The other clubs who voted against the window were Swansea, Watford and Crystal Palace, it is believed Burnley abstained.Both Manchester clubs voted against it. Not sure about the rest.
It's only a good decision if other leagues had agreed to do the same thing. It doesn't matter if certain clubs have not got deals done quickly when there is a chance for the other Big European Clubs can still pinch the best players for two weeks after the Premiership window closes. A better decision would have been to limit domestic transfers to pre-season and still allow international transfers to take place. I'm sure if that would have been the case none of this cluster **** would have happened.Locking the window early is a good decision, you just ****** it up by not doing your deals quick enough. I don't see Guardiola and Klopp complaining.
It's only a good decision if other leagues had agreed to do the same thing. It doesn't matter if certain clubs have not got deals done quickly when there is a chance for the other Big European Clubs can still pinch the best players for two weeks after the Premiership window closes. A better decision would have been to limit domestic transfers to pre-season and still allow international transfers to take place. I'm sure if that would have been the case none of this cluster **** would have happened.
From the BBC-
It is looking increasingly likely Anthony Martial will remain @ManUtd beyond Thursday. Club not actively looking to sell at this stage. To late in the window, and no reasonable offers.
Also so say that Toby is defo first choice. With Maguire and Boateng as fall back options.
Its to late because Utd won’t have time to replace him.How is it too late in the window? Players can still be sold until the end of August, it is only incoming transfers that are limited to the 9th, and then only in the EPL - European clubs can still buy and sell through the month and players from England can be sold - they just can't join an English club.
My understanding (which is limited to be fair) is that the idea was that clubs were having to upset the team balance and cohesion with players joining after the season had started. So now, English clubs can't bring anyone IN once the season kicks off.
Given the involvement of agents now, talks start earlier, negotiations take longer because there is, simply put, more to negotiate now than there used to be.
As I see it it is mostly to protect the smaller clubs. Since the big clubs often tend to snowball the transfermarket. If a top club starts bad they start panic buying. Which can result in smaller clubs not being able to replace a player, while they can't reject those insane offers either, because football clubs are businesses.
In the end you will keep the deadline madness, but atleast a club knows where it is at at the start of the first match and it should make the competition as a whole more fair.
For example a club knows it'll be fighting against relegation and has 1-2 superstars. It will keep the super stars for the first 3 matches against other relegation candidates to get a head start and then sell their player. Those points could mean relegation or not at the end of season.
As I see it it is mostly to protect the smaller clubs. Since the big clubs often tend to snowball the transfermarket. If a top club starts bad they start panic buying. Which can result in smaller clubs not being able to replace a player, while they can't reject those insane offers either, because football clubs are businesses.
In the end you will keep the deadline madness, but atleast a club knows where it is at at the start of the first match and it should make the competition as a whole more fair.
For example a club knows it'll be fighting against relegation and has 1-2 superstars. It will keep the super stars for the first 3 matches against other relegation candidates to get a head start and then sell their player. Those points could mean relegation or not at the end of season.
Spot on. Top club has a bad start, goes into emergency mode, looks into proven talent so best way is to take someone from PL, small clubs can't fight huge offers and have to scramble in last minute to find a replacement. Happens far too often and it's no wonder it was smaller clubs who forced that rule.
Can't disagree with that at all, but the smaller clubs are still somewhat vulnerable to losing players to the end of August, and won;t be allowed to replace them under the current EPL situation.
They won't be sold to EPL clubs granted, but some of the foreign players at say Watford, Palace, Brighton etc could be taken to European Leagues.
How do we know Pogba is not happy? Looked pretty happy on the Instagram vids playing and joking with the lads in training.This Pogba talk is very alarming, him and Martial not happy on eve of season.... Mourinho unsettled... what could go wrong.
I really hope we just ride the wave and come through this on the other side.
How do we know Pogba is not happy? Looked pretty happy on the Instagram vids playing and joking with the lads in training.
La Sexta, Joao Felix, Gerard Romero, Cope, Cedana Sar all tier 1/2 saying there has been no offer from Barca for Pogba. Just another case of Riola using his Italian buddies to get Pogba parity with Sanchez money.
Headline quotes from the Spanish sports pages this morning:
"Pogba won't sign for Barca."
"United have vetoed the sale."
"Barca haven't even had the option of making an offer."
"The English club consider Pogba intransferible."
"Mourinho has flatly refused to negotiate any option of a transfer."
"According to Barca sources 'there is a 0.01% chance.'"