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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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You'll find those quotes the same place you found the quotes about him wanting Perisic and Bissouma
I call bullshit on that. Richarlison is a mug and won’t improve us near enough. Some here are saying £60m for him? That’s fucking mad. He is a self centred ass that will completely fuck the mentality that Conte is trying to build. I don’t believe Conte wants him. If I’m wrong I will admit my mistake. But at the moment I just don’t see it. Made up ITK crap like most of it. Perisic and Bissouma happened out of the blue and under the radar. This drag on Richarlison shit is rubbish and so is he. That’s my opinion whether others agree or not
 
£80m for an unproven CB is insane. I have criticised ENIC for their lack of spending over the years but that’s just a stupid signing. Signing Bremer for £35/40m and using the rest of money elsewhere is far wiser.
Even wiser is to spend it on a proven LCB. I think Bremeber, right now, is worth £30-35m, yes, but he is also not that proven and he's not proven as a LCB. But then again, Romero had 1 good season at Atalanta, after being loaned out...
I really like Gvardiol, and would take him over Bastoni, but it's really hard to predict how he would do in the EPL. Besides, he is not dominant in the air (well neither is Romaro and Davies) and his positional sense is lacking (for now), but he's only still 20.
 
You spend 80M on a proven player not someone who's had one good season ( done this before with Ndombele)
You can't compare the 2 players at all. Ndombele is a world-class talent with a mentality that literally sucks (sucking a fat salary with a stinking mentality).
But I agree that spending £80m on a relatively unproven LCB is a huge risk. If half his fee was add-ons I would be willing to take that risk but I doubt Leipzig would agree to such a deal.
 
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Spurs are said to be after another Inter player, Hakan Çalhanoğlu... and we all know that this will end up with the player saying he does not want to leave Inter :D


Conte fa sul serio per Calhanoglu: attenzione allo scambio​

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Antonio Conte potrebbe sfruttare l’uscita infelice di Calhanoglu per provare a strapparlo all’Inter di Simone Inzaghi: le ultimissime notizie di calciomercato
La serata dell’altro ieri, un apparentemente tranquillo mercoledì sera di fine giugno, è stata stravolta dalle parole di Hakan Calhanoglu ai media turchi.

Il giocatore dell’Inter ed ex numero dieci del Milan si è reso protagonista di alcune dichiarazioni che stanno facendo decisamente discutere. Hanno fatto particolare specie le parole nei confronti di Simone Inzaghi, tecnico della Beneamata. L’ex allenatore della Lazio sarebbe stato colpevole di sostituzioni decisamente avventate nel derby di febbraio contro il Milan di Stefano Pioli secondo le dichiarazioni riportate del fantasista turco che, nelle ore successive, ha subito specificato che, quelle parole, erano state mal interpretate e tradotte in maniera inesatte. Insomma, una grande frittata che non ha fatto altro che oscurare un po’ l’immagine del numero 20 dell’Inter.

In sede di calciomercato questa situazione potrebbe avere dei risvolti strani che porterebbero anche alla possibile partenza di Calhanoglu che sarebbe finito nel mirino del Tottenham del grande ex Antonio Conte. Il leccese, precedentemente allenatore dell’Inter, potrebbe apprezzare le caratteristiche box to box del centrocampista turco valutato dalla Beneamata almeno 30 milioni di euro. Attenzione però al possibile inserimento nella trattativa di alcune contropartite: stiamo parlando dei profili di Davinson Sanchez, difensore centrale colombiano, o Giovani Lo Celso, fantasista argentino e praticamente pari ruolo di Calhanoglu.

Calciomercato Inter, Conte su Calhanoglu: la scelta dei nerazzurri​

Davinson Sanchez in particolare potrebbe essere un profilo particolarmente allettante per l’Inter che è a caccia di difensori centrali vista l’imminente rivoluzione nel reparto dettata dalla probabile partenza di Milan Skriniar e dal possibile addio di Stefan de Vrij, centrale olandese in scadenza di contratto nel 2023. Il club nerazzurro però, viste anche le complicate situazioni economiche nelle quali versa la proprietà, avrebbe l’intenzione di accettare principalmente offerte cash per i suoi giocatori, pista preferita rispetto all’inserimento di possibili contropartite.
 
You can't compare the 2 players at all. Ndombele is a world-class talent with a mentality that literally sucks (sucking a fat salary with a stinking mentality).
But I agree that spending £80m on a relatively unproven LCB is a huge risk. If half his fee was add-ons I would be willing to take that risk but I doubt Leipzig would agree to such a deal.
But he’s not a world class talent, his stats suggest he is a very average midfielder that is good at stepovers on the halfway line
 
But he’s not a world class talent, his stats suggest he is a very average midfielder that is good at stepovers on the halfway line
If the talent doesn't match the mentality then, of course, the concerning player turns into an average one. I was referring to his potential. The season before Spurs bought him he was considered a potential world-class talent, tearing it up in Ligue 1 and the CL (he totally dominated Lyon's games vs Man City).
With the right mindset, he could have become a world-class player but the fact is that he does not and never will have that mindset. Not even Mourinho nor Conte have managed to "install" that in him.
The amazing thing is how on earth Pochettino & co. managed to miss the fact that his attitude stunk even back then when it could be googled so easily, is beyond me...
 
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If the talent doesn't match the mentality then, of course, the concerning player turns into an average one. I was referring to his potential. The season before Spurs bought him he was considered a potential world-class talent, tearing it up in Ligue 1 and the CL (he totally dominated the game vs Man City).
With the right mindset, he could have become a world-class player but the fact is that he does not and never will have that mindset. Not even Mourinho nor Conte have managed to "install" that in him.
The amazing thing is how on earth Pochettino & co. managed to miss the fact that his attitude stunk even back then when it could be googled so easily, is beyond me...
Yes, he’s comfortably our worst ever signing for the money.
 
He has been excellent value for 25 million Richarlison is more of a striker though. If Everton get Moura+Winks+cash I think that's a good deal for them.
Yeah. I really hope both Winks and Moura move on. Tryers but both have served their purpose with us now. They're mid level prem players and both would get in the Everton team and improve with regular minutes. I'd still rather Raphinha than Richarlison but if Moura is off as well as Bergwijn we should be trying to get both.
 
His agent said in one of the our podcasts that Leipzig refused 60M last summer. So it’s true.

He’s gonna be absolute monster. 80 for him and 60 for Richarlison and COYS
Dinamo Zagreb must be kicking themselves though, as they sold him for 16 million, plus various add-ons in the summer of 2020, then had him on loan for a season, and his price soared to €50-60m. They should simply have waited another season before selling him.
However, I remember that last young Croatian prodigy defender Spurs were pursuing...Tin Jedvaj
 
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