Alvarez done deal - £82m to Atletico

[Phil1]

It’s a fucking exceptional deal for us.
We can more than cover his minutes without even splashing on a replacement.
He came, he saw, he conquered.
We all move on and live happily ever after.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

It will be like a prison. No quality passes and a 500m release clause. Plus he will need to learn how to kick and dive. But good luck to him.

Lots of Argies there so he'll be fine. They can all get together and sing the french song

 

[Phil1]

Are we now a selling club?

State of you.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Why celebrate anything just sit back and relax enjoy last seasons league win again knowing the club is is very well run and we have nothing to worry about. Worry about next season when we are in it. Some are so worried about transfers and next season from the minute the season finished they have had no celebration of last seasons success.

Good advice that.

What I will say is that it's mostly me just thinking out loud about how the squad could be improved, rather than genuine worry.

We've got more than enough quality to do it all over again but I do feel like we're potentially passing up an opportunity to improve.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Are we now a selling club?

Definitely. Buy cheap, sell high has been the club's policy for quite a while, usually via the academy, but increasingly across the board.

It works, don't change it.

 

[Asa's left peg]

If we spend these funds right they could last 10 years! It's not 100m of course but Liverpool spent the Coutinho money really well.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

It’s a fucking exceptional deal for us.
We can more than cover his minutes without even splashing on a replacement.
He came, he saw, he conquered.
We all move on and live happily ever after.

Pump your brakes. Wait until he starts talking about he felt sick here

 

[failsworthblueboy]

If we spend these funds right they could last 10 years! It's not 100m of course but Liverpool spent the Coutinho money really well.

They still have £65 million of the Coutinho money left mate.

 

[M Gaudino]

Akanji?

akanji has been maybe our best signing of the past 10 years for what we paid

 

[GaudinoMotors]

That pretty much nails it. He's not going to be a first choice player while the lanky guy is around, and that sort of fee (for essentially a squad player) is too good to turn down.

Until Lanky misses sitters, gets injured or has his head turned. All possible in the short term even.
But can see it is compulsory and customary to applaud such good business in losing a World regarded player. Presumably an equally top notch player is lined up.