Sounds like it's done now.Our national nightmare is almost over. Tyler Adams to Bournemouth is almost here we go.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1692466255091904731?s=46&t=XvGOrrWIyL-5CHVVL_0JYQ
It didn’t move him. Even though he’d seen the movie.I heard they were in on Elvis Costello, but he wasn’t interested.
The fun part will come when they have to start trimming their ginormous payroll and no one will take their stiffs.Christ, another 7/8 year contract. The financial engineering VC bros definitely think they’ve found an exploit.
SAUDI PRO LEAGUE!!The fun part will come when they have to start trimming their ginormous payroll and no one will take their stiffs.
If the Saudi clubs are still spending a billion-plus per summer in 2030, it won’t be for cast offs and old dudes looking for a last pay out.SAUDI PRO LEAGUE!!
Apparently his wages are 10x in KSA too. Oh well.That’s a real double ugh. First, as a Napoli fan, I was excited to see him in Naples. Second, as a fan of European football in general, it’s disappointing that such a young guy would go to SA.
They already budgeted for his sale in the financials they submitted to La Liga, and it’s hard to tell what they have left to spend. They always run pretty tight financially, but it looks like they had all new arrivals registered with Veiga still on the team so they should be able to bring some reinforcements in. Of course, Veiga earned peanuts so new salaries will be tricky. Celta did some good business this summer bringing in Bamba and Manu Sánchez both on a free. Luis Campos still plays a role at the club, so it’s not surprising that they’re make smart decisions, and I imagine he already had players in mind. It’s the clubs 100th birthday and Iago Aspas will not allow them to be relegated.what's Celta going to do with the money? They need to stay up this year for my boy Luca de la Torre, and of course for Iago Aspas who I absolutely fangirl over.
How does this work when he joined them at the start of the window?
Just stay out of the casinos and the goomars (or the Russian cognates thereof).Hot rumors in the ex-Twitterverse are that Balogun will be sold to Monaco for a cool €45 million.
Not a bad place to spend your time.
I don't expect him to stay healthy, since he basically hasn't, but I hope he has a huge year and Arsenal can get a pretty big fee(relative of course) for him next summer. That's the best case scenario.Tierney is still a very good right back. Great at overlapping runs and crossing. He's just not a natural at coming into the middle and acting like another midfielder the way Zinchenko is. I'd expect him to have a good year at Sociedad.
#1 priority is probably getting Richards somewhere he will get minutes. Palace's games this far have suggested he's CB4, not CB3, and he's a likely starter for our A-team.Balogun to Monaco is looking done pending physicals. Who still needs a move from a USMNT pov? Cannon? Miles? Vázquez? Maybe Richards? Looks like CCV is hurt and will have to stay in Scotland for a bit.
What a shame. Not only does La Liga lose a great young player from one of Spain's most historic sides, but he ends up going to a league and club that will do absolutely nothing for his development as a player for the national team.Gabri Veiga to Napoli is off and Al Ahli have snatched him up. I was already annoyed that La Liga was going to lose a talent like Gabri Veiga because Celta Vigo absolutely need the money, but having a top young Spanish talent sold to Saudi Arabia is salt in the wound.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1694483518208770081?s=46&t=XvGOrrWIyL-5CHVVL_0JYQ
I'm guessing Roberto's performance yesterday had something to do with this getting over the line today. I'm only half kidding. The other half of the explanation is that the La Liga FFP office is closed on Sundays.Joao Cancelo to Barcelona on a loan with buy option. Barcelona needed a RB and Cancelo is a very good one.
Question about EPL FFP: Does it only look at transfer fees, or does it look at the wage bill as well?James Pearce (the Athletic) with a good overview of the mess.
https://theathletic.com/4781314/2023/08/16/liverpool-transfers-caicedo-lavia/?source=user_shared_article
According to the article they DID check with the player - and were given assurances he would sign before making the Caicedo bid. So they were screwed by the agent which is some (Tiny? Minuscule? ) comfort.
But Pearce doesn’t really address the elephant in the room - Chelsea’s ridiculous contract offers. Both Caicedo and Lavia signed with Chelsea because they were offered stupid money.
Edit: I guess Pearce omitted this little tidbit because the focus of the story is on LFC’s front office incompetence .
Edit: in an interview Lavia said his decision was due to being made to feel “second choice” and not a bigger contract
Aside from the fact he was Chelsea’s second choice as well.
So he passed up first team football to rot on Chelsea’s bench because his feelings were hurt. Ok
Amrabat would be a GREAT signing for Pool. He probably has his peak ahead of him and he's a total workhorse OG. In case you've forgotten, he was a huge part of Morrocco's success at WC. Total engine guy with slick skills to boot. Barca were after him hard to replace Busi but it never came to pass because Barca are broke.Fair bit of noise about Amrabat as well. Is he a pure 6 or more of a hybrid?
Supposedly the EPL is bringing its own FFP rules in line with EUFA’s . As I understand it, wages play a huge part and you can only amortize them over a maximum 5 years. So , a Caicedo 8 year deal at £240k / week becomes a five year deal at £384k/week as far as FFP calculates it. I think the overall wage bill can’t exceed 80% of revenues. This is a much bigger deal in the Championship where many clubs spend over 100% in wages.Question about EPL FFP: Does it only look at transfer fees, or does it look at the wage bill as well?
Amrabat would be a GREAT signing for Pool. He probably has his peak ahead of him and he's a total workhorse OG. In case you've forgotten, he was a huge part of Morrocco's success at WC. Total engine guy with slick skills to boot. Barca were after him hard to replace Busi but it never came to pass because Barca are broke.
Interesting from a law perspective for sure. You have regulations of different and sometimes (but not always!) overlapping orgs like domestic leagues, domestic FAs, and international orgs (UEFA, FIFA, CAS, etc.). You have some basic frameworks (e.g., FFP), but it's administered differently by the domestic orgs. And finally, you have different regs at the domestic level too (e.g., La Liga's registration rules). I should treat this as more than a hobby and become a consultant!Supposedly the EPL is bringing its own FFP rules in line with EUFA’s . As I understand it, wages play a huge part and you can only amortize them over a maximum 5 years. So , a Caicedo 8 year deal at £240k / week becomes a five year deal at £384k/week as far as FFP calculates it. I think the overall wage bill can’t exceed 80% of revenues. This is a much bigger deal in the Championship where many clubs spend over 100% in wages.
Sincerely,Another CB is needed imo.
Probably part of why CDMs are going crazy at the same time. Can't get a good defender? Cover for the not so good ones!Sincerely,
Every club's fans, during every transfer window, except like Spurs during the Alderweireld / Vertonghen era.
Like, PSV fans are in despair. Half the EPL needs defensive help. It's a good time to be a quality CB. And yet somehow, Chris Richards can't get a transfer to a place that will play him.