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Somehow pot 4 in the CL looks pretty strong.

The Saudis started signing even young talents from Europe. Al-Ahli hijacked Gabri Veiga's transfer to Napoli.

4 hours ago, Consigliere said:

Kerry Hau reporting that Inter have agreed a fee with Bayern for Pavard (€30m + €3m in add-ons) but Bayern will only release Pavard once they've found a replacement.

Bayern want to replace him with Geertruida from Feyenoord.

If no one signs him these last 10 days of the window there's the Saudis until September 20th. 

Kane out injured.

1 hour ago, baxus said:

Why would UEFA take them in as new members? The only UEFA members outside of Europe are FAs from former Soviet Union republics who were considered as members of UEFA by default after Soviet Union collapsed, and Israel, for obvious reasons.

Plus Turkey, its lion share of territory is geographically in Asia. 

Good signing.

1 hour ago, polishgenius said:

I'll take that report seriously when Romano can spell Stuttgart properly.

What about surprisinininining? That's a new word?

Samardzic to Inter is off. Problematic agent (father) but looks an interesting player.

9 hours ago, Tywin et al. said:

Isn't this also a reason why teams move players around a lot? It's a pretty new thing for US sports, but I've always gotten the impression top teams in Europe shop players around in part so they can bring in dudes who are fresher. I don't think it's the main reason why you see so much more movement, but I'd guess it's a consideration. 

Partly yes, but for all kinds of reasons. They might not fit in, they might want to leave themselves due to lack of playing time, or they earn too much just to sit on the bench. For every financial, sporting or human wise aspect possible.

39 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said:

How much of a factor is burnout for clubs that constantly make deep runs in multiple tournaments over the course of several years?

Big factor. That's why teams with good squad depth and quality players on the bench are affected less. 

For example, Chelsea won the league in 2016/2017 partly because they were out of European competitions. Next season they finished 5th even though they signed a bunch of players in the summer.

Pedulla reports Spurs are in contact with Lukaku.

5 minutes ago, Consigliere said:

The Saudi Football Federation have agreed a 3 year deal with Mancini to manage their national team.

That's why he resigned so suddenly then.

14 minutes ago, Spockydog said:

It's Postecoglu. I mean, it's not that hard. Spelt just as it is pronounced. 

*Postecoglou

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