The generic transfer thread

[Winston Biscuit]

he's just a box to box midfielder in the old fashioned mould (when 'old fashioned' means only a few years ago)

[AthleticoSpizz]

….if that £ sort of thing is ‘your football £ thing’, then yes

One injury away from nothingmuchness too.

Can say that about absolutely anything.

erm…yes, exactly

[AthleticoSpizz]

Yeah it is a huge transfer deal and very exciting for the Premier League. Not sure a media blackout was going to happen here, silly to think otherwise.

nobody was “thinking otherwise”, a worthy storyline, but 6 (six) consecutive features heading the same national web page?

[NathStPaul]

Yeah it is a huge transfer deal and very exciting for the Premier League. Not sure a media blackout was going to happen here, silly to think otherwise.

nobody was “thinking otherwise”, a worthy storyline, but 6 (six) consecutive features heading the same national web page?

If you didnt like this you're going to hate Sky Sports News tracking his plane when he's on his way over. It will be unbearable.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Thanks for the warning

[BROB0T]

de Jong to Utd!

Thought it was bollocks when I first heard it but now seems to have legs

[Pepe the Horseman]

Star Sports if you have an account with them have Haaland 15+ goals 11/8 and 20+ 11/4. Looks very generous. In all likeliness will be on penalties, plays in a team that averages 3+ a game and doesn't have the distraction of the World Cup mid season.

3/1 on B365 to be top goalscorer next season.

Injuries are the only worry He's missed 10 league games for Dortmund this season. Although still managed 21 goals.

[Sanguine]

de Jong to Utd!

Thought it was bollocks when I first heard it but now seems to have legs

The 'ten Hag effect'. Cracking signing if it goes through. Did wonder about Gravenberch too on the same link, but looks like he is going to Bayern.

[NathStPaul]

de Jong to Utd!

Thought it was bollocks when I first heard it but now seems to have legs

Siem De Jong I assume?

[YorkshireRoyal99]

De Jong would be a great signing. Rice added to that would make for a formidable midfield for United. If they were to keep Pogba (unlikely) then they would have a fantastic midfield trio there, just Bruno Fernandes wouldn't really fit in to his usual position unless they were to play him wide.

A midfield of:

De Jong - Rice
Bruno

Could work, with Pogba on the left. Or Bruno on the left and Pogba central potentially.

[NathStPaul]

Haha United signing Rice and De Jong.

[Winston Biscuit]

being reported that the agent fee part of the Haaland deal is €40M. yikes

[NathStPaul]

That will pay for the funeral.

[Winston Biscuit]

Coutinho staying at Villa permanently. €20M fee being reported

[Hendo]

being reported that the agent fee part of the Haaland deal is €40M. yikes

So the agent fee is an additional 66.66% on top of the transfer fee.

[Winston Biscuit]

being reported that the agent fee part of the Haaland deal is €40M. yikes

So the agent fee is an additional 66.66% on top of the transfer fee.

so that's £85M so far, then add in a possible signing on fee. I also always assume there are a bunch of other fees paid out here and there that we don't get to hear about (like the 4% extra that goes to the PFA)

[Franchise FC]

being reported that the agent fee part of the Haaland deal is €40M. yikes

So the agent fee is an additional 66.66% on top of the transfer fee.

so that's £85M so far, then add in a possible signing on fee. I also always assume there are a bunch of other fees paid out here and there that we don't get to hear about (like the 4% extra that goes to the PFA)

True, but isn’t that the case for all transfers ?

[Winston Biscuit]

So the agent fee is an additional 66.66% on top of the transfer fee.

so that's £85M so far, then add in a possible signing on fee. I also always assume there are a bunch of other fees paid out here and there that we don't get to hear about (like the 4% extra that goes to the PFA)

True, but isn’t that the case for all transfers ?

yeah, that was kind of my point. I just meant there are probs loads of other costs involved in transferring players so when we are told someone costs x, the total to the club is likely quite a bit higher

[Hendo]

so that's £85M so far, then add in a possible signing on fee. I also always assume there are a bunch of other fees paid out here and there that we don't get to hear about (like the 4% extra that goes to the PFA)

True, but isn’t that the case for all transfers ?

yeah, that was kind of my point. I just meant there are probs loads of other costs involved in transferring players so when we are told someone costs x, the total to the club is likely quite a bit higher

Guess it is the same thing as "free transfers" not actually being free due to sign-on bonuses and such like.

[Sanguine]

I do wonder if City would have agreed a €40m agents' fee if Haaland's actual transfer fee wasn't so low compared to his market value.