Summer 2019 Transfer Thread

[The Guest]

3 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

We met the fee and allowed him to stay a year which pushed the deal through. If it was as simple as just meeting the fee why did he stay?

 

There was talk of additional payment to bring the deal forward in January which was declined. I don't think we ended up paying any additional as they didn't finish high enough in the league.

 

My guess is Ajax would prefer to keep him for a year if possible. 

So, we agree a fee and let him stay a year to push the deal through. Seems similar, if not exact. 

 

 

The release clause could only be activated the year later (the start of this season).  They were just outright refusing to sell to us despite us offering a lot more than the release clause they would get the following year.  In the end I think we were worried that Barca or someone else would come in for him when we had agreed terms with him so we offered to pay more than the release clause just to get a deal agreed even though we could have just waited and paid the release clause the following year.

 

It was in no way the same thing.  We were not loaning him to them we had just agreed that he would transfer to us the following year because they would not let him go at the start of last season.

[Guest]

On 09/05/2019 at 20:02, Lee909 said:

Gini was out to see him a couple of weeks back too. Not sure I like it but I guess he will be more rotational but he seems a grade A whopper

We could do with a grade A whopper or two.

[Lee909]

1 minute ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

We could do with a grade A whopper or two.

Depends on what you mean. 

Sindey horrible cunt, yeah fine. 

Dickhead who wants to act like some ott rap star, not so much. 

[aRdja]

1 minute ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

We could do with a grade A whopper or two.

Why?

[aRdja]

Just now, Lee909 said:

Depends on what you mean. 

Sindey horrible cunt, yeah fine. 

Dickhead who wants to act like some ott rap star, not so much. 

Dickhead who wants to act like some ott rap star > snidey horrible cunt 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

Why?

So that when players like Ramos try and get feisty, we can send out the whoppers.

[Captain Turdseye]

17 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

Dickhead who wants to act like some ott rap star

 

 

 

snidey horrible cunt

 

[aRdja]

1 minute ago, Captain Turdseye said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suarez was a great player in spite of being a horrible person, not because of it. I can give you loads more examples of snidey horrible cunts who are worse at football than both Lingard and Pogba. 

[Captain Turdseye]

3 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

Suarez was a great player in spite of being a horrible person, not because of it. I can give you loads more examples of snidey horrible cunts who are worse at football than both Lingard and Pogba. 

 

I know which type of twat I’d rather have playing for us. 

[aRdja]

1 minute ago, Captain Turdseye said:

 

I know which type of twat I’d rather have playing for us. 

I’d rather Lingard or Pogba than Charlie Adam or Phil Bardsley. Mainly because they’re better at playing football. 

[Captain Turdseye]

7 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

I’d rather Lingard or Pogba than Charlie Adam or Phil Bardsley. Mainly because they’re better at playing football. 

 

37 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

Dickhead who wants to act like some ott rap star > snidey horrible cunt 

 

So if we signed Jessie Lingard for example, you’d rather he was a preening twat like he is now instead of a snidey cunt that can wind people up? 

[The Guest]

It’s probably an unpopular opinion but I think Lingard is the only player in their whole squad that would suit the way we play and potentially start games for us.  As good as everyone likes to talk up Martial and in some cases Rashford they are light years away from Mane/Salah in terms of ability and intelligence.  Pogba wouldn’t get in the team because he needs to carried and we don’t do passengers.

[El Dangerous]

Most players are fucking dickheads on some level. Kloppo turns them in to men but who gives a fuck if they dab and have clothing lines as long as they do the business on the pitch. 

 

 

 

[Heinze]

8 hours ago, viRdjil said:

Dickhead who wants to act like some ott rap star > snidey horrible cunt 

 

[Paul]

Can't believe anyone seriously thinks we'll be in for De Ligt. We have the best CB in the world, two other senior CBs who consistently play at a very high level and are part of the best defence we've had in decades, a young player in Joe Gomez who is arguably better than De Ligt anyway and then there's Hoever coming through who the club think was the best of the current Ajax crop. We're not buying any CBs, never mind ones who'd cost almost as much as Virgil. This is City-itis: let's have all the new shiny things possible just because.

[Harry Squatter]

Think Lovren will go and we might buy that Diego Llorente from Real Sociedad. He will only cost about 25 million.

 

Lovren has barely played since the World Cup. 

[aRdja]

28 minutes ago, Doctor Troy said:

Think Lovren will go and we might buy that Diego Llorente from Real Sociedad. He will only cost about 25 million.

 

Lovren has barely played since the World Cup. 

@El Rojo ?

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

On 09/05/2019 at 21:47, The Guest said:

I think buying from Real/Barca is almost always a bad idea.  You never get anywhere near value for money and if they’re letting a player go they’re usually shite, on the way down or are young but think they’ve achieved it all already.  

 

Agree. There will always be exceptions of course, but probably not too many.

 

 

[El Rojo]

1 hour ago, viRdjil said:

@El Rojo ?

Hearing that Klopp sees Lovren as a big character in the dressing room and, crucially in this regard, Mo Salah’s brate. Unlikely to depart I’m told. 

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Hearing that Klopp sees Lovren as a big character in the dressing room and, crucially in this regard, Mo Salah’s brate. Unlikely to depart I’m told. 

I told you not to tell anyone.

[aRdja]

1 hour ago, El Rojo said:

Hearing that Klopp sees Lovren as a big character in the dressing room and, crucially in this regard, Mo Salah’s brate. Unlikely to depart I’m told. 

Similar to what I’ve been told by Paulie.

[magicrat]

1 hour ago, El Rojo said:

Hearing that Klopp sees Lovren as a big character in the dressing room and, crucially in this regard, Mo Salah’s brate. Unlikely to depart I’m told. 

No problem with that. Matip and Gomez are top class partners for Virg these days. Lovren as cover and to play in cup games not an issue for me. 

[John102]

23 minutes ago, magicrat said:

No problem with that. Matip and Gomez are top class partners for Virg these days. Lovren as cover and to play in cup games not an issue for me. 

What do you do when the cup games come round and Lovren cant play as he has a cold or infection?

[magicrat]

9 minutes ago, John102 said:

What do you do when the cup games come round and Lovren cant play as he has a cold or infection?

I post on here about how much of a fanny Lovren is and selectively forget I wanted to keep him as cover. 

[Dr Nowt]

Got Fabinho who can slot in there seamlessly as well, don’t forget.