Other clubs' transfers

[gbandit]

Wew

[Joelinton7]

Bizarre and random. Suppose it fits his career trend of mixing unfashionable clubs like Wigan with heavyweights like Inter. 
 

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2024 by Joelinton7

[Jaqen]

[timeEd32]

That is a player I had completely forgotten about. Pretty sure I really wanted us to sign him when he was at Wigan.

[Erikse]

 

Christ..

[KaKa]

My God 

[Mikky]

6 hours ago, KaKa said:

My God 

How much do you think Coutinho cost in the end?

 

(and Griezemann)

 

 

Edited September 13, 2024 by Mikky

[KaKa]

No idea man.

 

Barcelona are a mess.

[toon25]

On 10/09/2024 at 15:35, timeEd32 said:

That is a player I had completely forgotten about. Pretty sure I really wanted us to sign him when he was at Wigan.

Turned us down to go to Chelsea I think?

[Conjo]

Have FM fooled me all these years? I've just assumed, based on the game, that add-ons like that didn't count if the player was sold.

[r0cafella]

1 hour ago, Conjo said:

Have FM fooled me all these years? I've just assumed, based on the game, that add-ons like that didn't count if the player was sold.

It depends on what the add on was, it was probably the final installment tbh. 

[GeordieDazzler]

Didn’t Real just have to pay Chelsea 5m when they won the CL despite Hazard being retired and playing no part in winning it

[leffe186]

1 hour ago, GeordieDazzler said:

Didn’t Real just have to pay Chelsea 5m when they won the CL despite Hazard being retired and playing no part in winning it

Time for a reminder that it looks like Chelsea got Hazard in the first place because of under-the-counter payments from Abramovich through another one of his companies to get around FFP.

[andycap]

On 10/09/2024 at 10:57, joeyt said:

 

 

 

Must be a canny age him now. 

[toon25]

1 hour ago, andycap said:

Must be a canny age him now. 

 

Turns 34 in December 

[Nobody]

Have Chelsea released their squad list now? And if so, what are the notable omissions (assuming there must be some)? 

[Jordan]

Oumar Solet released by RB Salzburg. Surely thats one we should be all over? Young, pacy ball playing right sided centre back and Mitchell will already have knowledge of him from being in the RB system. 

[joeyt]

Anthony Martial joined AEK Athens

 

He's only 28, what a poor career he's had

[joeyt]

Andy Carroll has joined Bordeaux

[Froggy]

54 minutes ago, joeyt said:

Anthony Martial joined AEK Athens

 

He's only 28, what a poor career he's had

 

I know he didn't meet expectations, but he scored almost 90 goals for Man United, won player of the year for us and won three trophies.  Was part of the France squad that won the Nations League as well.

 

Not an amazing career, but he's no Gabriel Obertan for example.

[KaKa]

4 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

I know he didn't meet expectations, but he scored almost 90 goals for Man United, won player of the year for us and won three trophies.  Was part of the France squad that won the Nations League as well.

 

Not an amazing career, but he's no Gabriel Obertan for example.

 

He cost £60 million in 2015.

 

It's been a disaster.

[Froggy]

1 minute ago, KaKa said:

He cost £60 million in 2015.

 

It's been a disaster.

 

Wrong.

 

He cost £36m in 2015, with 3 add ons to be met by summer 2019. One was met (£7m for 25 goals for us) and the others weren't (£7m for a Ballon d'Or nomination and £7m for 25 appearances for France). Total fee for Martial was £43m. 

 

So £43m is a disaster for a player who averaged a goal contribution every other game? Nah man.  Be sensible.

 

Sancho was a disaster. Sanchez was a disaster. Martial was far from a disaster.

[joeyt]

He was the highest paid transfer for a teenager and is playing in Greece at the age of 28

 

France have won everything in that time and he's barely contributed anything for them

 

File it in underwhelming rather than disaster

 

 

Edited September 18, 2024 by joeyt

[Froggy]

13 minutes ago, joeyt said:

He was the highest paid transfer for a teenager and is playing in Greece at the age of 28

 

France have won everything in that time and he's barely contributed anything for them

 

File it in underwhelming rather than disaster

 

I will accept underwhelming. 

[Sibierski]

I mean, if you are spending £43m (which is like £55m+ these days) on a teenager, and not recouping a fee for them in their perceived ‘peak’ years, it’s borderline disaster.