Transfer Thread 2021/2022

Moukoko is nowhere near to being ready for any meaningful minutes as the primary striker for a contending team period! And if he thinks he is above being a back up option who gets regular playing time then I say good riddance.

 

I bought Moukoko in FM 22 gor 45M in Dinamo Zagreb and he scored 250 goals in 200 games so far... Haha

 

What do you guys make of the Penaldo and Meunier rumour?

I have never been a fan of Ronaldo, but its undoubted he is still an impact player, and the interest he'd bring to Dortmund, would be intriguing commercially. High wages, Modeste, and his attitude would be a bit offsetting. Would like destabilise the clubs player heirarchy.

As for Meunier, hmmm, thats really tempting, selling him to Barca, he's not getting any younger. He's had a topsy turvy time here in respects to form, I think Wolf is currently a better player and should usurp 1st choice, and they have a number of back ups, Morey coming back from injury, Passlack can fill the void, as can Semic, and Can in a pinch. I wonder if it might not be in Dortmund's best interests to move him on, but only if they have a certainty from Knauff that he will come back and take 1st choice RB permanently. The club can then move forward with Knauff, wolf, and Semic, seeing as they will likely sell Passlack seasons end if not before this window itself.

Will be interesting how they navigate this.

 

Reportedly nobody at the club is the slightest bit interested in CR7. He's rather desperate to be part of a club playing CL football.

 

His main motivation is making sure Messi does not catch up to his CL goal scoring record which, I believe, is about 15 goals more than Messi. With ManU in shambles, It is seemingly possible that they miss out on CL football next year as well so he is desperate to move to a CL club. Now, with that desperation comes the possibility of potential unrest within the club if we were to sign him and things don't go to Ronaldo's plans minutes and goals wise...do you take that chance?

Me personally...hell yes I would. I mean, he is still an impact players who we could use and, after not having won the title the last 10 years, what do we have to lose by trying to go for it? It would be a one-year deal anyways.

 

Ronaldo is without a doubt a fascinating player and he still produces. He'd need to half his salary to around Reus' level and we'd need to pay a transfer fee. If we'd have the money to do that, we could have gotten Raum and for more than 1 year.
Plus, we shouldn't have bought Modeste. In regards to Moukoko, I think it's a 50:50 between a fu to him vs the chance to play with such a player.

 

Board would be stupid to sell Meunier, who has been a solid RB for us after LP. He doesn't contribute much in attack like Hakimi did, but he is far better than Morey and Passlack overall.

About Ronaldo rumors - Terzic will not be able to handle him and the constant media attention that he brings.

 

It would also bring a ridiculous amount of commercial value along with. The only issue I see, is possibly losing Moukoko with the lack of playing time.

As for Meunier, I ould very seriously consider selling. He is not getting any younger, and that FB position requires a stamina that would be all too fleeting given age. Morey, Passlack, and a Can should suffice. If you can get Knauff to commit to the following season and a new contract as first choice, I would let him leave.

 

I think we need to sign a RB not sell our current best one.

 

I wouldn't spend half a season with only Wolf, Passlack and Morey as our options. If we have a replacement that is better than these guys, or at least with potential, then I'd sell Meunier. For now, selling him would be shooting ourselves in the foot. Again.

 

I agree, I think this might be the last opportunity to sell Meunier for any decent money, and I think the club should take it. Can has never been Dortmund quality, and should be sold along with. Morey and Passlack should be sufficient backup, its not like we are going anywhere. Also, don't forget Semic, who is very highly rated. Knauff the year after possibly ?

There are also confirmations that Barca are trying to offload Dest. I feel like the club can explore a possible exchange Meunier + Cash for Dest. Altho it would probably mean there is no spot for Knauff, should he decide to come back, which is not a given mind u.

But yes, I would sell Meunier, the club have ample backup, and Morey had at one point usurped him the season before getting injured untimely. Granted, I think it will take time for him to relevel, and even that is not a given. But, Semic....

 

Yeah my personal preference would be to sell Meunier and try to grab Dest on the cheap (either a swap with Barça or a 3-way with United and AWB going to Spain), although 2 short and defensively inept fullbacks on either side creates another issue. In theory that should give us a world-class attacking fullback pairing. Even with my American bias I don't understand why Xavi hates Dest so much - maybe he is under too much pressure to let him develop and play through mistakes.

 

Meunier wants to leave, he had a falling out with terzic

 

Swap with Dest?

🇺🇲 FC Barcelona are negotiating with Borussia Dortmund for a potential swap-deal of Sergino Dest for Thomas Meunier.

🗞 @sport #BVB pic.twitter.com/NFRbwNtQmv

— BVB Newsblog (@bvbnewsblog) August 23, 2022

 

Why would Barca do that? Dest is 3x more valuable and so much younger

 

I think it will be Meunier + Cash, I wouldn't be averse to it. Dortmund could use a RB substitute. In other news, apparently Isak being transfered to Newcastle for that Saudi Oil money : )

 

Probably much of it is bs but Dortmund reportedly wants 15 million for Meunier which may explain the swap rumors.
He isn't getting younger but I think Meunier is a classy player who flies a bit under the radar. I didn't see much of Dest but what I saw didn't look great defensively. I also kind of like the option of more physical and larger FBs (Wolf, Rothe) in addition to the smaller and more agile ones we already have. Knauff looks really solid and depending on his development and his plans, he may return to the team next year. Morey will be given opportunities as well. Keeping Meunier to phase him out slowly over the next two years has its benefits.

As for Barca, apparently they are more focused about the shortterm. Otherwise one cannot make much sense out of what they are doing. In addition to them apparently not having any use for Dest, it kind of makes sense to get an established player who should still be able to perform for 2+ years.

 

In the short term Meunier has a higher floor due to his size and experience, and Xavi is apparently under a lot of pressure to produce results quickly. Plus there may be a political element where they want to clean out some previous regime signings, including the Dutch Koeman guys like Dest.

However Dest has way more upside on the offensive end and is only 21. As an attacking fullback he’s as talented as Rapha but playing them at the same time will create issues to say the least.

 

I'm happy for Akanji going to Man City. Shows the level he belongs in. He's been blamed unfairly by many BVB fans for more mistakes than he's made, when it was the various coaches who didn't set us up to defend well.

 

Stil an average defender, nowhere near what we should be aiming for. At City he will be a rotation option and an upgrade on Ake, who is even worse. Dias and Laporte are miles ahead of him, Stones as well. The former two are injury prone, so Akanji could probably play a decent amount of minutes. Whichever way you look at it, he will be 4th choice in the pecking order. And on wages in the 13M region that is quite an expensive backup....

 

Looks like you're one of those not so big on him We'll see how he does (in one of the best teams in world football today.) I'm not super familiar with the City defenders, but I think that only Diaz is clearly better than Akanji, not the others.