If his (rumored) desired loan to Flamengo materializes at least he'll be able to attend his sister's birthday party
Arguably, Atletico has replaced Rodri with Marcos Llorente from Real Madrid while Hector Herrera will be midfield depth and experience.Rodri to City is official
Atléti are replacing him with a smart buy in Hector Herrera from Porto
The Spanish press is now reporting that Neymar has refused to show up for PSG worksouts/training. What a shitshow.I think Pogba’s had his bags packed for awhile. Between the weighty expectations demanded of his transfer fee and the Mourinho stench he can’t seem to wash off, I think his time in Manchester is over.
I’m finding Neymar’s ever-increasing toxicity to be remarkable. Clubs have proven they’ll put up with some serious shit from their star players, but Neymar is taking dumps his body can’t cash. Even Brazilian fans are turning on him in the wake of the side’s success without him. I wonder where he’ll play next year. PSG don’t want him, I haven’t heard a peep about his return to Barca in over a week, Real Madrid won’t have him, and his wages aren’t tenable for many other clubs. This could get really interesting.
It's even worse than that: PSG issued a press release announcing that Neymar didn't show up:The Spanish press is now reporting that Neymar has refused to show up for PSG worksouts/training. What a shitshow.
https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/club-statement-regarding-neymar-jr-s-absence-from-trainingOn Monday 8 July Neymar da Silva Santos Junior was due to return to pre-season activities with the Paris Saint-Germain senior squad.
Paris Saint-Germain notes that Neymar Jr was not in attendance at the agreed time and place. This was without the club’s prior authorisation.
The club regrets this situation and will therefore take appropriate action.
Perhaps they could try layaway.Apparently Barca were trying to get Atletico to accept Griezmann's release clause in installments and Atletico told them to pound sand.
The very real (if tiny) prospect of Neymar, Suarez, Coutinho, and Griezmann orbiting Messi is utterly delicious. It'd be like The Champions came to life with all of the associated comedic dysfunction. They'd need to pay a team of psychologists nearly as much as the divas' wages.The rumor mill merry go round of disgruntled divas is tres amusant.
I’m in it for the entourage wars.The very real (if tiny) prospect of Neymar, Suarez, Coutinho, and Griezmann orbiting Messi is utterly delicious. It'd be like The Champions came to life with all of the associated comedic dysfunction. They'd need to pay a team of psychologists nearly as much as the divas' wages.
Yup. Atletico apparently rejected Barca's offer to payment in installments. I've read some speculation that Atletico wants to obtain Semedo in the deal.Rumor is that Coutinho would be headed to PSG to offset part of the Neymar fee.
Apparently Barca were trying to get Atletico to accept Griezmann's release clause in installments and Atletico told them to pound sand.
Huge signing for the Old Lady. Juve are usually the shrewd club that gets excellent players, but only at excellent values. The Ronaldo transfer and now the De Ligt transfer is a totally different animal--getting excellent players (perhaps even a cut above, world class) regardless of the value.
They haven't dropped that tradition, either, having signed Rabiot and Ramsey on frees this window.Huge signing for the Old Lady. Juve are usually the shrewd club that gets excellent players, but only at excellent values.
Ramsey didn't have a fee, but they gave him ridiculous wages: reportedly 400k gbp/week.They haven't dropped that tradition, either, having signed Rabiot and Ramsey on frees this window.
Now if they could just burn down Adidas HQ for their horrific home kits, I'd be really looking forward to the year.
All in, that's probably still good value. I doubt Juve cares whether it's going to a player or club, although it does affect the likelihood of future suitors coming, but they probably are aware of this and are ready to pay some of the wages to make any such transaction work.Ramsey didn't have a fee, but they gave him ridiculous wages: reportedly 400k gbp/week.
And it is done https://twitter.com/WestHamUtd/status/1151465517712072705?s=19West Ham are in for Sébastien Haller from Eintracht Frankfurt, rumored fee is €40m
https://twitter.com/NicoSchira/status/1148993219499372544?s=19
Going from Rafa to Steve Bruce is a massive downgrade.Newcastle United can now announce that Steve Bruce has been appointed as the club's new head coach.
Not to mention the Sheffield Wednesday folks are PISSED.Yikes:
https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1151408777998012416
Going from Rafa to Steve Bruce is a massive downgrade.
I weep for our man Yedlin. He came a long very well under Rafa...Yikes:
https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1151408777998012416
Going from Rafa to Steve Bruce is a massive downgrade.
[polite clapping in background]Sturridge has never been that good at creating chances for others.
So remind me, did we decide if opt-outs were good for the player or the team?Even more importantly, it was reported yesterday that De Ligt's contract with Juve includes a player opt out in the summer of 2022. This is the first contract of its kind in modern football and it will be interesting to see if this becomes a trend going forward.
But - any player on a Bosman has huge leverage when choosing a new team - Emre Can , Adrian Rabiot and Aaron Ramsey can attest to this. They are probably making three times a salary from what they could have expected in a normal transfer.What’s the point? These days if a player wants to opt out he just behaves like an asshole. Is this a face saving measure?
Not sure if this was directed at me.Also, I’ll never understand fans who view athletes as Indentured Servants.
Sky Sources have reported a €60m agreement between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Betis for highly rated midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, with €25m going to PSG
Tottenham are closing in on a deal for Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon, with the fee likely to be in the region of £20m + add-ons.
Agreed. Asensio's injury, which is now confirmed, will certainly alter Real Madrid's plans.A move for Bale looks much less likely now that FedEx Field appears to have claimed Asensio’s ACL