Summer 2020 Transfer Thread

[Scott_M]

4 minutes ago, joe_fishfish said:

I want to see Messi force an early presidential election and win it himself. Seen a few player managers over the years, never seen a player club president though.

And then installs himself as player / manager!

[Josef Svejk]

Growing up on the streets of Newell's Old Boys, Lionel always dreamed of defending Abu Dhabian honour by playing for Manchester Cityzens FC...

[YorkshireRed]

11 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

And then installs himself as player / manager!

And renames the club Messilona. 

[Razoray]

21 hours ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

He's not stupid, he won't be signing a 1 or 2 year contract, he'll be demanding a 3 or 4 year contract at least.  And at that point you're paying half a million quid a week for a 36 year old. 

 

I mean, he's going nowhere, but theoretically I wouldn't care if he signed for City.  City don't need to win more games, they need us to lose more games than them.  

 

FWIW, I think the coming season may well be a covid write-off.  With 1,000 cases a week during the summer, you can only surmise it's going to return with a vengeance in October and November, even with no fans in the stadium, I think it's likely to all get called off again. 

He is virtually getting £2m a week from Barca. He won't take a 75% pay cut to go anywhere. He will cost £300m in wages alone and he will be 36 in 3 years. 

[dockers_strike]

According to Spanish news outlet Sport.es, Barcelona are looking to take Mane to the Nou Camp if Messi ships out to city. They also say Mane is 'willing' to join Koeman and has refused to sign a new 220k a week deal Liverpool offered 9 months ago.

 

Yeah, whatever.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

And renames the club Messilona. 

Nah, he should go with Barcelionel. 

[Barrington Womble]

Mane signed a new 5 year contract in Nov 18. 

 

Maybe they're getting mane mixed up with Gini! 

 

[Harry Squatter]

Reading are closing in on the signing of Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria. The 22-year-old is signing a permanent contract on Thursday morning to confirm his stay in Berkshire. Fee in the region of £3.5million (@jonathanl50)

 

[Barrington Womble]

6 minutes ago, Doctor Troy said:

Reading are closing in on the signing of Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria. The 22-year-old is signing a permanent contract on Thursday morning to confirm his stay in Berkshire. Fee in the region of £3.5million (@jonathanl50)

 

Weren't they contracted to buy him then tried to wriggle out because of covid? 

[Harry Squatter]

24 minutes ago, The Gaul said:

Weren't they contracted to buy him then tried to wriggle out because of covid? 

 

Something to do with a transfer embargo placed upon them but it was reported the other day that they were trying to get out of paying the agreed fee as part of the loan.

[Harry Squatter]

 

The Thiago fund is going up

 

 

[Elite]

18 minutes ago, Doctor Troy said:

 

The Thiago fund is going up

 

 

I still remember Newcastle buying Alan Shearer for £15m and thinking what a huge amount it was at the time. How times change.

[johnsusername]

24 minutes ago, Doctor Troy said:

 

The Thiago fund is going up

 

 

If we have a whip round on the forum we can add a bit more? 

[johnsusername]

3 minutes ago, Elite said:

I still remember Newcastle buying Alan Shearer for £15m and thinking what a huge amount it was at the time. How times change.

I remember Chris Sutton going to Blackburn for what £5m? I was stunned when it was on the back of the Saturday Daily Express. The most expensive player in English football at the time.  

[magicrat]

1 hour ago, johnsusername said:

I remember Chris Sutton going to Blackburn for what £5m? I was stunned when it was on the back of the Saturday Daily Express. The most expensive player in English football at the time.  

I can remember Pongo Legbreaker going from Woolwich Arsenal to Old Corinthians for a cup of Ovaltine and 20 Capstan Full Strength.

[Thoth]

Power shift is on

[Guest]

Barcelona have been offered the chance to sign Sadio Mane by an agent or intermediary associated with the Liverpool forward. (Tuttomercatoweb)

[Herp McDerp]

I'll believe it once Don Balon tweets it out.

[The Golden Eel]

Koeman signed Mane at Southampton, didn't he? That's possibly part of where this - presumably - shite is coming from. 

[Harry Squatter]

£180m minimum or fuck off back under your red Christmas tree Ronnie. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Barca can't afford Mane. Plus Barca is a step down plus Barca are a cacophony of farts.

[Numero Veinticinco]

39 minutes ago, Doctor Troy said:

£180m minimum or fuck off back under your red Christmas tree Ronnie. 

Even at that price. I'm not sure why we'd sell. Who comes in?

[Karl_b]

A Sheffield United supporting mate reckons Brewster is going there on loan. Seems a good fit and a great opportunity to get some PL experience. Their current forwards are pretty poor goalscorers and Sander Berge is there to pierce through balls to him.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Loan them Origi and let's keep Brewster.

[Horus]

9 minutes ago, Nummer Neunzehn said:

Even at that price. I'm not sure why we'd sell. Who comes in?

Sancho.