2016 Winter Transfer Thread

[Ja Rhule]

Well, that was fast.  Wenger signs 23 year old CDM Mohamad El Nenny (pending work permit).  Looks like Arsenal is going to be busy in this transfer window with 5 midfielders going down with injuries.  I expect another DM and CM to be added.    

[Ja Rhule]

2 minutes ago, C47 said:

Isco wanted out a year ago too. He got more minutes and said he was happy at RM. It's a matter of wanting to be on the pitch. 

Real Madrid will have to sale James in order for Isco to get any real playing time...  Madrid will not sale James.

[Ja Rhule]

So Real Madrid starting line-up is 

Benzema

Bale-James-Ronaldo

Who do you purge to give Isco more playing time?  Also, if Real Madrid sales Benzema or Ronaldo, it almost guaranteed they will spend income on another top class starter.

Real Madrid do not give their home grown talent a chance...  Never...  They buy established super stars.

[Ja Rhule]

Multiple reports that Arsenal working secretly behind the scene on another midfielder deal...  El Nenny is all but done pending working permit...  Wonder who's the other midfielder is...  Victor Wanyama, Isco and even Fabregas are all tied to Arsenal right now.  I'd watch Sergi Samper from Barcelona as possible signing. 

[Ja Rhule]

Elneny is basically carbon copy of Coquelin...  5'11 170lbs and physical as hell.  Get Victor Wanyama and that defense will be stout as hell. 

[Ja Rhule]

Reports are Manchester City are interested Isco as well and planning on traveling to Real Madrid...  If true than I'm not sure wtf Manchester City is doing...  They just purchased De Bruyne and Sterling for $150M... Buying Isco for $65M would cause Manchester City to spend close to $210M on 3 midfielders in 4 months and $330M in total for this season alone.....  Not sure Isco will be interested as well...  Manchester City starters are De Bruyne, Sterling and Silva...  Manchester City back-ups are Fernandinho, Fernando, Delph, Nasri and Navis.  So basically he will go from 1 bench to another bench for more money and more crowded competition. 

 

[Ja Rhule]

Madrid is trying to sign Pjanic...  Looks like Isco is a goner.

[Raskle]

Well, apparently we're looking at Sandro Ramirez from Barca. Plays Striker or wing, and is young at 20. If he's any good, I say go for it - we need someone to spell Kane, and to take that second slot in the rare 4-4-2 we may need to play when teams park the bus. If he improves in time, it becomes an even bigger steal for us, and with our development team, I don't doubt he would.

 

[Ja Rhule]

Elneny is officially signed effective the very first minute of 2016 transfer window. 

http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2015/12/31/elneny-passes-medical-to-become-arsenals-first-january-signing/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs

 

[Raskle]

I thought I read that he was not eligible for a work permit?

 

Now, granted, this is not the original source I read, and it looks like a bit homegrown website, but...

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/elneny-fails-initial-work-permit-criteria-for-arsenal-transfer

 

Looks like a bit of hoops need to be jumped through first.

[Ja Rhule]

15 minutes ago, Raskle said:

I thought I read that he was not eligible for a work permit?

 

Now, granted, this is not the original source I read, and it looks like a bit homegrown website, but...

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/elneny-fails-initial-work-permit-criteria-for-arsenal-transfer

 

Looks like a bit of hoops need to be jumped through first.

He does but he's been in CL so that might help him. Arsenal really struggling in the midfield right now, they need reinforcement ASAP.

[pantherphan96]

On 12/31/2015 at 9:30 PM, ARSEN said:

Reports are Manchester City are interested Isco as well and planning on traveling to Real Madrid...  If true than I'm not sure wtf Manchester City is doing...  They just purchased De Bruyne and Sterling for $150M... Buying Isco for $65M would cause Manchester City to spend close to $210M on 3 midfielders in 4 months and $330M in total for this season alone.....  Not sure Isco will be interested as well...  Manchester City starters are De Bruyne, Sterling and Silva...  Manchester City back-ups are Fernandinho, Fernando, Delph, Nasri and Navis.  So basically he will go from 1 bench to another bench for more money and more crowded competition. 

 

I'd rather buy a CB considering how terrible we are minus Kompany in the lineup. Or a CDM to spell Toure. 

[Ja Rhule]

21 minutes ago, pantherphan96 said:

I'd rather buy a CB considering how terrible we are minus Kompany in the lineup. Or a CDM to spell Toure. 

It's silly how much money Manchester City spends and barely beat Watford lol.

I think Chelsea and Manchester City spending sprees will end soon.  With US big money going after European soccer and throwing millions and American business owners buying European soccer clubs at will, I see higher regulations coming soon.  No way a business should operate at $200-$400 million annual lose.  Blatter, Platini and dozens of others arrested is only the begging.  US will regulate soccer from corrupted business to well regulated oiled machine. 

Take EPL teams...  Almost all of them are sinking in debt.  I believe EPL combined debt is somewhere around $4 billion (Chelsea accounting for $1 billion and growing).  Manchester City is heading in the same direction.  Even tho Manchester City and Chelsea owners have substantial $$$ to continue pumping money into these clubs and make them survive... In the long run these clubs are doomed if nothing gets fixed.  If something happens to Chelsea or City owner 5-15 years down the road and someone else takes over the club.  What should they do?  Have a team on your books with $3-$5 billion in debt that will yield no return?  You can't sell it... poo, you won't be able to give it away...  You bankrupt the club and move on...  Chelsea and Manchester City are not businesses, they are toys...  When Abramovich and Mansour are done playing, these two clubs will go bankrupt unless they get regulated.

 

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[FuFuLamePoo]

Looks like the first signing under Klopp will be 19-year-old Serbian midfielder Marko Grujic.