2014 Summer Transfer Window Thread

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Who really cares?

[kingraf]

di Maria can, and has played any offensive position in the midfield. He's hardly a one position man.

Falcao may be a great pure striker, but we aren't short of goals or people who can score them, certainly not to the tune of justifying a €60m acquisition, who I genuinely don't think will say it back in merchandise.

[Gerry SA]

di Maria can, and has played any offensive position in the midfield. He's hardly a one position man.

Falcao may be a great pure striker, but we aren't short of goals or people who can score them, certainly not to the tune of justifying a €60m acquisition, who I genuinely don't think will say it back in merchandise.

It's not exactly like Real Madrid have too menu freescoring players.

Cristiano scored around 60 goals per season.

Benzema is a 20-26 goals per season striker.

Bale, at best, is a 25 goal per season player.

Falcao until he got injured last season scored 30+ goal per season for 4 consecutive seasons. Twice for Porto and twice for Atletico.

[kingraf]

Three players scoring over 20 a season is more than enough. Especially when one is getting 60.

[Gerry SA]

Three players scoring over 20 a season is more than enough. Especially when one is getting 60.

If Falcao's scoring 30+ goals per season at the weaker clubs, he'd score 40-50 goals per season at Real Madrid.

And Cristiano has tendentious, so if he out for 6-8 months, Benzema can't make up the difference.

[Hammersmith harrier]

He's going to be out for two months max Gerry, Madrid really don't need Falcao.

[Gerry SA]

He's going to be out for two months max Gerry, Madrid really don't need Falcao.

Real Madrid only have 1 striker, Benzema, on their books.

Morata has basically been shown the door.

What if Benzema gets injured? No strikers to pick.

Falcao is needed.

[kingraf]

We really don't. If Benzema gets injured, and Ronaldo is out, Bale can play up top. di Maria goes on the right, and James plays trequistra, or Isco, if James doesnt join. Really, I wouldn't mind Falcao on a good deal... but €60m for a 28-year old who's just had knee surgery is excessive, to say the least.

[Hammersmith harrier]

A striker might be needed but Real do not need to spend 60mil on another player, it's excessive and unnecessary, about time Fifa did something about the Spanish clubs.

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30m on a young LB vs 60m for a World Class Striker

Which one is expensive and unnecessary again?

[The Special Juan]

Trick question - neither!

[kingraf]

30m on Shaw is madness, and there's basically no way he's ever going to justify it. 60m on Falcao is simply stupid, and something you'd expect from an eight year old president.

[Gerry SA]

Javier Hernandez has handed in a transfer request at Man Utd.

Reports in Lisbon are claiming Man Utd are close to signing William Carvalho for £30m. Do Man Utd rate everyone at £30m?

And reports in Turin say Vidal can join Man Utd if the fee of £40m and Nani are on the table.

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Where do you get your rumours Gerry...?

[Liam]

40m + nani would be a good deal. We get a world class midfielder who will be the rock in our midfield, plus we get to offload nani! I think we can get Vidal if we act quick like we have done recently, otherwise if other big clubs get whiff he's available we'll lose out

[Ent]

Think it's a bit of a pipe dream.

Vidal is considered one of the best cms in the world currently.

Fanciful he will end up with us, which is a shame.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Looking closer to this left back from Nice Timothee Kolodziejczak (or Kolo).

Also linked with interest in Enner Valencia. Now that I'd love

[Dolphin Ziggler]

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

WBA after Aaron Cresswell of ITFC

[NickisBHAFC]

Would be a good signing that.

[Fernando]

    

#ClassicFergie
#BebeIsAHobo
#KlebersonIsTehBestInTehWorld

[Ent]

Meh win some lose some.

He's been trying to sign him from Porto before Monaco did apparently.

[CFCNick]

Who's to say he would be the player he is now if he joined United?

[The Special Juan]

    

#ClassicFergie
#BebeIsAHobo
#KlebersonIsTehBestInTehWorld

World cup winner!!

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Yeah, hindsight is 20 20. You never hear about the hundreds of players passed who do nothing

[Hammersmith harrier]

Rodriguez who may well be one of the best players on the planet at this moment in time wasn't what we needed a few years back, I imagine we could have bought almost any top young player for a cut price before they made it big as could almost every other big team.

[Guest]

Where do you get your rumours Gerry...?

from his own head.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Whilst it was merely for lulz sake, the argument of "not what we needed" doesnt really stack when Bebe was bought instead.

Granted Bebe probably looks a better player than Nani currently, but, you know, so do I

[Kurt N. Jurqa]

When the answer is Bebe you have to wonder what the question is.

[The Special Juan]

When the answer is Bebe you have to wonder what the question is.

Using one word only, what's the biggest waste of £7.2m you've ever seen?

[Gerry SA]

Where do you get your rumours Gerry...?

Hernandez rumour was reported in Mexico before the story broke in Europe.

I have relatives in the Netherlands and Spain. Normally the stories from those countries are pretty reliable.

[Gerry SA]

Where do you get your rumours Gerry...?

from his own head.

Says the deluded Lewis Hamilton fan boy...on your bike lad...

[Guest]

 

Gerry, think United will end up with Carvalho & not both him & Vidal. No point spending over £70m on two players, who essentially play similar roles, when the defence still needs surgery.

[Guest]

Toni Kroos agrees Madrid move apparently. Throw Falcao into the mix & Madrid certainly mean business. Could be the start of a dominating era?

[Fernando]

Could well be.

General consensus in France is that Debuchy is heading to the Emirates "Very soon". Be surprised if anything under 12.5m tbh

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Robben/Sneijder mark 3 if Madrid sell Di Maria

[Guest]

Yeah, Debuchy been constantly chirping away & voicing his displeasure about not being with Cabaye 24/7 & not being in Champions League. £12m+ or anywhere near that, Ashley will snap your hand off. Debuchy can't really defend & is woeful in the air. Good riddance I say, seeing as he's nearing 30.

[Gerry SA]

 

Gerry, think United will end up with Carvalho & not both him & Vidal. No point spending over £70m on two players, who essentially play similar roles, when the defence still needs surgery.

Perhaps but considering Vidal and Carvalho are valued the same, £30m.

Vidal would be the better signing, but no champions league might mean he ends up at Real Madrid.

Carvalho, IMO, is a little below the Vidal. A little unproven.

Vidal might just be looking for a new contract at Juventus. Forcing Juventus to match the reported £250,000 United have offered.

[Kurt N. Jurqa]

I can't see Real going for both Vidal and Kroos.
The main concern would be Bayern deciding they need a Kroos replacement and getting Vidal who's already played in the Bundesliga.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Snodgrass to Hull confirmed

For some reason Hull do there pics in the showers

7m rising to 8m, fantastic business for us. Steve Bruce overpaying lolz continue

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

And apparently one team has bid 10m for Ross McCormack

Hopefully not us

Hooper to QPR is what I'm hearing...

[Guest]

And apparently one team has bid 10m for Ross McCormack.

Headsgone. Apparently it maybe Fulham.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Read two teams had bid and twas expected to be Norwich and Fulham. A lot of it seems to be coming from an old story though

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Can we all just laugh at the Daily Mail who have run a story that West Ham are after Valbuena

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Read two teams had bid and twas expected to be Norwich and Fulham. A lot of it seems to be coming from an old story though

Seems to be Fulham, McCormack hasn't travelled with the Leeds squad to Italy so maybe something in it

Doubt we'd be spending 10m on a striker considering we've already signed two and haven't actually lost any yet

[whocares]

Can we all just laugh at the Daily Mail who have run a story that West Ham are after Valbuena

why not? he's also been allegedly monitored by Liverpool and was linked with Valencia before the worldcup. He should look for a nice transfer bonus now that there is some hype surrounding him and will probably leave Marseilles for 12-15 M€ but think he will fit better in la liga than in the PL.

[CFCNick]

Ashley Cole officially a free agent - http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3941255/title/farewell-cole

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Lallana signs for Liverpool.

In probably the most Spurs move ever, they've made a bid for Ben Davies

[Hammersmith harrier]

Not sure what to think of Lallana signing, a lot depends on what happens to Suarez but where does he fit in with Coutinho and Sterling presumably behind Sturridge? All three of them prefer playing centrally so any formation that contains the three wouldn't make best use of their talents.

[Guest]

yeah, heard that yesterday, apparently £8m for Davies. Danny Rose is appalling, so something had to be done.

Interesting to see how Lallana does. Wouldn't surprise me to see him fade into the background among Sturridge/Sterling.

[compelling and rich]

always thought davies looked pretty solid to me, reliable left back. something which spurs haven't had for a very long time

think lallana for that amount is a poor signing, always thought while tidy enough as a player he doesnt stand out. your average dutch academy player will be equally technically adept and think koeman should be able to replace him easily enough at half the price

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