Transfer discussion thread

[RossFC]

Would be funny if Barca got Keita to spite Liverpool.

Hold strong Liverpool.

A Barca fan on twitter wanted to get Keita just so they could offer Keita + cash for Coutinho.

Would be handy if Barca helped us out with that since we had no luck getting Keita.

 

[Shoei]

Problem is Wenger has backed himself into a PR corner by saying Sanchez won't be sold. If he is now, and lets say Arsenal start the season with two losses (realistically we should lose to Liverpool this weekend) then its going to get really dark for him with the supporters, he's barely holding on to the fans as it is now.

What he needs to do is be honest, if he wants to sell Sanchez then tell city 1) X is the price 2) it will only happen if we secure a replacement 3) NOTHING is to be said publically until we've signed the players we need.

I'm probably one of the more pragmatic supporters, I don't think Sanchez should be allowed to leave on a free PROVIDING the price is right and I think £50m - £70m for a player that will leave is good enough. I don't think Sanchez is irreplaceable.

• arsenal youngster marcus mcguane is a wanted man. man city/united/juventus and napoli are all trying to get the england under 18's captain

Bit odd considering he signed pro terms only last year (a 1 year contract?) Is going to be a very good player by all reports.

Arsenal, for the first time in a long time, have some quality "yoof" coming through

Yeah I think that's probably why it's permanent. Seems to have had a few good spells in the Championship but wasn't great at rangers.

Bossed it at Birmingham last season, think you'll be getting a bargain. Great dribbler and can certainly score a decent goal!.

Hopefully we can negotiate some kind of sell on fee.

 

[Established1870]

Maybe if we bought Belotti. But I doubt we are doing that or interested in selling Michy.

I'm more gobsmacked by the fact Lille are ready to pay 40 million.

 

[Magma]

while lille have had some pretty nice investment, they dont have that much to spend on 1 player who doesnt want to leave and would be on around double the wages lille could afford.

 

[go you pups]

More problems for Barca it seems

 

[Established1870]

while lille have had some pretty nice investment, they dont have that much to spend on 1 player who doesnt want to leave and would be on around double the wages lille could afford.

I agree, which is why I'm gobsmacked.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

• united have sent scouts to spain to watch ezequiel garay

this bullshit again

 

[jod23]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-impossible-news-hoffenheim-a7906221.html?amp

"Philippe Coutinho is ready to hold clear-the-air talks with Liverpool as he looks to return to the fold with Jurgen Klopp's side."

"The Independent understands that the player and his representatives are ready to admit defeat and will look to talk to key Liverpool figures to smooth over the summer's events. People within the 25-year-old midfielder's entourage are pointing the finger at Barcelona for manipulating their client and have suggested the Nou Camp club used family members to provide additional pressure. They insist the ill-conceived email was Barca's idea."

This is quite funny.

What a disaster. Amateur hour.

 

[pantskyle]

this bullshit again

Every year.

 

[moomba]

Apparently Jadon Sancho is signing for Spurs today.

 

[kangaspurs]

Apparently Jadon Sancho is signing for Spurs today.

Haha I just came in here to post that.

Apparently a City 'itk' posted it on Bluemoon?

I read on a Spurs forum last week that we might have got him out of the reaches of Arsenal and it could be confirmed this week, but not a specific day.

 

[Magma]

fair enough if he wants to go and whatnot, he's just a kid. but the way he has been advised is awful. to not go to training, spend time out of the game, that's an extremely foolish move.

 

[moomba]

Not too bothered about him leaving. A shame but shit happens and we've got players in in similar circumstances.

Not fussed either about him going AWOL. Unprofessional and a bit stupid but it's his career.

If he talks bollocks about opportunity he can **** right off. Not many 17 years have got the same promises of senior game time as him, Brahim and Foden.

And if he did hang around theres every chance he'd be in first team reckoning already.

 

[FAITH]

FCB are very aware LFC are not selling but have been asked by Coutinho to give it a last go. FCB don't want Coutinho upset for future. Coutinho expects FCB to offer €140 but the relevant people at FCB believe a new offer won't be accepted by Liverpool- Guillem Balague

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Berbatov moves to the Indian Super League.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

titanic music would be better

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

• psg have told barca to feck off over di maria
• seri's move to barca is off
• Guillem Balague has said coutinho is begging barca to bid again for him
  
• monaco think lemar is gone with arsenal and united fighting it out to sign him
• monaco have targeted andrea belotti to replace mpabbe and will fight it out with chelsea for the torino man
• tuttosport saying mustafi is off to juventus he isn't getting on with his arsenal team mates and is unhappy in london
• arsenal and liverpool have enquired about real madrid's lucas vazquez
• barca's next offer for coutinho will be a 136m with 100m up front with the rest in add ons 9m if barca make the champions league each of the next 4seasons

 

[kangaspurs]

Not too bothered about him leaving. A shame but shit happens and we've got players in in similar circumstances.

Not fussed either about him going AWOL. Unprofessional and a bit stupid but it's his career.

If he talks bollocks about opportunity he can **** right off. Not many 17 years have got the same promises of senior game time as him, Brahim and Foden.

And if he did hang around theres every chance he'd be in first team reckoning already.

There's talk from people who apparently know these things on a Spurs forum I sometimes read that he's been told he'll go into our first team squad if he signs. And a major part of him going AWOL was because he wanted to move to London, right, and you wouldn't sell him? Apparently we tried to include him in the Walker deal and you said no.

 

[kangaspurs]

Statement of intent.

 

[Magma]

so barca spend heaps of time on coutinho, who liverpool have made clear isnt for sale. they've also tried for dembele and the same thing has happened. then they turn to seri, who would be an exceptional fit for their team at a third of the cost, but as they're about to close it and get it done, they... bid for coutinho again? and after messing around with seri and forcing him out of their cl game against napoli, they're now absolutely pissed at barca and won't sell seri.

it really, really shouldn't be this difficult, surely?

 

[RossFC]

So Barcas twitter got hacked and the hacker announced Di Maria as a signing.

 

[kangaspurs]

Haha apparently the Gazzaniga transfer, medical and everything, was finished a few weeks ago but for PR purposes we didn't want him to be the first signing we announced of the window.

 

[moomba]

There's talk from people who apparently know these things on a Spurs forum I sometimes read that he's been told he'll go into our first team squad if he signs. And a major part of him going AWOL was because he wanted to move to London, right, and you wouldn't sell him? Apparently we tried to include him in the Walker deal and you said no.

It might be that he's homesick, although he was talking just a few months ago how the move to Manchester away from bad influences in London has been really good for him.

He will probably be in and around Spurs first team squad, as he would have been in ours had he stayed.

From what I understand he wouldnt sign a contract so we didnt take him on the American tour. He spat the dummy, went back south, stopped training and didnt answer calls. I'd imagine he had a deal lined up back then.

 

[moomba]

As for selling him, he's on a scholarship so free to leave subject to a tribunal fee.

I'd imagine we wouldnt have considered a sale until it was clear there wasnt going to be a resolution.