Village Idiot

Scoring record isn't particularly awe-inspiring for a striker, and he's moving to a higher level now. Ah well, always had a soft spot for Japanese players, I was a huge Captain Tsubasa fan as a kid.

Coutinho has just got a Portuguese passport. So right now we'd have Arthur, Mina and Malcolm. Max is 3, and Mina might still leave.

Looks like Malcolm to us is done. €38m with addons. Didn't see that coming, which is a welcome change for us. Our signings are year long transfer sagas usually.

Yeah, the Richarlison transfer is a total head-scratcher to me, at that price. But I gave up on trying to make sense of transfer prices.

10m on a player from a relegation favorite in La Liga. The PL is mad. Although he's probably Leganés' best player after Pires, truth be said.

Also, I suppose we could do far worse things than watching what Monchi (former Sevilla DOF, now at Roma) wants to buy and just hijack it.

I'm glad we missed out on Willian, tbf. I mean, he can be class but he's 30 in a couple weeks, was always going to be a stopgap and a really expensive one. Slightly worried that we're so obsessed on buying another winger, given what we spent on Dembelé.

Iker Casillas just claimed on twitter that the Moon landings were staged by the NASA. Honestly didn't pin him as a conspiracy nutter

Dunno about Madrid buying Hazard. He's a great player, but I look at Madrid's squad after Ronaldo leaving and "we really need to spend massively on another attacking midfielder" is not what jumps to my mind. A lot will hinge on Bale staying fit and on form.

So fucking infuriating. Ashley buys a Formula One engine and then tries to fit it inside a shitty old Volkswagen. Will be such a wasted opportunity for the club once he leaves.

Dat's a monster SUV.

A Spanish newspaper now claims that Zidane will join Juve in the autumn. It's a rather shitty source (below tribal football level) but it would be fun if it happened.

Why the hell did I chose you as my second club? Ah well, need to balance my karma I guess.

Rondón has a far better overall game than Mitrovic. I can certainly see why Benítez would prefer him - personal problems with Mitrovic aside. If Benítez can make him look like the player he was in Spain, Rondón will be a great signing. He was much hungrier back then compared to how he's looked in England.

These kind of signings always improve the commercial value of the club though, Juventus can get some nice sponsorships on the back of Ronaldo's signing.

Unless they changed it, these awards are decided before the final. They just hold the announcement until the trophy presentation.

Man, I'm so gonna miss this shit. Euro in 2 years will have to do.

Guivarc'h subbed off.

Seen this doing the rounds in Barça forums... 2010 - Guardiola manages Barça - Spain wins the WC 2014 - Guardiola manages Bayern - Germany wins the WC 2018 - Guardiola manages City - .....

We have received a bid for Rafinha from a "midtable Premier league club" It's not going to be you, since he'll move for €30-40m, but I'd love it if it was you.

The Spanish play-by-play commentator really really really wants Real Madrid to buy Hazard. It's embarrassing

I don't think they are as good a team as Belgium are , but France are a great countering side. Loads of pace and ability going forward, that can always win you a game.

So, if France wins the WC are you going to buy the most irrelevant player from the team again?

Looks like Roma is a bit salty, although I appreciate the sentiment

€600m in transfers to put those 3 together, give or take!