Jayop wrote: » That Luis sale was from Chelsea to PSG.
KERSPLAT! wrote: » Yep. With a cut price buy back of €35m. Handy €15m profit!
Jayop wrote: » Chelsea have been beyond cute in their dealings of late. They were throwing around money like it was going out of fashion 15 odd years ago, but even then it was rarely insane money, just more a case of buying lots of middle money type players. I'm sure they would happily go well over that Torres money this summer though if the right player is available to them. Because he's never in a month of Sundays going to be a 50m center half. It was crazy money. If it was a list of players who went for sensible money then he wouldn't be included. Di Maria was only at United for one season too.
the whole year inn wrote: » He only just turned 23 (May) he easy has 10 years ahead of him, crazy to throw him under the bus.
Jayop wrote: » the whole year inn wrote: » He only just turned 23 (May) he easy has 10 years ahead of him, crazy to throw him under the bus. I'm not throwing him under the bus. I'm just saying have a look at the company he's in in that list of 50 players. There's only a handful of defenders and he's never going to be at the level of a Rio who looked like good value 10 years later. Luiz is the same, a scandal that he's in the list. Defenders don't tend to go for top 10 transfer fee of all time prices. If they do they should be potential greats or already great. Stones is neither.
POKERKING wrote: » In a couple of years(probably even now) time 50m will be goin rate for bog standard centre half. Vvd at 50-70 shows you where we are going. Stonew will be nowhere near top ten in two seasons.
Jayop wrote: » I'm not throwing him under the bus. I'm just saying have a look at the company he's in in that list of 50 players. There's only a handful of defenders and he's never going to be at the level of a Rio who looked like good value 10 years later. Luiz is the same, a scandal that he's in the list. Defenders don't tend to go for top 10 transfer fee of all time prices. If they do they should be potential greats or already great. Stones is neither.
the whole year inn wrote: » Nice you can look in your crystal ball and see these things, perhaps wait and see over time before giving him no chance. It's your opinion bit you could be wrong.
Jayop wrote: » If it goes to 60m then Walker will become the 8th most expensive player in history.
BullBlackNova wrote: » Well, he had a pretty successful spell as manager of Barca B. He brought Busquets and Pedro straight up to the first team with him and also gave quite a few players their first chances in the team. Pique was signed having played fewer than 50 first team games in his career, the bulk coming at Zaragoza a season previously so not exactly the finished article. Joshua Kimmich joined Bayern having never played top flight football. Started as a DM and is now a regular right back, pretty sure that counts as development. Was Thiago Alcantara another? Came through under Pep at Barca and linked up with him at Bayern and progressed.
pjohnson wrote: » https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/885551913856630784 Southampton win.
Andersonisgod wrote: » Good signing, Walker will add a lot to Guardiola's City. Speaking of right backs, Ernesto Valverde is making his presence felt at Barcelona. Bartomeu's board and sporting director wanted Bellerin, Valverde advised instead on signing Semedo. Nelson Semedo is incoming at €35 million and €5 million add ons. Great deal, great prospect, great managerial intervention.
Deise Vu wrote: » Spurs fan here. Far from from gutted about Walker. He has given Spurs great service for years but he was always a player I watched from behind the sofa. In fairness he appeared to have largely cut out the brain farts in the last year or so but Trippier emerged as just a better footballer. If you are financed by sheiks or dodgy Russians you can afford to have two Internationals for the same position and keep them happy with wheelbarrows of shekels or roubles but teams like Spurs just can't afford either the cash or the poison to team spirit that having unhappy players on the bench that(A) could get a game with other CL teams and (B) could triple their pay packets. Sure they always say they welcome the competition and they are best friends. If you believe that I have a bridge in London for sale if you are interested. Walker is 27, probably 2nd choice next year and not worth a hat of crabs In four or five years. Sell him for about 10% of the cost of the stadium that will still be there for the next 30-50 years? In a heartbeat. Great bit of business that helps to ensure the club is sustainable. (Despite all the nonsense above that fees and wages can just keep going up and up exponentially).
JPA wrote: » Amazing. Stuart Taylor is still a pro footballer!
ERG89 wrote: » Lucas Biglia going to Milan for 17m euros. Montella is only a few players short of a brand new team.
