there for longer, played more games, scored more goals and won several more trophies. It's not an outrageous claim.

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    You can only live off your old sucsess for so long. Besides, what you did in the past has nothing to do with what you are doing now and can do in the future. You sounds like a scorned wife.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    Bale has played there for longer, played more games, scored more goals and won several more trophies. It's not an outrageous claim.
    Of course it's outrageous. I hold Zidane as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He's also a fucking don. Bale is maybe top 30? 50?
    And Zidane wasn't exactly a goalscorer or a forward, so that's not a fair comparison in the first place (it would be more fair to compare Zidane to say Modric, but then Zidane still wins).

    Bale is a great player but honestly I think he peaked around the time he came to Madrid really. And most of what he's done since then has been in the shadow of Ronaldo, Ramos, Modric and others, I think. He has never been the main star at Madrid, not even after Ronaldo left.


    And I know when Smiff says "in a madrid shirt" here he means as a player on the pitch, but unless I'm mistaken, Zidane has been there for most of the trophies that Bale has won as well and that also matters when looking at his legacy to the club of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SincereTheRebel View Post
    You can only live off your old sucsess for so long. Besides, what you did in the past has nothing to do with what you are doing now and can do in the future. You sounds like a scorned wife.
    You can live off of old success until someone else surpasses you. Not many has surpassed Zidane in terms of skill and impact on the pitch so far.

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    Zidane is historically overrated because of good performances in international tournaments and because he was elegant and nice to watch.

    Great player no doubt but not sure he was ever dominant in club football.

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    Uh he was a number 10 attacking midfielder. He was supposed to be elegant and nice to watch.

    And he was more dominant for Real than what Bale has ever been.


    I cant believe you guys are actually thinking Bale is comparable to Zidane in anyway. You are all maniacs

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    Jonathan Wilson touched on this on Football Weekly.

    I didn't watch enough of Zidane outside big games to have a firm opinion on this either way but I'm fairly sure some of the people who'd vocally call him one of the best ever haven't seen much more of him than I have and their argument largely boils down to "because Zidane" and reeling off a couple of their favourite goals.

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    I think he just used to phone it in most weeks, but the fact his best performances were all at the highest level would suggest that he was incredible.

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