Ongoing Transfers thread

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri May 25, 2018 10:59 am

First topic message reminder :

Klopp, who doesn’t spend money, looking to spend 60m on Fekir to go with 50m Keita

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:53 am

I know you (Newcastle) and West Ham have at least spoken to Sturaro’s people.

As every week of summer has had so far, we’re talking to Wilshere and still telling him he will have to cut his wages and look at performance based bonuses

by Guest Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:08 am

Haven't seen enough of Sturaro, to know if it would be a worthwhile addition. He's been happy to sit at Juve for a long time (60 odd games in four seasons), now it just looks like Juve wanting some cash for the Ronaldo deal.

by GSC Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:23 pm

Rafa has to sell to buy so if Ritchie for Kenedy is a straight swap in terms of budget, someone else has to go first

by Guest Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:20 pm

Chancel Mbemba is going to Porto for €8m. Merino for £13m back to Spain & Mitrovic for £20m to Fulham will be done soon. Then we get the TV money sometime mid-July.

by GSC Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:33 pm

Grabban in for a medical tomorrow after Birmingham had a sniff late.

Byram on loan from West Ham was agreed a while back when they bring in another defender.

Karanka wants Colback to return but that's pretty much a non starter unless Newcastle pay him to leave which seems unlikely given Ashley.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:44 pm

Byram’s fitness has been mental.

This Ronaldo stuff baffles me. Italy seems only to be worth keeping him playing longer

by Guest Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:28 pm

Real Madrid have agreed a deal for right-back Alvaro Odriozola from Real Sociedad for a reported fee of €40million (£35.36million).

by GSC Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:32 pm

Meanwhile Vydra is off to Leeds eventually because Derby need funds to buy.

Grealish will be a Spurs player at some point.

by Duty281 Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:37 pm

Wilshere has turned into another Kieron Dyer.

Championship player in a couple of seasons.

by GSC Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:46 pm

In an alternative universe, Jack Wilshere and Jack Rodwell are starting together in midfield for England this week.

by Duty281 Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:49 pm

In a World Cup held in England, with Glenn Hoddle at the helm.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:55 pm

Michael Johnson is next to him, Rodwell is holding, Rooney is still up front.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:58 pm

PSGigi confirmed.

Dortmund want Zaha

by Guest Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:59 am

Paulinho has left Barcelona to rejoin his former club Guangzhou Evergrande on loan

by GSC Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:34 am

Pretty much just came back for a year to secure a world cup spot then

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:42 am

GSC wrote:Pretty much just came back for a year to secure a world cup spot then

Also Barca clearing a Non-EU spot

by Luke Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:20 pm

West Ham sign Jack Wilshere on a 3 year contract.

by GSC Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:46 pm

The deal is entirely based on appearances so a true free agent deal

by Guest Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:14 pm

Kenedy joining Newcastle on season loan deal, with option to buy

by GSC Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:43 pm

Jordan Rhodes continuing to chase his dream of scoring for every football league club by joining Norwich on loan.

by Luke Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:40 am

Andriy Yarmolenko is in Switzerland having a medical with West Ham.

Lucas Torreirato is having a medical at Arsenal.

Barcelona, have signed midfielder Arthur from Gremio for £35 million (and inserted a £355 million buy out clause).

Hull City have signed winger David Milinkovic from Geneva.
And have agreed a fee with West Ham for Reece Burke who is having his medical at the club.

by compelling and rich Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:03 am

whats happened to reece oxford? seemed to dropped off the face of the earth. normally linked with every club during a window

by Guest Tue Jul 10, 2018 2:14 pm

Newcastle United have rejected a bid of £20m, rising to £25m, from West Ham for their captain and centre back Jamaal Lascelles

Not surprised, will be more like £35m before Ashley considers it. He’s good, but not that good. I’d take £30m+, and be quite happy to sell.

by Luke Tue Jul 10, 2018 4:33 pm

Luke wrote:

Lucas Torreiraro is having a medical at Arsenal.
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And have agreed a fee with West Ham for Reece Burke who is having his medical at the club.

Both the above have now been confirmed.

Southampton are close to completing the signing of Angus Gunn from Manchester City for £13.5 million.

Real Madrid and Juventus have agreed a £105 million fee for Ronaldo, it's expected to be confirmed in the next couple of days, if not today.

by GSC Tue Jul 10, 2018 4:42 pm

It was today.

Reckon real might be laughing

by Luke Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:00 pm

As I put earlier, think this is a good move for everyone.
Juventus get that star player to help move more merchandise, and gives them that x factor.
Ronaldo gets a new set of fans to worship him, and a new challenge.
Real get to start again, and build a new side the shape the manager wants, with one less problem.

But agree, Real have got the better end. A lot will depend on who they bring in. If it's Mbappe then Real will be laughing.
Be interesting to see how Ronaldo fits into a team that's not built for him.

by Nathaniel Jacobs Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:50 pm

When did Juve become players in the transfer market? Blew £75m on the woeful Higuain last summer. Now blown £105m on a 33 year old. Prior to that their only relevance was stealing Pogba from Ferguson

by kingraf Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:12 pm

Any team where Higuain can score better than a goal every two games will see Ronaldo succeed in abundance.

by Guest Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:38 pm

Exactly. Juve haven’t been disappointed in Higuain. He has scored 40 in 70 odd games for Juve, named MVP for the last two seasons at Juve, and helped them win two Serie A titles, and two, Coppa Italia’s.

Ronaldo will ruin the Serie A, it’s just a question of whether his presence is enough, to make a step in the CL. Given Juve are having a clear out of Buffon, Sturaro, Alex Sandro and others, they will make a huge chunk of money back anyway.

by GSC Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:44 pm

Mahrez to City done

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:44 pm

compelling and rich wrote:whats happened to reece oxford? seemed to dropped off the face of the earth. normally linked with every club during a window

Spent a bit of time on loan in Germany. Few German clubs want him, he didn’t seem to want to come back to West Ham, there are question makes over his attitude but that’s also linked to his agent and his relationship with the club.

by kingraf Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:17 pm

I'm not sure Madrid got the better end. I mean, Ronaldo had what? 44 goals in 42 games? His last three champions league runs had 43 goals in 38 games. I know he cant quite go on those maizey dribbles anymore, but goals win games and he'said historically great at scoring. If I'm Real, I'd be worried that I'm taking a great player who might be a little off his peak but not shown anything to suggest he won't be elite in the next 2-3 years and replacing him with someone who might not be as great. There's a saying in basketball that you don't break a dollar into four quarters, ie don't sell one great player for a collection of lesser parts, which is what I'm sure Perez is planning on.

by Duty281 Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:27 pm

Good move for Real and Ronaldo. Juve have surely paid too much.

Yes, Ronaldo is a brilliant athlete and goes to great lengths to boost the longevity of his career, but he's got about 2 seasons left at the top level. 3 maximum.

by kingraf Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:31 pm

They have not paid too much tho. Their value has literally gone up $200 million since rumours of a Ronaldo transfer started. He'll pay for himself. Most teams only get one, maybe 2 chances at Championsome league glory in a generation. If Ronaldo can get them over the hump once in the next two-three years, he'd be worth it both on and off the field

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:51 am

It only is an odd choice for Ronaldo, but even then it’s only down to your (and in this case, my) opinion of the Italian league. He less likely to win a Balloon Door there, the standard and their standing are both lower.

But it’s a slower pace still and he wants to play for a long while yet. Good preservation for his career. And they wanted him, whereas sooner or later Madrid were gonna be forced to push him out to get their new galacticos

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:52 am

Yarmolenko is a West Ham player.

Close on Corinthians captain Balbuena and getting closer with Anderson of Lazio

by Guest Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:23 am

Yarmolenko wasted his prime at Dynamo Kyiv, then made the move to Dortmund, where he was awful. Not convinced on that one.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:44 am

I’m happy with it, a bad season in a weird Dortmund side doesn’t bother me

by Guest Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:07 pm

Barcelona bid £53m for Willian. Crazy to reject that.

Barcelona have signed French defender Clement Lenglet from Sevilla for €35.9million (£31.7m)

Fulham have signed midfielder Jean-Michael Seri from Nice.

by Luke Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:34 pm

Fulham as well as signing Seri have also signed Maxime Le Marchand from Nice. Combined fee believed to be in the £30 million bracket.

West Ham have agreed a deal for Felipe Anderson from Lazio of about £35 million. Player arriving tomorrow for his medical.

by Guest Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:56 am

Shaqiri to Liverpool for £13.5m

by Marky Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:59 am

Enter Shaqiri has to be the headline or I'll be extremely disappointed.

by Luke Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:50 pm

Southampton,
Have signed defender Jannik Vestergaard.

Huddersfield,
Have signed Erik Drum from Borussia Dortmund.

Brighton,
Are close to a £17.5 million deal for midfielder Yves Bissouma from Lille's.

Chelsea,
Jorginho is in London for a medical before a £57 million deal.

If Liverpool sign Shaqiri, it's believed this will trigger another 3 moves. With Matt Ritchie going to Stoke, Andros Townsend going to Newcastle, and Michail Antonio going to Palace.

by Luke Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:55 pm

Shaqiri to Liverpool confirmed.

by Guest Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:42 am

William Carvalho has joined Real Betis for £22m

Ajax signing Daley Blind for £14m

Isaac Hayden hands in transfer request. Done us a favour

by Luke Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:04 pm

Jorginho gone to Chelsea.
Him and Kante as there holding midfielders, good luck trying to play your way through that.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:03 pm

Eden Hazard: “After 6 wonderful years at Chelsea it might be time to discover something different. Certainly after this World Cup. I can decide if I want to stay or go, but Chelsea will make the final decision - if they want to let me go. You know my preferred destination.”

by GSC Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:19 pm

Think he'll struggle in comparison to Ronaldo, fabulous player when he feels like it, but equally capable of being anonymous when hes not in the mood.

by JDizzle Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:07 pm

Hazard is a player who has always come across as someone who is happy in the comfort zone, and perhaps doesn't quite push himself to be the absolute best he could be. I can't imagine he will get away with that at Madrid.

by Guest Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:11 am

Doubtful that Madrid see Hazard as a direct replacement for Ronaldo. Sense it’s more Hazard pushing for this move, and Madrid are keeping their options open.

Felipe Anderson joins West Ham for a club record price of €47m (£42m)

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