Summer Transfer Superthread

Either way Mbappe is going to end up at Madrid so PSG maybe aswell take Madrids offer. Like two big egos at play with Perez and Nasser. Reports of Lewandowskis agents were in Paris, wouldn't be a bad replacement

Liverpool fans themselves are well used to praying for City to win the league and will enjoy the next two years.

I wouldn't have thought so - he was already 18 when Utd bought him, you need 3 full years in England before your 21st birthday to be homegrown.

Why would Liverpool fan be "WELL USED" to praying for City to win the league ?

If you mean to stop United winning its then its nearly a decade since United last won or even came close to winning it so no need to pray for a long aul time

Lucas Torreira, remember him. He looked great in the WC/Copa America a few years back, what happened there?

Ya, I'd agree with that.

I think it's the beginning of the end for Pep at City.

Ideally for Pep and City, he wins them the CL before he leaves but I don't think CR7 is someone Pep wants to build around.

His pre match interviews today will be something to watch out for, Pep can be pretty spikey and petty at times so I wouldn't be surprised to see it on display today if the wrong questions are asked.

Said it yesterday im not sure how there ego's will work together,

Ronnie will not like Pep's rotations

I just can't see Pep and Ronaldo working well together. Look how badly is went between Pep and Ibrahimovic at Barca - Ronaldo would be worse. Especially an aging Ronaldo who won't do the defending from the front that the manager wants. I really can't see it.

Arsenal happened. Think there's a whole generation of players there that will need to be rehabbed to restart their career. He looked so good when he start there, like a little terrier, reminded me of Gattuso at the time, he's the right manager for him now.

That's why I think it's going to be the end of Pep at City.

Khaldoon or Mansour are pushing for Ronaldo I reckon, well, in conjunction with Mendes who seems to be whoring him around Europe to anyone who can afford and offer him the chance at the CL.

Wouldn't have any concerns about Ronaldo at City. He won't have to do much defending from the front as most of their games are against sides that set up camp in their own half. He will spend all of his time in the box, waiting for crosses from De Bruyne and Mahrez. Not to mention he'll be on pens, which has been a problem for City for years. Will guarantee around 20 league goals, which is around about what Aguero would manage in his prime.

Just thinking about how the madness of this window owes a lot to that Barcelona/Messi fiasco. Messi would have extended had there not been financial issues to scupper it. And as soon as PSG learned Ronaldo was wanting to leave Juve, they would have certainly thrown everything at him to get him as they've always wanted one of the big two. That begs the question, if Ronaldo had gone to PSG, does Mbappe still want to leave, knowing he could spend a year or two with the man he grew up idolising? Maybe he extends as well. Madrid in this scenario probably end up going all out for Haaland, as would City. It's as if the Messi debacle has set into motion a chain of events that have thrown the entire football world upside down: Aguero left high and dry at Barca, Messi and Ramos about to be teammates, Ronaldo working for Guardiola. Imagine being told this would happen back in May.

Yeah would agree with this. Although they are both highly strung much of it is motivated from a burning desire to win silverware so they're on the same page in that regard. Pep has announced his departure from City in 2023 and it sounds like Ronaldo is signing a contract till 2023 which matches that. They both badly want the CL for their own reasons, Peps time at City would be tainted if he never wins it especially given the money spent and Ronaldo wants at least one more CL title to move 6-4 on Messi for CL titles rather than 5-5 if Messi were to win it at PSG.

Id say there will be strops between them in the background but ultimately they both really want the same thing and are highly driven to get it.

Ole has basically said that Man Utd are trying to sign Ronaldo.

Sure Ronaldo wouldn't suit Pep's strikerless and CL-less system.

City apparently not signing him.

Utd signing him, bar it being the mother of all homecomings, and the fact he'll basically be deified upon his return, it doesn't massively improve Utd if he does join. he doesn't too much more than what Cavani would be doing really.

that might be huge naivety on my part, granted!

Stuff currently rumbling with Cavani and internationals and there is allegedly a bit of a Mexican standoff between player and club over it. Edi also wouldnt be playing close to every game.

yeah I'm not sure about this. I don't think he would have suited Pep's style of play, United on the other hand don't really have a style of play but I'm not sure he's a solution to the problems we do have. Looks very much like it's happening though.

Honestly think that like Sanchez, they'll be proven right.

Ronnie's return. Unbelievable. This window has been insane. I'm delighted he won't be going to City!