Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - The Slotification of Liverpool is nearly complete

[TobiOT]

Damn. Chelsea got that Enzo deal over the line.

 

[SCORCH]

You ain't slick. You biitch asss nukka

 

[JDH]

 

[Lurkio]

Bro, I am just asking who are these players that were available that Edu didn’t make a move for. Give me one name that you believe they had a chance to get and missed out on.

From what I see, Edu and team made a move for two big money targets and either backed out of negotiations when price got ridiculous (which I think is the right move) or accepted that the player was not up for transfer (Caicedo).

What Edu and team did instead was to bring in to players that can help the team NOW while still leaving Arsenal flexible to go for their real targets in the summer.

To say that Edu had “no plans” of getting midfield depth is hyperbolic. I think Edu and Arteta have done enough to this stage to prove that they have a plan and are sticking to it. And so far it is working. So why complain?

Arsenal aren’t “stuck” with Jorginho… he has a 1.5 year contract. If they want to move him on in the summer they can.

Two of the other 30 year olds you say we are “stuck” with going into next season are Xhaka and Partey… the engine driving our team to the top of the league.

Arsenal are moving smart and did well to strengthen this January. Let’s stop the narrative that any player that isn’t £100 mil is garbage.

I’m purposely not giving names because the rebuttal is easy…y’all can just say what if the club don’t rate the player/who said they were for sale

But here you go

Thuram - Nice
Kone - gladbach
Alcatraz - kid who jus moved to Southampton

and if we just needed short term then how abt kessie on loan?

You guys keep bringing in transfer fee like I care abt that…my only point is they gave Edu the funds to make a real push for the title and I believe he could have put us in a better position.

On the midfield ideally we go into nxt season w Xhaka Partey plus 2 younger guys which were supposed to be caicedo and rice…that’s almost out the question now knowing how this club moves.

We’ll see how the season goes…hope for the best but I think we should have done better for now and the future

Edit: on the point about us not signing a midfielder if elneny doesn’t get hurt…look at when the bids and rumored bids for midfielders started…look at when they briefed the press on Declan rice.

 

[African_brehda]

120 million for a DM?

 

[TOAD99]

Chelsea got Enzo?

Where is the FFP

 

[SCORCH]

Damn. Chelsea got that Enzo deal over the line.

Now we just need Caicedo in the summer.

Chelsea got Enzo?

Where is the FFP

When he signs that long-term deal and his cost is spread across 10 years.

120 million for a DM?

Serie Ass brokies pocket watching as always.

 

[TobiOT]

Gonçalo Guedes about to be sold for 150 Mil this Summer.

 

[Lurkio]

8.5 yr deal for Enzo I thought eufa put an end to this nonsense?

 

[Roid Jones]

ENZO

 

[SCORCH]

8.5 yr deal for Enzo I thought eufa put an end to this nonsense?

Uefa can't change the rules with immediate effect so the rule change applies from the summer.

And the rules don't apply retrospectively. This allows Chelsea to get their biggest purchase out the way now and spread the cost across 8.5 years instead of just 5 years as it'll be from the summer.

Now I really wanna know how this 5 year FFP limit impacts transfers moving forward. How can someone buy Bellingham for what Dortmund are asking for and only spread that cost across 5 years? They really didn't think this through.

 

[10bandz]

8 and a half years???

 

[jj23]

8.5 yr deal for Enzo I thought eufa put an end to this nonsense?

At the end of this window I think.
Chelsea has played a blinder with that loophole.

 

[Conjiggle]

I’m purposely not giving names because the rebuttal is easy…y’all can just say what if the club don’t rate the player/who said they were for sale

But here you go

Thuram - Nice
Kone - gladbach
Alcatraz - kid who jus moved to Southampton

and if we just needed short term then how abt kessie on loan?

You guys keep bringing in transfer fee like I care abt that…my only point is they gave Edu the funds to make a real push for the title and I believe he could have put us in a better position.

On the midfield ideally we go into nxt season w Xhaka Partey plus 2 younger guys which were supposed to be caicedo and rice…that’s almost out the question now knowing how this club moves.

We’ll see how the season goes…hope for the best but I think we should have done better for now and the future

Edit: on the point about us not signing a midfielder if elneny doesn’t get hurt…look at when the bids and rumored bids for midfielders started…look at when they briefed the press on Declan rice.

Respect for listing some names bro. My guess for why the club didn’t go for those names and similar players are because:
1. Not high priority/good fit for the long term project.
2. Those players would cost more than a player like Jorginho.
3. Would require longer contracts (4.5-5.5 year deals).
4. None of those players have experience in the league.

I can’t say whether or not they would perform better in the team than Jorginho. But I think we can argue that the moves made were the smarter risks based on what we are looking to accomplish this season (league) and in the future (consistently challenge for the big trophies) and still give us the opportunity to go for top targets in the summer.

But let’s hope for the best bro. We have been great this season so far. If we can avoid losing to City in those two games then I definitely think we are taking the league. Hopefully these signings help with that cause.

 

[jj23]

We got rid of Lokonga. That balances of the Jorginho disappointment.