Summer Transfer Misery 2017/18

[Marc Overmars]

United confirm Lukaku agreement. 75m+15m add ons.

Wazza going the other way.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Odd comparison. Few as technical as Santi. Lemar is not two footed, he's bigger, faster and more powerful. More Bale than Santi IMO. Apparently he's agreed personal terms with us now, but the 40 mill bid has already been rejected. Journos reporting that Monaco think they'll get the 80 mill next season so they are desperate to hold onto him. We'll have to break the transfer record again I think and I can't see that happening. Then again, football is so crazy now and heading fast in an even crazier direction, maybe 50, 60 mill will be a bargain by comparison to next summer's prices. 50 mill for Mbappe last season might have been seen as madness at the time, maybe not one year on though.

Mahrez for 50 mill after his antics last season? No thanks.

I was surprised to hear the comparison but I've no real view as I don't remember Lemar on the few ocassions I watched Monaco. I guess the journo was alluding to what he is AND what he could be.... a central player, lots of little touches, eye for a pass quick short interchanges..... rather than whatever role he performs now.

I'm surprised nobody has speculated too much here that our business is now over....as it's normally what we'd be saying by now.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

United confirm Lukaku agreement. 75m+15m add ons.

Wazza going the other way.

More importantly he's going to united rather than Chelsea because they are happy to stump up the agents fees

Lukaku has same agent as Ibrahimovic, Mkhytarian and Pogba

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis wants 400k a week, so it's a decent sized difference if the media reports are true.

The 400k is bullshit one way or another. Either it's made up media shite, or it's Alexis saying he's not staying under any terms. But nobody outside China will be paying him 400k.

[Niall_Quinn]

I was surprised to hear the comparison but I've no real view as I don't remember Lemar on the few ocassions I watched Monaco. I guess the journo was alluding to what he is AND what he could be.... a central player, lots of little touches, eye for a pass quick short interchanges..... rather than whatever role he performs now.

I'm surprised nobody has speculated too much here that our business is now over....as it's normally what we'd be saying by now.

All depends on Alexis. Our business probably is over if he can be persuaded to stay. But if he's going then we are only just getting started in this window. I assume. Because you never know with this club.

[selassie]

They said he wasn't for sale at any price. Unless that price was 80 million.

So how can bidding half of what they demand be a worthwhile move?

We're just wasting time. Pay them 50 mill and then pay Alexis 300k per week and we're done. Why are we fucking around on 275k per week? What's the difference? It's all funny money.

Sign Lemar, secure Alexis. If we do that then I'll hold my hands up and say great transfer window.

However, anything other that that, not signing Alexis one way or the other, and not adding more quality to the squad on top, represents a total and comprehensive failure. There's no middle ground here at all. Not after all the years of fucking around.

I think Monaco were posturing re: Lemar 80mill price in a similar way to what we are doing to Alexis with City. From what I understand Lemar wants to join us and work under Wenger. We are currently in negotiations with Monaco and I believe we will eventually sign him, I reckon it will be around 50mill + add-ons.

We won't secure Alexis because he doesn't want to play for us anymore, he wants to go and work for Guardiola at City. If we offered him 400k per week he would want 500k per week, Alexis doesn't want to be here.

I personally think the Alexis situation will pan out similarly to the Lemar situation, we will eventually cave in and sell Alexis to City, I think we'll get at least 50mill for him but that won't cushion the blow as we will be a weaker team without him and City will be a stronger team with him.

[Niall_Quinn]

If we sell Alexis to the gypos, this club is finished in terms of football and competitiveness. Alexis still has a year left on his contract, so we can keep him here and pay him the 140k he's currently on. And that's exactly what we must do without any consideration of a meaningless transfer fee or the fact he walks next season. We've easily, easily got our money's worth with Alexis so we won't be losing anything at all if he leaves on a free. But if we sell him to one of our major rivals we lose everything, especially in light of what we saw when we allowed RvC to go to Utd. If we make that mistake again then everybody in a decision making role at the club must be hounded and pilloried mercilessly and until such a time as they fuck right off and get jobs in banks or insurance firms.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

You seem pretty sure we'll sign Lemar Sellasie..... was our bid before official then?

[selassie]

If we sell Alexis to the gypos, this club is finished in terms of football and competitiveness. Alexis still has a year left on his contract, so we can keep him here and pay him the 140k he's currently on. And that's exactly what we must do without any consideration of a meaningless transfer fee or the fact he walks next season. We've easily, easily got our money's worth with Alexis so we won't be losing anything at all if he leaves on a free. But if we sell him to one of our major rivals we lose everything, especially in light of what we saw when we allowed RvC to go to Utd. If we make that mistake again then everybody in a decision making role at the club must be hounded and pilloried mercilessly and until such a time as they fuck right off and get jobs in banks or insurance firms.

I agree NQ and I hope I'm being dramatic in my assessment that Alexis will be sold to City, I've just got this horrible feeling it's going to happen though. ��

[selassie]

You seem pretty sure we'll sign Lemar Sellasie..... was our bid before official then?

Our first bid of 30million was official and according to Lequipe and RMC in France we have gone back with a second bid of 40million. I can't claim to have any insider knowledge but from what I have read from more reputable sources, Lemar is keen to join and Monaco will sell. The stories of Monaco wanting 80million are only being published in the UK press, Monaco just want a decent fee, I reckon 50Million + add-ons will be enough, they got 42Million + add-ons for Silva to City, they can't expect much more for Lemar IMO.