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[the wes 7,212]

Such a steal 

[Vesper 30,169]

Nicolas Pepe deal ‘almost done’ as Man Utd and Liverpool-linked winger nears Lille exit

NICOLAS PEPE’s time with Lille is “almost done” and the forward has “big offers” from across Europe.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1156758/Nicolas-Pepe-Man-Utd-Liverpool-Lille-Premier-League

That is what Lille president Gerard Lopez has confirmed, with Premier League trio Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool all linked with the winger.

Pepe supplied 23 goals and 12 assists in 41 matches across all competitions last term as Lille finished second to Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1.

That has seen the 24-year-old tipped to take the next step, with United believed to have watched the player’s progress while Liverpool have also been linked. 

The European champions dismissed rumours last month, with reports indicating club chiefs branded the speculation as “pure lies” with sporting director Michael Edwards also said to have phoned Lille boss Christophe Galtier to declare that Liverpool have no interest to act upon.

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I think he is soon at Manure, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Vesper 30,169]

the relationship that you had in college where neither party wanted to break up with the other because neither person felt like exerting the effort to end it

lolololol

Gareth Bale

https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/7/23/20703821/bayern-munich-gareth-bale-jerome-boateng-christian-eriksen-james-rodriguez-real-madrid-nicolas-pepe

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane reversed course a bit and blamed some of the statements he’s had on his “suspect” Spanish — which is rather hilarious given the reports of Bale’s own suspect (or rather MIA) Spanish:

At times my Spanish is very suspect. I want to be very clear about this. Firstly, I have not disrespected anybody and least of all the player. I have always said the same, the players are the most important and every time I am with a player here I will be with them always. The second thing, I said the club is trying to sell him. Third point, I think it is very important and crucial to say that the other day Gareth did not play because he did not want to.

Now we are going to re-initiate. He will train with us today. He will train with the squad today but tomorrow is tomorrow. You can ask all you want but I responded to the first question that was asked. Gareth is a Real Madrid player. That is the most important thing, he is a player for the squad.

[Vesper 30,169]

Arsenal offer Reiss Nelson on loan in £65m bid for Crystal Palace ace Wilfried Zaha

https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/22/arsenal-offer-reiss-nelson-loan-65m-bid-crystal-palace-ace-wilfried-zaha-10438171/

Arsenal have raised their bid for Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha by offering £65million plus Reiss Nelson on loan. The Gunners have been frustrated in their pursuit of the Ivory Coast winger and have had two bids rejected by the Eagles. Palace have already made £55m from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s move to Manchester United and are under no financial pressure to sell Zaha, who they value at £90m. Arsenal had offered the likes of Carl Jenkinson, Mohamed Elneny and Calum Chambers in previous discussions with Palace but the Independent claim they’ve now offered highly-rated youngster Nelson.

Nelson thrived last season on loan at Hoffenheim and had been expected to form part of Arsenal’s first team squad this term. The report claims Arsenal’s new bid is around £55m up front, as well as £10m further in add-ons. Palace are understood to have rejected the proposal as they want a far larger fee for Zaha and they also want any player coming the other way to move permanently.

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[Vesper 30,169]

Joelinton pictured in Newcastle United shirt ahead of £40million club record switch from Hoffenheim

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/joelinton-pictured-newcastle-united-shirt-16632904

Newcastle United will announce a record-breaking deal for striker Joelinton as they kick off their summer recruitment with the biggest transfer in the club’s history.

The Brazilian forward has been pictured at St James’ Park in the club’s home shirt after the Magpies agreed a £40million deal for the striker. That smashes the previous barrier held by Michael Owen – but which could have been beaten by the winter deal for Miguel Almiron depending on certain stipulations being met.

Joelinton has been given a tour of St James’ Park and an announcement is imminent for the deal that Newcastle have been working on for months.

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[Magic Lamps 11,692]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

the relationship that you had in college where neither party wanted to break up with the other because neither person felt like exerting the effort to end it

lolololol

Gareth Bale

https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/7/23/20703821/bayern-munich-gareth-bale-jerome-boateng-christian-eriksen-james-rodriguez-real-madrid-nicolas-pepe

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane reversed course a bit and blamed some of the statements he’s had on his “suspect” Spanish — which is rather hilarious given the reports of Bale’s own suspect (or rather MIA) Spanish:

At times my Spanish is very suspect. I want to be very clear about this. Firstly, I have not disrespected anybody and least of all the player. I have always said the same, the players are the most important and every time I am with a player here I will be with them always. The second thing, I said the club is trying to sell him. Third point, I think it is very important and crucial to say that the other day Gareth did not play because he did not want to.

Now we are going to re-initiate. He will train with us today. He will train with the squad today but tomorrow is tomorrow. You can ask all you want but I responded to the first question that was asked. Gareth is a Real Madrid player. That is the most important thing, he is a player for the squad.

They just cant get rid of him, too high wages, too old and injury prone. But the way they treated him is shameful and classic entitled RM. He scored what like 4 goals in 3 Cl finals including two winning goals. This man would have a statue at any other club. 

[Jase 43,479]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

the relationship that you had in college where neither party wanted to break up with the other because neither person felt like exerting the effort to end it

lolololol

Gareth Bale

https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/7/23/20703821/bayern-munich-gareth-bale-jerome-boateng-christian-eriksen-james-rodriguez-real-madrid-nicolas-pepe

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane reversed course a bit and blamed some of the statements he’s had on his “suspect” Spanish — which is rather hilarious given the reports of Bale’s own suspect (or rather MIA) Spanish:

At times my Spanish is very suspect. I want to be very clear about this. Firstly, I have not disrespected anybody and least of all the player. I have always said the same, the players are the most important and every time I am with a player here I will be with them always. The second thing, I said the club is trying to sell him. Third point, I think it is very important and crucial to say that the other day Gareth did not play because he did not want to.

Now we are going to re-initiate. He will train with us today. He will train with the squad today but tomorrow is tomorrow. You can ask all you want but I responded to the first question that was asked. Gareth is a Real Madrid player. That is the most important thing, he is a player for the squad.

The treatment of Bale in Spain has been nothing short of disgrace. He may have had a lot of injuries, he may be inconsistent when fit but the guy has scored a number of important goals in their last few trophy hauls and yet, gets treated like shit.

On the other hand, it's within his rights to stay and "milk" his big fat contract but from a person's perspective, I don't really get why Bale has been hell bent on staying at Madrid all these years. Gets treated like shit despite helping the team to success. Does he not have some self dignity/self pride? Is the money really that important to him? Money is money but kinda hard to believe a human is willing to tolerate getting disrespected/abused by basically everyone around on a weekly basis for the money.

Also, this Bale situation is another example why clubs should never offer players ridiculous amount of wages. So hard to get rid of when that player is past their peak. 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Something must be realy fucked up with Fekir that no one but Betis bought him and for only 25m. 

Its also unbelievable that Fekir actualy decided to leave Lyon for Betis in the first place. 

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

On 10/07/2019 at 7:27 AM, Vesper said:

Kylian Mbappé

is not going to renew at PSG

we should grab him next summer

NOT joking

especially if CHO fucks us

if we dumped Alonso, Bakayoko, and Drinkwater

plus sell CHO (if he refuses to renew)

and then just add in the Eden and Morata cash

that, just from those 6, is around £305-315m or so

and still leaves us a shit tonne to sell next summer (granted some we get fuckall for compared to if we hd sold them in summer 2018)

Moses

Willian

Bats (probably)

Happy (if he is meh this season)

Pedro

Luiz

Zappacosta

Baba

Kenedy

van Ginkel

plus £50m or so in other liquidations from loan army (the limits are coming)

just from that is around £235-245m more

 

add that to the other £305-315m

 

we will have £550m or so to play with (even if I am off by 10%, still half a BILLION QUID net cash to go out reek havoc with

Mbappe deffo can be had and we would still have £250m to 300m MORE to spend without Roman coughing up a fiver on top

that means  we can still buy

World class

CB

LB

Striker

and 2 more wingers (1 if CHO stays, then maybe look at another CB)

that 5 (on top of Mbappe) could all be done TOP notch

for around £300m or so

we need to keep on liquidating players and build that war chest up up up for summer 2020

 

 

 

Mbappe is the one player I would genuinely through stupid money at. Superb player. Think he'd tear it up here too

[Vesper 30,169]

Manchester United star set to remain at Old Trafford after failed transfer negotiations with Euro giants

https://www.caughtoffside.com/2019/07/23/manchester-united-star-set-to-remain-at-old-trafford-after-failed-transfer-negotiations-with-euro-giants/

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku’s proposed move to Inter Milan is reportedly off, after the two clubs failed to agree on a final fee.

Speculation over the Belgian’s future at Old Trafford has been rife after the last few months and he added fuel to the rumours by expressing a desire to play in Serie A back in April.

Inter have been the frontrunners to land the 26-year-old throughout the summer transfer window, with new boss Antonio Conte even admitting last week that he is a huge admirer of the United star.

However, according to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Lukaku is now set to remain in Manchester after failed transfer negotiations with the Euro giants in recent weeks.

The Italian publication states that Inter are unwilling to meet United’s €83 million valuation and will now turn their attention to alternative targets ahead of the August 8 deadline.

Roma’s Edin Dzeko and Lille forward Rafael Leao are top of Inter’s list, as Conte aims to replace the outgoing Mauro Icardi, who he has already deemed surplus to requirements at San Siro.

Unless another top club comes in for Lukaku before the start of the new season, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will retain his full set of strikers ahead of a crucial campaign.

 

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[Magic Lamps 11,692]

10 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Manchester United star set to remain at Old Trafford after failed transfer negotiations with Euro giants

https://www.caughtoffside.com/2019/07/23/manchester-united-star-set-to-remain-at-old-trafford-after-failed-transfer-negotiations-with-euro-giants/

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku’s proposed move to Inter Milan is reportedly off, after the two clubs failed to agree on a final fee.

Speculation over the Belgian’s future at Old Trafford has been rife after the last few months and he added fuel to the rumours by expressing a desire to play in Serie A back in April.

Inter have been the frontrunners to land the 26-year-old throughout the summer transfer window, with new boss Antonio Conte even admitting last week that he is a huge admirer of the United star.

However, according to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Lukaku is now set to remain in Manchester after failed transfer negotiations with the Euro giants in recent weeks.

The Italian publication states that Inter are unwilling to meet United’s €83 million valuation and will now turn their attention to alternative targets ahead of the August 8 deadline.

Roma’s Edin Dzeko and Lille forward Rafael Leao are top of Inter’s list, as Conte aims to replace the outgoing Mauro Icardi, who he has already deemed surplus to requirements at San Siro.

Unless another top club comes in for Lukaku before the start of the new season, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will retain his full set of strikers ahead of a crucial campaign.

 

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I'd rather not have him playing vs us. He usually comes back in good shape from pre-season and hits the ground running before slumping in winter.

[Suffele 0]

On 18.07.2017 at 5:02 PM, Ava Brown said:

And , yep.. We just sold a kid who has been with us since he was 9. Sad day. Very few kids from those age groups end up becoming pro footballers, let alone at the top flight of a major European league. I don't think we can understand how crazy it is to have someone be with the club since they were just a child and actually make it as a top flight footballer in any big league. The sad part is that he was clearly talented, but just a couple notches below our caliber. It's still great to have him be successful elsewhere. We have some more plays this summer , as according to the schedule https://777score.com/football/teams/chelsea-865 the summer promises to be pretty hot 

I agree with you, this child has a future in the football league. And, of course, I understand how difficult it is to say goodbye to my pet, whom he raised for many years. We will follow his progress on the site https://onlinecasinobox.nl/online-casinos/cherry-casino/ and wish him success in the big leagues.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

On 21/07/2019 at 8:33 AM, Vesper said:

Last year he played 12 games at DMF, 4 at AMF and 31 at CMF so seems a bit of both van de Beek and de Jong, at least in terms of positional play. That said, 10 goals and 9 assists is more direct production than de Jong, so I could see you argument.. At around 10 million quid, I do not think Ajax overpaid. There just are not that many young, super versatile MFers out there who truly can play all 3 major positions well. I tip Marin to have a great season.

Yes but Frenkie is more of an artist on the pitch, whereas Marin an industrial type of player. Something like Federer vs Murray

Really good generation of Romanian midfielders, Ianis Hagi (Genk), Marin (Ajax), Baluta (Brighton), Cicaldau (Craiova but not for too long, has a 7M release clause). 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

On 22/07/2019 at 4:42 PM, Pizy said:

Linked with some of Europe's biggest clubs just 12 months ago for £60-70m and now goes to Betis for a fraction of the price.

What happened?

Wouldnt renew and had 1 year left on his contract. Also had an agreement in place with president to be allowed to leave. Still surprised Napoli didnt go for him they were heavily linked but theres talk of them getting James so maybe Carlo would take a punt on him as hes worked with him, which makes sense. Dont think he is damaged goods as such, hes maybe had a few injuries but he is brilliant on his day and is a real coup for Betis. 

[Pizy 18,903]

Just feels super strange to go through a whole summer window without any transfer links for Chelsea.

Seeing Arse, Spuds, and United linked with all these players and signing some of them makes me envious. Don't think anyone has got dramatically better yet, but seeing your club buying new players is always fun.

Though I suppose having a few very talented loanees return does sort of feel like making new signings.

[Jase 43,479]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Don't think anyone has got dramatically better yet, but seeing your club buying new players is always fun.

Even if it's Drinkwater and Zappacosta...?

[Tomo 21,751]

5 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Just feels super strange to go through a whole summer window without any transfer links for Chelsea.

Seeing Arse, Spuds, and United linked with all these players and signing some of them makes me envious. Don't think anyone has got dramatically better yet, but seeing your club buying new players is always fun.

Though I suppose having a few very talented loanees return does sort of feel like making new signings.

As it stands i think we are getting of very lightly, none of our rivals have really took advantage of our ban, infact if you class Mason, Tammy and Reece as new signings alongside Christian you could argue we've had a better window than Arsenal and United, infact Christian alone puts us better than Arsenal

[Pizy 18,903]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Even if it's Drinkwater and Zappacosta...?

Hey, now. We never expected those two to be stars or anything but we were plenty excited to see what they'd become. 

We were gonna see the return of the Kante/DD partnership, remember? 😂

[Pizy 18,903]

2 minutes ago, Tomo said:

As it stands i think we are getting of very lightly, none of our rivals have really took advantage of our ban, infact if you class Mason, Tammy and Reece as new signings alongside Christian you could argue we've had a better window than Arsenal and United, infact Christian alone puts us better than Arsenal

Oh, I'd certainly say we've had a better window than Arse so far. They've brought in a bench player from Real Madrid on loan after bringing in a bench player from Barca on loan who flopped last season. Then they buy a teenaged defender who they loan back and won't even see for a year. Meanwhile, they don't appear even close to addressing by far their biggest weaknesses in their defense.

United have been decent thus far and will surely make a few more mega money moves. Seems Pogba will stay now.

Been pretty weird that City and Liverpool have been so quiet but I guess they already have ridiculous squads.

[Jase 43,479]

4 hours ago, Pizy said:

Hey, now. We never expected those two to be stars or anything but we were plenty excited to see what they'd become. 

We were gonna see the return of the Kante/DD partnership, remember? 😂

We sure tried to fool ourselves.