The European Club Soccer Off-Season Thread

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

ya, I still think it's BS though because 8 different newspapers have reported 8 different prices, including a few with the swap deals

and this 'Bale is unsettled' stuff with no quotes completely contradicts all the actual Bale quotes of the last few weeks about this season

so we will see, but ya no player is worse that so if its offered take it and improve 3 or 4 positions

It's pretty tough to improve 3 or 4 position at this late stage. Maybe improve in 14-15?

[Bagor]

They could always get Suarez.

[Bagor]

Talk about a dramatic piece of journalism.

Gareth Bale has been left distraught by the refusal of Daniel Levy, the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, to consider a world record €100m – £86.3m – offer from Real Madrid.

Bale is horrified by Levy's intransigence.

Bale cannot believe that Levy is blocking what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,

The situation has got under Bale's skin and it is threatening to turn ugly.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...tenham-hotspur

First Rooney, confused and angry, now Bale, distraught and horrified. Tough summer,

[d_phaneuf]

Bale is horrified... I missed the quotes, the writer must have misplaced them...

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Bagor

It's Marca. It's what they do.

Fergie on Marca in 2008. "A vehicle to unsettle players on behalf of RM"

http://imgur.com/a/UizuR

has 8 examples of Marca saying a deal is done that never happened

Villa, Silva, Cesc, Llorente, Tevez, Rooney, Aguero x2, Ribery

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

It's pretty tough to improve 3 or 4 position at this late stage. Maybe improve in 14-15?

still 5 weeks in the transfer window

if they sold him I imagine they would get Lamela and either Pjanic or Eriksen at the least

and although I don't see Di Maria switching I could see Coentrao easily

that improves the team over just Bale and also leaves a good amount to boost next years available money

[valo403]

Originally Posted by MissAvery16

Anyone know if i'll be able to get tickets to Barcelona FC vs Levante UD on game day? Looks like most of the good seats are already sold out

Can't tell you what will happen for that particular game, but I was able to grab tickets for a Barca UCL qualifier pretty easily a couple of days out. There are tickets for that match available now though, so why wait?

[polak]

I know certain games are only available to members or something like that.

[GirlySports]

EPL kits for this year

http://www.businessinsider.com/new-p...ts-2013-7?op=1

[rubecube]

LOL...

Madrid-based newspaper Marca, which is effectively a mouthpiece for Real, claimed on its front page on Tuesday that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is demanding a fee of £126m, which would shatter the world-record fee for a footballer - the £80m Real spent on Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ms-gareth-bale

I'm a huge Bale fan and am not keen on him leaving, but I think if you get offered anything close to £126m, you sign the papers and hang up the phone before Perez can change his mind.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

EPL kits for this year

http://www.businessinsider.com/new-p...ts-2013-7?op=1

Did Cardiff City actually use 2 different shades of red for the shorts and shirt or is that just an issue with the photo?

Nice to see Southampton and Fulham using basically mirror image jerseys, very creative guys (although I do like them both).

Sunderland away looks like that guy has had a terrible rash break out in his armpits.

Chelsea's away is probably my favorite of the new ones.

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[d_phaneuf]

and we thought Suarez wanted out before...

[Bagor]

What do you mean? You can still say negro.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by rubecube

LOL...
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ms-gareth-bale

I'm a huge Bale fan and am not keen on him leaving, but I think if you get offered anything close to £126m, you sign the papers and hang up the phone before Perez can change his mind.

Absolutely!

Originally Posted by united

I knew Downy was disabled!

[devo22]

So it's safe to say Liverpool won't get Lars or Sven Bender.

[devo22]

Steven Caulker joins Cardiff for 8m ... surprising, I thought Spurs would hold on to him

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23513785

[cam_wmh]

LOL, United is bidding 40 for Fabregas.

STOP CHASING and just sign Fellaini and be done with it. Jesus

[rubecube]

Silly season indeed.

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/15...e-deal?cc=5901

Tottenham Hotspur will agree to sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid as long as they get Luka Modric back as part of the deal, according to reports.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by devo22

Steven Caulker joins Cardiff for 8m ... surprising, I thought Spurs would hold on to him

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23513785

The only thing I can think of is AVB doesn't rate him

he's not going to play much this year as he's behind Vertonghen, Kaboul, Dawson

and the rumors of Churiches and Alderwield are still around, who both at this point are still better than Caulker, so I would guess one of them will sign

AVB said last year he wants a streamlined squad with only 4 CBs

but he could have been loaned out again if AVB thought he could develop in to a top 4 defender I would think