And value for money...
Summer Transfer Thread 24/25
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19/20 - Liverpool £324m to Utd's £284m. 18/19 - Liverpool's £310m to Utd's £332m. Broadly speaking Liverpool have been spending as much as Utd on wages for the last 7/8 years. I'm not too sure that it changes the point I was making though. Any side spending big on wages will struggle to shift players that don't work out.
In fact you highlighting how much Utd have wasted is my point. Until that changes you'll struggle to sell well because nobody is buying unsuccessful players on big contracts. If Chiesa doesn't work out for Liverpool, we'll almost certainly be paying him off or he'll be sat at the club until his contract is up. That's just how these things work.
That's why the optimism is because now with ineos and with proper football people doing deals
Chiesa was £10m that's a small risk for big reward, unlike United's dealings of the past
Anyway I'll stop here time will tell , it's not quick fix
As I said earlier, I accept that they've employed football people to run the football side of the club. Whether that results in improvements, only time will tell.
Absolutely. As a Brentford supporter it's a weird moment given how integral we were to his career and he was to our success.
He's an exceptionally talented and intelligent footballer. For £40m there will be a few sides who could have done with him leading the line this season, but he's also a complicated character and that can put teams off a player sometimes.
At £40m he's probably cost us £30m from that betting ban, but also cost himself a top flight career at the same time.
It's a shame for the Premier League that he won't be playing in it - I always want to see the best and/or most entertaining players play in this league. That said, he'll be 31 when that £55m (tax free?) contract ends and would still improve/add depth to most Premier League sides if he retains his ability.
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Caporegime
You are not buying a history book though.
1 twirl and a rotten egg
Got 28 days to return faulty goods don’t you?
Not if you buy seconds from an outlet store
Poundland FC, although that's an insult to a well run business
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I think it's fair to say Southampton's ownership have backed the club this window, having brought in (and finalised some loan obligations) players across the entire pitch near enough.
GK - Ramsdale
Central Defence - Harwood-Bellis, Edwards, Wood
Fullbacks - Sugawara, Taylor
Central / Defensive Mids - Downes, Ugochukwu (Loan)
Attacking Mids - Fernandes, Lallana
Forwards / Wingers - Archer, Brereton Diaz, Fraser, Cornet (Loan)
Also Walker-Peters still being here will benefit the team massively, even if he leaves on a free at the end of the season. Bella-Kotchap still around, could be a good player if they can manage his supposed "better than us" attitude.
We've finally cleared out some deadwood too, offloading Perraud, Caleta-Car, Lyanco, Mara, Lis. Alcaraz going was a bit disappointing but arguably he'd had his chances and wasn't really in the long term plan.
The squad overall now looks stronger than I think any fan would have realistically hoped for before summer, so hopefully Martin can put together a decent first team and get enough results to keep us away from the worst of the relegation scrapping.
GK - Ramsdale
Central Defence - Harwood-Bellis, Edwards, Wood
Fullbacks - Sugawara, Taylor
Central / Defensive Mids - Downes, Ugochukwu (Loan)
Attacking Mids - Fernandes, Lallana
Forwards / Wingers - Archer, Brereton Diaz, Fraser, Cornet (Loan)
Also Walker-Peters still being here will benefit the team massively, even if he leaves on a free at the end of the season. Bella-Kotchap still around, could be a good player if they can manage his supposed "better than us" attitude.
We've finally cleared out some deadwood too, offloading Perraud, Caleta-Car, Lyanco, Mara, Lis. Alcaraz going was a bit disappointing but arguably he'd had his chances and wasn't really in the long term plan.
The squad overall now looks stronger than I think any fan would have realistically hoped for before summer, so hopefully Martin can put together a decent first team and get enough results to keep us away from the worst of the relegation scrapping.
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Caporegime
Always looking at us even when we are insignificant on the field. Typical weak minded mentality. You need to be comparing him to City's and Liverpool's players. Not ours.
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Sterling loan is good business nothing to lose, he has very good experience and if he has the motivation which I think he will he can offer a lot
Still can't believe Chelsea took Sancho wonder what the wage percentage will be paying him from either club they are crying out for a striker
Still can't believe Chelsea took Sancho wonder what the wage percentage will be paying him from either club they are crying out for a striker
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Caporegime
Sancho living in London will be like lighting the fuse on a nuclear bomb.
Doku for city
3 goals 8 assists
Grealish
3 goals 1 assist
Jota liverpool
10 goals 3 assists
Gakpo
8 goals 5 assists
Sterling
8 goals 4 assists
Yeah sterlings right up there isnt he
We got him for 100k a week and didnt pay a loan fee
Edus a mastermind
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Would have liked another striker in but that would be greedy, I guess we didn't get enough out the door (although the Turkish window is still open which may help with 1 or 2).