Transfer Window Speculation

[Gethin]

  2 hours ago, YugoB said:

Chelsea extending contracts as long as they are is to take advantage of the financial loopholes. 

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Mostly been shut now haven't they? You can only amortise contracts over 5 years if the contracts are longer. 

[YugoB]

  2 hours ago, Gethin said:

Mostly been shut now haven't they? You can only amortise contracts over 5 years if the contracts are longer. 

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I believe so. 

[Martinus]

  2 hours ago, Gethin said:

The flip side of that is offering 8 year contracts to unproven players make them difficult to shift if they turn out to be s***e 

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Indeed, definitely don't advocate giving it to every new signing but could be some occasions where it makes sense. 

[faithnomore]

Konate would surely be holding out for PSG if anyone 

[goodrobotusses]

  3 hours ago, YugoB said:

NEW: Contract talks are not advancing between Liverpool and Konate.

[@FabrizioRomano IG]

Sell him then 

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And if he chooses not to go now or if no one bids? Unfortunately, if Madrid have got their claws into him too there is next to nothing we can do. 

[YugoB]

  2 hours ago, goodrobotusses said:

And if he chooses not to go now or if no one bids? Unfortunately, if Madrid have got their claws into him too there is next to nothing we can do. 

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Get a replacement in this summer regardless. Instead of waiting for Konate to leave on a free next year and then start looking. 

 

Bench him. The WC is next year, he'll be wanting to play regularly 

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[Ombudsam]

  4 hours ago, Cobs said:

we're gonna be linked with everyone - it's that time of year

personally i'm looking forward to the 'pull yer finger out, Hughes. You c*nt' phase. In about 3 week's time

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Yeah but there is almost a tradition of people saying “Oh look at Panicky McPanickson panicking so early”, only to then be followed by us being in mid August and people asking where the signings are.

[Conrad]

  3 hours ago, Cobs said:

Here we go - again

 

and if he won't sign for anyone else and is winding down his deal to go for free, as per Madrid's instructions, next summer?

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start booing him now to be on the safe side

[redjersey]

Booing Konate would be pointless. It would just sound like we’re still chanting his fecking name.

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[Dan]

His chant is basically booing so that won't fckin work either.

[Gethin]

  2 hours ago, Ombudsam said:

Yeah but there is almost a tradition of people saying “Oh look at Panicky McPanickson panicking so early”, only to then be followed by us being in mid August and people asking where the signings are.

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More than balanced out by the performative miserablism 

[psl]

Yeah it being a World Cup year does  help if we say sign it, move or don't play. We'd need to sign someone else though or it's a bit of an empty threat.

[surf]

  2 hours ago, YugoB said:

Chelsea extending contracts as long as they are is to take advantage of the financial loopholes. 

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Depends. Imagine if we had Nunez on a 8 year, 200k a week contract.

[Alonso]

  3 hours ago, Benzo-13 said:

Left footed isn’t he?

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Right footed according to transfermarkt and heat map suggests he’s right sided. Also this from the new AI generated google search thingy “Diomande can play on the right side of a back three or in a back four”

[Benzo-13]

  1 hour ago, Alonso said:

Right footed according to transfermarkt and heat map suggests he’s right sided. Also this from the new AI generated google search thingy “Diomande can play on the right side of a back three or in a back four”

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Grand, cheers for checking and good to know. Only downer is AFCON so.

[Tommok]

With Chiesa being almost certain to be leaving, who's the cover for Mo if he gets injured/when he's at the Afcon?

I guess Frimpong could be but then we've lost a right back option.

[Alonso]

  1 hour ago, Benzo-13 said:

Grand, cheers for checking and good to know. Only downer is AFCON so.

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ah yes good point forgot about that. 

[YugoB]

  1 hour ago, Tommok said:

With Chiesa being almost certain to be leaving, who's the cover for Mo if he gets injured/when he's at the Afcon?

I guess Frimpong could be but then we've lost a right back option.

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Diaz out on right. 

[surf]

  1 hour ago, YugoB said:

Diaz out on right. 

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Elliot, Doak, Nunez?

So no one who should still be here next season.

[Ombudsam]

  2 hours ago, Sir Tokyo Sexwale said:

don't know how it would manifest, but could see a major multi-club backlash on them if they continue

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Backlash? We should be f***ing perfecting it.

[Bailo]

We're aren't getting Huijsen. Seems set on Real and if not now he'll go there eventually.