Summer Transfer Thread 2015

[TheHowieLama]

Who's a 25m striker? 

 

One step below Benteke.

[Jairzinho]

Bit optimistic with the pricing there

 

Bit optimistic in thinking they'll all leave on permanent deals full stop.

 

I would happily take one single freddo for Aspas, Lambert, Balotelli, and Borini. It would make financial sense as well. Get the, what, £250k p/w (?) off the wage bill and ensure none of them play a single minute for the club again (improving the chances of financial success through actual success).

 

I can see someone giving us about £2m/£3m for Aspas and Lambert, the other two will be leaving on loan to Italian clubs, and we'll be paying half their wages.

[TheHowieLama]

Someone will pay a couple mil for Borini in Italy. They get him.

[Jairzinho]

We've got him for a while. Perhaps they play him.

[bonesman]

Ronaldinho tells Barcelona they must buy Coutinho

 

http://www.empireofthekop.com/2015/05/26/ronaldinho-tells-barcelona-they-must-buy-coutinho/

 

Should we be worried ?

[DirkDiggledinho]

Shite as they've been Balo and Fabio are still rated in Italy, and the likes of Burnley will still buy Lambert. It's not getting rid of them that's the problem for me, its whether we choose to do so and who we replace them with that will be the difficult bit.

[El Dangerous]

Not for a year at least.

[bonesman]

Not for a year at least.

This is true...

[Bradderzzz]

Ronaldinho tells Barcelona they must buy Coutinho

 

http://www.empireofthekop.com/2015/05/26/ronaldinho-tells-barcelona-they-must-buy-coutinho/

 

Should we be worried ?

 

Given their transfer ban. Not until January.

[Brigant Moloch]

Told ye FCB will be after Coutinho, and they keep an eye on him surely. Their player in 1,5 year max.

[ritchie]

Funny how Barca and Real always steer clear of Chelsea and city players. They know they won't get them.

[Dr Nowt]

Told ye FCB will be after Coutinho, and they keep an eye on him surely. Their player in 1,5 year max.

 

It was certainly a singularly astute observation unmade anywhere else.

[Nightcat]

He will turn Barcelona down, fly to Denmark and have Agger write YNWA on his knuckles.

[SlugTrail]

We need to get Falcao in on loan because you can't go from being that good to being that shit, he's still got something left in the tank. I'd sign Jovetic as well because i reckon he's quality when fit. Sturridge, Falcao, Jovetic and Origi. 

 

Sign Yarmolenko for Sterling and get Garay to sort out the back. Clyne right back and bring in someone like Alex Song at defensive mid, i'd say Khedira but he's on his way to Juventus. I'd get rid of Mignolet and Moreno as well but needs must.

I will raise you one Fernando Torres

[Stu Monty]

He'd have signed last summer but Lallana looked better on MOTD highlights.

 

...which is what all his fellow pros that played against him went off when they put him in the team of the year.

[bonesman]

Funny how Barca and Real always steer clear of Chelsea and city players. They know they won't get them.

 

They've been tainted by mourinho,.

[Stu Monty]

Good to see we've nailed down Kolo Toure. Pretty essential bit of business that. 

 

Is it a bird, is it a plane, no...it's Kolo coming to save everything:

 

[Dr Nowt]

Yeah, we do seem intent on invading our own clacker valve, and a superannuated Kolo Toure is quite the figurehead for such a movement.

[magicrat]

Good to see we've nailed down Kolo Toure. Pretty essential bit of business that. 

 

Is it a bird, is it a plane, no...it's Kolo coming to save everything:

 

 

Lets not forget Brad Jones either, The future is bright

[Ranxerox]

Yeah, we do seem intent on invading our own clacker valve, and a superannuated Kolo Toure is quite the figurehead for such a movement.

 

He'll be like a new signing

[Babb'sBurstNad]

I can hardly be bothered to care about Toure, I thought he might be worth an extension before everything imploded.

 

It's hard not to get the feeling that someone, somewhere at the club, is sitting in front of a spreadsheet marked "The Grand Plan", and with Toure's signature they've proceeded to put a big tick next to the box which says "sign a proven winner".

[El Dangerous]

Nah new signings usually take 3 months to convince us they're shit, Kolo's already convinced us.

[FanchesterCity]

The going rate for a good striker is 45m+

The going rate for a striker that's had a decent season is 30m+

The going rate for a 'punt' on a promising striker is 20m+

 

If you sell Sterling for 45m, Balotelli for 10m, plus some others to the sum of 10m, that's 65m in. You then have to buy a top class striker, replace sterling (unless they can do both jobs), and you've still got a question mark hanging over Sturridge's fitness.

 

FSG are going to have to fork out heavily in they want to actually improve the team surely?

100m was banded about as being a big spend a couple of years ago, but now it's a 'minor service' on the team (for any team looking to get into top 4).

[Russ Atmosphere]

Clever. Keep the pensioners, raise the average age to that of a peak-age player, appease the fans.

[Brigant Moloch]

Clever. Keep the pensioners, raise the average age to that of a peak-age player, appease the fans.