We're in an unusual place, when compared with previous seasons, in that we still have one loan spot free, even if we do nothing else with our existing loanees. Cancel the Arter deal, and that's 2 loan spaces
We're in an unusual place, when compared with previous seasons, in that we still have one loan spot free, even if we do nothing else with our existing loanees. Cancel the Arter deal, and that's 2 loan spaces
We have a loan spot free, yet if Squad Registration is still in place then it will have to be an U21 loan from somewhere - Cancel the Harry Arter loan, and get a second U21 in from somewhere.
Arter's spot in the team can then go on bringing in a Senior Player on a permanent deal from somewhere.
Klopp said he does not want to lose him and he will player play a part in the second half of the season. The Spanish side rumoured to be interested are Real Madrid
Do Real Madrid actually have any money? Thought they were skint.
They bid a fortune for Mbappe last summer so they must have some money.
Looking at it they've made over 100m profit on transfers in the past 2 summers.
Ramos left as well, so that's about 300k a week off the wage bill and this summer they have Bale, Marcelo and Isco's contracts all expiring so that's got to be another 1m a week off the wage bill as well. Those 4 combined would've been on at least 65m a year. Crazy money.
Interesting that Liverpool are giving up on Gomez. Too injury prone?
Think it's just agent/paper talk. Klopp has actually said he doesn't want to lose him mid-season.
If Klopp really wants Gomez that much, why does he never play him? 14 minutes of PL action this season so far is dismal, with a year to the World Cup
Constant injuries. He was coming back after a long time out with a knee injury, then i think he's also had groin and calf injuries this season as well.
Interesting that Liverpool are giving up on Gomez. Too injury prone?
Think it's just agent/paper talk. Klopp has actually said he doesn't want to lose him mid-season.
If Klopp really wants Gomez that much, why does he never play him? 14 minutes of PL action this season so far is dismal, with a year to the World Cup
Constant injuries. He was coming back after a long time out with a knee injury, then i think he's also had groin and calf injuries this season as well.
Also Matip came in and did really well.
I don't think he's had many injuries this season, as he's been on the bench a lot and played 2 EFL Cup matches and a bit in Europe
Do Real Madrid actually have any money? Thought they were skint.
It seems Real get bailed out by government funding every time they run out....it's all very odd over there
Barca are meant to be skint too
And they just announced a €1.3b upgrade to the Nou Camp so god only knows
Barca have apparently agreed a £55m deal with Man City for Ferran Torres.
If true, where has that money come from and would City really want to let Torres go?
Rumours are that Torres is homesick and wants to leave, otherwise i'd be surprised that City would sell a 21 year old Spanish international so soon after buying him.
Barcelona took out a huge €500m bank loan with Goldman Sachs a few months ago, so they're probably using some of that. But also the 55m fee obviously doesn't mean they've got 55m to pay out now. Given their current mess it'll probably be something like 15m now and then 10m for the next 4 years.
If I had to make a prediction, I reckon Arter’s loan will get terminated, and we’ll loan a forward of some sort.
I think/hope TS realises that promotion is unlikely, and maybe holds off on spending another couple of hundred grand on a mid season signing like we did last year, that unfortunately didn’t work out.
Some of you may be more optimistic than I am about putting a run together, but we’ve had a few poor performances like Plymouth & Shrewsbury. We’d have to go like the clappers and pretty much turn in performances like we did against Ipswich & Plymouth at home every week, and I can’t see that happening unless we added substantial quality.
I think finish as high as we can without adding any more permanents who may or may not work out, get to the summer, and then let Jacko have a fresh go of it with his squad
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Arter's spot in the team can then go on bringing in a Senior Player on a permanent deal from somewhere.
I can’t see him going anywhere sadly
Barca are meant to be skint too
And they just announced a €1.3b upgrade to the Nou Camp so god only knows
Looking at it they've made over 100m profit on transfers in the past 2 summers.
Ramos left as well, so that's about 300k a week off the wage bill and this summer they have Bale, Marcelo and Isco's contracts all expiring so that's got to be another 1m a week off the wage bill as well. Those 4 combined would've been on at least 65m a year. Crazy money.
Also Matip came in and did really well.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/leistungsdaten/spieler/256178
On the other hand Alex Song was a great success.
If true, where has that money come from and would City really want to let Torres go?
Barcelona took out a huge €500m bank loan with Goldman Sachs a few months ago, so they're probably using some of that. But also the 55m fee obviously doesn't mean they've got 55m to pay out now. Given their current mess it'll probably be something like 15m now and then 10m for the next 4 years.
"they will not be able to add Torres to their squad unless they sell some players in order to comply with La Liga financial fair play regulations."
’Let’s be have’n you’
Rumours. Now.
A signing lined up for 1st January (or more likely the 4th after the weekend and bank holiday)?
Or no one signed in the first week resulting in the usual debate about getting signings lined up vs being patient to get the right players?
I think/hope TS realises that promotion is unlikely, and maybe holds off on spending another couple of hundred grand on a mid season signing like we did last year, that unfortunately didn’t work out.
Some of you may be more optimistic than I am about putting a run together, but we’ve had a few poor performances like Plymouth & Shrewsbury. We’d have to go like the clappers and pretty much turn in performances like we did against Ipswich & Plymouth at home every week, and I can’t see that happening unless we added substantial quality.
I think finish as high as we can without adding any more permanents who may or may not work out, get to the summer, and then let Jacko have a fresh go of it with his squad