Summer Transfer Window 2021

[Baddar]

Nuno Tavares looks and sounds like a typical Man Utd signing.

A £40m signing.

[gunnar hendershow]

Speaking of Man Utd signings...

 

[Szumi]

It's obviously a huge signing and Sancho will be great for them.  Still maintain United will not be Champions with just him though. When they get a true top defensive minded midfielder, however, oh boy. 

[DavidMarrio]

Fuck off United 😔

[Baddar]

It's about time. 

[Dang117]

I'm just glad its finally over the line, has dragged on for a while, earliest United might have got a deal done for a while, Woodward leaving has been a godsend

[Baddar]

I mean it's taken more than a year, and become as Gary Neville put it, boring, but still quick by our standards.

I actually think this will spur Rashford on to be even better as well. 

Fantastic how Fab waited over a year to post about this and Rashford took the glory before him.

[Baddar]

Not surprised he hasn't signed it tbh. He could be out on loan until 2024.

[Baddar]

Dortmund have confirmed the Sancho deal.

And Fabrizio has signed for Twitch. 

[Lineker]

30 minutes ago, Baddar said:

And Fabrizio has signed for Twitch. 

First stream tonight.

[Lineker]

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Declan Rice has turned down two contract offers from West Ham and wants to be informed of any bids amid interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.

The midfielder is West Ham’s most valuable player and the club are keen to fend off suitors by handing him a lucrative long-term deal. However Rice would like to play Champions League football next season and is open to leaving despite David Moyes’s side qualifying for the Europa League.

The 22-year-old, part of England’s Euro 2020 campaign, has a further three years on his contract with an option for another season and West Ham are determined not to sell the player, who came through their academy. It would take an offer of more than £100m for the club to reconsider their position.

They could face a fight to keep him if Chelsea, United or City firm up their interest. City are the least likely to bid because they are focusing on trying to complete deals for Harry Kane and Jack Grealish. They see Rice as a successor to Fernandinho, who this week signed a new one-year deal.

Rice was released by Chelsea at 14 and is interested in a return to his boyhood club. His best friend Mason Mount plays there and Chelsea’s manager, Thomas Tuchel, has identified Rice as a key target. Chelsea will open a space in midfield on Thursday by allowing Billy Gilmour to join Norwich on loan for the season. Tuchel won the Champions League last season and is set to be backed by Roman Abramovich in the transfer market.

United are also keen on Rice and could offer Jesse Lingard in part-exchange. Lingard impressed on loan at West Ham during the second half of last season and Moyes would like to sign him, although his employers would prefer a standalone deal. Some of United’s England contingent have been talking to Rice about life at Old Trafford.

West Ham are expected to make Rice a further contract offer. The club have not been able to give him assurances over their transfer budget as they attempt to push on after last season’s sixth-place finish.

 

[FLiam]

Sassuolo’s chief executive said that Arsenal have made an “official” and “important” bid for Manuel Locatelli.

In other words, he’s telling Juventus to hurry up and cough up the cash for him.

[gunnar hendershow]

Yeah part of his statement I saw also indicated they had a "relationship" with Juventus. Which is basically a way of saying they prefer to sell players there vs any other club.

[FLiam]

Absolutely zero chance that Locatelli ends up at Arsenal. Laughable to suggest he will.

Besides, Italian's in their prime rarely come to England - which I have always found strange. 

[Baddar]

Juve seems more likely from what I've read.

Also, some of the ESPN journalists are claiming we're close to agreeing a deal for Varane. Really trying to not get my hopes up because I think he'll sign a new deal at Madrid.

4 hours ago, Lineker said:

First stream tonight.

People are already encouraging him to do an FM save, including the official FM account. 

I think him talking transfer news alongside playing something like FM/FIFA would would get great numbers.

Alex Isak has signed a new deal at Sociedad. Glad they've held onto him. Dortmund had a clause to buy him for €35m but it's been bought out.

[Lineker]

 

[FestiveJack]

Possibly the most PSG transfer of all time.

[Malenko]

Way too predictable.

[FLiam]

Alexander Isak has signed a new five-year deal at Real Sociedad. 

Hoping for a big fee next summer?

[FestiveJack]

12 hours ago, FLiam said:

Alexander Isak has signed a new five-year deal at Real Sociedad. 

Hoping for a big fee next summer?

Probably - and it works for Sociedad too, his new contract apparently negates Dortmund's buy-back clause.