The 'Epic' transfer rumour thread

[Swiss]

So, we sell one RB, age 31 for a reported £2.5m and now we're being linked with another, age 32 for E10m (Euros)


Lichsteiner.

We also have a 33 yr old RB in Sagna.

in my head, it doesn't make any business/playing sense at all, I'm Face palming atm if this is true!!!

I don't know who we should go for but surely, surely surely surely, we shold be looking at a player who could play at leat 5 years for s given this could be Sagna's last season!?

We've already discused Van Der Wiel as a free transfer potential. I don't know why he fell out with of favour at PSG... but gotta be worth more of a punt!

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Nolito confirmed as signed.

Friday recap...

Signed -
Ilkay Gundogan (midfielder, 25, Borussia Dortmund)
Aaron Mooy (central midfielder, 25, Melbourne City) - almost certainly going out on loan
Nolito (left winger, 29, Celta Vigo)

Possibly still in the mix -
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (striker and part-time winger, 26, Borussia Dortmund)
Leroy Sané (winger or attacking mid, 20, Schalke)
Oleksandr Zinchenko (attacking midfielder, 19, Ufa)
John Stones (defender, 22, Everton)
Víctor Valdés (keeper, 34, technically still a rag)
Stephan Lichtsteiner (right back, 32, Juventus)
Andros Townsend (winger, 24, Newcastle Utd)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (midfielder / winger, 22, Arsenal)

Probably now off the radar -
Aymeric Laporte (defender, 22, Athletic Bilbao - signed new contract)

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Eurosport today claiming we are in "advanced talks" with Thiago Alcántara (central midfielder, 25, Bayern Munich)

[bry the guy]

Looks like sabotage to me.

[Swiss]

I'd be happy with Thiago A!

Played 33 mins at the euro's & had a 93% pass success rate. So he won't be exhausted and is a quality little player.
Is only 25 and is a Pep player.

[Swiss]

Any watchers of Torino?

Being linked with right back Bruno Peres, had a youtube of him, looks promising but I don't watch serie A.

[Neil Mcnab]

Suarez. Good set of teeth on this lad, always hungry. £85 million apparently, for a 29 year old. His wife likes Barcelona, so could be a problem. Apparently his agent is Peps brother.

We need a marquee signing or two.

[Swiss]

Luis Suarez... £85m... doubt it'll happen

Toni Kroos - £60m... Again, doubt it'll happen

Bruno Peres - £12m - from Torino

Stones - too much - Everton

But if true, could this be the future line up?

First XI-----------------------------------------Squad/subs

Suarez- Aguero- Nolito  --------------------- Iheanacho - Sterling (Sane?/ Navas)

--Kroos-----Alacantara--  -------------------- - Delph - Silva
-------Gundogan-------- ---------------------- - F'dinho

------------------Peres --------------------- Sagna, Clichy or Kolarov
----Stones - Vinny------- --------------------- Otamendi + (Denayer?)

----------Hart?------------ --------------------- Bravo?

That's 22, leaving 3 places for HG/CT.

HG &/or CT
Hart HG/CT
Stones HG
Clichy HG
Delph HG
------------------
Denayer? HG & CT
Iheanacho becomes HG & CT from January
+1

[Neil Mcnab]

I agree, the rumours about Suarez lack bite.

Kroos is possible if Pogba goes to Real Madrid. Even if he left RM, he will have his pick of clubs. There will be an alternative if we dont get Kroos, but doubt they will be on the same level.

Silva a super sub, I hope not.

[Swiss]

Silva is more a swap in and out depending on fitness and form of himself and the other 3. I hope he doesn't get played out wide again.

Could see him play a false 9 though with inside forwards of Aguero & Nolito cutting in from wide?

I think those 2 more advanced midfield positions could interchange personal easily with dave.
Especially if we are to play more possession based again. Rather than set up as a counter attack team with little pace throughout and play possession style...

[Lekos]

Prefer Kroos over Pogba any day

[Swiss]

I'd take them both




-----Kroos---Pogba-----
--------Gundogan-------

Nice mobile midfield with a wide range of passing and capable of scoring goals.

I'd equally be happy with Alcantara too

Making it happen is another thing though!

[bluebrendan]

Iheanacho becomes HG & CT from January

Not sure about this - it depends whether UEFA count it from when the work permit was finally issued (Feb 2015). If so he won't complete 2 years to go on the B list until Feb 2017 and it's possible he could never be club-trained if the 3 year qualifying period ends after his 21st birthday.

[Swiss]

I can't find where i read it but I'm sure they said Jan 17

[The Blue Blooded Maniac]

Got that Ukrainian lad

[Swiss]

We look to be in for a fe attacking mid kids this summer: Are we in short supply?

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Express reporting we are close to a 40 million deal for Leroy Sané

[zacc]

We look to be in for a fe attacking mid kids this summer: Are we in short supply?

maybe future assets to sell on?

[Swiss]

Express reporting we are close to a 40 million deal for Leroy Sané

The kid looks Rapid!

[Swiss]

Apparently had a bid rejected for Bonucci E45m