Winter Window Transfer Tittle Tattle.

greendom

GavRedKing wrote: »

City have announced that KDB has signed a contract extension at the same time that Utd announced Sanchez.

Is it me or does it seem petty and trying save face or was it a happy coincidence? :pac:

it's beginning to feel that winning in social media is almost as important as winning football matches.

StringerBell

GavRedKing wrote: »

City have announced that KDB has signed a contract extension at the same time that Utd announced Sanchez.

Is it me or does it seem petty and trying save face or was it a happy coincidence? :pac:

Small time club with a small time mentality sure

Go a long way to beat that welcome to Manchester billboard though

Turtwig

GavRedKing wrote: »

City have announced that KDB has signed a contract extension at the same time that Utd announced Sanchez.

Is it me or does it seem petty and trying save face or was it a happy coincidence? :pac:

City fan: united knew kdb was in the works and waited until the day to announce Sanchez.

Utd fan: salty blues waited until we had Alexis to announce kdb.


Most probable: both clubs were in heavy negotiations. Both clubs set their own schedules. It was well known kdb was due this week. Likewise it was only a matter of time before Sanchez. Coincidence occurs.

niallo27

Trying not to like Sanchez but just saw a picture of his two golden retrievers and it's tough.

Corholio

Turtwig wrote: »

City fan: united knew kdb was in the works and waited until the day to announce Sanchez.

Utd fan: salty blues waited until we had Alexis to announce kdb.


Most probable: both clubs were in heavy negotiations. Both clubs set their own schedules. It was well known kdb was due this week. Likewise it was only a matter of time before Sanchez. Coincidence occurs.

But how is the Humour thread supposed to get loads of posts with talking normal sense like this?

CantGetNoSleep

Corholio wrote: »

Well since he was first quoted as saying it 9 years ago before he was even at Dortmund I'd say he's in no danger of being put in that category.

Yeah sure it's his boyhood team

Cantona's Collars

One of the morning papers saying Dortmund want Giroud as part of the deal for Aubameyang or else they'll postpone any move until the Summer.

Cantona's Collars

https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/955770903522095104

Di Marzio: City ready to pay Laportes buyout clause.

Irishmale0399

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

One of the morning papers saying Dortmund want Giroud as part of the deal for Aubameyang or else they'll postpone any move until the Summer.

Bigger problem for the moment may be the fact that the German court dealing with the bomb attack on the BVB team bus last year have called Aubameyang and Bartra as withness´ on Monday next. The state prosecutor and judge were affraid that both players would be away from Dortmund before being called and as a result have called them as witnesses well before it was originally planned.

Maywell see some movement now as the BVB lawyers agreed with the fear of the judge and laughed at the idea that both would soon be leaving Germany. Arsenals people were seen leaving the same lawyers office on Sunday in Dortmund ;)

pjohnson

pjohnson wrote: »

Today Chelsea are linked with Arnautovic.

Callum Wilson/Troy Deeney should be linked over next 48 hours.

Nope Islam Slimani today.

Agent Coulson

I’m surprised Chelsea haven’t been linked with resigning Sturridge yet.

Trigger

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I’m surprised Chelsea haven’t been linked with resigning Sturridge yet.

Every player they have been linked with is a plan b style lump to the big man player. Don’t think Sturridge falls into that list..

Agent Coulson

Inter Milan have made a loan move for Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42790515

GavRedKing

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I’m surprised Chelsea haven’t been linked with resigning Sturridge yet.

Jaysus, dont wish that on us.

Being linked with one injury prone English Cf was bad enough.

Palace sign Polish defender Jaroslaw Jach

hufpc8w3adnk65

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Palace sign Polish defender Jaroslaw Jach

Full back or CB?

pjohnson

MrMac84 wrote: »

Full back or CB?

CB

Kenedy joins Newcastle on loan.

Conte must be certain they have Emerson

GavRedKing

pjohnson wrote: »

CB

Kenedy joins Newcastle on loan.

Conte must be certain they have Emerson

He did say that with Kenedy going there will be a replacement or he'll work with a youth player.

MrMac84

MrMac84 wrote: »

Full back or CB?

He's a CB

Young, bit of potential.
Not sure if he a cert starter for Palace so possibly backup?

hufpc8w3adnk65

pjohnson wrote: »

CB

Kenedy joins Newcastle on loan.

Conte must be certain they have Emerson

Tomkins place under threat now

Iused2likebusts

MrMac84 wrote: »

Tomkins place under threat now

Martin Kelly I see what your up to here ha.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Martin Kelly I see what your up to here ha.

Thanks god! I thought he would be over Tomkins! I can’t afford to play mind games I’m not that good ha ha

MD1990

Looks like Pep may go 3 at the back.

City are after Laporte.

irishman86

MD1990 wrote: »

Looks like Pep may go 3 at the back.

City are after Laporte.

Pep doesnt go for players who have turned him down previously
I think it was his bff on sky that said this :pac:

Cantona's Collars

irishman86 wrote: »

Pep doesnt go for players who have turned him down previously
I think it was his bff on sky that said this :pac:

€70 million on another defender,he has quite the expensive collection of them now.

Speaking of lots of money,Conte saying Chelsea can't compete with United and City financially.

https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/955932388311425025

M!Ck^

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Palace sign Polish defender Jaroslaw Jach

If he plays sxxt, that headline has written itself...

ERG89

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Speaking of lots of money,Conte saying Chelsea can't compete with United

Certainly is odd to see them linked with who they have been this month anyway & publically he feels out of the loop there so hasnt confirmed or denied anything. If they could pull this off it'd help. Roma play Sampdoria tonight.


https://twitter.com/footballitalia/status/956081966276927488?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E1

Deise Vu

I always thought Dzeko was a great player and didn't get a fair crack at City at all, mainly down to the prolific little Kun keeping him out of the team. He still scored plenty and would do the business, short-term at least, for Chelsea. Certainly a better option than Carroll or, God help us, Crouch.

The bit I don't understand though is he is 32 on Paddys Day and the league is already gone so we are talking about a short-term solution to a long-term problem. He might still be OK next season but there aren't too many prolific 34 year old centre forwards so he will need replacing again the season after. When you consider Chelsea probably have half a dozen young forwards on loan elsewhere you would have to wonder what is really going on strategy-wise. I wonder does Conte even chat to Abrahamovic, or send the odd email maybe? His messages all seem to be coming through the press.

inforfun

Back home.

32 the number he had when he made his Feyenoord debut all those years back.

Cantona's Collars

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/955951963140747266

Ballague being stupid again.

"Laporte will probably sign a 4 and half year deal, will be able to play the CL. City will pay his buy out clause of €65m plus €5m in development rights. Even though not the tallest, fast, can play from the back, left footed. Evans was considered at £20 (+ £4m for agent)"

Not the tallest?

Laporte is 6'3".

Trigger

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/955951963140747266

Ballague being stupid again.

"Laporte will probably sign a 4 and half year deal, will be able to play the CL. City will pay his buy out clause of €65m plus €5m in development rights. Even though not the tallest, fast, can play from the back, left footed. Evans was considered at £20 (+ £4m for agent)"

Not the tallest?

Laporte is 6'3".

“Expert” :pac:

irelandrover

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/955951963140747266

Ballague being stupid again.

"Laporte will probably sign a 4 and half year deal, will be able to play the CL. City will pay his buy out clause of €65m plus €5m in development rights. Even though not the tallest, fast, can play from the back, left footed. Evans was considered at £20 (+ £4m for agent)"

Not the tallest?

Laporte is 6'3".

Exactly, he is not the tallest person in the world. Cutting edge reporting yet again.

Lukker-

So every one of City's back four cost over £45m? Wow.

City have the league wrapped up already and will probably spend £100m in the winter transfer window on Fred and Laporte.

FFP is a charade, should just give PSG and City free reign.

paulbok

Deise Vu wrote: »

I always thought Dzeko was a great player and didn't get a fair crack at City at all, mainly down to the prolific little Kun keeping him out of the team. He still scored plenty and would do the business, short-term at least, for Chelsea. Certainly a better option than Carroll or, God help us, Crouch.

The bit I don't understand though is he is 32 on Paddys Day and the league is already gone so we are talking about a short-term solution to a long-term problem. He might still be OK next season but there aren't too many prolific 34 year old centre forwards so he will need replacing again the season after. When you consider Chelsea probably have half a dozen young forwards on loan elsewhere you would have to wonder what is really going on strategy-wise. I wonder does Conte even chat to Abrahamovic, or send the odd email maybe? His messages all seem to be coming through the press.

He'll definitely give ye a boost this year to secure a top 4 finish and be a good back up next season while a new forward ( that ye can afford )beds in.

paulbok

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/955951963140747266

Ballague being stupid again.

"Laporte will probably sign a 4 and half year deal, will be able to play the CL. City will pay his buy out clause of €65m plus €5m in development rights. Even though not the tallest, fast, can play from the back, left footed. Evans was considered at £20 (+ £4m for agent)"

Not the tallest?

Laporte is 6'3".

No mention of wages? agents fees? Bonuses?
Must be only United that pay those.

ERG89

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Ballague being stupid again.

"Laporte will probably sign a 4 and half year deal, will be able to play the CL. City will pay his buy out clause of €65m plus €5m in development rights. Even though not the tallest, fast, can play from the back, left footed. Evans was considered at £20 (+ £4m for agent)"

Maybe or Probably should be the title of Guillem's autobiography

Lukker-

paulbok wrote: »

No mention of wages? agents fees? Bonuses?
Must be only United that pay those.

The agents fee would be the standard cut as they are triggering the release clause. No need to backchannel with agents = no massive fee like Sanchez.

Signing fee's are more common place in deals where the player is out of contract (or down to the final 6 months)

GavRedKing

Lukker- wrote: »

So every one of City's back four cost over £45m? Wow.

City have the league wrapped up already and will probably spend £100m in the winter transfer window on Fred and Laporte.

FFP is a charade, should just give PSG and City free reign.

Quick look at who Pep has signed in the back 4:

Bravo - 17m
Ederson - 35m

Mendy - 52m
Walker - 45m
Danilo - 26m
Stones - 47m

Thats before you add in Mangala (42m) and Otamendi (28m) who arrived before Pep.

Total = 292m :pac:

hufpc8w3adnk65

José is a Cheque book manager tho and Pep nurtures players

ERG89

Adrien Eager Frisbee wrote:

José is a Cheque book manager tho and Pep nurtures players

No manager in the PL is not a cheque book manager; the only difference is the size of the cheques; as the academies produce damn all & when they do they rarely are given a proper opportunity.

GavRedKing

Just about to say it, every manager in charge of a big club is a cheque book manager really.

The nature of the job is, if you dont have instant success you'll be sacked.

So are you going to buy a 30/40/50m player or risk the promising the teenager from the youths?

Its very rarely the latter.

Cantona's Collars

Sky.

"Jack Rodwell has gone on trial at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem. The midfielder, who earns £70,000 per week at Sunderland, has no future on Wearside."

Gone from the future of England's midfield to a trial at Arnhem.

hufpc8w3adnk65

GavRedKing wrote: »

Just about to say it, every manager in charge of a big club is a cheque book manager really.

The nature of the job is, if you dont have instant success you'll be sacked.

So are you going to buy a 30/40/50m player or risk the promising the teenager from the youths?

Its very rarely the latter.

I don’t dispute this at all! I’m just on about the hypocritical media! Pep has his praises sung for Sterling...a 50million player... not a peep about Jesse Lingard at United playing exceptionally well and at times keeping Mata & Martial out of the team

Cantona's Collars

MrMac84 wrote: »

I don’t dispute this at all! I’m just on about the hypocritical media! Pep has his praises sung for Sterling...a 50million player... not a peep about Jesse Lingard at United playing exceptionally well and at times keeping Mata & Martial out of the team

United's back 4 on Saturday were all Ferguson signings. Pigs would fly before we'd see Pep fielding one of Hughes or Mancini's players.

Lukker-

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

United's back 4 on Saturday were all Ferguson signings. Pigs would fly before we'd see Pep fielding one of Hughes or Mancini's players.

It does highlight the scattergun approach to United's signings post Ferguson. Simply throwing money at it failed to work. Whether we like to admit it or not, City had a footballing plan and identity before Pep and that will continue on after Pep too that actually included some long term planning.

ERG89

Cantona's Collars wrote:

United's back 4 on Saturday were all Ferguson signings. Pigs would fly before we'd see Pep fielding one of Hughes or Mancini's players.

David Silva was a Mancini signing & so was Aguero both are still a key players now.

IncognitoMan

Lukker- wrote: »

It does highlight the scattergun approach to United's signings post Ferguson. Simply throwing money at it failed to work. Whether we like to admit it or not, City had a footballing plan and identity before Pep and that will continue on after Pep too that actually included some long term planning.

This is something I hope United put in place from now on. If you are going to have a different manager every 3 years it's very important that there's somebody who can oversee a longer term vision.

Putting entire faith in LVG and then sacking him cost United hugely over the last few years.

Lucas Hood

ERG89 wrote: »

David Silva was a Mancini signing & so was Aguero both are still a key players now.

Kompany was a Hughes signing also.

ctrl-alt-delete

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Sky.

"Jack Rodwell has gone on trial at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem. The midfielder, who earns £70,000 per week at Sunderland, has no future on Wearside."

Gone from the future of England's midfield to a trial at Arnhem.

He should be on trial in Sunderland.

hufpc8w3adnk65

IncognitoMan wrote: »

Putting entire faith in LVG and then sacking him cost United hugely over the last few years.

Moyes didn’t help either tbf