Summer Transfer Window 2017/18 - Rumours & Signings

Yas786 · 25 Aug 2017 at 17:18

Tombstone said:
I'd happily have him at Liverpool (for a reasonable price and not for 180k a week mind you)

You can have him, we will take Countinho off you at the same time lol.

He wants to go Chelsea, not sure where he would fit into their squad though.

Moses said:
How much is he worth? Because eg. if you got him on a Bosman and paid him £120k, but then gave him say £15m as a signing on fee because you don't have to pay any club a fee (and no compo because of his age) that's an effective salary over a five year period of £180k/week.

Yep pretty much this

sneakysnail · 25 Aug 2017 at 18:43

well balls in coutinho's court now. wonder if he'll throw all the toys out the pram and sakho himself or man up and play. I mean sakho is paid £100k a week and cost 18m and klopp refuses to play him or sell him for less than 30m. coutinho is only on 150k and cost us less, yeah he's worth tonnes more but if he wont play then screw him, let him sit on his arse until he breaks.

Rotty · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:00

Combat Fighter said:
He's going to Arsenal.

August Transfer Window Specials: To sign for before 3rd September 2017
Virgil Van Dijk Loan deals do count
Liverpool 8/11
Arsenal 10/1

BaZ87 · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:01

All the talk before the season ended was that VvD agreed to join us subject to us making the CL. Why would he join Arsenal?

sneakysnail said:
well balls in coutinho's court now. wonder if he'll throw all the toys out the pram and sakho himself or man up and play. I mean sakho is paid £100k a week and cost 18m and klopp refuses to play him or sell him for less than 30m. coutinho is only on 150k and cost us less, yeah he's worth tonnes more but if he wont play then screw him, let him sit on his arse until he breaks.

He'll go away with Brazil, get a few minutes under his belt and be back in training. Assuming Barca don't offer us £150m of course.

sneakysnail · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:11

BaZ87 said:
All the talk before the season ended was that VvD agreed to join us subject to us making the CL. Why would he join Arsenal?

He'll go away with Brazil, get a few minutes under his belt and be back in training. Assuming Barca don't offer us £150m of course.

well that's what he should do, you would hope some time away will let him clear his head a bit

Combat Fighter · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:44

BaZ87 said:
Why would he join Arsenal

Simple. Arsenal are a bigger and better club.

Yes we are not in the CL this time the first time in twenty something years, big deal. We will be back in CL next season.

When did Liverpool last win the premiership?

Rotty · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:46

Rotty · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:48

you may have been better in recent years but in no world are you a bigger club, just look at TV viewing figures for each team, Man U and Liverpool are a mile ahead of the other teams

Purdy · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:53

Chelsea/Manu/City are the only type of 'bigger' and they're probably about even

Combat Fighter · 25 Aug 2017 at 19:58

Purdy said:
Chelsea/City are the only type of 'bigger' and they're probably about even

I'd agree with that.

I was only comparing to Liverpool though.

sneakysnail · 25 Aug 2017 at 20:10

obvious trolling aside heres why.

if he goes to arsenal what formation is he playing in? 3 at the back or 4, wenger probably doesn't even know long term. what manager is he playing under long term? wengers half out the door as it is. Who does he play with? half the arsenal team are already lined up at the door. and yeah no champions league and a betting man wouldn't bet on them finishing top 4 this year either. Arsenal are in a make or break season, why would he want to gamble?

BaZ87 · 25 Aug 2017 at 20:16

Combat Fighter said:
Simple. Arsenal are a bigger and better club.

Yes we are not in the CL this time the first time in twenty something years, big deal. We will be back in CL next season.

When did Liverpool last win the premiership?

I'm not sure the 'when did you last win the PL' line works when you've not won it yourself for 13 years

And as I said, CL was his motivation. Arsenal aren't in it and if he wants to play in it you'd assume he'd want to have a go at winning it too and my local pub side has more chance of ever winning the CL as Arsenal do.

Combat Fighter · 25 Aug 2017 at 20:20

BaZ87 said:
I'm not sure the 'when did you last win the PL' line works when you've not won it yourself for 13 years

13 years is a darn sight better than 27 years!

I was in junior school then. LOL

BaZ87 · 25 Aug 2017 at 20:21

When was the last time Arsenal won the CL?

bloodline76 · 25 Aug 2017 at 20:23

Arsenal offered Ox £180k per week and he rejects it. I wish they would just get rid of these players.

Ox has only been fit for fifty percent of his career. He has promise but often runs into trouble after a good move, his final ball really let's him down. £40m, take it and play someone that cares about the club.

Combat Fighter · 25 Aug 2017 at 20:25

BaZ87 said:
When was the last time Arsenal won the CL?

I so knew that question was coming next! lol

We came close once. . .

We are good at winning the FA cup though!

MissChief · 25 Aug 2017 at 21:13

bloodline76 said:
Arsenal offered Ox £180k per week and he rejects it. I wish they would just get rid of these players.

Ox has only been fit for fifty percent of his career. He has promise but often runs into trouble after a good move, his final ball really let's him down. £40m, take it and play someone that cares about the club.

I say good for him as he knows at Arsenal he might not be first choice and wants to be. he wants to play and knows there's no real difference between £100k a week and £180k a week when you're at this level. He can likely go somewhere else, get £100k a week easily, if not more and play every week.

bloodline76 · 26 Aug 2017 at 00:36

MissChief said:
I say good for him as he knows at Arsenal he might not be first choice and wants to be. he wants to play and knows there's no real difference between £100k a week and £180k a week when you're at this level. He can likely go somewhere else, get £100k a week easily, if not more and play every week.

He has played every game so far. Seems a regular if fit.

Mark1989 · 26 Aug 2017 at 08:13

Don't get the Ox hate, he is still young but part of the problem is Wenger, he plays him everywhere is it a surprise he can't nail a role down? Jack of all trades Master of none so to speak.

If anything ox will imo likely improve under a different coach at this point.

Rotty · 26 Aug 2017 at 09:03

isn't he 25? hardly young in football terms