Summer Transfer Window 2017 Thread

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

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Time to kickstart this baby...rumours that Kolasinac has signed a deal to go to Arsenal and that Inter are prepared to make Pochettino the highest paid manager in the world to take their job

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Percys usually reliable around the Midlands

[Dolphin Ziggler]

19:45 Neuchatel 0 Stoke 0
Arnautovic is down and this time it looks pretty serious. It looks like he might need a stretcher. Stoke's medical team is looking pretty concerned and Bojan and Erik Pieters have gone over to check he's all right.


SOUNDS PERFECT FOR WEST HAM NOW

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West Brom linked with Gareth Barry because of course they are

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Our targets seem to be:

Arnautovic
Hernandez
Gray

Wanting all three. I think there's interest in Hart on loan. Look likely to sign N'Diaye from Turkey, which I don't think will be a notable one but more a punt.

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James Rodriguez to Bayern on a 2 year loan

[BamBam]

That is mental

A £50m asset and they loan him out, practically taking him to the end of his contract - are his wages that much of an issue?

Bayern did it with Coman and they'll probably benefit here too

[Guest]

Insane, Madrid obviously keen to get his wage off their books at any cost. 5m euro per season with a future fee of 32m....that's cheaper than what Everton have been quoted for Sigurdsson

[Hero]

How any of the top 6 didn't think it wasn't worth a punt to sign him for less than £50m I don't know, Real were desperate to get rid.
Doesn't help adding to the kitty to entice Mbappe though.

[BamBam]

Douglas Costa to Juve - 6m loan with a 40m option to buy

[Guest]

How any of the top 6 didn't think it wasn't worth a punt to sign him for less than £50m I don't know, Real were desperate to get rid.
Doesn't help adding to the kitty to entice Mbappe though.

I'd imagine as soon as a top 6 premier league club came sniffing you could take that 50m and add on an extra 15-20m simply because European clubs know the money involved in the premier league

In other news West Ham United and Manchester United are set to go head to head to secure the services of Joe Hart (according to Simon Stone). West Ham see him as a first choice, whereas at Old Trafford with De Gea looking like he'll not force through a move to a Madrid, there is a feeling that the club won't stand in Romero's way should an offer come in whereby he would get regular football, Hart would back up De Gea. I'd imagine West ham would be favourites if Hart is looking for first team football

[Hero]

Can't see Man Utd being interested at all, Mourinho really rates the current 3rd choice Pereira and gave him a new 4 year contract recently so would imagine he'd get the step up to 2nd choice if Romero left.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

We only want a loan, and I don't know if I care either way

[compelling and rich]

Not worth 150k but Rooney might do a decent job for Everton, a fresh start might be just the kick up the backside he needs. If he's a regular starter, I see no reason why he shouldn't get 15 to 20 goals for them, maybe more.    

There's no way he should be a regular starter after all the money they've splashed (and continue too - Sigurdsson to be confirmed tomorrow)

If he is getting 150k a week, I'm sure Koeman is expecting Rooney to be a regular starter.

rooney deal to me seems more like a promotion of the club than a footballing reason and dont think koeman was the main man agreeing to the deal, cant see where he'll fit in footballing wise. hasnt got the legs to play up top, and only place would be barkley/sigurdsson position. feel like the board have been the ones to do this to get evertons name out there and increase foreign interest in the club.

im sure he'll start, koemans hands will be tied there. and will probably be in place of people who could offer more but dont have the name

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Jack Coke to Burnley (nice little signing)

Zooms to talk to Stoke and West Brom over a loan move

Everton gonna chase Gylfi still as it's more time efficient than just burning the money. Also signing Cuco Martina, so I seem to see.

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Martins Indi to sign for Stoke permanently for around £13m

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Suspect Britt will be off to the PL before September, preferably Watford because Burnley keep taking the piss.

Bid 1m for some league 2 RB. Yawn.

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Boro now trying to drop money on Britt

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Not sure what to make of Lukaku move.

£75 million up front, add ons and Rooney on a free to them adds up to a huge fee - could probably have got any striker in the world for that.

Never really rated Lukaku, scores goals but is poor technically, really clumsy and lazy.

He'll need to improve a lot.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Ibra to return to United properly when injury finished.

United "close in on £45m Perisic"

Palace to sign Loftus-Cheek on loan and Ajax defender Riedewald

[NickisBHAFC]

Boro now trying to drop money on Britt

Yawn

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Chelsea selling Chalobah for 5m.

Every mid table PL team and below should be all over that

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Stoke reject a 2nd bid for Arnautovic

[Crimey]

Ibra to return to United properly when injury finished.

Bet it won't happen in the end.

[JDizzle]

Chelsea selling Chalobah for 5m.

Every mid table PL team and below should be all over that

Still can't believe how little game time he got last year. Can't have offered that much less than what Matic did...

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We've signed James Husband from Boro - any opinions Boro clan?

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Everton make a 40m bid for Sigurdsson as Swansea leave him out of a pre-season tour

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Stoke want £24m for Arnautovic because they have a 20% sell-on clause with Bremen. I'd imagine that one is gonna get sorted soon, so should be our first signing of cost this window. Hart on loan also gathering more pace.

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Everton make a 40m bid for Sigurdsson as Swansea leave him out of a pre-season tour

So Sigurdsson to Everton, Dier to United, Barkley to Spurs then?

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Good luck with Levy.

[Hero]

Won't be happy if Utds final 2 summer buys are Dier/Matic & Perisic.

[Fernando]

Why they are positions you need. Also Perisic is better than of your current wingers. Matic is still sh*t & Dele Alli will die if he can't do silly handshakes with Dier so it's all a plus.

[Guest]

Personally don't even understand why we're interested in either. I'd have Fosu-Mensah there over either of them

I like the Perisic business. Hard worker and can actually deliver a cross. I can't wait to see a corner beat the first the first man

I still think there's something big to come though personally

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Fosu-Mensah isn't near the standard of either. 

Got to say, if you complain about Perisic and Dier coming in to add with Lukaku then you're wishing above your means.

[Guest]

Like I say I like the Persic business. makes a lot of sense. Good on either flank and has a consistent cross. Also a big advocate for the Lukaku signing. Better shots on target and chance conversion ration than Zlatan last year. I couldn't care if he can't pass so long as he puts the ball in the net

I agree Fosu Mensah is not as advanced as Dier or Matic at this present time, but when all you want is a player who is mobile and can tackle to free up Pogba and Herrera then £50m (even more if Dier is the signing) for either Dier or Matic is silly when Fosu Mensah is strong enough, quick enough and can tackle, and despite being dutch, would class toward the home grown at club quota

[Guest]

I will say though, if in an ideal world there was any chance of snapping up Weigl from Dortmund then I'd be all over it. Him or Fabinho

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Fabinhos gone Atletico hasn't he?

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I'd say United probably want a bit more than being strong, quick and useful in a tackle. Lee Cattermole does 2 of those things.

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In fact, given the targets are Dier and Matic, that reading of the game and discipline are far more important than pace to Mourinho.

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City about to splash 100m on Mendy and Walker apparently

[BamBam]

Meanwhile Milan are going to sign Bonucci for 40m euros

[Hero]

If both Dier and Perisic were around the 30m each then I wouldn't mind too much, it's potentially 115m for the pair though.
Know it's a sellers market this summer but there's surely a better value CDM and LW for that money?

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United aren't shopping for value, they're shopping for impact.

Money is of little importance these days.

[Hero]

A fee of around £55m is being talked about for Perisic, for that sort of fee isn't it worth having a try for Alexis Sanchez?

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Arsenal would tell Mourinho to piss off

[compelling and rich]

never thought id see the day that kyle walker was being bought for 50mil. lad cant defend, not that seems to bother pep

[compelling and rich]

A fee of around £55m is being talked about for Perisic, for that sort of fee isn't it worth having a try for Alexis Sanchez?

mourinho wouldnt like sanchez, doesnt track back enough

sad but true

[Holymiky]

£50m for Walker is crazy money, hes decent but not £50m worthy.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Boro want Randolph but Palace hold interest in Adrian. I'd imagine one will go and the other stays as number two to Hart

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City will be fun to watch if nothing else

[westisbest]

Sunderland set to sign Aiden  McGeady & James Vaughan, according to reports.

McGeady was quality for Preston last season.
Vaughan banging the goals for fun for Bury.


2 pretty decent signings.

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