Summer Transfer Window 2021/2022

manic111 · 31 Jul 2021 at 18:31

Moothead2 said:
The Barkley ITK from last year has said he's supposedly signing a new deal. He isn't putting much stock into his own words either but I've gone from no hope to a sliver of hope. He also said Bailey was a definite, we were back in for JWP hours before news of the 25m bid came out and we're pushing for Cantwell too, before the rumours resurfaced again.

Big fan of Cantwell, it'll be interesting to see how he does in a better team if that happens

Moothead2 · 31 Jul 2021 at 19:34

el_dazza said:
Are you saying I should be taking the 3/1 odds that he's staying then

Guy is sounding more and more confident about it now, describing it as free money

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manic111 said:
Big fan of Cantwell, it'll be interesting to see how he does in a better team if that happens

Can't say I'm too hot on him but i'd be happy to be proven wrong. Would honestly feel bad for Norwich at that point as well.

robfosters · 31 Jul 2021 at 19:53

I see Lautaro Martinez is available. Inter are skint and need the money to keep Lukaku. Faint rumours of us wanting to do a swap deal with Lacazette, but inter want cash in the £70m region. He’s not worth £70m but he is young (23) and his goal rate is improving every year. 3-4 years from now he could be right up there with the worlds best.

The_One · 31 Jul 2021 at 21:21

I'd rather we went for tammy

explicit4u · 31 Jul 2021 at 22:03

Tammy is certainly the cheaper option, can't see Martinez joining unless we offer some crazy wages, no europe will hurt us in that aspect.

Shamikebab · 31 Jul 2021 at 22:14

I thought Inter didn't need to sell now they'd got rid of Hakimi?

robfosters · 31 Jul 2021 at 22:30

Shamikebab said:
I thought Inter didn't need to sell now they'd got rid of Hakimi?

They’re still in trouble. They’ve got a debt of around £600m and in the current climate, refinancing is proving very difficult.

The Running Man · 1 Aug 2021 at 09:52

Manchester United hope to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21, next summer and believe manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's relationship with his fellow Norwegian will prove decisive. (Star)

How come that relationship didn't work out when we could have bought him for 20m last season?

manic111 · 1 Aug 2021 at 10:49

The Running Man said:
How come that relationship didn't work out when we could have bought him for 20m last season?

Also, surely every club hopes to sign him? It's just unlikely / unrealistic for 99% of them

Shamikebab · 1 Aug 2021 at 11:36

We didn't buy him last time because he was asking for a release clause. Similar reason we didn't sign Reguilon.

BaZ87 · 1 Aug 2021 at 12:32

While I'm sure Utd wouldn't have wanted to give him a release clause, I'm not sure that's why he didn't join you. He went to Dortmund because he was guaranteed regular football, something he wasn't guaranteed elsewhere.

Sui · 2 Aug 2021 at 10:14

Sounds like the Chelsea teenager Livramento is off to Southampton. Brighton wanted him but didn’t agree to a buy-back clause.
Hopefully he turns out rubbish

XeNoN89 · 2 Aug 2021 at 10:50

Kane hasn't shown up for training with spurs apparently. Trying to force a move through?

The_One · 2 Aug 2021 at 11:00

XeNoN89 said:
Kane hasn't shown up for training with spurs apparently. Trying to force a move through?

needs a covid test cause hes been on holiday

adam cool dude · 2 Aug 2021 at 11:15

The_One said:
needs a covid test cause hes been on holiday

Pretty much he isn't going anywhere.

fez · 2 Aug 2021 at 11:23

Dortmund has a really solid track record for developing exciting youth talent and then moving them on at the right time. Dortmund was 100% the right move for Haaland. Also knew he couldn't hold a candle to our boy Rashford and was scared. Probably.

Ayahuasca · 2 Aug 2021 at 12:12

The_One said:
needs a covid test cause hes been on holiday

Tombstone · 2 Aug 2021 at 12:12

XeNoN89 said:
Kane hasn't shown up for training with spurs apparently. Trying to force a move through?

This sort of situation really makes me even more puzzled as to what the point of contracts are. Kane has 3 years left on his contract, a contract he agreed to. Now a contract does mean a club is "able" to value a player higher when it comes to accepting a bid on them but what happens when the club doesnt want to sell the player and has them contractually obliged to be their player for x number of years. If a player can just say well I'm not playing for you anymore regardless of the contract, doesnt that make the contract rather worthless. I mean what would happen if Spurs said no, we are not selling you, if you refuse to play then fair enough, you're 28, you will sit on the sidelines now until you're 31 and you can kiss goodbye to representing England at the World cup as you wont have played a single match

Random Guy Esq. · 2 Aug 2021 at 12:13

Ayahuasca said:

He's a silly boy.

antijoke · 2 Aug 2021 at 12:46

Tombstone said:
This sort of situation really makes me even more puzzled as to what the point of contracts are. Kane has 3 years left on his contract, a contract he agreed to. Now a contract does mean a club is "able" to value a player higher when it comes to accepting a bid on them but what happens when the club doesnt want to sell the player and has them contractually obliged to be their player for x number of years. If a player can just say well I'm not playing for you anymore regardless of the contract, doesnt that make the contract rather worthless. I mean what would happen if Spurs said no, we are not selling you, if you refuse to play then fair enough, you're 28, you will sit on the sidelines now until you're 31 and you can kiss goodbye to representing England at the World cup as you wont have played a single match

well if you believe what you read Kane believes he has a gentleman’s agreement he can leave this summer…