Summer Transfer Window 23/24

Bigpig · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:03

Loan move to Newcastle in the works? :cry:

robfosters · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:05

woppy101 said:
yep a UEFA rule to keep the top clubs at the top and not let anyone else compete, currently backfiring disastrously now for UEFA

You’ll wish it was a FIFA rule when the Saudi’s start coming for your top players

the wopster · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:06

Bigpig said:
Loan move to Newcastle in the works?

Yep all a game of 4D chess by PIF, 4 world class loans incoming in jan with 100% of the wages covered by the clubs

the wopster · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:07

robfosters said:
You’ll wish it was a FIFA rule when the Saudi’s start coming for your top players

Considering our owners we should be pretty safe for a while :cry:

Shamikebab · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:14

woppy101 said:
yep a UEFA rule to keep the top clubs at the top and not let anyone else compete, currently backfiring disastrously now for UEFA

Backfiring how...

the wopster · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:26

Shamikebab said:
Backfiring how...

Mbappe will be the first of many players in their prime to go to Saudi, nobody was worried when it’s the likes of Jordan Henderson moving but Mbappe will cause a domino effect. if it wasn’t for FFP do you really think that the 3-4 richest clubs in the world wouldn’t be offering close to the same terms as Saudi, you know that madrid, Barca, mancity and ManU would be all over Mbappe.
The FFP imposed by both UEFA and the Premier League/Spanish League has hamstrung the really rich clubs which has allowed the Saudi clubs to take advantage of the situation.

Raymond Lin · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:28

Why bid 300 mil euros, he has a year left on his contract, they will likely accept the bid 250mil or even 200 mil euros. It seems unnecessary to go straight to 300mil from the get go.

Shamikebab · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:28

woppy101 said:
Mbappe will be the first of many players in their prime to go to Saudi, nobody was worried when it’s the likes of Jordan Henderson moving but Mbappe will cause a domino effect. if it wasn’t for FFP do you really think that the 3-4 richest clubs in the world wouldn’t be offering close to the same terms as Saudi, you know that madrid, Barca, mancity and ManU would be all over Mbappe.
The FFP imposed by both UEFA and the Premier League/Spanish League has hamstrung the really rich clubs which has allowed the Saudi clubs to take advantage of the situation.

He hasn't even accepted, and even if he does it's a one year loan before he goes to Real. The only club you listed that can afford 1m wages weekly without cheating is Madrid, Barca certainly can't. It's nothing to do with FFP why nobody is going for him.

The_One · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:35

Raymond Lin said:
Why bid 300 mil euros, he has a year left on his contract, they will likely accept the bid 250mil or even 200 mil euros. It seems unnecessary to go straight to 300mil from the get go.

prevents other clubs going for him

the wopster · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:44

Shamikebab said:
He hasn't even accepted, and even if he does it's a one year loan before he goes to Real. The only club you listed that can afford 1m wages weekly without cheating is Madrid, Barca certainly can't. It's nothing to do with FFP why nobody is going for him.

it’s Everything to do with FFP why nobody else is going for him and It’s only cheating because FFP says it is.
if an owner decides he wants to put £10b into a clubs bank accounts(be it city‘s owner or ManU’s new owner or Chelsea or Newcastle) and activate the football manager money cheat, why shouldn’t they?
Uefa/PL/Spanish league will start to panic soon as the value of there own products will start to plummet, and with FFP in place the Top clubs have pretty much grown as much as they can(so can’t compete with Saudi) and the obstacles in place make it almost impossible for other clubs to grow(pump in the money) to compete

The_One · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:46

FFP will start harming the game for sure, ffp doesnt do what it was intended for anyway it should be scrapped

the wopster · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:48

The_One said:
FFP will start harming the game for sure, ffp doesnt do what it was intended for anyway it should be scrapped

If FFP was binned tomorrow, there are at least 10 premier league clubs that would spend money like a fat lad in a pie shop

Shamikebab · 24 Jul 2023 at 20:50

woppy101 said:
it’s Everything to do with FFP why nobody else is going for him and It’s only cheating because FFP says it is.
if an owner decides he wants to put £10b into a clubs bank accounts(be it city‘s owner or ManU’s new owner or Chelsea or Newcastle) and activate the football manager money cheat, why shouldn’t they?
Uefa/PL/Spanish league will start to panic soon as the value of there own products will start to plummet, and with FFP in place the Top clubs have pretty much grown as much as they can(so can’t compete with Saudi) and the obstacles in place make it almost impossible for other clubs to grow(pump in the money) to compete

Yes, breaking the laws is cheating. I understand this must be confusing for you.

And no it isn't related to FFP. Madrid could buy him now if they wanted to, but they won't because they can get him for free in 12 months. They bid 200m for him a few years ago, saying they can't do it because of FFP is laughable.

Can't compete with Saudi

Compete for what? No player is choosing a Saudi club over a good European club, they're just taking the bag while the Saudi clubs are dumb enough to offer it. it's exactly the same as it was with China 5/6 years ago. They're literally taking castoffs and deadwood for megabucks because the Europeans don't want them.

sigma · 24 Jul 2023 at 21:00

Bigpig said:
Loan move to Newcastle in the works?

That would be amazing

Martini1991 · 24 Jul 2023 at 21:57

I don't really understand Zaha joining Galatasaray :s

SideWinder · 24 Jul 2023 at 22:29

Martini1991 said:
I don't really understand Zaha joining Galatasaray :s

Same. Bit random. He can be a bit up and down but was pretty sure he would stay in England.

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 24 Jul 2023 at 22:57

The_One said:
prevents other clubs going for him

Would have thought anything 200+ would beat anything Real Madrid, Chelsea etc could offer

SideWinder said:
Same. Bit random. He can be a bit up and down but was pretty sure he would stay in England.

+1 was expecting him to move to Spurs or a top 6 club.

C Kent · 24 Jul 2023 at 22:58

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF said:
+1 was expecting him to move to Spurs or a top 6 club.

Why? he's no where the level required

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 24 Jul 2023 at 23:01

C Kent said:
Why? he's no where the level required

Free transfer and in IMO good enough to be a squad player.

dannyjo22 · 25 Jul 2023 at 00:03

Martini1991 said:
I don't really understand Zaha joining Galatasaray :s

Same, who has ever gone to Turkey and been a success. Kevin Campbells interview on Under the Cosh on YouTube is an absolute insight into what a **** place to play the Turkish league is. Beds in the ground for players to sleep after the game if they lose and much much worse.

As for Mbappe, I hope he joins the Saudi league and I don’t care if all the top players from every club go there. Free up some spots for other talent and force UEFA to do something about the finances. Although the answer will probably be to invite them into the CL.