Summer 2015 Transfer Window General Discussion

Behrami to Watford. That'd be a decent piece of business, already knows the league as well too.

inforfun wrote: »

I guess we all have a player we hate but dont know exactly why?

Behrami is mine.
Dont know why but i cant stand the sight of him.

I hear ya

It's the hair. He looks like something out of Jersey Shore

Anyone follow Serie A and know about Albin Ekdal? He is supposed to sign from relegated Cagliari to replace Behrami.

Behrami will sign with Watford for €2.5m tomorrow after he (hopefully) passes his medical.

Oat23 wrote: »

Anyone follow Serie A and know about Albin Ekdal? He is supposed to sign from relegated Cagliari to replace Behrami.

Behrami will sign with Watford for €2.5m tomorrow after he (hopefully) passes his medical.

He's swedish. And he plays in midfield. Thats the extent of it.

I'm sure there are youtube vids of him out there....probably with awful music in them.

Krychowiak replacement I wonder?

Jaysus -just had a look at his wiki and he's Sevilla's record signing @ £7m.

Just goes to show you the **** off money that's in the EPL at present when a multi Europa League winning outfit with Champions League football have that as their max spend. Spurs/Liverpool/Everton have all more or less hit the £30m mark in comparison. :eek:

Given to stoke done, allowing begovic to go to chelsea

Wilberto wrote: »

Could be great for Ireland, although I foresee Jack Butland becoming the number 1 unfortunately.

Given is going there very much to mentor Butland and be number two in my opinion.

retalivity wrote: »

Given to stoke done, allowing begovic to go to chelsea

£8m the reported fee for Begovic. I can't get my head around that one at all. Surely you'd pick up an able deputy that's good enough to play when necessary for far less than that. In an ideal world, Begovic wouldn't play at all but will probably get domestic cup games. Van Ginkel going to Stoke on loan also.

I think Stoke have done a very good deal here.

Paully D wrote: »

£8m the reported fee for Begovic. I can't get my head around that one at all. Surely you'd pick up an able deputy that's good enough to play when necessary for far less than that. In an ideal world, Begovic wouldn't play at all but will probably get domestic cup games. Van Ginkel going to Stoke on loan also.

I think Stoke have done a very good deal here.

Cech played I think 16 games last year, 7 in the league, including a few of the UCL group games and the odd FA and league cup games.

I reckon Beogvic will probably get 10 games and thats if Courtois isnt injured/suspended.

A lot of his value for Chelsea also resides in his HG status, thats pretty invaluable IMO. Theres not many other HG GKs at his level that are available.

Paully D wrote: »

Cabaye to Palace confirmed. £13m, 3 year deal.

It's big money, but it's the best signing of the summer so far IMO. He will be on another level to anything they have had for a long, long time.

Will be interesting to see if gets free-kick duty over Puncheon. You'd imagine he would, he is a superb FK taker, which in a team at Palace's level could be worth a couple of extra points per season

Great signing

https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/619429150550544384
Stoke City have completed the signing of Mohamed El Ouriachi from Barcelona

https://twitter.com/JamieJackson___/status/619443818706927616
Manchester United’s Rafael da Silva closing on move to Galatasaray

cson wrote: »

Can't get my head around that one tbh. No offence to Palace but surely you'd think he's a level above that? At least for a Europa League team?

Keep saying it but just another pointer towards the sick money that's in the EPL atm.

London is also a big draw. When Remy moved to QPR that was real head scratcher too.

Left Back on the Bench wrote: »

Can't see how someone would move to a club to play 10 games a season. I know it's money but he's a good goalie.

Throwing away years of a career for 30 pieces of silver.

75000 pieces of silver a week. Who else would pay that for a sub?

Left Back on the Bench wrote: »

Can't see how someone would move to a club to play 10 games a season. I know it's money but he's a good goalie.

Throwing away years of a career for 30 pieces of silver.

Begovic is a good GK he knows hes not going to dislodge one fo the top GKs in the world barring a few horrendous displays from Courtois. Begovic is what we needed too incase we have to rely on him, few years back if Cech got injured it was guys like Hilario, Turnbull or Schwarzer coming into the team, none of them good enough to be a replacement.

It also makes a change from being linked with another HG GK this summer in Rob Green.

JPA wrote: »

75000 pieces of silver a week. Who else would pay that for a sub?

Thats a 25k saving on Cechs wages and a near 3m profit on the tranfer fee. I'll take that for a capable deputy to Courtois.