Summer transfer thread 2022

Definitely a lot more risky than Haaland and it'll put pressure on Nunez from the get go even if it's on the low end of the quoted fees. Similar fee for Grealish and he has gotten a decent amount of stick for how he has performed so Nunez will get similar scrutiny. But if Mane is going, and it looks like he is, Liverpool needed to go and make a statement attacking signing.

I see the “risk-free” or “low-risk” Haaland transfer line pop up quite often around the web these days, but I wouldn’t be so convinced of that given his injury record at Dortmund. It’s not the length of those injuries, but rather the frequency and type. It’s extremely concerning for a young player with a build like his.

It might well be something he can overcome, but any club paying Haaland the wages he’s reported to be on are certainly not making a “risk-free transfer”. City are probably the ideal club for him at this stage of his career though as he won’t be overplayed by Pep, whereas he was playing 90 minutes almost every game he was available for at Dortmund, and he can only play one way; maximum intensity.

Tarkowski to Everton on a free seems to be happening.

I'd say Newcastle now they are safe will have bigger targets than him in mind.

I actually though he might have gone back to Brentford.

Benfica also have to give Almeria 20% of whatever fee they get for Nunez.

Gavin Bazunu looking to seal a move to Southampton. Might explain why he is missing tonight's game.

Alex McCarthy is an average keeper so he'd have a great chance of going in at #1 or able to win the jersey quick enough. Biggest worry is Southampton as a team, very light on good players and look like a team on the slide the last few years. If he goes there and gets the #1 spot he'll be busy.

Far as Bazunu in particular is concerned, there's nothing wrong with that. He got his chance in the first team for Ireland because Travers had one of the worse goalkeeping performances in memory. Bazunu's not put a foot wrong, so as long as that remains the case, he deserves to keep the shirt.

That's always been how international football has worked - the games are so sparse and sporadic that you have to keep continuity wherever you can, so as long as the guys with the shirt are putting in good performances, they keep the shirt.

I've never heard this “plucky little Liverpool” narrative. Sure didn't they spend 75m and 68m on VVD and Alision! I always thought the narrative around them and transfer was they spend what they earn or sell? Assuming Mane, Oz, Phillips and Minaminho go this summer as has been rumored along with the money for 2nd in the League and Champions League runner up you would have to imagine the coffers will be well topped up. 

Otamendi was a decent signing for City.

So your references are a couple of outliers that includes a sub keeper, a couple of young fellows aged 20 or less at the time of transfer and a defensive mid who just scraped under 40M? Those young lads could have gone either way and in the case of Jesus and Zinchenko would probably have had a lot more games if they had gone anywhere else. No one pays big money for sub keepers or defensive mids. Either way, it's the most expensive squad ever assembled and most match days, the City bench costs more than the opposition's 11 playing combined.

You said only one player, i pointed out 6 key squad players not including youth or the third keeper but including the guy that essentially won the league on the final day. Its a long way from what you said.

No one is debating its an expensive squad but no need to make up stuff to suit the narrative.

The bench costing more than most the oppositions entire stands true for chelsea, united and the same will be true of liverpool as they start to add depth to their squad. If you looked at citys bench for a lot of matches last season there was a lot of youth team players involved. Grealish will always be the outlier on the bench but in terms of pure numbers its one of the smaller squads, at one stage during the season they only had 13 first team players available. But thats all besides the initial points made.

I'd say it's from Transfermarket but one of the European ones showing fees in Euro.

Fair enough, its just weird seen it in euros given their usually disclosed in GBP by the buying club so its hard to know if its based on xe rate at time of transfer or current rate.

Weird quote button works now.

Logically, that has to be the intention behind the move - if he was really going there to be number 2, they'd just keep him at City to be number 2 there instead. Looks a better keeper than Zach Stefan anyway. You'd expect that if Southampton are going for him, and the club and player go along with it, that they've been given some assurances he'll at least have a shot to stake his claim.

Bernado Silva to Barca

replacing

Frenkie De Jong to Man Utd

Few murmurs on it.

Barca haven't a pot to piss in and they're acting the Billy big bollocks.

De Jong is a bit like the Coutinho signing in the eyes of Barca fans. He was signed as a future superstar to anchor Barca's midfield for the next decade just like Coutinho was signed to eventually lead the forward line in a post Messi era...Neither worked out for whatever reason (Coutinho was never good enough in my opinion) so maybe De Jong might be thinking that a move back to his old coach might be what's needed to rejuvenate his career and it's currently stagnant at Barca! I don't think the Barca fans will miss him too much, especially if the get close to 80m for him.