Summer Transfer Window 2019

[PeregrineT]

Real Madrid have managed to spend 280m on some decent players, not the type of players you expect for 280m like tho.

Players	Club	Transfer sum
Eden Hazard		Chelsea	£90.00m
Luka Jovic		E. Frankfurt	£54.00m
Éder Militão		FC Porto	£45.00m
Ferland Mendy		Olympique Lyon	£43.20m
Rodrygo		Santos FC	£40.50m

I mean IMO thats a shocking waste of money.

They are desperate though as last season was such a disaster, and they knew the squad was aging and only going to get worse. Its almost as much to appease fans I suspect then as to improve the squad, and thats a recipe for problems.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

I'd imagine Costa would be a kick in the teeth for Brands. Not his type of transfer at all based on Costa's age and poor form. Please don't be true.

 

[Goat]

Meant in the prem. Dortmund were going full on early doors but can’t say I know if they’ve bought or sold anyone else.

Bits and bobs going off all over the place, still AFCON, Gold Cup, Copa ongoing, loads of players still on holiday, August will no doubt it will pop off everywhere, a LOT of money floating around.

 

[buskwhi2]

I think some people on here forget how things were last window. It was a very good window for us, but it was almost all very late signings. The first was Richarlison on the 24th of July. Lucas Digne was August 1st. There were 4 signings on deadline day(Bernard, Gomes, Mina, Zouma). I suspect thats Brands MO. To get good players, at good prices, you have to be willing to push it late.

People aren’t happy about this but it doesn’t take top players long to settle. It’s not ideal but I’d rather have better players up to speed for 35 games of the season than not as good ones for 38.
It’s not like when the window closed a few weeks into the season.

 

[Goat]

They are desperate though as last season was such a disaster, and they knew the squad was aging and only going to get worse. Its almost as much to appease fans I suspect then as to improve the squad, and thats a recipe for problems.

I mean they have signed some very good players there, POTENTIALLY, Hazard apart the rest arent proven quality by any stretch.

 

[mahermi1]

Thought you needed pace myself, Costa seems so yesterday and what dark arts he got away with, with Chelsea, he won't begin to get away with Everton. And then there is VAR.

 

[D410]

So now we need a CB (Zooms not coming) and a striker as a minimum - Marcel needs to get going here QUICK!

 

[Goat]

People aren’t happy about this but it doesn’t take top players long to settle. It’s not ideal but I’d rather have better players up to speed for 35 games of the season than not as good ones for 38.
It’s not like when the window closed a few weeks into the season.

Look missing a preseason does set players back, slightly, it of course does take some players time to adjust, but we are signing players for 2 or 3 years, not just 2 or 3 months.

 

[mahermi1]

So now we need a CB (Zooms not coming) and a striker as a minimum - Marcel needs to get going here QUICK!

Is that a fact ? Zouma not coming.

 

[Goat]

Is that a fact ? Zouma not coming.

Not even close to factual.

Nor is the need for Marcel to be QUICK.

 

[PhilEFC]

He’s retired now but Toni Duggans available after leaving Barcelona women - only 27

She’s a bad Kopite, left us under a cloud, and doesn’t work the flanks. So it’s a no for me.

 

[bazza86]

We’re still on about Costa after this?

Is Kurt wearing a little 'man earring on his ear lobe?

 

[Encoder]

I mean they have signed some very good players there, POTENTIALLY, Hazard apart the rest arent proven quality by any stretch.

He played for a horrible club but even still I'm gonna miss the little mazy Belgian...

 

[mightymoyes]

So now we need a CB (Zooms not coming) and a striker as a minimum - Marcel needs to get going here QUICK!

You have the direct line to lampard?
And the window doesn't close for over a month so he doesn't need to do anything quick

 

[Eggs]

Is that a fact ? Zouma not coming.

...I think the change of new manager with Lampard arriving is a game changer. The bottom line is it’s up to Zouma, and the indication is he’d like to give it a go at Chelsea. I can understand that, they are high-profile and if he forges his way into the team he’ll be playing at a different level.