~50 million pounds adjusted for inflation.
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~50 million pounds adjusted for inflation.
Right, transfer fees have shifted since 2001.
i know, even adjusted for inflation (~ 50m pounds), De Gea leaving for 66m pounds would be THE world record by a long margin. You have to go back to buffon for a keeper worth that much, that's my point.
Because we know De Gea wants to go?
Yes 33m for Buffon in 2001 I would say is more like a 90-100m transfer now. I remember at the time thinking that is crazy for a keeper even though he was already brilliant at Parma. Looking at it now, what a fantastic deal it was for Juventus.
Hope we made that promise in the condition we'd get a proper replacement i.e. Oblak which sure as hell ain't happening this summer.
To put the De Gea figure into perspective, if De Gea left for 66m pounds, he beats the world transfer record (adjusted for inflation) for a goalkeeper by ~15m pounds and would be for sold around the same price as suarez. Making him one of the top 5 most expensive signings in football.
Right. But that transaction did not happen in £ it happened in €. So factor into it the falling value of the Pound against the Euro and you will work out that actually he's not more expensive than Buffon at all.
Buffon cost ~€50m in 2001 which is around €70m in today's money adjusted for CPI inflation. We're merely asking to match prices from 16 years ago. Football price inflation has been much higher than CPI inflation too.
I think that price is very reasonable and not at all off putting or warding off. Think how much we'd have to spend to sign Courtois, Oblak or Neuer
Has he said this?
Isn't there a De Gea thread for the constant speculating?
Where are the Tweets?
Where are the Tweets?
Bloody bargain in today's market. I would be surprised if Liverpool, etc get involved at that price!
I hope Jose knows what he is doing. Simply putting pressure on Woodward won't help him in the end if the next season doesn't go well. Woodward will still be the CEO, but Jose's future and managerial legacy will be under scrutiny big time next season. He needs to get involved actively and do his part to get those desired targets convinced about joining us.
Only positive tweets please. 
How has he done that?
It really is abysmal. A defender who isn't as good as any of our centre backs; a limited winger who is less talented than the ostracised Martial and a limited midfielder who isn't as talented as Herrera.
That would be a grim window which wouldn't improve our first eleven and would do nothing to improve our attack.
I was going to ask the same question. A relaxed Mourinho said that he needed some time with football out of his mind and that Woodward had his list, and people interpret it as a dig or Mourinho putting pressure on Woodward.
Big difference in Serie A was a powerhouse when Zlatan was there. Now its more of a 1 club league and when morata is at that 1 club, even worse stats!
Today Griezmann ratifies/confirms that is staying at Atlético. Sandro, first signing for Atleti. 6m€
Of course their are variables. Stats don't tell a full story, but people like to use stats to knock Morata down.
I could even argue that in a weakish dutch league, Zlatan didn't manage 15 goals in his 3 seasons there
Don't know why we get our knickers in such a twist. I think we are going to sign 3-5 very good players who will improve us big time this summer. Just wait and see before judging and jumping up and down the window has not kicked in for any team apart from City and Milan.
Do you rate Morata as a player to improve us?
Real Madrid don't sell top players. They buy other people's top players and sell players they don't need.
But the players they sell are top players and have gone on to win many things being vital cogs in the teams
Erm, I don't even rate him that highly but yeah, there's no doubt he's an upgrade on what we have.
Yeah, in many cases. They do have a "shiny new thing" tendency but Bale is a crucial part of their team as well as their marketing activities.
They sold Schneider and robben and both went on to do very well.
We're very quiet...
Most of the big teams are actually.
Rooney comes as part of the package
sometimes they sell top players they don't need.
Griezmann not coming, Bale not leaving, Fabinho being linked to others. Not a good muppet day.
I hope we are not wasting our time trying to get Bale.
I'm struggling to think who we can get that will make us compete with Spurs City and Chelsea.
I trust Jose but am very worried. No Zlatan and not a fan of the names being touted. Where are the goals going to come from?
We need to score atleast 20 more than this season aswell.
I think we need to stay away from RM. Theres plenty of talent out there without dealing with those cnuts.