I'm alittle confused as to why they would introduce a transfer dividend which starts midway through the transfer window? Lol seems like maybe this was a snap decision, otherwise they would have done it to coincide with the beginning of the window surely?
Hopefully all these promotions are not a sign of them being desperate / business not being as good as expected. I also hope new users are not stung too bad - we want them to stay after all!
@Ringers
I'm not really sure it would be so 'easy', personally.
Firstly, FI's online age and verification FAQ states they don't accept PO boxes. so that would be out of the question. Furthermore, i'm pretty sure to open a bank account (atleast in the UK), you'd need to provide personal identification (ie passport) as well as proof of address (ie utility bill) so you'd possibly have to also go through further aggro of trying to obtain some kind of utility bill with your name on it and your overseas address despite not actually living there.
And above all else, i'm guessing FI are going to have thought that people may try this so are probably going to be being quite vigilant, cause lots of people joining up with English names as soon as they go live in Germany isn't suspect at all right? lol
According to Transfermarkt, some of those whose contracts are expiring 2021 include:
Young players such as Bellingham, Gravenberch, Ferran Torres, Tonali and Upamecano
More experienced older players such as Pogba, Sane, Draxler, Depay, Cyprien, Thauvin and James Rodriguez.
Some of the teams with not as much financial reserves, especially more so than ever i'm guessing cause of Covid, will be desperate to either extend the contracts or sell as they won't want to let them go for nothing.
EDIT: I'm not sure how many of these have a club/player 1 year extension option similar to Pogba however. Worth checking out if you intend to buy any with contract expiry in mind.
@ScouseSte
I mean just thinking about players below his price and who are similar to him, you have 36 year old Frank Ribery who is 42p, so i really don't understand how they could come to the conclusion that 38 year old Joaquin should be 70p.
Pretty obvious that some of these ever increasingly ridiculous IPO prices are just them trying to make money back / cover their asses cause of their technology failures costing them money.
Can't believe they IPO'd him at 70p. He will probably retire at the end of the season. Ridiculous.
Joaquin at Real Betis.... as in 38 year old Joaquin. Wtf is wrong with them?
@Vespasian32
Footballitalia on Twitter tweeted he had tests and was seen walking, no crutches but no formal announcement yet. Guessing people see this as a good sign
Since when was Alberto old? He has just turned 27 lol
I prefer to take a more rounded look when assessing a player. For example, Parejo may be 30 but he plays every game 90mins without fail for his team, and he is very rarely injured. So despite being older, he has a better injury record than some 22 year olds.
But in general I'd say it's a tough one really cause it seems most of the consistent real PB threats are players who are older and in the prime of their careers so if your strategy is to win PB, then I'd say they do represent value. But perhaps they just wont give you the same kind of cap app as younger players.
Thauvin - injury strategy
I hold Zakaria but dunno if I want to risk buying more tbh - the thought of him going of Athletico Madrid isnt great, and I cant see it being particularly great for his price either 🤷♂️
Managed to get my first player through ME today - Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin) at £1.92 (current market buy price = £2.18)
My stinker atm is Griezmann at -25p
According to Transfermarkt, some of those whose contracts are expiring 2021 include:
Young players such as Bellingham, Gravenberch, Ferran Torres, Tonali and Upamecano
More experienced older players such as Pogba, Sane, Draxler, Depay, Cyprien, Thauvin and James Rodriguez.
Some of the teams with not as much financial reserves, especially more so than ever i'm guessing cause of Covid, will be desperate to either extend the contracts or sell as they won't want to let them go for nothing.
EDIT: I'm not sure how many of these have a club/player 1 year extension option similar to Pogba however. Worth checking out if you intend to buy any with contract expiry in mind.
Nothing much to see here. As you were basically
Happy for the rise as I originally bought him with the summer transfer window in mind and the inevitable Arsenal link - obviously United is even better. However another frustrating case of holding someone in low quantities having planned to buy more but not doing so yet cause of all of the uncertainty going on 🤦♂️
With Pogbas future in the air we have already and will continue to be linked to lots of CMs i reckon. Zakaria is the most recent one meanwhile January it was Soumare.
@MickTurbo
You say non PB youth are safe but Jonathan David has took a slight drop this week (down 9p for the week, 3p 24hrs) despite beasting the Belgian league, his agent admitting he is looking to move and him having already had premier league links 🤷♂️
Lookman rose 34p from 94p on December 18th to 1.24 on 13th Jan thanks to transfer links back to the EPL. Obviously it didn't materialise so he's gone right back down, but he could be a relatively cheap punt for a summer transfer as he seems firmly out of the first team picture at RBL.
