Summer 2016 Transfer Rumour Thread

[Zidane98]

i would expect liverpool and palace to eventually meet on terms. under klopp, where would benteke rank if everyone was fit? behind sturridge, origi, firmino, sane, maybe ings?

if you could get around 22 mil or whatever for a 4/5th in line front man you're not doing too badly honestly.

if liverpool can get benteke, ilori, wisdom, balotelli, markovic and alberto off the books they would be pretty happy.

Wisdom I believe we'll retain for lower level cup matches and cover at FB. Markovic I don't see going anywhere, he put a lot of minutes in pre season and Klopp has said good things about him. Ilori & Alberto we have had offers for from Deportivo & Sevilla respectively which haven't met our valuation. Expecting deals to get done for those two.

As for Benteke yes the club is looking to sell him but aren't desperate to do so. There are plenty of clubs chasing him, also a few willing to take him on loan so if we don't get the deal we want we may just loan him for the season and pocket £4m while someone pays his wages. Can see an agreement with Palace being reached in the not too distant future.

Gotta love deadwood sales.

 

[Zidane98]

First I've heard of this but I'd be very happy with that.

I thought with Phelan's Utd connections you should be able to pick up a few of their players on loan.

 

[SM]

I thought with Phelan's Utd connections you should be able to pick up a few of their players on loan.

Not sure he'd have any connections left?

 

[Zidane98]

Not sure he'd have any connections left?

SAF is a pretty big connection over there.

 

[SM]

SAF is a pretty big connection over there.

Does SAF have any involvement in the football department anymore?

 

[Zidane98]

Does SAF have any involvement in the football department anymore?

Probably not but I would imagine he has enough influence to help his friends out still in management with loan signings of fringe / unwanted united players.

 

[kreglze]

Talk of Wolves in for Ballotelli

 

[DBAH0]

make sure you watch to the end

That Arsenal Fan TV host is going to be the most You-Tubed person on these boards all season long at this rate.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Latest Paper Talk
Thursday August 18

Daily Telegraph

• Chelsea have made a move for Napoli's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly for what could be a club record fee of £60m.
• Manchester United striker James Wilson is at the centre of a transfer battle between Championship rivals Fulham and Derby County.

The Sun

• Joe Hart may be on his way out of Manchester City as Everton look to bring in the England goalkeeper.
• West Ham starlet Reece Oxford will get his chance in the Premier League this season after impressing boss Slaven Bilic.
• Danny Drinkwater has rejected a new and improved £80,000-a-week Leicester deal, with Tottenham keen to sign the Premier League winner.
• Adama Traore has told Aston Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo he wants to quit the club.
• West Brom will refuse to sell defender Jonny Evans to Arsenal.
• Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado is heading back to Juventus on loan after "failing to impress Antonio Conte".
• Former Tottenham flop Benjamin Stambouli will decide his future at Paris Saint-Germain this week, amid interest from Schalke and Real Betis.

Daily Mirror

• Middlesbrough are considering a new bid for Hull centre-back Harry Maguire.
• West Brom are set to go in again for Jeff Schlupp after seeing a £12m bid rejected by champions Leicester.
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has received a boost in his protracted attempts to sign Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi. The Spanish club have admitted they will have to sell "to balance the books".
• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp could turn to Porto centre-back Bruno Martins Indi to solve his defensive woes.

Daily Express

• Liverpool's Mario Balotelli could be in line for a sensational move to Championship side Wolves thanks to his links with super agent Jorge Mendes and Jose Mourinho.
• Arsenal have enquired about Fenerbahce's Denmark international defender Simon Kjaer, who is rated at £13m by the Turkish side.

Daily Star

• Juventus are weighing up a second offer for Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, amid claims the Gunners turned down a £43m bid from the Italian giants earlier this summer.
• David Moyes has turned to the Championship as he looks to bolster his Sunderland squad, with his attentions focused on Nottingham Forest's Britt Assombalonga.
• Manchester United are ready to step up their interest in £29m-rated Monaco defender Fabinho,
• Liverpool midfielder Luis Alberto is being tracked by three clubs - Benfica, Sevilla and Valencia - according to reports.

Daily Mail

• Arsenal have opened negotiations with Atletico Madrid over £40m-rated centre back Jose Gimenez as Arsene Wenger steps up his pursuit of defensive reinforcements.
• Liandro Martis, a 20-year-old forward who had a trial with Manchester United, is to sign for Premier League rivals Leicester City.

The Guardian

• Joe Hart is intent on leaving Manchester City before the transfer window closes if a move beneficial to his career is on offer, otherwise the out-of-favour goalkeeper will stay.

The Times

• Sam Allardyce has rejected an offer from the FA to dictate the playing style and tactics of England's junior teams.
• Antonio Conte has instructed Eden Hazard to put on more muscles to help him regain the form that led to him winning the PFA Player of the Year and the Footballer of the Year awards the season before last.

Daily Record

• Ross County striker Brian Graham has confirmed Hibernian want to sign him.
• Dundee will need to almost double their offer if they are to sign St Mirren midfielder Stevie Mallan.

 

[RossFC]

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp could turn to Porto centre-back Bruno Martins Indi to solve his defensive woes.

We are stacked at CB not sure why we are linked with Mustafi and Indi.

We have Lovren and Klavan starting with Matip off the bech gaining match fitness, Wisdom as a reserve CB, Ilori as another reserve CB who will be back from the Olympics next week and Sakho and Gomez who will be back from injury in 3 weeks. Lucas (back next week) can fill in there too.

Need a LB.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Because you might wanna look at your transfer record for the past few years

And justifying Pogba at 100+ mil being alright is sorta hypocritical, Pogba at 100+ mil while being a very good player is still ridiculously overpriced. Oh wait here come the Man Utd accountants telling us the exact figures (or the wage figures that suit their narrative) of merchandise and whatever fee and that fee that makes it look like it isn't that expensive afterall. Happens every window

Anyhow, I got no dog in this fight, I don't care about Chelsea transfer businesses or how much they pay, I'll leave it to the Man Utd fans to take care of that

Surely United fans are best to judge whether a team has overpaid or not no? Because we have so much experience doing it. Love how some on here paint a whole fanbase with the same brush based on one fans comments lol.

 

[moomba]

[*]Sam Allardyce has rejected an offer from the FA to dictate the playing style and tactics of England's junior teams.

How ****ed is that the the FA would even give him the option.

If you want a national style, choose it and make appointments to fit. Not just give the current bloke in charge full power to **** up junior as well as senior teams.

 

[moomba]

Talk of Wolves in for Ballotelli [emoji14]

Ha ha. Brilliant. What could possible go wrong.

 

[Cooldude]

Surely United fans are best to judge whether a team has overpaid or not no? Because we have so much experience doing it. Love how some on here paint a whole fanbase with the same brush based on one fans comments lol.

Nah, United fans are great at defending their own overspending and tell us it actually isn't, to then go say another club is overspending would be rich (and United is very rich in many ways).

Really? Painting a whole fanbase with the same brush? Loads of trolling of Liverpool do the same with our fans here, so by your logic I should be the best to judge who's painting brushes and no I ain't painting brushes

Man Utd fans always act so precious when people disagree with them, there I do paint you there, but it's actually true so it's fine

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Nah, United fans are great at defending their own overspending and tell us it actually isn't, to then go say another club is overspending would be rich (and United is very rich in many ways).

Really? Painting a whole fanbase with the same brush? Loads of trolling of Liverpool do the same with our fans here, so by your logic I should be the best to judge who's painting brushes and no I ain't painting brushes

Man Utd fans always act so precious when people disagree with them, there I do paint you there, but it's actually true so it's fine

lol. who is defending it. We often get reamed on transfers. It only matters if you are overpaying for shite like Rojo. If you are buying quality then who cares. This is pretty much chef's argument and Pants is just pointing out that in a hypothetical world where players are traded for their intrinsic value, then K2 is not worth 60 bars. why are you crying? Act so precious lololol You are the one having a dig at all united fans on the back of a convo between a chelsea fan and a United fan.....so why are you crying again?

 

[RossFC]

Fee has been agreed for Tekkers.

27mil + 5mil add ons.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Backup keeper nearly done. Mustn't trust McGee go you pups
Weird one for the player, he'll spend all but just over a month as the 3rd choice.

 

[moomba]

Fee has been agreed for Tekkers.

27mil + 5mil add ons.

Add ons meant to be realistic ones too.

Big investment from Palace. But he's a good player that should score plenty.

 

[jod23]

Great move by palace. Surely pool drop the asking price below 20m

Considering this move, we surely quickly sell Benteke to Palace for around 6.5 million!!

 

[DBAH0]

Reckon Palace not scoring at home against WBA has played beautifully into Liverpool's demands here, and they've caved in.

 

[jod23]

Sassuolo & Chievo both want him but can offer SFA or want to pay 5m or so over 3 years in small instalments. Wages are also an issue, 50k a week seems to be the absolute limit for them and Balo is on 80k / week.

I have heard those Port Vale & Wolves rumours but don't see it happening. Balo is too lazy for the championship. The best place for him now is either playing in China for some stupid amount of money or playing back at home in Italy. Most likely he'll sit out his contract doing nothing at this stage as we aren't even registering him in our PL squad this season.

I think we will end up loaning him out somewhere to pretty much whoever will pay the most % of his wages. This is his last year of his contract so he will be gone after this season so if we cant sell him, we will loan him out and do our best not to have to pay most of his wages.

 

[jod23]

Latest Paper Talk
Thursday August 18

The Guardian

• Joe Hart is intent on leaving Manchester City before the transfer window closes if a move beneficial to his career is on offer, otherwise the out-of-favour goalkeeper will stay.

Thanks Captain Obvious.

 

[jod23]

Fee has been agreed for Tekkers.

27mil + 5mil add ons.

Add ons meant to be realistic ones too.

Big investment from Palace. But he's a good player that should score plenty.

Reckon Palace not scoring at home against WBA has played beautifully into Liverpool's demands here, and they've caved in.

Pretty sure you guys are all wrong.

Benteke will be sold for about 10 million as Palace have registered an interest in Remy.

 

[RossFC]

They've already bid 23 + 7. I expect this to drag another 2 weeks and we'd probs end up with 27 + 3.

Almost got it right. Only took 7 hours but with an extra 2mil of addons.

 

[DBAH0]

Pretty sure you guys are all wrong.

Benteke will be sold for about 10 million as Palace have registered an interest in Remy.

1 million for each goal scored?