General Transfer Thread Summer 2023

[JockStrap]

Class player

Signed by a certain Jurgen Klopp.

[miller0863]

There’s really something not right about their transfer dealings


Porto have completed the £12.7m signing of 20-year-old Spain striker Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid - just weeks after a proposed £33.9m move to Chelsea collapsed. (Athletic - subscription required), external

[miller0863]

Manchester United have agreed a 50m euros (£42.29m) fee with Paris St-Germain for Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte.
The deal also includes a potential for 10m euros (£8.46m) in additional payments.
It is possible Ugarte could fly to Manchester for a medical later on Tuesday.
The move comes at the same time as midfielder Scott McTominay’s proposed 30m euros (£25.37m) switch to Napoli.
Ugarte has been linked with United throughout the summer and is now poised to sign for the Old Trafford club, just one year after joining PSG from Sporting Lisbon for a reported 60m euros.
The 23-year-old made 37 appearances for Luis Enrique's side, including 25 in the league as PSG won their 12th Ligue 1 title.
It is understood PSG have also negotiated a 10% sell-on clause for Ugarte, with both clubs privately claiming they are happy with the deal.
The Ugarte deal is contingent on McTominay completing his switch to Napoli, although there is confidence at Old Trafford that transfer will be done.
McTominay is due to travel to Italy on Tuesday for a medical.

[justincredible]

Manchester United have agreed a 50m euros (£42.29m) fee with Paris St-Germain for Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte.
The deal also includes a potential for 10m euros (£8.46m) in additional payments.
It is possible Ugarte could fly to Manchester for a medical later on Tuesday.
The move comes at the same time as midfielder Scott McTominay’s proposed 30m euros (£25.37m) switch to Napoli.
Ugarte has been linked with United throughout the summer and is now poised to sign for the Old Trafford club, just one year after joining PSG from Sporting Lisbon for a reported 60m euros.
The 23-year-old made 37 appearances for Luis Enrique's side, including 25 in the league as PSG won their 12th Ligue 1 title.
It is understood PSG have also negotiated a 10% sell-on clause for Ugarte, with both clubs privately claiming they are happy with the deal.
The Ugarte deal is contingent on McTominay completing his switch to Napoli, although there is confidence at Old Trafford that transfer will be done.
McTominay is due to travel to Italy on Tuesday for a medical.

They're back.!!!

[Insidious]

Ugarte to Man United is an interesting one.

I don't think anyone is in doubt that he is a very capable destroyer-type, but he doesn't contribute a lot in terms of attack-minded ball progression and isn't the best at receiving the ball under pressure, or with his back to goal.

Are they trying to be a ball-playing side or aren't they? Smacks of "he is a good player, buy him, it will work itself out" rather than "he is a good player, buy him, he clearly fits our system".

I can imagine him being bought by them, being started against us at the weekend, having an excellent game, being lauded as the next coming of Makelele for a few months, then going on to have a distinctly average career with them.

[miller0863]

Think they will be much better this season and will stay in and around top four for the duration

[JockStrap]

Think they will be much better this season and will stay in and around top four for the duration

Brighton.

[jozza800]

Think they will be much better this season and will stay in and around top four for the duration

They were awful against Brighton. It was same shit / different season.

[miller0863]

We’ll see. They have a nasty habit of picking up points and even trophies while playing utter garbage.

[Insidious]

Think they will be much better this season and will stay in and around top four for the duration

Big shout that - fair play if you end up being spot on with it - personally think they'll fall short again given the squad they have not yet feeling like they're all stylistically pulling in the one direction.