Transfer discussion thread

[go you pups]

He wanted to leave, was told by Chelsea that he was no longer needed, had agreed a deal elsewhere but was not paid out by Chelsea for the last year of his contact. Was then forced to stay and train with the youth team. Not a good way to deal with a player who's given 5 years service.

Why should Chelsea agree to pay out his deal though to leave?

As I said before, no one wanted to pay the wages what he was asking for. His problem.

We paid out Assou-Ekotto and Adebayor though, that annoyed me a bit.

 

[BluesMan]

Dont really think this was necessary but at least he'll play every week

 

[go you pups]

You're the most settled side in Italy that can challenge, don't look like losing anyone important and just need an upgrade on Reina and a backup/contender for Jose Callejon's RW spot. Shouldn't be too hard with ADL's pockets and so you should just break the bank for Berardi and a young keeper like Lafont, Perin or even Areola from PSG.

Callejon has done quite well for himself in that role, he's going at something like 1 in every 3 or something there.

Perin and Berardi would be nice, but dunno if De Laurentis has deep pockets this year.

 

[charcoalchicken]

I only see one true star player in that picture

Henderson?

 

[charcoalchicken]

BREAKING NEWS

Arsenal have been offered the chance to sign Barcelona midfielder Rafinha.

Sources close to the player have told us they believe Barcelona would listen to offers of more than £27m.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said last week that Rafinha would not be sold.

 

[jod23]

I do think Cout will join them but not for another season or 2. There's just nobody available to replace him right now. Mbappe is the only possible replacement and he would cost 120m pounds min. Perhaps if Barca bid 120m pounds we may sell.

Mbappe is a striker. Totally diff to Cout.

He may eventually end up at Barcelona, but it certainly wont be this summer.

 

[Established1870]

Neymar will be offered £569,000 a week after tax in base salary alone. Taxes in France equate to 45% for people who earn above €151,261. His salary in Euros would be €663,804 after tax. His original salary before tax would be €1,326,708. Before taxes he would earn in a year €68,988,816. So after taxes he would earn €34,517,808. That is ****ing mind blowing.

 

[WealstoneRaider]

Spurs actually have a good model.
They have given home youth a chance and signed some quality imports. Players in Spurs youth team ,know that they will have chance under Pochettino.
The same cant be said for other teams.

Exactly. Good to have another voice of reason on here it's become an all to rare a thing.

 

[jod23]

Robertson is official. On our website.

 

[jod23]

 

[WealstoneRaider]

Robertson is official. On our website.

Big signing that

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Is there not a difference between buying players who add to your inherently home-based side rather than having a squad that's nothing but a collection of richly assembled foreigners? I think there is. Being a fan of what to you is a foreign league means this is something that may not concern you though

You're right I'm not English but that doesn't mean I don't recognise or am not proud of the fact that we are great at promoting English youth. It's exciting seeing them burst through from the academy to get their chance, even more so when poch helps turn them into England regulars.

You know me, don't have a lot of time for Chelsea, dislike them more than Arsenal in truth, never liked Roman, their absurd loan system or Terry as a person, but then again there's a guy called Ablett Snr who I adore despite having a checkered path as a man so meh.

That said it's odd to single Chelsea out for a lack of English core when they're not alone in that regard. Assuming Walcott isn't a starter then feasibly AOC is their only English starting player (unless he's sold), with Hart gone there's not too many Englishmen in city's starting XI in recent seasons. With Lindelof into the side and presumably Shaw not first choice the same occurs at Utd atm, arguably the beacon and poster child for English youth promotion. Liverpool are actually decent at it too, quite a few English players scattered throughout the side.

Imo for all the things to chastise Chelsea over this is on the more meh side given the PL and UEFA have rules regarding home grown players and how many is the minimum requirement.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

lol surely taking the piss on coutinho being worth a 100m

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Neymar will be offered £569,000 a week after tax in base salary alone. Taxes in France equate to 45% for people who earn above €151,261. His salary in Euros would be €663,804 after tax. His original salary before tax would be €1,326,708. Before taxes he would earn in a year €68,988,816. So after taxes he would earn €34,517,808. That is ******* mind blowing.

can understand why he wants to go there for that coin

 

[jod23]

Big signing that

Massive. Liverpool's title to lose.

 

[Established1870]

can understand why he wants to go there for that coin

And that's base salary. After marketing/sponsorship, objective fees and whatever else QSI throw at him, he's will in line to make 100,000,000 euros a season.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

And that's base salary. After marketing/sponsorship, objective fees and whatever else QSI throw at him, he's will in line to make 100,000,000 euros a season.

veratti will stay as well now

 

[WealstoneRaider]

You're right I'm not English but that doesn't mean I don't recognise or am not proud of the fact that we are great at promoting English youth. It's exciting seeing them burst through from the academy to get their chance, even more so when poch helps turn them into England regulars.

You know me, don't have a lot of time for Chelsea, dislike them more than Arsenal in truth, never liked Roman, their absurd loan system or Terry as a person, but then again there's a guy called Ablett Snr who I adore despite having a checkered path as a man so meh.

That said it's odd to single Chelsea out for a lack of English core when they're not alone in that regard. Assuming Walcott isn't a starter then feasibly AOC is their only English starting player (unless he's sold), with Hart gone there's not too many Englishmen in city's starting XI in recent seasons. With Lindelof into the side and presumably Shaw not first choice the same occurs at Utd atm, arguably the beacon and poster child for English youth promotion. Liverpool are actually decent at it too, quite a few English players scattered throughout the side.

Imo for all the things to chastise Chelsea over this is on the more meh side given the PL and UEFA have rules regarding home grown players and how many is the minimum requirement.

Arsenal have always been a non-English side under Wenger (once he got rid of the inherited defence that is). At least they didn't solely buy ready made stars the way Chelsea, City and now United do. There was some authenticity the way Arsenal did things by acquiring foreign youth (mainly French-African).

The three aforementioned teams are just turning into mini Real Madrids. No respect for that method

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

if united/city/chelsea left the premier league spurs would still find a way to **** up and go trophyless

 

[WealstoneRaider]

if united/city/chelsea left the premier league spurs would still find a way to **** up and go trophyless

You only win Mickey Mouse tournaments these days - despite spending hundreds of millions every window, so I wouldn't shout too loud

 

[Established1870]

Imo for all the things to chastise Chelsea over this is on the more meh side given the PL and UEFA have rules regarding home grown players and how many is the minimum requirement.

The homegrown rule is fairly dodgy to begin with. Guys like Andreas Christensen, Izzy Brown and Raheem Sterling come to mind as players who were well entrenched in the academies of other clubs (Brondby, WBA and QPR respectively) yet get counted as homegrown players for Chelsea and Liverpool despite spending what accounts for SFA at those 2. I think UEFA bringing in 2 academy players (would Scotland/NI/Wales/RoI count for EPL/EFL clubs?) and an additional 2 homegrown players from elsewhere in all league and UCL games as a 4+7 rule for all leagues would be good because it forces clubs to reign in on their spending and promote youth and homegrown talent. There's a fair reason why countries like Belgium, Poland, Portugal and the Balkans countries (mostly Croatia) are all starting to rapidly improve whilst countries like Italy and England stagnate significantly and why Russia and Turkey despite having huge football support don't have relatively successful national sides.

Would also change the academy rules so that the rich clubs can't just go and poach whoever they want from someone else's academy.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

You only win Mickey Mouse tournaments these days - despite spending hundreds of millions every window, so I wouldn't shout too loud

mickey mouse comps that spurs cant even get out of the group in. **** me you act like spurs are the only club that doesnt spend or buy imports and waste money. if you stopped buying flops like sissoko or soldado you might actually win something

 

[WealstoneRaider]

mickey mouse comps that spurs cant even get out of the group in. **** me you act like spurs are the only club that doesnt spend or buy imports and waste money. if you stopped buying flops like sissoko or soldado you might actually win something

I think we spend within our means is what you are trying to get at

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

arsenal and spurs linked to city wonder kid jadon sancho

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

I think we spend within our means is what you are trying to get at

you waste money like every other side does. paid big fees for sissoko and soldado who flopped and lamela who has been shit