Transfer Tweets - Summer 2017 | Keep it on topic
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If city get him, there will be only one favourite for the title. How have we not put in a bid or at least test the water for a player like Sanchez.
We probably have, and just like last time, he's no interest in joining us. Believe it or not, not everyone cares about Man Utd.
They already had Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, and Leroy Sane on the bench last game. Assuming Alexis would join, that would push Gabriel Jesus down the pecking order too. How the hell can they fit all of these players into one team and keep them all happy?
City linked with Sanchez again. Great, the drama queen posts are coming.
It'd help a little, but these are all top-tier attackers who need their egos stroked with constant game-time. Man City are hardly a Real Madrid-tier side who could keep the likes of Morata, James etc. relatively happy on the bench.
Working with a genius like Guardiola is what they've dreamt of all their lives.
I think if we were clearly interested, the media would eventually got hold of that and it'd be out. Right from the start of the window it just didn't seem like Utd were interested at all. Not saying whether he'd choose us or not, that'll be a different matter.
If we meet Inter's asking price I very much doubt we would fail to agree personal terms with the player. We normally pay over the odds on wages..
Just read something on Twitter that I won't post because they're not a good source, but they said there are reports in France (RMC?) that Spurs are going to come back with a second bid for Martial.
In Italy TMW are saying that Martial himself has encouraged Spurs to sign him. I've not seen these reports for myself though, and I'm not sure if they're reliable either.
In Italy TMW are saying that Martial himself has encouraged Spurs to sign him. I've not seen these reports for myself though, and I'm not sure if they're reliable either.
Have you seen this first hand or is it just rumours saying RMC have said this? Will be worried if they are actually reporting this.
Inter is working on a contract extension for Ivan Perisic, and a deal could be agreed to in the coming days. The club is working with the player's agent to extend the length of the winger's contract to remain with the nerazzurri, given that a deal with Manchester United has not materialized, with the Premier League club not able to meet Inter's asking price.
Since Premier clubs can still sell to clubs in other countries, it won't stop foreign countries from coming after Premier based players, which seems to be the biggest problem with the window closing after the season starts.
The question I have is, the article says Premier can still sell to clubs in countries where the window is open, can the Premier clubs still buy players from clubs in countries where the window is still open ?
Selling yes, buying no.
Arsenal, you have one job.
If City bring in Sanchez then we should go all out for Sane (about as unrealistic as you can get i know...but worth a punt!)
If that is the case, I can't tell from reading the article, than It would put English clubs at a disadvantage in Europe when European clubs have an extra three weeks or so to add to their squads.
Not with that tattoo he's not.
Shooting at your own foot really, must be the dumbest thing to do in that case
i don't see how/why the window closing before the start of the league is being touted as a good idea, what are the benefits? not all european leagues run at the same time right? also, the current state affords clubs more time to fix their needs, plus, they can address early season injuries
Awful idea. Puts the Premier League in general and especially the smaller PL teams at a massive disadvantage
How so? It makes it much fairer in my opinion. It's a completely level playing field going into the new season. With the current system you have, for example, us battering West Ham 4-0, but if they sign Carvalho and say another 1 or 2 decent players, then when a direct rival in Spurs come to play them next month they could struggle and potentially drop points.
It's happened before. Most clubs are wise and get their major signings in early, but it happens where clubs realise they still have weaknesses after a couple of games and directly address them.
Spurs can close the Davinson Sanchez deal tomorrow.
First of all many of these teams only realise they need new players after the 1st few games of the season anyway. If the deadline is pushed forward this is no longer possible. Similarly any bad injuries picked up early in the season can not be dealt with.
Second, many foreign clubs might not agree to sell their players until later. Since their deadline will remain the same, the possibility of selling the player for more money could make it much more difficult for small PL teams to get these players in. The selling team might also be wary of any potential injuries and would need to prepare and get replacements in for the outgoing player which takes time.
Finally, it is still possible for foreign teams to buy players from PL teams which could result in players declaring their wish to leave after late interest from a foreign club. The PL club is now forced to either keep an unhappy player who may not perform or sell the player with no possible way of replacing him. Barca chasing Coutinho is exactly the situation the PL team could find itself in except Liverpool wouldn't even be able to bring somebody in to replace him. So their team would be badly weakened.
It was one of the sites that summarises what other outlets are saying. I'm guessing there is something out there from RMC but it'll be in French, so i haven't actually read it first hand.
This has an agreement with about 15 clubs
If the transfer window closes at the beginning of the season, then I think the transfer window has to open at end of May (the 31st). That will give teams an extra week or so to do their business.
This summers transfer window opened on June 9th?
This summers transfer window opened on June 9th?
I am curious how €5M a year after tax translates to £200k a week. Perhaps you can enlighten me. As far as I know, 1 € exchanges for about 0.91 £. Therefore, €5M a year translates to €5M x 0.91 /52 weeks = £87,500 per week after tax. Assuming a 50% tax rate, his before tax salary would be something like £131,250 per week. Surely that is a far cry from £200,000 per week? Maybe there is something about the quote I don't understand, or perhaps the tax rate is way higher?
I agree it'd only work if every league's deadline is brought forward too, and perhaps the window officially opening a lot sooner. It simply wouldn't work otherwise and your second two points make sense.
However the first point there isn't a valid reason. Teams should be assessed during the previous season and during pre-season, and most good managers will know where they need to strengthen anyway. Injuries aren't any more common at the start of a season, teams would be equally fecked with the current system if players get injured after the window has shut, and they should probably prepare for that anyway.