Hi,
Transfer deadline days are fun for football fans. While most fans are looking for one major buy, it is a time when clubs cut their losses and sell off certain players. Mario Balotelli left Liverpool on deadline day, August 2016 on a FREE. Allen, Benteke and almost a dozen others followed and the cases of Allen and Balotelli making us wonder if Liverpool forgot YNWA. Well Balotelli had to go. Loans were the trend on deadline day with Manchester City sending players worth around 80 MILLION on loan. Hart, Nasri, Bony and Mangala left on loan as EPL’s wage bills reduced by a good amount.
It was a surprising summer where Stones went for almost 50 million, Mane for 30 million, Gomes for 50 million and Higuain (Oh my God. How drunk were they?) for a blasphemous amount. On the other hand, deals were done on the cheap. Ibrahimovic (Signing of the Summer! Mark my words), Feghouli, Matip, Menez, Mandanda, Llorente, Valdes, Balotelli (He He He) … All on free transfers while few bargains were made as well. Nani was a steal given his for in the Euro and Morata and Denis Suarez were bought back on the cheap while Bartra, Gabigol, Digne were bought for not-so-crazy prices.
Barca who made it known that they had no money to spend managed to buy Gomes and then some more in a busy window while underdogs Leicester purchased the likes of Musa and Zieler to cement their place on top. With matches already having happened, a lot of questions are in place. Like 1. Why did Liverpool not buy a left back? 2. Why did Real Madrid have a silent window despite a potential ban? 3. Why are people crazy for David Luiz?
Crystal Palace and Bournemouth showcased their spending power with TV money while Liverpool had a record number of exits and a net negative spending (When did we see that before?). Guardiola’s arrival brought the likes of Sane, Stones, Nolito, Gundogan among others while Mourinho brought Pogba back ‘home’ and Mkhitaryan too. 12 clubs broke their transfer record (Add-ons could add Liverpool to this list) Loans were everywhere with the likes of Negredo, Markovic, the above 4 from City and 38 players(YES 38!) from Chelsea including a three year loan for Cuadrado.
The windows are sealed. It won’t open for another four months. Now is the time when the managers let their spending do the talking. Will the biggest spenders earn the biggest rewards or will someone do a Leicester this year (Mind you. Leicester spent the windfall from the sale of Kante and then some more). Gameiro and Noltio snubbed Barca but Alcacer opted to be the understudy of MSN. Rodriguez and Isco will stay at Madrid as another season kicks into full-swing after a short International Break.
Game On!
Q
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