Transfer Rumours | Tactics | Who to buy/sell etc

NeganIsco wrote:

sportsczy wrote:and I'll repeat thimmy's point on another thread....  we keep failing on transfers and our problems accumulate.  So the number of problems we're faced with fixing every transfer window is becoming more overwhelming and unmanageable every cycle.

Our transfer policy has been a joke for years.  Modric, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, Di Maria, Ozil...  basically all the key components to our recent CL success... came from transfer policies long past.  We've only netted Casemiro, Carvajal and Kroos from the past 5 years.  That's it.  They're nice role players...  but we haven't signed a player that could compete for becoming a leading piece until Hazard.  And ZZ had to beg for him...

Did we strike out? Sure did. Kaka, Danilo and Coentrao for example. But if we weren't in that mode, we never would have signed Ronaldo, Di Maria and Ozil. Like Barca (and it pains me to say this), we have to take risks with big signings knowing full well that only half of them will pan out. That's what elite clubs do. Every big club has a skeleton closet that's full... but that's ok.

I usually agree with you, but this post had to be one of the dumbest posts I have seen on this forum.

I mean I get it, you are butthurt Pogba ain't coming, but how dare you say that our transfer policy in the past 5 years is a failure?

We found unproven talent in Varane, Casemiro, Carvajal, Vinicius, Asensio and turned them into gem.

You are praising Barcelona for signing, "Proven" talent like Countinho and Dembele? How did that $300 Million investment turn out? They want to sell both, and won't get more than a $100 Million, if Lucky.

Horrible post all over...

Sports you are the type who will sign the Kaka's and Torres's of the world, and waste your club's $$...

No thanks

I believe you have hit the mark! Sports has complained about the transfer policy ever since Flo didn’t buy Pogba from Juve! Then he uped his complaints when Flo wouldn’t pay an unproven kid (Mbappe), a salary in the range of a proven superstar (Ronaldo). They both were not signed due to salary demands not transfer fees.

While I’ll assume, most of us, believe club has been too passive in not shaking up starters and that gradual changes should have started a couple of years ago, the results achieved, other than last year were phenomenal.
The criticism is being directed towards Flo, but I believe a large part of that should be directed towards Zidane. It is he that has insisted on the starters once saying he wouldn’t buy anyone unless it was an improvement over an existing starter. Then you have his almost disregard for promising youth. Don’t believe me? Watch and see how much playing time, Vinicius, Jovic, Mendy, Milatao, De Beek get this season!

He says Flo refuses to accept the new market place. While I’ll acknowledge prices have escalated, the new market place he is referring to, is only being played by 3 or 4 EPL teams, plus PSG and Barcelona!!! And 2 agents!

The one real attribute Flo has is a sound knowledge of finances. Every large signing he has ever made, was justified on marketing. The playing value was an added value that increased the marketability. Plus he has always held on to the total salary structure limitations and salary ladder, something none of the afore mentioned clubs do!

And I don’t believe we should even bother responding to his praising Barca’s dismal signings being better than ours!

Mr Nick09 wrote:Neymar on loan? FFS need a change of pants

lol wheres this coming from

Imagine vasquez getting subbed. Neymar taking off Hazard

Lucas titular. Ain't nobody removing him from the line up. I wish ZZ could've liked Llorente as much as he likes Lucas.

He started playing Brahimi alot over Lucas last season. Hoping that happens again

Vasquez gotta voodoo doll somewhere I swear

Kubo being lent to Ronaldo (Valladolid).

That means he plays 1st division futbol as opposed to 3rd.

I foresee a real issue next season re non EU players. The 3 spots will be occupied by Milatao, Vinícius and Rodrygo and none of them will be freeing up a spot for Kubo any time soon!

Lol, Nick of all people questioning Zidane/ Flo signings!

Zidane pretty well gave away his squad for season today!

He left out Bale, James and Mariano plus injured Modric, Brahim, Mendy and Asensio plus said Rodrygo and Kubo would stay with Castilla for now. Kubo was later lent to Valladolid (1st división).

The squad then looks like this Courtois, Navas, Lunin (although he is likely lent to Leganes or Valladolid and practice GK May not necessarily take up a squad number);

Carvajal, Odriozola, Varane, Ramos, Militao, Nacho, Marcelo, Mendy;

Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Valverde, Isco;

Benzema, Jovic, Hazard, Vinícius, Lucas, Brahim, Asensio (? Even though he won’t be available until at least Feb.).

That’s 22 (or 23 if 3rd GK included) plus De Beek which leaves one spot available for a possible MF late addition.

Mr Nick09 wrote:when something is not right i call it, this Van de Beek thing, i have been thinking about it for a few days and nah, it's shit

Gee, i can imagine your reaction once it is confirmed Pogba won’t be coming, but Eriksen instead!

futbol_bill wrote:

Mr Nick09 wrote:when something is not right i call it, this Van de Beek thing, i have been thinking about it for a few days and nah, it's shit

Gee, i can imagine your reaction once it is confirmed Pogba won’t be coming, but Eriksen instead!

That would be hilarious, considering Nick has repeatedly been going on about how certain he is that Pogba will be a Real Madrid player this summer, going so far as to claim that he's got sources who can confirm it