Summer Transfer Window 2016/17 - Rumours & Signings

Shamikebab · 25 Jul 2016 at 14:10

Nothing to suggest Juve will be very dominant in Europe
The person who was in charge at Utd when he was there isn't there any more
English league is a top league and a good challenge, unlike Serie A.

Malevolence · 25 Jul 2016 at 14:42

Finally over the line. Cracking signing. Excited to see him play next season, he's supposed to be one of the best young talents around.

Tummy · 25 Jul 2016 at 14:45

Absolutely love him on Football Manager, signed him a lot! :cool:

. Hope he gets game time and does well, will enjoy being able to watch him more easily.

bayo000 · 25 Jul 2016 at 16:09

The Running Man said:
Walk away.

Unfortunately martial may do the same looking at his reaction to losing the number 9 shirt to ibrahimovic

He needs to calm down. Ibra only has 1 (2 years at most) left in him at this level and then Martial can get No. 9 back.

BaZ87 · 25 Jul 2016 at 16:16

Joe Allen's having his medical ahead of a move to Stoke by the sound of things. Surprised this moved forward so quickly, I had fully expected him to push for a move back to Swansea.

Tummy · 25 Jul 2016 at 16:19

Stokelona are about to sign the Welsh Xavi! The revolution continues! :cool:

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FrankJH · 25 Jul 2016 at 16:36

bayo000 said:
He needs to calm down. Ibra only has 1 (2 years at most) left in him at this level and then Martial can get No. 9 back.

and what does he do with his personal brand AM9 in the mean time?
There is also no gaurantee he will get it back once Ibra leaves.

Utd really should have let him know earlier imo

BaZ87 · 25 Jul 2016 at 16:46

Mourinho probably wants to unsettle him so he can sell him to Wolfsburg.

cm1179 · 25 Jul 2016 at 17:45

blimey. i didn't know martial was divorced with 2 kids. he's 20! if he wasn't a pro footballer, he'd be on jeremy kyle.

Newbfail · 25 Jul 2016 at 17:59

Martial was married until he had an affair last year, talk about fame going to your head.

It was some **** trying to work her way through a number of the squad.

Tummy · 25 Jul 2016 at 18:00

Exorcise said:
Martial was married until he had an affair last year, talk about fame going to your head.

'cause only famous people have affairs

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(also; over heard a depressing story a footballer was telling about his holiday in Vegas, similar vein.)

Newbfail · 25 Jul 2016 at 18:04

damn those famous rich people

llamadal · 25 Jul 2016 at 18:14

NexusK said:
He's definitely worth more than the €40m he went to Napoli for now, whether he's worth more than double is debatable though. Don't forget that he's coming off a brilliant season where he broke the Serie A scoring records with 36 league goals.

2013/14 - 24 goals total
2014/15 - 29
2015/16 - 38

Juventus don't have anyone even close to his level and signing him, if he keeps his form, pretty much guarantees that they win the league for the next few seasons. Their highest league goal scorers last year were Dybala with 19 and Mandzukic with 10... Huguain scored 36.

Mandzukic scores when it matters, contributes a huge amount on the pitch, dybala is young - in no world is that amount of money a good investment for Higuain, same for Pogba really, stupid money being thrown about.

Tummy · 25 Jul 2016 at 18:21

The money is really a non issue.

bloodline76 · 25 Jul 2016 at 19:10

Exorcise said:
Martial was married until he had an affair last year, talk about fame going to your head.

It was some **** trying to work her way through a number of the squad.

They do have the option of not sleeping with these people, no self control, expense divorce... No one to look further than themselves to blame.

K1LLSW1TCH · 25 Jul 2016 at 19:22

That sort of money for someone who'll be 30 next year is ridiculous.

ThestigGT999 · 25 Jul 2016 at 19:37

quantity vs quality ???

Andybtsn · 25 Jul 2016 at 19:39

K1LLSW1TCH said:
That sort of money for someone who'll be 30 next year is ridiculous.

The only way it would be justifyible is if they won the CL, which they probably wont.

FrankJH · 25 Jul 2016 at 19:50

ThestigGT999 said:
quantity vs quality ???

blatantly stupid comparison simply because none of those have been transferred to the EPL this season where numerous times in this thread its been mentioned prices are stupid vs BL where its at a much more reasonable level

Shurrle didnt exactly impress at the EPL (although that was when he was 1 or two years younger)

Dembele may look good......but who knows how his career will end up.

At least £40m of Pogba's deal is due to TV money etc etc

edit or put it another way

Shurrle would have probably cost Utd 35-40m, Gotze at least £30m and Dembele £25-30 (no dsprespect to Oxford but if he is worth £18m , Dembele must be worth double that)

Tummy · 25 Jul 2016 at 19:55

K1LLSW1TCH said:
That sort of money for someone who'll be 30 next year is ridiculous.

Meh, agree in principle; though football transfer fee's are just what the market/value/selling club dictate.

Spending 'big' (eww hate that term in football) on young players is justifiable in the sense it is spread over the longevity of their career and they (normally) retain a resale value.

Spending 'big' money on older players makes less sense; but they do have experience.