2017 Summer Transfer Thread - Make BVB Great Again

at first look,this seems to be a reasonable thought,but signing star players would completely blow up the team’s wage structure. even if BVB were able to beat out the competition from other clubs, the wage demands of these so-called starts are not compatible with the kind of organic growth Dortmund have identified as their most sustainable future strategy. or in other words, BVB cannot afford superstars and keep the rest of the team happy, as other players may also ask higher wage to match (or get near) what these superstars get. so BVB prefer developing superstars themselves.

 

Which is ....Just curious if BVB can afford me

 

The treadmill of Watzke continues.... it's all about the $.

Apparently Chelsea is interested in Sokratis.

 

Always with the Watzke bashing. It is impossible to know this for sure. Maybe Auba has already told them he intends to leave. I think it is more likely that PEA wants out, especially given the fact that every other week he gives an interview about Real Madrid, or saying that it is not only Real that he can play for.

 

Just playing devil's advocate a bit here, but that could also be a strategy to get the management at BVB to offer him a well deserved raise.

Lewandowski did the same, and when management refused to pay him what he felt he was worth, he refused to sign a new contract.

 

auba is making what, 4 mil a year? He's a top 3 striker in the world rn. The board should at least try offering him his worth. With Reus always injured, he's the only experienced player in attack for you.

 

get rid of rode,and that's +4 Mio wage for auba. but other players might also want a wage raise too.

 

I typically support mgmt, but I've firmly had enough of Aki. The job he did in rebuilding this club from scraps 15 years ago was incredible, and he deserves a lot of credit for that. With that said, a lot of credit goes to Klopp as well.

The problem is Aki is one dimensional - and isn't the right fit for this club anymore. His track record since 2013 had been abysmal, with us losing key player after key player, and failing to being home any hardware for 5 yrs (until this year).

Look at our current situation with Auba, and it's similar to so many of our situations in the past (ie: Lewa). We have arguably one of the top 5 strikers in the world, and he's on 4M in wages. His wages are similar to Rode.... Rode!! PSG are reportedly offering more than a 300% increase in wages, and Sanchez for comparison is looking for 15M. Rather than proactively address this, Aki just lets it ride. I'm not saying we offer him 12M, but 9M is very reasonable my opinion. It's clear that Aki wants his 70-80M for Auba and then wants to sign a young talent. And you wonder why players leave and we can't catch Bayern for the Buli title.

 

Is this based in fact (ie: noted in the clubs MD&A), or simply conjecture?

 

Is this true ? I waas not aware of this. I don't think i am qualified to reply to this. But I suppose it is plausible. Who really knows to be honest. The other way of looking at this, is that Auba wants out and Watzke is smart enough to not give him a raise given the fact that he has already decided to leave. But there is also the possibility that Auba wants to leave as he is not getting paid enough, I think 8-9 mil is a good range for a striker like Auba, keep in mind, Dortmund do not have a Sheik financing them, or make the PL TV money.

And yes, I completely agree with this. That Lewa mistake was the worst possible situation Watzke could have brought about. I think that he still had the small club almost bankrupt mentality. Altghough, they have done well in replacing the players that leave. Perhaps the 30 mil spent on Schurrle could have been spent on an 8 to replace Gundoghan, so I am not sure who the blame lays with in this respect. Watzke, or Tuchel. Maybe a bit of both.
I think this year is shapping nicely. Although I think the most important player on this team right now is Papastopolous, if he leaves, the defence will b a shambles. I am not sold on Bartra either. It would be nice to get Sakho from Liverpool as a replacement.

 

So here's a fundamental question that needs to be asked. What does management need to do to keep a guy like Dembele? Is it even possible to keep this kid beyond 2020 if he continues to develop like he has been? He has already become a vital player on this squad (even at 19), and his performance during the France/England game escalated his stock even further.

I absolutely think it's incumbent on Rauball, Watzke, Zorc, and the rest of the leadership to assess what needs to happen to keep him. At some point we need to have the ability to retain players of this quality, and stop being a feeder club.

 

This is where I would want someone other than Watzke to handle the situation. Dembele is that kind of player who can win you games single-handedly. We have to break the wage structure to keep him with us for another 3-4 years and I doubt if Watzke can do that. Offer him a salary that ensures his stay till 2020. We cannot keep him beyond that, unless we are genuine CL contenders by then. If he keeps performing like this for France too, next summer Real/Barca/Chelsea will be at our doors with signed blank cheques.

 

Is Maximilian Philipp going to be our expensive mistake of the transfer window (on the lines of Immobile, Rode, Schurrle)?

 

ya'll gotta spend money to make money dawg. ,...ya hear!?




If you pie eaters ever want to be in the big time with the big boys, then you gotta break da bank ya feel? Gotta go all out! Know what I'm sayin. How do you think Bayern Munich got to where we are today? We spent that spondoola on the big guns, we got the best guns

 

I think we are trying to bring up those 3 top players alongside him so we won't need the huge transfers. He, Pulisic, And Isak are some of the most talented attacking prospects in Europe. If we could bring in someone like Mbappe (I know I know not gonna happen) and pair him with our existing attacking talent, that should be good.

 

I know that- but as an attacker I think Dembele will be most persuaded by having other talented players to join him in the attack. Of course he will want a strong defense and midfield, but offering him a top of the line attacking core is definitely important. He wouldn't want to be playing with the likes of KG