Other clubs' transfers

[Nucasol]

3 minutes ago, Ronson333 said:

Jurgen Klopp, who said this after Manchester United brought Pogba back for silly money:

“The day that spending £100m is football, I'm not in a job anymore, because the game is about playing together. That is how everybody in football understands it. You always want to have the best, but building the group is necessary to be successful. If you bring one player in for £100m and he gets injured, then it all goes through the chimney. Other clubs can go out and spend more money and collect top players. I want to do it differently. I would even do it differently if I could spend that money.”

Will blame it on the Saudis.

[KaKa]

8 minutes ago, gazza ladra said:

Adams for £20 plus whatever they end up paying for Lavia will be far less. 

 

To be fair I do like Adams and Lavia, and so they likely will be fine.

 

However, this debacle is humiliating for them, which is fantastic. Also at this moment in time Caicedo is the highest calibre player. Great mixture of youth, experience and was a key player in a fantastic side that plays the sort of football these buying clubs are aiming to.

[gbandit]

Football is absolutely mental. What the fuck is going on? How on earth is Caicedo going for £110m? I rate him but that fee makes zero sense. The game off the pitch has become an absolute pantomime madness

[r0cafella]

Just now, gbandit said:

Football is absolutely mental. What the fuck is going on? How on earth is Caicedo going for £110m? I rate him but that fee makes zero sense. The game off the pitch has become an absolute pantomime madness

Liverpool and Chelsea are both interesting. They absolutely must have champions league football given they are both owned by ownership which both want to exit at some point. 
 

I do wonder how Boehly and Egbahli are going to make money though, they really are betting premier league clubs can be worth as much as US franchises. 

[Gallowgate Toon]

Almost perfect player for Liverpool's midfield. Best hope is that Klopp's penchant for injuring players carries on. 

[Kimbo]

It’s concerning that £100m fees are being normalised, but I think it’s reasonable that he goes for the same sort of price as Enzo and Rice. If I was given a choice out of the 3 now I would probably go Caicedo.

[KaKa]

6 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Football is absolutely mental. What the fuck is going on? How on earth is Caicedo going for £110m? I rate him but that fee makes zero sense. The game off the pitch has become an absolute pantomime madness

 

I'm quite comfortable with these top clubs spending this way tbh. I'm really beginning to think we catch them quicker this way. 

 

That Caicedo money is what we pretty much spent on Isak, Bruno and Botman.

 

I watched the Arsenal Vs Monaco game the other week and the Monaco DM Youssouf Fofana was outstanding, a player I have liked a lot for a few seasons now, but one clubs have been hesitant on similar to how they were on Bruno. Fofana would cost around £35 million.

 

He's sat there while Rice and Caicedo have gone for over £100 million.

 

We will catch these jokers. 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2023 by KaKa

[BlazeT44]

3 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Football is absolutely mental. What the fuck is going on? How on earth is Caicedo going for £110m? I rate him but that fee makes zero sense. The game off the pitch has become an absolute pantomime madness

 

It's crazy.When you compare the fee to Bellingham, Rice, or even Kanes agreed price, 110M is insane...

[r0cafella]

Btw, if your Southampton and you have a modicum of intelligence your Lavia price has just increased a lot.

[BlazeT44]

1 minute ago, Kimbo said:

It’s concerning that £100m fees are being normalised, but I think it’s reasonable that he goes for the same sort of price as Enzo and Rice. If I was given a choice out of the 3 now I would probably go Caicedo.

 

But you'd think that the Rice transfer includes the standard "English Player Tax".... 

 

[BlazeT44]

1 minute ago, r0cafella said:

Btw, if your Southampton and you have a modicum of intelligence your Lavia price has just increased a lot.

 

Kind of, but their options are limited due to the relegation and everyone will know that..

[Jaqen]

Fair play to Brighton, like. Thought they were mad to knock back £80m and ask for 100. Somehow they've ended up with even more 

 

Hopefully he turns into the next Keita for Liverpool.

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, BlazeT44 said:

 

Kind of, but their options are limited due to the relegation and everyone will know that..

Not really given they have parachute payments plus the moolah from Ward Prowse and Tino. Also they were never big spenders so shouldn’t have the financial pressures. 

[54]

 

[Nucasol]

Just now, 54 said:

 

Chris Wood to Forest level dealings in managing to get £12m for Maupay.

[SUPERTOON]

Why didn’t liverpool just sign Bellingham ?

[Froggy]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

Why didn’t liverpool just sign Bellingham ?

 

Because he didn't want to go to Liverpool.

[gazza ladra]

Just now, 54 said:

 

Everybody: “Brighton absolutely rinsed Newcastle. £13m for Dan Burn.  They’re going down”

[54]

Just now, Froggy said:

 

Because he didn't want to go to Liverpool.

Having to deal with that accent screaming at you 2 times a week, can't blame Bellingham tbh.

[El Prontonise]

1 minute ago, gazza ladra said:

Everybody: “Brighton absolutely rinsed Newcastle. £13m for Dan Burn.  They’re going down”

 

Did they?

[SUPERTOON]

1 minute ago, Froggy said:

 

Because he didn't want to go to Liverpool.

But the scousers convinced me he did 

[Guest]

Kane off to Munich for medical. 

[The Prophet]

Caicedo is s good player, but Brighton have had Liverpool's pants down there.

[Paully]

 

[Nucasol]

Just now, El Prontonise said:

 

Did they?

Pretty much. Seem to remember the Paddy Power-esque meme banter merchants getting lots of mileage from a downgrade from Neymar and Messi to Burn and Wood.