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Summer Update / 2019
We had the most important Summer in the Club's history ahead of us. For the first time we had taken a step back, and we needed to get on the front foot again.
Facilities Upgrades
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Some great news to begin the Summer with. Further improvements would be made to the training facilities at the club, and the Stadium would be expanded to around 30,000 seats. Our facilities are really starting to rival that of Ajax's and PSV's.
Transfers OUT
Franco Pereyra / AS Monaco - 20 million, could rise to 26 million
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12th July 2019 will be remembered as one of the saddest days in De Graafschap history. That's how much I loved this guy! Franco Pereyra has felt like bringing up my long lost son, he has been absolutely unreal since he joined in 2016 for 1.2 million from Wanderers in Uruguay. In his first season he scored 10 goals in 10 games after joining in January. Since then he has since gone on to play in a World Cup Final, win World Cup Best goal, and score 69 goals for the club in only 96 total appearances for De Graafschap. He will be dearly missed, but I just couldn't turn down that sum of money for anyone in the position we are currently in. He is already tearing up the French league, and I wish him the best of luck! As you can see we parted emotionally. - Miss you Franco!
Florian Thauvin / Lyon - 10.75 Million
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Florian Thauvin leaves the club after a few really successful years with us. He was really dissappointed with the team's performance last season though, so Lyon met his release clause and he was off. A shame to see such a talented lad go, but we did make a profit of 8 Million on him.
Adrien Rabiot / Stoke - 8.5 million
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A big sale for the club, but I felt he was becoming surplus to requirements do to the top class CMs we have coming through the youth and have brought in. 5.5 million profit.
Luke Jovic / Fenerbache - 5.5 million
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Luka Jovic has never lived up to the high hopes I had for him, he had to go. If he does ever reach his potential we are owed 25% of his next transfer fee.
Reguillio Tiendalli / Heracles / 975k
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Heracles signed our youth product via the 'Approach to sign' method, which I was pretty happy with as we are owed 25% of his next fee, and is a good chance for him to reach his potential. His brother Erik went out on loan to FC Twente, and is looking like a very promising CB.
Lucas Boye / Gimnastic - Loan
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Lucas Boye has not performed how I hoped he would at all when I bought him in permanently, he hasnt been good enough. I told him to go and prove himself at our feeder club Gimnastic. We can always recall him if we need him.
Josef Silhavy / Brondby - Loan
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Last season we conceded far too many goals, and I think a large chunk of the blame goes to Josef. After being our 1st choice GK he has not progressed as much as I had hoped, Raul Gudino will be our 1st choice this season, with Sebastian Flachi 2nd choice.
A load of other younger players who haven't progressed how I hoped have been sold, all for a really good profit as we signed them for so cheap. We sold or loaned out 3 strikers, which means we had to get some business done!
Players IN
Clearly, we lost some great players in the Summer, so it was vital to bring in top quality players otherwise we could take another step back!
Renato Mabilia / Gremio - 6.5 million, could rise to 8.5
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Let me introduce you to Franco Pereyra's replacement! No pressure then! He looks top class though, already a Complete forward who can do a bit of everything! Really high hopes for Renato Mabilia
Carlao / Santos Laguna - 5 million
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Looking back I may have slightly overpaid for this guy, but he could be a future captain at the club. I originally brought him in as a starting RB, but we won't be playing with full backs so he will be a rotational player in CM.
Jeremie Boga / Chelsea - 3.3 million
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A great talent who has never been fully utilised, we will see if we can turn Jeremie Boga into a world class player, he looks decent already!
Tonny Trindade de Vilhena / Sampdoria - 1.5 million
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Absolutely delighted with this signing. Tonny was so good at Feyenoord a few years ago, he won Dutch Young Player of the Year in 2016, but then moved to Sampdoria for 8 million euros. He has since not got a look in, and has probably regressed quite a lot as a player. I plan on bringing him back to his best at De Graafschap, he will be one of our main men this year at CAM.
Jiri Hruska / Dukla Prague - 1.5 million
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1.5 milion for a 16 year old? Yes, but this man can do anything, he will one day be one of the World's best CMs, just wait! He is already playing for the Czech national side!
Juan Sanchez Mino / Torino - 900k
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Bought in to replace Aaron Meijers as back-up down the left flank, quite a versatile player.
Farek Handzic / Hadjek - 650k
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Wow, what a talent this young man is. Another 16 year old from Europe, he could be a world class player one day!
Miguel Garces / Deportivo Cali - 650k
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Another player signed from Deportivo Cali, following in Cesar Gomez and Juan Alejandro Ocampo's footsteps. Signed with hours to spare on deadline day, he is a brilliant talent, extremely technically gifted.
Josip Covic / Zagreb - Free
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Adds to our options as a replacement for Florian Thauvin. Josip is playing in Bosnia's national side, and is a great pick-up for free.
Rodney Kongolo / Man City - Free
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The young Dutchman adds to our options all the way through the centre of the pitch. He could be a great player, but is only a rotation option at the moment.
Overall I am very happy with the signings. I think we have brought in some brilliant talents, who will join our already potential-filled squad. We are ready to challenge for the league title again!
Finances
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The finances of the club are looking really healthy after some good business over the last few years.
Yeah, hopefully next season will be better. I got Sami Khedira tutoring him so should be good 
Ajax and PSV seem to sell their best players after they have had 1 good season at the club, kind of annoying because I want Dutch football to grow!
I think I had to do it though, couldn't turn that down, stats wise Mabilia is better than him too I think. I checked on him, half way through October he still hasn't played a Ligue 1 game, he isnt getting a look in at Monaco! Might be able to buy him back cheap hehe.. XD