Summer Transfer Thread 2018

robfosters · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:14

The_One said:
Ousmane dembele to arsenal on season long loan with option to make permanent for 90 mill im hearing

Also possibility of another defender

Dembeles already said he’s staying at Barca.

Robbo · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:15

Sky Sports reporting we’ve made a move for Godin. Yes please.

beachBOYken · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:20

Robbo said:
Sky Sports reporting we’ve made a move for Godin. Yes please.

Hasn't he got like a £20m release clause.

robfosters · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:23

I don’t think Godin will leave AM.

Certainly not one for the future. He’s 32 already.

Shamikebab · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:24

Let's face it Sky Sports are about as reliable as asking that bloke down the chippy who we're signing.

jonneymendoza · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:24

nicktay2605 said:
I think £60 odd million for Alisson is one thing, but the Kepa money is another thing entirely. Alisson has just played the whole WC for Brazil, keeping Ederson - one of the prem's best keepers - on the bench. Plus he's played in the CL for Roma. Kepa has got one international cap for Spain, spent the WC on the bench, and I believe has only played a few games in the Europa League.

They could both turn out to be two of the world's best goalkeepers but I would much rather have Alisson of the two. Chelsea are taking a big gamble on Kepa, they've really been forced into spending over the odds because of Courtois' refusal to stay and the lack of what they consider top level alternatives.

arsenal bought the german number 2? gk for far less!!!!

BaZ87 · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:29

Am I the only person imagining Mourinho and Woodward on Supermarket Sweep? Mourinho's at the checkout screaming at Woodward which he's running around like a headless chicken trying to grab anything and everything off the shevles.

robfosters · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:30

jonneymendoza said:
arsenal bought the german number 2? gk for far less!!!!

He’s not the number 2 though, otherwise he would have gone to the World Cup.

robfosters · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:31

BaZ87 said:
Am I the only person imagining Mourinho and Woodward on Supermarket Sweep? Mourinho's at the checkout screaming at Woodward which he's running around like a headless chicken trying to grab anything and everything off the shevles.

A few other Liverpool fans might be imagining it I suppose. Only the obsessed I would have thought.

Marky · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:33

Sounds like Jordan Ayew is coming to Palace on a year-long loan with a buy option for January - Not a bad signing really, especially as it's just a loan (for the time being...).

Would still love to see either Loftus-Cheek or Bolasie back to Palace on a loan, but I think it's unlikely now.

beachBOYken · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:34

So the window shuts at 5pm.

Can European clubs still buy players from PL clubs after this deadline?

Steedie · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:34

beachBOYken said:
So the window shuts at 5pm.

Can European clubs still buy players from PL clubs after this deadline?

Yep

BaZ87 · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:35

robfosters said:
A few other Liverpool fans might be imagining it I suppose. Only the obsessed I would have thought.

Haha

Steedie · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:35

BaZ87 said:
Am I the only person imagining Mourinho and Woodward on Supermarket Sweep? Mourinho's at the checkout screaming at Woodward which he's running around like a headless chicken trying to grab anything and everything off the shevles.

LOL! Properly laughed at that.

It's funny because it's true

BaZ87 · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:36

You're clearly an obsessed Liverpool fan

beachBOYken · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:36

Steedie said:
Yep

That seems weird, so clubs here could lose players to European clubs and not be able to replace them?

Steedie · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:39

beachBOYken said:
That seems weird, so clubs here could lose players to European clubs and not be able to replace them?

Yeah that's what all the fuss is about with this bizarre decision to end it early. Close the window to avoid unsettled players once the season starts, yet still have unsettled players due to European clubs turning their heads. Makes no sense

BaZ87 · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:40

beachBOYken said:
That seems weird, so clubs here could lose players to European clubs and not be able to replace them?

Everybody keeps saying this but think about it logically. If a PL side doesn't want to sell a player, they don't have to and if you're a European side that wants to buy a PL player (one that's not actively for sale at least) you're not going to wait until after the PL deadline to try and sign him. Not that I'm convinced there's a lot of substance to the Pogba/Barca stories but using that as an example, Barca will know that (unless Utd want to sell him) there's not a chance in hell that Utd would accept an offer after deadline day and even if they would, it would cost twice as much as before the PL deadline. If we see any PL players move abroad after the deadline it will be players that they're actively looking to sell and don't need replacing.

beachBOYken · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:41

Steedie said:
Yeah that's what all the fuss is about with this bizarre decision to end it early. Close the window to avoid unsettled players once the season starts, yet still have unsettled players due to European clubs turning their heads. Makes no sense

Thanks for explaining, yeah does indeed seem really daft.

Azza · 9 Aug 2018 at 11:41

Bernard, Mina and Gomes.

That would be nice. :cool: