Rafael could be valued at €80-100m but the tag of 175 million for a player of his kind is not worth considering the fact that his performance is not worth that amount and I trust Pep Guardiola to seek another alternative and probably get a very good youngster compared to or better than Leao for a cheaper price.
We never really know with the Premier League. For some reason, I see teams in the Premier League making a lot of expensive purchases even though in the end they end up being unsuccessful players in the new team. One example is Maguire, Sancho, or Keita where the price they received when recruited did not match what they could provide to the club. Somehow I think City will still consider getting Rafael Leao's signature. 
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Just because the owner is willing to spend money, that doesn't mean that the club will get better, if you misspend that money then you are going to stay a terrible team. Doesn't mean that you can do wonders without spending neither, Pep spent hundreds of millions of dollars to be this good, but at least he did the right moves while spending it.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United, the club has lost their status as one of the best clubs in Europe despite all the huge expenses by the management of the club that's led by the Glazers. So many managers has been hired and so many has also been fired because of lack of poor results which is why most people believes the club's main problem is from the owners of the club hence the call for the Glazers to leave the club.So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
I've tried to wrap my head around the popular opinion that the Glazers are the reason behind the club's decline but couldn't come with anything as to why they're considered as the reason behind United's poor performances despite all the huge money they've invested in the club.
Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1703312833629311140
We haven't heard from him for a long time, now Julian Draxler is confirmed to be joining Al-Ahli SC. It seems that at PSG he was isolated and was never included in the coach's list, even last season he was loaned to Benfica. He actually still has one season left on his contract with PSG, but considering there is an offer from Al-Ahli, it seems like there is an opportunity for PSG to sell him immediately. I think it is a shame that talents like Julain Draxler are not utilized properly in Europe. However, this is also the right decision for Julian Draxler to leave PSG and continue his career in the Qatar League. Julian Draxler signed a contract lasting until 2025 with Al-Ahli SC.
Just because the owner is willing to spend money, that doesn't mean that the club will get better, if you misspend that money then you are going to stay a terrible team. Doesn't mean that you can do wonders without spending neither, Pep spent hundreds of millions of dollars to be this good, but at least he did the right moves while spending it.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
That is right and I think Pep Guardiola is a great role model for a manager who is massive resources available but yet a well-considered and reasonable approach to building a really strong squad.
Since 2016 Guardiola has spent roughly £1 billion for new players with Grealish being the most expensive for £100 million. He also got Haaland for only £52 million. He made a number of high quality transfers and knew exactly what player he needs for a specific position, but also for the consistency and balance within the team in terms of character, quality and strength.
But this isn't the end of the story. Guardiola also let go players and his net spending since 2016 is £478 million. They have won 14 trophies including the treble.
Manchester United has had a net spending of £835 million over the same period of time.
And over the last five years Manchester City's net spending ranks 10th among the Premier League teams. Respect!
Manchester City has definitely been very careful about spending money. They have brought in the players that they actually need. They did not overspend at all. Well maybe we can say something different about Jack Grealish. I do not think he deserved that big of a transfer money. But I guess that’s okay. Considering how much money people are spending right now for players. They have actually brought in very good results for the amount of money that they have spent so far. I don’t think not a lot of clubs can actually say that. Especially not Manchester United. They have spent stupid money for a lot of players that did not give them almost anything.
Just because the owner is willing to spend money, that doesn't mean that the club will get better, if you misspend that money then you are going to stay a terrible team. Doesn't mean that you can do wonders without spending neither, Pep spent hundreds of millions of dollars to be this good, but at least he did the right moves while spending it.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
That's absolutely true, I think the effect will also be to end the cooperation more quickly. About Man United there is something that makes me surprised, Ten Hag recruited Hojlund and Sofyan Amrabat while injured. I think the Dutch coach is quite brave in taking risks, but it seems that so far his moves have not produced results. The latest defeat to Brighton really disappointed United fans, especially losing at home. I'm waiting for the match between Chelsea and Bournemouth, whether they will have the same fate as The Red Devils.So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
The young squad built by Pochettino, almost the same as Ten Hag, has yet to show signs of revival. However, in terms of players recruited by Man United, they are better than Chelsea. I think both United and Chelsea will find it difficult to finish in the UCL zone at the end of the season.
Jadon Sancho refused to apologise to Erik ten Hag you know and it doesn't look like the problems between them will be solved. Right now it is just said that Jadon Sancho wants to leave at the earliest opportunity. It would be the best for his career as well honestly because he has been performing really poorly since he came to the Red Devils.
There is like a huge difference between his effort here and at Dortmund. There were some rumours in the latest transfer window like he would return to Dortmund. Maybe in January we might see a move from Dortmund too who knows.
But if a Saudi Arabian team intervene then the player might choose to make much more money.
It seems like the Man United squad this season is more busy with player scandals and internal commotion at the club, Ten Hag focus has definitely been a little diverted by this. Jadon Sancho refusal to apologize to his manager will make his career at United even bleaker, Ten Hag seems to no longer consider Sancho an important player in his squad. Reportedly, Sancho has been separated from The Red Devils main team, and of course the best option for conditions like this is to move.There is like a huge difference between his effort here and at Dortmund. There were some rumours in the latest transfer window like he would return to Dortmund. Maybe in January we might see a move from Dortmund too who knows.
But if a Saudi Arabian team intervene then the player might choose to make much more money.I think it is better for Sancho to return to Dortmund, he can develop there better. Nottingham Forest is also reportedly monitoring Sancho, they are also rumored to be interested in recruiting him in January 2024. As for moving to the SPL, I think this is difficult to happen considering he is still very young.
I'm not sure about whether Nottingham would be a good choice for him. Actually Nottingham started the season decently and they even beat Chelsea away the last time. But still I think it would be better for Sancho to play for a team competing to qualify for the Champions League.
Dortmund would be the most ideal choice for him if they start to be interested in him again in January. He should think of going outside Europe as well if he gets a high level of salary offer. He can play for 1-2 seasons and then go back to Europe if he wants.
Just because the owner is willing to spend money, that doesn't mean that the club will get better, if you misspend that money then you are going to stay a terrible team. Doesn't mean that you can do wonders without spending neither, Pep spent hundreds of millions of dollars to be this good, but at least he did the right moves while spending it.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
That is right and I think Pep Guardiola is a great role model for a manager who is massive resources available but yet a well-considered and reasonable approach to building a really strong squad.
Since 2016 Guardiola has spent roughly £1 billion for new players with Grealish being the most expensive for £100 million. He also got Haaland for only £52 million. He made a number of high quality transfers and knew exactly what player he needs for a specific position, but also for the consistency and balance within the team in terms of character, quality and strength.
But this isn't the end of the story. Guardiola also let go players and his net spending since 2016 is £478 million. They have won 14 trophies including the treble.
Manchester United has had a net spending of £835 million over the same period of time.
And over the last five years Manchester City's net spending ranks 10th among the Premier League teams. Respect!
Just because the owner is willing to spend money, that doesn't mean that the club will get better, if you misspend that money then you are going to stay a terrible team. Doesn't mean that you can do wonders without spending neither, Pep spent hundreds of millions of dollars to be this good, but at least he did the right moves while spending it.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
That's absolutely true, I think the effect will also be to end the cooperation more quickly. About Man United there is something that makes me surprised, Ten Hag recruited Hojlund and Sofyan Amrabat while injured. I think the Dutch coach is quite brave in taking risks, but it seems that so far his moves have not produced results. The latest defeat to Brighton really disappointed United fans, especially losing at home. I'm waiting for the match between Chelsea and Bournemouth, whether they will have the same fate as The Red Devils.So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
The young squad built by Pochettino, almost the same as Ten Hag, has yet to show signs of revival. However, in terms of players recruited by Man United, they are better than Chelsea. I think both United and Chelsea will find it difficult to finish in the UCL zone at the end of the season.
Just because the owner is willing to spend money, that doesn't mean that the club will get better, if you misspend that money then you are going to stay a terrible team. Doesn't mean that you can do wonders without spending neither, Pep spent hundreds of millions of dollars to be this good, but at least he did the right moves while spending it.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
So, you can't be like United and Glazers family and just not spend anything you do not have to, they basically spend the bare minimum to keep them competing, but you can't be like Chelsea and Todd which would be spending money way more than you should, on players that do not even deserve that much money, and expect good results neither. The only way to get better is to spend right amount of money to the right players.
Sunday's gossip:
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/gossip
Barcelona are interested in a move for Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho, 23, amid his Old Trafford exile. (Sport - in Spanish)
Manchester City will delay holding talks about a new contract with Kevin de Bruyne, whose current deal runs to summer 2025, until the 32-year-old Belgium midfielder returns from a lengthy hamstring injury. (Star)
Arsenal and Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, 30, might be sold in January with Juventus a potential destination. (Football Insider)
Sheffield United are targeting a move for former manager Chris Wilder as a replacement for Paul Heckingbottom, following defeat by Tottenham on Saturday. (Mail)
Arsenal are close to agreeing a new four-year contract with Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard, 24, worth more than £200,000 a week. (Football Insider)
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, is suing former club Juventus for £17m in wages that were left pending during the Covid pandemic. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Everton are still keen to sign Leeds and Italy winger Wilfried Gnonto, 19, after failing with bids in the summer. (Football Insider)
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will battle it out to hire former Spain midfielder and current Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso as manager next summer. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
Luka Modric's first professional club Dinamo Zagreb will attempt to re-sign the Croatia midfielder, 38, from Real Madrid in January. (90min)
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says the Spanish club are planning to renew Modric's contract. (Fabrizio Romano)
France midfielder Paul Pogba, 30, could have his Juventus contract cancelled depending on the result of an investigation into a failed doping test. (Fabrizio Romano)
Conor Gallagher is currently happy at Chelsea, although Tottenham are planning to come back in for the England midfielder, 23, in January. (Football Insider)
Barcelona have not yet discussed a contract extension with former Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong, 26, with the Netherlands midfielder's current deal running to 2026. (Marca - in Spanish)
Athletic Bilbao are confident Nico Williams will sign a new deal, despite Barcelona having expressed an interest in signing the 21-year-old Spain winger, who is out of contract next summer. (Sport - in Spanish)
Liverpool and Manchester United are also keen on Williams. (Football Transfers)
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/gossip
Chelsea bought many players in these two years when they got owers and the players they bought in these years usually couldn't help the team and they got a huge amount of money. In fact, Chelsea mostly bought players they didn't really need, when Pochetino joined the teams they sold many players but still, I think spent money on players with low quality. Pochetino tried to change the team but still, the Chelsea we see is not the team to be at the top of the table with the situation we see from them.
Since the ownership of Todd Boehly in Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have declined in performance and everything concerning improvements have ceased. The club's passing through challenging phase, nothing to be done about it, no solution yet, I'm just tired because I'm a fan, the new appointed Mauricio Pochettino not helping matters, the same thing to the players. Chelsea this season, nothing changed, I'm still observing them to be the old flopping blues last season, that ended up 12th position on the league table. There's specifically no change at all, just the departures of half of the team, the new players are not also helping matters, playing as if they're not big team in EPL, settling for lesser results other than pushing in for the very best. 
I know Chelsea are not doing well at the moment,but I am optimistic that by the time Chelsea players will know themselves well,and blend well together,there will be a cahnge.They are not playing a bad football,they have a pattern of play,but it hasn't worked well for now,maybe Pochetino needs to introduce a new tactics because what makes one a good coach is when he uses multiple tactics to acquire a desired results.He has known now that the method he is currently using is not favourable,he should switch from it to another pattern that will bring out good result.Or maybe introduce new set of players that haven't played before into the starting line up to see whether it will work.They have a very good squad now,and so cannot give any excuse about the players there.Pochetino just needs to work on his tactics if he doesn't want to get sacked.
honestly, I would doubt Chelsea performance even though they have made a large number of player transfers and even replacing the coach with Pochettino is not the right way for Chelsea because as long as Chelsea has not found the right coach who has a lot of experience in big competitions, Chelsea will definitely only be the same as last season that we see today. the reason for adapting to a new strategy or whatever is not an excuse for a coach, if he has experience, he will quickly read how and what a player should do to improve the quality of Chelsea play. but unfortunately Pochettino does not seem able to overcome this and I not blame Pochettino but rather blame Chelsea officials who should choose a more experienced coach with a reliable strategy at their disposal and until the end of this season I will guess that Chelsea will end the same as last season.Im just not really happy with all if transfers by chelsea. Almost all of the new players were not even showing good progress since he was coming to the stamford bridge. My question is how long they will able to find their best?
It looks like that chelsea needs to wait them even longer to discover their best when playing for the blues. I think that all the parties shall be blamed. Pochettino was also making a lot of mistakes since the first week caused by he was sometimes putting some players to play, not in their actual positions. Pochettino shall have learned if he is willing to see his club to play better against bourne. There have been many mistakes being made in the previous matches.
The attackers are always inability to score the goal. I feel that Chelsea's attacking players struggle to position themselves correctly to receive deflected balls..
honestly, I would doubt Chelsea performance even though they have made a large number of player transfers and even replacing the coach with Pochettino is not the right way for Chelsea because as long as Chelsea has not found the right coach who has a lot of experience in big competitions, Chelsea will definitely only be the same as last season that we see today. the reason for adapting to a new strategy or whatever is not an excuse for a coach, if he has experience, he will quickly read how and what a player should do to improve the quality of Chelsea play. but unfortunately Pochettino does not seem able to overcome this and I not blame Pochettino but rather blame Chelsea officials who should choose a more experienced coach with a reliable strategy at their disposal and until the end of this season I will guess that Chelsea will end the same as last season.
I know Chelsea are not doing well at the moment,but I am optimistic that by the time Chelsea players will know themselves well,and blend well together,there will be a cahnge.They are not playing a bad football,they have a pattern of play,but it hasn't worked well for now,maybe Pochetino needs to introduce a new tactics because what makes one a good coach is when he uses multiple tactics to acquire a desired results.He has known now that the method he is currently using is not favourable,he should switch from it to another pattern that will bring out good result.Or maybe introduce new set of players that haven't played before into the starting line up to see whether it will work.They have a very good squad now,and so cannot give any excuse about the players there.Pochetino just needs to work on his tactics if he doesn't want to get sacked.
honestly, I would doubt Chelsea performance even though they have made a large number of player transfers and even replacing the coach with Pochettino is not the right way for Chelsea because as long as Chelsea has not found the right coach who has a lot of experience in big competitions, Chelsea will definitely only be the same as last season that we see today. the reason for adapting to a new strategy or whatever is not an excuse for a coach, if he has experience, he will quickly read how and what a player should do to improve the quality of Chelsea play. but unfortunately Pochettino does not seem able to overcome this and I not blame Pochettino but rather blame Chelsea officials who should choose a more experienced coach with a reliable strategy at their disposal and until the end of this season I will guess that Chelsea will end the same as last season. 
Chelsea bought many players in these two years when they got owers and the players they bought in these years usually couldn't help the team and they got a huge amount of money. In fact, Chelsea mostly bought players they didn't really need, when Pochetino joined the teams they sold many players but still, I think spent money on players with low quality. Pochetino tried to change the team but still, the Chelsea we see is not the team to be at the top of the table with the situation we see from them.
Since the ownership of Todd Boehly in Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have declined in performance and everything concerning improvements have ceased. The club's passing through challenging phase, nothing to be done about it, no solution yet, I'm just tired because I'm a fan, the new appointed Mauricio Pochettino not helping matters, the same thing to the players. Chelsea this season, nothing changed, I'm still observing them to be the old flopping blues last season, that ended up 12th position on the league table. There's specifically no change at all, just the departures of half of the team, the new players are not also helping matters, playing as if they're not big team in EPL, settling for lesser results other than pushing in for the very best. snip
I would say that it would be benefiting them if they got less number of players but bigger names. That would have been possible too, if they want to do NBA style of thing, just get Lebron for a season and be done with it. Look at how Real Madrid was built, all that famous los galacticos period wasn't for nothing, they got one superstar every year, and they built a great team.Chelsea could have spent 200-300 million euros to get one superstar that is beyond anyone they ever considered good, and then next year they would have spent another 200-300 to get another world star level player. They would have been incredible if they kept doing that. Instead they spent 500 million on many players that worth nothing in the end.
A match will be played between Bournemouth and Chelsea and Chelsea must win this match to achieve success as a team. The money spent on Chelsea seems meaningless because there is no return for the money spent. Chelsea couldn't get any better after Abramovich's management. Now it is necessary to examine what needs to be done for success.
The blues fans were always questioning what the coach did since potter was still there. Pochettino has become a new hope for chelsea when he was coming to the SB but everything changed when pochettino appears to be as bad as potter by doing some bad experiments to the some players by placed them in the wrong position.
Im still having a lot of questions regarding pochettino like why does he keep stick with that formation while chelsea was always struggling with it. Chelsea is so flat right now without any improvements happen to the club.
Some players have not been able to become even better. It feels like that chelsea was offering absolutely nothing for the fans.
Horrible performance, Terrible to watch, Difficult to win the game.
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I would say that it would be benefiting them if they got less number of players but bigger names. That would have been possible too, if they want to do NBA style of thing, just get Lebron for a season and be done with it. Look at how Real Madrid was built, all that famous los galacticos period wasn't for nothing, they got one superstar every year, and they built a great team.Chelsea could have spent 200-300 million euros to get one superstar that is beyond anyone they ever considered good, and then next year they would have spent another 200-300 to get another world star level player. They would have been incredible if they kept doing that. Instead they spent 500 million on many players that worth nothing in the end.
A match will be played between Bournemouth and Chelsea and Chelsea must win this match to achieve success as a team. The money spent on Chelsea seems meaningless because there is no return for the money spent. Chelsea couldn't get any better after Abramovich's management. Now it is necessary to examine what needs to be done for success.
Chelsea bought many players in these two years when they got owers and the players they bought in these years usually couldn't help the team and they got a huge amount of money. In fact, Chelsea mostly bought players they didn't really need, when Pochetino joined the teams they sold many players but still, I think spent money on players with low quality. Pochetino tried to change the team but still, the Chelsea we see is not the team to be at the top of the table with the situation we see from them.
Since the ownership of Todd Boehly in Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have declined in performance and everything concerning improvements have ceased. The club's passing through challenging phase, nothing to be done about it, no solution yet, I'm just tired because I'm a fan, the new appointed Mauricio Pochettino not helping matters, the same thing to the players. Chelsea this season, nothing changed, I'm still observing them to be the old flopping blues last season, that ended up 12th position on the league table. There's specifically no change at all, just the departures of half of the team, the new players are not also helping matters, playing as if they're not big team in EPL, settling for lesser results other than pushing in for the very best. 
Did y'all noticed the drama that happened in the EPL today, there was enough goals this week and most of the matches played over 3.5goals and also there was a lot of comebacks from teams like Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester City it was only Manchester united that failed to read the game and allowed Brighton to humiliate them at home again like they did last season.
Ange is just proving himself as a worthy coach to manage totenham.
Aston Villa were so impressive today, i thought they were going to draw against Crystal Palace but they had a good comeback at the late minutes of the game, Westham were very tough and even score the opener buy City showed them who the big boys were and came back to score three goals in the second half thanks to goals from Haaland and Bernardo Silva, as fòr Liverpool they really deserved the winning and their coach should be happy he didn't let Salah leave to the Saudi League this summer.
All of assists were coming from salah. It will be a disaster if the club will be playing without him this season. Liverpool really dependent on him right now. Salah is a key owned by liverpool to win any game. Klopp will never try to let him go but i don't know with FSG as the owner of liverpool since liverpool owned by FSG.
Chelsea bought many players in these two years when they got owers and the players they bought in these years usually couldn't help the team and they got a huge amount of money. In fact, Chelsea mostly bought players they didn't really need, when Pochetino joined the teams they sold many players but still, I think spent money on players with low quality. Pochetino tried to change the team but still, the Chelsea we see is not the team to be at the top of the table with the situation we see from them.
It was not necessary to expect miracles from Pochettino and that immediately the team under his leadership would give results. Only four rounds of the championship have passed and it will still change in the standings many times. Todd Boehly had previously behaved like a pure businessman buying just football players without due consideration for the tactics of the team and, as a result, the usefulness of the player to a team like Manchester United.Todd has zero knowledge about football. This guy was being scammed many times like buying mudryk which was a stupid guy who can do nothing in EPL. Mdryk was also performing so badly in its national club as well.
Some players bought by todd are utterly scam. These players were over rated like caicedo. Chelsea needs to get full points before they will face harder fixtures in upcoming months.
Chelsea needs a miracle to make it happen. Just seeing pochettino to do something right like put the player on its best position instead of doing experiment like potter shit ball.
Many of the things they did in this transfer window don't make sense to us because they readily let go of many star players and bought new ones. But their performance is still the same, namely difficulty in achieving victory. So what is the meaning of the investment they are making on a large scale?
Yes, I agree with you that placing the players in their best positions will make it easier for the players to control their line areas rather than making changes that have a negative impact on the players' performance on the field.
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