⚽️The Footy Thread: German Super Cup, International Champions Cup, Copa Libertadores

[jape]

Speaking of Thiago, what's gonna happen to Rafinha?

looks like valencia or real betis

 

[jape]

I don’t think Vela is “only” MLS good. If he cared he could still be playing in Europe but he doesn’t care cause he doesn’t want to put that much into something he don’t love in the first place. He’s doing just enough to where he can live happily

what do you mean "he doesn't love"?

and i haven't seen him play in the MLS but he could have stayed in la liga

 

[ROYGBiV]

Betis is low key fielding a good team. Considering what they’ll get for Lo Celos

 

[vtotheinay]

Zlatan is the realest. Gotta respect someone that isn't afraid to pull any punches and believe in themselves 100% of the time

 

[heggsy]

Sky Sports coverage of the Maguire situation is hilarious.

“Leicester are denying Maguire a move, his camp is frustrated, he’s not worth £80m” ...in the same breath, literally, “Man Utd want £79m for Lukaku, Inter have offered £61m, they know the price, if they really want him, they’ll pay up”

Laughable.

 

[jape]

man united ultraboosts

Spoiler

 

[mastamind89]

Rogers said they got 2 bids from different teams but nothing is official yet

This is still wild to me

Also Atleti related







Would be fitting for Spanish Lingard to play in the stadium that the OG Lingard baptized



Ibra's the GOAT when it comes to interviews

looks like valencia or real betis

Vazquez...meh

Both teams would be good for him. If Betis keep Lo Celso, sign Fekir and Rafinha, they're already a solid team and will be fun to watch. I always wish that they bought Mushonda from Chelsea.

 

[MetalMario]

trash

considering Rio's placement on the list and what it was at the time is still very remarkable

 

[Bantz Lord T]

considering Rio's placement on the list and what it was at the time is still very remarkable

46 million Euros was stupid money in 2002

 

[sonoftony]

trash

I know it's only the Sounders but damn that was bad

 

[Bosa]

 

[Bosa]

 

[rolaholic]

46 million Euros was stupid money in 2002

Worth every penny...

 

[layziegunts]

I saw what Sadio Mane said, I love when players put their national identity and pride above their club teams. Its refreshing to see that

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Worth every penny...

Not debating this. Just pointing out facts.

Let's see if the 100M you spend on Maguire is also worth every penny.

 

[Bosa]

Not debating this. Just pointing out facts.

Let's see if the 100M you spend on Maguire is also worth every penny.

 

[Armada]

what do you mean "he doesn't love"?

and i haven't seen him play in the MLS but he could have stayed in la liga

He’s said in interviews before that his favorite sport is really basketball and it’s the only one he’s passionate about. Doesn’t watch or talk about soccer at all outside of training and the games. Really made it sound like he was working a 9 to 5 just to show up clock in and clock out lol

“I’ll be honest with you,” the man from Cancún once said in a now-famous interview with Canal+. “The truth is that I’ve never been so passionate about football as to say ‘I’m a fan of Real Madrid or of this team and I’ll stand with them to the death’. I enjoy playing, but once the match ends the football is finished for me and you can talk to me about anything that isn’t football, because I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing so or like doing so.”

For Vela, football was a means to an end, a job in which he stamped his timesheet on his way in and on his way out. Former Real Sociedad manager David Moyes insisted in an interview with The Guardian that Vela “could be one of Europe’s best players if he gets into really top shape”, while Arsene Wenger obviously felt similarly when Arsenal signed the talented forward at the age of 16. Yet the player never strived to become a poster boy superstar at the Emirates, at the Camp Nou, at the Santiago Bernabéu or even for his national team, with which he’d always had an up-and-down relationship. “I’m not happy in Mexico because everyone follows me around and I don’t feel relaxed or able to live in peace,” he explained. “As for life in London, I didn’t adapt to it, or to English football.”

 

[LA Diggler]

Speaking of what if’s.


My boy is back in the prem

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Rio probably going for twice that today

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Rio probably going for twice that today

So basically, he'd go for VVD and MDL money

 

[rolaholic]

Not debating this. Just pointing out facts.

Let's see if the 100M you spend on Maguire is also worth every penny.

Yea it was def a crazy amount at the time but those fees often end up looking like bargains with world class players like VVD most recently. Was mindblown at the fee at the time but everything after justifies it

Although I would've preferred a Koulibaly, I still rate slabhead and the fee isdef OD but if he can help solidify a consistently weak backline then I won't even care all that much if Leicester gets their finesse on

$100m is the price the club has to pay for missing out on CL footy and not being able to attract more high profile targets as a result. I don't doubt they'd have been in the MDL race if CL footy was on the cards since they could've blown any offer outside of Paris out of the water.

Avy status

 

[haicheo]

Crazy to think how much Rio, R9, and the likes of Zizou would go for in today’s market.

 

[rolaholic]

Crazy to think how much Rio, R9, and the likes of Zizou would go for in today’s market.

Figo too,he went for 60m+ euros damn near 20 years ago

That's well over 100m today,maybe even closer to 200

Gigi to Juve the first time is another one,50m for a keeper in 2001 is still crazy but it was probably one of the best value transfer in hindsight

 

[haicheo]

Figo too,he went for 60m+ euros damn near 20 years ago

That's well over 100m today,maybe even closer to 200

Gigi to Juve the first time is another one,50m for a keeper in 2001 is still crazy but it was probably one of the best value transfer in hindsight

Haha imagine a Barca-Madrid sale ala Figo in 2019.

Speaking of what-ifs; Yohann Gourcuff.

 

[Fozz]

Do the players see any of that transfer fee money or does that go to the clubs?