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Transfers Summer 2020 Transfer Thread

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Spursidol said:
You have been asked the question plenty of times but ducked the answer.

Given that Aurier was always going, who is better but younger and at a modest cost

Doherty to me looks like an upgrade as he doesnt have Aurier's errors - and being HG when Aurier leaves it frees up another Overseas trained player place (and we are short of overseas trained player places).
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Doherty is not the upgrade on Aurier, that some are making out . I await his mauling with intrest he is a steady decent journey man who has found a fit in Nunos system. I get we don't have money but we are now taking risk averse to mad levels. This is the strangest squad rebuild. I just hope we look for at least real quality in the two more we bring in.
 
I’d take Costa for a couple of years. A winner, winners mentality, he loves Jose and Jose loves him. Proper cunt who will do the dirty work and capable of playing with Kane.
 
Shotgunofmichalebrow said:
Doherty is not the upgrade on Aurier, that some are making out . I await his mauling with intrest he is a steady decent journey man who has found a fit in Nunos system. I get we don't have money but we are now taking risk averse to mad levels. This is the strangest squad rebuild. I just hope we look for at least real quality in the two more we bring in.
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A journey man with 10 years at one club?

Niche player? .....Why shouldn't a RWB-suited player fit the role Serge played last year?

Serge wasn't a fundamental failure in that role.... Main things he lacked was end product and a bit more composure on the defending end. Doherty ought to address those thing and give us a bit extra.

I can assure you I won't be "mauling" him any time soon.
 
Gatsby said:
I’d take Costa for a couple of years. A winner, winners mentality, he loves Jose and Jose loves him. Proper cunt who will do the dirty work and capable of playing with Kane.
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Is there not a little bit of fear that a big name striker, especially one Mourinho has a history with, could end in Mourinho feuding with Kane and leading him toward the exit door?

I think there ought to be zero doubt that kind of rift could develop. I would very much like to think Levy would sack Mourinho before irreparable damage was done in the club's relationship with Kane, but you never know.

Yes, yes, competition for places and all that, but we can't recreate our top couple of players the way Mou's previous employers could.
 
FightingIllini said:
Is there not a little bit of fear that a big name striker, especially one Mourinho has a history with, could end in Mourinho feuding with Kane and leading him toward the exit door?

I think there ought to be zero doubt that kind of rift could develop. I would very much like to think Levy would sack Mourinho before irreparable damage was done in the club's relationship with Kane, but you never know.

Yes, yes, competition for places and all that, but we can't recreate our top couple of players the way Mou's previous employers could.
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I don't think that we are seriously in for Costa. This seems like his agent shopping him around.
 
Stopspot said:
I just realized.

Diego Costa and Erik Lamela on the same team.


Is that legal?
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And we get Cunt Dele back

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FightingIllini said:
Is there not a little bit of fear that a big name striker, especially one Mourinho has a history with, could end in Mourinho feuding with Kane and leading him toward the exit door?

I think there ought to be zero doubt that kind of rift could develop. I would very much like to think Levy would sack Mourinho before irreparable damage was done in the club's relationship with Kane, but you never know.

Yes, yes, competition for places and all that, but we can't recreate our top couple of players the way Mou's previous employers could.
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Despite his behaviour on the field, Costa is surprisingly very popular outside of it. Costa is not the type of player to cause issues in the dressing room. That said I think he's past it, so he wouldn't be my number 1 choice by any means.
 
FightingIllini said:
Is there not a little bit of fear that a big name striker, especially one Mourinho has a history with, could end in Mourinho feuding with Kane and leading him toward the exit door?

I think there ought to be zero doubt that kind of rift could develop. I would very much like to think Levy would sack Mourinho before irreparable damage was done in the club's relationship with Kane, but you never know.

Yes, yes, competition for places and all that, but we can't recreate our top couple of players the way Mou's previous employers could.
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I more see it as a Zlatan-esque signing. Someone experienced, a winner comes in to change the mentality. Levy wouldn’t allow Kane to be sold like that. As you say, he’s sack Jose before agreeing to sell Kane.
 
Diego Costa was fucking shit for Atleti last season, considerably worse than in the previous two seasons, when he was just plain poor. 5 goals in 30 games might tell you that.

As for all this "He might be a cunt but he'd be our cunt" bollocks. Jesus wept, listen to yourselves.
 
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Perryman said:
Watching him in CL Looks like his legs have gone. Wasn’t really aware he was on the pitch.
Suarez is the same. Agents trying to earn their corn I think.
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I agree, especially considering the sources.

But it would be a different scenario in relation to Suarez. The Uruguayan was Barcelona´s main striker for the last 6 seasons, earning 450k per week - he´s out of our reach in terms of finances, let alone convincing him to be a bench player.

Costa has been sharing his place with Álvaro Morata, and I believe he earns around 160k - still expensive, I know. But if he´s happy to be Harry Kane´s backup, signing him could be a possibility. Costa is still good and experienced enough to do our dirty work in Cup matches through the season.

Tottenham get a good solution for the next couple of years - Troy Parrot would be getting ready in the meantime. It could be interesting.

And let´s be honest, Costa is a fascinating character to have in a locker room full of "good guys".
 
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