ALL Transfer talk - merged thread

[the playing mantis]

No one's coming!!

And what's happened to the zubimendi done deal??

[Midz]

No one's coming!!

And what's happened to the zubimendi done deal??

Ooooh yeess they are.

That's supposed to be in the summer according to 'reports'

[DB10GOONER]

No one's coming!!

Not even some goalkeepers?

Man, I'm gonna be pissed if we don't sign some more goalkeepers.

[Arsenal Till I Die]

BREAKING from @Matt_Law_DT and @SamJDean:

Borussia Dortmund are ready to make a move for Oleksandr Zinchenko, who’s likely to leave before the end of the window.

[xgtdec]

""Premier League clubs have already doubled their spending compared to last winter - and there are still more than 10 days left before the end of the transfer window.""

now i know thats not true as theres no-one available in January!!!

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

""Premier League clubs have already doubled their spending compared to last winter - and there are still more than 10 days left before the end of the transfer window.""

now i know thats not true as theres no-one available in January!!!

Sounds like skulduggery to me, all these dastardly clubs and their high jinx antics

[the playing mantis]

No one's coming!!

And what's happened to the zubimendi done deal??

Ooooh yeess they are.

That's supposed to be in the summer according to 'reports'

Yes but it's all gone quiet still. Based on the news last week why nothing more irrespective of when it would happen. Think Sami mokbel jumped the gun

[OneBardGooner]

BREAKING from @Matt_Law_DT and @SamJDean:

Borussia Dortmund are ready to make a move for Oleksandr Zinchenko, who’s likely to leave before the end of the window.

Ohhh! Boy have I got a Stiffy....

[xgtdec]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... nitial-59m

I just dont understand, it seems city have signed a forward...in January.

Is this the reason theres no one available, its because other clubs are doing the business??

[Retro Gunner]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... nitial-59m

I just dont understand, it seems city have signed a forward...in January.

Is this the reason theres no one available, its because other clubs are doing the business??

Will you please stop asking difficult questions!! Carry on like this and people will start to suspect that Legohead doesn't want to sign a striker for fear of killing Havertz. Oh, hold on........

[augie]

BREAKING from @Matt_Law_DT and @SamJDean:

Borussia Dortmund are ready to make a move for Oleksandr Zinchenko, who’s likely to leave before the end of the window.

Someone tell those two knobhead journo's that rehashing a rumour that has been doing the rounds for the past fortnight does NOT make it "breaking news"

Call me when/IF they actually sign him

[General]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... nitial-59m

I just dont understand, it seems city have signed a forward...in January.

Is this the reason theres no one available, its because other clubs are doing the business??

It seems City have a lot of money to spend. Who would’ve thought.

[Retro Gunner]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... nitial-59m

I just dont understand, it seems city have signed a forward...in January.

Is this the reason theres no one available, its because other clubs are doing the business??

It seems City have a lot of money to spend. Who would’ve thought.

Whereas we seem to have a lot of money to waste.

[General]

Every transfer window shines a brighter light on how clueless most fans are about transfer business and the challenges involved. Most have never read a simple contract in their lives. It’s not about how quickly you can buy a player but whether said player is the correct profile. You can either do a lot of business and end up with a load of bang average players like Villa and United, or show a bit more restraint and hold out for quality. Great if you can strike a balance between the two but it needs all moving parts to align and this includes the player, selling club, agent, budget v fee, add ons, payment terms, interest etc.
Not every transfer business is going to be a hit so that’s always a risk. Think about your own lives. Not every single purchase you’ve made has brought you the value you expected.

you can include Arsenal in there too, our transfer business is the laughing stock of the premier league........sure just add one pound extra..that'll do the job. When was the last time Arsenal beat other clubs to a superstar player?? Was anyone else even in for Rice before we spaffed 100 million on him?? We are a big enough club to attract reasonable players, some of whom turn out to be much better and they leave to go win trophies. We're quite possibly the most high profile selling club in England.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66027803.amp

It was a straight fight between us and City and he chose us. We also beat United to Timber’s signature. Calafiori was wanted by Barca and AC Milan.
Where do you get the idea that we are the most high profile selling club in England? The Wenger era ended in 2018 and some of you still haven’t woken up from your stupor.

[General]

Every transfer window shines a brighter light on how clueless most fans are about transfer business and the challenges involved. Most have never read a simple contract in their lives. It’s not about how quickly you can buy a player but whether said player is the correct profile. You can either do a lot of business and end up with a load of bang average players like Villa and United, or show a bit more restraint and hold out for quality. Great if you can strike a balance between the two but it needs all moving parts to align and this includes the player, selling club, agent, budget v fee, add ons, payment terms, interest etc.
Not every transfer business is going to be a hit so that’s always a risk. Think about your own lives. Not every single purchase you’ve made has brought you the value you expected.

You should include the water boy and edu in that cos their transfer business is mostly clueless too - they have bought FAR too many average players, and overpaid on players like rice, white and havertz. I said it at the time, if you spend £100m on a player then he better be either very prolific in front of goal (rice isnt) or a creative genius midfielder (again rice isnt) - rice is an energetic box to box midfielder but he never had a special skill set that would justify the £100m+ price tag. Was any other club in for white when we bought him ? Lets be very clear about this too, but the water boy bought him as a centre back and he was undersized as a centre back too - as a full back does he have a skill set that screams world class at you ? Not for me he doesnt and I would say that he is a good player but not outstanding and not as good as Timber, but we spent £55m on him Havertz is a £35m-£40m tops - and I mean at the very most he is that price. He is one paced, shies away from challenging centre backs in the air, and even nketieh is a much better finisher than him
I picked out 3 players who get regular game time when really I could have just as easy picked out a dozen other players (like the portugese pussy) who we pissed away money on when they are not at our level

What’s the sudden hate for Rice. He’s a top player and we are very lucky to have him. £100m is the going rate you pay for a player of his age, quality, experience and injury record. Grealish cost City a similar price and he offers nowhere near the same value of money.
City paid in excess of £60m for Rodri in 2019 and he’s either a creative genius nor a prolific goal scorer but remove him from their team and they fall apart. Don’t underestimate the impact Rice has on this side and his versatility. A lot of the work he does goes unnoticed.
Once again I will repeat my assertion that most fans don’t understand how transfers work - valuation, contract, payment terms etc. Rice’s transfer was probably one of our best business in recent years because it needed a low down payment and repayment of the remaining money was spread over 4-5years, and he’s just turned 26 with his best years still ahead of him.