Summer 2015 Transfer Window General Discussion

BT have signed La Liga :P (Maybe)

Orlando have released Sean St. Ledger due to a 'serious breach of club policy'

Paully D wrote: »

Reports in France are suggesting M'Vila will sign for Sunderland. The player himself has been favouriting/liking lots of social media posts in relation to it too. He could just be having a laugh and there nothing in it of course.

3 years ago that would have been a huge signing. No idea what he's like now.

Corholio wrote: »

He doesn't want to go to Leicester, prefers to move to Leverkusen who have already bid as well.

Going the Vidal route.
Much better move for him than going to Leicester.

CSF wrote: »

Young English lad in being massively overpriced shocker.

The thing is though, with this influx of money into the Premiership I have no idea why there isn't more ambition on show. With the fees and wages on offer mid level Premiership teams should surely be able to compete with the better teams in leagues around Europe and get in the mix for a higher quality of player. It just seems that the same old players are getting moved around for ever higher fees.

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

The thing is though, with this influx of money into the Premiership I have no idea why there isn't more ambition on show. With the fees and wages on offer mid level Premiership teams should surely be able to compete with the better teams in leagues around Europe and get in the mix for a higher quality of player. It just seems that the same old players are getting moved around for ever higher fees.

It has a lot to do with clubs in Europe trying to extort PL clubs for more money. Players seem to have 1 release clause for when a European club tries to buy them but when an English club goes in, the fee seems to be 50% higher.

Many of the players would love to play in the PL because they have a chance to earn excellent money in what is a short career but are blocked by their clubs who are looking for what is often extortionate fees.

It seems to me the way European clubs try and account for the disparity between the TV and sponsorship money and there almost seems to be a gentlemans agreement between them.

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

I would assume better players want to play for teams in contention to win things or qualify for the champions league and not play with mid table teams so basically all the high quality players in the game who have any ambition (which are really the only players worth signing) will want to sign for a champions league calibre team of which there are probably only potentially 6 of them in each of the top european leagues.

In spite of the premier league having so much money in the next few years I'd imagine it won't make as much difference as it would initially seem and actually clubs on the continent will be delighted as they can simply jack up the price of any players and sell their mediocre players to premier league teams at inflated prices find suitable replacements for a lot less money.

Meh, I think if you literally offer double the wages Inter / PSV / Benfica are willing to offer a player you'll have a shot.

https://twitter.com/mephobia8/status/627593610909884416

Ibrahimovic: This could be my last game with #PSG tonight, I will have some decisions to make this week.


https://twitter.com/MailSport/status/627592159777034241

Roberto Soldado is ready to end his Tottenham misery with a cut-price move to Villarreal

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Re Zlatan, word is that Liverpool are going to make one last club record signing, this could be it! :pac:

https://twitter.com/OmldZamani/status/627612303643402240

This is a kick in the nuts for 'pool.
https://twitter.com/OmldZamani/status/627602415718678529

I guess this won't stop until 1st September...

Why is Benzema getting linked with a move away from Real ?

The Guardian among others reporting that Sunderland will sign M'Vila and Leroy Fer now, so it appears to be more than idle speculation anyway. M'Vila reported to be permanent (no fee mentioned) though others are saying a loan, Fer definitely a loan.

No idea how M'Vila will turn out as his career seems to have gone down quicker than Katie Price over the last few years. It's disappointing Fer is only a loan but he's much better than us anyway so to even get him for the year is a coup. Hopefully we don't get gazumped by another club before the deal is done.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/02/yann-mvila-leroy-fer-sunderland-midfield

Desperately need a striker still however and as good as Fer is, I don't think he's the real creative force we need centrally so I assume Advocaat might change system to get the best out of what we have.

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

IF they both were to sign, what would it mean for Rodwell?

That he won't be playing at all this season with any luck. It's the equivalent of playing with 10 men when he's on the field.

Who is Tony Cascarino to be rating anyone on their first touch!?