Summer transfer thread 17/18 season (NEYMAR TALK IN OTHER THREAD)

beakerjoe · 19-07-2017 09:22AM

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Jacob Murphy has signed for Newcastle

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/10951943/newcastle-agree-12m-deal-to-sign-jacob-murphy-from-norwich

That surely Means Daryl Murphy is on his way out.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/irelands-daryl-murphy-set-to-leave-newcastle-455152.html

Guess they are only allowed one Murphy .....

rob316 · 19-07-2017 09:44AM

Ya Paul Joyce reporting Liverpool have had a £66m bid rejected for Keita.

That one looks dead in the water anyway.

Giggsy11 · 19-07-2017 01:26PM

DiMarzio and his sky Journalists reported Danilo from Madrid to City is a done deal for 35 Million Euros.

Andersonisgod · 19-07-2017 01:33PM

Giggsy11 wrote: »

DiMarzio and his sky Journalists reported Danilo from Madrid to City is a done deal for 35 Million Euros.

Another reminder of just how dismal those full back options were last season. They directly led to Guardiola abandoning his original plan and having to go for something slightly more orthodox.

Giggsy11 · 19-07-2017 01:38PM

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Another reminder of just how dismal those full back options were last season. They directly led to Guardiola abandoning his original plan and having to go for something slightly more orthodox.

Of yeah it's never Pep's fault.

suffering golfer · 19-07-2017 01:51PM

rob316 wrote: »

Ya Paul Joyce reporting Liverpool have had a £66m bid rejected for Keita.

That one looks dead in the water anyway.

Crazy money. Makes City signing B Silva for £43m look like very good value.

StringerBell · 19-07-2017 01:51PM

Ah now to be fair lads, Pep to City was out of the blue, last minute and he did come in when the window was closed so couldn't make any signings and its not like City have a bottomless pit of money either, considering he had to simply work with the dross available to him I think he did a superb job as always.....................wait

POKERKING · 19-07-2017 01:54PM

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Another reminder of just how dismal those full back options were last season. They directly led to Guardiola abandoning his original plan and having to go for something slightly more orthodox.

I wish he would sign a DM/Pivot player otherwise this is all a waste of time in my opinion.

martyos121 · 19-07-2017 01:55PM

suffering golfer wrote: »

Crazy money. Makes City signing B Silva for £43m look like very good value.

That move was good value from the moment it was announced IMO. He looks phenomenal.

TitianGerm · 19-07-2017 01:56PM

suffering golfer wrote: »

Crazy money. Makes City signing B Silva for £43m look like very good value.

It must be really crazy seen as you posted it three times

Buford T. Justice XIX · 19-07-2017 01:57PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

It must be really crazy seen as you posted it three times

Deja vu, all over again.

suffering golfer · 19-07-2017 02:16PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

It must be really crazy seen as you posted it three times

Sorry, phone issues!

inforfun · 19-07-2017 02:53PM

So that is a €250 million potential back line of Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Danilo?

Not sure that has the centre forwards in the EPL and CL deciding to stay home because there is nothing to win against that line.

beakerjoe · 19-07-2017 03:08PM

inforfun wrote: »

So that is a €250 million potential back line of Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Danilo?

Not sure that has the centre forwards in the EPL and CL deciding to stay home because there is nothing to win against that line.

Stones is still the weak link, didnt look to make the step up in my view.

POKERKING · 19-07-2017 03:21PM

inforfun wrote: »

So that is a €250 million potential back line of Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Danilo?

Not sure that has the centre forwards in the EPL and CL deciding to stay home because there is nothing to win against that line.

Nah, new left back and Kompany plus one of either Otamendi/Stones/Another....hopefully another as otamendi or stones dont fill me with confidence. Danilo and Walker to fight it out for right back...

tastyt · 19-07-2017 03:22PM

Its gonna be more like walker, kompany, otamendi, mendy.

Plus new keeper which does look pretty good. If they get that sorted nobody can touch them from midfield up

TitianGerm · 19-07-2017 03:28PM

tastyt wrote: »

Its gonna be more like walker, kompany, otamendi, mendy.

Plus new keeper which does look pretty good. If they get that sorted nobody can touch them from midfield up

Need Kompany to stay fit first.

inforfun · 19-07-2017 03:30PM

And another 50 million for Mendy which would bring it close to 300 million.
For a back line.

Madness.

pjohnson · 19-07-2017 03:36PM

inforfun wrote: »

And another 50 million for Mendy which would bring it close to 300 million.
For a back line.

Madness.

Need a deputy LB aswell so prob another 30-40 million.

StringerBell · 19-07-2017 03:37PM

#coaching

SlickRic · 19-07-2017 03:39PM

inforfun wrote: »

And another 50 million for Mendy which would bring it close to 300 million.
For a back line.

Madness.

Pep is no different to any other manager. In fact, by this spending, he's gone more chequebook than most.

He seems to have literally given Sheikh Mansour a list, and told them to go get, whatever it takes.

If it works, more power to him. But it won't make him a genius.

Jayop · 19-07-2017 03:43PM

Getting a new back 4 to blend together with a new GK really quickly will be something of an achievement.

the whole year inn · 19-07-2017 03:43PM

SlickRic wrote: »

Pep is no different to any other manager. In fact, by this spending, he's gone more chequebook than most.

He seems to have literally given Sheikh Mansour a list, and told them to go get, whatever it takes.

If it works, more power to him. But it won't make him a genius.

He needed a new back line, it was needed for a few seasons now. He's getting the job done.

pjohnson · 19-07-2017 03:46PM

the whole year inn wrote: »

He needed a new back line, it was needed for a few seasons now. He's getting the job done.

Yeah needed for a few seasons so its good to see Pep noticing and adressing this in his first season. Oh hang on Bravo and Stones weren't a solution?

SlickRic · 19-07-2017 03:47PM

the whole year inn wrote: »

He needed a new back line, it was needed for a few seasons now. He's getting the job done.

And as I said, fair play.

But anyone else, and questions would be more pertinently raised about how much money he's needing.

the whole year inn · 19-07-2017 03:50PM

SlickRic wrote: »

And as I said, fair play.

But anyone else, and questions would be more pertinently raised about how much money he's needing.

Are we really questioning money here, with the sale of Neymar, Lukakus price etc, he has the resources to spend and there's a major problem in the defence.

Lukker- · 19-07-2017 03:51PM

StringerBell wrote: »

Ah now to be fair lads, Pep to City was out of the blue, last minute and he did come in when the window was closed so couldn't make any signings and its not like City have a bottomless pit of money either, considering he had to simply work with the dross available to him I think he did a superb job as always.....................wait

It's a fair criticism, but the exact same can be levelled at Mourinho at United. He was in the job early, and had plenty of time to assess what was considered a floundering squad, United fans will tell you there was an improvement but that isn't exactly reflected in league progression.

the whole year inn · 19-07-2017 03:53PM

pjohnson wrote: »

Yeah needed for a few seasons so its good to see Pep noticing and adressing this in his first season. Oh hang on Bravo and Stones weren't a solution?

Bravo wasnt a solution, and when Navas is being played right back there's problems with the defence. Stones will play his part in the team and is only one part of the defence . Pep didn't address the defence enough last season, hes first season aswell and he is making up ground on that now.

19-07-2017 03:55PM

Lukker- wrote: »

It's a fair criticism, but the exact same can be levelled at Mourinho at United. He was in the job early, and had plenty of time to assess what was considered a floundering squad, United fans will tell you there was an improvement but that isn't exactly reflected in league progression.

Wining two major trophies and automatic Cl qualification. Dreadful..

Sgt Pepper 64 · 19-07-2017 03:59PM

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Wining two major trophies and automatic Cl qualification. Dreadful..

and what "major" trophies would they be?
He won a trophy he said he didnt want to win and neither of them was hardly the stuff of dreams for the "worlds biggest club"
It is delusion to think that any other trophy than the premier league or champions league is enough for clubs like Utd

make no mistake, it was a very underwhelming season for Utd and so far I dont see it being much different next season

Summer transfer thread 17/18 season (NEYMAR TALK IN OTHER THREAD)

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