Transfer Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread - Summer 2014 - Mod note in OP

Skylinehead

zerks wrote: »

Sagna has joined City,€12 million a year AFTER tax.

12m a year is 230k a week. After tax. That means he'd be on at least 400k, which can't be right.

greendom

zerks wrote: »

Sagna has joined City,€12 million a year AFTER tax.

£230,000 net a week - add on tax and that's got to be on a par with Rooney :eek:

Mickeroo

Are they really paying him that much? That's crazy money for cover for Zabaleta.

gandalf

zerks wrote: »

Sagna has joined City,€12 million a year AFTER tax.

Where did you see this? Crazy money if true especially for a club in trouble over their finances?

Johner

Sagna to City just confirmed on Arsenal's Twitter.

Nuri Sahin

gandalf wrote: »

Where did you see this? Crazy money if true especially for a club in trouble over their finances?

@Arsenal: .@Sagnaofficial has agreed to join Manchester City after his contract with @Arsenal expires

Wonder if City are signing him to play alongside Kompany at CB than RB.

Mickeroo

Mickeroo wrote: »

Are they really paying him that much? That's crazy money for cover for Zabaleta.

Considering Zabaleta is the better of the two, and he's probably matching Zabaleta's wages.

Open to correction here.

Giggsy11

zerks wrote: »

Sagna has joined City,€12 million a year AFTER tax.

It's 12 Million on 3 year contract which is 4 Million Euro per year after tax.

Mickeroo

Giggsy11 wrote: »

It's 12 Million on 3 year contract which is 4 Million Euro per year after tax.

That makes a lot more sense.

Nuri Sahin

@FabrizioRomano
Everything done for Filipe Luis to Chelsea, about contract too. Official soon. #CFC

Mars Bar

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

@FabrizioRomano
Everything done for Filipe Luis to Chelsea, about contract too. Official soon. #CFC

That probably means Shaw to United then does it?

Chelsea are having a good transfer window.

klose

Chelsea will have pretty much a perfect starting eleven if they signed filipe luis and costa

Lucas Hood

Drogba agrees to join Juventus according to this. http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2014/06/galatasaray-striker-drogba-reaches-agreement-with-juventus/

Paully D

I've just seen that West Brom have appointed Alan Irvine as manager. What a terrible, dull appointment. They've only got about 15 first team players (3 of whom are goalkeepers) on their books at the minute too. They'll be in a for a massive struggle next year it seems.

razorblunt

Paully D wrote: »

I've just seen that West Brom have appointed Alan Irvine as manager. What a terrible, dull appointment. They've only got about 15 first team players (3 of whom are goalkeepers) on their books at the minute too. They'll be in a for a massive struggle next year it seems.

Didn't they do similar last season? Left a lot of players "go" only to resign in the off season. Must be 1 year deals which might indicate they're continually worried about relegation.

Cantona's Collars

Higuain to sign for Barca....Marca.

miralize

zerks wrote: »

Higuain to sign for Barca....Marca.

Yeah, no thanks...

Paully D

Sunderland close to signing Costel Pantilimon (The Times).

I think that would be a good addition. He presumably wouldn't be on too much money and with Mannone only having one year left on his contract and attracting interest from elsewhere, it would give us a bit of a safety blanket if he goes or doesn't want to renew his deal. We're also short an experienced #2 with Westwood gone.

5live

Thomas Vermaelen to join Manchester United

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/thomas-vermaelen-agrees-to-join-united-30357081.html

Dickerty

Mars Bar wrote: »

That probably means Shaw to United then does it?

Chelsea are having a good transfer window.

That's an understatement!

Given that Chelsea was apparently Shaw's first choice, as a Chelsea fan, would United really get a clear run at him just by offering higher wages to scare everyone else off?

Lucas Hood

Barca confirm Rakitic signing.

Lucas Hood

Paully D wrote: »

Sunderland close to signing Costel Pantilimon (The Times).

I think that would be a good addition. He presumably wouldn't be on too much money and with Mannone only having one year left on his contract and attracting interest from elsewhere, it would give us a bit of a safety blanket if he goes or doesn't want to renew his deal. We're also short an experienced #2 with Westwood gone.

Just been confirmed now.4 year deal.

Darkglasses

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Just been confirmed now.4 year deal.

Good for both parties. Costel can do a great job for Sunderland. Was it a free?

Oat23

I love when 'journalists' who are clearly talking through their hole get it so wrong.

Only made this up yesterday - http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/sunderland-move-hamburgs-rene-adler-3696423

JPA

Paully D wrote: »

Sunderland close to signing Costel Pantilimon (The Times).

I think that would be a good addition. He presumably wouldn't be on too much money and with Mannone only having one year left on his contract and attracting interest from elsewhere, it would give us a bit of a safety blanket if he goes or doesn't want to renew his deal. We're also short an experienced #2 with Westwood gone.

Surely he will be No 1, he left City because of lack of game time.

Paully D

JPA wrote: »

Surely he will be No 1, he left City because of lack of game time.

Did he (genuine question as I'm not sure)? Other places are reporting that he left Manchester City because he was "told his contract wouldn't be renewed" according to The Times, with the BBC reporting that he was "allowed to leave on a free transfer" and Manchester Evening News stating "he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer this summer."

Either way, he'll get a fair shot at being #1 if Mannone stays, and may just be automatically #1 anyway if reports of better teams than us wanting Mannone are true as he only has 1 year left on his deal now. However, if both Mannone and Pantimilion are at the club I'd be very surprised if Mannone was displaced unless his level of performance dips.

MagicIRL

Pantimilion is a legit giant. Great signing for Sunderland. Not a fan of Mannone myself, but I reckon Pantimilion could be #1, especially coming down from the premier league winners.

Paully D

Lescott close to signing for Hull it appears. Excellent signing IMO, I'd have been delighted if Sunderland had got him. I'd imagine he'll be on quite a big wage but as it's only a two year deal there's not too much damage done if it goes wrong.

If Davies keeps up his form from last season then that should be a solid partnership.

Nuri Sahin

West Ham have signed Kouyate from Anderlecht for £7.5M on a 4 year deal. Brilliant signing for them. Can't help but feel it's a missed opportunity for a CL club to sign him up though.

Paully D

John O'Shea subject of a £3m bid from Tottenham, per The Telegraph. What a bizarre signing that would be.