The generic transfer thread

[TBM]

I totally agree it's a bit of a daft situation but unless all the European leagues kick off on the same date how are they going to align the window to the start of the season?

This ^

Spain and Italy only kicked off this weekend just gone....

So you need to have a set date that fits all

[No Fixed Abode]

Rumours coming in that Chelsea have agreed a £69m fee with Juve for the transfer of Paul Pogba.

[paultheroyal]

Rumours coming in that Chelsea have agreed a £69m fee with Juve for the transfer of Paul Pogba.

Keep up - did that a few days ago. First with the news again and ITK!!

[sandman]

Benzema to Arsenal almost complete - £48.5m

Is having a medical either today or at some point this weekend

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3206980/Rafa-Benitez-shuns-Karim-Benzema-Arsenal-rumours-revealing-set-striker-target-25-goals-season.html

No guarantee, because the manager rarely makes these decisions at Madrid.

Again, no guarantee, but looks like the player isn't interested in moving either:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3209159/Real-Madrid-forward-Karim-Benzema-home-won-t-joining-Arsenal.html

[No Fixed Abode]

Rumours coming in that Chelsea have agreed a £69m fee with Juve for the transfer of Paul Pogba.

Keep up - did that a few days ago. First with the news again and ITK!!

Sorry Paul. But these are new rumours that only came to fruition today.

[Mr.Swainey]

Rumours coming in that Chelsea have agreed a £69m fee with Juve for the transfer of Paul Pogba.

Keep up - did that a few days ago. First with the news again and ITK!!

Sorry Paul. But these are new rumours that only came to fruition today.

Except they weren't.

[No Fixed Abode]

Link?

[sandman]

So Paul knew about this before it was even a rumour? Top work.

[Mr.Swainey]

Link?

It was in The Sunday Times yesterday.

[No Fixed Abode]

Link?

It was in The Sunday Times yesterday.

So it's not from the source who released it today then. Like I said.

Chins up m8!

[paultheroyal]

Rumours coming in that Chelsea have agreed a £69m fee with Juve for the transfer of Paul Pogba.

Keep up - did that a few days ago. First with the news again and ITK!!

Sorry Paul. But these are new rumours that only came to fruition today.

[paultheroyal]

So Paul knew about this before it was even a rumour? Top work.

Thank you

[Sanguine]

So you need to have a set date that fits all

Why?

[Nameless]

I totally agree it's a bit of a daft situation but unless all the European leagues kick off on the same date how are they going to align the window to the start of the season?

This ^

Spain and Italy only kicked off this weekend just gone....

So you need to have a set date that fits all

Why can't each league have a different cutoff for incoming deals ?

[Uke]

West Brom have rejected a tranny request from Berahino. Can't see this ending well.

Pre or post op?

[Sanguine]

Why can't each league have a different cutoff for incoming deals ?

It would need to be deals both ways, as clubs have to name their competition squads.

But again, I'm not sure why that would be a problem. If United want to sign anyone, they should have to do it before the season starts. If clubs want to buy a United player, they should have to do it before the season starts. I don't see what problem that creates.

[Winston Smith]

Quite a few leagues have different dates for TDD

http://www.epfl-europeanleagues.com/leagues_transfer_window.htm

just dissappointed it finishes at 5pm this time.

[Hoop Blah]

Realistically though the major clubs in the major European leagues dictate the transfer market and the merry-go-round is often kick started by one or two big moves which trickle activity around the leagues.

Not allowing United to buy a player from Real at the same time as AC Milan or PSG can just because our league kicks off a week earlier would put them at a disadvantage in Europe and just wouldn't really help anyone would it?

The windows are slightly different for the major European leagues at the moment, but only by a matter of hours, not weeks.

[TBM]

So you need to have a set date that fits all

Why?

Realistically though the major clubs in the major European leagues dictate the transfer market and the merry-go-round is often kick started by one or two big moves which trickle activity around the leagues.

Not allowing United to buy a player from Real at the same time as AC Milan or PSG can just because our league kicks off a week earlier would put them at a disadvantage in Europe and just wouldn't really help anyone would it?

The windows are slightly different for the major European leagues at the moment, but only by a matter of hours, not weeks.

[Sanguine]

Perhaps such a change would lessen the impact of 'the major clubs in Europe dictating the transfer market.'

Another box ticked for me.