They've done no such thing, what they've actually done is come in too late because they've failed to fully anticipate the squad changes they need and are now left short of ideas of who else to buy for midfield.
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They've done no such thing, what they've actually done is come in too late because they've failed to fully anticipate the squad changes they need and are now left short of ideas of who else to buy for midfield.
My post was somewhat in jest, but…
Man City may well have done, however, Woolwich have had to use a lot more transfer budget on that one player as a result, draining funds for other players. Woolwich, like us, aren’t oil clubs, so adding £10-25 million to a player’s cost is far more significant than it would be to City.
What was Woolwich’s original offer? Did they increase it after City entered the bidding? If they hadn’t, would West Ham have sold him to City instead?
You may be entirely correct above… but beside that point, I’d like to see every purchase our rivals make be made to be as lengthy, protracted and costly as possible. So, long may Man City bid late for all of Woolwich’s, Liverpool’s, Chelsea’s and Man Utd’s targets.
The Express- Aston Villa are leading the race to sign Pau Torres, 26, from Villareal as the Spain defender enters the final year of his contract.
Torres has been with Villareal since academy level, he was also reportedly approached in the 2020-21 campaign by Tottenham, but he snubbed this move to continue Champions League football with Villareal.
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not sure if random cheap shot at our expense is neeeded or even logical as we didnt go in for him. Villareal are in europa, villa are in conference so why doesnt he "snub" them
Torres has been with Villareal since academy level, he was also reportedly approached in the 2020-21 campaign by Tottenham, but he snubbed this move to continue Champions League football with Villareal.
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not sure if random cheap shot at our expense is neeeded or even logical as we didnt go in for him. Villareal are in europa, villa are in conference so why doesnt he "snub" them
I find that rather disturbing, he's only 28 but giving up the chance to play in the CL or move to a big club in Europe.Bit sad this. He's been an absolute monster for Lens having an immense season. Was really hoping he'd stay for their CL campaign next season, that he helped get them.
Deal reached for Premier League target Seko Fofana to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr - Get French Football News
As reported by Santi Aouna of Foot Mercato, Lens' talisman, and winner of the GFFN 100 for 2021, Seko Fofana, has reached a verbal agreement with Saudiwww.getfootballnewsfrance.com
$$$$$$$$$ and some more $$$$$$
Read this first sentence and thought he was dead.
Oh well. Never mind.
Not the most reliable source, but I can definitely see this happening. Ten Hag has also worked with him in the past at Ajax.
In a footballing sense it’s a bit sad, but he’s not exactly had a lucrative career, so financially this represents a huge opportunity. But the Lens fans love him - he’s the leader of that team in many ways and he’d really found a home there, and was showing the quality that he promised as a kid.
I've been coming across more and more stuff talking about Man Utd's inability to really spend big this summer, they're apparently really hampered by FFP.
Some past summers they've done awful huge money business and the massive naturally accumulated healthy wealth they obtained through their past success and sponsorships has been squandered and as many will tell you the Glazers are nowhere to be seen to add in some extra funds.
Some past summers they've done awful huge money business and the massive naturally accumulated healthy wealth they obtained through their past success and sponsorships has been squandered and as many will tell you the Glazers are nowhere to be seen to add in some extra funds.
He's not exactly on the poverty line though is he, his salary is about one and a half million from a humble club like Lens. If he had any ambition as a footballer he'd wait to see if a big European club would come in for him and take a move to Saudi in a few years.
But he's not earned loads either. He's never had a big contract in his career and his career is over in 3-4 years (or tomorrow if he gets an injury). I don't blame him at all for choosing to secure his future, it's just a bit sad for him and Lens.
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Seems like a signing just for the sake of a signing.
It's the tactic that I wanted us to use. Get in early, sell the vision, then have him comparing all other offers to yours.
The filth will have offered him personal terms that would be difficult to blow out of the water, so it would be down to what his personal ambitions are. Does he want a starring role with the filth, with an outside chance of trophies, or effectively a bit part at City, with trophies he might not feel he'd earnt?
Nice position to be in in all honesty.
Apparently we beat City to Maddison as well.
We didn't need to spend £105M to do it either.