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Melbourne City
First topic message reminder :
Goalkeepers:
GK: Nick Pope (80) - £9.0m [Burnley]
GK: Timo Horn (84) - £6.3m [FC Koln]
Defenders
LB: Jordan Lukaku (77) - £6.3m [Lazio]
LB: Marcel Schmelzer (79) - £4.5m [Borussia Dortmund]
RB: Kieran Trippier (80) - £27.0m [Spurs]
RB: Thomas Meunier (81) - £13.5m [PSG]
CB: Inigo Martinez (82) - £28.8m [Bilbao]
CB: Yerry Mina (80) - £27.0m [Everton]
CB: Neven Subotic (78) - £4.5m [Saint-Etienne]
Midfielders
CM: Fabinho (84) - £40.5m [Liverpool]
CM: Thomas Partey (80) - £22.5m [Atletico Madrid]
CM: Lucas Torreira (78) - £27.0m [Sampdoria]
AM: Max Kruse (82) - £10.8m [Werder Bremen]
AM: Miguel Almirón (79) - £9.0m [Atlanta United]
AM: Manuel Fernandes (81) - £4.86m [Lokomotiv Moscow]
AM: Kevin-Prince Boateng (81) - £6.3m [US Sassuolo]
AM: Angel Gomes (64) - £0m [Man United]
AM: Emil Forsberg (82) - £22.5m [RB Leipzig]
Wingers
LW: Ignacio Piatti (80) - £1.8m [Montreal Impact]
LW: Heung-Min Son (84) - £45.0m [Spurs]
RW: Willian (84) - £45.0m [Chelsea]
Strikers
ST: Josef Martinez (81) - £5.85m [Atlanta United]
ST: Edison Cavani (88) - £54.0m [PSG]
ST: Wissam Ben Yedder (81) - £25.2m [Sevilla]
Melbourne City Youth
RW: Tahith Chong (64) - 0k [Man United]
Budget - 1.5m
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Rewards
Goalkeepers:
GK: Nick Pope (80) - £9.0m [Burnley]
GK: Timo Horn (84) - £6.3m [FC Koln]
Defenders
LB: Jordan Lukaku (77) - £6.3m [Lazio]
LB: Marcel Schmelzer (79) - £4.5m [Borussia Dortmund]
RB: Kieran Trippier (80) - £27.0m [Spurs]
RB: Thomas Meunier (81) - £13.5m [PSG]
CB: Inigo Martinez (82) - £28.8m [Bilbao]
CB: Yerry Mina (80) - £27.0m [Everton]
CB: Neven Subotic (78) - £4.5m [Saint-Etienne]
Midfielders
CM: Fabinho (84) - £40.5m [Liverpool]
CM: Thomas Partey (80) - £22.5m [Atletico Madrid]
CM: Lucas Torreira (78) - £27.0m [Sampdoria]
AM: Max Kruse (82) - £10.8m [Werder Bremen]
AM: Miguel Almirón (79) - £9.0m [Atlanta United]
AM: Manuel Fernandes (81) - £4.86m [Lokomotiv Moscow]
AM: Kevin-Prince Boateng (81) - £6.3m [US Sassuolo]
AM: Angel Gomes (64) - £0m [Man United]
AM: Emil Forsberg (82) - £22.5m [RB Leipzig]
Wingers
LW: Ignacio Piatti (80) - £1.8m [Montreal Impact]
LW: Heung-Min Son (84) - £45.0m [Spurs]
RW: Willian (84) - £45.0m [Chelsea]
Strikers
ST: Josef Martinez (81) - £5.85m [Atlanta United]
ST: Edison Cavani (88) - £54.0m [PSG]
ST: Wissam Ben Yedder (81) - £25.2m [Sevilla]
Melbourne City Youth
RW: Tahith Chong (64) - 0k [Man United]
Budget - 1.5m
Transfers In
- Spoiler:
Marcus Rashford and Zlatan Ibrahimović from Jets (27/03)
Miguel Almirón (Foreign) for £7.2m (28/03)
Michail Antonio (foreign) for £16.2m (28/03)
Keita Baldé Diao (foreign) for £27m (3/4)
Vincent Enyeama (foriegn) for 675k (3/4)
Thomas Partey from Jets (03/04)
Jamie Vardy (foreign) for £16.2m (11/04)
Jordan Lukaku (foreign) for £6.3m (11/04)
Quincy Promes (foreign) for £19.8m (17/4)
Ignacio Piatti (foriegn) for £2.25m (24/4)
Patrick Cutrone, Mason Holgate and David Brooks from WSW (30/04)
Luis Alberto (foreign) for 19.8m (30/04)
Roman Zobnin (foreign) for 5.4m (01/05)
Nabil Fekir and Philipp Max from Sydney (15/05)
Nick Pope (foreign) for 4.5m (22/05)
Roberto Firmino (foreign) for 45m (22/05)
Jesse Lingard, David Neres and Emmanuel Boateng from Newcastle Jets (25/05)
Mitchel Weiser (foreign) for £10.8m (30/05)
Neven Subotic (foreign) for £3.6m (30/05)
Wissam Ben Yedder (foriegn) for £25.2m (16/06)
Simone Zaza (foriegn) for £19.8m (26/06)
Alexis Sanchez (foreign) for £63m (04/07)
Timo Horn (foreign) for £6.3m (04/07)
Marcel Schmelzer (foreign) for £4.5m (09/07)
Manuel Fernandes (foreign) for £4.86m (10/07)
Tahith Chong (foreign youth) for 0k (20/07)
Thomas Muller (foreign) for £49.5m (31/7)
Heung-Min Son and Fabinho from Wellington Phoenix (1/8)
Thomas Meunier (foriegn) for £13.5m (7/8)
Max Kruse (foriegn) for £10.8m (15/8)
Kevin-Prince Boateng for £6.3m (21/8)
Marcel Sabitzer for £22.5m (21/8)
Nani from Melbourne Victory for 9m (22/08)
Edison Cavani from Perth (26/8)
Josef Martinez (foreign) for £5.85m
Emil Forsberg (foreign) for £22.5m
Transfers Out
- Spoiler:
David Silva and Julian Brandt and £3m to Jets (27/03)
Pietro Pellegri (Released) for £7.2m (28/03)
Cenk Tosun (released) for 15.5m (28/03)
Jurgen Locadia (released) for 10.125m (30/03)
Jose Arnaiz (released) for 6.75m (30/03)
Andrea Conti (released) for 10.125m (30/03)
David Neres to Jets (03/04)
Emerson (lawyers) for 13.9m (11/04)
Lorenzo Pellegrini (released) for 10.8m (11/04)
Fousseni Diabate (released) for 1.35m (17/04)
Kenny Tete (lawyers) for 9.9m (17/04)
Jamie Vardy to WSW (30/04)
Zlatan Imbrahmovic to WSW for £7.0m (30/04)
Justin Kluivert to WSW for 12m (30/04)
David Brooks (lawyers) for 5m (01/05)
Alessio Da Cruz (lawyers) for 1m (09/05)
Marcus Rashford and 12m to Sydney (15/05)
Mason Holgate (lawyers) for £6.9m (15/05)
Kieran Tierney (lawyers) for £5.0m (15/05)
Neto (lawyers) for 9.9m (22/05)
Nabil Fekir (released) for 45m (22/05)
Patrick Cutrone and Milan Skriniar to Newcastle Jets (25/05)
David Neres (released) for 10.1m (30/05)
Emmanuel Boateng (lawyer) for 1.5m (05/06)
Michail Antonio (lawyer) for £17.8m (13/06)
Jaroslaw Jach (released) for 1.35m (16/06)
Quincy Promes (lawyers) for £21.8m (26/06)
Luis Alberto (released) for £14.8m (04/06)
Phillip Max (lawyers) for £9.9m (04/06)
Robert Firmino (lawyers) for £49.5m (04/06)
Vincent Enyeama to Newcastle Jets for 800k (10/07)
Simone Zaza (laywer) for £21.8m (31/7)
Keita Balde Diao (released) for £20.25m (31/7)
Alexis Sanchez and Leander Dendoncker to Wellington Phoenix (1/8)
Mitchell Weiser (lawyer) for £11.8m (7/8)
Roman Zobnin (lawyer) for £9.9m
Jesse Lingard (lawyer) for £39.6m
Nani and Thomas Muller to Perth (26/8)
Marcel Sabitzer (released) for £16.8m (16/9)
Rewards
- Spoiler:
Press Conference Week 1 = 500k
Tactics Week 1 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 2 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 3 = 500k
Tactics Week 3 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 4 = 500k
Tactics Week 4 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 5 = 500k
Tactics Week 5 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 6 = 500k
Tactics Week 6 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 7 = 500k
Tactics Week 7 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 8 = 500k
Tactics Week 8 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 9 = 500k
Tactics Week 9 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 10 = 500k
Tactics Week 10 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 11 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 12 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 13 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 14 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 13 = 500k
Press Conference Week 14 = 500k
Tactics Week 15 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 15 = 500k
Tactics Week 16 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 17 = £1.5m
End of Season Press Conference = 500k
Tactics Week 18 = £1.5m
Press Conference Week 1 = 500k
Tactics Week 1 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 2 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 3 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 4 = £1.5m
Tactics Week 5 = £1.5m
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TwisT- Posts : 17835
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Re: Melbourne City
A centre back primarily and just a reshuffle generally tbh.
I wouldn't best the lawyers offer on bartra.
I wouldn't best the lawyers offer on bartra.
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
I'd need to get a similar amount of value to Rashford's current 45m to consider a deal. Sorry.
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
As I'm playing you, I just want to flag that I have reversed my promotion of Maffeo and Konate to my first team squad as I just realised I didn't have squad space for them. I haven't used them in my tactics at all as a consequence.
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Re: Melbourne City
No i made doubly sure before I promoted any of them.
Youth rules say
Plus by the time Aouar plays two games, it’ll be close to season two anyway.
Youth rules say
TM value is frozen at the time of promotion to first team.
Plus by the time Aouar plays two games, it’ll be close to season two anyway.
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Re: Melbourne City
Don’t let it put you off making an offer!!
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Re: Melbourne City
Main player of yours I'd be wanting would be Goretzka so if there is anything could be done I'd be interested.
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Re: Melbourne City
£14.9m for Torreira?
Marky- Posts : 29856
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Re: Melbourne City
Swap the cash for Kluivert?
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Re: Melbourne City
Who would you like in a deal for goretzka?
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
Neres instead?
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Re: Melbourne City
Sule's not for sale. What would you want in terms of straight cash/
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
Unai Nunez + Lucas Tousart + £5m for Goretzka
or something with Fabinho or Seri instead, and cash on your side
or something with Fabinho or Seri instead, and cash on your side
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Re: Melbourne City
Might be willing to swap Bailey for Goretzka if that appeals?
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Re: Melbourne City
Ideally I wanted a player over cash, if you upped it to 6m I'd go for it x
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Re: Melbourne City
What will you offer for Callejon and Martinez then?
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Re: Melbourne City
I always haggle!
700k and it's a nice .5m showing in your account then.
700k and it's a nice .5m showing in your account then.
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Re: Melbourne City
Gotetzka and £10m I might do. Was thinking that I’d want £14m which is the difference in their TM values.
But let me have a scout to see my options
But let me have a scout to see my options
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Re: Melbourne City
Cheers, confirmed xx
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Re: Melbourne City
No worries dude. Wasn’t going to accept tbh
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Re: Melbourne City
I'm happy to continue with Valencia at right back.
Am willing to sell Sanson for the right price though. David Silva in a deal?
Am willing to sell Sanson for the right price though. David Silva in a deal?
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
You are right - I am short of defensive cover. But I have a player in mind from foreigns to fix that, so it's not too much of an issue.
To be blunt, I need a first team player or it's just not worth me selling Sanson.
To be blunt, I need a first team player or it's just not worth me selling Sanson.
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
Yeah we could do something for Gundogan. But I'd need Pellegrini and David Silva in return.
Marky- Posts : 29856
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Re: Melbourne City
Kenny Tete + Julian Brandt + 3m = Leon Bailey + Morgan Sanson
Do like Brandt, but I don't think that it's worth losing Sanson in this deal. Sorry.
Do like Brandt, but I don't think that it's worth losing Sanson in this deal. Sorry.
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
Understandable, but that's what I'd need to lose Gundogan
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Re: Melbourne City
I don't think the difference between Brandt and Bailey is that much, not enough for me personally. I can see why others would deal, but not me.
How much straight cash for Tierney?
How much straight cash for Tierney?
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
No need. I'm happy with Gundogan.
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Re: Melbourne City
It's a not at the offers I've received at the moment.
Trebs- Posts : 14651
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Re: Melbourne City
TBH I don't see any value in me loaning him again, so would prefer to sell him if you are interested in that instead?
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Re: Melbourne City
I can get £1.3m by releasing him, so match that and he's yours
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Re: Melbourne City
Title: Ebbsfleet v Wanka Trial
Tactic choice: High Pressure
Formation: 4-4-2 (2 FB, 2 CB, 1 DM, 1 AM, 2 WG, 2 ST)
--------------Tosun---Locadia------------
-------------------Silva-------------------
Brandt--------------------------Willian
----------------Dendoncker --------------
Tierney---Martinez---Skriniar----Trippier
--------------------Neto-----------------
Subs: Mina, Emerson, Pellegrini, Torreira, Neres, Conti, Kluivert
Tierney – Stay Back
Trippier – Balanced Attack
Martinez – Stay Back
Skriniar – Stay Back
Dendoncker – Cut Passing Lanes, Balanced Attack
Brandt – Stay Forward, Balanced Width, Come Short, Stay on Edge of Box for crosses, Stick To Position
Willian – Stay Forward, Cut Inside, Get in Behind, Balanced Crossing Runs, Free Roam
Silva – Basic Defence Support, Stay on Edge of Box for crosses, Free Roam
Tosun – Basic Defence Support, Stay Central, Target Man
Locadia – Press Back Line, Balanced Width, Balanced Attack
Roles:
Captain: Martinez
Left short free kick: Silva
Right short free kick: Silva
Long free kick: Dendoncker
Penalties: Tosun
Left corner: Willian
Right corner: Willian
Tactic choice: High Pressure
Formation: 4-4-2 (2 FB, 2 CB, 1 DM, 1 AM, 2 WG, 2 ST)
--------------Tosun---Locadia------------
-------------------Silva-------------------
Brandt--------------------------Willian
----------------Dendoncker --------------
Tierney---Martinez---Skriniar----Trippier
--------------------Neto-----------------
Subs: Mina, Emerson, Pellegrini, Torreira, Neres, Conti, Kluivert
Tierney – Stay Back
Trippier – Balanced Attack
Martinez – Stay Back
Skriniar – Stay Back
Dendoncker – Cut Passing Lanes, Balanced Attack
Brandt – Stay Forward, Balanced Width, Come Short, Stay on Edge of Box for crosses, Stick To Position
Willian – Stay Forward, Cut Inside, Get in Behind, Balanced Crossing Runs, Free Roam
Silva – Basic Defence Support, Stay on Edge of Box for crosses, Free Roam
Tosun – Basic Defence Support, Stay Central, Target Man
Locadia – Press Back Line, Balanced Width, Balanced Attack
Roles:
Captain: Martinez
Left short free kick: Silva
Right short free kick: Silva
Long free kick: Dendoncker
Penalties: Tosun
Left corner: Willian
Right corner: Willian
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Re: Melbourne City
What would you be after for Willian?
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Re: Melbourne City
Open to offers on most players, although fair to say that Iniesta, Chiellini and Reus are NFS.
Can also offer lawyers equivalent in cash (which would be my preference)
Can also offer lawyers equivalent in cash (which would be my preference)
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Re: Melbourne City
Cm I can offset Tousart or Aouar.
Cf I have Wagner and Sanabria. Would also do a Willian + cash for Jesus but the cash would need to be £40m
Cf I have Wagner and Sanabria. Would also do a Willian + cash for Jesus but the cash would need to be £40m
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Re: Melbourne City
Think its impossible in regards to Rashford given his superior tm value.
I would be willing to sell Bailey but I'd want Brandt + 10m for him as I think Bailey would be a more effective player on the fifa league imo.
I would be willing to sell Bailey but I'd want Brandt + 10m for him as I think Bailey would be a more effective player on the fifa league imo.
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Re: Melbourne City
I'd be interested in David Silva
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Re: Melbourne City
I like Silva but I'm looking to keep my team younger than 30 yo.
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Re: Melbourne City
What positions are you looking at? Or who on my side interests you
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Re: Melbourne City
I could include Guedes and/or Weigl in a deal assuming you'd be looking at some of my bigger names
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Re: Melbourne City
Rabiot is nfs, can't see anything other than his rating and value continuing to rise so not willing to lose him
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Re: Melbourne City
David Silva + Skriniar
=
Pastore + Laporte?
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Pastore + Laporte?
Marky- Posts : 29856
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Re: Melbourne City
I'm not planning on playing a formation with an AM so don't really want Silva.
Rashford + Zlatan
=
Willian + Brandt
Enq
Rashford + Zlatan
=
Willian + Brandt
Enq
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Re: Melbourne City
Who would I need to use to get Silva then?
Marky- Posts : 29856
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Re: Melbourne City
How about
Rashford + Zlatan
=
Brandt + Silva + 5m
Even tho I'm not overly interested in Silva I'd be willing to get some transfers going on here.
Rashford + Zlatan
=
Brandt + Silva + 5m
Even tho I'm not overly interested in Silva I'd be willing to get some transfers going on here.
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Re: Melbourne City
Sanson was gonna be a starter for me
I have zero interest in Arnaiz. How about we get rid of the money and do
Rashford + Zlatan + Sanson
=
Brandt + Silva + Torreira
Think that is a fair offer for both of us imo.
I have zero interest in Arnaiz. How about we get rid of the money and do
Rashford + Zlatan + Sanson
=
Brandt + Silva + Torreira
Think that is a fair offer for both of us imo.
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Re: Melbourne City
So you want me to take out the 5m and give you a 6m player instead?nadeem2099 wrote:How about
Rashford + Zlatan
=
Brandt + Silva + 5m
Even tho I'm not overly interested in Silva I'd be willing to get some transfers going on here.
I'll do
Rashford + Zlatan + Mandanda
=
Brandt + Silva + 6m
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Re: Melbourne City
I can't do that, I'm too light in attack as it is.
Marky- Posts : 29856
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Re: Melbourne City
I can't do the deal without the 5m I'm afraid. I'm looking to sell Rashford to lawyers and get nearly 50m for him so would want some sweetener to sell him within the league.
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Re: Melbourne City
Afro wrote:Aouar + £10m for Willian
Or £32m cash.
Or if you really aren't going to sell Willian, lets talk about Brandt instead!
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Re: Melbourne City
I would let Jesus go, but only really want Willian, so it would need to be Willian + £40m for him
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