The Official 2017/18 Football/Soccer Thread

[Young_Chitlin]

Juventus remain keen on Liverpool's Emre Can according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, with the German midfielder yet to to renew his contract with Liverpool despite having only one year remaining on his current deal.

 

[blue_london]

Tottenham Takeover: Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg could buy club for £1bn

Tottenham are said to have caught the interest of Iconiq Capital, which handles funds for Silicon Valley companies including Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg.

Spurs are flush with cash following the recent Sky and BT domestic rights deal and their qualification for the Champions League.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ark-Zuckerberg-buy-club-Premier-League-owners

The express?

 

[toheeb27]

Holy shit, Ryan Sessegnon is LEGIT...... @ENGU19

 

[Young_Chitlin]

Ivan Perisic's long-linked move from Inter Milan to Manchester United could be sanctioned by tomorrow for a fee of €50m according to Tuttosport.

Manchester City could pip European giants Barcelona and Juventus to the signing of highly-rated Real Sociedad centre-back Inigo Martinez according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The defender has been a fixture for Sociedad since 2011 and has made four appearances for Spain at the international level.

 

[yung$]

Sloppy win reggae boyz but a win non the less

 

[northside7]

Premier League clubs losing an average of £876,000 per day - study

Premier League clubs are living beyond their means, and are squandering the vast TV revenue they receive.

Those are the findings of financial analysis experts Vysyble, who estimate that, between them, clubs lose an average of £876,000 every single day, and are failing to meet the ever-increasing costs of wages and transfers.

Using the accounting principle of "economic profit," as employed by companies like Coca Cola, Gillette and Lloyds Bank, where all the costs of doing business are accounted for, Vysyble say they have the most transparent view possible of clubs' financial health and have released a reported entitled "We're So Rich It's Unbelievable! -- The Illusion Of Wealth Within Football."

Vysyble's Roger Bell said: "Financially, football is failing. Britain's biggest football clubs are spending much, much more than they are making. The Premier League, and [Executive Chairman] Richard Scudamore, should be very worried."

Should TV companies like Sky and BT, who together pay £5.14 billion to show matches in the UK from 2016 to 2019, and the Premier League's worldwide global broadcasters, who pay £3.2bn, offer less next time around, then that could threaten the future of English football's top division.

Each TV deal since the Premier League formed has seen an increase of around 70 percent, but with viewing figures falling, as consumers' habits change, and the threat of pirate illegal streams, there may soon come a point when broadcasters can no longer afford such increases.

Bell suggested that the Premier League's top seven clubs Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Everton might then be tempted to look towards a European Super League.

Vysyble's John Purcell, in a telephone conversation with ESPN FC, said that the acceleration in spending has been fired by the heavy investment of billionaire benefactor clubs like Chelsea and City, and the vast sums invested in player recruitment by Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson retired four years ago.

He said: "They went on an enormous spending spree. And you have got to compete as a club. City are slapping down £200 in the poker game where before clubs were playing with a tenner and it puts a huge financial stress on other clubs."

Purcell also suggested that the Premier League's TV deal from 2013, which expired last year, hastened spending across the board.

He said: "£3bn came in, a new wall of money and that made people relaxed about spending."

Vysyble calculate that with transfer fees and salaries spiralling, clubs increased economic losses by 5,555 percent year-on-year from £5.66mi in 2013-14 to £320.08m in 2015-16. With many Premier League clubs on course to break their transfer records this summer, there appears little sign of such spending being reined in.

Purcell also suggested that Arsenal could be struggling to keep up with their rivals, due to the club failing to grow like their peers, in financial terms as well as on the field of play.

"Arsene Wenger gets a hard time over finances but their position has been deteriorating. Arsenal had the lowest rate of revenue growth among the Premier League's mainstays. He would love to spend money, but they haven't got it. Arsenal used to be the second-highest revenue generator behind United, but they were overtaken by City in 2013-14."

United made £515m in revenue in 2016, while City took £391m to Arsenal's £353m. Meanwhile, Liverpool made £301m to Chelsea's £298m.
http://www.espnfc.us/english-premie...-failing-financially-losing-an-average-of-876,000-per-day-study

 

[northside7]

Arsenal FC makes money. These people really think we would go the same way as Leeds lol. Three of those clubs haven't won a PL title.

Seven clubs but only mention six. Trying to be slick.

 

[Mseries_]

Arsenal FC makes money. These people really think we would go the same way as Leeds lol. Three of those clubs haven't won a PL title.

Seven clubs but only mention six. Trying to be slick.

Bro you posted the article and now you are questioning it?

you on some kanye shit right now

 

[chgarcia345]

https://twitter.com/USL/status/883870319278080000

 

[northside7]

Arsenal FC makes money. These people really think we would go the same way as Leeds lol. Three of those clubs haven't won a PL title.

Seven clubs but only mention six. Trying to be slick.

Bro you posted the article and now you are questioning it?

you on some kanye shit right now

It's not about losing money. Arsenal is one of those clubs the media always takes a shot at.

 

[Mseries_]

Camden Market fire..... alot of bad shit going on in London has some proximity or links to ARSENal FC

Stay safe out there UK fam

 

[northside7]

Gunners striker Lucas Perez in talks over move to Fenerbahce

He's not on the pre-season tour. Most likely gone within the weeks to come.

 

[toheeb27]

Gunners striker Lucas Perez in talks over move to Fenerbahce

He's not on the pre-season tour. Most likely gone within the weeks to come.

Poor guy, the few times i saw him play for u guys, he was pretty good.

 

[Valentinez A. Kaiser]

Gunners striker Lucas Perez in talks over move to Fenerbahce

He's not on the pre-season tour. Most likely gone within the weeks to come.

I bet he regrets moving to Arsenal man, uprooting to a different country only to potentially do it again ain't no joke

 

[northside7]

Gunners striker Lucas Perez in talks over move to Fenerbahce

He's not on the pre-season tour. Most likely gone within the weeks to come.

I bet he regrets moving to Arsenal man, uprooting to a different country only to potentially do it again ain't no joke

He got paid thousands of pounds and won a medal. He'll be alright.

 

[1CK1S]

https://twitter.com/RobDorsettSky/status/884416171889614848

 

[dontdiedontkillanyon]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWXMQvug-lp/

 

[Young_Chitlin]

 

[1CK1S]

https://twitter.com/MessiMinutes/status/884417948965896192

 

[1CK1S]

https://twitter.com/RobDorsettSky/status/884433349703589888