Topic: THE NON-LIVERPOOL TRANSFER THREAD

[Lycan]

Madrid will be coming hard for Mo now.

[Magix]

So two of the brightest and most well known talents in Mbappe and Haaland are now at Sportwashers FCs - a sad state of affairs for the game today.

[Barefoot Doctor]

Reckon there's a fair chance that Mbappe's next club is Newcastle.

[jillcwhomever]

Reckon there's a fair chance that Mbappe's next club is Newcastle.

They haven't even made it to the CL yet. Let's see how they actually spend the money first.

[disgraced cake]

Mabppe staying doesn't bother me. I'm glad he's not going to Madrid as it'd improve one of our biggest rivals on the European stage. I made a prediction a few years ago that Mbappe would never win the European Cup and I still don't think he will. Hard to see him not regretting this from a footballing perspective down the line, and in the next few years I see his enthusiasm for the game being drained basically. Madness.

[Crosby Nick]

Would make sense.

I've always found it baffling that PSG don't just sign the majority of the French national team, and hoover up all the best French talent. They're the world's richest club, or close enough, playing in one of the world's great cities, and the country is producing more great players than anywhere else.

I know plenty of players will want to leave the French league for stronger leagues like the PL or La Liga, but money talks. Mbappe aside, the only members of the senior squad who are French are Kimpembe, Kurzawa and Dagba. It's just weird. For a start, they should be trying to get the likes of Nkunku and Diaby, two youth players they let go who would be brilliant for them now.

Don’t they go for some big international names though to try and up their profile (not disagreeing that more French talent would make them a better team).

[jillcwhomever]

Miguel Delaney
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In a surprise to no one, am told Perez is “apoplectic”. There is some surprise in Madrid they allowed it to get to this situation without Mbappe signing anything.

If it was a normal situation, especially after Super League, Perez should be resigning…

This is an interesting point. Presuming RM have had to agree the exit of other players to accommodate Mbappe, could this put them in a messy situation with one or two positions? It would be quite funny. 

[Hazell]

To appease their fans and board, they need to go after a big name and Tchouameni obviously isn't one. May I suggest Paul Pogba instead?

[deano2727]

To appease their fans and board, they need to go after a big name and Tchouameni obviously isn't one. May I suggest Paul Pogba instead?

I’d be shocked if they weren’t in for Mo or Sadio. Perhaps a little on the older side for making a massive purchase, but in terms of big names that might be available to them, you’d have to think both would at least listen to offers from Madrid. They’ve achieved everything possible with us.

Hope not, mind you.

[Red-Soldier]

And then Man City would have got Lautaro, a far worse outcome for us ...

 

[Dave McCoy]

Ignoring the money just for a second, the one thing that I really am struggling to understand is what value does Qatar get by having Mbappe in PSG colors for the World Cup this year? As that's really what has drove them to continue to increase their offers.

The other interesting thing to see if it becomes a trend is letting Mbappe be the de facto DoF. If true this really only happens in the NBA where the results are mixed at best for the franchises where this is most prevalent. Though I will say that demanding that Neymar be moved would enable a more coherent team to be built behind an attacking duo of Messi and him.

[TepidT2O]

Zidane to PSG

That’s the logical next move…

[Robinred]

Zidane to PSG

That’s the logical next move…

Possibly. But whatever happens when the merry-go-round stops, it’s somehow reassuring that PSG and Man City have between them, zero European Cups.

[farawayred]

Introduce a salary cap tied to 10-year performance numbers. Have oversight of money transfers including off-shores; hell, hire a group of hackers to monitor that. Only then FFP rules may work. But that will never happen.

[thegoodfella]

This will probably lead to Salah or Mane to Real at any cost kind of rumours. And I worry that Perez will be willing to spend an insane amount to save his ugly mug.

[Dim Glas]

La Liga announce they have now reported Paris Saint-Germain to UEFA because of Kylian Mbappé deal.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1528083175838257153?s

(from the tap-in merchant on twitter)

[Samie]

Can evrey other club do the same to them for the past 20 years of crap from them too?

[Tobelius]

Nasser Al-Khelaifi in UEFA boardroom after receiving the complaint

[royhendo]

Wouldn’t want anything to do with players wielding that kind of power being anywhere near our club.

[Wghennessy]

Wouldn’t want anything to do with players wielding that kind of power being anywhere near our club.

Quite right, No thanks. I dont care how good you are or think you are ill pass.

[Samie]

Kloppo doesn't even wield so much power with us.

[elsewhere]

so basically him and agent used Real Madrid just to milk PSG? I love it although I would be fuming if I was a Real Madrid fan.

[Wghennessy]

so basically him and agent used Real Madrid just to milk PSG? I love it although I would be fuming if I was a Real Madrid fan.

If this is how football is going though its not for me. I know he's a "free" and that term is used loosely but the numbers mentioned are disgusting. Is it any wonder we are struggling to get ours tied down?

[Wghennessy]

Madrid will be coming hard for Mo now.

Well they tabled 135mil and a 35mil salary and we know that now. Mo has been brilliant for us but his agent is being a bell end and if he wants out then sound.

[killer-heels]

so basically him and agent used Real Madrid just to milk PSG? I love it although I would be fuming if I was a Real Madrid fan.

I honestly dont mind that much even about the money but the power is ridiculous and reflects badly on Mbappe that he would agree to be part of such a setup where he has so much power. I know these lot have huge egos, but its not going to deliver the biggest prize or the best team.

[elsewhere]

If this is how football is going though its not for me. I know he's a "free" and that term is used loosely but the numbers mentioned are disgusting. Is it any wonder we are struggling to get ours tied down?

I'm with you, only thing I am happy is this should screw Real's head before the CL final.

[Peabee]

I’d be shocked if they weren’t in for Mo or Sadio. Perhaps a little on the older side for making a massive purchase, but in terms of big names that might be available to them, you’d have to think both would at least listen to offers from Madrid. They’ve achieved everything possible with us.

Hope not, mind you.

Er, Salah isn’t a fan of Real Madrid. Quite the opposite.

[Peabee]

Introduce a salary cap tied to 10-year performance numbers. Have oversight of money transfers including off-shores; hell, hire a group of hackers to monitor that. Only then FFP rules may work. But that will never happen.

Then the money would all just flow to the owners not the talent. They’d be happy with salary caps as they could still grow revenue and take massive profits from the club. 

[Wghennessy]

I'm with you, only thing I am happy is this should screw Real's head before the CL final.

I hadnt thought about it like that tbf. It does sound a bit entitled from Madrid but the numbers are eye watering and we all know where the moneys coming from.

[cdav]

I’d be shocked if they weren’t in for Mo or Sadio. Perhaps a little on the older side for making a massive purchase, but in terms of big names that might be available to them, you’d have to think both would at least listen to offers from Madrid. They’ve achieved everything possible with us.

Hope not, mind you.

Them and their media outlets are going to run heavily with this in the next week in the buildup to Paris.

Its great that we are in a position as a club where I trust the people in charge and think we will get whatever decision we need to make right. If we miss out on a target or if a player wants to leave, we will have plans ready to go and move on

[Tobelius]

I hadnt thought about it like that tbf. It does sound a bit entitled from Madrid but the numbers are eye watering and we all know where the moneys coming from.

It is funny in isolation Madrid throwing a tantrum after offering him equally obscene amounts,the big picture propably is that however big a club you are or how much you offer the state owned sportswashers can always offer more,much more.

[Wghennessy]

It is funny in isolation Madrid throwing a tantrum after offering him equally obscene amounts,the big picture propably is that however big a club you are or how much you offer the state owned sportswashers can always offer more,much more.

They can and this has a trickle effect on world football. Imagine you're now a Mo type players negotiating a contract and you see those numbers banded about. They need to get a grip of all this before it spirals even more.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

Both clubs are c*nts. Real Madrid were also offering some ridiculous wages too.

[Samie]

This month, PSG posted €220m losses for the 20-21 season. Their wage bill was €503m. That was more than 14 Ligue 1 clubs COMBINED. Then they signed world's highest earner Lionel Messi. And Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Georginio Wijnaldum, Nuno Mendes.

[67CherryRed]

Both clubs are c*nts. Real Madrid were also offering some ridiculous wages too.

But at least they're a real club with a legitimate income.

[Ghost Town]

I'd be glad if I were a Madrid fan. Why would you want that ego and his circus at your club?

[Barefoot Doctor]

Sounds like Juve are getting Pogba and Di Maria on frees. They love a free transfer, don’t they?

[rob1966]

Fucking oil states have destroyed football and those c*nts at UEFA have stood by and let it happen

[Dave McCoy]

Fucking oil states have destroyed football and those c*nts at UEFA have stood by and let it happen

Stood by? They've welcome them with open arms while ignoring their own rules. Look up the NYTimes story on PSG's FFP case. They basically just let them off the hook intentionally.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

But at least they're a real club with a legitimate income.

No income can justify 1 million a week or whatever they were offering to him