Summer Transfer Window 2019

[Seathestars]

etoro got a big slice of money from Russian's state bank Sberbank four or five years ago

Silicon Round-Up: eToro plans UK push after snagging $27m from

www.standard.co.uk

Usi deals with, or has dealt, Sberbank as part of his Metalloinvest and Megafon empires

Russia's Sberbank buys 10 pct stake in Metalloinvest's subsidiary

Mikhailovsky GOK, a subsidiary of Russia's biggest iron ore producer Metalloinvest, said late on Friday that the group's lender, Sberbank, has bought 10 percent of GOK's shares in a deal aimed at easing the plant's debt burden.

www.reuters.com

Russia's Usmanov pledges more of his Megafon stake as collateral

Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia's richest men, has increased the number of Megafon shares pledged as collateral to Sberbank following a drop in the mobile phone operator's stock value.

www.reuters.com

not to mention his links via Headhunter

Russia’s HeadHunter Prepares to Sell Shares to Public - The Moscow Times

Russia's leading job searching service HeadHunter is preparing for a $250 million initial public offering (IPO) in May-June 2019 on NASDAQ, the Vedomosti daily newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unnamed investment bankers and sources close to the shareholders of the company. HeadHunter had...

www.themoscowtimes.com

Now plainly, given where in the world Usi's empire is, he's almost guaranteed to deal with Sberbank, and also, etoro sponsor five or six PL clubs, so it would be wrong to make too much of those links, but I'm sure his indirect links to them didn't do any harm.

Reading between the lines it absolutely stinks all this.
But Usi will have it smelling like roses
Everton are back

 

[Yarrgh]

Like the tide going out before a tsunami.

The emptying of a dock before you start building.

 

[Azza]

That's really nothing like how it went at all. Here's the transcript:

Juventus: Ciao Mr Brands

Brands: *Heavy breathing*

Juventus: Mr Brands?

Brands: ... uh, huh, hello?

Juventus: Mr Brands! Hi! We were wondering if you would like Mandzukic for one season?

Brands: Hurrgh!. What? Who?

Juventus: Mandzukic, Mr Brands! Top class Croatian striker.

Brands: a/s/l?

Juventus: What?

Brands: Agurrrrr. You know what I'm asking.

Juventus: Oh. Erm, 33, male, Turin.

Brands: nolol. You have any teenagers?

Juventus: Che cosa?

Brands: Adolescente!

Juventus: Um, well we have one but not that we would part with.

Brands: I want him.

Juventus: Mr Brands, I'm sorry but we...

Brands: I shall take him.

Juventus: Mr Brands! This is inapp...

Brands: He is taken.

Juventus: Mr Brands you cannot just claim he is taken and it be so! There is a complex process to a transfer beteween clubs, as you well kno...

Brands: Urghhh! Check Twitter.

Juventus: What? Why would we want to... oh Dio!

Brands: Say it.

Juventus: This cannot be....

Brands: SAY IT

Juventus: "Moist Ken is a bloo"... this cannot be!

Brands: I took him at "Ciao".

Juventus: This is heartbreaking Mr Brands! You cannot do thi...

Brands: He is mine. Now ask me.

Juventus: Ask you what?

Brands: Ask me.

Juventus: Mr brands? I do not know what you are...

Brands: ASK ME!

Juventus: Very well Mr Brands! Very well! What were those sounds?

Brands: Describe the sounds.

Juventus: "uh", "hurrr", "agurrr", etc.

Brands: What would you like to know?

Juventus: You asked me to ask!

Brands: And now tell me.

Juventus: Tell you what?

Brands: Tell me what the sounds were.

Juventus: Mr Brands, you asked me to ask! I have no idea!

Brands: Your boy is mine. I have taken all that you love. Tell me.

Juventus: Mr Brands!

Brands: TELL ME

Juventus: It was you ploughing mia madre wasn't it?

Brands: And I wasn't even erect when I did it.

Juventus: Mr Brands, what you have done seems unnecessary.

Brands: I think you need to speak to your mother.

Juventus: Is she still there.

Brands: Yes (passes phone)

Juve's mum: Mio caro?

Juventus: Mia madre? Is that really you?

Juve's mum: Sì

Juventus: What have you done?

Juve's mum: I've taken it in three holes from Mr Brands while he signed Moise Kean.

Juventus: OH MAMA! WHY?

Juve's mum: You're too young to understand.

Juventus: Did you at least get him to insert a buy back clause?

Juve's mum: Yes, he inserted a buy back clause.

Juventus: Really? Oh well, at least that's some good news.

Juve's mum: Wait, my English is not perfect: when you say 'buy back clause' do you mean nine fingers and a wheel of edam?

Juventus: NO MAMA! I mean a contractual agreement to re-sign Moise in a year or two!

Juve's mum: Ah. No. He just inserted nine fingers and a wheel of edam.

Juventus: MAMAAAAAA!

Brands: Is there a problem?

Juventus: Are you now my papa?

Brands: I'll never be papa. *hangs up*

Quoting for how amazing this is.

 

[Sinski]

That's really nothing like how it went at all. Here's the transcript:

Juventus: Ciao Mr Brands

Brands: *Heavy breathing*

Juventus: Mr Brands?

Brands: ... uh, huh, hello?

Juventus: Mr Brands! Hi! We were wondering if you would like Mandzukic for one season?

Brands: Hurrgh!. What? Who?

Juventus: Mandzukic, Mr Brands! Top class Croatian striker.

Brands: a/s/l?

Juventus: What?

Brands: Agurrrrr. You know what I'm asking.

Juventus: Oh. Erm, 33, male, Turin.

Brands: nolol. You have any teenagers?

Juventus: Che cosa?

Brands: Adolescente!

Juventus: Um, well we have one but not that we would part with.

Brands: I want him.

Juventus: Mr Brands, I'm sorry but we...

Brands: I shall take him.

Juventus: Mr Brands! This is inapp...

Brands: He is taken.

Juventus: Mr Brands you cannot just claim he is taken and it be so! There is a complex process to a transfer beteween clubs, as you well kno...

Brands: Urghhh! Check Twitter.

Juventus: What? Why would we want to... oh Dio!

Brands: Say it.

Juventus: This cannot be....

Brands: SAY IT

Juventus: "Moist Ken is a bloo"... this cannot be!

Brands: I took him at "Ciao".

Juventus: This is heartbreaking Mr Brands! You cannot do thi...

Brands: He is mine. Now ask me.

Juventus: Ask you what?

Brands: Ask me.

Juventus: Mr brands? I do not know what you are...

Brands: ASK ME!

Juventus: Very well Mr Brands! Very well! What were those sounds?

Brands: Describe the sounds.

Juventus: "uh", "hurrr", "agurrr", etc.

Brands: What would you like to know?

Juventus: You asked me to ask!

Brands: And now tell me.

Juventus: Tell you what?

Brands: Tell me what the sounds were.

Juventus: Mr Brands, you asked me to ask! I have no idea!

Brands: Your boy is mine. I have taken all that you love. Tell me.

Juventus: Mr Brands!

Brands: TELL ME

Juventus: It was you ploughing mia madre wasn't it?

Brands: And I wasn't even erect when I did it.

Juventus: Mr Brands, what you have done seems unnecessary.

Brands: I think you need to speak to your mother.

Juventus: Is she still there.

Brands: Yes (passes phone)

Juve's mum: Mio caro?

Juventus: Mia madre? Is that really you?

Juve's mum: Sì

Juventus: What have you done?

Juve's mum: I've taken it in three holes from Mr Brands while he signed Moise Kean.

Juventus: OH MAMA! WHY?

Juve's mum: You're too young to understand.

Juventus: Did you at least get him to insert a buy back clause?

Juve's mum: Yes, he inserted a buy back clause.

Juventus: Really? Oh well, at least that's some good news.

Juve's mum: Wait, my English is not perfect: when you say 'buy back clause' do you mean nine fingers and a wheel of edam?

Juventus: NO MAMA! I mean a contractual agreement to re-sign Moise in a year or two!

Juve's mum: Ah. No. He just inserted nine fingers and a wheel of edam.

Juventus: MAMAAAAAA!

Brands: Is there a problem?

Juventus: Are you now my papa?

Brands: I'll never be papa. *hangs up*

Wheel of Edam!!!!lol

 

[TheBigIguana]

Honestly if James can't find a club and we have 60m earmarked for an attacker why don't we toss that at Madrid and see how he feels about being the center of a team and not a talented player who gets dropped at the first sign of trouble. It isn't going to happen but who cares try anyway at this point.

 

[buskwhi2]

Honestly if James can't find a club and we have 60m earmarked for an attacker why don't we toss that at Madrid and see how he feels about being the center of a team and not a talented player who gets dropped at the first sign of trouble. It isn't going to happen but who cares try anyway at this point.

I imagine his wages will be pretty high?

 

[Thetigerblue]

I would love him, imagine Goodison with him there. Would be madness.
I doubt he’d last 5 minutes with VAR lol

Me too.
He'd score 4 against Liverpool and be sent off. All within the first 30 mins. Bedlam guaranteed.
Thing is, always comes across as a big game player. Not frightened by anyone.

 

[Tel001]

Honestly if James can't find a club and we have 60m earmarked for an attacker why don't we toss that at Madrid and see how he feels about being the center of a team and not a talented player who gets dropped at the first sign of trouble. It isn't going to happen but who cares try anyway at this point.

I reckon that would cover his wages for a 5 year deal... maybe . But I would love to have a player like him here, but would be really worried he would do a Sanchez , bale etc and just give up and collect money

 

[Seathestars]

Me too.
He'd score 4 against Liverpool and be sent off. All within the first 30 mins. Bedlam guaranteed.
Thing is, always comes across as a big game player. Not frightened by anyone.

He thrives on the opposition, the better they are the better and more snide he becomes, he's great.

 

[Tel001]

That's really nothing like how it went at all. Here's the transcript:

Juventus: Ciao Mr Brands

Brands: *Heavy breathing*

Juventus: Mr Brands?

Brands: ... uh, huh, hello?

Juventus: Mr Brands! Hi! We were wondering if you would like Mandzukic for one season?

Brands: Hurrgh!. What? Who?

Juventus: Mandzukic, Mr Brands! Top class Croatian striker.

Brands: a/s/l?

Juventus: What?

Brands: Agurrrrr. You know what I'm asking.

Juventus: Oh. Erm, 33, male, Turin.

Brands: nolol. You have any teenagers?

Juventus: Che cosa?

Brands: Adolescente!

Juventus: Um, well we have one but not that we would part with.

Brands: I want him.

Juventus: Mr Brands, I'm sorry but we...

Brands: I shall take him.

Juventus: Mr Brands! This is inapp...

Brands: He is taken.

Juventus: Mr Brands you cannot just claim he is taken and it be so! There is a complex process to a transfer beteween clubs, as you well kno...

Brands: Urghhh! Check Twitter.

Juventus: What? Why would we want to... oh Dio!

Brands: Say it.

Juventus: This cannot be....

Brands: SAY IT

Juventus: "Moist Ken is a bloo"... this cannot be!

Brands: I took him at "Ciao".

Juventus: This is heartbreaking Mr Brands! You cannot do thi...

Brands: He is mine. Now ask me.

Juventus: Ask you what?

Brands: Ask me.

Juventus: Mr brands? I do not know what you are...

Brands: ASK ME!

Juventus: Very well Mr Brands! Very well! What were those sounds?

Brands: Describe the sounds.

Juventus: "uh", "hurrr", "agurrr", etc.

Brands: What would you like to know?

Juventus: You asked me to ask!

Brands: And now tell me.

Juventus: Tell you what?

Brands: Tell me what the sounds were.

Juventus: Mr Brands, you asked me to ask! I have no idea!

Brands: Your boy is mine. I have taken all that you love. Tell me.

Juventus: Mr Brands!

Brands: TELL ME

Juventus: It was you ploughing mia madre wasn't it?

Brands: And I wasn't even erect when I did it.

Juventus: Mr Brands, what you have done seems unnecessary.

Brands: I think you need to speak to your mother.

Juventus: Is she still there.

Brands: Yes (passes phone)

Juve's mum: Mio caro?

Juventus: Mia madre? Is that really you?

Juve's mum: Sì

Juventus: What have you done?

Juve's mum: I've taken it in three holes from Mr Brands while he signed Moise Kean.

Juventus: OH MAMA! WHY?

Juve's mum: You're too young to understand.

Juventus: Did you at least get him to insert a buy back clause?

Juve's mum: Yes, he inserted a buy back clause.

Juventus: Really? Oh well, at least that's some good news.

Juve's mum: Wait, my English is not perfect: when you say 'buy back clause' do you mean nine fingers and a wheel of edam?

Juventus: NO MAMA! I mean a contractual agreement to re-sign Moise in a year or two!

Juve's mum: Ah. No. He just inserted nine fingers and a wheel of edam.

Juventus: MAMAAAAAA!

Brands: Is there a problem?

Juventus: Are you now my papa?

Brands: I'll never be papa. *hangs up*

I read that and brands sounded like Batman and I started to lose it when he started to tell him to “ ASK ME” “TELL ME”
I don’t know where that came from but where ever it was I want to move there and live.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I reckon that would cover his wages for a 5 year deal... maybe . But I would love to have a player like him here, but would be really worried he would do a Sanchez , bale etc and just give up and collect money

I see him as having better character than that personally. I could be wrong obviously, but he's never struck me as that kind of guy. But he is apparently on 425k a week at Madrid which means he would have to basically take a third of his current salary to play here. Or for about every other team.

 

[Jayhow15]

Honestly if James can't find a club and we have 60m earmarked for an attacker why don't we toss that at Madrid and see how he feels about being the center of a team and not a talented player who gets dropped at the first sign of trouble. It isn't going to happen but who cares try anyway at this point.

Too many tens. Loan deal maybe. James is one of my favourite players too to be fair but would upset balance. Be like 2017 all over again.

 

[Eggs]

....with just 6 days to go, we’re really getting to the business end of the summer window, here’s a round-up of Toffee Transfer rumours for Friday 2nd August;

- Calciomercato say Juventus have finalised paperwork for Moise Kean to join Everton and are now just waiting on the ‘last touches’ to complete the transfer. The 19 year old striker spent yesterday at the headquarters of agent Mino Raiola.

- Turkish outlet Sabah report Everton interest in 27 year old Galatasaray striker, Mbaye Diagne, who scored 31 goals in all competitions last season. Fanatik say a £13.7m deal has been agreed for the 6ft 4in journeyman who has also played in Italy, France, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Hungary and China. The Liverpool Echo describe the links as bizarre.

- According to Football Insider, Everton’s Director of Football, Marcel Brands, has asked Super Agent Mino Raiola to facilitate a deal with Ajax for Hakim Ziyech. Raiola is not the 26 year old Moroccan’s representative, but he has a good relationship with Ajax. German outlet, Bild, say Ziyech is attracting the attention of Bayern Munich.

- Ajansspor report Everton have not reached a transfer agreement with Monaco for winger Henry Onyekuru. Earlier reports suggested a £15m deal had been reached but the 22 year old had expressed a preference to return to Galatasaray next season.

- Reinier made his senior Flamengo debut on Wednesday evening and was asked about interest from Everton. The 17 year old responded; “I don’t know anything about it. This I leave to my staff & Flamengo”.

- The Daily Mail’s Dominic King is again quoted as saying Everton are stepping up their interest in Southampton midfielder Mario Lemina who has been excluded from pre-season training following an injury ravaged season.

- The Times Paul Joyce says Everton remain in contact with Chelsea over the possible transfer of Kurt Zouma but there is little indication a move for the defender will be sanctioned during their transfer ban. The London Evening Standard suggest Everton interest in Chelsea centre-back, Fiyako Tomori.

- The Guardian reckon Everton are ‘slightly interested’ in Barcelona’s 31 year old Croatian midfielder, Ivan Rakitic.

- Simon Jones from Mail Online, suggests Crystal Palace maintain a desire to sign Everton’s £10m rated James McCarthy. The Eagles had an £8m bid turned down for the midfielder but could well return with a higher offer before the window closes.

- According to The Liverpool Echo, Everton’s Cenk Tosun has returned to training following injury but the Toffees are still looking to sell the £20m rated striker. The Echo also confirm Everton will still qualify for £5m bonus if Romelu Lukaku leaves Manchester United in a swap deal with Juventus’ Paulo Dybala.

- Following links with Everton, AC Milan’s Official Site has confirmed the signing of 20 year old striker Rafael Leao from Lille on a 5 year contract.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Too many tens. Loan deal maybe. James is one of my favourite players too to be fair but would upset balance. Be like 2017 all over again.

We have one and that would make two. And James is miles better than any player we currently have.

 

[TheSecondComing]

We should all be buzzing about Kean.

Patience is needed with him still though.

Whoever we bring in as our attacking wise man will need to be able hit the ground running