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TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:

Lol wasn’t he a nailed-on ManU transfer like 2 weeks ago? I feel like all I heard during the WC was how he was on his way there.

Howard Nurse (original tier 1 Man Utd reporter) said like 2-3 weeks ago Man Utd weren't signing him. Romano said yesterday Man Utd were signing him.

TLDR: Another instance of Romano being a joke.

vyelkin posted:

didn't expect us to sign Gakpo and I was fully prepared to laugh at Man U overspending on this year's James Rodriguez, but now that it's happening I'm convinced Gakpo is the new Johan Cruyff

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Honestly he's probably a good signing but he plays in a position where he'd compete with rashford/sancho/garnacho/elanga(heh) and what Man Utd really needs is a striker, which he is not.

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TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

The Bellingham thing is odd. He's going to cost twice of what Liverpool has ever paid for a player, and seems to want to go to Real Madrid

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

What am I looking at

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

What an odd clip

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/alarabiya_brk/status/1608877532866035714

This appears to mean Ronaldo has signed a 2 year contract with Al-Nasr

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

mila kunis posted:

wonder if he slagged off everyone at man u because he knew that offer was on the table if he could get out of his contract

He could have easily had his contract terminated without going through all that.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

I'm sure Eddie Howe is thrilled about that prospect lmao

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/lauriewhitwell/status/1610692199859064852

spicy

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Benfica's manager seems annoyed

quote:

Roger Schmidt: “We don't want to sell Enzo (...) he is only leaving for the clause. What Chelsea is doing disrespectful and I cannot accept what they are doing. They make the player crazy, pretend they can pay the clause and then negotiate.”

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Bringing in the big guns

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006


Man Utd were reportedly interested in the player, but very much not interested in paying an astronomical loan fee

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

He does, he's another not-a-striker

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Most things are, but they need a striker

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1612872003047854090

A 100% increase in PL Wout's

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Dudley posted:

What exactly about the "Chelsea project" is going to appeal over the next 4 months?

"Not Simeone", one would assume

greazeball posted:

It means that Chelsea are in the CL and the others aren't

Chelsea were the only one willing to pay for him, so there aren't really any others.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1614295153623146496

rut-roh

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

At least Marina Granovskaia appeared to have some sort of a plan with the spending

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

FullLeatherJacket posted:

I'm squinting and remembering Mateja Kezman and Damien Duff

Hey, I didn't say the plan was flawless

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

vyelkin posted:

Call me crazy but I don't think this is the career of a 100m player



You say that, but https://twitter.com/david_ornstein/status/1614316975999664128?s=46&t=CC_q2W3QyUYRWedYhUWr0g

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

I get your point, but getting a quality attacker for 50mil these days is borderline black magic

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

They've been talking about 150m for a while, but who knows

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006


gently caress me sideways. That's one way to avoid FFP I guess.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Jose posted:


newcastle are supposedly interested in Sergej Milinković-Savić and while i've barely seen him play he's def an upgrade over sean longstaff

He's been linked to Man Utd as the solution to their midfield every transfer window since about 1927

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Also, after that court case with PSG FFP is pretty much dead

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1614979563984920577

:thunk:

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Does The Todd realise that football has squad size limits and that selling people on expensive contracts is difficult?

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

rofl

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

For the money they'll want surely it'd be better to see if West ham would sell rice 6 months early?

You'd probably have to pay at least double for that

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

TyrantWD posted:

They would make more money now than they would from a Europa or Conference league run that they would likely ignore next season in favor of the league anyway.

They don't need the money though. It makes no sense to sacrifice their season for money they don't need.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Chelsea snatched half their director structure though, including their head of recruitment

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1619273909190406144

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

What's the deal with Arsenal fans on reddit being absolutely convinced that Declan Rice is basically a done deal for them in the summer?

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Once they return from their competitive ban in three years or so, Chelsea will have a magnificent squad.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Goodness me

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006


That seems like a very poor use of money

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey/status/1620109474412523520

lol

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

I didn't even know the FA had financial fair play rules tbh.

E: Apparently a confidential set of rules were agreed upon a couple of months ago, but they are less strict than UEFA rules?

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Prepare your helicopters

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1620348825721524224?s=20&t=umo4W4vBdNh2XWi_rJeZqQ

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TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

whos that broooown posted:

You're already at 120m, just pay them ffs

There's a fairly massive difference between paying €120m up front and paying €120m in instalments

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