NFT: Soccer: Transfer & Season Kickoff Thread Part II

should be in El Clasico on 10/26.

I'm still relatively new to non-American football. But, New rumors every day, half of them complete nonsense. It's like NBA Free Agency x 10. What's not to like?

a lot more than half are completely made up.

the Premier League starts in less that 48 hours. Get hype!
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If he signs with Depor, what can I expect? I didn't watch much of him with Fulham.

Depor also have acquired starlet Bruno Zuculini from Man City.

In comment 11806873 Go Terps said:

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If he signs with Depor, what can I expect? I didn't watch much of him with Fulham. Depor also have acquired starlet Bruno Zuculini from Man City.

He's a strange striker, from what I've seen with Greece he's like a very poor man's RVN (hybrid poacher/target guy), but he's not pure - needs a lot of touches to score. But he got on this roll for Olympiacos and Greece where he was scoring in bunches (especially in Europe) and that drove his stock sky high. Went to Fulham where he got hurt immediately and then England didn't really fit his style. Should be OK in a more technical, slower league.

but manager Tony Pulis out at Crystal Palace. Two freaking days before their first game.

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but manager Tony Pulis out at Crystal Palace. Two freaking days before their first game.

And THAT is why you don't allow your emerging youg players and national teamers anywhere near the BPL. It's a graveyard for managers with constant turmoil. Jozy should've been counseled to stay the frig away from Sunderland.

Pulis did with that club last year was outstanding. Hard to predict them not in the bottom 3.

No new on Mitroglou, but the Greeks are reporting it's Deportivo or Transanzpor (sp?) in Turkey. It doesn't appear that he nor Ruiz will play a minute for Fulham this season - because when you have Ross McCormack, you're surely set.

Other Greek-Spain news, Samaras has apparently been spotted in Spain and is supposed to sign with Malaga. Pretty happy about this, Spain or Italy were the best moves for him.

to replace Suarez. Making offer for Balotelli. That would be significant challenge for Rodgers' highly regarded man-management.
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need to have at least one striker that winds up the entire football world.

to ManU looks to be complete soon. Also Canadian/Dutch midfielder De Guzman heading to Napoli.

- Crystal Palace still without a manager, talks with Malkay Mackay have broken down. If I were him, I am not sure if I would want that job either, sinking ship.

- Queens Park Rangers have signed Dutch international Leroy Fer and have taken Chilean international Eduardo Vargas on loan with an option to buy.

have done some good business.

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to replace Suarez. Making offer for Balotelli. That would be significant challenge for Rodgers' highly regarded man-management. Link - ( New Window )

This is absolutely mind boggling

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have done some good business.

They have brought in some quality players who are eager and not looking to get one last pay day. I think they learned from their mistakes. Julio Cesar signed for Benfica yesterday.

and I can say I knew this would happen. Not really many quality strikers available and Super Mario would be quality, if he didn't have a 5 cent brain. SMS is the new SAS, lol.

Mario is entertaining for sure. Let's hope Rodgers and he get along.

The main thing about Suarez vs Balotelli in the "man-management" thing is that Suarez was a hard worker in training. Wonder if Balotelli can fit in with how Rodgers runs things.
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I'm not sure if that's an indication that this is a steal or if it means that AC Milan really wants to get rid of the guy.

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I'm not sure if that's an indication that this is a steal or if it means that AC Milan really wants to get rid of the guy.

Yep and I think Milan paid just over £19m for him. I think it's an offer that is too hard to refuse at this point. They need the money anyway. We will see how long the honeymoon lasts.

miss the opportunity to share Mourinho talking about Mario's coachability.
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to get Italy's best striker for 16 million, even if Balotelli is crazy. Even when he was incredibly loco at City he scored 12 goals in 2011-2012, and he's a better player now

Still, Liverpool has a good thing going in terms of the team being on the same page. It'll be interesting how they fit Balotelli into all that.

a troubled guy who is a brilliant striker for a troubled guy who is a very good striker. Smh...

like, 50 million pounds cheaper. And he doesn't bite people, he only steps on them.

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like, 50 million pounds cheaper. And he doesn't bite people, he only steps on them.

ha

Vargas, Fer, Mulch, Isla, Rio, Caulker, and keeping Remy. This is a legitimate PL team now.

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Vargas, Fer, Mulch, Isla, Rio, Caulker, and keeping Remy. This is a legitimate PL team now.

They went up against a really good side. Hull is where hopefully QPR will be next year. And don't forget about the mercurial Moroccan! On paper, it looks good and it is a much different squad than last time. You don't have players looking to only get paid, you have players who want to play. Keeping the core of last years squad was a must.

Georgios Samaras signs for West Brom, ending long national nightmares in Greece and England!

The Guardian says 60 million pounds, a huge sum when you consider they still need another defender and at least one central midfielder.

Arsenal looks to have lost out on Greek CB Manolas, who is reported to be signing with Roma today for 10+ million pounds. With Giroud looking like he might be out a couple of months, Arsenal has work to do.
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after Remy now since he is pretty cheap.

For Bayern £8 transfer fee. More sad about this one then anybody who has left the last few years. He just seemed like he loved being in Madrid so much. Was hoping he'd retire there :(

about 15M pounds is the range.

Chelsea, £10M.

QPR needs to find some goals.

Supposedly he told Harry that he did not want to be alone up front, so he tweaked the formation. Goods signing of McCarthy from Reading. I am sure he will take over the number one keeper position soon. Now they are even more thin at center mid with Faurlin done with another ACL injury, plus Simpson supposedly going to Leicester and Treore going to Palace. Going to be another crazy deadline day for Harry.

AC Milan
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Man U at Burnley at 7:45am EST, Stoke City to the Etihad to meet City at 10am, both on NBCSN.

Falcao to Man U

Because when you have no defense or midfield, you bring on Falcao. Then again they can't score either.

Chicharito on loan to Real Madrid.
Spurs favorites to sign Welbeck.
Marco van Ginkel from Chelsea to Milan

Lots of loan deals.

rep Welbeck to Arsenal for L16m. Spurs shafted again...

is awful.

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is awful.

Welbeck doesn't realize he is a poor man's Dirk Kuyt.

I really think £6M for Sandro is an absolute steal. Also really happy to have Niko back. I think the premier league will suit him better than the Championship. It's nice to get that first win out of the way 4 months early this time. Don't want to get overconfident, but I think they have enough to stay up and some. I am more confident with Arry at the wheel than Hughesless.

Hull really made some really good moves. They are really going for a top half finish. Really disappointed seeing Warnock go to Palace, but I am not sure if that will be enough. After today, I am going with Palace, West Brom, and Burnley going down.

The last 10 minutes of the 1st half against Sunderland was the best I have ever seen them play, they looked like Chelsea! I really like Fer, Isla, Mutch, and Caulker, they make a big difference. I also can't wait to see Vargas, and I hear Sandro is just as active. We are still thin at striker, not much beyond Austin and Vargas.

I am going to be in London the weekend of the 13th and plan on buying a QPR jersey with #9 on the back. Can't find that in the U.S.

I have seen them play in some time. They have a lot of quality, but still worried about what they are going to do upfront. Austin is going to get injured again and I saw that Vargas just got his international clearance. He might turn out to be a steal. Plus Hoillet, Matty Phillips, and the wild card, Taarabt can also play upfront. Can you imagine if he gets his head on straight?

Yeah they only way is to get a top shipped, but I am unsure about sizes. I wanted to get the solid white third kit, because I am just not a big fan of the home and away ones. Really loved last years thick hoops, but I understand why they had to pick from Nike's catalog for the first year. They have a nice blue nike hoodie that I think I am going to order soon.

faces up to 5 months out. No luck at all.