Summer Transfer Window 23/24

Shamikebab · 2 Jul 2023 at 08:41

330k base wage seems unlikely.

robfosters · 2 Jul 2023 at 09:04

dannyjo22 · 2 Jul 2023 at 10:01

No way they are paying Havertz that. Or Monday morning they can expect a call from Saka's agent.

mysticsniper · 2 Jul 2023 at 10:26

The_One said:
Leics making some sensible transfers since going down

Yep, Enzo Maresca is making some astute signings. Looking forwards to the season.

BaZ87 · 2 Jul 2023 at 10:47

robfosters said:
How am I supposed to keep up with the latest transfer rumours now that Elon’s ****** Twitter up good and proper?

We need to set up a rota, taking turns to update the rest of us with what's going on.

div0 · 2 Jul 2023 at 13:02

dannyjo22 said:
No way they are paying Havertz that. Or Monday morning they can expect a call from Saka's agent.

It doesn't make any sense at all.

Even if we assume he's already commanding that sort of wage, there's hardly a queue of other clubs looking to pay him that - so seems completely implausible that Arsenal would need to offer him that.

Most logical thing I can think is that the figure is including some sort of payoff from Chelsea, assuming that he is already on big wages that they know no one else will match and they really are looking to find a way to get him off the books.

Otherwise it just seems really unlikely that sort of offer would need to be put on the table.

fez · 2 Jul 2023 at 14:10

div0 said:
It doesn't make any sense at all.

Even if we assume he's already commanding that sort of wage, there's hardly a queue of other clubs looking to pay him that - so seems completely implausible that Arsenal would need to offer him that.

Most logical thing I can think is that the figure is including some sort of payoff from Chelsea, assuming that he is already on big wages that they know no one else will match and they really are looking to find a way to get him off the books.

Otherwise it just seems really unlikely that sort of offer would need to be put on the table.

That still makes no sense. You just ask for a smaller transfer fee if the other team is going to match higher wages than they want to. That offsets them.

div0 · 2 Jul 2023 at 14:36

But don't Chelsea need money up front for FFP? So a large transfer fee with more income up front, while they "subsidise" his wages over a longer period, might be the outgoing equivalent of them making all these new signings over 8 year contracts?!

Just feels to me like the source for this reported new "wage" is more to do with Chelsea's accounting than being likely that Arsenal have actually offered that sort of contract for no real reason.

C Kent · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:08

Officially signed now,

https://twitter.com/x/status/1675520364502188032

Good to see he's taken the number 8 as well, hopefully has more of an impact than the last fella to wear it. £95 million on those 2 hopefully represents some great business.

JamesH85 · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:27

Think Liverpool have spent well there tbh. Two technically good players, with many years ahead.

BaZ87 · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:28

Handsome ******* isn't he. I bet @fez is hoping Alisson takes him fishing during preseason.

Pigeon_Killer · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:37

Does he have legs and if so, is he capable of more than walking speed?

CliffyG · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:40

Is he not an attacking player though? I thought you had loads of them already and needed some to sit in the middle of the park for you?

Bigpig · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:46

CliffyG said:
Is he not an attacking player though? I thought you had loads of them already and needed some to sit in the middle of the park for you?

He does his best work cutting in from the wing.

Very capable and hard working. Nothing special as an 8 tho but can do a job there.

fez · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:49

BaZ87 said:
Handsome ******* isn't he. I bet @fez is hoping Alisson takes him fishing during preseason.

Quite the catch

Shamikebab · 2 Jul 2023 at 16:52

He's no Sabitzer. If only he hadn't got so many injuries I would have taken him as a backup because of the devilishly handsome pirate man that he is.

Tombstone · 2 Jul 2023 at 17:49

Pigeon_Killer said:
Does he have legs and if so, is he capable of more than walking speed?

He's got reasonable pace and has the crazy 90mins nonstop work rate that Klopp loves. Tricksy little bugger too with the ball.

C Kent · 2 Jul 2023 at 18:56

Him and Mac Allister have missed something stupid like a handful of games between them through injury over the past couple of seasons - bit of a departure from our usual midfield signing of guys that are injured for weeks if they sneeze funny

robfosters · 2 Jul 2023 at 19:13

C Kent said:
Him and Mac Allister have missed something stupid like a handful of games between them through injury over the past couple of seasons - bit of a departure from our usual midfield signing of guys that are injured for weeks if they sneeze funny

The Liverpool curse will soon be upon them. Their legs will have fallen off by the end of July.

adam cool dude · 2 Jul 2023 at 19:15

C Kent said:
Him and Mac Allister have missed something stupid like a handful of games between them through injury over the past couple of seasons - bit of a departure from our usual midfield signing of guys that are injured for weeks if they sneeze funny

They both play 1 game a week. Wait until they are playing a game every 48 hours under Klopps demands

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