Summer Transfers (non CAFC)

JohnBoyUK said:

So based on the ITK contacts from Spurs, Cavani was offered to Spurs 2 weeks ago.

He was asking for £175k a week to sign.

But also wanted another £175k a week for his agent, who is his brother.

So god knows what Utd have got themselves into.

Re Vinicius.

Interesting Benfica had set a €100m release clause and were still asking for €70m for him up to two weeks ago.  As soon as Benfica went out the CL Levy went in for him.  Benfica have got big financial worries and were keen to do a deal to get him off their payroll.

How Levy has negotiated an option to buy over an obligation to buy is anyone's guess.

Just need an experienced CB now.  Apart from that, looks like all the holes in the squad have been filled now.  Can be no more excuses for Jose.  But to be fair, the football since the Everton farce has been decent.

Do you think Spurs will try and get Milan Skriniar again before tomorrows deadline?

JohnBoyUK said:

So based on the ITK contacts from Spurs, Cavani was offered to Spurs 2 weeks ago.

He was asking for £175k a week to sign.

But also wanted another £175k a week for his agent, who is his brother.

So god knows what Utd have got themselves into.

Re Vinicius.

Interesting Benfica had set a €100m release clause and were still asking for €70m for him up to two weeks ago.  As soon as Benfica went out the CL Levy went in for him.  Benfica have got big financial worries and were keen to do a deal to get him off their payroll.

How Levy has negotiated an option to buy over an obligation to buy is anyone's guess.

Just need an experienced CB now.  Apart from that, looks like all the holes in the squad have been filled now.  Can be no more excuses for Jose.  But to be fair, the football since the Everton farce has been decent.

So he wants 350k a week then? He really doesn't even need to mention his brother. 

Surprised at Benfica being in financial trouble. The players that them and Porto have sold over the years you'd think they'd both be well in profit.

Just in the last few years Benfica have sold Rodrigo, Joao Cancelo, Andre Gomes, Matic, Renato Sanches, Ederson, Lindelof, Nelson Semedo, Raul Jimenez, Jovic, Joao Felix and now Ruben Dias.

That's well over 400m of sales, and that's just the bigger sales. Felix alone was over 100m. Where the fuck is all their money going?

Greg Leigh NAC to Aberdeen. Left Back linked with us a couple of years ago. 

paulie8290 said:

Munich have signed Choupo-Moting

How does he keep getting these big clubs lol, PSG now Munich

Who is his agent? That's one agent who genuinely deserves whatever cut he's taking.

Bayern have also re-signed Douglas Costa on loan from Juventus. Good move for them, they nearly always seem to get decent players on loan deals.

ForeverAddickted said:

So Man Utd decide to sell Chris Smalling after the season he's just had @ Roma AND after their abject defence yesterday!!

Their whole transfer structure is just baffling there

When you look at how weak United and England are in that position, it's a bit puzzling how he's been bombed out

Chunes said:

I thought Guendouzi would go to a better side then Hertha Berlin

Why? He is shit. One of the biggest fannies in football 

Arsenal land Partey. What they've needed for a few years really, some bite in midfield

North Lower Neil said:

Wasn't Joachim Anderson really highly rated a couple of years ago?

Yeah, and his brother Hans Christian ....

LargeAddick said:

North Lower Neil said:

Wasn't Joachim Anderson really highly rated a couple of years ago?

Yeah, and his brother Hans Christian ....

God the stories I could tell you about that fella

Man Utd fans losing their shit today after signing Van de Beek for 35m, Telles for 20m and getting Cavani. 

Entitled pricks. Imagine supporting us.

Agree Cavani is past his prime and probably a panic signing, but it will at least give them another option and as someone else said, he's a lot better than Ighalo.

ricky_otto said:

ForeverAddickted said:

So Man Utd decide to sell Chris Smalling after the season he's just had @ Roma AND after their abject defence yesterday!!

Their whole transfer structure is just baffling there

OGS is well out of his depth. Can’t see him lasting much longer. 

Their problems go deeper, but agreed he's very poor, can see Poch coming in if they lose another couple in the next month or so.

cafcfan1990 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Man Utd fans losing their shit today after signing Van de Beek for 35m, Telles for 20m and getting Cavani. 

Entitled pricks. Imagine supporting us.

Yeah but if you saw them Sunday you know they need a CB at the very least. Not getting one would piss me off to be honest. 

They needed a right winger and a centre back first and foremost.  

So they've signed a back up centre mid, a left back, a back up striker on high wages, and two right wingers who are unlikely to be ready for the first team yet (and one isn't arriving until January).

They needed to either pay up for Sancho early or look elsewhere rather than assuming Dortmund would cave under some non-existent pressure and sell for less.