Football Transfers Thread

[m_vaughan]

That prize should go to Real madrid. 7 year old leo....

that messed me up. He's a kid, and here's one reason I don't hang on football news sites often. Every site i could find this article on wrote as if he's a genuine grown up footballer signing for a club.

you know what I mean, look at this sentence:

"7 year old Leo signs up with Real Madrid. He's expected to take part in the training from Thursday"

I couldn't find a place where there was none of this "genuine writing". Made me sick.

but hey we have a leo

I don't quite follow what you are trying to convey here.

 

[KBC]

well....

Real Madrid signs Leo, a 7-year-old Argentine prodigy - The Early Lead - The Washington Post

 

[iridescentt]

I think hes trying to say the manner in which a signing for a grown 16+ professional footballer is just the same as if it were a 7 year old, right?

 

[JBlues08]

From Wilshere's twitter:

JackWilshere Jack Wilshere
Don't understand why Chelsea brought Mata when they have a player like Josh Mceachran in the squad! Class player #justsaying

That's just like saying "Don't understand why Arsenal bought Gervinho when they have a like Jack Wilshere in the squad! Class player".

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Man Utd have said they're done with their summer shopping - I'm quite happy with how the squad is looking.

OK, De Gea's not had the best start, but he looked a lot better against Tottenham and he wouldn't be the first player to start slowly at Old Trafford. Remember Jaap Stam? At the beginning, he was bloody terrible, but went on to become a really solid defender for us. Same for Patrick Evra, and even the great Peter Schmeichel had a dodgy start apparently as well; too far back for me to remember though.

I don't think Sir Alex would've splashed out so much on him if he wasn't pretty sure of his abilities - I'm sure he'll become a solid player for Utd. His distribution even now is fantastic; with any luck the team will play well enough to win while he settles in even if he makes a few errors.

 

[War]

BBC Sport - Arsenal close to signing Brazilian defender Andre Santos

Probably the best Wenger can do as a replacement for Clichy at left-back if he cant/wont get Baines.

Now get Samba, Cahill, another strong defensive mid-fielder and another quality striker to back-up Van Persie for when he inevitably gets injured this season.

 

[JBlues08]

Owen Hargreaves set for Man City move? - ESPN Soccernet

That certainly came as a big surprise! And Davide Santon moving from Inter to Newcastle also falls into that category as well.

 

[BKB1991]

City can not stop spending money

Mertesacker could be in line to move to Arsenal. Should be a great move for them if it pans out.

 

[Haarithan]

Similar feeling for me towards Chelsea. Seems they wanna bid on all our players who score against them. First Gerrard, then Torres and now Meireles. On top of it, an absolutely ridiculous trade proposal:

Chelsea fail in player-plus-cash Raul Meireles bid - ESPN Soccernet

Finally, not to mention that it was AVB himself during his reign at Porto, who sackaged Meireles at the first place!

 

[Aussie Team]

Looks like Arsenal have signed Andre Santos from Fenerbahce for 7 millions

 

[JBlues08]

Similar feeling for me towards Chelsea. Seems they wanna bid on all our players who score against them. First Gerrard, then Torres and now Meireles. On top of it, an absolutely ridiculous trade proposal:

Chelsea fail in player-plus-cash Raul Meireles bid - ESPN Soccernet

 

[Haarithan]

What was the triple for? Those were merely 'facts'.

Arsenal seal deal for striker Park Chu-Young - ESPN Soccernet

Vintage Arsene Wenger. Who's this guy, anyone?

 

[Dr. Pepper]

How is it vintage Wenger lol? He's 26 and South Korean captain. Hardly inexperienced. They've also signed Mertesacker who has 75 caps for Germany and Santos who's Brazil's first choice left back.

 

[JBlues08]

What was the triple for? Those were merely 'facts'.

It is just a coincidence really. If we really wanna bid for your players who have scored against us, we would have gone for Babel and Alonso as well!

Arsenal seal deal for striker Park Chu-Young - ESPN Soccernet

Vintage Arsene Wenger. Who's this guy, anyone?

A decent striker from AS Monaco and one who has done well for Arsenal in my FM save.

 

[Haarithan]

Hardly inexperienced.

This tweet of Piers's what confused me tbh.

Anybody else find it ironic that Wenger has identified the answer to his inexperienced youth problems as Chu-Young? #Arsenal

The other two are obviously quality signings.