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Jerome Boateng is open to playing in the Premier League (probably nothing new, but he said it directly to some Chinese news network).

Falk, however, states otherwise.
 

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Thats how much we paid for fecking Daniel James, feck me. That english tax is stupid. Ferran is a really exciting prospect, while James is...fast.
Consider the context in this case. When Man. City started going after him, Valencia were in dire need of money and looking to offload players to make up for it. City went in and got him on that basis. Other teams don't necessarily need a talented yet unproven winger, and we probably weren't going to pursue him once City came in (Ferran would have rejected us anyways to play under Pep).
 

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Announcement: Benfica denies any interest in Edinson Cavani (note: he was strongly linked to them by various media outlets in Portugal).

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Am I the only one who thinks it's a bit rich of Benfica to be indignant about false stories linking them to players? Seems strangely familiar...
 

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More info on the Veltman transfer:

900000 pounds :eek:
I remember when he was the subject of much hype coming through at Ajax, although I never got it - he was a centre half built like a school girl. Imagine him having a £900k clause in his contract. There was a point Ajax could have fleeced someone for much, much more.
 

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Falk reinforcing Romano's update on Havertz:

So much for Chelsea's smooth transfer operation.
Same situation as us with Sancho, all about negotiating structure of the payments no doubt

Proof though it's only quick and easy when there's a release clause
 

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Same situation as us with Sancho, all about negotiating structure of the payments no doubt

Proof though it's only quick and easy when there's a release clause
Exactly, there's no difference between them, yet we'll still appear to be the ones having a tougher time with the transfer.
 

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Man City have a proper recruitment department. This is what it looks like.

Pep ruled out Sancho ages ago and this guy will probably be just as good if not better.
Yeah, definitely! Bravo, Mangala, Stone, Cancelo, Danilo, Mendy for about 250 million wouldn’t ruin any other club for the forseeable!

Every club makes their own way and has their good deals and bad ones. City arriving and agreeing a deal with a desperate to sell Valencia by offering a big wage early means nothing. Their recruitment is patchy like all the other PL clubs.
 

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Consider the context in this case. When Man. City started going after him, Valencia were in dire need of money and looking to offload players to make up for it. City went in and got him on that basis. Other teams don't necessarily need a talented yet unproven winger, and we probably weren't going to pursue him once City came in (Ferran would have rejected us anyways to play under Pep).
Still, tell me one english player under 30 which starts for anyclub who you can get for that amount? English players are way overvalued, if we want to maximize our budget we should star clear. Unless is someone special as Sancho of course.
 

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Still, tell me one english player under 30 which starts for anyclub who you can get for that amount? English players are way overvalued, if we want to maximize our budget we should star clear. Unless is someone special as Sancho of course.
You always have to consider the context in different situations; there are no absolutes when it comes to football transfers. Technically, I can name tons of English players, but you probably wouldn't find them useful for United. Daniel James is one of them (British, not English, but still relevant), and people aren't giving him a chance. Ferran Torres also won't be starting for City anytime soon; he's nowhere near any of Mahrez, Sterling, or Bernardo Silva in terms of productivity and consistency.
 

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In an exclusive interview with GladbachLive, Borussia Monchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl reveals some his club's transfer plans.

Key notes:
  • Monchengladbach will bring in 2 new players
    • Prefer versatile options
  • Pedri is one such target (on loan)
    • Currently in talks with Barcelona
  • Contract renewals for Elvedi & Ginter (linked to other clubs)?
    • Both have contracts until 2022 (via options)
    • Because of COVID-19, the club will wait and see how the market develops and what offers they can provide
 

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Man City have a proper recruitment department. This is what it looks like.

Pep ruled out Sancho ages ago and this guy will probably be just as good if not better.
Pep ruled out re-signing a player he let go for peanuts a few years ago? Shocker.
 

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Chelsea are also looking for a Kepa replacement
  • Targets: Onana, Oblak
Soon after Romano published his article about Oblak, he reminded eveyrone that Atletico have no intentions on selling him. This means that Chelsea can only pay the release clause amount (120 million Euros) or tap him up.

The "old news" that Romano's referring to: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/20/chelsea-kai-havertz-bayer-leverkusen
Chelsea have contacted Atlético Madrid about the availability of Jan Oblak, though it is likely that they would have to meet the Slovenian’s €120m release clause.
We can safely rule out Oblak to Chelsea, now. Onana is still probable, however.
 

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That is blatantly about Thiago to the scousers and Kabak & Van Dijk would ne some partnership too.
The Christian Falk reference is, yes. Regarding Kabak, I doubt Schalke would let him go given that he's a key piece for them. Also, Kabak hasn't expressed his desire to leave the club at this time, so this won't go too far for now.

Speaking of Falk:

I don't know what his source is for this news, but I'm guessing he's weighing in on the matter after Romano kept reminding everyone about the same bit of news two days ago.
 

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Yeah, I'll be honest I don't know what to do with De Gea. We can't keep De Gea and not play him on those wages. We can't also have Henderson and Romero. I like the idea of selling De Gea because even if Henderson has some struggles we have Romero who can come in. It's not like De Gea hasn't cost us points.

I also feel like De Gea is the most settled he has ever been and yet at his worst in terms of form. Herrera left already and Mata is on his way so he could be the only Spaniard left at the club. David Silva also leaving City and you would imagine they might socialise.
Yes the key to it not being such a big deal selling Degea for me isnt so much Henderson but more we have such a good number two so its less of a risk. Dont see it happening at all though
 

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I think it's due to the calibre of the players we are after. We have a lot of promising young players coming through the academy.
That is true, but only really for the last 3/4years when Rashford was the first to break through and a few have followed. There hadnt really been any good ones before that for quite a while really considering our history of youth
 

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Newly promoted side Benevento are making moves in the transfer market by signing some relatively big names. They're close to completing the transfer for Kamil Glik whilst the deal for Loic Remy is up in the air. Their sporting director Pasquale Foggia confirmed that they're working on their deals.

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  • Glik close to joining after he completed his medicals
  • Remy failed his medicals (no Tweet, sadly), but the club still have hopes of signing him and are conducting other tests to be sure (decision to be made in 48 hours).
  • When asked about Gervinho, Foggia simply mentioned that they are looking for players who'll fit into their project.
Now, however, they are certainly linked with other players due to Remy's failed medicals.

They are currently negotiating for both Gervinho and Lapadula, and they're keeping their tabs on Marko Pjaca, who was most recently on loan to Anderlecht from Juventus.
 

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Am I the only one who likes/rates Richarlison?
I feel he'd be a good addition to many a team, deceptively technical for a work-horse type style.
NO, I think he is a very good player, can play out wide or up front big, strong, fast, works hard, good in the air, good technique, decent finisher.......despite all that though, they paid a fortune for him and I cant imagine him being sold for less than £65-70m and tough I really rate him, that is just too much
 

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It is a concern admittedly, but surely there has to still be a player in there a t that age. It would be a pretty inexplicable fall from grace otherwise.



He is great, but at the price Everton would sell for, he would have to be a big sides marquee signing. Everton won’t be accepting 50-60 million anytime soon.
Totally agree on Richarlison, very good player who is strong in all areas pretty much but not a £70m player.

Eriksen I disagree on though personally, 28maybe he has actually peaked and I know will get slaughtered as he is of course a good player, but for me, I always thought he was massively over rated being mentioned as one of the premiership greats often. For me he was a clever technical player but definately not a stellar player for the premiership, would never have signed him personally and certainly not now.
 

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For lack of a better Tweet, here are quotes from Rennes president Nicolas Holveck on Eduardo Camavinga:

This was from an interview with RMC Sport. More reliable Marca article
We are the perfect move for him in my opinion and he is also the perfect signing for us. £50m odd I genuinely think would be looked on as a steal in a few years time. I really really want us to sign Sancho AND Grealish but I think Camavinga is the one player I would sign instead of Grealish if it comes down to it, we are woefully short with just Matic there at the moment
 

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Dont buy it myself. Dortmund have always been more negotiable than Bayern, that is a Bayern type of stance. I dont think we will get much of a reduction though, maybe down to £97-100m, I think the deadline is important for us with such a small break before the season starts to get it done anyway
 

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I remember this dude spewing a lot of negative stuff during Kagawa and Mhiki's transfer.
He is irrelevant and has no source.
He spews some rubbish but I have also seen him get a lot of information correct regarding German football, not that I believe this one though
 

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Totally agree on Richarlison, very good player who is strong in all areas pretty much but not a £70m player.

Eriksen I disagree on though personally, 28maybe he has actually peaked and I know will get slaughtered as he is of course a good player, but for me, I always thought he was massively over rated being mentioned as one of the premiership greats often. For me he was a clever technical player but definately not a stellar player for the premiership, would never have signed him personally and certainly not now.
I like Eriksen and think he was great for Tottenham in general. I was just trying to think of a “smarter” transfer than Grealish.

I know it will probably end up as 50 with add ons on top, but if we could pick up someone with enough talent to step in and cover for less, we could focus on other areas, and just as importantly, let go of more players that don’t contribute.

If Villa stick in and around 80 million, we should be prepared to move on and not mess around.
 

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You always have to consider the context in different situations; there are no absolutes when it comes to football transfers. Technically, I can name tons of English players, but you probably wouldn't find them useful for United. Daniel James is one of them (British, not English, but still relevant), and people aren't giving him a chance. Ferran Torres also won't be starting for City anytime soon; he's nowhere near any of Mahrez, Sterling, or Bernardo Silva in terms of productivity and consistency.
Agree with the orignal poster about costs of English players and regardless of the context, other sides are doing great deals price wise with bargains, we havent for a long time, Daniel James is just another example of one of our bargain signings that simply isnt very good, he wont be a top player for me at all.
Totally agree on Torres though, may be a great deal for CIty, but Sane I think is better and Torres will struggle to get games even though very talented as the other wingers are all of a very high quality.....reminds me a bit of when they signed Jesus Navas who was a very good winger but couldnt get enough games and for me he was a better player than Torres and the other wingers werent as good as they are now, not sure its actually a good move for him.
 

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Soon after Romano published his article about Oblak, he reminded eveyrone that Atletico have no intentions on selling him. This means that Chelsea can only pay the release clause amount (120 million Euros) or tap him up.



The "old news" that Romano's referring to: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/20/chelsea-kai-havertz-bayer-leverkusen


We can safely rule out Oblak to Chelsea, now. Onana is still probable, however.
Even without the clause and corona, he is probably the most wanted keeper in the world. When you look at the fees paid for top keepers in or league, no way he would go for less than £75-80m anyway. Like Romano but its almost a nothing story, of course they wont want to sell him and of course it will take a massive fee to do so
 
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