The Transfers Thread

[chef]

Kevin De Bruyne to Dortmund for €15m being reported by Bild and several Belgian sources.

Spanish paper AS reports that Mourinho has asked Dortmund to share their asking price for Lewandowski and will encourage Roman Abramovich to enter the race for the player’s signature at the earliest.

Could be used in a deal.

 

[pantskyle]

Spanish paper AS reports that Mourinho has asked Dortmund to share their asking price for Lewandowski and will encourage Roman Abramovich to enter the race for the player’s signature at the earliest.

Could be used in a deal.

After SAF latest comments I reckon lewandowski is heading to united.

 

[chef]

After SAF latest comments I reckon lewandowski is heading to united.

Who ever offers the most $$$ will probably end up with him IMO. I would prefer to get Falcao.

 

[Hand]

Nah they'll both come to Arsenal.

 

[pantskyle]

Who ever offers the most $$$ will probably end up with him IMO. I would prefer to get Falcao.

Falcao would suit you better anyway.

The money doesn't mean squat if the player doesn't want to move to that team anyway.

 

[Kompany]

Kevin De Bruyne to Dortmund for €15m being reported by Bild and several Belgian sources.

Haven't seen anything since his agent has said he's got agreements with the 3 German clubs but that he is waiting to find out who's going to be Chelsea coach next season.

In reality, Mourinho may be still making up his mind.

 

[Kompany]

Why do City want TV he is a bad defender.

Amazing how he's gone from "better than Kompany" to a bad defender according to you guys.

 

[Super Hans]

Wouldn't mind a world class striker being linked with Spurs.

 

[Cruyff14]

Amazing how he's gone from "better than Kompany" to a bad defender according to you guys.

Nobody ever said he was better than Kompany.

 

[Kompany]

Nobody ever said he was better than Kompany.

Yes, lots of Arsenal fans rated him as one of the best, if not the best, defenders in the league at some stage. I'm not going to make up that I've read people saying he was better than Kompany, am I?

 

[Magma]

no one's better than you, ignore them.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yes, lots of Arsenal fans rated him as one of the best, if not the best, defenders in the league at some stage. I'm not going to make up that I've read people saying he was better than Kompany, am I?

His first season at Arsenal he was very good. That was before Kompany though wasn't it?

Kompany has been beastly for at least 2 years.

 

[Latro]

Vermaelen has been terrible the last 2 seasons. If he was not captain he would be the back up centre back. Just watch Nevilles analysis of the Spurs game to see how unsettles the defense.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I am suprised so many ABU's have changed their opinion about Neville!!

 

[Latro]

Why if he is a good analyst why does it matter who he plays for. He is not as bif a campaigner as the MOTD morons anyway.

 

[Magma]

motd would be worth it for shearer and the newcastle flogging

 

[Kompany]

His first season at Arsenal he was very good. That was before Kompany though wasn't it?

Kompany has been beastly for at least 2 years.

I had to check but Kompany arrived at City a year earlier

Nothing wrong with it but I always thought (some) Arsenal fans were overrating him in the beginning. Now I hope they're underrating him. But I definitely don't know half as much about him as the Arsenal fans who watch him every week.

Latro, I've seen that analysis too. I know his injuries haven't done him any good but he can't have turned from such a good player to such a shit one, can he? Anyway, I think you can make any defender look bad when you put him in a team/system that doesn't work properly. I remember Vidic being rolled against an average Belgium years ago at a time he was superb for Utd already. Kompany's looked really bad for Belgium as well in past years.

 

[Magma]

vinny did start out as a defensive midfielder.

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

I had to check but Kompany arrived at City a year earlier

Nothing wrong with it but I always thought (some) Arsenal fans were overrating him in the beginning. Now I hope they're underrating him. But I definitely don't know half as much about him as the Arsenal fans who watch him every week.

Latro, I've seen that analysis too. I know his injuries haven't done him any good but he can't have turned from such a good player to such a shit one, can he? Anyway, I think you can make any defender look bad when you put him in a team/system that doesn't work properly. I remember Vidic being rolled against an average Belgium years ago at a time he was superb for Utd already. Kompany's looked really bad for Belgium as well in past years.

His season has been poor and he has made a few terrible errors. His all round game isn't that bad though certainly not close to what it was prior to moving to left back last season. But the biggest thing that sticks out to me is he has lost his edge and lost the hunger that he had in him, which made him the player he was. Whether this is because he was made captain or his head has moved im not sure. He also scored one goal this year I think, which in past seasons his reached the 5-8 mark.

Im 50% confident he wont be an arsenal player next season, and rumours have been going around that his agent has been speaking with barca over the last couple of months. So unless Barca get Hummels which is unlikely now that Gotze has joined bayern, then I think Vermaelen will be a Barca player next season.

 

[Latro]

I dont know if it is instruction but TV does not see a Barca player with his passing this season. He is booting the ball as hard as can quite often. That could be due to his form though.

 

[apollo_creed]

have barca seriously not learnt about signing arsenal players yet?

 

[moomba]

Clichy has looked a million times better as a defender since leaving Arsenal. Under Mancini (presuming he stays) I'd bank on a similar improvement in TV.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Clichy has looked a million times better as a defender since leaving Arsenal. Under Mancini (presuming he stays) I'd bank on a similar improvement in TV.

It's easier to look good in a good team. A few United players could be used as an example

 

[glenferry23]

I'd be amazed if Barca make a move for vermaelen. Unless Song is looking for someone to chat to on the bench, he won't be moving to Barcelona.

 

[Cruyff14]

Clichy has looked a million times better as a defender since leaving Arsenal. Under Mancini (presuming he stays) I'd bank on a similar improvement in TV.

Sad, but true.