Summer 2017 Transfer Thread

[Cardie]

Mbappe:

 

“I will make a choice based on my sporting career, and my career is first and foremost, and I am at an age where I need to play, and that will be paramount.

 

“I’m not 35 or 36, an age where I have to manage [my body], I still have everything to learn, this year was discovery, and now comes the most important step: Confirmation.

 

“And I will be the sole decision-maker, and I will not go anywhere where I will be forced to go.”

Odegaard made the same statements about doing whats best for his progression and needing to play and decided to act on that by signing for Real Madrid.

[2pak]

Lets pretend we are willing to shell out 75mk or so on Mbappe. Would you rather spend it on him or try and get Morata,Pierre Emrick Aubameyang

Mbappe for me. Prodigious talent.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

I've never seen a second of the kid play but I've heard he's dead good so sell the first team, buy him and stick him out with 10 kids

[The Golden Eel]

Odegaard made the same statements about doing whats best for his progression and needing to play and decided to act on that by signing for Real Madrid.

 

And?????

[Dan Vito Corleone]

He is a different player to Gini. He might score more goals but his work rate isnt close to Gini. He had his chance in a big pond amd failed

 

I think that's a bit unfair. He's 5 years older now and will do well should he leave Swansea.

[3 Stacks]

Henry Onyekuru could be another wing option. 19 years old, was the top scorer in Belgium this season playing on an awful team. He's also got a pretty cheap release clause. Haven't seen him play but his Youtube vids are honestly some of the best I've ever seen. He takes the absolute piss.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h7jzf9KNO0

[joe_fishfish]

He's really strongly linked to Arsenal though, pretty much a done deal according to some relatively reliable people.

[joe_fishfish]

Onyeruku that is.

[TheHowieLama]

The next Henry

[Pureblood]

Onyeruku that is.

 

Isn't that an Enya song?

[Dave D]

He is a different player to Gini. He might score more goals but his work rate isnt close to Gini. He had his chance in a big pond amd failed

Dont think he failed at Spurs, couldnt really say Wiljnaldum has succeeded either. As pointed out- if reports are correct- certainly not worth those wages 

[Lee909]

I'd say on the whole Wijaldum has been a success

 

Looked a bit tired the past few months as has half the squad though. But early on he kept possession well,worked his arse off and was hard to knock off the ball.

 

Scored the winner vs City

 

Equaliser in the Chelsea 1-1

 

Sealed the game 3-1 Arsenal

 

Equaliser in a 2-1 win over Burnley

 

Then the Boro goal.

[The Golden Eel]

I'd say on the whole Wijaldum has been a success

 

Looked a bit tired the past few months as has half the squad though. But early on he kept possession well,worked his arse off and was hard to knock off the ball.

 

Scored the winner vs City

 

Equaliser in the Chelsea 1-1

 

Sealed the game 3-1 Arsenal

 

Equaliser in a 2-1 win over Burnley

 

Then the Boro goal.

 

Yep, his important goals are the reason I'd say he goes from borderline to just creep into the "success" category

[TheHowieLama]

He is a positive cog.

[El Dangerous]

There's no way I can see us signing anyone for £75m. Mbappe would be the exception on the basis that the club would strongly feel they could flip him for a big profit in the near future but Aubemyang or Morata wouldn't necessarily offer the club that.

[Guest]

A lot of links from Spain and Portugal saying we have signed Iker Casillas to a pre contract deal

Iker Casillas has reportedly signed a pre-contract agreement with Liverpool, according to AS.

 

The 36-year-old Spain star is believed to be leaving Porto this summer after two years in Portugal. He signed a two year deal in July 2015 with the option of another 12-months, but he has decided to move on.

 

Casillas, who has been capped 167 times, has offers from Liverpool, Turkey, China and Qatar, according to the Spanish daily.

 

However, they report claims the former Real Madrid man, who has won the Champions League three times, has penned a pre-contract agreement with Jurgen Klopp’s men as he looks for at least one more season at the top level.

 

Casillas would bring great experience to Liverpool, having amassed a record 175 appearances in the Champions League as well as winning the World Cup with Spain.

 

Klopp is believed to be looking to add another goalkeeper to his squad after Loris Karius was signed last summer. Karius started the season as the Reds’ No 1 but lost his place to Simon Mignolet, whose form was good as LIverpool finished the season in the top four.

 

Klopp is believed to be looking for a keeper to come straight into the first-team to challenge Mignolet and help develop 23-year-old Karius and Casillas would be a huge coup, despite his age.

[Harry Squatter]

Hope his ma thinks we are good enough for her son to play for. She slagged Porto off saying they were a bunch of nomarks when he signed for them.

 

Some lad on my Facebook claims that an ITK said that Naby Keita has signed for us already. 26 million rising to 31 million. Yep I know it's probably a massive blag.

[Chip Butty]

Its going to be a long 5 and a 1/2 weeks till the transfer window actually opens.  

[Funkasy]

Its going to be a long 5 and a 1/2 weeks till the transfer window actually opens.

The last 24 hours of the window will be longer.

[Gym Beglin]

Real Madrid have agreed to sign 16-year-old forward Vinicius Junior from Flamengo for a reported £38m.

[Thoth]

Real Madrid have agreed to sign 16-year-old forward Vinicius Junior from Flamengo for a reported £38m.

Stop the world I want to get off

[YNWAViking]

Signing Casillas makes sense. Doubt he'll be the 1st team keeper though. But if old Manninger is leaving us this summer we'll need another backup keeper; Casillas will fit the bill perfectly.

[SlugTrail]

He is a positive cog.

racist

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Real Madrid have agreed to sign 16-year-old forward Vinicius Junior from Flamengo for a reported £38m.

Going straight to Hogwarts on loan.

[Pidge]

Will be interesting to see who leaves Real this summer, the next bunch of very good players are getting a bit old to stay at Castilla now.  There'll be plenty of the usual loans to La Liga sides, but a few big moves (plus a couple of squad players) surely moving as well.

 

One to look out for will be Mariano, could well be a proper goalscorer given games. Reckon he'd go a bit Adama Traore over here though.