The generic transfer thread

[Winston Smith]

Sad to see three more young English players chase the money to end up in City's reserves/academy team...... Will they ever learn?

Not sure chasing money is the only reason someone would join City tbf.

[No Fixed Abode]

Seems like FFP rules have been relaxed. Especially for City.....

[Sanguine]

Sad to see three more young English players chase the money to end up in City's reserves/academy team...... Will they ever learn?

We only see these players for 90mins on a Saturday afternoon. They spend 6 days a week doing other things that to them could be worth signing for the club for - i mean i would be happy picking up £30k a week, training with the best players in the world, working alongside the best coaches etc even if it meant i don't get to play in the first team every week.

Ever. Apart from the League Cup. As a sub.

[TBM]

Sad to see three more young English players chase the money to end up in City's reserves/academy team...... Will they ever learn?

We only see these players for 90mins on a Saturday afternoon. They spend 6 days a week doing other things that to them could be worth signing for the club for - i mean i would be happy picking up £30k a week, training with the best players in the world, working alongside the best coaches etc even if it meant i don't get to play in the first team every week.

Ever. Apart from the League Cup. As a sub.

tbh if you believe in your ability then you can't say "ever".....

[Hoop Blah]

Certainly not £12mil worth of player though.

At 18 years old, that money is nothing if he turns out to be a future star for them/England

Exactly.

That price will no doubt include a load of payments that are triggered by his and their future success and they're buying an asset as much as a player for the short term,

Spurs paid £7m for Bale 8 years ago. It took him a few years of being a bit poor and unlucky with them but that investment in an asset turned into £75m profit. City might not sell Roberts but their going to be looking at it as a long term investment, which at that price isn't that big a deal (especially to them).

[Winston Smith]

Alex McCarthy to Palace - £3.5M

[Sanguine]

Palace have taken Patrick Bamford on loan for the season too.

[TBM]

Alex McCarthy to Palace - £3.5M

Do we get a % of this?

[LWJ]

Palace have made some good buys

[No Fixed Abode]

Palace have made some good buys

Potentially.

[Coppelled_Streets]

It's usually % of profit on the sale, so if we do it'll be peanuts.

[TBM]

It's usually % of profit on the sale, so if we do it'll be peanuts.

Not always. Doyle was % of sale

[Coppelled_Streets]

It's usually % of profit on the sale, so if we do it'll be peanuts.

Not always. Doyle was % of sale

Hence "usually".

[Winston Smith]

It's usually % of profit on the sale, so if we do it'll be peanuts.

According to Championship Manager?

[Coppelled_Streets]

It's usually % of profit on the sale, so if we do it'll be peanuts.

According to Championship Manager?

Charles Watts.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Vidal off to Bayern. Gutted, would have loved to see him in the Prem.

[No Fixed Abode]

Middlesbrough make £14m bid for Jordan Rhodes.

[Pepe the Horseman]

FinALOLnciALOLLOL FALOLiROFL PLOLALOLy

[6ft Kerplunk]

LOL, my Boro supporting colleague was questioning where the money was even going to come from for the Downing deal.

[Sanguine]

I'm so pleased we never signed Jordan Rhodes.