The generic transfer thread

[Pepe the Horseman]

Ings joins Villa for £30m. Out of nowhere.

[Simmops]

Villa are making some insane signings.

Him and Leon Bailey oooooo yeah

BIG BIG loss for Southampton. Will they go down now?

[Pepe the Horseman]

Villa are making some insane signings.

Him and Leon Bailey oooooo yeah

BIG BIG loss for Southampton. Will they go down now?

+ Buendia and Watkins, have got some great attacking options now. Yeh, I fear for Southampton.

[Simmops]

Villa are making some insane signings.

Him and Leon Bailey oooooo yeah

BIG BIG loss for Southampton. Will they go down now?

+ Buendia and Watkins, have got some great attacking options now. Yeh, I fear for Southampton.

Literally forgot they had Watkins

Shitting hell that's some attack they got there

Buendia watkins ings Bailey



Decent price on Southampton to go down. They relied on Ings alot and Che Adams isn't good enough to score constantly in the league.

[Winston Biscuit]

Nicki Bandini on the Guardian Football Weekly podcast said today that Chelsea have upped their offer for Lukaku to €130M and he will join them.

[Simmops]

Nicki Bandini on the Guardian Football Weekly podcast said today that Chelsea have upped their offer for Lukaku to €130M and he will join them.

Mugs

[Pepe the Horseman]

These Villa fans are honestly so deluded it's hilarious. They somehow think they're on the cusp of greatness.

[Simmops]

These Villa fans are honestly so deluded it's hilarious. They somehow think they're on the cusp of greatness.

so funny

[Brum Royal]

Villa are making some insane signings.

Him and Leon Bailey oooooo yeah

BIG BIG loss for Southampton. Will they go down now?

+ Buendia and Watkins, have got some great attacking options now. Yeh, I fear for Southampton.

Literally forgot they had Watkins

Shitting hell that's some attack they got there

Buendia watkins ings Bailey



Decent price on Southampton to go down. They relied on Ings alot and Che Adams isn't good enough to score constantly in the league.

Joke doing the rounds up here:

Dean Smith is apparently not happy.

"I said I need signings, not sign Ings"

[Simmops]

Grealish is OFFICIAL a man City player

[Pepe the Horseman]

Messi has left Barca

[Simmops]

And predictably Harry kane puts a statement out now messi is revealed to be leaving

I've been told by somebody that knows somebody related to Daniel levy that there is no way in gods green earth he would ever do a handshake agreement on something

And being Jewish myself I believe him. Us jews don't do that

[Winston Biscuit]

Reports that Inter have accepted a €115M offer from Chelsea for Lukaku

I am struggling to get excited by this signing

[Sanguine]

Big club finances. What are Liverpool doing differently/wrong? Is it just tight wallets in respect of the owners? Or something else. Broadly speaking, COVID has impacted clubs in a similar way. Maybe the likes of City are insulated a bit owing to their owners.

But Grealish has joined City for £100m. Kane might join him. Chelsea have spent the same on Lukaku, and United £70m on Sancho. Arsenal have dropped £50m on Ben White and look set to make a couple more signings.

And Liverpool have signed no-one bar Konate. I'd find their inactivity bizarre anyway, but Liverpool will lose Salah and Mane for a month to AFCON in the new year, and are still reliant on Divock Origi as a replacement.

[Sanguine]

Reports that Inter have accepted a €115M offer from Chelsea for Lukaku

I am struggling to get excited by this signing

He's been an absolute beast at Inter and for Belgium since he left United. In fact there's some evidence that there were dietary issues (not of his own doing) that impacted his time at Old Trafford. I'd personally be amazed if he doesn't score 25+ goals this season.

[Hendo]

Reports that Inter have accepted a €115M offer from Chelsea for Lukaku

I am struggling to get excited by this signing

He's been an absolute beast at Inter and for Belgium since he left United. In fact there's some evidence that there were dietary issues (not of his own doing) that impacted his time at Old Trafford. I'd personally be amazed if he doesn't score 25+ goals this season.

He was pretty good at Utd as well, tbf to him.

42 goals in 96 appearances isn't to be sniffed at.

[NathStPaul]

Big club finances. What are Liverpool doing differently/wrong? Is it just tight wallets in respect of the owners? Or something else. Broadly speaking, COVID has impacted clubs in a similar way. Maybe the likes of City are insulated a bit owing to their owners.

But Grealish has joined City for £100m. Kane might join him. Chelsea have spent the same on Lukaku, and United £70m on Sancho. Arsenal have dropped £50m on Ben White and look set to make a couple more signings.

And Liverpool have signed on-one bar Konate. I'd find their inactivity bizarre anyway, but Liverpool will lose Salah and Mane for a month to AFCON in the new year, and are still reliant on Divock Origi as a replacement.

I think there is a problem there for sure but what I would say is they are in a reasonably good position and a better one than the teams around them in having youth players who are good enough to come in to the team. Harvey Elliot, Neco Williams and Curtis Jones are all pretty highly rated and Klopp has a track record of giving youth a chance. Barring injuries their first XI is pretty much set in stone so I can see why they wouldn't rush out to spend £50m on a few players to fill their bench.

[NathStPaul]

Reports that Inter have accepted a €115M offer from Chelsea for Lukaku

I am struggling to get excited by this signing

He's been an absolute beast at Inter and for Belgium since he left United. In fact there's some evidence that there were dietary issues (not of his own doing) that impacted his time at Old Trafford. I'd personally be amazed if he doesn't score 25+ goals this season.

He was pretty good at Utd as well, tbf to him.

42 goals in 96 appearances isn't to be sniffed at.

He gets the "lazy" tag thrown at him a lot which in truth is just lazy journalism. Not many better target men in the game.

[Hendo]

He's been an absolute beast at Inter and for Belgium since he left United. In fact there's some evidence that there were dietary issues (not of his own doing) that impacted his time at Old Trafford. I'd personally be amazed if he doesn't score 25+ goals this season.

He was pretty good at Utd as well, tbf to him.

42 goals in 96 appearances isn't to be sniffed at.

He gets the "lazy" tag thrown at him a lot which in truth is just lazy journalism. Not many better target men in the game.

Agreed. I think he did miss a lot of decent chances as well, which probably didn't help. But you can't argue with the total numbers.

[URZZZZ]

He was pretty good at Utd as well, tbf to him.

42 goals in 96 appearances isn't to be sniffed at.

He gets the "lazy" tag thrown at him a lot which in truth is just lazy journalism. Not many better target men in the game.

Agreed. I think he did miss a lot of decent chances as well, which probably didn't help. But you can't argue with the total numbers.

He was the focal point of Mourinho’s philosophy and hence perceived as a “managers favourite”, which leaves players more susceptible to criticism

It was the same for Jorginho under Sarri and a couple of our Dutch players under Stam. It’s strange reasoning but it is what it is