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Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:24 pm
by Preezy
Sorry PES but I've been burned too many times to get my hopes up.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:36 pm
by Wedgie
Really honestly I don't understand why Mourinho would get rid of Mata then sign Fabergas who is clearly the same type of player.
Isn't Mata younger than Cesc?
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:36 pm
by bear
I doubt Man Utd are going to announce any signings until after the World Cup. The Dutch press would probably crucify Van Gaal if any story came out that indicated he wasn't focused on his current team.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:37 pm
by Mafro
Wedgie » Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:36 pm wrote:Really honestly I don't understand why Mourinho would get rid of Mata then sign Fabergas who is clearly the same type of player.
Isn't Mata younger than Cesc?
I think Mata is 25ish. Cesc doesn't really seem like a Mourinho-type player.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:39 pm
by Wedgie
Yeah, especially his 'treatment' of Hazard.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:39 pm
by Buffalo
That ankle's not lasting the tournament, calling it.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:42 pm
by Wedgie
Quite a possibility why Barcelona is willing to sell him? After all that trouble, you'll think they'll keep him longer.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:45 pm
by Buffalo
Posted in the wrong thread but thanks for replying
Knew I should have locked this earlier.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:49 pm
by Wedgie
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:00 pm
by Osito
Griezmann is being strongly linked to replace Morata at Real Madrid.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:03 pm
by degoose
that makes no sense, griezman is a winger whilst morata is a striker
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:17 pm
by Osito
Griezmann did play as a striker occasionally.
It's more his record though; 23, 20+ goals last year, €30m release clause.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:40 pm
by degoose
yeah he does get quite a few goals, I have a bad feeling if he went to madrid though he will probably be on the bench a lot as i can't see him taking ronaldo,benzema or bales spot and di maria is the other winger he would have to replace. Just look at Illarramendi who was great before and then went to madrid and was benched a lot.It's a bit like what chelsea does to some players.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:19 pm
by RogueLeader
No, I don't think so. What he actually said a few years ago was that he would never play for another English club. It was around the time Torres went to
Chelsea as well.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:20 pm
by Osito
Illara (24) will be a regular starter in years to come though.
Xabi is 32, and even though he's a better player than Asier now, he doesn't have that many years left in him. Illara probably would have been better off staying at Sociedad this year, but he's undoubtedly learned a lot from Xabi and has adjusted to playing for Real. Same goes for Isco as well, and Griezmann would most likely develop more with another year here, but when Real want a player (and, comparatively speaking, on the cheap) they pretty much always get them.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:03 pm
by Christopher
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:06 pm
by Zellery
Similar to Bacary Sagna - Any player that has ever moved to another club.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:08 pm
by Joer
A shame we couldn't keep him and I do find it strange he's gone to City, the one team in the league with a better RB than him, but I have nothing but respect for him. A quality player I'm sad to see go.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:18 pm
by RogueLeader
Joer » Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:08 pm wrote:A shame we couldn't keep him and I do find it strange he's gone to City, the one team in the league with a better RB than him, but I have nothing but respect for him. A quality player I'm sad to see go.
It is odd. Maybe they're going to play him CB sometimes too? I heard they're giving him 150k a week, which is high for a 31-year old. I can see why we didn't offer the same...but it is sad to see him go. So reliable over the years.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:29 pm
by abcd
Shame to see him go....but he's only human.
If I was offered a bumper pay rise a few years before retirement, I'd be mad to not take it. By all accounts, you can never have too much money.