Summer Transfer Thread Bonanza (World Cup watch included)

NIMAN

Any team that spends £250m on Neymar, based on what we seen him do in the WC, needs their heads checked

Gbear

NIMAN wrote: »

Any team that spends £250m on Neymar, based on what we seen him do in the WC, needs their heads checked

He's as talented as Messi or near enough but his mentality has been exposed by his move to PSG and since.

He doesn't have anything like the emotional maturity of seasoned winners like Ronaldo. He couldn't possibly replace him, other than for marketing purposes.

Another Brazilian wonderboy, another career that'll peter out before the player's thirty. Some have been horribly unlucky with injuries, mental health problems, while Ronaldinho just didn't have the outlook of self sacrifice needed to maintain the very highest standards, but Neymar must be the most pointless and stupid example of self-sabotage of them all.

pjohnson

Vestegaard (Danish CB) apparently the tallest player at the WC, is set for a medical at Southampton after an £18m fee was agreed with Mönchengladbach

ERG89

pjohnson wrote:

Vestegaard (Danish CB) apparently the tallest player at the WC, is set for a medical at Southampton after an £18m fee was agreed with Monchengladbach

Sounds like someone Vince McMahon would sign.
The Paulinho deal is loan with an option to buy as well. Barca better pray they do as nobody would pay half that for him anywhere else in the world.

Trigger

ERG89 wrote: »

Sounds like someone Vince McMahon would sign.
The Paulinho deal is loan with an option to buy as well. Barca better pray they do as nobody would pay half that for him anywhere else in the world.

It’s an obligation not an option.. says in their press release that the “must purchase” the player

https://twitter.com/barcatimes/status/1016045262882594816?s=21

Kirby

Gbear wrote: »

He's as talented as Messi

I don't think he is. The way Messi shoots past 3 players with ease is something to behold and nobody does it like him. The closest I've seen is the way Hazard does it.

Neymar just uses his pace....and when he doesn't have that because of injury like at this world cup, he barely dribbled past anyone. I've been a big admirer of him in the past but the more and more I see of him the more I think that if you take away the lightning speed....he's half the player. Guys like Messi and Ronaldo can still do it without the road runner speed.

I wouldnt pay that mad money for him anyway. I'd rather go get Hazard for half that. Maybe even a third.

eagle eye

It might have been about playing in a top league the season before a World Cup?

Sprinter Sacre

Neymar is frustrating. He has bags of talent, shoots well off both feet, scores and assists like it is nothing and when he's not up his own arse and trying tricks just so that 12 year olds on Youtube will rave over him he approaches the game well and has a brain. He really should take a leaf out of Ronaldo's book though and forget about diving for free kicks and forget about the stupid tricks and actually play ball. I'm not sure who was responsible for Ronaldo changing his act up, presumably Ferguson had a part to play plus his own self-realisation but someone really needs to tell Neymar to pack it in. I'd say he probably has a tonne of yes men around him though and with his status and price tag I think it'd be hard to get through to him. You then have Brazilian legends defending him at every moment. Mbappe is 7 years younger but often plays much more maturely than Neymar and picks his moments to do tricks.

I'm not sure a move to Madrid will sort him out either. Regardless he's had a very good career, he could still peter away and likely become Brazil's all time top scorer and collect a few more league titles wherever he goes. There is so much more in him though which is the damn shame about his antics.

Cantona's Collars

https://twitter.com/Sammy_Goal/status/1016286477247041536

Jorginho could be on the way to Chelsea instead of City.

Gotta laugh at the narrative that players don't go to City for money, you'd swear by reading it that the lads joining City for mega bucks are playing for free.

Baggly

Cantona's Collars wrote:

Gotta laugh at the narrative that players don't go to City for money, you'd swear by reading it that the lads joining City for mega bucks are playing for free.

Or that they go to any other club but city and will struggle to make ends meet.

If he is going to Chelsea, it's on a nice and fat contract.

Harry Palmr

West Ham have signed Jack Wilshire and Andrie Yamalenko (sp)

pjohnson

Harry Palmr wrote: »

West Ham have signed Jack Wilshire and Andrie Yamalenko (sp)

Having quite a good window tbh.

Iused2likebusts

Harry Palmr wrote: »

West Ham have signed Jack Wilshire and Andrie Yamalenko (sp)

No shock there he has signed for a team at his level. Not good enough for a top 6 team.

Cantona's Collars

Bild: Lewandowski staying at Bayern.

Harry Palmr

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Bild: Lewandowski staying at Bayern.

Bild: Lewandowski staying at Bayern cos no one really wants him these days. :pac:

Sprinter Sacre

Seems Chelsea are getting Jorginho. What a signing if it happens.

Cantona's Collars

https://twitter.com/MirrorFootball/status/1016418395452035072

City poised to announce the signing of Mahrez for £67 million on a £200k a week contact.


https://twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/1016415612212580352

West Ham ready to smash their transfer record with the £40 million signing of Felipe Anderson.

BullBlackNova

£40 million for Felipe Anderson... Wasn't he being talked about as a £50/60m target for Man United/Liverpool a few seasons back?

Is this an absolute steal for West Ham or has he struggled along a bit recently?

Minderbinder

pjohnson wrote: »

Harry Palmr wrote: »

West Ham have signed Jack Wilshire and Andrie Yamalenko (sp)

Having quite a good window tbh.

Same as Everton last year.

Minderbinder

Minderbinder wrote: »

Same as Everton last year.

Everton had a good season last season. Replicating that will be a good return.

eh i dunno

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Everton had a good season last season. Replicating that will be a good return.

Yep we won as many trophies as Liverpool so we were delighted with our season.

Fitz*

Jean Michel Seri going to FULHAM!!

Very random, considering he was heavily linked with Arsenal & Barcelona last summer.

Baggly

FitzShane wrote:

Jean Michel Seri going to FULHAM!!

Thank God we signed someone.

POKERKING

FitzShane wrote: »

Jean Michel Seri going to FULHAM!!

Very random, considering he was heavily linked with Arsenal & Barcelona last summer.

Confirmed?

Ludo

POKERKING wrote: »

Confirmed?

No...not confirmed at all. Just a twitter rumour for now by Gianluca Di Marzio

IncognitoMan

Di Marzio is as good as it gets to be honest

Baggly

Ludo wrote: »

No...not confirmed at all. Just a twitter rumour for now by Gianluca Di Marzio

Ah ffs

hots

FitzShane wrote: »

Jean Michel Seri going to FULHAM!!

Very random, considering he was heavily linked with Arsenal & Barcelona last summer.

Fulham Road? He's been linked with us plenty lately!

Trigger

Pter wrote: »

Thank God we signed someone.

Sorry to break this to you

https://twitter.com/thcoast/status/1016655016193556480?s=21

titan18

Doesn't Seri have a disease that means he struggles to train or play in cold weather? No idea why an English club would want a player like that no matter how good he is

Baggly

Its a lovely part of London. Ill give him a bell and talk him around.

martyos121

titan18 wrote: »

Doesn't Seri have a disease that means he struggles to train or play in cold weather? No idea why an English club would want a player like that no matter how good he is

Ingrown toenails apparently. At least if he signed for a richer English club he could buy himself a pair of bionic feet and instantly solve that problem.

Or just a few packets of Scholl clips and a pair of balls.

Lukker-

titan18 wrote: »

Doesn't Seri have a disease that means he struggles to train or play in cold weather? No idea why an English club would want a player like that no matter how good he is

Chilblains. They can be managed

DenMan

Torreira is officially an Arsenal player and will wear the number 11 shirt next season. Good business from Arsenal and Emery. He'll do very well for them and is exactly the type of player they need.

Cookiemunster

The twitterverse is going wild with the news that Ronaldo to Juve is done and will be announced this evening.

€105m transfer, €30m per year, 4 year deal seems to be the consensus.

Fitz*

Ronaldo -> Juventus
Hazard -> Real Madrid?
? -> Chelsea


transfer merry go around is set to be kicked off this summer

Harry Palmr

FitzShane wrote: »

Ronaldo -> Juventus
Hazard -> Real Madrid?
? -> Chelsea


transfer merry go around is set to be kicked off this summer

Benzema would be about right for this Chelsea - very expensive wages and probably somewhat past it.

Baggly

The Higuain to Chelsea bus route STARTS HERE LADS.

krustydoyle

Deal confirmed..

Ronaldo to Juve.. 100 million euro

Baggly

krustydoyle wrote: »

Deal confirmed..

Ronaldo to Juve.. 100 million euro

StringerBell

Woohoo! Can finally get that mandzukic transfer over the line now!!

marklazarcovic

Absolutely no way Madrid will not make a mega transfer after that, wonder who.. neymar is my bet

Always thought Ronaldo would go home to Manchester. Few handy leagues in Italy and maybe drive Juventus to a CL. Good move. Better than PSG.

Lukker-

Pter wrote: »

Every United fan rn

Gamer Bhoy 89

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Always thought Ronaldo would go home to Manchester. Few handy leagues in Italy and maybe drive Juventus to a CL. Good move. Better than PSG.

I had it in my mind he would go back to SCP
... then again, he may still before he retires

awec

This is the best bit of business in the history of sport from Real Madrid.

Bought at 24 for 80 million, sold as 33 for 25 million profit. Nuts.

Baggly

awec wrote:

Bought at 24 for 80 million, sold as 33 for 25 million profit. Nuts.

Sorry to be that guy.

Bought for €94m, sold for €105m. Agree with your point though. Still great business.

TitianGerm

Madrid to make a statement now. Hazard, De Gea and a high profile midfielder (not really sure who though) to appease the fans.

Baggly

Pter wrote:

Bought for €94m, sold for €105m. Agree with your point though. Still great business.

God damned app. The signs are euro signs.

Sprinter Sacre

TitianGerm wrote: »

Madrid to make a statement now. Hazard, De Gea and a high profile midfielder (not really sure who though) to appease the fans.

Presumably Kovacic will fetch 50m and perhaps Benzema will get another 50m or so. James will probably leave for another 50m or so. 250m will definitely get one of Neymar/Mbappe/Salah, 200m probably enough. The 200m paid for Neymar last year was insanity and there's no real indication that prices this summer will be as crazy as last summer. That'll get your landmark signing.

Another 100m or so for one of Kane/Hazard and then another 100m for De Gea doesn't leave them too steep in the red.