Transfers (General)

[Doc_Piptorious]

Some free agents that can still be signed.

Martial, Depay & Rabiot - the free agents still available - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/a...s/cpvyjwjr17no

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Depay I would have as cover on a short incentive heavy contract.




Too much baggage with Rabiot.

[Slinky Skills]

We were linked with Rabiot at one point were we not? Bit of a bellend though apparently.

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[spud_gun]

Quite a bit of wasted potential on that list. Wouldn't want any of them at Liverpool at this stage in their careers.

[Slinky Skills]

Some free agents that can still be signed.

Martial, Depay & Rabiot - the free agents still available - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/a...s/cpvyjwjr17no

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[Cerbie]

Not for Brentford as they get rid of an itch & get well paid for it!!

It's fair to say he has issues. I think it's a fantastic deal for Brentford and will help Frank with his squad management.

Toney is Balotelli-esque for me. It will be interesting to see how long he can stick it out in Suadi for...

[Angryred]

https://twitter.com/MirrorDarren/sta...33341042405881

Seems a waste....money on offer must be incredible

Not for Brentford as they get rid of an itch & get well paid for it!!

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[ame]https://twitter.com/MirrorDarren/status/1829433341042405881[/ame]

Seems a waste....money on offer must be incredible

[Slinky Skills]

Trindande to Wolves.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg31zjnyjxo

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[Irishnev]

Let's see.

One club is Saudi owned, one club has it's what looks to be it's new owner in talks with the Saudi's over a 1.1 billion dollar deal to buy another club from that person's portfolio, and the third club had a multi billion Saudi investment into it's parent company.


The owner of the fourth club has just moved his family offices to the Middle East and of course completely unlinked to anything have received massive contracts from both UAE and Saudi companies.

Sure it’s all grand….

[Doc_Piptorious]

This may be something to watch...

https://twitter.com/Rory_Talks_Ball/...70392775401859

https://twitter.com/markgoldbridge/s...89956443689103

Let's see.

One club is Saudi owned, one club has it's what looks to be it's new owner in talks with the Saudi's over a 1.1 billion dollar deal to buy another club from that person's portfolio, and the third club had a multi billion Saudi investment into it's parent company.


The owner of the fourth club has just moved his family offices to the Middle East and of course completely unlinked to anything have received massive contracts from both UAE and Saudi companies.

[Tatterdemalion]

I think there absolutely does need to be a regulator for football.

1) As Kenneth says, the clubs can't do it for themselves - clear conflict of interest.
2) With huge amounts of money at stake, there is a clear risk of consumer harm (monopolistic/oligopolistic behaviour, money laundering risks, bad faith contracts (like Chelsea's 8 year deals), unfair fan treatment, the list goes on..
3) Unfortunately it is perfectly clear that the FA and Premier League cannot regulate the game as they are intimidated by its' most affluent members.
4) The current regulators don't understand what it means to conduct due diligence on a business owner because there is no penalty for them in getting it wrong (hate banks as much as you like but the good ones are seriously good at due dil to protect themselves).
5) The most successful clubs are only incentivised to look after themselves ; lower echelons of the game are strangled which damages the sport as a past-time and as a potential career path.

Unfortunately unless a government led regulator is imposed around the rest of Europe (or better yet UEFA is told to crack on or do one by the ECJ) it will diminish the English game in Europe, but frankly I would prefer genuine football to a sports-washed kleptocracy.

[Kenneth]

Clubs don’t even need to inflate values to make it work. Swap a £10m player from the ressies for an equivalent, give them a 5 year contracts, both clubs bank the £10m income immediately and account the new player at £2m cost per year. Rinse and repeat.

I couldn’t have more skeptical about a government regulator when it was touted, but it’s clear that the clubs can’t regulate themselves.

[Lee]

It stinks.

Bobby Clark and James McConnell must be worth £70m each based on those ridiculous valuations.

[Bloodraven]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5578737/2024/06/21/transfers-between-premier-league-clubs/

[Exiled_red]

This may be something to watch...

[ame="https://twitter.com/Rory_Talks_Ball/status/1804470392775401859"]https://twitter.com/Rory_Talks_Ball/status/1804470392775401859[/ame]

[ame="https://twitter.com/markgoldbridge/status/1804489956443689103"]https://twitter.com/markgoldbridge/status/1804489956443689103[/ame]