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Summer Transfer Tweets 2016
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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Like, get 2 flops get 1 good player free kinda thing?
Bayern Munich wouldn't sign Ibrahimovic, Hysaj, Kroos or Koulibaly. But they're interested in Sane.
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Southampton the footballing equivalent of shopping at Aldi or Lidl?
Aurelio De Laurentiis is one cool looking mofo.
I hope Tolisso doesn't sign for Napoli, if they get him he'll find it very hard to get out of there if he progresses his potential.
Do you know any more about this? It sounds as though they're making it as difficult as possible for Koulibaly at the minute.
Not sure what to make of this:
http://www.espnfc.com/napoli/story/...y-birthday-by-napoli-chief-amid-legal-threats
I don't see it as a good move either. It's not much of an improvement and if he stays, more clubs might be interested next summer. If Umtiti and Lacazette leave, I can't see them selling Tolisso.
Just that De Laurentiis is crazy, he doesn't operate in the real world and thinks he can bully players into staying at the club with legal threats, bucky covers more of that below. The last thing I'd want to do if I was a player is sign my career over to him.
The Koulibaly situation should serve as a wake-up call for Tolisso, he has great potential and if he moves he should do so to a club that is ran with common sense, there are several good options in the Bundesliga.
I agree.
I know got more chance of shitting in the Queens handbag, than signing Ramsey.
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Says in the article that United won't go above 37m euro, Dortmund want 40.
No way is that true, we're not willing to spend 3 more million euros?We must be really short of cash if we're ready to pay 37m but don't want to pay another 3m. Yeah sounds believable!
Bloody Brexit
That's like an extra £30m now though
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Wierd. They allegedly have the best academy in the country, why would one of their top prospects want to leave?
I understand that De Laurentiis is an absolute pleb but the guy is under contract for three more years. If he didn't want to stay at the club for that long he really shouldn't have signed for that length of time. Realistically, a player can only start throwing his weight around when he has 18months/2 years left at most, you can just upstick and move when you feel like it.
Every player that signs at a club signs for 4 years at least, most sign 5 year deals, but most clubs understand where they stand in the football world and act accordingly, making sure to get big fees and having a strong scouting system to continue the process, they don't try to hold players to the contract length when they have a clear chance to move up the football ladder, it sets a tone that they are not the place to go if you are looking for a steady progression with a reasonable understanding that your are aiming for the top.
So just because they have a good academy - you can't think of one reason why he would want to leave ?
I'd say Dortmund bucks that trend, but I get your point. I just don't think any player earning that sort of money should ever try to force a move that way. If they have a contract then they should keep their head down and leave it to clubs to agree fees before considering moving. Just a bit of old fashioned loyalty towards the club that gave them their big opportunity in the first place really.
Dortmund have only held one player to the contract to my knowledge and they are a bit different in that they have won the Bundesliga twice in the last 5 years and gotten to the CL final, a club like Napoli has been treading water for decades, if the Milan clubs hadn't collapsed they'd not be in the top 4 mix at all in Serie A IMO. The thing is a footballer's career is short and missing the chance to move to a club like Bayern could destroy a career, so I understand why players loyalties are to their careers first as by 35 most are done at the top level and it's a long life in retirement.
I get your point mate, I just value loyalty over ambition but that's just personal preference. Dortmund tend to keep hold of their players and hold out for maximum value rather than bowing down to player demands, but in Koulibaly's situation the whole suing for damages is ridiculously extreme. De Laurentiis clearly has a few unresolved issues.
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Clubs do not show such loyalty when the roles are reversed.
When the player is surplus to requirements,they almost can't wait to get rid.
Pretty good deal that IMO
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Mkhitaryan replacement?
Bellarabi should be a hot commodity, lot to like in that Leverkusen side - they just need an effective striker
You'd guess so. He plays on the right wing. Been rejected though.
Only for 40m!
All pointing towards done deal for Micky.
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