⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

[Igebotz]

First of all, if a manager such as Pochettino decides he wants a player for his team because he fits in to his ethos then that alone is a massive compliment but when the club currently owning the player decides to use that against them in order to try to get more money then they are taking a risk especially as the manager can refuse to get in to any negotiations.

I can understand there is a need for clubs to hold out for a higher price before any of the transfer windows close (summer or winter) but overpricing players have one serious outcome and that is the chasing club will go elsewhere to find a replacement.

@JollyGood Poch knows exactly what he wants and how he wants this Chelsea side to play and he has already answered one big problem i.e. how big the current squad is hence I believe that he’ll yet make more changes before the transfer window ends. Also I would actually be happy if Chelsea walks away from this deal because deal’s like these set a bad precedent and it’s high time that big clubs stop being held to a ransom over a player they want.

No way we are backing out on Poch primary target he's worth every penny and he's exactly what we need and Brighton knows that. They're simply complicating matters because we refused to return Colwill to them. Brighton is currently only trolling and attempting to get us to pay a high price to get him.

Isn't it unfair to someone they promised to let go at the end of last season? The Brighton guy is another Daniel Levy.

[JollyGood]

Now Brighton are stating they have received an offer of £80 million from an unnamed club. What are they trying to do? Caicedo will fit in with Pochettino and his plans therefore the players wants to go to Chelsea and he will be happy playing under a Spanish speaking fellow South American manager. Pochettino is from Argentina and Caicedo is from Ecuador.

Brighton paid around $4.5 million for Caicedo, they should sell him and invest the income on strengthening their squad.

Caicedo is the last piece of the puzzle we need in the midfield to unlock Enzo, the last natural DM we had was Matic and we haven't been able to replace him, Kante was more of a varsitile player and played most of the time up front, we needed a sit and pass DM and Caicedo is that man.

We have no alternative but to pay Brighton or walk away unless Caidedo submits a transfer request because he was assured he could go this season but they are making that impossible for him.

[CLS63]

Rasmus Hojlund has signed the contract with Manchester United last night according to Fabrizio Romano.

He will be announced by Manchester United pretty soon. They have finally completed their centre-forward signing. I don't know if Hojlund is exactly who they wanted but we will see. First of all I won't have big expectations from him in his first season. Because he wasn't impressive in the Serie A. He is still very young. I know Haaland is also young but doing amazing things. However he has always been like that unlike Hojlund.

[Igebotz]

Now Brighton are stating they have received an offer of £80 million from an unnamed club. What are they trying to do? Caicedo will fit in with Pochettino and his plans therefore the players wants to go to Chelsea and he will be happy playing under a Spanish speaking fellow South American manager. Pochettino is from Argentina and Caicedo is from Ecuador.

Brighton paid around $4.5 million for Caicedo, they should sell him and invest the income on strengthening their squad.

Everything is a fraud; no unidentified club is interested. Brighton is working extremely hard to get Chelsea to pay 100 or 90m fixed plus add-ons, which is not something we are willing to do. If we're being honest, Caicedo is not a player worth $100m, but it's clear that Brighton doesn't want to sell and is trying to violate the terms of the contract that allowed Caicedo to leave this summer. Caicedo must submit a transfer request and pressure the team to lower the asking price if he truly wants to move; otherwise, he risks missing out on the chance to play for a bigger club. We completed the Sanchez deal in less than four days, but we have been working on the Caicedo deal for more than a month.

Brighton will always be in profit, force him to stay and push him to Saudis when hes not longer needed after few years.

[JollyGood]

Rasmus Hojlund has signed the contract with Manchester United last night according to Fabrizio Romano.

He will be announced by Manchester United pretty soon. They have finally completed their centre-forward signing. I don't know if Hojlund is exactly who they wanted but we will see. First of all I won't have big expectations from him in his first season. Because he wasn't impressive in the Serie A. He is still very young. I know Haaland is also young but doing amazing things. However he has always been like that unlike Hojlund.

They have paid £64 million for him and will pay £10 million extra after he reaches certain milestones. Hojlund has signed a 5 year contract, he is only 20 years old therefore they have the potential for a long-term player. Reports state he will be presented to the media officially on Saturday.

Now Brighton are stating they have received an offer of £80 million from an unnamed club. What are they trying to do? Caicedo will fit in with Pochettino and his plans therefore the players wants to go to Chelsea and he will be happy playing under a Spanish speaking fellow South American manager. Pochettino is from Argentina and Caicedo is from Ecuador.

Brighton paid around $4.5 million for Caicedo, they should sell him and invest the income on strengthening their squad.

Everything is a fraud; no unidentified club is interested. Brighton is working extremely hard to get Chelsea to pay 100 or 90m fixed plus add-ons, which is not something we are willing to do. If we're being honest, Caicedo is not a player worth $100m, but it's clear that Brighton doesn't want to sell and is trying to violate the terms of the contract that allowed Caicedo to leave this summer. Caicedo must submit a transfer request and pressure the team to lower the asking price if he truly wants to move; otherwise, he risks missing out on the chance to play for a bigger club. We completed the Sanchez deal in less than four days, but we have been working on the Caicedo deal for more than a month.

Brighton will always be in profit, force him to stay and push him to Saudis when hes not longer needed after few years.

Brighton paid $4.5 million to buy him from Independiente del Valle (an Ecuadorian club) when was just 19 years old, just before the January 2021 transfer window closed. Lampard was manager of Chelsea at the time (his first time) and he was interested in Caicedo but the deal did never materialised.

Maybe Pochettino should let the Caicedo deal go and concentrate on finding a replacement because Brighton are trying to blackmail Chelsea by holding out for more. Two years ago they paid just £4.5 million to buy him therefore they should not be greedy to that extent.

[Igebotz]

They have paid £64 million for him and will pay £10 million extra after he reaches certain milestones. Hojlund has signed a 5 year contract, he is only 20 years old therefore they have the potential for a long-term player. Reports state he will be presented to the media officially on Saturday.

This is why Manutd fails at selling out players; they sign MR nobody for a high price and pay them an excessive wage, just to have them become a liability in the long term. Mr. Nobody for 74 British pounds with 9 league goals last season is fucking hell.

Brighton paid $4.5 million to buy him from Independiente del Valle (an Ecuadorian club) when was just 19 years old, just before the January 2021 transfer window closed. Lampard was manager of Chelsea at the time (his first time) and he was interested in Caicedo but the deal did never materialised.

Maybe Pochettino should let the Caicedo deal go and concentrate on finding a replacement because Brighton are trying to blackmail Chelsea by holding out for more. Two years ago they paid just £4.5 million to buy him therefore they should not be greedy to that extent.

Unfortunately, we need him more than he needs us, and Brighton is aware of this. We're being punished for not extending Colwill's loan to them for another season. To be honest, the club would have to pay whatever they asked and never come back to Brighton for business again. There is no one else who could compete with Caicedo; we cannot afford to lose him to our rivals next season, therefore we must finish the job now.  90m fixed with a 10m add-on.

[Luzin]

This is why Manutd fails at selling out players; they sign MR nobody for a high price and pay them an excessive wage, just to have them become a liability in the long term. Mr. Nobody for 74 British pounds with 9 league goals last season is fucking hell.

Yes, maybe they don't learn to use money more economically. It seems like they have a lot of money that won't run out, but the Manager's decisions also have a big role to play in the purchase of players. Another example might be Hary Maguire, he's a pretty fantastic buy for the price but not for his performance. He didn't play as well as he did at Leicester. But so far there are still clubs like West Ham who want him. I heard David Moyes wants him to strengthen West Ham's defence. United want £30m for Harry Maguire. 

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-transfer-news-live-27455100

[Igebotz]

This is why Manutd fails at selling out players; they sign MR nobody for a high price and pay them an excessive wage, just to have them become a liability in the long term. Mr. Nobody for 74 British pounds with 9 league goals last season is fucking hell.

Yes, maybe they don't learn to use money more economically. It seems like they have a lot of money that won't run out, but the Manager's decisions also have a big role to play in the purchase of players. Another example might be Hary Maguire, he's a pretty fantastic buy for the price but not for his performance. He didn't play as well as he did at Leicester. But so far there are still clubs like West Ham who want him. I heard David Moyes wants him to strengthen West Ham's defence. United want £30m for Harry Maguire. 

Supporting a manager is important, but if every club tried to get every player a manager wanted at whatever cost, every team in Europe would be in substantial debt. What clubs do is allow managers to present a list of players they want as well as an alternative B list, but at the end of the day, the club decides what deal is best for the club in the long run, not simply because the manager says so.
 
Paying 80m for Maguire was ridiculous, and on the other hand, Maguire ruined his career by moving to Manautd; he didn't live up to expectations, and the pressure is always on him every time he plays; the fans don't rate him, and he bears the blame whenever the team loses; and the coach doesn't rate him, as evidenced by stripping him of the captain's armband. 20m is a decent price for someone who is now a third-choice CB to get him off his high salary. At this time, both parties must cut their losses and go on.

[JollyGood]

Unfortunately, we need him more than he needs us, and Brighton is aware of this. We're being punished for not extending Colwill's loan to them for another season. To be honest, the club would have to pay whatever they asked and never come back to Brighton for business again. There is no one else who could compete with Caicedo; we cannot afford to lose him to our rivals next season, therefore we must finish the job now.  90m fixed with a 10m add-on.

If buying Caicedo now is already bringing problems for Pochettino he should let it go and wait until the next transfer window. He will buy him before the end of January 2024 if he still wants him. £90 million is too much for a player they paid £4.5 million to buy 32 months ago.

Yes, maybe they don't learn to use money more economically. It seems like they have a lot of money that won't run out, but the Manager's decisions also have a big role to play in the purchase of players. Another example might be Hary Maguire, he's a pretty fantastic buy for the price but not for his performance. He didn't play as well as he did at Leicester. But so far there are still clubs like West Ham who want him. I heard David Moyes wants him to strengthen West Ham's defence. United want £30m for Harry Maguire. 

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-transfer-news-live-27455100

West Ham have sold Rice to Arsenal for £105 million therefore if they have money to invest. They will want to strengthen their squad because they do not want to be in a relegation battle next season. Maguire might be a good fit there, Moyes is a good manager that could help Maguire get his form back with regular playing time.

[Igebotz]

If buying Caicedo now is already bringing problems for Pochettino he should let it go and wait until the next transfer window. He will buy him before the end of January 2024 if he still wants him. £90 million is too much for a player they paid £4.5 million to buy 32 months ago.

We struggled last season without a proper DM, and now we're set to embark on another season without one. We have spent almost €200m on academy players this season, with more to come...if those funds were invested wisely on the senior team, we would not have a problem.

If he isn't ready to give over a transfer request, walking away from the deal is the smartest thing to do at this moment.

[JollyGood]

Brighton have already received £25 million from Chelsea for their goalkeeper Sanchez (who I think will be a brilliant signing for them) to challenge Kepa. If Chelsea had made it a deal to sign both they could have completed the Caicedo deal by now. They should have purchased Sanchez on the understanding they would buy Caicedo at the same time or no deal at all.

Elsewhere, Tottenham still have to decide whether to accept the €100 million offer. It is around £86.25 million therefore they have to consider letting Kane leave next season for free because his contract will expire. Kane is 30 years old therefore could deliberately see out the remaining months of his contract and sign a deal with a new team in the January transfer window to play for them next season.

Many teams are capable of paying him millions in signing-on fees and bumper weekly pay. If you were Bayern Munich, would you prefer to pay €100 million to Tottenham now plus the weekly salary for Kane or simply wait one more season and pay Tottenham nothing, pay Kane €10 million signing-on fee plus bumper weekly pay? Sure, he will be a year older but that is something worth considering.

What would happen if Kane ended up going to the Saudi Pro League of a team offered to buy him?

We struggled last season without a proper DM, and now we're set to embark on another season without one. We have spent almost €200m on academy players this season, with more to come...if those funds were invested wisely on the senior team, we would not have a problem.

If he isn't ready to give over a transfer request, walking away from the deal is the smartest thing to do at this moment.

[Igebotz]

Brighton have already received £25 million from Chelsea for their goalkeeper Sanchez (who I think will be a brilliant signing for them) to challenge Kepa. If Chelsea had made it a deal to sign both they could have completed the Caicedo deal by now. They should have purchased Sanchez on the understanding they would buy Caicedo at the same time or no deal at all.

Chelsea didn't want the Sanchez trade to linger or take so long because the season starts next weekend and we only have one senior team Keeper. Poch needed to assess both goalkeepers before our first game to determine who would start. A fantastic deal for us.

The Caicedo deal might be this week- he was left out of the squad for today's game. Says alot.

Elsewhere, Tottenham still have to decide whether to accept the €100 million offer. It is around £86.25 million therefore they have to consider letting Kane leave next season for free because his contract will expire. Kane is 30 years old therefore could deliberately see out the remaining months of his contract and sign a deal with a new team in the January transfer window to play for them next season.

Daniel Levy has been told since last week by the Spur board to accept a reasonable bid and let him go if he can't tie him to a new contract before the end of the transfer summer.

Many teams are capable of paying him millions in signing-on fees and bumper weekly pay. If you were Bayern Munich, would you prefer to pay €100 million to Tottenham now plus the weekly salary for Kane or simply wait one more season and pay Tottenham nothing, pay Kane €10 million signing-on fee plus bumper weekly pay? Sure, he will be a year older but that is something worth considering.

What would happen if Kane ended up going to the Saudi Pro League of a team offered to buy him?

If I were Bayern, I'd pay the €100 fee and flee because waiting until he's a free agent is a tremendous risk, and there's no way Kane would choose the Bundesliga over the EPL. This is their one and only chance.

Saudi? I don't see Kane going there.

[püsür]

This is why Manutd fails at selling out players; they sign MR nobody for a high price and pay them an excessive wage, just to have them become a liability in the long term. Mr. Nobody for 74 British pounds with 9 league goals last season is fucking hell.

Yes, maybe they don't learn to use money more economically. It seems like they have a lot of money that won't run out, but the Manager's decisions also have a big role to play in the purchase of players. Another example might be Hary Maguire, he's a pretty fantastic buy for the price but not for his performance. He didn't play as well as he did at Leicester. But so far there are still clubs like West Ham who want him. I heard David Moyes wants him to strengthen West Ham's defence. United want £30m for Harry Maguire. 

Supporting a manager is important, but if every club tried to get every player a manager wanted at whatever cost, every team in Europe would be in substantial debt. What clubs do is allow managers to present a list of players they want as well as an alternative B list, but at the end of the day, the club decides what deal is best for the club in the long run, not simply because the manager says so.
 
Paying 80m for Maguire was ridiculous, and on the other hand, Maguire ruined his career by moving to Manautd; he didn't live up to expectations, and the pressure is always on him every time he plays; the fans don't rate him, and he bears the blame whenever the team loses; and the coach doesn't rate him, as evidenced by stripping him of the captain's armband. 20m is a decent price for someone who is now a third-choice CB to get him off his high salary. At this time, both parties must cut their losses and go on.

There are very few teams that can spend that much money and not improve the quality of their squad. They spent around 180 million euros on the trio of hojlund, onana and mount. Onana may be a good transfer here. But hojlund, who was given 75 million euros, although he has great potential, scored 9 goals in the italian league last season. He is not a guaranteed transfer like an osimhen or kane that you can buy with your money, who may not be able to handle the pressure. Mount is a classic manu transfer. Manu has the economic power to buy, for example, osimhen-rafael leao package, but they took a risk again with hojlund-mount. Let's see how they do in a season where city, arsenal, liverpool and chelsea will be better than last year.

[Igebotz]

Manu has the economic power to buy, for example, osimhen-rafael leao package, but they took a risk again with hojlund-mount. Let's see how they do in a season where city, arsenal, liverpool and chelsea will be better than last year.

Rafael Leo is untouchable. He recently signed a new long-term deal, and Osimhem is also untouchable; the club does not want to sell him because he is the team's current face. They want to spend another season with him before determining what to do for the next season.

Manutd is used to paying exorbitant fees for strikers, so the Hoijund deal comes as no surprise.

[JollyGood]

If I were Bayern, I'd pay the €100 fee and flee because waiting until he's a free agent is a tremendous risk, and there's no way Kane would choose the Bundesliga over the EPL. This is their one and only chance. 

If Bayern Munich waited for him to be a free agent he would be eligible to play for them in the 2024/25 season and they will want him as soon as possible. He scored 4 goals today but was clapping the fans as if to saying goodbye.

Saudi? I don't see Kane going there.

I would not say it is impossible though. If Henderson can make his way there for £700,000 per week then I am sure Kane can find his way there for a lot more. Money talks 

There are very few teams that can spend that much money and not improve the quality of their squad. They spent around 180 million euros on the trio of hojlund, onana and mount. Onana may be a good transfer here. But hojlund, who was given 75 million euros, although he has great potential, scored 9 goals in the italian league last season. He is not a guaranteed transfer like an osimhen or kane that you can buy with your money, who may not be able to handle the pressure. Mount is a classic manu transfer. Manu has the economic power to buy, for example, osimhen-rafael leao package, but they took a risk again with hojlund-mount. Let's see how they do in a season where city, arsenal, liverpool and chelsea will be better than last year.

I have to say Manchester United have purchased very talent players. There are no questions on the pedigree of both Mount and Onana but the jury will be out on Rasmus Hojlund because he is just 20 years old but is largely unproven at the highest level. Sure, he has potential to be a superstar goalscorer (because of the players he will have supplying him opportunities to score) therefore he should make it there.

[JollyGood]

Absolute low-quality nonsense post again therefore deleted: fachant

If I were Bayern, I'd pay the €100 fee and flee because waiting until he's a free agent is a tremendous risk, and there's no way Kane would choose the Bundesliga over the EPL. This is their one and only chance. 

If Bayern Munich waited for him to be a free agent he would be eligible to play for them in the 2024/25 season and they will want him as soon as possible. He scored 4 goals today but was clapping the fans as if to saying goodbye.

Saudi? I don't see Kane going there.

I would not say it is impossible though. If Henderson can make his way there for £700,000 per week then I am sure Kane can find his way there for a lot more. Money talks 

There are very few teams that can spend that much money and not improve the quality of their squad. They spent around 180 million euros on the trio of hojlund, onana and mount. Onana may be a good transfer here. But hojlund, who was given 75 million euros, although he has great potential, scored 9 goals in the italian league last season. He is not a guaranteed transfer like an osimhen or kane that you can buy with your money, who may not be able to handle the pressure. Mount is a classic manu transfer. Manu has the economic power to buy, for example, osimhen-rafael leao package, but they took a risk again with hojlund-mount. Let's see how they do in a season where city, arsenal, liverpool and chelsea will be better than last year.

I have to say Manchester United have purchased very talent players. There are no questions on the pedigree of both Mount and Onana but the jury will be out on Rasmus Hojlund because he is just 20 years old but is largely unproven at the highest level. Sure, he has potential to be a superstar goalscorer (because of the players he will have supplying him opportunities to score) therefore he should make it there.

As far as I know, Manchester United have added some great players to the squad to perform exceptionally well this season. Besides, I think the coach of the team should play a great role for the team in this season.

[JollyGood]

Latest transfer news is that Tottenham Hotspur have rejected a £86 million bid from Bayern Munich for Kane. Reports state that Bayern Munich will go back with an improved offer and also that Kane wants his future sorted out before the new season starts.

West Ham United made a bid for two Manchester United players. They offered £30m bid for McTominay but Manchester United want around £45 million. They also offered £20 million for Maguire last month and improved with £30 million today but they have not received a reply.

[Juggy777]

Latest transfer news is that Tottenham Hotspur have rejected a £86 million bid from Bayern Munich for Kane. Reports state that Bayern Munich will go back with an improved offer and also that Kane wants his future sorted out before the new season starts.

West Ham United made a bid for two Manchester United players. They offered £30m bid for McTominay but Manchester United want around £45 million. They also offered £20 million for Maguire last month and improved with £30 million today but they have not received a reply.

@JollyGood Kane has yet not handed in a transfer request which is really strange and currently it looks like that he’ll be staying back at Tottenham unless Bayern can put in a 3 figure bid ($100 million or more). Furthermore Maguire is close to an exit but McTominay is most likely to stay back unless West Ham can increase their offer for him and I strongly feel that they’ll increase their offer and purchase him too.

[JollyGood]

You have literally said back to me almost exactly what I stated.

More news: The Qatari £6 billion bid to buy Manchester United seems likely to be finalised by November 2023. Manchester United defender Bailly could be on his way to Al Nassr as talks begin.

Media are now reporting Bayern Munich will submit a new improved £94.6 million bid for Kane. He is just 48 goals short of the Premier League record set by Shearer but I think it is best for Tottenham and for Kane for them to accept it. Tottenham have have signed 19 year old Alejo Veliz from Rosario Central but will loan him back immediately for the whole season.

Arsenal are in talks to buy Brentford goalkeeper David Raya. Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita told manager Roy Hodgson he wants to leave.

@JollyGood Kane has yet not handed in a transfer request which is really strange and currently it looks like that he’ll be staying back at Tottenham unless Bayern can put in a 3 figure bid ($100 million or more). Furthermore Maguire is close to an exit but McTominay is most likely to stay back unless West Ham can increase their offer for him and I strongly feel that they’ll increase their offer and purchase him too.

[Slow death]

Media are now reporting Bayern Munich will submit a new improved £94.6 million bid for Kane. He is just 48 goals short of the Premier League record set by Shearer but I think it is best for Tottenham and for Kane for them to accept it. Tottenham have have signed 19 year old Alejo Veliz from Rosario Central but will loan him back immediately for the whole season.

honestly it's hard to understand Tottenham, today they had a friendly game against barcelona, it was a game in which barcelona scored first, but 20 minutes later tottenham draw and minutes later tottenham scored another goal and with that they are already winning. tottenham could have won the game, until the 81st minute barcelona scored a goal and the game was draw, but what was expected happened, in just 3 minutes tottenham conceded 2 goals and lost the game, why do i say that was already expected? because last season it was normal for tottenham to win and then the opponent drew and won the game, in friendly games tottenham only beat weak opponents and in the game against a strong opponent they lost

the reason I said all this is because, strangely, Harry Kane, who was playing in the 2 friendly games against weak teams, was not playing today in the game against barcelona, this seems to me a strategy by tottenham to show that the team does not he wins games when he doesn't have Harry Kane playing and for that reason the price of Harry Kane has to be very high, but they are ignoring the fact that Harry Kane is 30 years old, even when bayern buys him, I doubt it that after bayern some other team in europe will pay a very high price for Harry Kane, not even the Arabs who are spending a lot of money on signings will not spend a lot of money buying Harry Kane in 2 or 3 years

another fact is that tottenham doesn't have a big squad to consider that they can win the premier league this season, I didn't see them making big signings, and also, they brought James Maddison, Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven, Dejan Kulusevski, Guglielmo Vicario, Alejo Véliz, Ashley Phillips and Manor Solomon. looking at the signings they made it looks like they just made the fans say, "yeah, they made the signings". But being practical, I don't see this squad getting a place that will take Tottenham to the European Champions League, so their refusal to sell Kane is pointless, the guy is 30 years old and I have no doubts that he will remain at Tottenham. he will win the european champions league, even far in the european champions he will not reach if he stays at tottenham