Summer Transfer Thread 2019

adam cool dude · 25 Jul 2019 at 11:24

IvanDobskey said:
Newcastle really are run appallingly. They will go down this season. Rafa is the only thing that has kept them in the premiership last couple of years.

They'd have been better off giving Rafa that 40m they just spent on some unknown striker who's never scored more than a handful of goals in a poor league.

I think this was simply a knee jerk reaction from Ashley after realizing they made a monumental mess up of letting Benitez go. Spend some money on someone quick before the fans revolt. I always thought Ashley was somewhat business savvy as he has done okay for himself really but has no clue or just has too much of an ego to run a football club.

styuR · 25 Jul 2019 at 12:07

adam cool dude said:
I think this was simply a knee jerk reaction from Ashley after realizing they made a monumental mess up of letting Benitez go. Spend some money on someone quick before the fans revolt. I always thought Ashley was somewhat business savvy as he has done okay for himself really but has no clue or just has too much of an ego to run a football club.

This Joelinton transfer has been in the works since January-ish, Rafa would have gotten him if he stayed, but Rafa's issue was more about the lack of spending throughout the infrastructure of the club and not having total control of his transfers.

Marky · 25 Jul 2019 at 13:25

Just over 2 weeks of the Transfer Window to go and we've made two signings...

A "Worst Case Scenario" Goalkeeper for Free who was part of the squad that lost 6-2 to BARNET...

And our year long loanee, Jordan Ayew - Who played 20 games for us and scored ONE GOAL.

It's been a while since I've been so nervous about an upcoming season...

If we end up losing Zaha too - We're ******

I hope they have some more plans than just these two transfers!

rebel rebel · 25 Jul 2019 at 15:19

Arsenal have announced the signing of Ceballos on a years loan.

CliffyG · 25 Jul 2019 at 17:04

William Saliba confirmed just now too.

rebel rebel · 25 Jul 2019 at 17:26

CliffyG said:
William Saliba confirmed just now too.

Will be interesting to see the details of the payment scheme for this one. Spending money now, when that doesn't benefit the team now, seems very strange.

robfosters · 25 Jul 2019 at 19:17

rebel rebel said:
Will be interesting to see the details of the payment scheme for this one. Spending money now, when that doesn't benefit the team now, seems very strange.

Won’t be paying till next year, otherwise he would have been playing for us this season.

rebel rebel · 25 Jul 2019 at 19:21

robfosters said:
Won’t be paying till next year, otherwise he would have been playing for us this season.

So if he has an awful season, or gets a bad injury we still have to pay?

Shamikebab · 25 Jul 2019 at 19:28

So Arsenal have a clause to sign Ceballos?

robfosters · 25 Jul 2019 at 19:32

rebel rebel said:
So if he has an awful season, or gets a bad injury we still have to pay?

Fraid so.

Shamikebab said:
So Arsenal have a clause to sign Ceballos?

No, that’s the most annoying thing.

CliffyG · 25 Jul 2019 at 19:41

Written this season off already by the looks of it. We need a CB now.

rebel rebel · 25 Jul 2019 at 19:45

Trouble is we have 6 that all want to play.

Sokratis, Koscielny, Holding, Chambers, Mustafi, Mavropanos.

Koscielny might end up going, Mustafi is probably there until his contract runs out.

explicit4u · 25 Jul 2019 at 20:00

Sokratis and Holding are still my favoured pair, even if papa is a little nuts at times.

Half those names are going to be gone in the next couple of seasons, we need a Van Dijk type player who's just starting to hit their peak. We have enough promising academy players coming through for our midfield/attack, focus on the Tierny deal and spend the rest on a CB!

rebel rebel · 25 Jul 2019 at 20:04

Yeah they would be my 2 as well. Hopefully Holding has recovered from his injury ok.

Shamikebab · 25 Jul 2019 at 20:10

robfosters said:
No, that’s the most annoying thing.

Oof, that is a yikes from me.

robfosters · 25 Jul 2019 at 20:21

Shamikebab said:
Oof, that is a yikes from me.

There’s a chance RM might sell him to us, but if he turns out decent, they’ll ask silly money because of his age, and if he’s great, then he’s going back, no questions asked.

Psycho Sonny · 25 Jul 2019 at 20:33

BaZ87 said:
I'm really struggling to understand the point you're making. Is it that at some point, some good players played in the SPL? I'm sure I could make a list of top class players that began their career in Croatia too - does that make the top division in Croatian football a top league too?

Put it this way Robertson when he played up here was nothing special. In fact the team he played in got battered 5-0 regularly. He never stood out. Whereas van dijk stood out a mile. Tierney is the same stands out a mile.

People who don't watch Scottish football commentating on it is funny. Robertson was a whipping boy up here who showed nothing special to warrant a move to a big club up here. Its actually extremely rare he made it as he didn't look good at all.

BaZ87 · 25 Jul 2019 at 21:05

So Robertson, over 5 years ago when he was a teenager, not looking special is some sort of proof that the SPL is a top league and Tierney is better than him? Seems a bit of a jump if you ask me, especially when Robertson has been made Scotland captain and picked at LB over Tierney iinm.

IvanDobskey · 26 Jul 2019 at 08:08

The only reason Robertson didn't stand out in Scotland was due to the fact the team he was playing for was abysmal

He wasn't being given the opportunity to get forward and make assists like he does now.

Shamikebab · 26 Jul 2019 at 14:01

Henderson signs a new deal and has gone back to Sheffield for the season.