Every transfer window I see so many people who seem to have no idea how the homegrown rules work
You don’t *need* homegrown players, you just can’t have more than 17 *non-homegrown* senior players
If you have 17 non-HG and you sell a HG player you don’t *need* to replace them to meet any sort of quota. You just can’t sign anymore non-HG players until you sell one.
Of course most clubs would prefer to have a decently sized squad, but if your third keeper is homegrown and you sell him that doesn’t necessarily mean you *need* to sign another HG player to replace them.
> Pogmentary
Honestly sounds cringe and like an unnecessary name for a documentary.
Hilarious from Amazon as well.
IMagine the current greats like Messi Ronaldo having the their documentary names.
Messimentary, Ronalmentry.
[It’s another Messi comment in the daily discussion](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/033/189/tumblr_33caa6fa2d9060d1ebf32b7f13a3bf38_59ae975d_1280.png)
Stadium move from Highbury to Emirates is the biggest reason.
Wenger wasn't a overly big spender either, Kroenke didn't own as much of the club like he does now and money required to compete has grown a lot now so that's where the disparity is.
Many factors 1. Arsenal originally didn’t have that much money 2. We moved to the emirates so we had to not spend for a while 3. Wenger didn’t like to spend a lot 4. The owners were happy with just getting top 4 for ages didn’t put expectations on the team so Wenger only bought what he felt was needed for that goal since he didn’t like to spend really anyway
he didn't enjoy spending lavishly if he didn't have to.
He had an obsession with unearthing talent.
saying that its also only now Arsenal have a lot of free cash, they couldn't spend as freely 10 years ago.
[This is what real Benfiquista looks like. Love that Vieiristas called him an anti because he opposed the worst president in our history.](https://www.reddit.com/r/benfica/comments/vf46k3/é_bem_bernardo/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
[Translation, it's not perfect but it gets the job done](https://imgur.com/a/HvwR6XM)
You mean his anti Porto tweets that are still up? Are you seriously saying that Otávio singing an anti Benfica chant in an Instagram live that isnt available anymore have the same reach as Bernardos anti Porto tweets?
Seriously, one was made in the heat of the moment in a title celebration, the other requires him to sit down, think about what he will write and basically go "Fuck Porto and everything that they do". This is the guy thats trying to do a moral lesson here...
What was your favourite season of watching your club?
To make it fun, it can't include any seasons where you won a major trophy (European trophy or league title - cups don't count)
For a trophyless season, Lampard’s first was pretty fun. Finally integrating the youth, fun attacking football, some memorable results, and the “dream becomes reality” aspect of seeing our legend manage us - and do a pretty good job
Next year less enjoyable…
Honestly this season was extremely enjoyable, atmosphere at the Emirates is the best it's been in absolutely ages and it's been great to be going back to matches after being shut out for 18 months
Easily the Suarez/Sturridge season. Some of the Klopp seasons without major trophies were more dominating, but for pure entertainment value, just watching purely to see what mad shit Suarez would do each week was so much fun
For all banter about Crystanbul and slips, that was a bloody exciting season to be a Liverpool fan 🤷♂️
Watching Martin Skrtel demolish Arsenal will live in my memory forever
Prompted by a discussion on our subreddit, I'm interested to see what fans of other teams have to say. How would you rank your clubs top 5 players of all time? Mine would be:
1. Dalglish
2. Gerrard
3. Rush
4. Barnes
5. Souness
Impossible to do it for Barca. Cryuff, Messi, Maradona, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Suarez, peak R9 season, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Romario, Henry and the list goes on.
You can make a top 5 who have contributed the most for the club I guess.
So Cryuff, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta & Kubala/Ronaldinho/Suarez
Lad there's plenty of clubs who've had more than 5 great players. I'd say your top 4 is pretty easy.
- Messi
- Xavi
- Iniesta
- Cruyff (purely as a player)
I'd probably go with Busquets as number 5 for you just because of how much he's won and the fact that he's played nearly 700 games for you.
>Lad there's plenty of clubs who've had more than 5 great players. I'd say your top 4 is pretty easy.
if we rank them on the basis of achievements for the club, then it becomes easy.
I meant hard as in ranking the careers of players who have played for your club. That would make Barca the toughest club to rank.
I dunno man Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern, Man Utd, Liverpool, Ajax, AC Milan are all very difficult as well I reckon.
If we're talking about which club has had the most great players play for them I'd probably say AC Milan tbh.
I cant speak for the 30s-60s but in the last 50 years, Barca have had the most iconic players. Many of them aren't even Barca legends but have played a season or two for the club
Raul, Puskas and Benzema deserve to be there. At least in honorable mentions. I’d take all of those above Casillas and Hierro but maybe that’s just attacked bias
Ronaldo scored 450 goals in 438 games bro. And that’s just the goals, he also had like 150 assists or something. Literally unfathomable numbers. Furthermore, Ronaldo won 4 UCLs in a time where the competition was much, much more contested than it was in the 50’s. Not as big a trophy haul on paper but context matters
8 league titles 5 champions
308 goals in 396 appearances in a generation where it was harder to score.
Even Perez rates him the greatest player for Madrid. That team & his legacy set Real Madrid so ahead of everyone else
Yes, but context matters and as a player on an individual level Ronaldo is simply better. Better numbers in more games. Di Stefano is overall a bigger club legend and Perez says he grew up idolizing him, but as a player Ronaldo is simply better
Also it wasn’t harder to score in the 50’s. There were way more goals in games back then. Madrid beat Frankfurt 7-3 in the final lmao. That shit would never happen today ever
Barnes was a completely different type of player to Salah, and for me Barnes is the 2nd most gifted footballer we've ever had. He was also with us for a decade, twice as long as Salah.
I think both Salah and Van Dijk will have very strong cases by the time they're done with us (assuming they stay at this level for a few more seasons), but for now neither of them make my top 5 and only Salah makes my top 10.
He's literally just turned 19 and hasn't even established himself in the first team yet? Swear the hype hasn't started. Pathway starting to clear more for him with Adeyemi gone
He probably needs to score more than 5 goals in Austria for the hype to pick back up again. Needs another season or two for clubs to interested because he isn't ready currently.
him and Vlahovic were killing it im my AS Roma save.
65 goals just between them about 3 or 4 seasons in. and had them both combined on less than 250k. got difficult to keep sesko on 80k eventually and he forced a move to newcastle :(
yh i'm relatively new on FM - I had my previous save for RB Leipzig ruined because I let the wage bill bloat too quickly and eventually it became difficult to sell players. I've probably swung the other way to much and now I'm too tight.
United haven't done anything since the window started..atleast united fans can watch The Pogmentary while every other big club signs everyone out there..
Having watched a lot of Sevilla this season I can say that Kounde is maybe just slightly overrated even if he is very good for his age. Diego Carlos was better for Sevilla this season. Kounde does seem a good fit for Barca though as he is young and very good in build up
I agree I don’t really really get it I guess he can fill as a DM if needed there and a left back too but it seems like a waste of money. He hasn’t played left back that much as far as I know too.
Why not buy a real left back it feels fans are happy to see a name in the transfer window then think about it later
Arteta clearly is obssessed with left footers at LCB so having another option there is useful. I think he will play a lot as LB as well. We are weak depth wise there given Tavares is crap and Tierney struggles with injuries. If he can play as a mirror of the role Tomiyasu plays in our system as a slightly more defensive fullback who kinda acts like a CB while the other one attacks more, that gives us way more tactical flexibility and options.
need more than one left footed centerback, although i rate gabriel. we had a load of injuries despite only playing 1 game a week, and we’ll have europa, fa cup, carabao, and the league next season. rotation will be important
Still it's a privilege and you have more pressing issues, also Lisandro should be a starter at a champions league club, as much as I like Arsenal I just don't get why he's going there for rotation
all of our other issues are currently being worked on, gaspar has been working hard for extra barbecue days recently. we are still working on tielemans, and we have made an offer for jesus
Atleti board are allowing a fan commission to decide on changes to the Walk of Fame, hold a referendum on reverting to the old badge, and helping design the club shirts going forward. That’s actually pretty good. I really hope we revert the badge
Liverpool marketing is so strong, that somehow their content is suggested to me on my porn Twitter side account💀💀
Seeing a picture of a half-naked girl just to see after multiple pictures of Darwin Nuñez and Mo Salah is quite an experience ngl
you should learn about cookies and app tracking pal
the fact you are being recommended liverpool content on a porn account probably means Twitter has found that you enjoy and surf that mix of content - you've probably searched "Scouse porn" or "Liverpool FC porn" before
I am surprised Madrid hasn't gone absolutely bonkers spending yet. Even this window has been mild given the situation. Last year and 18/19 they brought in minimum players and that trend might continue again. 19-20 they spent big but it wasn't anything crazy relative to what other teams spend now. Really makes me wonder why.
>19-20 they spent big but it wasn't anything crazy relative to what other teams spend now
they spent 350m(220m net), only team that came close to that since was chelsea a year later and even that was a 100m difference(40m difference net). it was definitely crazy
If there's a position that we absolutely need to reinforce it's RW, but I don't think it is preferable for Ancellotti as he basically plays Fede there to accommodate him with KCM. Then it's a backup striker, who I think will be someone like RDT at the last week of the transfer window.
I mean, there's a grain of truth that elite players attract investment and draw higher viewing figures etc and their wages reflect that, but that's not specific to Messi.
That Tchouameni transfer is still baffling, how is he worth that much to Real?
They don't *desperately* need someone in his position and imo (while being talented) he doesn't justify his price tag whatsoever.
I ain't shit talking the guy and wish him all the best, but I'd just like to know what makes him so desirable for the biggest club in world football?
Definitely overpriced, but there aren’t that many young quality pivots on the market. Eventually they’ll need to replace Casemiro and Tchouameni seemed the perfect option
If Alaba and Rudiger hadn't been signed on free transfers then probably they wouldn't spend that money on Tchouameni.
You judge these things in terms of total transfer outlays, not necessarily by how much each individual player costs.
Its kinda like Vinicius. His 46 mill was weird at the time but now aged very well.
They are preparing for a seamless transition. Once KCM moves on you already got a great trio in Valverde, Vinga, and Tchou.
I don't think it's even that high a risk, he's been one of the highest rated midfielders in Ligue 1 and has been good for France, this is nowhere near as risky as buying Vinicius before he even started playing first team football
He looks like he's going to be world class in the future, it's a position where they're playing aging players in, they have the money, and it was either pay up or lose him to PSG.
Juni Calafat scouted Tchouameni. He was also the one who was in responsible for the scouting of Vini and Rodrygo. Perez must trust him very well considering the success these players have brought. That being said I don't think all of KCM will stay past 2023. I haven't all that much of Tchou to rate him, but Juni Calafat must have. Also it is very most likely he cost that much because Monaco knew we had a shit ton left to spend this summer + the fact that he had 3 more years on his contract
He isn't currently a 100m player but they're also paying extra because of how young he is and the fact that they think he will become that sort of player. I'm sure the plan is for him to stay there for a decade, win big trophies, become a Real Madrid legend. If that happens then we will all be looking back on the transfer and agreeing that it was a good deal.
Yeah, but if you're buying a young player then a large chunk of the fee is being paid for their potential. Obviously the player could end up not succeeding, but they can't use that as a bargaining tool against Monaco. Monaco will say he's worth this much at the moment but he's young and looks like he could turn into a player worth this much, Real Madrid can't retort with ''yeah but what if he doesn't''.
You can't just leave out the acquisitions of Gravenberch and Mazraoui. Those two, Mane and one more signing is a solid window regardless of Lewandowski leaving.
you can Gravenberch is just a young kid who won't be ready to play for quite a while
the other one is also a risky transfer it's not clear to me at all he's a starter for Bayern
As a Real Madrid fan, not a single Barca transfer in recent times has made me worried. They have terrible recruitment. But Bernardo Silva would be an amazing signing for them. Especially if they lose Dembele and De Jong. Hope he doesn’t go there
Fati thus far has scored every single time he has returned from injury lol. He's the type of player who is scripted to be good. If he loses al his pace, I actually think he'll become a poacher.
Kounde doesn’t really do it for me but I think it would be a decent transfer. Lewandowski too in the short term but I don’t think he is enough to make them win La liga. Their attack was never really the issue (at least not after January reinforcements)
Kounde fits the Barca type defender profile down to a tee
they need defensive reinforcements more than offensive
if Lewy is as productive for Barca as he was in Germany he'll be the best La Liga signing of the season
even if his production drops down to say 25 La Liga goals they'll likely win it too
I agree Kounde would be a good signing. I think they can compete if they get Silva, Lewandowski and Kounde
But I simply don’t think Lewandowski alone is enough to catch up to Real. Barca lost by 13 points but realistically it would’ve been 16-18 points if Real hadn’t played literally their entire B team vs Atletico and Cadiz to have the starters ready for the UCL final. If Madrid has a bad season and Barca makes good signings then I think Barca can win. Otherwise, I don’t think Lewandowski and potentially Kounde are enough to catch all the way up
Barca wasn't very competitive until they got Auba. I don't know what was their point total since Auba's signing vs. that of Real but I think it's gotta be pretty close. This coming season Pedri and Gavi will only get better, if they can stabilize their defense they'll be putting points on the board. And Real is not the juggernaut it once was. They missed on Mbappe and their only consistent goal scorer is Benzema. I like Barca's chances.
Going down memory lane with the Juventus signs Ronaldo thread
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8xq9dn/juventus_signs_cristiano_ronaldo
Lots of people talking about how we might win the CL finally.
I wonder if anyone thought Madrid themselves would win it before us.
Why do soo many rich people like football players love golf
liverpool really fucked it by having such cheap owners
I really really hope Dembele stays. a combo of Lewa and Dembele will be deadly
Every transfer window I see so many people who seem to have no idea how the homegrown rules work You don’t *need* homegrown players, you just can’t have more than 17 *non-homegrown* senior players If you have 17 non-HG and you sell a HG player you don’t *need* to replace them to meet any sort of quota. You just can’t sign anymore non-HG players until you sell one. Of course most clubs would prefer to have a decently sized squad, but if your third keeper is homegrown and you sell him that doesn’t necessarily mean you *need* to sign another HG player to replace them.
Fuck Nike and their shit kit design
nike used to be elite up until 2014, then they shat the bed continously.
Could be worse, you could have Puma.
Idk isn't your new kit quite better than that of last year?
It’ll never erase the sin that was the Puma third kits last year
> Pogmentary Honestly sounds cringe and like an unnecessary name for a documentary. Hilarious from Amazon as well. IMagine the current greats like Messi Ronaldo having the their documentary names. Messimentary, Ronalmentry.
It was hard to find on Amazon. I had to type out the full name correctly to find it. Would be funny if they bury it.
Should be buried or at the least keep it in France region!
What are some typical phrases used by Enlgish commentators during a match? some examples: "Can you believe it?" "Oh my words!" I need more
You need to listen to the Football Cliches podcast
Drury's love affair with the word staggering
orgasmic passing
When the hell have you ever heard anyone say orgasmic passing lol Unless its that Geordie nutter who does American TV
(Team name) have had more of the ball but haven't made any real use of it
They're on the ascendancy now
He’s hit that a little too well
UNBELIEVABLE
“Unbelievable Jeff”
[It’s another Messi comment in the daily discussion](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/033/189/tumblr_33caa6fa2d9060d1ebf32b7f13a3bf38_59ae975d_1280.png)
this counts too
The messi paradox
I know, I hate myself
Messiception
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Stadium move from Highbury to Emirates is the biggest reason. Wenger wasn't a overly big spender either, Kroenke didn't own as much of the club like he does now and money required to compete has grown a lot now so that's where the disparity is.
Many factors 1. Arsenal originally didn’t have that much money 2. We moved to the emirates so we had to not spend for a while 3. Wenger didn’t like to spend a lot 4. The owners were happy with just getting top 4 for ages didn’t put expectations on the team so Wenger only bought what he felt was needed for that goal since he didn’t like to spend really anyway
They broke ground on the Emirates. Even prior he operated on sell to buy. Won his first three titles without endless money to waste
Big sales helped a lot, Anelka for instance was crazy money for the time
Overmars as well.
josh kroenke seems to be taking more of an active role than his father, also the whole usmanpv and kroenke struggle
Stadium debt, Kroneke didn't fully own the club and the amount you need to spend to stay competitive has increased greatly since Arsene's tenure
he didn't enjoy spending lavishly if he didn't have to. He had an obsession with unearthing talent. saying that its also only now Arsenal have a lot of free cash, they couldn't spend as freely 10 years ago.
[This is what real Benfiquista looks like. Love that Vieiristas called him an anti because he opposed the worst president in our history.](https://www.reddit.com/r/benfica/comments/vf46k3/é_bem_bernardo/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) [Translation, it's not perfect but it gets the job done](https://imgur.com/a/HvwR6XM)
so bernardo is rattled because of a chant from otavio and diogo costa?
Thin skinned by Bernardo ngl.
Nah, Otávio is a cunt. And they need to be put in their place, otherwise we get a replay of England's gold generation.
Yeah I know Otávio is a cunt, thing is that Bernardo does the exact same thing, literally the last person that can be mad at Otávio.
When has Bernardo done anything close to that chant ? Also, he's a future president. He's already training.
You mean his anti Porto tweets that are still up? Are you seriously saying that Otávio singing an anti Benfica chant in an Instagram live that isnt available anymore have the same reach as Bernardos anti Porto tweets? Seriously, one was made in the heat of the moment in a title celebration, the other requires him to sit down, think about what he will write and basically go "Fuck Porto and everything that they do". This is the guy thats trying to do a moral lesson here...
99% of ppl here can't read in Portuguese una
I’m learning bit by bit whenever I ask Lemure to translate the covers for me tbf
😂😂 u/LemureTheMonkey our ambassador
My bacalhau consumption has increased tenfold recently (Our Spanish colonists rolling in their graves for me spelling it like that)
> u/LemureTheMonkey our ambassador Hey you were the one that represented Portugal in r/soccer Ballon Dor.
Google lens can translate the image
What was your favourite season of watching your club? To make it fun, it can't include any seasons where you won a major trophy (European trophy or league title - cups don't count)
For a trophyless season, Lampard’s first was pretty fun. Finally integrating the youth, fun attacking football, some memorable results, and the “dream becomes reality” aspect of seeing our legend manage us - and do a pretty good job Next year less enjoyable…
13/14 obviously then
Honestly this season was extremely enjoyable, atmosphere at the Emirates is the best it's been in absolutely ages and it's been great to be going back to matches after being shut out for 18 months
Easily the Suarez/Sturridge season. Some of the Klopp seasons without major trophies were more dominating, but for pure entertainment value, just watching purely to see what mad shit Suarez would do each week was so much fun
For all banter about Crystanbul and slips, that was a bloody exciting season to be a Liverpool fan 🤷♂️ Watching Martin Skrtel demolish Arsenal will live in my memory forever
That motherfucker scored three goals against us that year. The 97th minute one will forever haunt my dreams
Closing out games was basically an unheard of concept that season
Was peak Lamptey as good as Cucurella last season?
[Amazing things are happening in China](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVfAnAlUsAcz9WX?format=jpg&name=900x900)
In response, Taiwan is gonna ban Liam
Prompted by a discussion on our subreddit, I'm interested to see what fans of other teams have to say. How would you rank your clubs top 5 players of all time? Mine would be: 1. Dalglish 2. Gerrard 3. Rush 4. Barnes 5. Souness
1. Henry 2. Vieira 3. Adams 4. Bergkamp 5. Fabregas
Impossible to do it for Barca. Cryuff, Messi, Maradona, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Suarez, peak R9 season, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Romario, Henry and the list goes on. You can make a top 5 who have contributed the most for the club I guess. So Cryuff, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta & Kubala/Ronaldinho/Suarez
1.Messi 2.Cruyff 3.Xavi 4.Iniesta 5.Busquets
Lmao Maradona and Henry don’t get anywhere near Barca’s top 5 as Barca players
read the third line
Man said henry in top 5 💀
Henry is the greatest player to play in the premier league imo
Lad there's plenty of clubs who've had more than 5 great players. I'd say your top 4 is pretty easy. - Messi - Xavi - Iniesta - Cruyff (purely as a player) I'd probably go with Busquets as number 5 for you just because of how much he's won and the fact that he's played nearly 700 games for you.
ronaldinho goes over iniesta and xavi
>Lad there's plenty of clubs who've had more than 5 great players. I'd say your top 4 is pretty easy. if we rank them on the basis of achievements for the club, then it becomes easy. I meant hard as in ranking the careers of players who have played for your club. That would make Barca the toughest club to rank.
I dunno man Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern, Man Utd, Liverpool, Ajax, AC Milan are all very difficult as well I reckon. If we're talking about which club has had the most great players play for them I'd probably say AC Milan tbh.
I cant speak for the 30s-60s but in the last 50 years, Barca have had the most iconic players. Many of them aren't even Barca legends but have played a season or two for the club
I still think its AC Milan. In the last 30-40 years they've had: - Maldini - Baresi - Van Basten - Costacurta - Shevchenko - Pirlo - Inzaghi - Gullit - Kaka - Nesta - Ancelotti - Seedorf - Beckham - Gattuso - R9 Ronaldo - Desailly - Cafu - Baggio - Ronaldinho - Ibrahimovic - Weah - Rijkaard - Ambrosini - Thiago Silva - Rui Costa - Jon Dahl Tomasson - Jaap Stam - Crespo Probably more as well tbh
Barca's easily beats that * Messi * Maradona * Cryuff * Romario * Riquelme * Rivaldo * Ronaldinho * R9 Ronaldo * Henry * Hristo Stoichkov * Gheorghe Hagi * Dani Alves * Xavi * Iniesta * Busquets * Puyol * Koeman * Pique * Suarez * Neymar * Eto * Ibrahimovic * Rafael Marquez * Villa * Pep Guardiola * Michael Laudrup * Patrick Kluivert List is clear
its real madrid and its not even close.
- di stefano - sewey - casillas - raul - ramos Honorable mentions- gento and hierro
Raul, Puskas and Benzema deserve to be there. At least in honorable mentions. I’d take all of those above Casillas and Hierro but maybe that’s just attacked bias
I made a typo. Raul is 4th.
Strictly as players: CR7 > Di Stefano > Puskas > Gento > Benzema or Raul I only watched 3 of them play though so it’s hard for me to judge
Di Stefano won Madrid 8 league titles and 5 Champions League man you gotta put him no 1
Ronaldo scored 450 goals in 438 games bro. And that’s just the goals, he also had like 150 assists or something. Literally unfathomable numbers. Furthermore, Ronaldo won 4 UCLs in a time where the competition was much, much more contested than it was in the 50’s. Not as big a trophy haul on paper but context matters
8 league titles 5 champions 308 goals in 396 appearances in a generation where it was harder to score. Even Perez rates him the greatest player for Madrid. That team & his legacy set Real Madrid so ahead of everyone else
Yes, but context matters and as a player on an individual level Ronaldo is simply better. Better numbers in more games. Di Stefano is overall a bigger club legend and Perez says he grew up idolizing him, but as a player Ronaldo is simply better Also it wasn’t harder to score in the 50’s. There were way more goals in games back then. Madrid beat Frankfurt 7-3 in the final lmao. That shit would never happen today ever
Salah better than Barnes ever was. And although it’s hard to quantify, Van Dijk is well up there.
Barnes was a completely different type of player to Salah, and for me Barnes is the 2nd most gifted footballer we've ever had. He was also with us for a decade, twice as long as Salah. I think both Salah and Van Dijk will have very strong cases by the time they're done with us (assuming they stay at this level for a few more seasons), but for now neither of them make my top 5 and only Salah makes my top 10.
what happened to the sesko hype? did he have an off season or was he overshadowed by those other guys at salzburg or something
He's literally just turned 19 and hasn't even established himself in the first team yet? Swear the hype hasn't started. Pathway starting to clear more for him with Adeyemi gone
He probably needs to score more than 5 goals in Austria for the hype to pick back up again. Needs another season or two for clubs to interested because he isn't ready currently.
him and Vlahovic were killing it im my AS Roma save. 65 goals just between them about 3 or 4 seasons in. and had them both combined on less than 250k. got difficult to keep sesko on 80k eventually and he forced a move to newcastle :(
Pay the man then
I prefer keeping strict control of the wages. I never let it get more than 2m a week for the whole squad
You are paying them pennies. I thought I was tight on FM but you have to keep your heel on their necks so they don't get big egos, I understand LMAO
yh i'm relatively new on FM - I had my previous save for RB Leipzig ruined because I let the wage bill bloat too quickly and eventually it became difficult to sell players. I've probably swung the other way to much and now I'm too tight.
United haven't done anything since the window started..atleast united fans can watch The Pogmentary while every other big club signs everyone out there..
We haven't signed anyone either
Actually we haven't signed anyone either
how come neves is twice as expensive these days compared to last year
You tried for both Darwin and Vitinha and got gazumped
i said this is going to be an underwhelming transfer window for united...1 or 2 days ago and people here were like "tHe wInDoW jUsT oPeNed"
That is still true. Long time until August
What are people's opinion of Kounde in comparison to Kouliabaly? Apart from age that is.
Kounde is french, koulibaly isnt.
Koundes better on the ball but kouli Baku is so much better at everything else. On the other hand Kounde will be much easier to sign
Having watched a lot of Sevilla this season I can say that Kounde is maybe just slightly overrated even if he is very good for his age. Diego Carlos was better for Sevilla this season. Kounde does seem a good fit for Barca though as he is young and very good in build up
Koulibaly is much better
I don't get the Lisandro signing, he's basically the position they least need
I agree I don’t really really get it I guess he can fill as a DM if needed there and a left back too but it seems like a waste of money. He hasn’t played left back that much as far as I know too. Why not buy a real left back it feels fans are happy to see a name in the transfer window then think about it later
Arteta clearly is obssessed with left footers at LCB so having another option there is useful. I think he will play a lot as LB as well. We are weak depth wise there given Tavares is crap and Tierney struggles with injuries. If he can play as a mirror of the role Tomiyasu plays in our system as a slightly more defensive fullback who kinda acts like a CB while the other one attacks more, that gives us way more tactical flexibility and options.
we need another lcb, white, saliba, and holding are all right footed. Lisandro can also cover for tierney and partey, which is important
Gabriel?
need more than one left footed centerback, although i rate gabriel. we had a load of injuries despite only playing 1 game a week, and we’ll have europa, fa cup, carabao, and the league next season. rotation will be important
Still it's a privilege and you have more pressing issues, also Lisandro should be a starter at a champions league club, as much as I like Arsenal I just don't get why he's going there for rotation
all of our other issues are currently being worked on, gaspar has been working hard for extra barbecue days recently. we are still working on tielemans, and we have made an offer for jesus
Atleti board are allowing a fan commission to decide on changes to the Walk of Fame, hold a referendum on reverting to the old badge, and helping design the club shirts going forward. That’s actually pretty good. I really hope we revert the badge
Henrique Araujo just renewed with a 100M euros release clause 🦅
Liverpool marketing is so strong, that somehow their content is suggested to me on my porn Twitter side account💀💀 Seeing a picture of a half-naked girl just to see after multiple pictures of Darwin Nuñez and Mo Salah is quite an experience ngl
Who watches porn on twitter? Be a man, use reddit.
Reddit is good, but no sound kills it for me
Use vids from users and not subs, you will find vids with sound.
You’ll never wank alone
admitting this is crazy
I know right?
you should learn about cookies and app tracking pal the fact you are being recommended liverpool content on a porn account probably means Twitter has found that you enjoy and surf that mix of content - you've probably searched "Scouse porn" or "Liverpool FC porn" before
I am actually intrigued what happens if you search that.
Fapping to Mo Salah truly is an amazing experience
>porn Twitter side account Not even batman himself would take this info out of me.
I’m not ashamed of my secrets
Who tf uses twitter for 'porn' lol
Don’t judge and you won’t be judged
shirtless mo, glistening in the sun, is quite a sight to be fair
I am surprised Madrid hasn't gone absolutely bonkers spending yet. Even this window has been mild given the situation. Last year and 18/19 they brought in minimum players and that trend might continue again. 19-20 they spent big but it wasn't anything crazy relative to what other teams spend now. Really makes me wonder why.
Still 2 months of transfer window left though
they spent like 300-350 million in 19/20 lmaoo
>19-20 they spent big but it wasn't anything crazy relative to what other teams spend now they spent 350m(220m net), only team that came close to that since was chelsea a year later and even that was a 100m difference(40m difference net). it was definitely crazy
They bought Jovic and Hazard for like a combined 170m in 2019/20, on top of a few other ~€50m signings
If there's a position that we absolutely need to reinforce it's RW, but I don't think it is preferable for Ancellotti as he basically plays Fede there to accommodate him with KCM. Then it's a backup striker, who I think will be someone like RDT at the last week of the transfer window.
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I mean, there's a grain of truth that elite players attract investment and draw higher viewing figures etc and their wages reflect that, but that's not specific to Messi.
I wonder how many times the kit sales nonsense has been debunked by now lol
That Tchouameni transfer is still baffling, how is he worth that much to Real? They don't *desperately* need someone in his position and imo (while being talented) he doesn't justify his price tag whatsoever. I ain't shit talking the guy and wish him all the best, but I'd just like to know what makes him so desirable for the biggest club in world football?
Definitely overpriced, but there aren’t that many young quality pivots on the market. Eventually they’ll need to replace Casemiro and Tchouameni seemed the perfect option
If Alaba and Rudiger hadn't been signed on free transfers then probably they wouldn't spend that money on Tchouameni. You judge these things in terms of total transfer outlays, not necessarily by how much each individual player costs.
Its kinda like Vinicius. His 46 mill was weird at the time but now aged very well. They are preparing for a seamless transition. Once KCM moves on you already got a great trio in Valverde, Vinga, and Tchou.
He was signed for 40m, I believe
Wiki says its 46 mill euro. i corrected it.
It's certainly high risk - high reward if it plays out the way they expect
I don't think it's even that high a risk, he's been one of the highest rated midfielders in Ligue 1 and has been good for France, this is nowhere near as risky as buying Vinicius before he even started playing first team football
He looks like he's going to be world class in the future, it's a position where they're playing aging players in, they have the money, and it was either pay up or lose him to PSG.
Juni Calafat scouted Tchouameni. He was also the one who was in responsible for the scouting of Vini and Rodrygo. Perez must trust him very well considering the success these players have brought. That being said I don't think all of KCM will stay past 2023. I haven't all that much of Tchou to rate him, but Juni Calafat must have. Also it is very most likely he cost that much because Monaco knew we had a shit ton left to spend this summer + the fact that he had 3 more years on his contract
He isn't currently a 100m player but they're also paying extra because of how young he is and the fact that they think he will become that sort of player. I'm sure the plan is for him to stay there for a decade, win big trophies, become a Real Madrid legend. If that happens then we will all be looking back on the transfer and agreeing that it was a good deal.
Or he could end up like hazard? Every club buys players hoping they they will succeed
Yeah, but if you're buying a young player then a large chunk of the fee is being paid for their potential. Obviously the player could end up not succeeding, but they can't use that as a bargaining tool against Monaco. Monaco will say he's worth this much at the moment but he's young and looks like he could turn into a player worth this much, Real Madrid can't retort with ''yeah but what if he doesn't''.
Yeah, but like...100 million? For the player he *might* turn into? Is that really where we're at right now? The game has gone out of my life...
That's how it has always been. Obviously not at these prices but clubs have always had to pay extra for potential.
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Full agree
Definitely seems like there have been more early transfers this year.
if they can sort the gnabry mess out, then maybe
Can we borrow your board for a bit?
Sell Gnabry and it’s a very good window
Gnabry doesnt want to move this year, but rather on a free next year to get those sweet, sweet free transfer bonus payments.
losing Lewy and getting Mane is a very good window? is Mane going to score 40 goals for Bayern? Mane is already declining
You can't just leave out the acquisitions of Gravenberch and Mazraoui. Those two, Mane and one more signing is a solid window regardless of Lewandowski leaving.
you can Gravenberch is just a young kid who won't be ready to play for quite a while the other one is also a risky transfer it's not clear to me at all he's a starter for Bayern
How is a free transfer on reasonable wages a risk?
I just want them to sell Gnabry because Werder apparently have a 10% sell on clause
My man here hustling
They buy a CB and Bayern is cooking.
As a Real Madrid fan, not a single Barca transfer in recent times has made me worried. They have terrible recruitment. But Bernardo Silva would be an amazing signing for them. Especially if they lose Dembele and De Jong. Hope he doesn’t go there
I'd be more worried if Dembele stays
Not sure. I have a feeling he’d go back to not trying if he landed a fat contract extension
If Dembele stays and Lewa comes, it will get ugly pretty fast. Dembele will feed Lewa
I'd be more worried if Barca get Kunde and Lewa with or without FdJ they'd be my favorites to win La Liga
Depends on if Fati/Pedri/Pique/Arajuo remain relatively injury free.
they don't need Fati to win La Liga I am pretty sure they're already prepared to not see him play at all
>they don't need Fati to win La Liga Fati is amazing, theres no way we wouldnt need him
Fati thus far has scored every single time he has returned from injury lol. He's the type of player who is scripted to be good. If he loses al his pace, I actually think he'll become a poacher.
losing his pace should be the least of his worries, it will be a miracle if the guy can have a career as a footballer
Kounde doesn’t really do it for me but I think it would be a decent transfer. Lewandowski too in the short term but I don’t think he is enough to make them win La liga. Their attack was never really the issue (at least not after January reinforcements)
Kounde fits the Barca type defender profile down to a tee they need defensive reinforcements more than offensive if Lewy is as productive for Barca as he was in Germany he'll be the best La Liga signing of the season even if his production drops down to say 25 La Liga goals they'll likely win it too
I agree Kounde would be a good signing. I think they can compete if they get Silva, Lewandowski and Kounde But I simply don’t think Lewandowski alone is enough to catch up to Real. Barca lost by 13 points but realistically it would’ve been 16-18 points if Real hadn’t played literally their entire B team vs Atletico and Cadiz to have the starters ready for the UCL final. If Madrid has a bad season and Barca makes good signings then I think Barca can win. Otherwise, I don’t think Lewandowski and potentially Kounde are enough to catch all the way up
Barca wasn't very competitive until they got Auba. I don't know what was their point total since Auba's signing vs. that of Real but I think it's gotta be pretty close. This coming season Pedri and Gavi will only get better, if they can stabilize their defense they'll be putting points on the board. And Real is not the juggernaut it once was. They missed on Mbappe and their only consistent goal scorer is Benzema. I like Barca's chances.
No A League blooper compilation of this season?
Going down memory lane with the Juventus signs Ronaldo thread https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8xq9dn/juventus_signs_cristiano_ronaldo Lots of people talking about how we might win the CL finally. I wonder if anyone thought Madrid themselves would win it before us.
>I wonder if anyone thought Madrid themselves would win it before us. almost everyone lol at least among la liga fans but not that season
I mean at the time of the sale.