"We've got bucketfuls of agents throwing players at us. We'll trawl through it." - The PL/CL/EL/world off-season transfer thread '17-'18

Frankly quite chuffed to see them go for it and get plenty of decent not spectacular business done so early. The figures are the figures #shrug #2017

I'm fine with them going for it, no mistake, just don't think Koeman is good at making a cohesive team of it in a very short time. But then, that doesn't matter anymore. If he ends in sixth place: praise be. If he stinks: fired.

"I was lucky enough to play with some of the best players in the world and managed to win the odd trophy but the important thing now is that I’m very happy to be signing for Everton.”

I like Sandro already.

Also if Carragher thinks that Michael Keane wouldn't get in the current Liverpool XI then he's dumber than Klopp's hat.

“Playing against Chelsea just doesn’t sit right with me, to be honest,” said Terry.

“Whether that’s different in a year’s time, I don’t know. The raw emotion of leaving the club after so long there just didn’t sit right with me."

If Villa do go up this season, they might need to consult with the 37 yr old talisman who heroically carried them to promotion on his 60 grand a week knackered old jitters, if he has yet worked through his raw emotions and is ready to play against his old club:p

I feel a third round FA Cup clash is on the cards

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"Steve Bruce wooed John Terry by text – here's what the Aston Villa boss wrote"

No! not clicking any further!

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EBJT's hard nipples. Thanks Calzino :-(

It looks like Brucie is having problems with them as well!

The Sun say Everton are signing Rooney AND Giroud lol

Bruce is completely smitten, off into dreamland, mistakenly thinking this signing will lift the summation of his managerial career, his legacy, from dull so-so mediocrity to somewhat ok.
Meanwhile EBJT is like: "Is that where you want my wife and kids to sit on a Tuesday night against Stoke? For real? Needs some work, Steve, really needs some work." And hard nipples, sadly.

xp lol

Giroo

jesus, I thought Rooney to Everton was a joke rumour. More like Woeman, innit?

Bruce a mere patsy in Dr Tony Xia's latest supervillain scheme, which i would hope involves luring JT into the secret lab under Bodymoor Heath so that his brain can be transplanted into a healthier host. James Bree or something

I'm not sure who Rooney to Everton for free triggering Barkley to Spurs for north of £40m would work out worse for, tbh.

Lots of questions about Wayne Rooney back to Everton. Is he a better option than Arouna Kone & Enner Valencia? Definitely.

— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 4, 2017

Lmao.

Just when I needed a pick me up

what the fuck is wrong with these people?

liability
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the state of being legally responsible for something.
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a person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage.
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Tick

Tick

Thick as fuck

We've finally got the striker Mounie for 11.5 mill, probably about the most wowsome signing in our history. There were lots of rumours someone else had hijacked the deal, but it turns out the announcement was delayed because he was attending the Montpelier chairman's (Louis Nicollin) funeral. I seem remember a piece in WSC about the late chairman when Montpelier won ligue 1 about 10 years back. And he was a wealthy scrap merchant with rep for being a loudmouthed bigot, or maybe a "colourful character" for French people who like old bigots.

"I don't care about the other, these big teams, Huddersfield is a big team".

I like the cut of his jib already.

HTFC already looking like they'll bring value imo

I don't there is any danger of sanctions for not spending enough, because there are more to come!

*think

From what I've seen of Mounie, he will bring the aerial presence we have have completely lacked last season and much more.

say what you like about rooney, he definitely is white and english.

I've never had a doubt in my head at any stage in his United career that the only team Rooney would leave them for was Everton.

Well his contract kinda locked that down

Novel approach for Everton to chase someone else's bad money with their good tho

i guess sunderland had already been relegated

Yeah, to his fucking level

this thread's just getting good now but don't think we've gone deep enough into the terry/bruce homoeroticism.

Terry explained: “Honestly, the way Steve dealt with me as a person. Giving me a lot of time and constant texting reminders, saying: 'I want you, I'll give you time. But just to let you know I'm here, thinking about you. I'd love to see you at our place next season.'

“And those things as a player made me wake up and go: 'Cor, he wants me.'

I read that yesterday, showered, moved on with my life and I'll thank you to respect the progress I've made and presume we're all trying to make

"i want you. i'll give you time. but just to let you know, i'm here, thinking about you..."

bruce is a good fit for a lurking, creepy, 80s soul figure in the lionel richie "hello" mould.

Ah there was serious talk of Man City at one stage, and there was the lingering possibility that Moyes/Woodward would not hand him a ridiculous bumper contract as he started to obviously wane. But he was always destined for this third act back at Goodison... get sent off at Anfield or something.

we've been away to crewe inside my mind... and in my dreams we've trained some kids, a thousand times

xpost sorry still musing on bruce

I'm intrigued as to how this deal is supposed to work with wages, etc. I can't imagine a scenario where Utd actually make money. Not that I care at this point. Whatever it takes

I think he's taking a paycut in return for a free transfer

Never mind making money, not paying him the guts of 100 million or whatever for the benefit of his brooding presence around Carrington is a great deal

Just imagining Bruce sticking some Marvin Gaye on just as Terry's Lambo pulls into the Villa Park car park.

Would pay to see JT's loving sculpture of Brucie's head, rendering of squashy nose particularly anticipated.

hahaha

Wayne Rooney is in advanced talks with Everton about rejoining his boyhood team with the potential move centring on the Merseyside club matching the £250,000-a-week basic salary he earns at Manchester United.

he might need to bring a glossy brochure to the negotiations, with his stats and McNulty testimonials etc. That might get him up to national minimum wage. Where the rest of this 250k is coming from is a mystery. Image rights? He looks more Alternative Drainage Solutions than Nike these days.

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/cc0d7799b38a3ed2fe5a47fee6801d5a1a0d6e28/0_51_2560_1536/master/2560.jpg

good image in the guardian

Well fuck me.

Best swap deal ever.

penny for Morata's thoughts...

He's pushing for 5p and a buyback clause

Very strange deal

Not least because, not trolling here, Everton a better team than utd as of this window