The Transfer Thread 2018/19 - everything not Wolves

[AndyWolves]

£35m plus bid for Arnautovic from China - silly wages apparently

 

[BillyDee]

I thought the Chinese government was cracking down on the foreign influx? Lots of talk of transfers like this...

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Didn't they introduce a 100% tax on non-domestic transfers?

 

[Kenny]

Didn't they introduce a 100% tax on non-domestic transfers?

100% tax on signings over £7m

 

[Tredman]

Cardiff splashing the money on Sala:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46863238

I remember rumours about him coming to us, but probably agent talk

 

[leedswolf]

Cardiff splashing the money on Sala:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46863238

I remember rumours about him coming to us, but probably agent talk

Presumably no problems with him needing a work permit?

 

[Tredman]

Presumably no problems with him needing a work permit?

Had the discussion with DW the other day, but AFAIK if you have a residence permit in any EU country you then have the right to work in any other. Football can't escape this, even when it loves to think its special.

 

[leedswolf]

So membership of the EU does have it's benefits?

 

[Tredman]

Thats a question for Colin I guess.

 

[leedswolf]

Thats a question for Colin I guess.

My point entirely.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sala has dual Italian nationality.

I still don't think we could sign Wallace if we wanted to (we'll never find out as we aren't signing him)

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Oumar Niasse looks like he is going to Cardiff as well. Definitely trying to boost their forward line, although I must admit I think Niasse is fucking shit.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Oumar Niasse looks like he is going to Cardiff as well. Definitely trying to boost their forward line, although I must admit I think Niasse is fucking shit.

He always looks pretty pap but his scoring record isn't terrible, could do alright for Cardiff as he's certainly got the physique to match their approach.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

As expected, Higuain off to Chelsea

 

[Derby Wolf]

Think Cardiff have sat up and thought "we've got half a chance here" after many expected them to be already adrift by now. Newcastle gon' Newcastle and not many expected Fulham/Burnley to be so poor. On about breaking their transfer record arent they.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

They would exceed ours with a £20m signing.

Probably briefly.

But no doubt they are going for it, and fair play to them as they really do have a decent chance of survival.

 

[b3h]

Watched AC a couple of times and they were quite poor. I think there's still some left in the tank for Higuain, hope he does well

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/18/marko-arnautovic-bournemouth-china-west-ham

This I just don't get.

Yeah, it's daft money and it's a short career, blah blah. But you're on NINETY THOUSAND POUNDS A WEEK. And it's not like Inter, Werder Bremen and Stoke will have had him on slave labour wages for the last decade either.

How much money do you actually need?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I think Arnautovic (and especially his agent brother who seems to agitate for a move every 18 months) is JUST the sort of player we should stay well well clear from. No doubting he is a good finisher but the every day risk that he is going to start wanting to be off and disrupt things is just not worth it.

 

[PuntsWolf]

I guess an extra £20m or whatever can mean he can give £5m to family and still have plenty left. Footballers are also very good at wasting money.