Summer Transfer Superthread

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

I really can't see Mbappe moving this summer. If people cannot afford more than 100m for Kane with the impact the pandemic has had on finances then there is no way anyone will be able to afford what PSG would demand for the Younger Mbappe.

If things are back to normal next year and maybe he has a year less on his contract then you might see both him and Haaland up for grabs while now it seems like Kane is probably the biggest striker looking for a big move this summer.

Isn't he in the last year of his contract or has he signed an extension?

I'm not sure if it's a result of the new Chinese CCP ruling with foreign investment, but it sounds like there may be a firesale at Wolves, in order to fund the rebuild there. Liverpool still owe the majority of the Jota fee to Wolves also, which may aid their rebuild under the new manager.

The Athletic are reporting that Neves is available for £35m, with Rui Patricio & Traore also potentially for sale. I'm sure some clubs will be taking a look at Neto too.

Ronaldo back to Man U is a headline I've seen in a few places this week. Anybody think there's anything to it? It seems pretty far-fetched but could an attempt to replicate the success of the Zlatan and Cavani deals.

With Cavani signed I can't see United in for Ronaldo.
He would have been a good shout if Cavani was leaving, in so far as he would have been cheap in terms of transfer fee, allowing United to concentrate transfer funds elsewhere (RW, DM) while bringing in a striker to tide them over for another season.

Neither Ronaldo or Cavani are long terms solutions to a problem United and Ole created when getting rid of Lukaku (and Sanchez) in the same summer and bringing in no replacements for them. But United can't afford the long term solution to the striker problem when there are other bigger problems that need to be solved (RW and DM)

Good business if true, wonder how much wIll be spent on wages.

Kiith wrote: »

Yeah, Mbappe isn't going anywhere this year. No one can afford the £200 million he'd cost.

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Agent Coulson wrote: »

I just can't see the Mbappe & Haaland transfers happening this summer.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Kylian-mbappe-monaco-rejoint-officiellement-le-psg-en-pret-avec-option/829364

His contract is up in 2022. So either he signs a new deal and doesnt move for a few years or he goes this summer.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Barca signing Gini, Aguero, Garcia & Depay all on frees by the looks of it,

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1397147752098942977?s=20

How the mighty have fallen, a bunch of players their clubs don't want

rob316 wrote: »

How the mighty have fallen, a bunch of players their clubs don't want

the only player in that list that wasn't wanted by their club was Aguero.

GLaDOS wrote: »

That leaves Barca with Messi, Fati, Dembele, Griezmann, Aguero and Depay for the attacking positions (and, eh, Martin Braithwaite).


Might see Dembele and/or Griezmann moved on, if there's any takers.

They still have Coutinho too, who was in good form before getting injured this season. Who knows what happens him. Koeman seemed to like him and had him central to his plans but if Koeman goes, Coutinho could be the scapegoat. Perhaps to join up with his friend Neymar in Paris?

Fati seems like he could be a brilliant player, but there are serious worries about his fitness. He too had a blistering start to the season but got a very bad injury. The injury seems to be worse than expected and he has had another surgery or 2 on top of the original surgery. I'm not sure if there is an expected return date yet.

Dembele has his own injury problems every year, and so does Aguero.

Suddenly, the depth is not as deep with just(!) Messi, Griezmann & Depay available.

https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1398247616933249029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1398247616933249029%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boards.ie%2F

Konate to Liverpool done. I think that's the first signing done this window.

Dillonb3 wrote: »

Alaba confirmed to Real Madrid, 5 year deal

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1398308471926370305

12M net whats that gross that Real would have to pay?

12mill clear per year, for 5 years.

Jesus, that's a deal and a half for Alaba.

blackwave wrote: »

Cracking deal for a player that's 29 next month.

Not sure if he is worth that sort of outlay tbh.
Not like he's a match winner or anything.

Madrid must be desperate to cough up that sort of money. And one of their big problems is an aging team. Buying a guy at 29 for 5 seasons doesn't sound like the way to tackle that issue.

Mitch Connor wrote: »

tax rate in Spain is 23%, so that works out about 300k gross I think. Which isn't as insane as the 412 equivilent figure an English club would have had to pay.

Maybe the tax laws changed recently though, but that is what it used to be. if it is still 23% then 12m net is not 25m gross. it would be between 15 and 16m.

Footballers often tend to ignore the Spanish tax laws.

I think he'll be a CB.
Either with Ramos, or to replace Ramos should his negotiations break down.

I imagine their bankers are watching the news thinking "wtf?"

StringerBell wrote: »

I assume they are gonna clear a fair chunk off their wage bull this year and raise some fees though?

They probably will, but I’d say it’s hard to imagine Alaba can command that salary based on his performances in 3-4 years time.

I mean he’s not going to turn into a chump either, but that’s best in your position in the world type salary.

CSF wrote: »

They probably will, but I’d say it’s hard to imagine Alaba can command that salary based on his performances in 3-4 years time.

I mean he’s not going to turn into a chump either, but that’s best in your position in the world type salary.

Transfer fee comes into play like, the lack of one and the signing fee is more than likely getting included in the wages because people are working it out off what's been reported as yearly salary.

Over a 5 year contract it's really not a bad deal at all for Madrid. It's not breaking their wage structure (lol) and is obviously slightly inflated due to the no transfer outgoing, the cash outlay for the deal is minimal like.

Alaba has spent his entire Austria career playing center mid to quite a high level aswell tbf.

I like the Konate signing. I think he's a significant upgrade on Kabak.

Seems PSG are in for Hakimi. I think he'd be an excellent signing if they can get him.