Uhhhhh, yes please. But I'll believe it when I see it. Barca is still mostly broke--I think.
Any idea what Nico could go for? I'm personally shocked Barca has the funds to buy him and then pay him.
Release clause is €58 million plus all taxes. Nico is on a high salary too. Barcelona are “close” to being allowed 1:1 transfers again. That would mean that they need to sell off the same amount in transfers and salaries to make it work.
It certainly sounds that way. I've never heard of it before but obviously a very unusual situation.
This has been percolating at the rumor stage for a couple of windows now. With Onana's departure Everton could use another mid, although whether we could most use a 6, 8, or 10, and where McKennie would fit in, are both question marks. Gueye is our best defensive mid, but he is not a pure 6- he follows the ball wherever it is and wins it back, his positional discipline is quite poor. Doucoure has excelled as a 9 1/2 - a second striker playing behind the 9 or an attacking mid- but he is not a slick passer as per the usual model of a 10 - more like headless chicken energy but with a knack for arriving in the right spot at the right time. Both of those guys are on the wrong side of 30, and Doucoure in particular leads the PL in km every season before breaking down. So yes, we could probably use him, but the knock on him as being fat and out of shape has not endeared him to the Everton fans so far.
I guess it's possible Roma offered more, but Atleti ranks 22nd as a club in terms of value ($454M) and Roma sits at 40th ($277M).
Atleti really need to turn over their aging roster. I think that the are focused on CB and striker, but any player who fits and comes at a discount is someone that they will take regardless of immediate need. Gallagher can be used in different ways in the midfield and seems to have some grit about him (admittedly I haven’t seen him play that much) so he’s likely a fit for Simeone.
Some say "losing a homegrown player", but soulless finance guys say "booking pure profit, baby!"
I’ve seen reporting that the clubs have reached agreement, but that the player hasn’t signed off yet, has that changed? Happened earlier with a potential move to Villa, as well.
He's in the last year of his contract, right? Very much in his financial interest to wait six months and get that free agent money unless he gets a tremendous salary offer now, otherwise he's just helping Chelsea out of the goodness of his heart after they've amply demonstrated that they don't give a fuck about him, which must be a bit painful for him as he seems to be on the more romantic side of being an academy player.
Nope. Alexander Sorloth music. Sorloth was passed on the last day of the season by Dovbyk for the Pichichi.
That's kinda batshit but good to hear Barca doing nice things for their players for a change.
The market has been really depressed this summer in general. Leny Yoro is still the most expensive player to move at a transfer fee of 62m euro fixed and 70m euro with bonuses. I think in that context getting 70m+ pounds is not too bad.
Gonna be really interesting when all these Chelsea youngsters turn 21 and need to be registered to play in the PL. Don't think they'll have space for all of them.
I think Bobb has looked great but will play wide. The problem with selling for a relatively low fee is that City will not be able to replace this window and who knows what the market is like next window. There’s no replacement out there at the price we are selling him which is why it’s too low
In Samu’s defense, he had 8 league goals as a 19 year old playing for a team that only scored 36 goals. He’s originally from Melilla, grew up in Granada, then gets tossed to the Basque Country. It’s not an easy transition for a teenager. It’s like being born in Puerto Rico, growing up in Miami, then being asked to lead a team in Minnesota in the winter. Clubs have been lining up for Nico Williams, and he scored 5 goals last season and has 11 in his La Liga career. Different players for sure, but the point is you’re paying for promise over production for kids that age.
None of my skepticism goes to him specifically really and that was a good primer on his current deal, so thanks.
If this deal happens, Atlético did some really good business.
They’ve offloaded a ton of salaries and really cut into their stadium related debt the last few seasons. They had cut their wage bill pretty significantly going into last season as well, so revenues have been outpacing expenses by quite a bit. I imagine they have an idea of what Felix will get them in a sale, and it’s getting close to time see what some of the older assets like De Paul, Correa, and maybe even Griezmann might get them. Reports today are that this deal is moving forward, few agreed to between the clubs, so it’s down to personal terms.
