Paulo Dybala

[glasgowspur]

Pretty slim* but shouldn’t prevent this thread hitting 1000 pages by then!

*In my tiny brain I do not see why whatever dialogue can continue but then I also don’t understand why there aren’t lots of deals all announced on day one of the window based on out of window negotiations

If we've agreed with the club and player and its only the image rights we'd have time to sort something out.

 

[yiddo37]

So according to SkyItalia he would have joined if Lukaku had joined Juve

 

[Baleforce]

dont forget. All the other leagues windows are open for a few weeks. He could end up going to another club now, in this window.

This forcing of the deadline to before the start of the season and it only involving incoming players has been an outright failure.

Agreed, the windows should be global.

 

[Baleforce]

So according to SkyItalia he would have joined if Lukaku had joined Juve

we must have 4/5 forwards in the youth team better than Lukaku, lets loan them one of them

 

[MKSpur]

So according to SkyItalia he would have joined if Lukaku had joined Juve

sexy

 

[MKSpur]

Getting 70m+ for lukaku is by far Ed Woodward’s greatest achievement

 

[Baleforce]

Getting 70m+ for lukaku is by far Ed Woodward’s greatest achievement

it's almost as good as the Coutinho fee Barca paid

 

[Gutter Boy]

Agreed, the windows should be global.

Other parts of the world have their entire seasons at different times of the year. The southern hemisphere for example.

 

[Baleforce]

Other parts of the world have their entire seasons at different times of the year. The southern hemisphere for example.

and?

 

[El Guepardo]

So according to SkyItalia he would have joined if Lukaku had joined Juve

I thought Dybala to United was part of that proposed deal?

 

[yiddo37]

Maybe it was I don't know just going on what was said on Sky 15 minutes ago

 

[Sandman]

Other parts of the world have their entire seasons at different times of the year. The southern hemisphere for example.

I think getting transfer windows aligned is never going to happen.

BUT.

Forcing your window to shut for incoming players, whilst not for outgoing ruins the whole reason they did it. Which was supposed to stop the season starting with your team in flux and changing. After today its still possible for EPL teams to lose their best players. So what was the point?

we might as well have kept it at the end of August or at the last date of the European seasons.

 

[Cochise]

So according to SkyItalia he would have joined if Lukaku had joined Juve

Surely they can just go for Icardi now.

 

[nayimfromthehalfwayline]

Im very happy with the window closing today. I think its much better than at the end of the month.

THat said, it certainly has a few wrinkles to iron out...

 

[Gutter Boy]

I think getting transfer windows aligned is never going to happen.

BUT.

Forcing your window to shut for incoming players, whilst not for outgoing ruins the whole reason they did it. Which was supposed to stop the season starting with your team in flux and changing. After today its still possible for EPL teams to lose their best players. So what was the point?

we might as well have kept it at the end of August or at the last date of the European seasons.

I agree with the principle. But in practice we'd never be able to trade with say Brazil, because our windows would never coincide.

 

[MKSpur]

Im very happy with the window closing today. I think its much better than at the end of the month.

THat said, it certainly has a few wrinkles to iron out...

It’s still preferable than teams upsetting players within the league, even if it is less likely to be us nowadays. Don’t see why the sale part can’t be enforced at the same time or why our season starts earlier than others in europe

 

[Kandi1977]

Shame this didn't happen. Would have made a fantastic signing. Now it kind of hinges on us keeping Eriksen if it's a very good or good transfer window.

 

[nayimfromthehalfwayline]

It’s still preferable than teams upsetting players within the league, even if it is less likely to be us nowadays. Don’t see why the sale part can’t be enforced at the same time or why our season starts earlier than others in europe

Personally I dont see why the window cant just be, say, July.

Theres no need for it to be months long. Whats important is having set window to operate in.

If thats 4 weeks from the first week of July, then thats that. Its plenty of time to get deals done (which are so often started a head of the window) and will focus clubs into getting their brick done.

 

[NaijaSpurs]

Compared to the start of last season, definitely if we sign Le Celso and Sess. Last year we had no pre-season, and players that hadn't had a break for years. We're now fully rested and prepared, with two/three more options in midfield, how is that anything but stronger.

With Ndombele replacing Dembele and Lo Celso more than likely a replacement for Eriksen where do you get your two or three extra bodies from?

I will however concede that the picture looks less gloomy if we do not sell Erikssen this summer

 

[nayimfromthehalfwayline]

Shame this didn't happen. Would have made a fantastic signing. Now it kind of hinges on us keeping Eriksen if it's a very good or good transfer window.

THAT depends on Eriksen performing. No guarantee considering how epically he has brick the bed here.