Summer 2023 Transfer Thread

[TheHowieLama]

Is Ornstein one of the club's shills?

[Megadrive Man]

 

[No2]

No point in having smackmybitch up if we aren't signing the best midfielders in the Bundesliga. Welcome on board Dominik and Joshua.

[Bjornebye]

He can take a half decent corner. 

[Strontium]

37 minutes ago, Megadrive Man said:

Are we any closer on Mbappe yet? 

 

"Here's that CD you wanted Jurgen"

 

[Strontium]

21 minutes ago, BeefStroganoff said:

Incredibly it took three people to write that article.

 

Can they play midfield?

[Anubis]

2 hours ago, No2 said:

If Arsenal sign Rice and Havertz to replace Xhaka and Rapey then they have improved the first XI but still have the same issues that cost them last season. Namely they have 2 injury prone left backs, truly shit cover at CB and not a lot at CF. Probably guarantees them another top 4 finish so from that point of view it makes sense. 

Aren’t they in for Timber as well?

[3 Stacks]

The release clause will be an issue with Szoboszlai. We're not gonna pay 60m, if it can't be in installments. We probably should, though.

[No2]

Just now, 3 Stacks said:

The release clause will be an issue with Szoboszlai. We're not gonna pay 60m. We probably should, though.

We're not stingey when we're confident we've identified a proper player. It's an approach I like, if you have doubts about price he's probably shite.

[Anubis]

34 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Szoboszlai is the closest thing to Kevin De Bruyne in profile. 

Now we’ve been linked Bohely will be all over it.

[Creator Supreme]

35 minutes ago, Remmie said:

I say we get out there and twat it!

[3 Stacks]

4 minutes ago, No2 said:

We're not stingey when we're confident we've identified a proper player. It's an approach I like, if you have doubts about price he's probably shite.

Yeah but release clause is different. You can't pay that in installments, if I'm not mistaken. I think that probably will see us not do it. 

[Barrington Womble]

2 hours ago, 3 Stacks said:

50m is a reasonable fee for just about anybody who you could consider a good player, these days.

in which case Rice isn't the gamble you make it to be. 

[3 Stacks]

4 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

in which case Rice isn't the gamble you make it to be. 

Of course it's a gamble. Have you seen the list of most expensive transfers ever? It's a mix of a handful of successes and then loads of disappointments, and within those, some complete disasters. The bar is extremely high in these deals. It isn't for 50m. 

 

Rice is really good, no issues there. If Arsenal don't win the title with him there and he isn't world class, then it simply isn't worth it.

[Josef Svejk]

As I've said a million times, Rice is a central defender masquerading as a central midfielder. A decent player who looked mediocre in a third-tier European final just the other week.

 

£100m+ is absolute lunacy. If he hadn't switched his allegiance from Ireland to England, he'd be a £30m player. Tops. 

[johnsusername]

1 hour ago, Raymond Duck said:

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpools-next-breakout-star-could-27205372
 

I know you all these type of articles…

 

 

 

They're definitely trolling.

[Josef Svejk]

Trolling aside, that website is an absolute nightmare... 

[aws]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

He can take a half decent corner. 

His set-pieces alone must be worth £10m. 

[Megadrive Man]

Just now, aws said:

His set-pieces alone must be worth £10m. 

 

The Hungarian Charlie Adam?

[Scott_M]

32 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

in which case Rice isn't the gamble you make it to be. 

If you look at a list of the worlds most expensive players, buying the most expensive doesn’t necessarily buy you the best. 

[Dr Nowt]

2 minutes ago, Megadrive Man said:

 

The Hungarian Charlie Adam?

Charlie Adam was Hungary enough as it was.

[Megadrive Man]

17 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

As I've said a million times, Rice is a central defender masquerading as a central midfielder. A decent player who looked mediocre in a third-tier European final just the other week.

 

£100m+ is absolute lunacy. If he hadn't switched his allegiance from Ireland to England, he'd be a £30m player. Tops. 

 

I didn't used to rate Declan Rice but he's definitely gone up a level over the last 12 to 18 months. 

 

I think he will be a really good player for Arsenal, albeit not worth £105 million. 

[etho]

Spurs going for Van der Wen, City going for Veiga. We're linked with absolutely everyone but don't seem to be moving for anyone 

[Denny Crane]

Rice is a football decision not a business one - some clubs still make them.  

 

 

[Scott_M]

Come and get me plea…