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Other clubs transfer thread Summer 2017 ( Barcelona sign Dembele)

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Bold Tone wrote:

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jones

Gurgen wrote:
Burnwinter wrote:
Yeah like I said he'll flourish. He won't have much of an adaptation period as he's not even going to need to move house in all likelihood.

He's always been a productive striker, and a supposed "flat track bully" is exactly what you need in this league where even the smaller clubs remain competitive. This is a bad development for our top four prospects.

Why? They had a better striker last year and didn't make top four.

Well apparently Lukaku is better than Ibrahimovic.

Ray

Bayern have signed James on a two year loan, probably means they aren't after Sanchez.

Shady

I wonder how much players like James Beattie, Andy Johnson and Kevin Davies would cost if they were in their prime today.

Clrnc

Ray wrote:
Bayern have signed James on a two year loan, probably means they aren't after Sanchez.

Another one of those shady loan deals. Surprised no other clubs were in for James.

QuincyAbeyie

What's shady about it? Genuine question.

If player prices continue rising as they've done in recent years, imagine what a deal this will be in two years when Bayern sign him for €35m.

Klaus

Shady wrote:
I wonder how much players like James Beattie, Andy Johnson and Kevin Davies would cost if they were in their prime today.

Beattie's fee would probably be comparable to Lukaku. I think he would have ended up at United too in this age where there are fewer strikers around.

Ricky1985

Burnwinter wrote:
Yeah like I said he'll flourish. He won't have much of an adaptation period as he's not even going to need to move house in all likelihood.

He's always been a productive striker, and a supposed "flat track bully" is exactly what you need in this league where even the smaller clubs remain competitive. This is a bad development for our top four prospects.

Pretty sure I read that he and Pogba are already next door neighbours.

Burnwinter

jones wrote:
Well apparently Lukaku is better than Ibrahimovic.

He's more than ten years younger than Ibrahimovic, very strong, very fast and mobile, and a top quality finisher. Plays basically every minute of every game and picked up 25 goals last season for a mid-table club.

I don't think there's any need to take the comparison with Ibrahimovic anywhere. He'll never be Zlatan, but unfortunately he'll probably be very good for United.

Clrnc

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
What's shady about it? Genuine question.

It's one of those deals to get around FFP rules with regards to wages I reckon.

Tony Montana

Ricky1985 wrote:
Burnwinter wrote:
Yeah like I said he'll flourish. He won't have much of an adaptation period as he's not even going to need to move house in all likelihood.

He's always been a productive striker, and a supposed "flat track bully" is exactly what you need in this league where even the smaller clubs remain competitive. This is a bad development for our top four prospects.

Pretty sure I read that he and Pogba are already next door neighbours.

They're proper chums.

QuincyAbeyie

Burnwinter wrote:
jones wrote:
Well apparently Lukaku is better than Ibrahimovic.

I don't think there's any need to take the comparison with Ibrahimovic anywhere. He'll never be Zlatan, but unfortunately he'll probably be very good for United.

Isn't it a very relevant comparison when discussing whether they'll be better than last season?

goon

Burnwinter wrote:
He's more than ten years younger than Ibrahimovic, very strong, very fast and mobile, and a top quality finisher. Plays basically every minute of every game and picked up 25 goals last season for a mid-table club.

Not so sure about top quality finisher...

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_1Ed5R8Z-M

Burnwinter

The comparison is fine, and it's reasonable to point out that United are losing an aging Ibrahimovic at the same time as they add a much younger player who scored more goals at a faster rate for a lesser club than the Swede in 16/17 to their squad.

But I don't think the comparison's the final word, that'll be more about what Lukaku actually delivers and we'll see that for ourselves.

jones

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
What's shady about it? Genuine question.

I wouldn't say shady but the information circulating at the moment can't be true. Pretty sure he'll be a free agent in two years time, also Real usually get good money for their players while this transfer looks like a horrible, even nonsensical deal for them

jones

Burnwinter wrote:
jones wrote:
Well apparently Lukaku is better than Ibrahimovic.

He's more than ten years younger than Ibrahimovic, very strong, very fast and mobile, and a top quality finisher. Plays basically every minute of every game and picked up 25 goals last season for a mid-table club.

Ibrahimovic was at a midtable club himself last season

Not sure what the panic is for. United have a lot of money and were always going to spend big this summer; if you look at it that way there's no way you can't be happy about them spending this much on a striker who's so fundamentally flawed

jones

6th placed team signs a donkey from 7th placed team for 100m and you guys are shitting yourselves. Have a word ffs

Ray

jones wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:
What's shady about it? Genuine question.

I wouldn't say shady but the information circulating at the moment can't be true. Pretty sure he'll be a free agent in two years time, also Real usually get good money for their players while this transfer looks like a horrible, even nonsensical deal for them

They did a similar deal with Juve and Coman. Definitely seems dodgy.

jones

Ray wrote:
jones wrote:
I wouldn't say shady but the information circulating at the moment can't be true. Pretty sure he'll be a free agent in two years time, also Real usually get good money for their players while this transfer looks like a horrible, even nonsensical deal for them

They did a similar deal with Juve and Coman. Definitely seems dodgy.

That one made more sense, Coman was a punt with a decent overall fee for a kid where no one would know if he'd make it (and to be fair his second season was a bit shit). James is a known quantity who 1) has no need to be loaned out in the first place and 2) is worth at least 60m in today's money, let alone in 2019 money

goon

Perhaps it comes with a considerable loan fee. Either way it indicates no one else was really in for him, which seems unlikely.

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