AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Excellent news got me back to being positive You fickle bastard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Box to box and "Alonso-lite" don't go together for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Anything to keep that useless ginger cunt away from the match day squad, the fucking fraud. All positive, this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Seems spot on for what we need on paper. Not very quick means nowt, that's what positioning and reading of the game is for. Plus wingers and pacey strikers do the running Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 We need a LB ahead of GK. A LB, attacking CM, and ST and I'll be chuffed. Sling Dummet and Colback and I'll be over the moon. Couldn't agree more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/mikel-merinos-newcastle-transfer-united-13391035 Newcastle’s decision to broker a loan deal with an obligation to buy for Mikel Merino hints at the budgetary constraints that United are working under this summer. In 2015 Spanish ‘paper Marca called loans with an obligation to buy “permanent deals dressed up as loans”. They weren’t wrong. There is money to spend and Rafa Benitez has applied pressure to Mike Ashley to make sure he does that but the structure of the Merino deal looks like a clear attempt to keep costs down. This form of a loan deal is a relatively common thing for overseas clubs working with finances that haven’t been bouyed by the sort of TV deal that Premier League clubs have benefited from. It means that the initial deal is a loan but the clubs have effectively agreed the permanent deal – but the buying club will take the player at the end of the loan regardless of how he performs in his first year. It is a marked difference from, for example, the deal that brought Loic Remy to Newcastle from QPR. This had no obligation to buy and the player decided to look elsewhere. Similarly, there is no clause in a loan with an obligation to buy. It is simply a way to structure the deal to keep costs down or to comply with Financial Fair Play rules. The reason for doing it is to spread the cost of the transfer over a couple of years, preserving some of the current transfer budget even if you are committing to covering the wages for that year. There have been a number of deals done this way: Fabio Borini moved to AC Milan from Sunderland on a similar deal. The motivation for the selling club is to get a player who is surplus to requirements off the wage bill while also guaranteeing a long-term move. So Merino will be announced as a loan but his long-term future is on Tyneside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Good stuff! I already have a few Merino shirts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Seems a tidy player with potential Is he the defensive midfielder we need though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 we need a GK and ST before we need a LB, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I think doing this deal now and being creative about the transfer for next summer is perfectly good if that means we're able to add MORE this way now and better quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 we need a GK and ST before we need a LB, imo. Striker first, keeper and left back equally. Number 10 would be ideal but we have 3 who pretend to play there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 we need a GK and ST before we need a LB, imo. Of course we do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hope this transfer isn't just an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hope this transfer isn't just an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes. Pffft. Giggs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Has potential to be a very good signing this, sounds very shrewd. I still think we need those two big signings including a transfer fee breaker to feel like we are taking the window seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Signed him on my PES master league this year. 6 month loan from Dortmund. Helped me get out of the Championship, wouldn't have wanted a permanent transfer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 People would rather see Diame at AM and Elliot in goal before Dummett at LB. Absolutely bonkers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Douglas now tweeting it sounds like its close and that he's been a long-term target. Buggers had no clue until about half an hour ago. We've always been at war with Eastasia lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 If he's anything like Alonso that wouldn't be too Xabi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Not sure if breaking forum rules linking to a tweet with his Dennis Wise... https://twitter.com/jbxnufc/status/890270633250230272 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Dat first touch, and dat first-time passing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Not sure if breaking forum rules linking to a tweet with his Dennis Wise... https://twitter.com/jbxnufc/status/890270633250230272 That'll do, pig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
louistoon Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 very happy with this for no logical reason. Certainly would rather this sort of deal than samaris for 17million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 A bit lanky but class at football, it's like looking in the mirror. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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