2022 Summer Transfer Window Rumors/News Etc

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun May 29, 2022 8:12 am

Did I name it right? That’s what’s upon us, I think? Contracts and decisions in int’l soccer still puzzle me. Change coming for Liverpool.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun May 29, 2022 8:24 am

Named it correct. I don't care for this news. Mane is just a class human being, and such a good striker. I suppose my Man U fandom is glad he's out of the league (rumors are Munich is his destination), but this move baffles me a little from Liverpool's position.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun May 29, 2022 8:43 am

Yeah, I never have any kind of handle on when guys are starting the decline - maybe Liverpool thinks it is near the start of a decline for Mane and wants to sell high? He's just really been the engine/heart/whatever metaphor works for their dominant run. Gonna be hard to replace entirely.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun May 29, 2022 8:44 am

Also, I want Pulisic away from tuechel.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun May 29, 2022 9:05 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 8:43 am Yeah, I never have any kind of handle on when guys are starting the decline - maybe Liverpool thinks it is near the start of a decline for Mane and wants to sell high? He's just really been the engine/heart/whatever metaphor works for their dominant run. Gonna be hard to replace entirely.

He's definitely getting older. That vaunted front line is all getting older, and in theory I like refreshing your team before they get stale, but it does feel like all three of Salah, Firmino, and Mane all have more to offer.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun May 29, 2022 9:06 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 8:44 am Also, I want Pulisic away from tuechel.

Agreed.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun May 29, 2022 9:08 am

Sadi-Out would have worked as a title.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun May 29, 2022 10:05 am

mister d wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 9:08 am Sadi-Out would have worked as a title.

Doh!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun May 29, 2022 10:53 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 9:05 am He's definitely getting older. That vaunted front line is all getting older, and in theory I like refreshing your team before they get stale, but it does feel like all three of Salah, Firmino, and Mane all have more to offer.

Of those three, I think Firmino is the one who has really started to decline. Although Salah hasn't looked the same since the AfCon/World Cup qualifiers.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun May 29, 2022 12:11 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 9:06 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 8:44 am Also, I want Pulisic away from tuechel.
Agreed.

Seems like a top level problem to me. Coach played him a dortumund or a different guy?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun May 29, 2022 12:57 pm

I’m kinda hoping the fortunate CL draw masks what appears to be a clear decline among their core for atleast the summer window.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon May 30, 2022 9:29 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 9:06 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 8:44 am Also, I want Pulisic away from tuechel.
Agreed.

Not sure why you think Tuchel is the problem. It's really an issue of beating out a large group of players for a few spots. It existed before Tuchel got there. I love Chelsea and Pulisic, but he hasn't separated himself from Mount, Werner, Havertz, or even Ziyach. (And it was Hazard, Willian, and Pedro before).

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon May 30, 2022 10:33 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 9:29 am
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 9:06 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 8:44 am Also, I want Pulisic away from tuechel.
Agreed.
Not sure why you think Tuchel is the problem. It's really an issue of beating out a large group of players for a few spots. It existed before Tuchel got there. I love Chelsea and Pulisic, but he hasn't separated himself from Mount, Werner, Havertz, or even Ziyach. (And it was Hazard, Willian, and Pedro before).

Tuchel, Chelsea, whoever. I'd love for him to take a mile and a half walk west and add himself to the list of Americans who succeeded at the Cottage.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon May 30, 2022 12:02 pm

Chelsea sold for $3.2b (biggest in history) to the guy who owns a bunch of the Dodgers.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon May 30, 2022 1:13 pm

We won’t rest until we have the backup keeper at every Super League team.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon May 30, 2022 8:53 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 1:13 pm

We won’t rest until we have the backup keeper at every Super League team.

Point taken, but an 18 yo, I'd be thrilled to see an American kid as a backup keeper at a super club. At 27 it doesn't benefit anyone. OTOH, maybe training at Arsenal is better experience than playing in MLS, genuinely not sure.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 30, 2022 9:58 pm

Shoot 27 is young for a keeper.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon May 30, 2022 11:18 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 9:58 pm Shoot 27 is young for a keeper.

True, but Matt Turner has no chance of starting at Arsenal, and he is backing up a 24 yo.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:27 pm

Does Arlo White getting dumped by NBC count for this thread?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jun 02, 2022 10:01 pm

Sucks, although Drury is pretty good too.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:46 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:27 pm Does Arlo White getting dumped by NBC count for this thread?

Wait...really? That sucks....I've also thought Arlo was really good (he used to be the Sounders announcer).

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:14 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:46 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:27 pm Does Arlo White getting dumped by NBC count for this thread?
Wait...really? That sucks....I've also thought Arlo was really good (he used to be the Sounders announcer).

Arlo is fantastic and hilarious. When I heard he was leaving NBC, I assumed it was his choice.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:25 am

My understanding is that all of the original NBC/EPL on air contracts were the same length as the original contract for the channel to carry the league, and next season will be a new contract between the channel and league. So, not a firing, more like a Bosman.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:33 am

Really unclear. I saw a tweet from him that indicated the story on how this went down will come out at some point.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:20 am

Rebecca better stay along with her "Back in a mo" comment

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:37 am

Baloney wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:20 am Rebecca better stay along with her "Back in a mo" comment

Seems like I remember her already reupping with NBC, given her Olympics work.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:49 am

What I'm seeing is she's signed through 2022, but I don't have time to get more than an Athletic interview from last August and here Wiki page.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:58 am

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:48 am

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:34 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:47 pm

Jesus and Sterling out is making me exceptionally sad.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:13 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:47 pm Jesus and Sterling out is making me exceptionally sad.

Jesus gave me quite the opposite feeling. My only concern, I heard Jesus is looking to play out wide. Arsenal's best players are wingers, and we have nothing but a very lame Nketiah up front. My daughter was asking for a new Arsenal jersey. I'm thinking she needs to walk around wearing a Jesus shirt.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:16 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:13 pm
mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:47 pm Jesus and Sterling out is making me exceptionally sad.
Jesus gave me quite the opposite feeling. My only concern, I heard Jesus is looking to play out wide. Arsenal's best players are wingers, and we have nothing but a very lame Nketiah up front. My daughter was asking for a new Arsenal jersey. I'm thinking she needs to walk around wearing a Jesus shirt.

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mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:27 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:13 pmMy only concern, I heard Jesus is looking to play out wide.

That’s where he should be and, theoretically, he would have worked great with Haaland. Not sure why Pep never fully invested.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:16 pm

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:51 pm

Bye, Felicia

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:06 pm

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:13 am

Bayern are savage!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:18 am

degenerasian wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:13 am Bayern are savage!

Love it! (as a Man U fan wanting Barca to hurry up with the de Jong transfer)

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:57 am

Tyler Adams to Leeds looks like a done deal. 20 million pounds. With Adams and Aaronson, Leeds is suddenly my EPL side chick.