Summer transfer thread 2022

I don't think so, any article linking the money they are raising to their ability to register players this current season just isn't accurate, or at the very least is not fully understanding the situation. They don't have a cash flow issue anymore, they have a wage limit issue. Conflating two separate issues.

La Liga wage rules are done prospective, the wage rules are based on prior year figures. The money they are raising this summer from selling equity and the family silver isn't a factor. So you know what, yes okay then, they can use a 4th 5th 6th and 7th lever if they want to raise cash right. It won't have an impact on their wages issue.

They need to get wages off the books, either by sales, loans or getting players to sign deals giving up a lot of salary this season, as you would imagine they will have a pretty hefty wage cap next season.

Pique getting hit up again for a pay cut is no surprise, alba is one they should be pressuring, apparently he's on 400k a week? Mental stuff.

The debt in itself is now manageable, the short term debt is solved. All clubs have debt, Barca generate the most money in the world and the debt isn't really an issue now they have taken care of the short term 700mil or whatever it was, their interest payments are very manageable

This is my understanding of the situation as well. The La Liga wage cap for a club is based off cash flow and income, of which Barca suffered and so had there wage cap reduced. However, they had a number of players on big wages already. Selling off assets will allow their wage cap to be larger next season, but it obviously hampers them with debt and it doesn't solve the short term issue of registering new players with the current cap.

No idea what they felt the need to try and do it all this transfer window though. It is risky if they can't register players or if they do not have short term immediate success on the pitch.

I don't really see a point in me trying to convince you otherwise but the debt is manageable now. I'd recommend reading up on it, Swiss ramble does very good analysis of clubs financials and the Barcelona one was referenced here before I'm sure.

Things were very bleak for Barca with covid, and 2021 things were the worst they have ever been for them. It was the coming home to roost of years of poor financial decisions but it didn't kill them so here we are. They are in a better spot now, though of course they still have plenty of work to do and I think the selling off of the future of the club is still poor strategy, it is what it is though. They have solved their short term debt problem, they have very manageable interest payments, they are on course to soon be returning to record turnover levels.

Best thing to do is look beyond the headlines really, I know I only did so due to being interested in what was happening with the de Jong deal but it's well worth it.

Missed this yesterday West Ham have signed Cornet on a 5 year deal from Burnley for the £17.5m buyout clause.

Werner going back to Leipzig, here we go from Romano

I don’t blame him for following the money, most of us would’ve done the same in his situation. The stupid decision he made was signing for a team managed by Lampard at the time, he was immediately at a disadvantage playing for such a novice manager. Hopefully he can recapture his old form back at Leipzig, he was a joy to watch there.

Some mad report from Gerard Romero this afternoon that deJong will go to PSG with Verratti then going to Man City and then Silva going to Barca.

That would be some merry go round of transfers.

With Man United looking on from the sidelines, if that happens.

Arnautovic has had to defend some comments he has made in the past, insisting he is not a racist.

Rabiot & his mother seem to cause problems at clubs he plays for.

I wonder how they will fit into an already toxic dressing room full of egos and leaks?

United putting out briefings all summer that the toxic players are gone and now they want to add Arnautovic and Rabiot. They genuinely have no clue what they are doing at that club, none.

United have a greed a deal with Juve for Rabiot according to Sky

Probably dropped to 3rd choice CB now.

Also he's a Liverpool fan!

I just don't understand why Man U aren't offering the £30m Leicester for a proven premier league midfielder in Tielemans

Would make too much sense.

Plus I reckon Tielemans is holding out for a CL club, weren't Arsenal supposed to be in for him too only to be told he didn't want to join a team not playing in CL?