OFFICIAL 2016 Summer Transfer Thread - WINDOW CLOSED

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  1. WillySaliba

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    Barcas poaching.
     
  2. Ace Boogie

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    I was jk bc he posted a noose and Giroud is hung.
     
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  3. goheels10

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    whats all this shit about Breel Embolo joining ManU? is it real or just smoke?
     
  4. RavenNole

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    They have rashford and mourinho would never block the path of a promising youth so I doubt it
     
  5. zeberdee

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    Embolo isn't exactly a seasoned vet.
     
  6. The Banks

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    Both are 97s
     
  7. goheels10

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    official: Miralem Pjanic to juventus
     
  8. Gaknight

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    fuck him for real
     
  9. IAHusk

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  10. Pasta88

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    And teams will actually have to pay the clause since Bilbao never seems to sell unless it's met and for good reason.
     
  11. Andy Reocho

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    Is Laporte from Basque Country?
     
  12. Andy Reocho

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    Also Gaknight lots of talk on Twitter of Wijnaldum to Roma for €18 mil
     
  13. soulfly

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  14. Pasta88

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    No. From just outside the French Basque country
     
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  15. soulfly

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    Nah, he was born and raised in French Basque. You have to be Basque to play for Athletic.
     
  16. Pasta88

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    Wrong and wrong. Aquitaine and is not the French Basque country. You have to be Basque or trained in the Basque country. Laporte is the latter.
     
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  17. Andy Reocho

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    That's why I was curious. Saw he was French but wasn't sure if he was from right part of France.

    I was in the same boat where I thought you had to be born in Basque Country
     
  18. Gunners

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    That Llorente saga was a pretty big disaster.
     
  19. soulfly

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    I stand corrected on him being born in French Basque. I thought all of Aquitane was Basque. It appears his great grandparents were Basque, so that's why.

    http://bizkaia.eldesmarque.com/athl...engo-sangre-vasca-por-parte-de-mis-bisabuelos
     
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  20. Pasta88

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    Yeah I was wrong in that the only reason he's Basque trained is because Bilbao accepted him into the academy due to his Basque heritage.

    Although Bilbao does sign Spanish players with no Basque heritage but came up through the youth system of Osasuna for example.
     
  21. Gaknight

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    I dont know much about him, but I want Franco Vazquez to replace Judas
     
  22. Andy Reocho

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    Any idea how this works? It fascinates me that they're able to stay in the top flight while operating their recruitment like they do
     
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  23. Andy Reocho

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    I imagine he'd fit in well. Great technique. His biggest issue was disappearing in games, namely road games
     
  24. Pasta88

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    I don't know the exact specifics but I presume if you come up through a Basque youth system you qualify.

    Borja Viguera is an example of one right now. Born outside the Basque country but came up through the Real Sociedad academy.
     
  25. Andy Reocho

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    This is just geographical ignorance, but are there very many established clubs in Basque? I thought there weren't many
     
  26. soulfly

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    Not only stay in top flight, but remain competitive (5th in Liga this year and QF of Europa, 2nd most Copa del Rey trophies, 4th most Liga titles).
     
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  27. The Goat

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    I am shocked by this Pjanic news as I was told in this thread that Juve wasn't signing any Roma players.
     
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  28. Pasta88

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    Bilbao, Real Sociedad, and Osasuna are the main ones. Then there's some lower division sides including Eibar who have been in the top flight (while Osasuna have been in the second tier).
     
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  29. Gaknight

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    He had a buyout clause. Approached them himself, negotiated his deal, and sent a letter saying he was signing with Juventus. Not really anything Roma could do.
     
  30. soulfly

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    Athletic, Santander, Sociedad, Osasuna, Eibar are the ones I can think of in top flight/recently in top flight.
     
  31. Andy Reocho

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    Could pay him more wages and have no clause
     
  32. Pasta88

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    Santander isn't in the Basque country
     
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  33. soulfly

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    Well shit
     
  34. nexus

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    Alaves is back up next season too
     
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  35. goheels10

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  36. Gaknight

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    Yeah he didnt really give anyone the chance to do that. Roma doesn't voluntarily sell to Juventus was my point and I dont think anyone ever expected Pjanic to join them after 5 years on a team and city he claimed to love. He could have made more abroad and I think that was the expectation for when he left.
     
  37. JonathanCoachman

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    If Laporte is staying put then John Stones to City seems like a formality.
     
  38. Walt Disney

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    Can't wait to overpay :/
     
  39. JonathanCoachman

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    Which will lead to Everton having to overpay for anyone they want to buy. Between the Stones and Lukaku (if anyone is still interested) money and the new investor, everyone will know we aren't broke like we normally are.
     
  40. Wu

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    Oh please
     
  41. Andy Reocho

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    Everyone in the EPL is going to overpay for nearly all their transfers with the new TV money
     
  42. JonathanCoachman

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    #ChampionshipPrivilege
     
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  43. Wu

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    We got as good of a price for Xhaka as we were realistically going to get.
     
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  44. Wu

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    Uncalled for
     
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  45. Andy Reocho

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  46. RoyalShocker

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    Dear Roma,

    Make sure your buyout clause excludes league rivals next time, idiots.

    Yours Faithfully,

    Miserable Fans of Serie A Clubs
     
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  47. Pasta88

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    Feghouli to West Ham
     
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  48. Topper Bottoms

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    I'd be shocked if levy spent big. That's why I'm calling bullshit on Michy for 31 million pounds
     
  49. RavenNole

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    Not sure he wants to make the same mistake Chelsea did. Trust a small, good squad to all stay healthy and on form is not a recipe for success entering the champions league
     
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  50. Topper Bottoms

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    I don't know if it is that, I think he's going to buy youth and sure it will be inflated (12 million GBP for a guy like Jannssen is wild) it just won't be a bunch of these 30 and 20 million GBP purchases.