The real stunner is that Monaco, a club worth just £200M two years ago, has sold players this window alone for £300M! Which means you could have bought the club, sold some of the players and pocketed £100M in cash and own a club outright in a tax haven for free.
League One Peterborough United have signed former Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor on a two-year deal.
The 31-year-old centre-back ended last season at Ipswich, playing three games in the Championship before injury cut short his brief spell.
Taylor made 268 appearances for the Magpies during 12 years at St James' Park and was twice called up by England without making his debut.
"It is a massive coup to get him on board," said Posh boss Grant McCann.
Doncaster Rovers had also been interested in signing Taylor, while Ipswich decided against re-signing him after they brought in Dominic Iorfa from Wolves.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy says Premier League transfer spending is unsustainable
In other words.......they've spent all their money on a new stadium.
It's only really City and United spending ridiculous sums and of course they can afford it. One is the richest club in the world and the other has pretty much unlimited funds.
Also everyone goes on about how much City have spent, but by the time the window is over they'll have recouped around 100m in sales and saved god knows how much on wages from offloading the likes of Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, Sagna, Caballero, Nolito, Mooy, Unal, Kolarov, Iheanacho, Nasri, Bony etc
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has questioned Tottenham's ambition, suggesting they have lower expectations than their Premier League title rivals.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy this week defended a lack of signings and railed against "unsustainable" spending.
They were runners up to Chelsea in the Premier League last term, faltered in the Champions League group stages, and again in the Europa League last 32.
"If [Spurs] don't win the title, it's not a tragedy," said Conte.
"If they don't arrive in the Champions League, it's not a tragedy. If they go out in the first round of the Champions League, it's not a tragedy. If they go out after the first game that they play in the Europa League, it's not a tragedy.
"Maybe for Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and - I don't know - Liverpool, it is a tragedy. You must understand the status of the team.
"Every team has to understand what their ambitions are. If their ambitions are to fight for the title or win the Champions League, you must buy expensive players. Otherwise you continue to stay in your level. It's simple."
"My question is this: What are Tottenham's expectations?"
The real stunner is that Monaco, a club worth just £200M two years ago, has sold players this window alone for £300M! Which means you could have bought the club, sold some of the players and pocketed £100M in cash and own a club outright in a tax haven for free.
Damnit - if only I'd invested my £200m more wisely.
West Ham, Wolves, City, Juventus and Milan have had brilliant transfer windows so far. Wolves should be hitting play offs minimum with the talent they are signing up, fully expect Milan to walk CL places this year (also not a bad shout for Europa league champions)
City spending 100m on full backs is a lot but they now have the best squad in the Prem imo and have the cash to get away with it, only Spurs and Chelsea come close to their starting XI now. Going to be an interesting season across most leagues
Joe Gomez has told Liverpool he does not want to go on loan to Brighton but to stay with Liverpool
Close. I've been told he wants to go to Brighton but Bournemouth have offered £3million more to take him on loan but Gomez doesn't want to go due to playing time. So has said he'd rather stay at Liverpool (probably heated bench seats).
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Steven Taylor joins Peterborough. Should be a good signing in L1 if they can keep him fit!
Dom Dwyer is on the move, going by the tweet I'm guessing that's a lot of money in the MLS.
Tottenham have a lot of good youngsters waiting to debut. I fancy them to have another good season.
The 31-year-old centre-back ended last season at Ipswich, playing three games in the Championship before injury cut short his brief spell.
Taylor made 268 appearances for the Magpies during 12 years at St James' Park and was twice called up by England without making his debut.
"It is a massive coup to get him on board," said Posh boss Grant McCann.
Doncaster Rovers had also been interested in signing Taylor, while Ipswich decided against re-signing him after they brought in Dominic Iorfa from Wolves.
It's only really City and United spending ridiculous sums and of course they can afford it. One is the richest club in the world and the other has pretty much unlimited funds.
Also everyone goes on about how much City have spent, but by the time the window is over they'll have recouped around 100m in sales and saved god knows how much on wages from offloading the likes of Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, Sagna, Caballero, Nolito, Mooy, Unal, Kolarov, Iheanacho, Nasri, Bony etc
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has questioned Tottenham's ambition, suggesting they have lower expectations than their Premier League title rivals.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy this week defended a lack of signings and railed against "unsustainable" spending.
They were runners up to Chelsea in the Premier League last term, faltered in the Champions League group stages, and again in the Europa League last 32.
"If [Spurs] don't win the title, it's not a tragedy," said Conte.
"If they don't arrive in the Champions League, it's not a tragedy. If they go out in the first round of the Champions League, it's not a tragedy. If they go out after the first game that they play in the Europa League, it's not a tragedy.
"Maybe for Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and - I don't know - Liverpool, it is a tragedy. You must understand the status of the team.
"Every team has to understand what their ambitions are. If their ambitions are to fight for the title or win the Champions League, you must buy expensive players. Otherwise you continue to stay in your level. It's simple."
"My question is this: What are Tottenham's expectations?"
Like with Aston Villa last season though, dont instantly mean a return to the Premier League
http://www.teamtalk.com/news/euro-paper-talk-ac-milan-ready-e150m-cristiano-bid-neymar-move-complete
I would have said absolutely not going to happen but after the Neymar to PSG and Bonucci to Milan, it wouldn't surprise me.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40720653
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40747811
City spending 100m on full backs is a lot but they now have the best squad in the Prem imo and have the cash to get away with it, only Spurs and Chelsea come close to their starting XI now. Going to be an interesting season across most leagues