2018 Summer Transfer Window

[Ja Rhule]

12 hours ago, C47 said:

my biggest concern with courtois is i think you need to have a keeper that is aggressive coming out, and that can play with the ball at his feet in tight spaces. courtois is going to be asked to do that a lot, and i think the way madrid's back line plays he's going to be put under much higher pressure than he was regularly at chelsea. i agree he's world class in a structured defense, but madrid is anything but that. hope i'm wrong, and it's just that he wasn't asked to perform in those situations as much that made him look uncomfortable there. honestly wish that zidane wouldn't have took a blowtorch to the kepa deal in january when it was all but done.

Yea, he’s not the guy who will do that.  He’s not very athletic due to his size.

[Ja Rhule]

West Ham spent around £100M in this transfer window...   Everton spent around £90M.  Crazy fees for mid table clubs.  Even Fulham who just got promoted spent around £60M.

[Shocker]

Seeing Courtois bitchin about "I wish Hazard would come with me..wah" speaks to his feeble mentality.  And Navas is MUCH better than him.

Seriously Courtois is all window dressing.  He looks the part but sucks hard.

Good reading here:. http://www.soccernews.com/is-thibaut-courtois-overrated/253791/

And if RM get rid of Navas they will regret it big-time.  Courtois is a fuggin fraud...period.

 

[C47]

They’re not getting rid of Navas. At least they don’t appear to be. Likely going to rate keepers between league and UCL/Cup. My guess is Keylor gets the league, and Courtois gets UCL and Copa games. Keylor basically said last night on Spanish radio that he “had as much desire to leave Madrid, as he did dying”.  Bit over dramatic sure, but Keylor is a king in Madrid. The fans absolutely love him. Don’t think Florentino and Sanchez are dumb enough to ship him out. 

[Shocker]

1 hour ago, C47 said:

They’re not getting rid of Navas. At least they don’t appear to be. Likely going to rate keepers between league and UCL/Cup. My guess is Keylor gets the league, and Courtois gets UCL and Copa games. Keylor basically said last night on Spanish radio that he “had as much desire to leave Madrid, as he did dying”.  Bit over dramatic sure, but Keylor is a king in Madrid. The fans absolutely love him. Don’t think Florentino and Sanchez are dumb enough to ship him out. 

I think they are paying Courtois like 11.5 per season...must be nice to have 2 expensive keepers.  I'd choose Navas over him any day though.

[C47]

On 8/9/2018 at 6:12 PM, Shocker said:

I think they are paying Courtois like 11.5 per season...must be nice to have 2 expensive keepers.  I'd choose Navas over him any day though.

nah, it's definitely not that high... that's what ramos makes, and he's the second highest in the club behind bale now. real madrid actually has a really tight wage structure, believe it or not. i would bet he's getting more like 5-6 million a season. 

[Shocker]

7 minutes ago, C47 said:

nah, it's definitely not that high... that's what ramos makes, and he's the second highest in the club behind bale now. real madrid actually has a really tight wage structure, believe it or not. i would bet he's getting more like 5-6 million a season. 

I read that figure in some article, was surprised myself.  You would know better than I.

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[C47]

 

Madrid have finally signed a backup striker!!! 

Expected to sign Mariano Diaz from Lyon for 20 million Euros. People will laugh, but it's the exact type of rotational striker Madrid needs. He's pacy, good aerial threat, and can finish reasonably well. He had 25 goal contributions last year, so at 20 millions Euros that's decent business. He's also a former Castilla player, and spent a season on the senior team, so he knows the rigors of playing in Madrid. Still hoping they sign a rotational CB, and a Midfielder for depth, but we'll see.