Summer Transfer Window 2017/18 - Rumours & Signings

Tombstone · 24 May 2017 at 14:26

Reports in some media that Liverpool have signed a pre-contract with Iker Casillas??

I know goalies have a longer career than outfield players, but I dont really want a keeper who is turning 37 next year and has no premier league experience. I will choose to take it with a pinch of salt for now.

div0 · 24 May 2017 at 15:24

MooMoo444 said:
Sanchez listed as a Bayern player for the confederations cup. Let that out the bag a bit early it seems?

I'm calling BS on this....

Screenshot from 4 days ago (from official twitter account): https://twitter.com/LaRoja/status/865698020612075520/photo/1

Picture doing the rounds now (allegedly from the official twitter account): http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article10487408.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/chile1.jpg

I'm going with a 'shop which the rags are just regurgitating.

Shamikebab · 24 May 2017 at 15:28

adam cool dude said:
Historically big buys never work out. With the exception of Rio I don't think any of the big buys have lived up to their hype in the last 20 years.

Huh? You're saying that is the only big transfer that has worked in 20 years?

nemtizz · 24 May 2017 at 15:41

Andybtsn said:
Renato?

I hear Lewandowski is listed, too. Pogon Szczecin are gonna be furious.

FrankJH · 24 May 2017 at 21:55

Rooney wasnt a big purchase at the time then ? god knows who ever else

The Running Man · 24 May 2017 at 22:07

Griezman must be 7/10 now?

Shamikebab · 24 May 2017 at 22:20

He booked his ticket when Mkhi was doing his acrobatics.

omnomnom · 25 May 2017 at 06:19

85mil release clause ? United will just pay it I'd of thought.

Naby Keita will be our first signing (LFC) I reckon, rumoured to be around 30mil.

doodah · 25 May 2017 at 08:05

The Running Man said:
Griezman must be 7/10 now?

With his maths skills - I think it's 7/12.

Do we need another marquee signing, especially a striker?

div0 · 25 May 2017 at 09:02

doodah said:
Do we need another marquee signing, especially a striker?

Zlatan will be 36 and returning from injury
Rooney will be 32 is surely heading out the door
Martial doesn't look like he'll start a lot of games under Mourinho
Rashford looks good, but surely needs someone else to take more responsibility for getting goals

I'd say it's almost nailed on that you'll be after a marquee striker.

FrankJH · 25 May 2017 at 09:16

div0 said:
Zlatan will be 36 and out of contract this summer
Rooney will be 32 is surely heading out the door
Martial doesn't look like he'll start a lot of games under Mourinho
Rashford looks good, but surely needs someone else to take more responsibility for getting goals

I'd say it's almost nailed on that you'll be after a marquee striker.

Corrected for you

Utd need a marquee striker to replace Zlatan, and given that even before his injury we needed more goals - a really decent wide player as well wouldnt hurt.

Shamikebab · 25 May 2017 at 09:35

I'm not so sure Rooney will leave. I hope so because I think his time is done.

The good thing about Griezmann is his versatility.

FrankJH · 25 May 2017 at 09:43

Im not sure Rooney's ego will allow him to sit on the bench for another year.
If Southgate rules him out of the England games as is being rumoured surely that will force Rooney to look for more game time elsewhere?

Shamikebab · 25 May 2017 at 10:03

Perhaps, I wonder if an MLS team would go for him and loan him back to EPL until Jan, maybe Everton? It has to be MLS or China surely, can't see where else he would go really.

adam cool dude · 25 May 2017 at 10:30

Shamikebab said:
Huh? You're saying that is the only big transfer that has worked in 20 years?

Record breakers yes. Even then out of the big buys only really hazard and de bruyne have been worth it.

Shamikebab · 25 May 2017 at 10:44

adam cool dude said:
Record breakers yes. Even then out of the big buys only really hazard and de bruyne have been worth it.

Well record breakers are pretty rare. There's only been three since Ferdinand and If De Bruyne is worth it then Pogba definitely is. Bit of a meaningless statement though.

Robbo · 25 May 2017 at 13:00

James Ducker‏ @TelegraphDucker
Expect Antoine Griezmann will now join United. He wants it resolved in next 2-3 weeks before he goes on honeymoon #mufc

This will put down a great marker providing we get him. One of the few world class players available. Release clause is £83m I think, suspect we'll just pay that (or Atletico will agree to sell for that so we don't have to start faffing about with lawyers).

Should be a good transfer window coming up...

Alex h · 25 May 2017 at 13:19

Robbo said:
This will put down a great marker providing we get him. One of the few world class players available. Release clause is £83m I think, suspect we'll just pay that (or Atletico will agree to sell for that so we don't have to start faffing about with lawyers).

Should be a good transfer window coming up...

Hope so

adam cool dude · 25 May 2017 at 13:55

Shamikebab said:
Well record breakers are pretty rare. There's only been three since Ferdinand and If De Bruyne is worth it then Pogba definitely is. Bit of a meaningless statement though.

It is far easier to list big bux buys that have flopped vs what has worked. Your rooneys, lampards, ronaldos were all cheap. Then you have your Torres, Di Maria, Sterling, Andy Carol etc.

Look how much Utd spent and I would say Eric Bailly was one of our best buys. Vidic, VDS and Evra were cheap as chips and led to European record for clean sheets.

Shamikebab · 25 May 2017 at 14:24

adam cool dude said:
It is far easier to list big bux buys that have flopped vs what has worked. Your rooneys, lampards, ronaldos were all cheap. Then you have your Torres, Di Maria, Sterling, Andy Carol etc.

Look how much Utd spent and I would say Eric Bailly was one of our best buys. Vidic, VDS and Evra were cheap as chips and led to European record for clean sheets.

Bailly was hardly cheap...