Sven's Transfer Targets: Summer 2018

[Stannis]

Kovacic being linked.

Would be fantastic, but only see it happening if Ramsey goes

 

[krengon]

Kovacic being linked.

one exciting signing like this would really make this transfer window so much better. Very unlikely, but hopefully they can surprise and pull it off.

 

[al-Ustaadh]

I've heard loads of reports linking him with moves for prices near Pogba territory.

And according to this his current market value is £81 million, which is way out of our reach.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sergej-milinkovic-savic/profil/spieler/266302

All baseless and he hasn’t been performing well at the World Cup.

 

[Aevi]

 

[Slartibartfast]

He had a great hit with Whenever Wherever though. (Think that joke’s wearing thin tbf).

Always liked his Spanish language stuff the best. Estoy Aqui was so catchy!

Whenever, Wherever came out when I was going through my midlife crisis and dating a Costa Rican girl 20 years younger than me. She was a big Shakira fan, so I heard the Spanish version (Suerte) a lot. And as the 2nd half of the Belgium-Tunisia game kicks off, I'm reminded that I watched the 2002 World Cup in San Jose, surrounded by crazy Ticos. Quite an experience.

 

[Rex Stone]

Always liked his Spanish language stuff the best. Estoy Aqui was so catchy!

Whenever, Wherever came out when I was going through my midlife crisis and dating a Costa Rican girl 20 years younger than me. She was a big Shakira fan, so I heard the Spanish version (Suerte) a lot. And as the 2nd half of the Belgium-Tunisia game kicks off, I'm reminded that I watched the 2002 World Cup in San Jose, surrounded by crazy Ticos. Quite an experience.

 

[Makingtrax]

Always liked his Spanish language stuff the best. Estoy Aqui was so catchy!

Whenever, Wherever came out when I was going through my midlife crisis and dating a Costa Rican girl 20 years younger than me. She was a big Shakira fan, so I heard the Spanish version (Suerte) a lot. And as the 2nd half of the Belgium-Tunisia game kicks off, I'm reminded that I watched the 2002 World Cup in San Jose, surrounded by crazy Ticos. Quite an experience.

That’s quite a story bro! Thought the 2002 WC was in Japan/Korea though

 

[Makingtrax]

We’re linked with more players, and Mislintat needs to certainly spend more if he's to give Emery a chance at the title in the next few years. Whether Kroenke will let him is another matter. Here's how squad cost finished with respect to league positions last season. League pos first, squad cost position second.

13 teams finished within 2 or 3 places of their squad cost, in fact in the top half of the table every team but one . . . shown in bold.

In the bottom half of the table it didn't work so well. But there's a reason for that. there's only about £100m spread between the cost of those teams. In the top half the spread is nearer £600m. The role of money is much clearly defined.

ManC 1, 1
ManU 2, 2
Spur 3, 6
Livl 4, 4
Chel 5, 3
Arse 6, 5
Burn 7, 17
Ever 8, 7
Leic 9, 10
Newc 10, 12
Cryst 11, 8
Bour 12, 16
WHam13, 11
Watf 14, 13
Brig 15, 19
Hudd 16, 20
Sout 17, 9
Swan 18, 15
Stok 19, 15
WBro 20, 14

 

[Slartibartfast]

That’s quite a story bro! Thought the 2002 WC was in Japan/Korea though

They have television in Costa Rica. And bars where people watch games!

Hey, I watched the Brazil-Netherlands game in the 1994 World Cup in a Baltimore pub surrounded by crazy Brazilians!

 

[Makingtrax]

They have television in Costa Rica. And bars where people watch games!

Hey, I watched the Brazil-Netherlands game in the 1994 World Cup in a Baltimore pub surrounded by crazy Brazilians!

So lucky to have had a WC in your country. Just looked up, that game was in Dallas. Terrific match.

 

[Vibra]

Would be fantastic, but only see it happening if Ramsey goes

That's the dream

 

[Slartibartfast]

So lucky to have had a WC in your country. Just looked up, that game was in Dallas. Terrific match.

It was pretty cool, even though there wasn't that much interest among Americans in those days beyond the curiosity. But it sparked the growth in the sport that we've seen since. Hopefully I won't kick the bucket before the World Cup returns in 2026 (even though I'll be way too old to flirt with Brazilian girls in pubs). Should have had it in 2022 (and England this year) if FIFA hadn't been so corrupt. Still hoping they do the right thing and move 2022 from Qatar. England could easily be ready with relatively little notice.

 

[Makingtrax]

It was pretty cool, even though there wasn't that much interest among Americans in those days beyond the curiosity. But it sparked the growth in the sport that we've seen since. Hopefully I won't kick the bucket before the World Cup returns in 2026 (even though I'll be way too old to flirt with Brazilian girls in pubs). Should have had it in 2022 (and England this year) if FIFA hadn't been so corrupt. Still hoping they do the right thing and move 2022 from Qatar. England could easily be ready with relatively little notice.

Wenger’s 68 and dating French rappers. It all those salads and workouts.

Nobody’ll vote for England anymore. The colonial years, where we screwed over half the world and now Brexit. We’re persona non grata, worse than countries with human rights issues.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Wenger’s 68 and dating French rappers. It all those salads and workouts.

Nobody’ll vote for England anymore. The colonial years, where we screwed over half the world and now Brexit. We’re persona non grata, worse than countries with human rights issues.

Like the United States?

 

[Slartibartfast]

 

[Slartibartfast]

 

[Ricardinho]

Any good?

 

[Preacher]

BS rumour. We have already signed Torreira.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

BS rumour. We have already signed Torreira.

Because after you sign a midfielder you can't sign more midfielders?

 

[Vinci]

Because after you sign a midfielder you can't sign more midfielders?

Any news?