2016/17 Premier League & General Football Discussion

[Dennisch]

Hiddink might take the England manager job.

And Louis van Gaal is being named as the new Belgian manager, when Wilmots gets the boot.

And that might be a problem for the rest of the world.

 

[Liquid]

Hiddink might take the England manager job.

Well his last international job went so well.

 

[Dennisch]

The Spurs are getting ready to raise their bid on Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar. He became topscorer of the Eredivisie in his debut year with 27 goals. They first offered €18 million but that was declined by AZ. They will now offer €20 million.

AZ bought him last year for €400k from second tier club Almere City.

I really hope he can handle the pressure and giant step upwards.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Mourinho get his unveiling as United boss and meets the press for the first time tomorrow morning....

 

[Jimlaad43]

boos

Not sure if typo or deliberate

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Typo, thanks for that!, post edited...

 

[Akmuq]

Kane gets another contract extension, increasing his wage to £100,000 a week and making him Spurs highest payed player.

 

[MoLiEG]

Ben Arfa moves to PSG after a season with Nice.

Also, Van der Wiel goes to Galatasaray.

Edit: Anybody has some references of this kid that Chelsea signed? Is he really that good?

 

[Liquid]

The Spurs are getting ready to raise their bid on Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar. He became topscorer of the Eredivisie in his debut year with 27 goals. They first offered €18 million but that was declined by AZ. They will now offer €20 million.

AZ bought him last year for €400k from second tier club Almere City.

I really hope he can handle the pressure and giant step upwards.

To go from 400k to 20 million in 12 months is... a lot. Especially for a 22 year old. Nice to see the best Dutch players leaving the Eredivisie after one good season again.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

So Mourinho earlier then, said that Rooney isn't a midfielder (technically he isn't), is frustrated that United aren't in the Champions League this season (like everyone else is at the club) but he wants more than that and that he prefers to be aggressive and wants to win it all, he also had a another sly dig at Wenger saying that some managers last won the league title 10 years ago whereas he last won one a year ago (when did Wenger last win the league??)

Also he said that he had four priority signings, two of which has been made, not sure if Mkhitaryan has been done yet, the other is thought to be Pogba...

 

[lxmmy]

To go from 400k to 20 million in 12 months is... a lot. Especially for a 22 year old. Nice to see the best Dutch players leaving the Eredivisie after one good season again.

Ajax want around €30m for Milik. Who is also 22 but when playing his trade in the Bundesliga, he was struggling for form but I'm sure he be a brilliant signing now.

Atletico Madrid announce signing of Sassuolo's Vrsaljko.

Glik signs for Monaco.

Leicester agree a deal in the region of £16m for Ahmed Musa.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Good player Musa, Leicester tried to sign him in January...

Swansea sign Leroy Fer permanently from QPR for £4.75m after a successful loan spell last season, Swansea's proposed takeover by the Americans was also met with PL approval over the weekend.

 

[88GTA]

Leicester agree a deal in the region of £16m for Ahmed Musa.

Perfect for the counter-attack. 👍

 

[MUSC4EVER]

What with all the clubs getting new managers and new signings everyone seems have forgotten about Leicester, just a reminder that they are the current Champions!

 

[lxmmy]

Perfect for the counter-attack. 👍

He can also play on both wings but can be seen as a good backup for Vardy and Okazaki plus with Dyer going back to Swansea.

 

[Akmuq]

Reports saying that Spurs have tied down Marcus Edwards to a new contract. Only 17 years old but is the most promising prospect that Spurs have had in years. Not exaggerating but it could be the most important peace of business done this summer.

 

[88GTA]

Leicester also signed Nampalys Mendy from Nice a few days ago. CDM who played under Ranieri at Monaco.

Edit: The Ahmed Musa deal is for an undisclosed amount but will be a record-high for a Leicester transfer.

 

[lxmmy]

More news,

Man Utd could be potentially buying Matuidi for around £25m.

Tomkins signs for Crystal Palace.

Lassana Diarra who was poised to come to the Premiership has moved back to Spartak Moscow.

Barcelona have activated their buy back clause for Denis Suarez.

Man City have bought Zinchenko from FC Ufa.

 

[Dennisch]

Messi has been sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud.

He won't spend any time behind bars because he has no prior record and the sentence is less than 2 yeara.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Mkhitaryan is finally a United player, getting used to spelling his name already!

 

[88GTA]

Isn't he another striker? How many does Man U need?

Edit: Man City looking at Bonucci for 51 million from Juventus after his great Euro performance. Man United still want Pogba.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

He is an Attacking midfielder....

 

[lxmmy]

He is an Attacking midfielder....

He's a right winger.

Juventus has rejected a £38m bid for Bonucci from Man City.

Ljajic will join Celta Vigo in replace of Nolito. Inter also getting Banega on a free....

Atletico is considering a bid for Gameiro.

West Brom sign Matt Phillips for £5m.

 

[Vegard]

Isn't he another striker?

He is an Attacking midfielder

He's a right winger

He can play various positions very well but most likely he'll play RW in a 433 or RAM in a 4231.
He's not your traditional chalk collecting winger though and can do well in a number of other positions. He can play box to box, deep playmaker, #8, #10, even RWB.

 

[lxmmy]

He can play various positions very well but most likely he'll play RW in a 433 or RAM in a 4231.
He's not your traditional chalk collecting winger though and can do well in a number of other positions. He can play box to box, deep playmaker, #8, #10, even RWB.

He has definitely never played as the box to box role and right wing back. During his stint at Shakhter and his first season at Dortmund he only played as a central attacking midfielder, but for last 2 seasons he has been converted into a right winger when Kagawa and Castro joined the club plus supplying a central role for Pulisic.

 

[Vegard]

He has definitely never played as the box to box role and right wing back.

In the second half of the season, when Tuchel was experimenting with the 352.
More specifically vs Hertha BSC in the cup and vs Stuttgart.

 

[lxmmy]

In the second half of the season, when Tuchel was experimenting with the 352.
More specifically vs Hertha BSC in the cup and vs Stuttgart.

In the 352 he had tendencies to track back but can definitely not play the right wing back position as Ginter would become a right back if Piszcek wasn't available.

 

[Vegard]

In the 352 he had tendencies to track back but can definitely not play the right wing back position as Ginter would become a right back if Piszcek wasn't available.

My mistake, it was on the left, replacing Durm.
I'm not saying that he IS a wingback, I'm saying he has showed that he has a set of skills that allows him to do a good job there, with the support of a back 3.

Anyway, my point was - he's versatile.

 

[lxmmy]

Liverpool accept a £15m bid for Ibe from Bournemouth.

Arsenal have joined the race with Man Utd to capture Matuidi.

Van Persie who is looking to be sold by Fenerbahce could move to Middlesbrough.

Sampdoria to submit a bid for Balotelli.

N'Koulou joins Lyon.

 

[88GTA]

Sampdoria to submit a bid for Balotelli.

Haha, I just started a "Bring Balotelli Back from the Dead" career in FIFA 15 and that was a team I could transfer to.