The Football Thread 2017-18

[BOR]

What the strawberry float. The second leg of Real Madrid vs Barcelona kick off at any minute now. It's so late!

Probably starting it later because of the heat.

Possibly.

Real Madrid are looking good.

[Mafro]

Madrid are insane, can't believe how they've overtaken Barca in recent years.

Already 2 bangers in the first half from Asesnio and Benzema.

Barca's player recruitment has been really weird.

[BOR]

Barcelona are awful and at this rate they won't win anything this season.

[Photek]

An ageing squad with no youth coming through, real bought youth a few years ago and now they are coming good...

Hope Coutinho watched that shite.

[PES Fan]

Coutinho and Dembele won't be enough against this Real Madrid. Rather than wasting £35m on Paulinho they should have made a big money move for Thiago.

[Mafro]

Keeping Fabregas and selling Thiago

[Ste]

Everton game stopped as Split fans kicking off!

[Photek]

We'll lose to Palace tomorrow and possibly to Hoffenheim midweek. Our defence in first 2 games has been the worst I've seen it and that's really saying something.

We're going to have to outscore opponents rather than grind a 1 nil win and we don't have the firepower as of yet. Salah, Mane and Firmino haven't quite gelled so far.

[Mafro]

Benteke tomorrow

[Photek]

Exactly.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

I get a feeling that Messi will leave Barcelona next summer on a free and sign for man city.

[Finiarél]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/liverpool-reject-record-118m-bid-from-barcelona-for-philippe-coutinho-93bpqjv0n

Pls. He's not for sale, Go away now.

Only £80 Million up front. Rest in addons, One of which was if he wins the Balon dor Sod off.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40978395

Tottenham have signed defender Davinson Sanchez from Ajax in a reported club record £42m deal, subject to a medical and a work permit.

The Colombia centre-back has agreed a six-year deal and will be the Premier League club's first summer signing.

"I am very excited to be signing for such a famous club as Tottenham Hotspur," said Sanchez, 21.

"I am looking forward to working with [manager] Mauricio Pochettino and the players and meeting everyone there."

He added: "I would like to thank the coach, management, players and fans of Ajax. It is a great move for me to come here to develop my career."

The deal for Sanchez exceeds Spurs' club record fee of £30m paid to Newcastle for France midfielder Moussa Sissoko 12 months ago.

Tottenham boss Pochettino said on Friday he wants four new recruits before the end of the transfer window and "expects the club to sign more players".

Earlier in August, defender Danny Rose spoke of his frustration at Spurs' lack of signings, telling the Sun that the club needed to add well-known players and "not ones you had to Google".

He later issued an apology for the "ill-judged" comments, which was accepted by Pochettino.

Six year deal, that means he will want a new contract in 2 years.

[pjbetman]

[quote="Photek"]An ageing squad with no youth coming through, real bought youth a few years ago and now they are coming good...

Hope Coutinho watched that shite.[/quote]

How things have fallen for Suarez (potentially).

[shadow202]

We really should just make Sakho make a public apology so we can get him in the team, he's our best defender ffs

[Benzin]

He'll be at Palace on Sunday, purely because Liverpool wouldn't want him to have a stormer tomorrow

[BOR]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/liverpool-reject-record-118m-bid-from-barcelona-for-philippe-coutinho-93bpqjv0n

Pls. He's not for sale, Go away now.

Only £80 Million up front. Rest in addons, One of which was if he wins the Balon dor Sod off.

I think he will never win the Balloon d'Or anyway.

[Photek]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/liverpool-reject-record-118m-bid-from-barcelona-for-philippe-coutinho-93bpqjv0n

Pls. He's not for sale, Go away now.

Only £80 Million up front. Rest in addons, One of which was if he wins the Balon dor Sod off.

I think he will never win the Balloon d'Or anyway.

That's the point.

[Denster]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/liverpool-reject-record-118m-bid-from-barcelona-for-philippe-coutinho-93bpqjv0n

Pls. He's not for sale, Go away now.

Only £80 Million up front. Rest in addons, One of which was if he wins the Balon dor Sod off.

I think he will never win the Balloon d'Or anyway.

He'll finish runner up behind Ozil.

[darksideby182]

Lol Denster.