Football Transfers Thread

[KBC]

I feel Liverpool might make a comeback for Salah, I mean nothing about personal terms as of yet.

No, just a pending medical (in Switzerland since he's a none-EU player and where his former club are located) and a work permit he'd get through with with no hindrance. Personal terms are usually dealt with before these transfer drills happen. I don't think Liverpool can do pull off a Willian kinda deal against Chelsea.

 

[War]

Excluding many wild assertion i've heard, now that Mata transfer is official, as Gabrielle Marcotti highlighted, this i'm thinking is the real reason why Chelsea sold him:

Four: This is a great deal for Chelsea.

It's not often you can shift a guy who is surplus to requirements -- and, as long as Mourinho is in charge, he certainly is, rightly or wrongly -- and get more than $60 million back. For a club with serious Financial Fair Play issues -- we'll know in April how UEFA plans to proceed -- this is a very good offer.

Mata is 25, and though you're always playing percentages, right now at that price, you bite United's hand off. Come the summer, if Mata's playing time doesn't suddenly spike up and he doesn't go to the World Cup, his transfer price will plummet.

The problem with players in Mata's bracket is that because of their wages and fees, there is a very limited number of clubs who can afford them -- no more than eight or nine. And if for one reason or another they don't need someone with his characteristics or simply don't fancy him, you're looking at the next tier down of destinations. Once you're in that neighborhood, you're dealing with offers of $30 million ... max.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

on the other hand they've just sold a player some regarded as the best in the league last season to their closest rivals.

if someone had said man u could get mata 12 months ago they'd have simultaneously laughed at the idea and soiled themselves at the prospect.

it all depends if moyes has the nuance to get the best out of him but while I can see financial sense in chelsea doing it and it potentially could be excellent business for them (and as I said before, he's an AMC, something man u have failed to accomodate for kagawa, and before that anderson) it's also possible moyes has just found his cantona.

tbh mind I kinda think it's the former.

 

[Champagnepapi]

Can some one help me out on Neymar thing?, I am quiet confused atm.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

See my comment about you gooners not winning anything for 10 years.


Oh yeah you don't like answering that one do you,, typical stubborn gooner.

Jose is overrated? but Mr trophyless for a decade Wenger is better is he...

Jose is a great manager; I very much doubt whether we'd be where we are if we'd taken Jose instead. Not to mention Jose's undoubted pulling power when it comes to landing the top players.

 

[Skater]

Jose is a great manager; I very much doubt whether we'd be where we are if we'd taken Jose instead. Not to mention Jose's undoubted pulling power when it comes to landing the top players.

Congratulations - Man United have just confirmed that they have reached a deal with Chelsea to transfer Juan Mata.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Man Utd were a different club 18 months ago and Gundogan is IMO a bigger player than Kagawa.

If he wanted loads of money, he'd be better off going to City, Chelsea, PSG, Monaco, Spain, etc. What makes you think Man Utd have so much money?

Yep. I'd offer Kagawa back to Dortmund if it meant increasing the chances getting a player like him. Kagawa has never really done it for Utd, not even when Sir Alex was in charge.

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Congratulations - Man United have just confirmed that they have reached a deal with Chelsea to transfer Juan Mata.

Good. The first piece in the jigsaw to stop the team's current direction, which would not be healthy in a few years were it to continue. Only the first piece, mind - there are plenty more things to be done.

Is it actually confirmed; after the nonsense this summer, I was ready for City or someone to sneak in at the last second and snatch him away.

 

[Skater]

The current situation at United is very much like when Matt Busby retired and Wilf McGuinness took over (not that I am old enough to have been around at the time, but I have read). It is hugely important what they do now. They will either stabilise and settle for a year or so in around 4th, or implode completely and turn into Liverpool (haven't won the league in 23 years).

 

[Champagnepapi]

Yup it is official, it is even on Manchester United's official Twitter and Facebook page.
I really hope Salah rejects Chelsea, I swear one of his team mate said that Liverpool is Salah's boyhood club or something like that, but of course I could be wrong.

 

[Skater]

Is it actually confirmed; after the nonsense this summer, I was ready for City or someone to sneak in at the last second and snatch him away.

The Man United Twitter account:

Subject to a medical and personal terms, but those should be a formality.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

The current situation at United is very much like when Matt Busby retired and Wilf McGuinness took over (not that I am old enough to have been around at the time, but I have read). It is hugely important what they do now. They will either stabilise and settle for a year or so in around 4th, or implode completely and turn into Liverpool (haven't won the league in 23 years).

I agree - the next few years are massively important. If it goes wrong, we could indeed become the next Liverpool, or even worse, Leeds. If it goes well, then I can see us floating around third or so for a while, and then we'll be ready to push for trophies again.

The Man United Twitter account:

Subject to a medical and personal terms, but those should be a formality.

Hopefully there are no hitches. The guy clearly wants out of Chelsea, because he isn't being played enough. At Utd, he'll be one of the first names on the pitch. Dunno where this leaves Kagawa though; personally I reckon he'll go.

 

[Skater]

Also worth pointing out that David Moyes is in Germany tonight watching Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich. The talk is that he's watching Dante, with the hope of singing him. Two big additions in this window if it comes off.

 

[Champagnepapi]

Nah Kagawa will never go, well at least for this season and the only reason is Moyes, Moyes just loves back up options, we seen a bit of that with his time at Everton but then again he is not a big fan of Kagawa also.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Also worth pointing out that David Moyes is in Germany tonight watching Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich. The talk is that he's watching Dante, with the hope of singing him. Two big additions in this window if it comes off.

And two key areas that definitely need work.

 

[Champagnepapi]

Also worth pointing out that David Moyes is in Germany tonight watching Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich. The talk is that he's watching Dante, with the hope of singing him. Two big additions in this window if it comes off.

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