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Football Thread 2015/16 & Off-season |OT2| 5000-1
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wolfwolfwolf
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wolfwolfwolf
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Vardy is 29. Will be 30 half way through next season. Has had one standout season. He is the opposite of your typical Wenger signing.
Some people have also noted that Arsenal apparently activated Kante's release clause too. Then signed Xhaka...
Some people have also noted that Arsenal apparently activated Kante's release clause too. Then signed Xhaka...
GHG
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Well "typical Wenger" has got us fucking nowhere over the last decade.
It's about time he started doing something different.
Heebie Jeebies
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The Beeb now reporting it and they don't usually get these things wrong.
wolfwolfwolf
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Yeah I saw Ornstein tweet about it and he's usually spot on. Maybe Wenger wants a stopgap because there isn't much out there...
Arsenal want it done before the Euros so won't be drawn out.
@JWTelegraph
Arsenal move for Jamie Vardy - and deal could progress quickly this weekend ahead of Euros: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...er-jamie-vardys-20m-leicester-release-clause/ …
@JWTelegraph
Arsenal move for Jamie Vardy - and deal could progress quickly this weekend ahead of Euros: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...er-jamie-vardys-20m-leicester-release-clause/ …
Ah, a new club crest. Not too bad looking, to be fair.
As for Ronko...well, AVB might be worth a shot...
Milchmonster
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Well yeah, Bartra without clause obviously changes things.
However, it's still unclear what Tuchel is planning. If he's pushing 3 CBs, we need another one. And it's unclear who stays. Ginter will be interesting if we sign Guerreiro and Durm will primarly compete as RB. He might want to leave after all.
WadiumArcadium
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Weird move from Koeman. I'd have stayed at Southampton.
VendettaRed07
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That's probably it.
The options are either offer up a likely transfer world record type offer for Higuain
Pay 50-70m for someone like Morata or Lukaku
or 20m for Vardy. Can't fault Arsene for going in that direction. I think it'll work out better than people seem to think it will.
Arsenal play a slower style but I think the only reason is to accommodate Giroud. The players are their to make a switch to play on the counter more easily. Ozil Sanchez and Vardy could be a pretty great attack next season.
Infernostew
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Great. If he signs for Arsenal, you know he's gonna be shit for the Euros.
VendettaRed07
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We'll need to ad like £80m to that 20 lol
toythatkills
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Vardy would be great at Arsenal, potentially. Imagine Ozil putting all those chances on a plate for a striker who can actually put the fucking things away.
Unstoppable.
Unstoppable.
Injured in October, doesn't come back til March.
Someone must have assured Koeman that Everton's best players won't be leaving.
Apparently PSG are willing to pay in excess of £40m for Coutinho. I honestly don't know how to feel about that. On his day he's worth that and then some and he's the only player we have who can really turn a game on it's head, but he's also too inconsistent. What do other Liverpool fans think? I do think we could probably squeeze out a good bit more from them though.
I think he'd do well, especially If they keep Ozil. And for £20m it's worth the gamble imo.
I think he'd do well, especially If they keep Ozil. And for £20m it's worth the gamble imo.
WadiumArcadium
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I'll be gutted if he leaves. We've sold enough of our best players.
Tittmer is saying that we're still looking for another CB, so I guess one is leaving us after all.
Oh well.
We still got so much cash, I really wonder what other positions/players we're gonna go for.
I'll be sad too, but i don't think he's un-replaceable, and I doubt he's force a move either, so we could get a lot for him. The biggest reason I'd be against us selling him, is I doubt we'd spend the money well,
we'd probably blow it all on a Southampton player
Don Draper's Hat
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It blows my fucking mind that in today's game £20m is not seen as a risk.
"Oh, it's only twenty million, if he flops he flops..."
TWENTY MILLION POUNDS!
Incredible.
"Oh, it's only twenty million, if he flops he flops..."
TWENTY MILLION POUNDS!
Incredible.
I'd be sad to see him go even if he is very inconsistent, but I wouldn't begrudge him going to a club that's challenging for trophies. PSG though... no trophy in france matters really.
Same issue with Southampton tbh, they'll sell. Everton will too, despite what they might claim. Every club will sell for the right money, and the right money will come along.
Also, is money talks, then his reported wages practically shouts. Gaal wasn't on that much at Utd IIRC.
It's probably like 3 match days when you count up tv revenue, ticket sales, pies etc. 20 million to PL teams really isn't a risk.
Ibra Ibra !
Zlatan scoring against City, the face he'll make to Pepchester, Mou running down the touch line.
Is it August yet?
The more I think about it, the less I understand Zlatan.
He's moving from a CL club to Europa league, in the most competitive league in the world with no guarantee of a title. OK, he probably likes money and Mourinho, but I'm sure there are other teams that would be able to offer the same money/prestige and starting striker role?
Not that I'm complaining though!
Audioboxer
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Probably wants to give things a go in the EPL before he retires. Man Utd need a striker, Mou and money. Doubt he wants to be a permanent bench player like he might be at some of the other top EPL clubs.
GoldenCrow
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Might not have to wait that long. 25th July Manchester City vs Manchester United at the Birds Nest Stadium. Only a preseason friendly but that game could set the tone for the rest of the season
TheAutomator
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EPL clubs are rich as fuck.
Audioboxer
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Dem TV rights customers pay off, ticket prices and rich tycoons. Sadly, it is a drop in the ocean. Heck LvG got to waste 250 million and still got a 5 million pay off package when sacked.
The scummy side of football is indeed scummy, but we just try to enjoy the sport the best we can.
Real_Madrid
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What's wrong with Vardy? Everyone on here seems to laugh with that, but wouldn't that finally be a good striker for Arsenal and even at a decent cost.
Higuain will cost probably 4 times as much as Vardy and honestly isn't that much better. (I saw him at Real for years and years, he's a good striker obviously, but isn't exactly 80 million good.)
Real_Madrid
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Yup and I also don't think that many world class teams are interested in him. It's a short term solution that is going to bring a lot of media attention.
It's always a gamble because he's just crazy, but Mourinho and him have a special relationship like you and some other people on here said.
Ibrahimovic in the PL is going to be amazing. He's either going to do amazing and become unbearably smug or flop and get really mad.
Vardy going to Arsenal is definitely one of the shocks of the window. Of all the players I would've thought would go it wasn't 30yr old Vardy. I imagined he would just ride out his career with Leicester and become a legend.
Vardy going to Arsenal is definitely one of the shocks of the window. Of all the players I would've thought would go it wasn't 30yr old Vardy. I imagined he would just ride out his career with Leicester and become a legend.
He's been told he can have the money from the sale of Lukaku and maybe Stones if he goes. Then £100m added on.
Real_Madrid
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Couldn't agree more, he has to stay in Europe, I don't even care at what club or competition.
We still have to see what a bad playing Ibrahimovic is like (in the team and as a personality). The same goes with a Cristiano Ronaldo, what would he be like in 4 years or so and starts playing really bad. How would such a player react.
curious to see who he would buy then with no european football
I think most people would rather join Liverpool in that situation or one of the other seven clubs in Europe.
Heebie Jeebies
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Poborsky's goal at Euro 96
Players would get absolutely slaughtered if they defended like that today. Great goal though.
Players would get absolutely slaughtered if they defended like that today. Great goal though.
Real_Madrid
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That transfer money in the BPL is just getting ridiculous.
In all fairness to LVG, a) a lot of money was recouped as well from sales, so yes we spent £250m but a decent amount came back in and b) I still think that Smiling Woodward just buys who he wants half the time. It's not Gaals fault the man's a fool.
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